And so, for the 3 of you that still read this, here is an update on our last few months (not necessarily in chronological order)
- I turned 29. Wah!
- Rylee graduated from her Baptist preschool. She sang a rousing rendition of "My God is So Big, So Strong and So Mighty, There's Nothing My God Cannot Do!" I was so proud! I'm just glad Avery's going to get to learn these songs next year. Music seems to move Avery, so I have a feeling she'll add some dance moves when the spirit moves her.
- Izzy turned 2. I guess my baby's not a baby anymore. But she is still so sweet and squishy that I consider her so. She's the only one that's still nice to me.
- I joined the 21st century and finally got an iPod. My kitchen has never been cleaner now that I can rock out to music while cleaning. I bet Chad wishes he'd got me one years ago. The girls get a big kick out of my dance moves. Current favorite album is The Killers, Day and Age. Man I love that band!
- Enjoying the lack of structure summer offers, until my kids get bored and start beating each other up. Then we go to the pool. This is the first summer I can be a little hands off. One swims, and the other two wear floaties, so if I look up after each paragraph, I can actually read a book while there.
- Started reading again a lot, which mostly makes me ignore my children and my housework, and then be grouchy to whoever interrupts me, so I'm not sure that this is a good thing.
- COUNTING DOWN until the fall when Rylee will be in kindergarten and Avery in preschool 3 days a week from 9-2. Did I tell you I was excited.
- Chad lost 25 pounds. He's looking good! He converted to diet soda and that was that... Just kidding, he also implemented a fairly intense workout regimen. I would be more excited about this fact if it didn't cause him to ask me everyday, "So, did you work out today?" That and the dirty look he gave me for eating my fifth cupcake the other day. My grandma MADE them for me special for my birthday! I didn't want them to go to waste!
- In looking at the gazillion pictures my MIL took on our vacation I've come to the conclusion that I'm much thinner and better looking in my mind than in reality. Maybe the cupcakes had something to do with that... This is a very depressing thought, but one that has enabled me to give a more frequent "yes" answer to Chad's question regarding my workout for the day.
- Watching So You Think You Can Dance. Oh how I love that show! I'm not as attached to any of the contestants this season as I usually am, but I am attached to the choreographers! Don't you just love how Tabitha and Napoleon can't be interviewed without their arms around each other? Mia, you're slightly creepy, but I usually love your routines. Tice, did you get more gay this season? Lil' C, stop talking. Mandy Moore, you're on national television, clean yourself up! Jean-Marc and France, you're growing on me. Sonya, you won a few points with the vampire routine. Shane Sparks, I miss you! Wade Robson, they've never given you much airtime after you choreographed that weird solo that all the dancers had to do a few seasons back... Guy who did the alien-impregnating routine, that was just mean! Okay, there are probably more, but I don't think anyone's reading this anymore.
- I'm looking for a bosom buddy. A what kind of buddy you ask? Oh come on, I just re-read Anne of Green Gables. I've always had Audra, and in Baltimore I had Jennifer Melby, and in San Diego I had my mom, but none of my Texas recruits are panning out long term. I need a friend who will call me everyday to find out what I'm doing, and if it's nothing, like it tends to be, suggests I either come sit in her living room and gab while the kids tear the house apart around us, or comes to my living room and the kids tear my house apart. Why am I the only person this idea seems to appeal to? It seems like everyone else is too busy cleaning, or running errands, or something lame like that. Why? Jennifer, old living room buddy, I miss you!
- Now that all my sisters are married I'm so sad we don't all live close. I wish we were all on the same street. They would be my living room buddies.
19 comments:
i would so be your bosom buddy. i listened to anne of green gables on my honeymoon. it was matt's bday the other day and one of our friends brought him cupcakes and i at five. i also bought an expensive pillow for our apartment rather than a cute outfit for myself with my anthropologie card i had. we are the same.
#1. I feel slightly jilted because I CALLED YOU LIKE 3 DAYS AGO. i forgive you.
#2. I wish I could be your living room buddy. Like, A LOT.
#3. What are you reading now that you've gone through Anne of Green Gables again? Anne of Avonlea? Are you going to try to go through all the way to Rilla of Ingleside?
#4. I think you should consider moving to CA or Vegas in 3 years. Where ever I am. Then we can be living room pals for reals.
#5. It's not motivating when the husband puts the pressure on for weight loss, I've found. I find myself forced to stuff my face with brownies as he sits across the table from me, ever so self righteously. Not good.
