Today's Goodness

1. The kids are spending the day with their grandma
2. I get to go to the pool and lay out all afternoon- just me, a drink, some magazines
3. I'm already dreaming of my lunch- leftover veggie Imos pizza and lentil salad
4. I get to pack for our trip alone in the house while watching my saved Punk'd marathon. I love that show!
5. My weekly mom's group starts back up tonight- can't wait! It's such a fun and encouraging time for me.

My Own Little Personal Hygge Last Night

1. Squeaky-clean washed face and my hair pulled back in a high pony

2. Fleecy pajama pants and a long-sleeved tissue tee

3. Cuddled up in our leather recliner under my fleece Kanakuk blanket

4. Watching Project Runway and Parks & Recreation

5. Drinking a hot chai tea latte with a little squirt of chocolate syrup for good measure

6. My little dog curled up next to me

7. Kids sleeping quietly in their beds

What I'm Excited About

1. Friday Night Lights in 2 weeks
2. My dad building W a doll house
3. My birthday tomorrow, W's birthday Tuesday
4. Summer!
5. Farmer's Market
6. My birthday dinner. At Cracker Barrel.
7. Country Music Awards tonight
8. W taking ballet
9. A quilt I'm collecting fabric for
10. Spending all my birthday gift cards.

What I Like Right Now

1. Stripes

2. Walnuts

3. Headbands

4. Lisa O'Neill

5. Antique lamps

6. Soft things

7. Homemade pie

8. Dark heathered gray

9. Quilts

10. 9 hours of sleep

11. Brown ink

12. Orange spritzers

Some Things I Love

1. The giraffes at the zoo
2. Watches
3. Bright green grass
4. Old school country music
5. Spring forward
6. Avocados
7. John Krakauer novels
8. My fancy lunches
9. W's new denim leggings
10. Big conch seashells
11. A good cry
12. The "America Windows" at the Art Institute in Chicago
13. My husband's beard
14. One 19 North in Kirkwood
15. Southern Living magazine
16. Snow skiing
17. Fried pickles
18. The "Modern Family" Halloween episode
19. Breaking the "don't mix black and brown" fashion rule
20. My hair stylist
21. Tote bags
22. W and R playing together
23. The Netflix app
24. Organization
25. Nutrition
26. Clear nail polish
27. Kale chips
28. Form over function
29. Secrets
30. Empty laundry baskets
31. "Fringe"
32. Skinny jeans
33. Super baggy jeans
34. Grave rubbings
35. Cacti
36. Dark purple
37. Sudoku
38. The Mamas and The Papas
39. Memories
40. Rappelling and climbing
41. Coupons
42. Tea tree dental floss
43. Converse All-Stars
44. R's dancing
45. Crime shows
46. My Grandpa
47. Gladiator sandals
48. Janice from "Friends"
49. Almonds
50. A hot summer



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If I Were All Alone Today, I'd...

1. Go to Kaldi's and get a chai tea

2. Go on a drive around some neighborhoods I like

3. Have lunch at Vegadeli

4. Get a manicure

5. Browse around Borders for a good cookbook and a history book

6. Hop over to Maplewood for some antique shopping

7. Shop at Alice's on the Loop

8. Supper at Fitz's for fried pickles and a veggie burger

9. Try on shoes at Nordstrom

10. Stop at Cyrano's for bread pudding for dessert

11. Go to bed early

What Makes Me Happy

1. Rush slept from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM (sadly, so did I--I don't think my boobs will ever forgive me)
2. I got all of my Target, Whole Foods, and Schnucks shopping done yesterday with no kiddie meltdowns
3. Still have one delicious homemade cookie left
4. Get to leave the house sans babies Thursday and Friday nights.
5. Winnie is getting more verbal
6. Did I mention Rush's sleep schedule last night???

Little Silver Linings On A Cloudy Yesterday

1. Winnie in her first pigtails- pretty cute
2. Lunch at CPK with Andy and the kids
3. Biggest Loser start up- it looks to be a great season
4. We cut the feet off a pair of Winnie's footed pajamas and she wore them around...little yellow polka-dotted slippers

Facebook Status Updates I Could've Used Yesterday

1. Cary could really use a stiff drink.
2. Cary wishes she could take a nap alone on the beach.
3. Cary thinks you should just shut up.
4. Cary should have pulled her hair back for family photos--hello Barbara Mandrell.
5. Cary thinks she should have re-thunk this boat cruise with 2 little ones.
6. Cary has eaten dessert first twice today.
7. Cary needs to finish off these frozen waffles before we leave.
8. Cary loves that W loves her cousins so much.
9. Cary wants to be back on her bed...or have her bed here.
10. Cary and Dad are about to DOMINATE Catch Phrase.

Why The Downtown Schnucks Culinaria Is So Cool

1. BEAUTIFUL produce section...artistic, even
2. A grill that serves up sandwiches, pizzas, salads, burritos, and quesadillas
3. A loft with an extensive wine selection
4. Eat-in area
5. I can walk there
6. It's cheaper than City Grocer (not good news for City Grocer)
7. So much awesome take-out food
8. Computerized deli section...you enter your order in the computer and pick it up whenever
9. All the shelves, containers, baskets, etc. are just so pretty and fancy
10. Kaldi's Coffee and Benito's Gelato stations
11. We ate there for dinner last night. At Schnucks.
12. People can stop asking me, "Where do you buy your groceries? Bwah..."

