The Dishwasher

So, I love my husband. He is awesome, but has one area that needs improvement...loading the dishwasher! I have no clue what he is thinking when he is putting the dirty dishes in it. He puts bottle caps face up so they collect water, there isn't one neat row of glasses or plates, and dishes overlap each other to the point that it isn't possible for all of them to get clean. I guess it's the thought that counts! I've learned to keep my mouth shut and rearrange them when he isn't looking. :-)



I got my hair both cut and colored today. It felt so nice to be in the salon and just read a magazine while waiting for my color to take. The color change is pretty subtle, but I really like it. My hairdresser is only 21. I love listening to her stories, but it makes me realize all the more that I'm no longer 21, or even in my twenties at at that!

Road Trip

I'm going to try to be good about blogging regularly, but knowing me I will start out doing it daily, then weekly, then monthly. Let's hope not. I should think positively, which isn't always easy for me. Case in point. We took a trip to Hope/Midland today to visit Dan's mom's grave and hang out with his family. It's a little more than 2.5 hours each way. We stopped about half way, picked up Dan's brother and his fiance, and let Audrey run around. Let's just say that Dan's brother and his fiance probably no longer want kids. I love my 13 month old daughter, but I don't have patience, and neither does she. Well, the "Debbie Downer" I can be, I now dread the drive to Missouri. It's a 10.5 hour drive! We are going to break it up into 2 days of driving, but still! Maybe practice will make perfect.

Everyone wanted to go to Cold Stone Creamery at the end of the day. We waited in line for 1 hour! No, I'm not joking. They had only 3 people working. We got some good visiting in while we were waiting in line, and it did taste really good. I'm so thankful for Dan' dad. He loves every minute he can spend with Audrey, so he played with her the whole time.

It was great seeing Dan's family and having the opportunity to spend time at the grave. It's been only 2 years since Dan's mom's death. It seems like it has been much longer. She's buried at a very serene cemetery in Hope. I'm sure she was watching Audrey from heaven. I wish I could have seen the joy I know Audrey would have brought her here on earth.

Deja Vu

I decided to start a personal blog tonight. Partially because I spoke with a friend who has a blog and finds it fulfilling to put her thoughts and feelings in writing. Partially because I had a "deja vu" moment tonight, which made me think that I wish I had kept a journal in the past that I could pull out as a reminder of moments that have slipped away.

Anyone who knows me knows that I love music. I had received some itunes gift cards at Christmas time that I pulled out to use tonight. As I was trying to decide what I wanted to download, I decided to go through some of my old tapes. I found an old tape that an ex-boyfriend had made for me in college, a tape that had old marching band music from high school, old "mix" tapes that I had put together who knows when, and some of Dan's old tapes that I won't get into. Let's just say that we don't have the same taste in music.

Anyway, below is a list of some songs I decided were worthwhile to download (don't make fun of me - I didn't realize I like country music from the '90s so much)...

"Your Love Amazes Me" - John Berry
"I'm Gonna Be Somebody" - Travis Tritt
"Walkaway Joe" - Trisha Yearwood
"True to His Word" - Boy Howdy
"Wish I Didn't Know Now" - Toby Keith