Day 121

There it is, our Marriage License.

I fiddle-farted around and didn't get my license tabs for the car ordered online like I normally do. Since they expired today, I took a couple hours off this morning and went to the courthouse to pick them up.  Rob happened to have the day off too, so we decided to kill two birds with one stone and get our marriage license taken care of as well.

Check one more thing off the wedding to-do list.

Day 120

Look! I have my very own Edward Scissorhands!

Today, while I cleaned inside, Rob was a maniac on the outside of the house.  He mowed, pulled weeds, washed down the entire house, the patio and furniture and trimmed the burning bushes out front.  He did such a great job.  They were really getting out of control again, attacking you as you came up the sidewalk...a person could barely get in the front door!  Now they are all nice and manicured, separate little bushes. 

Thanks for all your hard work Babe!

Day 119

A baby shower...with all the fixin's...cake and punch and mints, oh my.

My friend Darcie and her husband Sylvan are expecting their first baby, little Penny Mikayla.  So today, some of Sylvan's family and one of Darcie's friends threw her a surprise shower.  I didn't know how they were going to throw her a surprise party at her own house, but they managed to pull it off pretty well!

She received some really great gifts; lots of stuff new moms and babies need, but mostly a ton of cute little outfits - almost all of them in varying shades of pink!  Little Penny will be the best dressed kid around!

Congratulations Darcie and Sylvan...I couldn't be happier for you guys!

Day 118

Arrogant Bastard!  No not Rob...that's actually the name of the beer he's drinking. 

Tonight Rob had the night off.  The first Friday night in a long while, so we took advantage of it and went out to PF Chang's for dinner.  We had a really nice time together, and a really nice meal. 

We each had an adult beverage...I tried a Pear Mojito...kind of sweet but pretty darned good.  Rob had this double-sized Arrogant Bastard beer, that had a whole label full of humorous reading.  I guess that's drinks and entertainment all in one? 

For dinner we took advantage of their special four-course meal for two.  We must have made great selections, because there were NO leftovers...every plate was clean!!

Day 117

Check.  Another one off the list!

I booked our weekend getaway for our wedding.  I found what I hope will be a great little place to stay.  It's called the Gearhart Ocean Inn, located between Astoria and Seaside.  After emailing back and forth on availability and reservations, I finally locked in the weekend of June 15 for Rob and I. 

They are little cottages, with all the comforts that look so cute online.  And the people there that I have been dealing with couldn't be nicer.  I'm looking forward to a nice long relaxing weekend at the beach!

Day 116

Got bananas?

Here's Our little monkey, playing with her little monkey over at Grammy's house. Well, actually it's Baylee's little monkey I brought her back from the St. Louis Zoo. Unfortunately, Baylee playing with her toys is so few and far between, at least Lucy gets some enjoyment out of them.

She's so cute, playing all by herself, throwing her toys in the air and chasing them around. I remember when Baylee used to be that playful!

Day 115

Ahhhh...Ice Tea!

It's two-fold.  It's an effort to drink less soda at our house, and it's also getting to be that time of year when tea just hits the spot.

Right now, I can't make it fast enough.  Rob and I are going through a pitcher almost daily, or at least every other day.  So tonight I brewed up another batch of the tasty stuff, and put it in my handy Sun Tea Jar (cute little bumble bees, eh?).

I think I may need to invest in another pitcher, so while we are enjoying one, the sun can be making us another round!

Day 114

We're getting married!

Last week I spent some time doing a little research on elopements, like packages, locations, ceremonies, etc.  On Saturday I showed Rob a few of the narrowed down options, and we finally made some decisions, and set a date! We are going to get married June 15. 

Rob hasn't said much in the way of the things he would like to do or have happen as a part of the wedding ceremony, but one of the things he insisted on was exchanging rings...which seems like a no-brainer, but everybody does things a little differently I guess.

