Ode to Peter Brady

...okay... not really... but his rendition of "When it's time to change, then it's time to ChaNge," was the inspiration for this post. Ah... those Brady kids could really sing, ya know? And the dancing... let's just say if I had moves like Marcia Brady, there's no way I'd still be livin in 'Ta Town. "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!"... has the name "marcia" totally stopped looking like a real name to anyone else? Weird.

And back to the point... in the next 6 months EVERYTHING is going to CHANGE. My closest circle of friends is morphing in extreme ways, and it's about to get very exciting. Here's a rundown in semi-chronological order:

1) Andrew and I are movin to the other side of town.
2) I'm goin back to work part time.
3) Erni is gettin hitched.
4) Lisa and Marianna are movin out.
5) Jewels and Lucas are havin a baby.
6) Ray & Randy are havin a baby.
7) Jose is leaving for Denver for grad school and a sweet new job (fingers crossed about the job).
8) Kimmy is leaving for Ohio to enter a super awesome order of Catholic sisters.

I mean seriously... can someone's best circle of friends change any more than THAT in such a short time?! The whole world is going to be different when September gets here and that's a little hard to swallow-(similar to those times when you're eating Doritos and you swallow one kinda whole and it scratches your esophagus the whole way down... I hate that!).

Anyhoo... do you know what this means? It means that I've got to have some wicked awesome themes for Spring and Summer, so it's time for this new momma to put her thinkin cap on. If you have any suggestions, I will take them. Let me give ya a quick rundown of where we've been over the last couple of years and why they wer fitting:

Winter of Love - 2003/4 - (Rach & Kimmy were happily in relationships)
Spring of Heartache - 2004 - (Rach & Kimmy were out of relationships and I got crushed by a crush or two.)
Summer of Possibilites - 2004 - (I dated Jose. Kim, Lisa and I started dreaming of the Daisy House.)
Fall of Making it Happen - 2004 - (Moved into Daisy. Tom & Kim and Ray & Randy got engaged.)
Winter of Anticipation - 2004/5 - (We all just knew we were prepping for something. I met Andrew.)
Spring of New Beginnings - 2005 - (Lisa & Jose and Andrew & I started dating, Kimmy got "the call" - i think.)
Summer of Clarity - 2005 -(Lis & Jos broke up, Andrew & I got engaged.)
Fall of Contentment - 2005 -(Period of happiness. Calm before the storm.)
Winter of Trust - 2005/6 -(Wedding planning, family issues & marriage prep got intense and scary.)
Spring of Harmony - 2006 -(Friendships were great, relatioship was great, we got married!)
The Rennaisance Summer - 2006 -(Daisy House ended. Everyone moved. Found out I was preggo.)
Fall of Feeling Funny - 2006 -(Pregnancy makes a person feel strange all the time.)
Winter of Wonder - 2006/7 -(Mia was born. Kimmy's definitely entering. Ray & Julie are both preggo.)
...and that brings us to now. What say you, friends?

P.S. Mia is totally cool. She's started smiling and making more noises (in addition to her usual crying, of course.) And she's just darn cute!

Only in America

Yesterday Andrew and I were driving to his grandparents house and this is what we saw:

At the same time that we left our apartment, our neighbors (3 doors down) were getting into their mustang to go somewhere as well. We were right behind them in the parking lot. Before we even got to the main street out of our apartment (less than 1/8 of a mile), the Mustang turned into the parking lot of a buffet restaurant. They had DRIVEN on a beautiful day to a BUFFET restaurant only a short walking distance from their apartment.

HOW SAD IS THAT?!

New Look

As you can see, I've been messing around with my blog template. I thought this rain one was kinda sweet so I'm using it for now... but with all this extra time at home (when Mia's not screaming or eating, that is), I may be changing my html code even more often cuz I have some time to learn about it more.

Toodles!

Best Daddy Ever!!

Anything Can Happen.

So here's something crazy for y'all to ponder. Tomorrow marks the 2-year anniversary of Andrew's and my first date. Only 2 years!!! And we have a kid together. It's crazy!

Time to reminisce: Two years ago tomorrow, Andrew showed up at the Daisy House door with a pink rose in hand and a card that said he felt priviledged to be able to spend the evening with me. We went to dinner at Il Vicino and then to a WSU basketball game. At the game he put our coats behind my chair just so he could put his arm around me (how movie-like is THAT?!). We talked and talked in his car as we waited for the parking lot to empty, and when we returned back to the Daisy House, we prayed night prayer with Jose and Lisa. I remember writing in my journal that night "I think I just went on a date with the man I'm going to marry."

5 months later we were engaged.
9 months after that we got married.
9 months after that we had Baby Amelia.

Isn't is great how God works?

I guess what I'm saying is that if any of you are in that spot when you're wondering if it's ever going to happen for you... just be patient, because it can happen REALLY FAST!

Love & Hugs!
Kristi

The little snorer next to me...

Mia is asleep right now so hopefully there's time to blog a quick update...

So last evening/night Andrew and I may have experienced Amelia's first bout with colic. She was barely consolable the entire evening and much of the night. I'm seriously hoping this is not the beginning of a three month long run with colic because I'm not sure if I can stand to see her cry that much. It's so much sadder now that she has her tears.

Other than her sudden crankiness, things are going well. She actually enjoyed a walk in her baby sling yesterday and it was great that I got to get out of the apartment for awhile as we walked to get the mail. Plus, when daddy got home, the three of us took a walk around the lake and Mia got a great nap in her stroller. She loves the motion and sounds of her stroller.

Lastly, I'm discovering that at this point in Mia's childhood, it's nearly impossible to get a lot done around the apartment. She loves to be held all the time, and unless I can get 30 minutes or so of really good sleep out of her, it's pretty impossible to get a lot of stuff done around here thus far. I'm sure this is something that will come with time... both when I'm more comfortable putting her down and when she's more comfortable being put down.

Anyways... that's the update for today. I miss you all much! Please leave me a comment!!!

Welcome to the Family!

This weekend Mia became the newest little Catholic! She was baptised after 5pm Mass on Saturday evening and she did such a great job!!! She slept through all of Mass and barely cried at all during her baptism. She didn't even seem to mind the water being poored over her little head. Our little girl is now part of the Catholic family! YEAY!

Her Grandma Bright (Oma) added Amelia's embroidered name to Andrew and his two sisters' batismal gown and she got to wear it for her baptism. She looked so pretty.

So many of her family and friends were there to welcome her into the Church on her very special baptismal day. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate with us!