2013 - Week 7

Well, we're off on another week. This week marks the Day o' Love. OooLaLa!

Monday started off pretty standard...except my mother in law came to our house to watch the girls so I wouldn't have to take them out in the snow. So, that saved me a little time. Even with the new coating of snow, traffic actually wasn't as horrible as I was expecting, which was quite refreshing! The girls had just woken up from their naps when I arrived home, so we started dinner, watched some shows and hung out for a bit. After dinner it was the usual play, relax, bedtime. I got my workout in and called it a day.

Tuesday started off SUPER exciting! Our Wisconsin Dells 2013 trip is officially booked! We're meeting our friends from Indiana there again and we're staying in a big suite together at the beginning of April. We had such an amazing time last year. I'm so excited to go again, and to see our friends. The rest of the day was pretty low key. Today was my "break day" from my workout, so I was able to have a pretty relaxing night - much needed!

You never get too old to play in a box!

Wednesday ended up being much more chaotic than anticipated.The morning started off fine. Both of the girls have been pretty good about dressing themselves lately. Olivia has obviously been able to for a while, but we just always did it for them. Lately though, I lay their clothes out, and they've been changing themselves. Seriously, it's AMAZING! It saves me so much rushing around in the morning...they get dressed while I'm finishing getting ready and packing my food for work...by the time I'm ready, they're dressed and I just have to do their hair and get them out the door. FANTASTIC! Work went fine...then, they chaos hit. When I got to school to pick the girls up, Olivia's teacher asked me if I'd like a class list for Valentines. Ummm...that's TOMORROW!!!!! I assumed they didn't exchange cards since I hadn't heard anything, or received a class list. Jokes on me I guess! So, we rushed home, I quick made dinner and got that going, then ran out the door as soon as Christian got home. Stopped at Walmart...NO cards left. Seriously. Ran to Target and I was able to get some Hello Kitty cards for the girls, and Spiderman cards for the boys. Rushed home, ate MY dinner quick, wrote out cards (which, of course, included inserting little tiny note pads into each one), taped some candy to the outside and packed them up. By the time I finished that, and washed the dishes/cleaned the kitchen up, it was bedtime for the girls. Then, still not done, down to the basement I went to workout. FINALLY, at 9:15, I was able to sit down. I watched a show and passed out. Never enough hours in the day, that's for sure! But, we're done and ready for Valentine's Day!

Thursday was all about the love! Christian got the day off to an AMAZING start. He had a bouquet of mini-roses waiting for me on the counter, along with a card. In the card was a picture of my salon (which, I haven't been to in 2.5 years)...turns out, he got a hold of my stylist and made me a hair appointment for this Saturday. I can't believe it - I was so shocked! This is by far the most thoughtful thing he's ever done for me...I am over the moon with my groom right now! The work day went quickly - we got another round of snow overnight, so the drive and the parking lot were crappy. But, we celebrated the February birthdays in my office today, so we had some cake! YUM (even though my piece was as small as humanly possible). I left work a tad early to pick up some steaks to grill tonight and a small case of beer for Christian (his romantic gift from me, LOL), get my workout in and pack the girls' gifts up. I picked them up from school with all of their goodies from their classmates. They each had a photo Valentines gift for me too - super cute!   The girls opened their gifts as soon a we got home, we baked some cupcakes, played for a while and they ate dinner. Christian grilled our steaks as soon as he got home, we ate and we all hung out for a while. Such a busy day, but a great one!

Friday FINALLY marked the end of the week. The week was pretty busy, but, for some reason, it just seemed to draaaag on. Today started with my weekly weigh in, and I was FINALLY down. I lost 1.8lbs this week, back to a total of 32lbs lost. Hopefully I can keep this momentum up! Olivia was still napping when I got to my mom's house to pick the girls up, so she and I chatted and played with Amelia until she woke up. Christian picked up some Thai food for dinner on his way home - YUM! Once the girls were in bed, we cuddled up for a movie night (what's new?!?). Tonight was "Ted" and "Pitch Perfect" - both very good...lots of laughs tonight! Nothing like a relaxing movie night to end a long week.

Somebody got into a ring pop! There's no hiding that...

Saturday was a pretty exciting day. It started off pretty normal. I did some of my usual cleaning...dishes, sweeping and picking up. We ate some breakfast, and Olivia and I were off to her swim class. It crazy how much better she gets from week to week. She's getting better at going under water, and really learning how to user her arms and legs. She seems to really love it too, so it's a pretty big success so far. After class, we ate some lunch, I showered and got ready for the day, and the girls went down for their naps. Then, I was off for my big salon appointment!! It's been WAY too long, and Irma is always pretty excited to see me because I usually have something drastic in mind. This time was no different...my plan was to chop all of my hair and donate it (again), and add some color to it. And, that's exactly what I did! I kept my natural color, and just added in some red and light highlights. Everything turned out great, and she threw in a free hand wax-dip, which I've never done, and was super cool. My appointment was later in the day, so it was really just me and her in the salon...peaceful music, quiet atmosphere - SO RELAXING. Exactly what I needed. And, I love the way my hair turned out, so it was a perfect way to spend the afternoon. We had some dinner when I got home, and Christian was off to hang out with a friend from work for a bit, while I caught up on some shows. More relaxing - no complaints here!

Sunday was another pretty exciting day...haircut day for the girls! Olivia has been begging me for months to cut her hair - especially after her friend Annabelle cut hers. I've been putting it off - she has such long, beautiful hair. But, we finally decided to give in, and go for it. Heck, it's just hair - it grows back, and it's fun to try new things! And, now that I've cut my hair, I would never hear the end of it if we didn't let her. So, after some breakfast and starting laundry, we were off to Kids Hair. Both of the girls got their hair cut - they both did great, and they LOVE their new 'do's. Olivia played with her hair ALL DAY, she couldn't get enough of it. Amelia's hair lays pretty great, so we got her some bangs. They're shorter than I would like, but I'll probably let them grow out a bit, and attempt to trim them myself when they get too long. But, they both look super cute. FUN! After out appointment, the girls took their naps. Christian and I were both pretty exhausted, so we took some cat naps ourselves. We were off to my mom's for dinner and chatting when the girls got up, and Olivia actually stayed there to spend the night. Amelia's terrible two's were in full force tonight, but she finally calmed down a bit when we got home. THANK GOD, because she was really grading on my last nerve. She is most definitely our wild child - I sometimes think she was meant to be a boy! LOL. It was finally time for bed, and we were all beyond exhausted. I'm off of work tomorrow for Presidents Day, and it will be a welcomed day off, that's for sure!

So, that ends another week. Lots of LOVE, and some new, fresh looks for the Duran girls. AWESOME!