Maine has been good to us and the wedding is tomorrow. It has been a great trip and I know that the wedding is going to be fantastic!

Tagged...

I was tagged by my friend Stacy to list 8 random things that people don't know about me. I am pretty much an open book so I will be surprised if people don't know all of these......Hmmmm 8 things that people don't know about me.

1. I have a thing about paper. There is something about an empty journal or a fresh piece of loose leaf. It makes me feel hopeful. I guess that is why I have so many journals with only a few pages completed.

2. I'm addicted to chocolate.

3. I still like to do the steam roller. I still think it is the funniest thing. Poor Travis, I like to do it to him right before he falls asleep.

4. I am a bad sleeper. Not only do I steal the covers, but I also have a hard time falling to sleep. So ask my husband about the (recent) time that he drugged me.

5. I am addicted to cheese. I am a cheese head. I think in terms of what times of day I can eat cheese. Some days I can't wait til Trav gets home because it gives me an excuse to eat more cheese because he is a cheese head too.

6. I like to buy expensive make-up. I am high maintenance to some degree, but I never take the time to do anything about it. I guess that is what separates the kinda high maintenance from the real deal.

7. I bought a new camera lense today and I want to sleep with it but Travis won't let me. He's just jealuos. It is the 18-200 VR for anyone who cares

8. When I am sad I like Trav to pet my nose, for some reason it makes all right in the world again.

***I am pretty new to blogging, so I don't have a full 8 people to tag. So these indiviuals consider yourself tagged (the newly engaged) Amy Fairholm, Aaron Willcox, Wittnie, Minks, Binky Bear (Bailey), and B-rad Corrigan. That was as close to 8 as I could get :)

I am happy to say that we made it all the way to North Carolina. It took 2 adults to manage 1 baby, but we were able to do it. Kai was up, he was down, he wiggled, and squirmed and played with everything possible, but through it all Travis and I were able to laugh. The days of sleeping or reading a magazine on a flight--are over! :) It was a long day but a good day. And now we are enjoying being home for a bit before heading to Zack and Liv's wedding in Maine.

The ball pits of life

Am I the only one that sees the irony? At kiddie play areas they have ball pits. Areas filled with tons of brightly colored balls. This is suppose to be a fun place...or is it training? They are up to their necks in these balls, not so much that they can't breathe but enough to be a real challenge.

I put Kai in his first ball pit the other day and I was so excited to watch and see how he reacted. At first there was a struggle and then frustration and then he settled in, embraced it and decided to enjoy it. From that point on he had a blast! He was rolling, crawling, lots of squealing and exploration. Well, we are in the ball pit of our lives. It can be frustrating and full of trials, but if we settle in and embrace it, and decide to enjoy it then we can have a totally different experience. Man--this little guy is teaching me so much! He makes me want to dive on in. :)

One of those weeks!

Monday- I got pooped on and then dinner caught fire
Tuesday- Kai fell and cut his mouth and bled like crazy
Wednesday- I can't even remember because of Monday and Tuesday
Thursday- I am writing this and hoping that the rest of the day goes well

Ugggg! Entertwined with all the crazy times there have been some REALLY sweet and fun times, but I know that I am being tested this week. :)

Last night I was getting bummed out and fed up and then Trav reminded me (in a really loving way) that this too shall pass. It made me think of the elderly people that go to the park everyday and watch the little kids play. I suspect that they are wishing that they could have those days back, and looking back on their memories fondly. So I am reminded to enjoy these days while we are living them. After Travis reminded me of that we got up and danced. (I love my husband) I turned on the radio and the song playing was, "I want to leave a legacy." I got a serious case of the chills.

So, today would have been my Grandma and Grandpa's 66th wedding anniversary. She always maintains that they never went to bed angry with one another and always worked through any misunderstanding with love. Talk about leaving a legacy. So I will keep dancing in the kitchen with my husband after a challenging day and hope that we too will leave a legacy.

Wow!! What a fantastic trip. The location was breath taking, the people were FANTASIC, the wedding was inspirational and the couple were so full of love that it spilled over to everyone. I have a new love for Canada and I have a little laugh every time that I go to say, "Hun?" because now I notice where an "Eh" would fit.

Matt and Amie were so fantastic. Even though it was their wedding they made me feel so special. Amie is such a beautiful soul and a radiant bride. She was a classic beauty. There was something about them so extraordinary that it truly inspred me.