This week:

I feel like my week revolved around school this week. I can't even remember if I did something other than that. I worked on a HUGE paper i had to turn in school due on thursday and Oh my i can't believe i'm all done with that. All the tears (in case you haven't noticed i'm a bit of a cry baby) and hard work and sleepless nights and i'm-going-to-jump-out-the-window moments payed off. I had the best grades of all my classmates and the book i wrote (yes, i wrote a 100 page book and several small 50 page booklets) will be kept at the university's library as part of their student research collection.

Also, this weekend boyfriend welcomed to town 2 of his best friends which i did not know and what a glad surprise it was. We had a chill afternoon, we had a late lunch date with them and sat at a coffee shop and talked and chilled there for a little bit. the next day we celebrated our anniversary. We had plans to go to a Kings of Convenience concert but instead, boyfriend stayed with Amelia in the morning while i slept, we went out to get some lunch (Amelia tried the tofu and liked it! Woot! Woot!) and then took a nap. (lazy huh?)

*i really i'm trying to remember what we did this week but i can't, something must be wrong with my head, I'm glad i took some pictures.*

Thankful for

Found via Pinterest

It was a rough week but in the middle of all the insanity going on around here I am thankful for so many things.

I'm thankful for boyfriend. He is so so supportive and even though he may or may not agree with me in some things he is still with me no matter what. I am crazy in love with him and I adore him for picking me up when i'm in tears and telling me he thinks i'm beautiful.

I'm thankful for rainy days

...and the 30 minutes of sun we get in the morning before it starts pouring down.

I'm thankful for my dad and his wise words.

I'm thankful for Amelia. Because she FINALLY understood that mommy needs some love. (She comes up to me whenever she feels like it and gives me kisses and hugs and cuddles with me. Some people might not now how huge of a deal this is because she's never been very affectionate and i think she is a very independent little person.)

I'm thankful for boyfriend's family that opened the door for us to stay here for the week.

I'm thankful for burgers, because if you know me you know I could live by only eating burgers and sunshine.

I'm thankful for boyfriend getting home early from work. I love love love spending the afternoons with baby and him cuddling and being lazy,

I'm thankful for having inspiring words in my life that help me look at things from another perspective.

I'm thankful for my family.

Phone Photo Dump

 
 
 

"My soul hath been redeemed from the gall of bitterness and bonds of iniquity. I was in the darkest abyss; but now I behold the marvelous light of God. My soul was racked with eternal torment; but I am snatched, and my soul is pained no more"

This quote is actually getting me through the week.

Enough said.

The chocolate milkshake from heaven

Found a recipe for frozen hot chocolate on Pinterest the other day and I had to make it. Oh lord was it good. I made some changes though and improvised as I went, I guess you could say I'm not very good at following orders. Throw some ADD to the mix and ta-dah!

My new favorite thing to do at home is to try the awesome recipes I found around the internet to share with boyfriend and the best thing of it all is that he is willing to try everything I make and manages to sound convincing when he says they are delicious.

Already tried:

-Grilled cheese mac n' cheese sandwich

-Cheesy chicken, bacon and avocado quesadillas

-Oven Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders 

-BBQ chicken sandwiches

-And the mightiest sandwich of them all: The Flatiron from The grilled cheese academy. (Our favorite web page ever!)

And already planning some others.

So thank you boyfriend for letting me use you as a guinea pig and feed you with all those crazy things I make. I hope that you never get sick and won't want to eat them with me anymore.

i love you

From the archives: Pictures that make me happy.

 

A whole lotta nothing.

So, it's Sunday.

The last day of the suckiest week of the year.

This week was awful, terrible, horrendous, hideous, atrocious, unpleasant, awful, dreadful, terrible, appalling, horrendous and that is just the start.

I've been sick.

Amelia was sick.

Boyfriend was sick and full of work.

Amelia had a bloody nose.

All that blood made me sick and I could hear my heart pound through my ears, I thought my skull was going to explode.

Then, I was sick again.

The days went by and it's finally Sunday.

Boyfriend took Amelia to his mother's house to spend the day there and suddenly I'm here all alone. I have nothing to do. No responsibilities, no work to be done, no bottles to wash, no food to be cooked, no baby to entertain NO NOTHING.

