A final, presentation, and paper..

Don't get me wrong. I knew what I was going to have to do when I registered for my summer classes...all three of them. But what I hate is that everything is due the last week of classes. We have our final tomorrow, our presentations on Wednesday and Thursday, and we have a paper to turn in when we do our presentations. I have to keep reminding myself that when this class is done, I only have one more, and then about a week later I am going on a much needed "just the 2 of us" vacation with my hubby. Ever have a day/week/month where you feel like your Dori from Finding Nemo, and find yourself singing "Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.." over and over again? Because, yes, I am there!

 

Just a mini vacation...

T and I made it safely to Florida on Thursday and are enjoying our time at the beach with the girls of my family. We had an adventure at the airport Thursday, arriving 3 hours after our original time. You can imagine how much fun this was for a mommy of a 2 year old! But, I have to give the little man credit because he was pretty good, especially for only taking a 10 minute nap right before we boarded the plane! We have been playing at the pool, playing in the sand, and just enjoying our time in the sun. We have even managed to get a few pictures in what I call "not approved outfits from daddy" (ie JohnJohns, pink shirts, etc) 

 

 These are just 2 of my favorite pictures that we took. I love that smile!

A "love you" kind of weekend

We have been battling with a sinus infection for a little over a week now. He is on Zyrtec nightly, but with the bad air qualities we have had lately, it isn't working like it usually does. Over the weekend, he began pulling at his ears, and has continued to do this, so we are going to his pediatrician tomorrow. I hate it when he's sick, but the good thing is that he is still his happy little self. At least they aren't causing too much pain. 

As I have said before, he doesn't say "I love you" or any variation that often. If you say, "Do you love mommy/daddy?", you just get the "Noooo" as he buries his head into his shoulder. But this weekend was different. I could tuck him into his bed for naptime or nighttime, and would instantly get, "love you!". Saturday night when I put him to bed, he looked up at me with those big beautiful blue eyes and said, "Mommy, love you. Love me?"  It was probably one of the sweetest moments I have gotten to share with him. Especially lately now that the Terrible Twos are highly in affect!  

 Asleep in the car after leaving GiGi's and GranDan's house

             T's Father's Day gift to Daddy :) So sweet!

Isn't this the life...

Little man cracked us up last night. As I have mentioned before, he is literally OBSESSED with Toy Story. I decided last night to not put him in his high chair for dinner, and let him sit on his couch to eat his chicken nuggets and apple sauce...He may be little, but he can eat- he had 6 chicken nuggets and 2 containers of apple sauce! His little belly cracked me up- it was still pouching out after his bath!! Happy tummy=happy T, and of course, happy mommy!

I love uneventful weekends :)

So, this weekend went by without anything major to talk about. And I have to admit, it's a nice change! It was great to be able to do the things we wanted and needed to do, without having to worry about being somewhere at a certain time. Saturday, our hunt for a house continued, and believe it or not, we actually agreed on two! This hasn't happened before, so we were pretty excited about it! And, we narrowed it down and decided which one we like better. It's an older home in the historic district of our town, with a lot of things that we were looking for. The only downfall for me is that it is not in my first choice school zone for when T goes to school, but that can be worked on! It will be nice when we do move, to be closer to town and my grandparents, and of course, work. (Hello saving on gas money!)

Sunday came, and our plan to go visit my great aunt didn't work out. T ended up getting sick, and to be on the safe side we decided to stay home and just let him rest. After watching Toy Story 1-3 about 6 times each, he went to sleep for the night and the hubby and I got to watch something other than a cartoon. You'd think that he would get sick of watching them over and over again, but as soon as one would go off, I'd hear "Mommy. Woody" as he handed me the remote control. And to top it off, this morning I hear over the monitor, "Mommy? Mommy? Woody peas". I think it is the only time the child is still! 

                                                      Lounging

                                                   Favorite seat in the house 

Luckily, he is feeling better today. No more laying around in mommy's lap, or not letting me out of his site. I am very thankful for this, because I honestly hate when he is sick.

Wedding dress shopping, house hunting, and an eventful Sunday night

Saturday morning bright and early, I met a friend and some of her family to go to Knoxville to go dress shopping for her upcoming wedding. We had a very fun day, but I was absolutely exhausted afterward! T stayed at my parents house, and from what I can tell, had a big time! He got to play outside, eat popsicles (a treat since he doesn't get a lot of sugar), and play in and around the river. 

 Sunday was a pretty good day. We have been house hunting for a while now, not necessarily looking for anything in particular, but also knowing that we will be leaving where we are in the near future. We found a few places that we like, and are very hopeful. I think that I may have even convinced my country boy that living in the city is not a bad thing! LOL. Sunday night, however, was not so much fun. I am not going to go into detail, or even tell what happened. All that I am going to say is this: "A tree is known by it's fruits". And, with this being said, I am very thankful for my family, and for the family I was given. They have taught me many things. I have always known that I have been extremely lucky and fortunate to have the kind of people that I do in my life, but I am even more grateful the older I get.