I too would be your bosom buddy kate! Once i get keith to texas i'm sure he'll want to move.
no jilt intended for you, annie! i got 3/4 through Anne of Windy Poplars and then took a break to read that Josephine B trilogy elizabeth recommended. i'm working up the energy to get back to Anne. I brought them all back to austin with me, so i am fully prepared to go all the way to Rilla of Ingleside. but anne gets a little boring in windy poplars... hopefully she picks back up in the next one, i can't remember.
Kate, I am sorry you don't feel like blogging, but I like reading your posts so don't stop! At least you actually have children to blog about...I am just narsacistic and blog about myself.
I have always wanted a bosom buddy as well, although I never thought Diana was all that great of one. She got married and kinda fizzled out on Anne. Not cool.
As if your post wasn't entertaining enough, I'm loving the comments here. Nothing like mentioning Anne of Green Gables to get people talking. And, I will note here: I am your bosom buddy. Always have been, always will be, you're stuck with me forever. But yes, living room pals are hard to come by . . . I wish your friends would come clean my house and we could talk in their living room instead!
Oh! I don't know how I failed to also comment on SYTYCD. I love "Nap & Tabs" too! It's slightly embarrassing how much I look forward to Wednesday nights.
Katie...please don't stop blogging. You are the one blog that I share with my girls because it is SOOO funny. I know your aunt is not the person you were looking to for a response, but we love you...keep blogging!!
Don't feel bad...I totally don't feel like blogging anymore either AND I keep forgetting my camera to take pictures because honestly? No one really cares about what I write. :)
I love reading your blog! I feel the same way about SYTYCD. I am much more attached to the choreographers this season. Your comments about each of them are dead on!
I need a living room buddy!! that sounds really nice actually. I also think I need a "sex and the city" group of friends. You know, the ones that love and accept you no matter what stupid things you do and they go out with you on the weekends. When I was in bmore I just had my mcd's crew, I miss that. It was a reason to get dressed every wednesday and go somewhere.
I'm pretty sure you have more than 3 readers.
I enjoyed this one immensely.
Just so you know, Elizabeth is now pea-green with envy that you have all married sisters. :) It's been her mission since November 2001, and I'm going to make her really work for it.
I have an excuse for not reading for the past few weeks, but before that, I will have you know that I checked your blog REGULARLY :)
I need a bosom friend as well-in fact, any friends at all would be nice at this point. Someone not related to me stepping into my living room, let alone sitting around for a chat. I think everyone is scared because my children are so wild.
I would suggest that you move to UT so that we can be neighbors since the Texas thing didn't work out for us, but I'm not sure that I would wish that upon anyone (UT I mean).
In conclusion, I know how you feel--and I love SYTYCD too, especially since FOX is the ONLY channel that we get.
Awesome.
Ah,I LOVE your blog- don't stop blogging. The day you stop blogging will be the day that I am too depressed to ever turn on my computer again. You are SO hilarious and have such a great talent for writing. You should write a book- seriously...a light comedy on your thoughts about day to day life. I would buy it :) I wish I could be your bosom buddy- letting kids tear up the house sounds pretty fun...as long as I don't have to clean it...so I guess that all of our meetings would be in YOUR living room. I loved your commentary on So You Think You Can Dance. That is my favorite show- I record it every week because I'm always working at night (BLAH!). I agree, Mia is a little too strange with her deep philsophies that she tries to shove down everyone's throats. And little C does need to keep hi speeches LITTLE! Well, speaking of...I am going to go watch last night's episode along with tonight right now.
Your blog is one of my fav's.
Just thought you might want to know.
don't stop blogging katie! i'm still reading!
You're cute, Katie! I agree regarding the no-calling or emailing problem. I definitely still try to keep those up, especially calling.
The Killers - did I ever tell you that Jake's cousin is married to their drummer??? That makes us practically related!
Good luck with your buddy. I remember how inseparable you and Jennifer used to be!
Oh, Oh..me, pick me!! I want to be your bosom buddy!!!!! I know I've been mia for let's see what...over a year now? But really let's get together. Your house or mine? :)
P.S. I'm so jealous of your upcoming fabulous vacation to San Franscisco!! I'm looking forward to the day when Jon and I can take a vacation together without any little ones around. Sigh. someday.
Just so you know, I had to yell at my kids two times so I could finish reading your post. Ugh! I never called you back a few months ago because I was still in my 1st trimester and I felt too yucky to gab. Call me or email me your number. I don't have it anymore. I want to talk. Your San Diego pictures are really nice. Okay, Ella is crying, gotta go.
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