The best thing of all is I know that Josh will always be there for Oliver.
Here are some of my favorite photos of the two of them.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Belated Father's Day Post
I just wanted to take a moment to say how much I appreciate my husband for being such a wonderful father to our son. Josh is a perfect dad. Josh loves playing with him, reading to him, carrying him on his shoulders. They do this really cute thing where they lay on their backs under a blanket and look at the holes in the blanket and those are the "stars." Then they say the whole "Starlight, Star bright..." Really, it's so cute I could vomit.
The best thing of all is I know that Josh will always be there for Oliver.
Here are some of my favorite photos of the two of them.
The best thing of all is I know that Josh will always be there for Oliver.
Here are some of my favorite photos of the two of them.
Friday, June 11, 2010
30 Things I Like -- June Edition
1-Oliver's good health
2-Sandwiches...preferably ones with avocado, sprouts, cheese, and crisp veggies
3-Riding with the windows down
4-Vacuuming
5-That there are maybe 2 movies I want to see in theaters this summer...makes it easy not to spend money. Thanks for making crappy, unoriginal, moneygrabbing blockbusters this year Hollywood!
6-Running (once in awhile)
7-Turkey Dogs
8-When my hair smells like campfire long after the campfire
9-S'more gatherings :)
10-Josh's farmer's tan
11-Taking naps in my backyard
12-Impending awesome vacation
13-Finishing a book in one or two days...no easy task being the mother of a toddler
14-Modern plumbing
15-Naps on rainy days with the fan blowing in the rain smells
16-Pretty much napping, in general
17-Fantasizing of owning a 160 gig ipod someday
18-Dancing all spastic like
19-Kickball...I think there needs to be a kickball game soon
20-Mimosas
21-Netflix
22-Making baklava with my some of my besties
23-Youtube videos of Sasquatch...I'm not ready to let go
24-Playing tennis with my dad
25-Fried foods...unfortunately
26-Kool Aid popsicles
27-Long walks with Oliver
28-Pine Cones
29-Oliver reading his "Brown Bear Brown Bear" book to me
30-Fantasizing of owning even a cheap bbq grill
2-Sandwiches...preferably ones with avocado, sprouts, cheese, and crisp veggies
3-Riding with the windows down
4-Vacuuming
5-That there are maybe 2 movies I want to see in theaters this summer...makes it easy not to spend money. Thanks for making crappy, unoriginal, moneygrabbing blockbusters this year Hollywood!
6-Running (once in awhile)
7-Turkey Dogs
8-When my hair smells like campfire long after the campfire
9-S'more gatherings :)
10-Josh's farmer's tan
11-Taking naps in my backyard
12-Impending awesome vacation
13-Finishing a book in one or two days...no easy task being the mother of a toddler
14-Modern plumbing
15-Naps on rainy days with the fan blowing in the rain smells
16-Pretty much napping, in general
17-Fantasizing of owning a 160 gig ipod someday
18-Dancing all spastic like
19-Kickball...I think there needs to be a kickball game soon
20-Mimosas
21-Netflix
22-Making baklava with my some of my besties
23-Youtube videos of Sasquatch...I'm not ready to let go
24-Playing tennis with my dad
25-Fried foods...unfortunately
26-Kool Aid popsicles
27-Long walks with Oliver
28-Pine Cones
29-Oliver reading his "Brown Bear Brown Bear" book to me
30-Fantasizing of owning even a cheap bbq grill
Thursday, June 3, 2010
My Sasquatch Experience
Sasquatch music festival was an amazing time. For one it was great to spend some time with my husband, sister and her boyfriend. I will never forget sharing this weekend with them. Secondly, there were many amazing performances that I'm happy I got to see. I've been reading what critics thought were the "best" of the weekend. The cool thing is that everybody has an experience molded to their musical tastes. Some of my favorites were:
-Mumford and Sons set Saturday afternoon. The crowd got really into it and pretty much everyone was singing along. These guys are one of my favorite bands right now. Love everything about their music.
-Freelance Whales performing Sunday evening. We came their just after we found out that City and Colour canceled, and they were fantastic.
-Vampire Weekend playing the mainstage just as the sun was setting on the gorge.
-Laying in the grass and listening to Massive Attack under a blanket, looking at the night sky and falling asleep.
-Dancing to Passion Pit and watching an inflatable whale bounce over people's heads.
-Sitting on the top of the hill watching all the people jump up and down on the floor during LCD Soundsystem.
