The Weekend

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! We enjoyed Lucy's one-year birthday party on Saturday. What a celebration it was! Darling decorations all coordinated in pink and white and Lucy had her own custom-made pink and white bib with her name on it. How cute to see her in her glory watching Mom open all of the presents! To read more on the life of Lucy, go to: lucybugslife.blogspot.com for those of you who are not familiar with Lucy and her family. Get ready for an incredible story! Here are some party pics:





I was also able to have a (short) reunion with some friends on Saturday. Amy and Aimee hadn't seen Crosby yet so they and Steph came over. After roaming around in the house for a month straight and not getting out much, it is SO refreshing when visitors come! We had fun times running up to the Kmart photo booth taking crazy pictures like we were in eighth grade all over again. It was a project Steph is working on so we indulged her wishes. Won't post any of those since they were a little too freaky looking...



D just began his first graveyard shift Saturday night. He has been in training for his new job the past month and it has been a day schedule so he's been here with us in the morning and at night. Now things are doing an about face as far as scheduling goes and we've been dreading this a bit but we will work through it. The only sad thing is D will miss a little more of what Crosby is up to. Like today I was up at my parents' and Cros was breaking into these adorable grins all afternoon! He is just now doing some smiles "on purpose." Here's one I caught with my phone camera:

I Should Be... Writing

Lately I haven't made time to do much for myself besides dink around on the computer a bit and spy on other people's blogs for a few minutes at a time. Normally if the baby is sleeping for an hour or so I have MAYBE three choices: eat, sleep, or shower. Just now I chose to shake things up and revisit my "book cupboard." I am not a material girl by any means and I'd like to say that I would be content when leaving this world to take NONE of it with me EXCEPT for: my Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath. Sylvia's writing speaks to me in a profuse way and it was exactly what I needed this evening! I so enjoyed reading over excerpts that I had highlighted years ago... loved her comment on Spring: "Cheers for spring; for life; for a growing soul." It made me remember how I love to write. Writing, like any skill, is best done after consistent practice so I need to get going and incorporate it into each day as a habit. Loved her idea of what a poem is: "Poems are moment's monuments." She also wrote, "I must be lean and write and make worlds beside this to live in." Wow and she wan't even a new mom yet (: Thanks for the inspiration, Sylvia!

Spring!

An entire month has gone by since Crosby came into our lives; can't believe it! It has been a blur of highs and lows while trying to adjust to this new person that is now in our possession. D and I are the epitomy of new parents; sometimes we wonder if we are even fully dressed. Did I button my shirt today? Did I zip up my pants? Yep. It's true. Anyway, I find it incredible that our guy can adapt to the frightening world outside the womb so quickly and efficiently. Love you Mr. Cros!




One of my favorite things about Spring is the Odyssey Dance Theatre. They perform locally and if you have not enjoyed one of their shows yet you should... it would be well worth your time and money. Here is the link to their site: www.odysseydance.com. A not-very-well-known secret is that if you buy your ticket the day of the performance you can get it at half price with a student ID. They are fabulous! Go see them if you can swing it.

Here are a few recent pictures including Easter Sunday; enjoy...


"Uncle Buck" and baby








At Granny B's









Easter







At Nan and Grandpa's









Lis, D, and Crosby

Sugar, Sugar

With Spring officially arriving today, what better way to celebrate than to take a leisurely walk with a friend in the park? I'm thinking for my friend Christina the walk was VERY leisurely but for me it was the best workout I've had in months... dare I say 7 months or so! C and I have been friends for years now and we usually walk, play tennis, rollerblade, or run at Sugarhouse Park or Highland High. Can't wait 'til I'm in the condition to do more and we can get back in our groove.

Our walk around the park this evening was set to an unexpected soundtrack... bagpipes. Some guy was basically in the trees next to the babbling brook playing some tunes on his bagpipes. It was quite lovely. Then we saw the full moon which I attempted to capture with my phone camera. Consider this a vision test; can you find the little spot of a moon? Hopefully most of you saw the real thing; so gorgeous! Thanks for a nice chat and for being my best galpal, Special C. Love you!

Wearing (or not) O' the Green

This year St. Patty's was a bit different than previous times... not that I've ever celebrated an extravagent St. Patrick's Day or anything but the picture above should just about illustrate the Irish extent of the day minus D cooking up some potatoes and sausage for breakfast. That felt kind of Irish. Oh, I ate Lucky Charms to acknowledge the holiday! And a corn muffin now that I really think about it. Forgot to wear green, but since my 3-week-old doesn't do much pinching it worked out okay. I grabbed our "dog" and put him in this picture because we dress him up for holidays. No worries: the dog was a hand-me-down, therefore we did not spend any of our own hard-earned cash on him. Just couldn't bear to let him go at the ol' family yard sale. Stay tuned for more of our no-name plastic pet in the near future. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Starting: Now

Nan and Crosby at the Shop



With my last posting being on 12/27/07 I have been thinking: I am not a successful blogger. Here I go though giving it a second chance. Thanks to my bro Cam and his wife for the inspiration!

So as many of you know my sweet mom found out she had uterine cancer about two weeks ago and she just underwent surgery to remove it. Yes it was shocking to find this out but I am a firm believer of: positive thoughts = positive results and... my mom has been surrounded with optimism and I think it is working. So are everyone's prayers! We all believe her recovery isn't far away. Hang in there Mom!

Today is a beautifully snowy Sunday. D and I and Crosby looked out the window at the huge trees looming over the street; all those branches cradling white piles of snow. Salt Lake's weather is so unpredictable in March! Spring comes and goes but pretty much stays come April. Can't wait to get outside!