Several months ago while we were out shopping, he settled on a ring he liked at JC Penney's.  A tungsten carbide ring in medium gray.  So after work tonight I swung into the mall to order it, and wouldn't you know it, they actually had one in stock in his size!!

There's one thing checked off the growing list!

Day 113

Today was Earth Day...and I didn't even realize it. Not that I would have done anything different I guess.

Rob and I spent the day being quite productive. While he mowed and fertilized the yard, I cleaned the car inside and out. Ain't she pretty...ol' Chelsea the Charger sure looks good after a bath!! Oh, and so do the pups...they both got much needed baths too.

Now, if we could only keep the car and dogs clean, we'd have it made...ha ha ha!

Day 112

Isn't she lovely? I have absolutely no idea what kind of tree this is, but there are two of them in the backyard. Each Spring they bloom out with these very pretty bright pink flowers, along with a third tree (don't know what it is either!).

These little trees only stay this way for a short time before the flowers fall and the leaves take over. But for a week or two there is such a pretty view outside the kitchen window!

Day 111

I was lacking inspiration today. I'll admit it. So I looked around the house hoping to find a little something to inspire me.

I looked at my curio cabinet full of Precious Moments. I had just put away the two figurines I typically put out in celebration of Easter, and thought that maybe I could bring out a couple Spring(ish) ones that are fitting for this time of year - with no particular holiday in mind. I found this one, and thought it was perfect, with having just mowed for the first time a couple weeks ago, and needing to get on it again this weekend.

But, it's the name of the figurine that is even more meaningful than it's shape...It May Be Greener, But It's Just As Hard To Cut. Isn't that the truth...the grass may be greener, but it never ends up being they way you thought, or hoped, or even the way you viewed it from the other side.

Just a little something to remember when peeking over your fence...

Day 110

It's a baby shower! Isn't it cute...all blue and yellow and rubber ducky like??

Today was Stacy's shower, and although it was pretty small with just us office gals, it turned out to be really nice. She got a lot of good stuff for her new little guy.

And even though our tablescape was small, it was really cute. My cupcakes got dressed up with bubble-like wrappers and ducky picks. But...the really fun and festive part was Billie's punch. It was just too cute. She found a recipe online that was made to look like duckies floating in a bubble bath...and April picked up two sports themed ducks, and Billie and I stumbled on a firefighting duck...too much! Oh, and it was pretty tasty too! By the time it was over, between cupcakes and punch we were all in serious sugar overload!

Congratulations Stacy...and welcome baby Dylan.

Day 109

And even more cupcakes!

Tomorrow a few of us ladies in the office are throwing our co-worker Stacy a little baby shower. She's having her second baby, a little boy, very soon.

Billie and I picked out a cute baby shower theme of rubber duckies, so the colors are blue and yellow. You can't see it very well in this photo, but tonight I made these two dozen Devil's food cupcakes with blue(ish) frosting and yellow sprinklers.

The smell in here is delicious...I hope they all make it into the office!!

Day 108

Wow! Dinner out with the girls. It's such a rare occasion these days to get us all in one place, I felt so lucky to have had even a relatively quick get together with a few of my favorite people.

Kim, Billie and I have been talking about trying to get all of us together once a month for dinner, and hopefully this was the first of many. We gathered at Bob's Burgers and Brew in Richland, had some great food and then chatted about life, laughed at ourselves, and compared notes on the trials of aging, and parenting teens.

It was a good night with good girlfriends...thanks for a great time ladies!! Can't wait to do it again soon!

Day 107

There it is...my engagement ring. Seven months ago today, Rob got down on one knee, asked me to marry him, and gave me this ring.

I can't believe seven months have gone by already...it just doesn't seem possible. A lot has happened in seven short months, that's for sure. A move, a new job, sharing a lot of 'firsts'; first Thanksgiving, first Christmas, first Valentine's Day. Through it all, I grow more in love with him with each passing day...and look forward to a lot more days together and a lot more 'firsts'!

Happy Anniversary Babe!