Why I'm Excited About A Beach Vacation

1. Andy not working for a week

2. Seeing W's reaction to the waves and sand--she loved it at 5 months

3. Having multiple family "nannies" to help with the babies

4. Living and eating and playing with my family for a week--I miss them a lot

5. I love our beach vacations when we cook in for dinner at our condo

6. Rafferty will want to bury people in the sand all the time. I can't wait to hear everyone's excuses for getting out of it.

7. Winnie will get a week of cousin play time

8. Andy and I usually have a great time with each other on road trips

9. I like making lists, packing a suitcase, dj-ing music, bringing great snacks, etc. A great road tripper!

10. I will have Jenny with me this year to share in my obsession of searching Wilmington for old Dawson's Creek filming spots. She can show me all the One Tree Hill ones

11. Andy won't have to play in the ocean alone this year--Ryan will join him!

12. My mom and dad really love going to the beach with the family

13. I love being at the pool and beach all day, then coming back to the condo and getting all snuggly

14. I am looking forward to the traditional everybody-coordinating beach photo shoot

15. I LOVE spending time with my family

Little Things That Have Made Me Happy Lately

1. Season 2 of Arrested Development

2. Finding Honey Graham Oh!s cereal at Target and buying four boxes

3. Rush's umbilical cord fell off

4. A new bag of vanilla snaps

5. Winnie has learned where her nose, eyes, ears, hair, belly, and mouth are and can say some of them

6. Got to clean some newly-discovered funk from our Skip Hop Splash. How rewarding!

7. I fit back into my shorts from last summer

8. I found a CSI:NY book that I never read tucked away in our bookshelves

Things I Am Happy For Today

1. Arrested Development on DVD

2. Creative foods that don't require cheese and spinach (two of my faves)

3. These Mi-Del snap cookies. I am driving to Whole Foods today just to get another bag.

4. My iPhone to distract from the pains of nursing

5. My two precious (for totally different reasons) babies

6. Andy staying home from work this week

7. Winnie likes to kiss Rush

8. Ibuprofen is curbing my discomforts

6 Unimportant Things That Make Me Happy

*I stole this idea from my sister's blog

1. Driving by the Prairie Rehab sign at HWY 44 & 270...it's a silly story, but makes me laugh hard

2. Doing a Sudoku puzzle on our computer dashboard in less than 3 minutes

3. When the stack of lids and stack of sippy cups turn up a 2 color match in the morning (I know, weird, but I consider it a good luck charm in the morning)

4. When I go to hang up my robe in the closet, and the available hanger is the one pink one (Again, weird, but another sign of good luck)

5. Puddy getting his ring toy where it frames his face, then I call him "Sunshine" because that's what it looks like

6. When at Whole Foods they have the Bolthouse Farms prickly pear lemonade...it is VERY rare, but I still only allow myself to buy one

Random Things I'm Proud Of

1. W can get on and off the couch--and I don't even worry about injury anymore!

2. My balcony flowers look amazing. First time ever.

3. Our favorite charity, Kids Across America. I LOVE that place.

4. Puddy and Winnie love each other. She likes kissing him more than me.

5. I am committed to doing my part for the planet.

6. One of those commitments was rinsing and reusing plastic baggies. Now it is giving up plastic baggies.

7. My creativity, when it is active

8. My organization skills

9. Our house---finally!

What I'm Thankful For Today

1. I have the best brother in the world...he detailed my car perfectly. It looks brand new.

2. I slept uninterrupted last night. No bathroom breaks or pain attacks.

3. I have the cutest little daughter ever.

4. It's finally warm out!

5. Fruit

6. Pedicures

7. Joe Lodes

8. I am going to not care about the house today and have fun and rest.

Why I Love Summer

1. Warm skin just feels so good
2. Strawberry shortcake
3. Eating meals of fruit
4. Walks that don't require bundling
5. Forest Park
6. Homemade ice cream
7. Fourth of July
8. The Hanley Industrial Park sno-cone stand
9. Skirts and sandals
10. Later days
11. Picnics
12. How hot the car is when you get in
13. Fun noodles at the pool
14. Making popsicles
15. Pretty flowers and trees
16. I just do

Good Things That Happened This Weekend

1. I won the Murphy family NCAA bracket challenge

2. I got a console table and some lamps for my birthday from Andy, a mall gift card from his parents, flowers from Aaron, flowers from my parents, and some earrings from my sister & brother-in-law.

3. Winnie had a fun little birthday party last night and got cute gifts from everyone.

4. Winnie likes her new wagon we got her.

5. I ate my weight at Fitz's Saturday night, and it felt wonderful.

What I'm Excited For

1. Battlestar Galactica series finale Friday...I want to know the truth, but am sad it'll be over. Bittersweet.

2. MARCH MADNESS!!! Bracket ready.

3. Many babies being born soon. It seems like it's a good season for boys!

4. Blueberry pancakes

5. Rafferty's birthday party--it's going to be off the hook. (No pun intended)

6. Spring weather. That means SUMMER weather coming soon after.

7. Our new bedroom TV

8. The rest of the sermon series. #1 was confusing for me, but I'm looking forward to the rest.

9. A walk to Crepes in the City this weekend.

10. Meeting baby Claire. Congratulations Katy!