Ramble On

1.  I had to serve jury duty this week.  Some people may find this sort of thing to be a
bother but I am a total and complete nerd for life: I loved it!  I was part of a grand
jury which means I sat in on several sentencing cases and evaluated whether or not
the defendants would be indicted.  It was a very interesting way to spend the day and
I learned so much.  Sitting in our town's one hundred year old courthouse, listening
to prosecutors and DA's and police officers: it was my very own episode of Criminal
Minds come true.  Yet another random adventure to add to my belt.

2.  Speaking of adventures: we are anxiously preparing for our 2 week vacation to
Arizona this summer!  We have so many wonderful things planned and can not wait to
 spend time with Shawn's family.  My only worry: I am a notorious over-packer but
also ridiculously frugal.  I am trying desperately hard to keep our luggage to a minimum
to avoid the high luggage fees.  Luckily, it will be around 110 degrees there in June:
shorts and flip flops take up less room!

3.  I am on book 3 of the "Fifty Shades" trilogy.  As a strong, independent woman, I
have mixed feelings about this series and some of the anti-feminist undertones.
However, the "good girl meets bad boy, bad boy falls for good girl, good girl brings out
the best in bad boy, good girl and bad boy meet in the middle and bring out the best in
each other" theme gets me every time.  For a juicy summer read, I highly recommend
this series.  And then your husband will want to high five me for recommending it to you.

4.  We are escaping to a cabin in the middle of the woods, right next to the lake this
weekend in honor of Mother's Day!  We are so excited to get away, just the four of us.
We have lots of plans for hiking, bike riding, swimming, and s'mores!!  I can't wait to relax
in the peace and quiet, enjoy a good book by the fire, celebrate being a mom in the
great outdoors...

5.  Brees ate spaghetti all by herself this week AKA our toddler is now in the phase
where she refuses to let anyone feed her.  Instead, she prefers to feed herself, using
her spoon/fork as a hair accessory and getting the majority of her meal in her chair, on
her body, and all over the floor and walls.  Ce la vie!  She is learning and enjoying the
whole process and I love watching her grow.  With Isabelle, I was always worried that
she wasn't getting enough to eat, concerned about the mess.  The second time around,
I've been able to take a few deep breathes, sit back, and giggle as our spunky girl turns
 her face orange with spaghetti sauce.  Not only do babies learn from us, but we learn
 from them, too.  This is me, breaking down my Type A walls and laughing as
they get dirty.