I can't remember the last time this happened and I can't remember what I did with all that free time i had. Besides obviously annoying boyfriend with phone calls every 3 seconds and bombarding the phones of everyone with them with 454656654 whatsapp messages whining about how much I miss my baby and I have nothing to do with my time.

They left 2 hours ago and here is what I've done so far:

- Took a nap

- Had lunch

- Look through my phone pictures

- Watch a bit of lds general conference to get some work for school done.

- Then remembered I have next week off school.

- Whine

- Whine

- Nothing

-Whine

- Whine

- Whine

- Nothing

- Whine

AND you guessed it whine some more.

I tried picking up the house and getting some chores ticked off the to do list but then I felt too bummed out to do that.

I though I should get some reading done but then I didn't feel like doing that.

I really don't know what I'm supposed to be doing but I feel like I'm wasting my time.

For now I'm just going to lay in bed quietly and fantasize about this place:

Hilton Hotel Bora Bora

The wonderfulness of the Quinny Buzz.

Can I get an AMEN?

We purchased the Quinny buzz stroller after months and months of drooling over it. From the moment when new of its existence it was like everyone owned one and took it out to rub it in our face. We used to have a crappy old stroller and we never payed much attention to it because... well, basically it worked just fine and did the trick.

We went several times to the store and hung around making a bizzillion questions about it trying to figure if it was going to work for us.

Then it Happened.

We walked in one day and saw it. The quinny buzz curious colors limited edition.

OH.MY.GOD. It was beautiful. No, it was more than beautiful, It was perfect. I knew it was THE ONE from the moment I saw it but boyfriend was a little hesitant due to the fact that is more expensive than the regular one.

We discussed it and of course I got my way and boyfriend said yes.

Finally, we got it and its been the best purchase we've done so far in regard to baby stuff (Also the biggest expense). From the moment we sat baby A in it she was as in love with it as we were. She laughed and clapped and squeaked from joy. Ahhh, it was a beautiful moment. She loved something that daddy worked so hard to give her. She could not believe her eyes. After the thrill was over, Amelia took a moment in silence to inspect every last detail from the comfyness of her stroller and finally gave a smile in form of approval.

Seriously one of the best days. 

So, after a week of owning this beauty there are a few things I can say about it.

1. It is SO comfortable for the little passenger! Amelia loves to nap in it.

2. Super easy to maneuver and move around.

3. The little diaper bag that comes in the back is THE best. We used to carry an insanely oversized diaper bag with a ton of things we didn't even need or use. Now we get whatever we may need in that small one and it's been working just fine.

4. Super easy to fold and unfold.

5. The design is beautiful and will definitely generate double takes everywhere. (Expect to get asked about it)

6. The chair can be turned around so the baby is facing you. This has been probably the best thing for me since I love to talk to baby A while we are out and about. Also this way I can check she has everything she needs. It has 2 different leves of inclination while the seat is facing the parent and 3 while the baby is facing front.

The only bad thing I have to say about the stroller is that living in a tiny apartment it is a little frustrating trying to store two fairly big parts (The chair and the body) instead of just one.

But hey, I think we might let that one pass because it is definitely worth it.

I'm lucky...

...to have such a wonderful life. Such a beautiful baby and such a handsome dedicated boyfriend. You both make me smile every day and I can't even begin to tell you how fortunate I feel when I see you two together.

Also, I can't believe how much you guys are alike. She got everything from you and by everything I mean EVERYTHING. I love watching you both sleep, and eat and play. Amelia is like a mini version of you, boyfriend and I'm so glad she is. She is so so beautiful in every way. Sometimes I think I don't get how she turned out like that, but then I remember why I fell in love with you... She is all those things in a teeny small package.

I can't get enough of you my loves.

So for the 446454323th time, I love you.

We made it boyfriend! We have a kid of our own and it's safe to say she is as weird as we are.

She learnt your goofy dance moves and followed my weird sleeping schedule.

She likes taking naps and screams at the top of her lungs over nothing.

She calls apples "ca".

She had a weird taste in music and likes farting noises.

She likes t.v. just as much as you do and it's actually impossible to get noticed by you both when the t.v. is on.

She scratches her face (guess that one is my fault. oops!)

She likes computers and cell phones waaaaay too much and hates sleeping by herself just like me.

She hated bananas last week and now loves them.

...You get the point.

But you want to know the craziest thing of them all? She is ours.

I love you both to death.