thirty-two

Me, Jenny and Marjorie all have February birthdays so we thought it would be fun to go out to lunch together. I've lived here in Albuquerque for almost a year now and I've never eaten at Dion's. Apparently it's "the place" to get a really good sandwich and pizza. So I was excited to finally try it, I loved it. I thought my food was really good and it was affordable. I actually had a dream about my Turkey and Swiss sandwich last night and the yummy Italian dipping sauce that you get with your sandwich. It was a fun lunch, we ate, laughed and had some good conversation. Me and Jenny have the same exact anniversary, we were both married on 08-16-2002. How cool is that. Marjorie, is pregnant with her 6th child right now. If I ever need advice on parenting or how to deal with hard child, she is the one to ask. She's got this mom thing down.

Here's some of the gifts that were brought to me on my birthday. I was very spoiled and felt very loved. Our R.S president made me this beautiful french chocolate torte. It was heaven! I hid this cake very carefully in the fridge, I was a little selfish with it too. Sister Bender also made me the most perfect loaf of bread I've ever seen. I had another friend bring me some homemade rolls and jam. Homemade bread and jam is probably my most favorite thing to eat.

Natalie and Katie took me to Tucano's for dinner. I haven't been here since Rich and I were dating. Oh, and the pink scarf I'm wearing my friend Lisa got me. I see ladies wearing these all the time, but I wasn't sure if I was hip enough to pull off a hot pink scarf. I talked myself into wearing it that night, Brooklyn thought it looked "cool". I even had to watch a You Tube video on how to tie it, I was that clueless on how to wear it. It was kinda fun to wear something different and try something new.

Speaking of trying something new... I had to take a picture of the sushi on my plate so I could prove to Rich that I tried a new food. I've never had sushi before, so I thought I would give it a chance. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. I also tried shrimp for the 2nd time in my life. I disliked it the first time I tried it and hated it even more the second time. I think it's the texture of it I don't like, it feels like I'm eating a big fat worm. I don't think I'm refined enough to eat fancy foods like this. I don't know why I put salad on my plate either, all I ate was the unlimited meat and pineapple that the servers kept bringing to the table. After we stuffed our faces full, we went and caught a movie. It was a fun night out. I haven't spent a lot of time in downtown Albuquerque, but I liked it. It's a cool city.

I also got these beauty's for my birthday. I've been needing some new running shoes. I have been wanting to try a minimalist shoe for over a year now, but have been to chicken and a little vain to actually wear these out in public. I really do look like a duck with these on, and it doesn't help that I wear a size 10 shoe either. When I tried them on in the store I fell in love them, it was like wearing a glove on my feet. I've been wearing them for a couple of weeks now and running is completely different for me. I feel like I take quicker steps and I don't have this heavy running shoe weighing me down. These shoes probably aren't for everyone, but so far I'm really liking them.

It's been a fun couple of days. Now on to March...I have one little girl that will be celebrating her 1st birthday, and another little girl that can't stop talking about turning 7. It's going to be a fun month.

Monday Monday

When I woke up on Monday, I had the song "Monday Monday" by the Mamas and the Papas in my head, it was stuck in my head all day. It was kinda annoying. I wanted to do something fun on Monday because it was a holiday and Brooklyn was home. I couldn't think of anything too exciting so I first checked the dollar theater, there weren't any kid movies. Darn. My kids LOVE going to the movies. So I asked the kids what they wanted to do, and they wanted to go to McDonald's for an icecream and go to the gardens to see the fish. So that's what we did. We first headed off to McDonald's drive through got the dollar icecream cones and headed to the gardens.

Short sleeve shirts and icecream in February? This is still crazy to me that we can dress like this here.

I still have my braces on, it's nice they are clear. But I really am ready to have them off. Hopefully, they'll be off in a few months if my teeth keep moving.

I have to comment on Brooklyn's lovely hair, she is so proud of herself that she can do a ponytail with a tied ribbon and a clip.

This white turtle doesn't come out very often, Brooklyn was happy to see it. This place never gets old and boring to us.

After the gardens and the aquarium we had to make a pit stop at the store. I REALLY did not want to go, but we needed milk and bread. I was worried that taking all the kids in the store would ruin the perfect day. We had a minor melt down and 1 unhappy kid because he wanted wanted a donut. We also had 1 smashed loaf of bread, but that usually always happens. Since I had my camera in my purse I snapped a picture of what it looks like to go shopping with my kids. I wonder if I'll miss this when I'm older and my kids are grown? Right now, I'm thinking not.

When we got home we had spaghetti and meatballs. The only part I don't like about spaghetti is how it leaves a orange stain on the highchair and all over Samantha's face. It really is such a mess to clean up. After dinner I hosed down my kids, and everyone was in bed by 7:30. I may not be consistent about everything with my children, but being in bed by 7:30 is a must. I think I would lose my sanity if they were up really late.
We had a good day. (Except for the store)