Happy 14th Anniversary!

I'm a little late on posting this, but Mike & I celebrated our 14th anniversary this past Wednesday. My how time does fly! Although I was 24 and Mike was 28 when we married, we've grown up a lot. It is kind of scary to look back at pictures, so I will not be posting any. Since we will be getting new wood floors soon, we decided not to get each other gifts. We would just go to dinner. I can remember as a child always going to dinner with my parents for their anniversary and how special I felt to be included; therefore, we always take Evan with us. Mike made reservations but wouldn't tell me where we were going. We ended up at Bistro 6301 and had a fantastic meal! Mike & I both had a Fried Green Tomato Salad with mesclun, pecans and a blue cheese vinaigrette. It was very unusual but very good, as was the rest of the meal. Evan was very well-behaved. We decided to go to the Boardwalk to Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro for dessert. We got our cheesecake to go and took Evan to ride the Merican Round (Merry - Go - Round for those of you who aren't too fluent in Evanese). We got back to the van and realized that instead of Mike taking the keyless remote off my keychain as usual, he left it on. And instead of my carrying a purse with my cell and keys in it as usual, I left it in the van. We had no cellphones because Mike had accidentally left his at home. We tried my neighbors phone but could not remember her number. No one was home at Patrick's house, so we ended up eating our cheesecake outside in the very muggy heat while waiting on Pop-A-Lock. Coincidentally, he was the same Pop-A-Lock guy we saw on our way in to the Boardwalk parking garage. Both Mike & I thought to ourselves how you lock your keys in your car? I will now carry my purse EVERYWHERE we go! Are you beginning to see a theme with my last two posts? Maybe I should stop judging......?

Why is Krazy Glue so Krazazy??

I'll tell you why! Unsuspecting victims like myself fall prey to the hole at the end of the cap! Evan's mermaid Barbie had a little accident and lost the fin off of her tail a week or so ago. I finally made it home from the store with several single use tubes of Krazy Glue, so I set out to fix her. The pieces of Barbie were so small that I had a terrible time of holding them AND getting glue on them and not me. Finally, I got enough on it to hold for a while. I'm putting the cap back on the glue thinking about what poor schmuck would actually glue her fingers together and how awful that would be ..... when.... you guessed it ..... I'd just become that poor schmuck! My thumb was firmly glued to the second digit of my forefinger. My first reaction was to panic and call my dear friend Julie from across the street to tell me what to do! Then I decided to read the directions. Just in case this ever happens to you, fingernail polish remover with acetone is the best liquid to soak in!
Did you think this was funny? Well there is more to the story. Mike worked most of the middle of the week, so neither Evan nor I remembered to tell him. When we did, he decided to put some more glue on Barbie. He left the lid off (as men usually do), so I came behind to clean up. It was not until I had ALMOST done the same thing again that Mike told me there was a hole in the top of the cap. The moral of my story is : don't EVER use Krazy Glue! Just buy a new Barbie.

My Birthday Weekend

Mike & I started celebrating my birthday as soon as we dropped Evan off at her slumber party Thursday night. My present (portable speakers for my Iphone) had c0me in the mail, so we played around with it. I cannot wait to listen to Pandora on them. The sound is awesome! We went to a movie and then made a run for the border. I was telling Mike how much a late night visit to Taco Bell reminded me of college. He asked me if 10 pm could really be considered late night. Hmmm - I guess I'm showing my age! Friday morning we crashed Sarah-Anne's party at the park and then went to lunch at my favorite restaurant - Yeero Yeero! I love Greek food. Since I'd taken most of the day off, I actually got to take a nap! As Mike left for work, Evan & I headed to the pool for the evening. She was disappointed that none of her friends were able to go, but we had a great time together. Evan & I spent Saturday with MiMi, PaPa and Big Girl. While we were there, we took pictures of Evan in my wedding dress and train. Her beautifully tanned skin looks so pretty next to the white satin. It was a great birthday!

Slumber Party

Evan had her first slumber party last night to cdelebrate Sarah-Anne's birthday. I slept with the phone beside me just waiting to go pick her up because she didn't want to stay. We are so proud of her because she stayed there all night! Apparently she woke up a little confused. As soon as she realized she had spent the whole night away from us, she was very proud of herself. She said "Now I can spend the night with my grandparents!" We met the party at Brownlee Park and joined in for cake. Evan had such a great time!

Our New Living Room

I posted a week or so ago about painting our living room and redecorating. This post is for my good friends Patrice and Cindy who asked to see pics. I have to make another few trips to my favorite store to find some pieces for the walls.

Water Balloon Fight!

Each child got 5 water balloons to throw. Evan had to get all 5 at once so she would be sure to get all of them. It was funny to watch her manuever while carrying them all. Finally, the end of the year couldn't be recorded without a picture of precious Chase and 'his girls'.

More Water Day Pictures

Evan loves roly polies - she loves most bugs, in fact. She found a roly poly and had to show everyone. I had to babysit it while she played. Luckily, her memory is fairly short - with some things. After playing in the water for a while, they decided to play in a huge mud puddle created by their fun. I didn't get a picture of her actually in the puddle, but her face and bathing suit prove that she was there!