Whoa - it's been a week since I last posted. I guess I am officially back on the blog wagon... let's hope! The last week has been somewhat of a whirlwind!
First - Connor has made HUGE strides in several areas. The two times we went to the gym this week, he contently played in the children's area without any objection for 45 minutes while I worked out! Yea! Finally, I hope we are over the I-never-want-be-be-apart-from-mommy stage we've been going through for the last few weeks at the gym. I would like to give the play area staff at Urban Active a well deserved shout-out for helping Connor (and mostly me :) through this difficult stage! Now, we both look forward to mommy's time at the gym!
Also, Jamie's mom came in town on Wednesday, so we've had a busy week entertaining and playing with Connor!
And, of course, the woes of planning a one-year-old's birthday party! Still awaiting RSVP's even on Saturday (you know who you are) we managed to figure out how many hot dogs and chicken breasts to cook, servings of pasta salad and beans and size of cake! I am SO SO thankful for having so much family help - big, giant thank yous to Mamaw (for cooking and bringing the hot dogs and buns), my parents (for cooking and bringing the chicken and the gorgeous beach-ball cakes!), Jonathan Palmer (our photographer and friend!) and for everyone who came and had a great time! Connor seriously had the best birthday and worked the crowd very well! I can't believe we have a one-year-old now!! I'll be posting pictures in a couple of days!
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Desperately Disappointed Housewife!
I totally thought Desperate Housewives premiered tonight - I was so excited! We even did an early dinner and got Connor all squared away early for the event! IT'S NOT TONIGHT - IT'S NEXT WEEK! So mad right now - and Jamie thinks it's super funny. DARN :(
Ryder Cup Madness
So, I'm sure most people had heard of the Ryder Cup before this year, but not me. I honestly thought it was a horse-related thing, but turns out, I was thinking of the Breeder's Cup, which was here a couple of years ago. Obviously, I am NOT a huge golf fan (I will sometimes tune in to watch Tiger, but it's usually just by mistake) and wasn't exactly clear on how big of a deal this whole thing is. Anyway, Valhalla is super close to our house, so for the last week we've been dealing with bus and tourist traffic related to the Ryder Cup - although it's been pretty cool to see the blimp thing floating around - Connor really likes watching it.
Last night my parents watched Connor and we headed out to dinner at Bravos and then to Fourth Street Live for a little while afterwards since there were a lot of things going on down there in celebration of the Ryder Cup. There was a live band outside and the weather was perfect, making the venue pretty impressive, especially to those who are visiting from out of town. It almost felt like we were in a different city last night because there was such a diverse mix of people there. Louisville, from what I have seen, has really done a great job hosting this huge event, especially while still recovering from the worst wind storm ever!
Finally, I think everyone in our neighborhood has power! It's a good thing too because we were starting to get dirty looks from other drivers in the hood who saw us opening our garage door without actually getting out of the car and lifting it up! :) Hopefully this means Bunco is back on for tomorrow night.
Now, to more important, and quite frankly, more interesting topics. NEW SHOWS START TONIGHT!!! The ones I am most looking forward to are: Desperate Housewives, Gray's Anatomy, Private Practice and The Office. We also dabble in Two and a Half Men, New Adventures of Old Christine and Thirty Rock. I would like to start getting into Cashmere Mafia this year, so I'm going to work on Tivo-ing and actually watching that!
T minus 6 days until Connor's party! I've filled the pinata and have everything organized in our bedroom (can't wait to get all this crap out of here!!) and Jamie's mom comes in on Wednesday, which will be a huge help! My only concern about the whole thing is Connor's sleeping pattern being so 'off' from his usual schedule. Yesterday, he took a nap from 10am until almost 4 pm!!! I went upstairs and checked on him at least 3 times because I wanted to make sure he was still breathing!! Usually, he'll take 2 naps - one in the morning and then one in the early afternoon. I'm not sure if yesterday is a sign that he's ready to start taking just one nap (although 6 hours is crazy!) or if maybe it was just a fluke, but this next week should be interesting. He's also been getting up about an hour earlier than he used to (no idea why) so I guess my little man is just growing up and his sleeping needs are changing!
We have a big week coming up including: Grammy coming in town, getting pictures taken at a studio, Birthday dinner on Friday, and then Birthday Party on Saturday --- so I'll try to post and let you in on how things are going!
Last night my parents watched Connor and we headed out to dinner at Bravos and then to Fourth Street Live for a little while afterwards since there were a lot of things going on down there in celebration of the Ryder Cup. There was a live band outside and the weather was perfect, making the venue pretty impressive, especially to those who are visiting from out of town. It almost felt like we were in a different city last night because there was such a diverse mix of people there. Louisville, from what I have seen, has really done a great job hosting this huge event, especially while still recovering from the worst wind storm ever!
Finally, I think everyone in our neighborhood has power! It's a good thing too because we were starting to get dirty looks from other drivers in the hood who saw us opening our garage door without actually getting out of the car and lifting it up! :) Hopefully this means Bunco is back on for tomorrow night.
