Pretty Penny

The cost of living keeps on going up up up..... and our jobs are not compensating. I keep asking my dad what is going to happen to our economy.  What do you do though we need things so we have to keep buying no mater what the prices do.  I have been really good about shopping until this month I really went overboard.  Well I had to let me emphasize had to switch phone companies so I could talk to Sarah unlimited! It just so happens the new phone I picked out was not that cheap.  I then had to get my hair cut. Which I do not know if I really like it. I definitely have bangs! When I walked in Timmy wouldn't even make eye contact with me. I asked him if he liked it and he actually said no. This was another lesson he had to learn the hard way. I think I might like it better in a few weeks when the new haircut look wears off some.  

Hannah and Lauren came over Saturday night and we wanted to watch August Rush..... 2 DVD players later and lots of cords we couldn't figure out how to hook it up.  It was actually pretty comical.  We were able to get sound on one without a picture and then the other one we got the picture without any sound.  Needless to say we then just gabbed until about 1:00am.  Baby Eric is getting so big and he is so adorable.  His latest trick is that he grabs his feet.  HE is such a good baby he eventually just went to sleep in Lauren's lap.  I called Timmy and told him that Baby Eric looked great in our Condo and that I think we should get one. He had No comment!

All shook up!

Earthquake? yeah right.... that is what I told Timmy when are fan was shaking from side to side when we woke up on Friday morning around 4:20am.  He jumped out of bed and was like "whoa it was almost like an earthquake", I actually sat up and laughed at him and told him to get back in bed.  Believe me he was the first to call me on his way to work to have me eat my words.  The whole concept of an earthquake to me is pretty amazing.  As long as it is small enough that people don't get hurt. I never felt the after shocks at work though. I guess you never know what mother nature is gong to do here in the STL.

I absolutely love this warm weather! I have been taking time out of my busy stressful schedule to stop an enjoy what a beautiful time of year it is.  Today I sat and wondered why do I spread myself so thin that I am most of the time on the verge of tears trying to get it all in one day.  Other people do it so I feel like why can't I? I think I am going to cut back and try to enjoy life a little more instead of just existing and going from task to task.  I want to start reading books for fun!!! So that is going to be my goal here after my finals next week.

We went to a wedding this weekend and it was really beautifully done.  It was great to catch up with friends!!

Happy 27th Birthday Matty Boy!

Matty turns 27 on April 7th and we had a little early celebration tonight.  I would have to say his favorite gift was this aesthetically pleasing paper shredder that shreds Cd's and DVDs.  It is pretty high tech. It lights up and everything.  He said that Carol was going to freak out at how cool it is.  He pretty much was trying to shred everything imaginable.  Lucky for me I walked in just in time to hear my husband offer my credit cards to him.  I put a stop to that!  Ben was adorable as always he ate his little mashed squash, carrots, peas and raspberries and for dessert he had his rice puffs. This kid is amazing he has never had anything but organic fruits and vegetables and he has never had any sugar.  She goes to whole foods and buys all the vegetables and cooks them, purees them, and then freezes them in ice cube trays. Throughout the week she can pull out a cube of each vegetable and defrost them and that's his meals. Now that takes a dedicated mother.  Ben entertained us pretty much all evening until he basically passed out.  It seems like he is just cuter and cuter every time we see him.  

Sarah and Josh leave on Thursday so it will be an emotional week for the whole Bills clan.