[oh, these two in their hats! her love, his cheeks. we’ve worked super hard on those cheeks, by the way! // stevo & madd cuddle shots are filling my phone lately + the only proof of my existence this weekend: a ridiculous 4am snapchat shot. nasa tee, robe, emoji tophat. check check check. // got to enjoy a beautiful evening with favorite friends! // my sweet, growing rocco now fits into an outfit i totally thought would be too big! // oh, the snuggles she’d give him if she had it her way 😉 // the view from my nursing spot, real life on a sunday evening. we started over watching the office!! michael scott, it’s been way too long…]
so, we had a super laid back, sunny weekend spent mostly at home [with the exception of a home depot run for steven and a family jaunt to the grocery store], and boy did it feel good to just relax a little! it was good to be with friends. it was good to feel little pressure to shove a newborn in his carseat for any amount of time. it was so good to unwind!
i feel like it’s my nature to really enjoy life. i’m pretty easily happy and optimistic and i really don’t expect things to be perfect. [life doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful!] most days i take one look at my people and i just love them and that’s all that really matters…
but man, sometimes i am plum worn out! and after a few nights of wee-hour parties with my best baby boy this last week, all the life *things* started to really get to me. minnie’s gonna be needing knee surgery in a couple of weeks if medicine doesn’t help. our beloved cat is… a crazy mess, let’s just say. she needs an old lady companion, i think. ps. we tried to buy a house last month?! and we really wanted it, but there was already an offer in. boooo. it would’ve been so great!
but you know, on the flip side of any silly little details, i’ve come across several truly heartbreaking stories through social media lately that have really, really stuck with me. stories of young families just like us dealing with grief, sickness, loss. parents losing babies, babies losing parents… gosh. that sort of thing is completely unimaginable to me! and i can’t help but think, what if that was us? would any pesky life minutia matter one single bit? no way. i’d live in a tiny house with a crazy cat and practically 3-legged dog forever if it meant my family would always be safe. of course, nobody’s offering up that deal, either. so we’ll do what we can, right!
and so! i’ll sure wear my spitup badges of honor any hour of any day and i’ll take 8 million iphone shots of whatever and i’ll selfie it up without any mascara and i’ll laugh at the toddler fits because they’re usually funny, anyway… and i’ll sure as heck love my people… and coffee and wine in proper quantities… and i’ll go on appreciating that life is good. especially if you can sleep in every now and again! [thanks for that, husband dearest!] 🙂
xoxoxo times a million
YES to this post. You have the best outlook on life, and it's contagious! Keep being bright and seeing the good. And enjoy all those snuggles and all that love. <3
xo
you are the sweetest, lady!! thank you soo much!!
Hang in there, mama! Everything always seems so much worse due to lack of sleep. And who knows about the house- offers fall through all the time. When we were selling, our buyers fell out TWO days before close (we were all packed) and it seemed like the end of the world, but then we got new buyers and ended up getting our dream house. Sending some good vibes your way and hoping you get longer stretches of sleep soon. Love your positivity. Coffee and wine, forever!
Hey when you are right you are so right! My heart hurts hearing those sad stories and so yes hug those people tighter is what I'm all about. Not much else matters. But hey I would looooove a deal that included family safety forever! Why can't that be a thing? And here's to hoping that a three legged dog gets all better ASAP!