Pass the Purell Please

Josh went to a Creme friends Bday party tonight. Last time he went to Pump It Up, he struggled with the loud noise of the inflatable stuff but this time, loved every second! He feel asleep the instant he got home! pass the purell please
Continued to celebrate Scott's Bday by going to the 311 concert last night. Great energy and a great time. They really put on a great show and we enjoyed being above the sweaty GA. still, pass the purell please.

sidenote: We ended up sitting in front of two girls from Provo... really???! They were nice as the large drunk man tried to hit on them.

this month is flying by!

we have been up to a few things i have failed to mention this month. in the beginning of the month, we went to the Member's Only Night at the Field to see the special exhibit of The Nature of Diamonds. I love going to the evening events because you always get beautiful views of the Chicago Skyline. The exhibit was great. Josh remained interested for about twenty minutes and then my girlfriends and i took turns taking him around looking at all the sparkly beauties. My favorite was Bird on a Rock. It was amazing and apparently, the man who cut the diamond in 1878 studied it for a year before cutting it to its dazzling 90 facets, 32 more than is traditional to capitalize on its size and sheer brilliance.

scott also has been taking josh to little events on tuesdays and thursdays as he has 'daddy day care' with him. trips to the field, story time at the library and apparently, a little too much time with the camera unsupervised. i swear, i delete at least 25 of these types of pics below every time i turn on the camera. he also knows how to change it to video and dances. i will post one of those one of these days and maybe make 20 copies to hold onto when he starts dating :)this week, i took josh and some friend's kids bowling. it was hilarious to watch. they all did great and no one got hurt... an added bonus.


tomorrow my dear husband turns 30! he has been celebrating for the past month. Government Mule Concert, a jaunt to Texas with a friend for the TCU/Utah game, 311 this week and more to come! no poems or public proclamation of my love.. just stating that we are getting old.

a weekend in words

i went camera free all weekend.. a little weird for me but nice to take a break every once in a while from being "that girl" but i won't say i didn't want to take a few pics here and there.

friday was a family night and a much needed one at home. saturday, josh and i did you usual loop of gym and the office and then headed downtown to a fun brunch place with some friends in the city. the cafe (Over Easy Cafe) had picture perfect food and is a quintessential chicago neighborhood restaurant. that afternoon was spent at the park and then that evening was our church's chili cook-off. a perfect relaxing weekend with gorgeous weather. oh, i wish i could have run but i am being compliant.. for now.

Go Fish Observations

I play GO-Fish with Josh at least 7-10 times a week. For a working mom, i consider this frequency to be fairly high. I have noticed though that josh NEVER looks at his cards when you ask him for one. ... never.

I have yet to catch him make a mistake.. how is that possible?

DX: Stress Fracture - CPT Code: 733.94

Had confirmation this week that my sad limp was related to a stress fracture in the my left foot. It showed up in the X-Ray which means it has been present for a while... possibly BEFORE Chicago... which i just laughed at when the Ortho told me. I was given an awesome "hard shoe" and have assigned to swimming for the next month which is fine with me b/c i need an excuse to force me back into the pool. Walking isn't that bad as I have just modified it to not roll onto that bone which brings my semi-waddle walk to a bonafide waddle.

Friday night, Josh and I headed to the Johnson's Halloween Party down in the city. Lots of fun and Josh survived as the only toddler there (all the kids i promised him turned out to be infants).

The other highlight of the weekend (other than the PSU game) was the Hot Chocolate 5K where they showered you with Chocolate at the finish line. I was really excited to run and support Julia who was doing the 15K (my dear friend who ran part of Chicago with me) and got Steph to go with me. However, the best laid plans... because of my stress fracture, I decided to walk it instead of just not doing it at all. Steph was an awesome sport and walked and talked with me while we enjoyed the PERFECT chicago day. Sadly, we missed Julia as she was too speedy but she did awesome! Great weekend! Back to playing Go-Fish with josh. I swear we play that 2-3 times a day.

The Dharma Initiative...

.... supports PENN STATE! Their jumpsuits were awesome complete with Dharma Patches with the Nittany Lion in the middle. (on a sidenote: LOST starts in Jan2010! and sorry for that teaser title to you fellow Lost-ies)
Scott was spontaneous and bought us last minute tickets for the Penn State v. Northwestern Football game. We had a great time and enjoyed cheering for the Nittany Lions. (I am still an OSU fan first but growing up with a father who loved Penn State, i hold duel fanship). Penn State won after they decided to play in the fourth quarter and we were by their endzone for their last touchdowns! A perfect way to spend a fall day. Josh loved the music, cheering and the popcorn :)

Fall Festivities

Fall has definitely arrived and winter is quickly approaching. It is funny how we quickly forget what sub-zero temps feel like. Josh told me yesterday, "The trees look strange. They are kindof like skeletons b/c they lost their leaves which is like skin. I think i am ready for the winter to come so i can have hot chocolate after i play out in the snow" -i wish i could be so optomistic. This weekend, we enjoyed some fun fall festivities. Friday night, we went to the Fagin Halloween party. It was lots of fun even though we couldn't stay long. I went as a flower and Scott a bee. The costumes were nothing special but sufficed for the evening.

Saturday, Josh and I headed to a local carnival with a Creme friend and his mom. The boys had lots of fun... and i was reminded why carnivals appear better at night. Actually seeing the rides and systems in the daylight convinces me these rides were the same ones i went on as a child.... and the chain harnesses are authentic to the 80's. That evening, Scott went to see Government Mule at the Riv. We were supposed to both go but it didn't work out and Scott enjoyed a solo night of classic rock.

a 5K (with a few firsts)

First.... race wearing a costume
First... race after Chicago last weekend
First... 5K for Steph post baby (yes i know she looks amazing for having a 3 mth old)
First... race with the "Singles "ladies"" extras running with us
First... race not wearing an iPod
First... race running with a camera
First... race i think i talked the entire time

Great evening with The Johnson's and loved Baby Ty's monkey outfit. Post race, he even got a banana and got the most "awww's" in the kiddie march. I finished making Josh's costume and was pretty pleased with the results.. Scott did let me know he thinks he needs another row of teeth. After race, we continued our tradition of eating as many wings as we possibly could... a great tradition.

The rest of the weekend was without camera but spent with other great friends. Dinner and movie on friday and friends from Creme on Sunday over for dinner. Now... onto finishing Scott and I's Halloween costume!