Adventures in La La Land

1. Last Saturday, we went on the first of our "Year of Dates" that I made Justin for Valentine's Day. March's date was watching a March Madness game at Buffalo Wild Wings. Saturday worked best for our schedules/babysitter so Justin picked the game he most wanted to see (since I don't have an opinion). It was actually kind of awkward to sit at the table for over an hour while we waited for the game to finish - long after our food was gone. We tipped the waitress well . . . After the game, we cashed in the free movie tickets Justin won on a radio show and went to see McFarland. It was actually a really good movie! We stopped at Meijer afterward and didn't get home til midnight! We are getting way too old for that. Haha. 2. I got Lena's cold this week. I am such a baby when I'm sick. I did pretty much nothing all week. A lot of lounging and reading and napping and whining. I managed to make dinner most nights, I kept up with laundry, but I didn't do...

Amazon Link I decided I wanted to read a book on the bestseller list. This one looked interesting and was recommended by the librarian at our library. I was intrigued that it was billed as a "psychological thriller." I don't think I've ever read anything of that genre before. I'm not sure I will again. I will say it was well written. It was gripping and intense and made me want to keep reading. But it was so dark and depressing it made me want to run right back to safe arms of inspirational fiction. I figured by "psychological thriller," it'd be something to make me think. But in reality, I think it just means the characters were all a little psychotic. And getting embroiled in their lives made me feel a little psychotic too. The main character is a depressed, divorced alcoholic who has blackouts whenever she gets really drunk. So she's always a little confused and off-kilter. Subsequently, I felt a little confused and off-kilter throughout...

Amazon Link I finally read something that's not inspirational fiction and get to count it toward my 30 Before 30! This book was recommended by one of my favorite bloggers , so when I came across it in the library's e-book collection, I quick snapped it up. I loved it. It was hilarious and real and inspirational. Honestly, it was nothing earth shattering. It wasn't deeply theological or eye opening. But it was a fun, easy, relatable read. I loved how she talked about the Bachelor and Pinterest and was honest about how much she missed sleeping in after having her daughter. Haha. I identified with so much. She has a book about marriage and a brand new one about friendship coming out soon. I'm pretty sure those will make it on my "to-read" list as well!

1. This was the first half of our week: Sick. Sick. Sick. Coffee. Haha. Lena started coughing last Saturday, was up all night that night with a fever, and was miserable by Sunday morning. She had a consistent 101/102 fever for three days. I told myself if she woke up with a fever on Thursday, I'd take her to the doctor, but she woke up fever free and finally started to turn the corner! She's the weirdest kid, though. When she's sick, she sleeps less . Which just makes her more miserable. We spent a good three days snuggling and watching TV. I love the snuggles, but I'm so glad she's finally feeling better! Justin and I both have mild colds, but Lucy seems to have bypassed it. *knock on wood* Lucy having a cough is the worst thing ever, because coughing makes her puke. Blech. 2. Last Saturday, I went to Maurice's all by myself and tried on 26,000 pairs of jeans. My sister bought me a pair for Christmas that I love and wear so much (ahem, every day) that th...

1. We signed up for the library's new program last Thursday. It's called "1KB4K" and the idea is to read 1,000 books to your kids before they start kindergarten. I'm pretty sure we've already done that multiple times, but now we can get rewarded for it! After every 100 books you read, you get your name on a banner at the library. And after 1,000 you get a tote bag or something equally ridiculous. Lucy is gung-ho about it. We started last Thursday (like 9 days ago, not 2 days ago), and she only has 14 books to go to reach 100. Lena hit 100 a few days ago, but her books are so much shorter than the ones I read to Lucy. I'm sure the novelty (ha, pun) will wear off soon, but I'm loving all the reading while it lasts! 2. Speaking of reading . . . it's pretty much all I do anymore. I've become a binge reader. I've read 9 books in the past 10 days. I honestly have to stop. It consumes soooo much of my time. And while I try to read while the girl...

1. This week marked 2 years of living with my parents. Lena was 6 weeks old when we packed up our entire house (in one week) and descended on my parents. If I didn't constantly feel guilty about mooching and making life more difficult for my parents, I'd be happy to live here forever. Although I wouldn't mind another bedroom or two . . . and no, that's not a pregnancy announcement. Haha. 2. I've been trying to be more consistent about making the girls eat what I prepare for dinner. (I wonder how many times I've written that . . .) It is not going well. Most nights they go without dinner. I usually cave and let them have fruit if they're not going to eat what I make. But this week, I decided to break out the baby carrots. I made Lucy take one bite of dinner, then if she decided she didn't like it, she had to eat 3 carrots (with ranch - I'm not a monster!). After her carrots were gone, she could have fruit or a sandwich. Lucy has gobbled them down wi...