Well, Hello!

Sorry, I've been doing the out of touch thing again.

Things have been very overwhelming for me lately.

For example, yesterday, the Hubs and I had to drop one of the cars off at the dealership for repairs. He picked me up from work, and we came home to a house full of pistachios. Yes. The dogs managed to scavenge out a bag of pistachios and devour them. In every corner of the house.

Do you know pistachio shells hurt when you step on them?

I have been doing a lot the past few weeks - 

We visited my brother and some good friends in Washington, DC a few weekends ago. It was so much fun. Then we had to visit my in-laws, which was not nearly as much fun.

N developed an ear infection and refused to sleep. We finished some antibiotics and go back to the ped tomorrow, also our 9-month well visit. My baby has officially been "out" longer than she was "in". That actually happened a few weeks ago (not *quite* nine months), but still trying to work through those emotions.

To get N back to sleeping, we did sleep training. It took a few bottles of wine, but we only deal with a few whimpers when we put her to sleep now, which is an awesome improvement on the banshee wailing. I still get sad when I put her to sleep in her bed and not with me. But she's getting to be a big girl, and everyone sleeps better.

We blew up the baby pool in the backyard and spent our Memorial Day basking in the sun, and sharing the baby pool. We're classy, I tell ya.

I was going to sign up for a marathon and shock ya'll with my intense training schedule. I didn't. It was a combination of chickening out and people telling me I couldn't do it. I am really bummed by that. Like, REALLY, REALLY bummed. But, let's face it. I am too out of shape to tackle that right now. I think my other option is to start training, and sign up for a marathon later in the year. We'll see. I have high hopes to tackle a half-marathon at least. It's a good distance to train for, and it won't kill my body. Plus, I have done it a few times, so I know I can handle it. I just need to get there.

The Hubs and I have been at each other's throats a LOT lately. I am  convinced it has a lot to with lack of sleep, and we are both working hard to strike a better life balance and get along.

I bought a bike helmet with the intention of biking to work (5 miles). I have not done it yet, as I have not woken up early enough. I live just off a pretty busy road, so my plan is to leave early and avoid as much traffic as possible. I had my bag packed and everything (so I could change at work) today, but I couldn't manage to be ready in time. Maybe later? Oh, and this week it's supposed to be about a thousand degrees, so that should be awesome.

I have officially become obsessed with Pinterest. It's quite addicting, and the number of pretty things to look at? OMG. You have no idea.

My goals this month -

I hope to share my favorite pasta recipe, along with a few others for you. The farmer's market is open and I am obsessed, so you can help me cook new and different things like swiss chard and kohlrabi.

We are going to visit the in-laws again this month, as well as a trip to visit Lust and Mr. Lust in South Carolina. In an ideal world, I would like to take some badass pictures, rather than those lame things with my blackberry.

Ok, so I only have two goals. DEAL WITH IT. We gotta set the bar pretty low if we want to accomplish things around here. :)

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming!