Miscellany Monday

Last week I was on vacay.  First full week of vacay that I have taken in three years!  It was not a planned week of vacay though.  The initial plan was for me to take Wednesday, Thursday and Friday off, but my boss (best boss ever) decided kinda last minute that I should go ahead and take the whole week.  It was our first vacay since he became Judge, and I really can't do anything when he isn't around anyway.  Since it was a last minute decision, we had no extravagant plans.  I must say that I rather enjoyed having no specific plans.  I really enjoyed just spending time with my little family.  Here are some random pictures taken during the week...

1. Started her first addiction...Starbucks (disclaimer: it is decaf and I only allowed her a sip)

2. Introduced her to all kinds of fish 

3. Made cute new friends

  

4. Enjoyed some nakey time

5. Visited far away family

6. Played with the cutest cousins  

7.  Told all the guys how it goes

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10 months already.
Yes people, my little Ava is 10 months old today!!!  Where has 10 months gone?? She is so precious, and growing WAY too fast...check back tomorrow for my update post on what she has learned to do from month 9 to month 10.

Dinner list.
While reading through other blog posts for Miscellany Monday I happened upon a blogger who posted her plans for dinner for this entire week!  Oh how I wish that I could be that woman.  Not only did she already have dinner for an ENTIRE week planned out, she had really good dinners planned, restaurant style dinners.  I am going to be honest and tell you right now that I am doing good to plan Tuesday's dinner Monday night much less having the entire week planned by Monday morning!

Guilty Reading.
I have a guilty pleasure, and it is reading young adult books.  Right now I have been introduced to a series called Uglies.  It is addicting and I love it so there!

Happy Monday ALL!!

Miscellany Monday

Friends ARE Family.  Today on the way to eat lunch with his Dad, Tim informed me that anyone that is not blood related to you is not your family.  I beg to differ!  Some days I do not know what I would do without my family of friends!

Baby free time.  I often find myself feeling guilty to let Ava go stay with someone so that I can have some me time, but this weekend, for the first time since November, I asked her Aunt G and Uncle T to babysit for a few hours.  It was SO nice to be able to walk into a store and look.  I was actually able walk around the strip mall in absolutely NO hurry.  AND to top the afternoon off...I went home and laid on the couch and watched Sex and the City for TWO QUIET HOURS!!!  Of course after five hours (seemed like two days) without my beautiful little girl I couldn't take it anymore, and I went to pick her up.  

Loved baby.  I have the MOST loved little girl in the world!  I swear I have never seen so many people love a child.  She has more Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Grandparents than any child I have ever known.  I feel so blessed that I have surrounded myself with such wonderful people, and I hope that one day Ava understands how blessed she is.  Most importantly I hope that I am able to extend to her the knowledge to not take these people who love her so dearly for granted.  

Just had to share this picture because she is too cute!  Have a happy Monday!

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