Anthropologie

I've heard a lot about Anthropologie, and I pass by the store everytime I go on the 60, so I decided to check out their web site. BAD IDEA! I think I'm in love...and everything is ridiculously expensive! This print is actually wall paper. The idea of wall paper is still growing on me, (it always makes me think of how horrid the 60's and 70's were) but I'm really loving this.
And this bed...sigh...yep I'm in love. It reminds me of Alice in Wonderland.

Lost

If I disappear in the next few weeks, it is not because of homework, it is because Skyler and I are obsessed with Lost. We stay up WAY too late, especially being new parents...we've gotten lost in Lost...

okay that was a horribly bad pun... : )

Happy PB&J Day tomorrow!

Moving! ...again

We're moving again! We're not moving until August because of our lease...I hate leases...if it wasn't for the lease I'd move right away! We're moving out to the ASU Poly Tech campus. We finally went out today to look at the housing. We thought we'd only be able to barely afford a two bedroom, one bathroom, but much to our suprise we can afford a three bedroom+den, two bathroom home!!! (can you tell how excited I am!!!!!!) It is almost four times the size of our first apartment! Granted it's not perfect, all tile floors : ( but I get to take almost all my classes out there, so I am thrilled! It will be nice to have a place for all our stuff.

Things I didn't know

I thought I knew a lot about parenting before I became a mom. I knew I still had a lot to learn, but I didn't know how much I'd be learning. Things I've learned so far...

1. I do NOT know how to multi-task...at least not mom style. I don't know how to do my homework or clean while watching my baby. I can blog while she eats...although, it takes forever because I only have one free hand. : )

2. Diapers run out FAST! I've changed my fair share of diapers the past fifteen years, but I never realized how fast babies go through diapers!

3. Entertainers are the greatest thing since sliced bread! Mckenna is just starting to like hers, and it's wonderful! As long as I'm nearby (She has to look at me every 30 seconds to make sure I'm still here) I can do homework : ) I didn't think I'd need one...boy howdy was I wrong. She likes to sit up, but she can't sit up by herself so someone almost always has to be holding her so she can sit how she'd like.

4. Babies eat...a lot! I knew they eat every two hours, give or take. What I didn't realize is how fast two hours goes by. Skyler will always ask when she gets sad if she's hungry. My though process usually is, "I just fed her! wait....it's been almost two hours...where does the time go"

5. Naps are the second best thing since sliced bread. Second because it takes about 45 minutes just to get her to take a nap! I need a nap by the time she finally falls asleep.

6. I will never have trouble going to bed again. I'm just too tired. There are never enough hours in the day.

7. Breaks are few and far between. Thankfully we have a lot of family nearby, otherwise I'd never get to be alone with my husband. And moms just don't get breaks. There is always something to be done, always.

8. My baby is the cutest thing ever! I never thought I could love her this much! I even love it when she cries. She is a spoiled little princess so usually she cries just because she can. (or she's hungry) If we aren't paying enough attention to her she'll start squealing. If she just 'thinks' her diaper is wet, she cries. And she has the most beautiful smile : ) (and she's started to giggle!)

Yes, babies are a TON of work, but I love every day of it! : )

Accomplished!

Today I came home during the middle of the day between classes, which I normally don't do. I put Mckenna down for a nap, and instead of watching TV or mindlessly searching the internet I went and cleaned the kitchen! I was so proud of myself! I usually only have energy to do school on school days and cleaning on days I don't have school. But thankfully my dearest baby has started to learn how to take naps!!! Maybe I'll be able to get more cleaning and homework done now! And to top it all off, she went to bed before 9!!! So now it's time to snuggle with my husband, and maybe a bubble bath : )

These are a few of my favorite things...

(And for the record, radio stations need to learn that "My Favorite Things" is NOT a Christmas song! Okay, done venting. )

So 'favorite things' seems to be a common bloging topic, so I thought I'd join in the fun. : ) I can also use this to put favorite things I find online that I never bookmark. I always forget where they are and it makes me sad. (But it probably helps my wallet if I forget because then I can't buy them later. :) )

First favorite, and all time favorite, my dream home. I found this in a Southern Living Home magazine years ago...you remember when I was obsessed with house plans...well I still am. I will one day build my dream home on a 50 acre lot surrounded by trees and grass and my family...someday : )

I will have to add a basement for the kids rooms, two bedrooms is not enough. It's the perfect country home.

I love how the second floor is just the master bedroom. The perfect retreat.

I would love to have a beautiful headband from the Busy Bee Shoppe.

I'm very excited to share my most favorite things... my family. (We are getting pictures taken in a few weeks and I'll show you when they get done.) My darling baby Mckenna and deadly handsome husband Skyler. I don't know where I'd be without them. : )

Life as a Mommy!

Obviously, I never learned how to use this blog thing so I haven't posted anything else...until now. Well for starters, I have the most adorable baby girl! Her name is Kathryn Mckenna (Mckenna with a small k), but we just call her Mckenna. She is our little love bug! Not so little though. She was ten pounds at birth, and now is almost 14! She's quite a chunker : ) During the past few months I have spent many, many hours on the internet, usually during the early hours of the morning, and I have decided to try and start blogging. (Notice the key word, try.) I have recently become obsessed with my cousin's decorating blog, Little Green Notebook. (It's where I spend many of those early morning hours.) I want to be a better homemaker, and that includes decorating. So this week, Spring Break, begins my goal. It is time for spring cleaning! Getting rid of stuff we don't need/use/and stuff we don't remember we had. We are going to make a huge DI run at the end of the week. I'm hoping to find a few things there I can use to brighten up my home. My plan, since we have very little spending money, is to use things I already have (wedding presents I haven't used yet and random things I've collected over the years) and items bought at thrif stores, and add a coat of paint or something to make them look 'happy' : ) DIY projects, here I come!