Random Updates

It's February now, which means Spring is just around the corner.  Thank goodness!  Although the weather here has been rather mild, health wise this winter has been awful.  It seems like we can't go more than a few days without someone coming down with something.  The past several weekends someone has been sick, and I am just praying that this weekend everyone stays healthy.

Speaking of this weekend, we have a big one planned!  I took off Friday through Tuesday, yay!  Friday all four of us are going in to see the doctor for check-ups.  Saturday night John's parents will be watching the boys while we head to Omaha to celebrate our 9th anniversary.  I am wicked excited for our weekend away!  I found an awesome dress on clearance at Penney's for our date too.  It looks great and it was 70% off, score!  Sunday afternoon we are going to a birthday party at Lost in Fun for one of our good friend's son.  I'm sure the boys are going to have a blast.  My only worry is all the germs there (to say I'm a germaphobe may be a bit of an understatement).

Our taxes have been done and our refund approved.  It should be arriving here any day now.  All I can say is thank goodness!  I am so ready for some relief of this constant stress.

The boys are talking like crazy now.  They have become little parrots and are repeating back most of what we say.  Owynn has even started talking in sentences, I can't get over it!  When did my babies get so big???  


Update:  Our weekend away was amazing and everyone stayed healthy!  Birthday party was fun, but Oliver was over tired and threw a big tantrum and we didn't end up staying long.  The boys ended up coming down with a cold later in the week, but they aren't acting like they are sick at all.  I don't know where they get all their energy.  Our refund arrived! Ahhh relief!  Life is good =)

Up All Night

It's almost 4am here and I'm still awake.  It's like Friday nights have some sort of weekend magic where I can manage to stay up all night.  I stay up really late most Friday nights / Saturday mornings and I'm not 100% sure why.  Maybe it's because I get alone time? I mean usually we don't have anything going on Saturday mornings, although I always end up regretting staying up so late.  I'm not really doing anything important.  I usually spend my time watching mindless tv, playing on facebook, reading blogs, and working on mine.  It's a nice way to unwind though after a long week.

This week has been long too.  Work was just kind of off all week.  We were pretty busy, like we always are at this time of the year; but it's more because this week has been marked by some pretty significant losses.  I don't think I should go into too much detail (sorry people), but a former co-worker suffered a major loss in their family (this hit everyone very hard).  And one of our great senior techs is leaving; it's a really great opportunity for her and we are all very happy for her, but she is going to be sorely missed.

I have been really looking forward to this weekend though!  John's parents have been nice enough to get the boys haircuts today (Saturday), I really can't wait to go.  Oliver's hair is getting totally unruly, it just sticks out everywhere.  Owynn's hair is so long it's starting to get into his eyes, it's just so shaggy!  At least with Oliver I can touch up his hair a bit between haircuts so it stays out of his eyes, but Owynn won't let me anywhere near his hair.  Sunday we are going to John's best friend's 30th Birthday Party, we are bowling then going out to dinner at the place they all used to hang out at in high school.  Should be lots of fun! 

Birthdays!

I want to wish a wonderful 30th Birthday to my husband John!
He isn't too thrilled about turning the big 3-0 and I can't say I blame him, I'll be in the same boat in a couple of years.  I will make a longer post wishing him an awesome birthday later this week when I am home and we have internet back.  Our friends P&W are totally awesome and are throwing John a birthday party later this afternoon, I for one am super excited! 

Also, Happy early Birthday to my Dad whose birthday is tomorrow!  I miss you and wish we could be there again this year to help celebrate.  And Happy Anniversary to my parents who are celebrating 29 years together tomorrow too!