Now, to more important, and quite frankly, more interesting topics. NEW SHOWS START TONIGHT!!! The ones I am most looking forward to are: Desperate Housewives, Gray's Anatomy, Private Practice and The Office. We also dabble in Two and a Half Men, New Adventures of Old Christine and Thirty Rock. I would like to start getting into Cashmere Mafia this year, so I'm going to work on Tivo-ing and actually watching that!
T minus 6 days until Connor's party! I've filled the pinata and have everything organized in our bedroom (can't wait to get all this crap out of here!!) and Jamie's mom comes in on Wednesday, which will be a huge help! My only concern about the whole thing is Connor's sleeping pattern being so 'off' from his usual schedule. Yesterday, he took a nap from 10am until almost 4 pm!!! I went upstairs and checked on him at least 3 times because I wanted to make sure he was still breathing!! Usually, he'll take 2 naps - one in the morning and then one in the early afternoon. I'm not sure if yesterday is a sign that he's ready to start taking just one nap (although 6 hours is crazy!) or if maybe it was just a fluke, but this next week should be interesting. He's also been getting up about an hour earlier than he used to (no idea why) so I guess my little man is just growing up and his sleeping needs are changing!
We have a big week coming up including: Grammy coming in town, getting pictures taken at a studio, Birthday dinner on Friday, and then Birthday Party on Saturday --- so I'll try to post and let you in on how things are going!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Good Week So Far .... Here is why ....
This has been a great week so far. It started not-so-great with our power being off, but it did return on Monday, and even with it off, I just have a good feeling about this week! Here is why (in random order!)
1.) People are very neighborly when there is crap-else to do! I have seen people giving out hot coffee and breakfasts to those less fortunate (aka - without power) and I think it's great! Plus, we got to help out our neighbors by holding their frozen foods while our power was out (with our generator plugged into the fridge) and in the meantime we were able to share stories and come closer as friends and neighbors! Good stuff!
2.) My ballet class was cancelled - which makes me feel a lot better about planning on skipping it anyway ;) This isn't exactly good news, but since it's been cool out, Connor and I have been taking long walks in the morning, so I wasn't really in the mood to get sweaty again today..... plus, my head hurt today and I just didn't feel like slipping on the tights tonight - thank goodness for no power in St. Matthews!!
3.) I'm going to the Rascal Flatts concert tomorrow - for free - with a good friend! Super pumped! I've seen them several times - mostly in the first 1-10 rows with meet and greet passes, so when they announced a stop in Louisville, I didn't plan on going. But, as of this afternoon, 2 tickets wound up in my lap, so I look at it as a nice girls-night-out-on-the-town and I'm super pumped! Am I going to wear my cowboy boots? That's to be determined - and I shall let you know!
4.) I've been updating me fall wardrobe - since last year's was all super-prego-sized and post-prego-sized. And, since it's been a bit cooler, I've been able to wear some of it! Fun!
5.) Connor is the best! He lights up every one of our days together and comes up with something new and completely cute everyday! He will be 1 year in 9 days! It makes me think of how HUGE I was last year at this time! Funny!
6.) Tomorrow we are having lunch with my Mamaw and Papaw! Should be fun! We lent them our generator (which of course prompted their power to come immediately on!) so I guess we'll try to load that back onto the ole' LR so we can stow it back in our garage until the next tragedy!
Hopefully I'll have some cute pics from tomorrow night to post the next time - until then... happy Hump Day!
1.) People are very neighborly when there is crap-else to do! I have seen people giving out hot coffee and breakfasts to those less fortunate (aka - without power) and I think it's great! Plus, we got to help out our neighbors by holding their frozen foods while our power was out (with our generator plugged into the fridge) and in the meantime we were able to share stories and come closer as friends and neighbors! Good stuff!
2.) My ballet class was cancelled - which makes me feel a lot better about planning on skipping it anyway ;) This isn't exactly good news, but since it's been cool out, Connor and I have been taking long walks in the morning, so I wasn't really in the mood to get sweaty again today..... plus, my head hurt today and I just didn't feel like slipping on the tights tonight - thank goodness for no power in St. Matthews!!
3.) I'm going to the Rascal Flatts concert tomorrow - for free - with a good friend! Super pumped! I've seen them several times - mostly in the first 1-10 rows with meet and greet passes, so when they announced a stop in Louisville, I didn't plan on going. But, as of this afternoon, 2 tickets wound up in my lap, so I look at it as a nice girls-night-out-on-the-town and I'm super pumped! Am I going to wear my cowboy boots? That's to be determined - and I shall let you know!
4.) I've been updating me fall wardrobe - since last year's was all super-prego-sized and post-prego-sized. And, since it's been a bit cooler, I've been able to wear some of it! Fun!
5.) Connor is the best! He lights up every one of our days together and comes up with something new and completely cute everyday! He will be 1 year in 9 days! It makes me think of how HUGE I was last year at this time! Funny!