-Slow dancing with Josh to She & Him and Camera Obscura
-Spazzy dancing to Dirty Projectors and the dance tent
-The first half an hour of My Morning Jacket before it got freezing
-Seeing all of the current fashion trends. It seems kinda lame to wear native american feather's if you're white. Also the 90s seem to be coming back and holy crap were there a lot of old school basketball jerseys.
-Josh getting his alcohol wristband taking away from him because of the way he was dancing and the guy telling him "you were obviously intoxicated when you came in here" True, we were a little bit but Josh dances like that all of the time.
-Coming back to camp and eating turkey dogs...drinking mimosas in the mornings
These were just a few highlights of the trip. I definitely missed Oliver, showers, and not sharing porta potties with thousands of other people. On the whole though it was an amazing trip (one that this lame blog entry doesn't do justice too) and I would love to go again next year.
-Mumford and Sons set Saturday afternoon. The crowd got really into it and pretty much everyone was singing along. These guys are one of my favorite bands right now. Love everything about their music.
-Freelance Whales performing Sunday evening. We came their just after we found out that City and Colour canceled, and they were fantastic.
-Vampire Weekend playing the mainstage just as the sun was setting on the gorge.
-Laying in the grass and listening to Massive Attack under a blanket, looking at the night sky and falling asleep.
-Dancing to Passion Pit and watching an inflatable whale bounce over people's heads.
-Sitting on the top of the hill watching all the people jump up and down on the floor during LCD Soundsystem.
-Slow dancing with Josh to She & Him and Camera Obscura
-Spazzy dancing to Dirty Projectors and the dance tent
-The first half an hour of My Morning Jacket before it got freezing
-Seeing all of the current fashion trends. It seems kinda lame to wear native american feather's if you're white. Also the 90s seem to be coming back and holy crap were there a lot of old school basketball jerseys.
-Josh getting his alcohol wristband taking away from him because of the way he was dancing and the guy telling him "you were obviously intoxicated when you came in here" True, we were a little bit but Josh dances like that all of the time.
-Coming back to camp and eating turkey dogs...drinking mimosas in the mornings
These were just a few highlights of the trip. I definitely missed Oliver, showers, and not sharing porta potties with thousands of other people. On the whole though it was an amazing trip (one that this lame blog entry doesn't do justice too) and I would love to go again next year.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Sound Byte
Me: Pinched arm and said to Ollie "I'm getting kinda chunky" and made a sad face.
Oliver: Epic jumped from one couch to the next with a giant smile on his face and then shouted "I'm a FLYING chunky!"
Oliver: Epic jumped from one couch to the next with a giant smile on his face and then shouted "I'm a FLYING chunky!"
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Sasquatch
We are going to Sasquatch in just a few days! Here are some songs I really hope to hear while we're there (In case you were curious) A few of the bands I didn't really know of until Josh bought the tickets and I've enjoyed getting to know all of the music in preparation :) A lot are bands that I've loved for awhile. It's a nice mix of both. There's even a few comedians mixed in that I hope we get to see. And Josh get's to see his celebrity crush on stage.
I'm really looking forward to people watching too. It's going to be great to get away for a few days with people I love. I'm as much excited about the experience as the music. Anyway, I've been excited for three months and the day is almost here that we get to go on our adventure. I've tried really hard not to be too obnoxious about it but I can't really contain my excitement.
I'm really looking forward to people watching too. It's going to be great to get away for a few days with people I love. I'm as much excited about the experience as the music. Anyway, I've been excited for three months and the day is almost here that we get to go on our adventure. I've tried really hard not to be too obnoxious about it but I can't really contain my excitement.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
30 Things I Like--May Edition
1-Walks
2-The fact that all of our flowers and lawn aren't dead yet
3-The way Oliver pronounces l's...yions instead of lions
4-Going computer free once in awhile
5-Sasquatch!
6-Shaved Ice
7-Reading books to Oliver
8-new Arcade Fire coming soon
9-reading books in the back yard
10-Learning
11-Watching Oliver try to blow dandelion seeds, he always blows through the gap in his teeth and the seeds don't move, so he rips the dandelion apart instead
12-Talking in a Yoda voice
13-Pulling weeds
14-Swimming
15-Weekend camping trips
16-Listening to itunes while perusing online job sites. Job hunting is pretty discouraging these days, so at least the music makes me happy.
17-Snuggling with Oliver while watching Caillou
18-Disneyland: I would like to go at least once a year. Must be all the subliminal messages.
