I feel like I'm still getting back to normal after being gone and I don't have a cohesive post in my mind. I do, however, have some tidbits. Some interesting, some probably not so much.
- Our big fancy flat screen TV broke. Dang machine won't show anything besides a colorful UPC looking thing. The upside is that Anna has been watching less TV so I'm not sure when I'll get around to replacing it. I am so annoyed that it broke so soon - definitely less than 5 years. Piece of junk. Do not buy a Sony Bravia.
- Today was Anna's first day at her new preschool. I stayed with her and we spent 2 hours there. It went really well. They even made a volcano out of sand, baking soda and vinegar water. She didn't want to leave and can't wait to go back. Next week I will have two afternoons to myself. Holy moly.
- Before we left for our trip, I got really sick from allergies. Terrible infection. My doctor put me on crazy antibiotics as well as steroids. Wow! Steroids! Now I get where the expression "on steroids" comes from. I lost all this weight and the house has never been so clean. I hardly needed any sleep. I have since gained back all the weight and am back to falling asleep by 9:00. Boo. If the long term side effects of steroids weren't so bad, I'd be double dipping. I heart you steroids, I will always remember the good times.
- I have declared Disney season for Anna and me over until the cold weather returns. We tried to hit it up on Monday and it was too hot and crowded. I can't take that heat. Since when have I become a person who loves cloud cover?
- We are kind of trying to get pregnant. Not in a huge way like the first time but we're not doing anything to prevent pregnancy. It's a bit scary. I am not a big fan of pregnancy and the first year of having a baby was so, so hard for me. Next month I'm going to try those LH strips to test for ovulation so of course I'll let y'all know how that goes. It feels like jumping off a cliff. I've finally got my life working well and to shake it all up again is difficult. We'll see.
- I love this picture of me in Amsterdam even though I am all squinty. I was going to use it for my FB profile picture but then I thought DANG I LOOK OLD. Seriously, wrinkles much? I am turning 35 this year and man, it's getting to the point where I look at myself, friends on Facebook (not YOU of course) and I think wow, we are not spring chickens anymore. And still? I'm totally fine with that. I used to worry and want more botox and filler and yada yada but I don't know, now I'm super fine with it. I have EARNED THIS FACE DAMN IT.
- So I am selling our rickshaw. I thought it was awesome at first because it was an easy way to tote Anna around while I got some exercise. But whew, it is an incredible amount of exercise. Too much. That is a lot to say coming from someone who carried a 30+ pound child all over Europe on my back/front. The thing is, the bike trailer is pretty heavy and we always have beach breezes which cause so much drag that I can barely make forward progress. It's the opposite of fun. But never fear! I have a new child bike contraption!
Well, that's pretty much it. My mom is coming to stay with us for Mother's Day weekend and she and my step-dad are going to watch Anna on Saturday night - we have an adult night out for another friend hitting 35. Oldsters. Talk soon.