6.) Tomorrow we are having lunch with my Mamaw and Papaw! Should be fun! We lent them our generator (which of course prompted their power to come immediately on!) so I guess we'll try to load that back onto the ole' LR so we can stow it back in our garage until the next tragedy!
Hopefully I'll have some cute pics from tomorrow night to post the next time - until then... happy Hump Day!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Wind Blown ... But Still Here!
So, we survived the winds yesterday - barely!! It started in the morning when we woke up. I thought it was pouring rain outside (no such luck on the rain!) because the wind was blowing so hard and steady. By the time we got up and outside it was downright dangerous to even be out there! Our neighbor's roof shingles were blowing into our yard and pieces of fencing and trash cans were swirling through the streets. Since our power was still on and it wasn't even raining, we didn't really think the wind was that big of a deal, so we packed the car and headed to Oxmoor Mall to eat at Panera and shop around. Big mistake. We were barely able to get home!! Apparently the worst of the wind occurred while we were in the mall, so we had no idea of all the damage! Every road we took to get home was shut down because of falling trees, so we kept having to turn around! It took us almost an hour to get home -which should only take 20 minutes!
When we got home, it sucked even more! We discovered our electricity was out AND we didn't know if we had a key to our house. Yeah, not good! Thankfully, Jamie did have a house key that worked for our front door on his car keys, so we were able to get in the house and Connor into his crib, thus avoiding a lack-of-nap breakdown.
We spent the better half of yesterday afternoon hooking up our generator to the fridge, TV and lamps. We were able to salvage all our food because of it (which mostly consists of Lean Cuisine frozen entrees and beer, but saved just the same!) and we held our neighbor's newly-purchased meats, milk, etc... so it was worth the trouble of hooking it up and the $4.15 gas!! Speaking of which, I've been on the waiting-for-gas-to-go-down-before-I-fill my-tank up waiting game and it's not going so well. Not only did waiting actually cost me about 70 cents a gallon, but I had to wait in line for it, too!
So, after not even 24 hours of having semi-power and being told by the city that it could be up to 14 days!!!!!!!!!!!! ......... our power came back on today at like 2 pm. This is good news for several reasons:
1.) bunco is back on for tonight! yea!
2.) we don't have to eat out for dinner or mooch off my parents again
3.) for some reason we don't have screens on the windows in our house, so having our windows open for air is a bit iffy
4.) it's supposed to get warmer in the next couple of days which sucks without AC!, and
5.) living off a generator sucks in general, duh!!
6.) I can get online - I seriously was lost without online blogs and shopping.
I wonder if our close proximity to the Ryder Cup got our power back on sooner - who knows! And, who cares! Hopefully more people in Louisville will start getting their power back on soon. And, it would be excellent if more than just one store in the East End could be open (Walmart on Westport is as crowded as a college bar with free beer) because I really needed to go food shopping like 3 days ago and with no Krogers in the area open it's nearly impossible.
How were you affected by the most recent hurricane? Gas prices soaring? Wind damage? No power??
When we got home, it sucked even more! We discovered our electricity was out AND we didn't know if we had a key to our house. Yeah, not good! Thankfully, Jamie did have a house key that worked for our front door on his car keys, so we were able to get in the house and Connor into his crib, thus avoiding a lack-of-nap breakdown.
We spent the better half of yesterday afternoon hooking up our generator to the fridge, TV and lamps. We were able to salvage all our food because of it (which mostly consists of Lean Cuisine frozen entrees and beer, but saved just the same!) and we held our neighbor's newly-purchased meats, milk, etc... so it was worth the trouble of hooking it up and the $4.15 gas!! Speaking of which, I've been on the waiting-for-gas-to-go-down-before-I-fill my-tank up waiting game and it's not going so well. Not only did waiting actually cost me about 70 cents a gallon, but I had to wait in line for it, too!
So, after not even 24 hours of having semi-power and being told by the city that it could be up to 14 days!!!!!!!!!!!! ......... our power came back on today at like 2 pm. This is good news for several reasons:
1.) bunco is back on for tonight! yea!
2.) we don't have to eat out for dinner or mooch off my parents again
3.) for some reason we don't have screens on the windows in our house, so having our windows open for air is a bit iffy
4.) it's supposed to get warmer in the next couple of days which sucks without AC!, and
5.) living off a generator sucks in general, duh!!
6.) I can get online - I seriously was lost without online blogs and shopping.
I wonder if our close proximity to the Ryder Cup got our power back on sooner - who knows! And, who cares! Hopefully more people in Louisville will start getting their power back on soon. And, it would be excellent if more than just one store in the East End could be open (Walmart on Westport is as crowded as a college bar with free beer) because I really needed to go food shopping like 3 days ago and with no Krogers in the area open it's nearly impossible.
How were you affected by the most recent hurricane? Gas prices soaring? Wind damage? No power??
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