19-The hope of a better 2010 right around the corner
20-Our little park
21-Watching Oliver play with sidewalk chalk
22-The thought of Josh being able to go to school full time
23-BBQ Chicken (we just need a bbq)
24-One day owning a hammock
25-Skipping Rocks (my record is three)
26-Rafting trips
27-Luxurious shampoos and conditioners
28-Painting...going to start making art again
29-Working hard, full-time, for a nice paycheck :)
30-Sleeping Bags
2-The fact that all of our flowers and lawn aren't dead yet
3-The way Oliver pronounces l's...yions instead of lions
4-Going computer free once in awhile
5-Sasquatch!
6-Shaved Ice
7-Reading books to Oliver
8-new Arcade Fire coming soon
9-reading books in the back yard
10-Learning
11-Watching Oliver try to blow dandelion seeds, he always blows through the gap in his teeth and the seeds don't move, so he rips the dandelion apart instead
12-Talking in a Yoda voice
13-Pulling weeds
14-Swimming
15-Weekend camping trips
16-Listening to itunes while perusing online job sites. Job hunting is pretty discouraging these days, so at least the music makes me happy.
17-Snuggling with Oliver while watching Caillou
18-Disneyland: I would like to go at least once a year. Must be all the subliminal messages.
19-The hope of a better 2010 right around the corner
20-Our little park
21-Watching Oliver play with sidewalk chalk
22-The thought of Josh being able to go to school full time
23-BBQ Chicken (we just need a bbq)
24-One day owning a hammock
25-Skipping Rocks (my record is three)
26-Rafting trips
27-Luxurious shampoos and conditioners
28-Painting...going to start making art again
29-Working hard, full-time, for a nice paycheck :)
30-Sleeping Bags
Thursday, May 13, 2010
My love affair with Lost
You may be wondering why I haven't written in awhile. It is mainly because right now I'm a little obsessed with catching up on LOST.
When I was younger, I never really paid much attention to tv shows. The only shows I really watched were on Nickelodeon or I Love Lucy. Nickelodeon had these awesome shows that involved slime, and is there really anything more compelling than slime? I think not.
90210? Never watched. ER? Nope. Friends? Uh uh. Ok, I did watch Tiny Toons and a lot of kid shows. I just never really got into watching shows that were full blown pop culture events. Maybe episodes here and there, but never really sat down to watch a show at a certain time on a certain night of the week. Wonder Years was pretty awesome though.
I think netflix has awoken the latent tv junkie in my soul. It makes it so damn easy to watch hours and hours of television! (and there's Hulu too!) It's like I'm making up for all of that lost time now. I think the fact that we have unlimited instant netflix + small entertainment budget + a little one that makes it difficult to go out on certain occasions makes it really easy for me to become addicted.
Anyway, I started watching Lost last winter and I'm now only 4 episodes behind. I've made it some kind of goal to catch up so I can watch the series finale with everyone else. I want to take a break from it because I'm not especially crazy about where they've taken the story, but I can't "give up" now. I am too emotionally invested in fictional character's lives :) There are some pretty amazing elements to this story, but I confess I'm a little disappointed after investing so much time that things are turning out how they are. I think I've watched at most 7 episodes in one day (at about 45 minutes each)
Sometimes I feel like I'm not being a good mother when I have my face glued to the television. So when this show is done, I am gonna cool it on the tv for awhile. It's been fun while it's lasted though :)
When I was younger, I never really paid much attention to tv shows. The only shows I really watched were on Nickelodeon or I Love Lucy. Nickelodeon had these awesome shows that involved slime, and is there really anything more compelling than slime? I think not.
90210? Never watched. ER? Nope. Friends? Uh uh. Ok, I did watch Tiny Toons and a lot of kid shows. I just never really got into watching shows that were full blown pop culture events. Maybe episodes here and there, but never really sat down to watch a show at a certain time on a certain night of the week. Wonder Years was pretty awesome though.
I think netflix has awoken the latent tv junkie in my soul. It makes it so damn easy to watch hours and hours of television! (and there's Hulu too!) It's like I'm making up for all of that lost time now. I think the fact that we have unlimited instant netflix + small entertainment budget + a little one that makes it difficult to go out on certain occasions makes it really easy for me to become addicted.
Anyway, I started watching Lost last winter and I'm now only 4 episodes behind. I've made it some kind of goal to catch up so I can watch the series finale with everyone else. I want to take a break from it because I'm not especially crazy about where they've taken the story, but I can't "give up" now. I am too emotionally invested in fictional character's lives :) There are some pretty amazing elements to this story, but I confess I'm a little disappointed after investing so much time that things are turning out how they are. I think I've watched at most 7 episodes in one day (at about 45 minutes each)
Sometimes I feel like I'm not being a good mother when I have my face glued to the television. So when this show is done, I am gonna cool it on the tv for awhile. It's been fun while it's lasted though :)
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