TGIF

This week has been long and hard. I have just been in a big slump. I hate weeks like that. Today is feeling better. My sister gave me a long much needed pep talk/get real talk. I definetly needed it and it helped my attitude alot. Today Amanda watched VE for a few hours while I went to an appt and ran a few places with Rudy. It was nice hanging out with him and it being just us. I missed Vaughn like crazy and actually told rudy we should just skip the errands and go get her. I HATE being away from her. I know she had fun though, she always does with aunt mimi and the cousins. I love that we are close enough to share that time. I owe her a free day to herself and will gladly do that anytime. I love hanging out with the niece and nephew:)

Tomorrow we are hanging out with Rudy and I am going to church with molly while rudy and VE get some one on one time.
Is anyone else IN LOVE with this weather? Oh my gosh! I did not know how much the gross cold winter weather would/could effect me. But this year, I have really struggled, Ive just been in a slump. I trully wish winter was 3 weeks long, December 7th-30th. That would be it for me, enough enough, no more! i am so excited for easter (you all know how I love to plan holidays) and even for Valentines day (as long as the weather stays nice.) I think rudy and I are going to get dinner and go to a movie. We havent done that....alone...in....at least two years. he doesnt really enjoy going to the movies but he knows I love it so today he asked me if i would like to do that. My sister helped me realize last night that those things are his way of showing his love. I never thought of it that way and always get mad that he doesnt send me flowers or write me nice cards but she was telling me that its not that he doesnt show he loves me, he DOES show it...alot...its just in his own way and that should be even more special than the cliche flowers and cards. it really took 6 years of being with him for me to get it. Thats nuts.

i have been picking up little things on sale for VE for summer/ spring clothes. Its so fun shopping for your kiddos. Its crazy though becuause I am buying 24 months (some things 2T!)) CRAZY! I never thought I would get to the point where I would be buying 12 month let alone 2T! She is growing soo fast. I cannot believe it! Today we were hanging out in the kitchen and she pointed to a book and said "row row row" and it was the row row row your boat book. How did she know that?
Another thing that is totally shocking to me...she loves to sort things. Isnt that weird for this age? I loved to do that when I was like 6. She will go through my box of our shoes and find the matches and put them together, or in the bathtub she will sort her yellow toys and put them on the ledge, her pink toys in one corner of the tub etc. Its crazy to me to watch her little mind work like that and she is accurate. Funny/genious kiddo!

Have a brilliant weekend in this brilliant weather!