Back to School Blues

There is something special about the night before school starts. Do you know what I am talking about? Lump in your stomach {'cause you are a little nervous} but still really excited {like you are going to Disneyland the next day}. I was just at dinner with all of my nieces and nephews who are going back to school. All of the them were full of excitement and wonder and anticipation for the coming year. All had their first day outfit already laid out and ready to put on. I remember every year {even up to when I was a senior in high school} it would take me a little extra time to fall asleep that Sunday night in anticipation for what the following day would bring.

For the first time in 20 years I am not going back to school -whether as a student or a teacher. This has been a day I have been thinking about ever since I got pregnant. It is 11:03 pm. I should be laying in bed, tossing and turning, thinking about the group of 11 and 12 year-olds that I will spend the next 180 days with. I should be wondering if I have everything ready in my classroom. I should have my back-to-school outfit laid out. Instead, all the teaching supplies I own are sitting in my living room. Instead, I just got done giving Mason his last feeding. Instead of worrying about adolescents I am wondering if my infant is going to let me sleep until 7 am. Instead, tomorrow is just another day of full of laundry and dirty bottles, and working smiles out of my boy. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade that little guy across the hall for anything, but that doesn't mean I won't shed a tear {or two} because I am no longer part of something I have spent my whole life doing -going back to school.

So, to all those out there going back to school tomorrow {students and teachers}: Good luck, enjoy the year!

Another Year older...

...and wiser too? I turned a quarter of a century old this year. Ryan's sister, Monica, got married the day previous so we were in Utah for my birthday. Ryan special ordered a cake for me from Costco. Can you tell what's going on in the picture below?? He wanted the cake to have something on it that represented me. So since I like to shop {a lot} and enjoy running it is a picture of a girl crossing the finish line with shopping bags in her hand...I have such a creative husband!!! I picked out some new running shoes and then Ryan got me some new shorts and socks. {Hopefully all of that will give me the motivation I need to actually start running again regularly!}We also celebrated our second wedding anniversary on August 8. Ryan woke me up to a breakfast he made and then that evening Ryan's dad was in town so he watched Mason while Ryan and I had a romantic dinner at BJ's. Maybe not the most romantic restaurant, but really delish.

HELP!!!

My house is a disaster.
The laundry is piling up.
I've skipped a few meals.
I'm not even going to tell you the last time I showered!

What is it that has torn me away from my life??

Just pages to go until I finish!

{Don't worry, this little guy hasn't lost any of my attention...yet}

Same Name

There is a new show on CBS called Same Name. The celebrity trades places with the person who has the same name as them. There is a place on the website where you can post a picture and write a short blurb about what it's like to have the same name as a celebrity. I submitted my information today and they put me on the website. Here's the link -check it out!

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/same_name/stories/