potpourri

So not much has happened around here lately to warrant

a full blog post for one topic so I thought I'd post a potpourri or mixed bag

of some

of the little things...

.....

Lucy has mastered the art of a temper tantrum!

I knew she could do it if she put her mind

to it. And boy did she ever last week

at the mall. This wasn't a freak-out, this was an insane-o-

time to call super nanny - gargantuan temper tantrum.

So if you saw us walking down the

middle of fashion place with me getting slapped in the

face with both of Lucy's tiny hands

and blood-curdling screams...

thank you for turning away and not saying hi.

.....

Blake and I saw Depeche Mode on Tuesday -

it was a good concert.

My only gripe is people who "film" the

entire concert with their iphones.

I mean I understand a few pictures and recording

a song or two but are you really going to go home and watch

the whole concert again - just enjoy it while you're there.

Blake's gripe - texting - but that annoys him all the time.

.....

Last weekend my parents, sister and brother-in-law

took Lucy to the zoo and Blake and I finally saw a movie

together. We saw (500) Days of Summer and it's

very cute - but not as good as Julie & Julia which I saw

the week before and love, love, loved!

.....

Speaking of movies, if you haven't seen the trailer yet

for The Lovely Bones...watch it HERE.

And if you haven't read the book -

do it.

.....

I am BEYOND excited because yesterday

I registered Lucy for dance class! Yes, our

tiny little girl will be starting dance in two weeks

and it's all I can think about.

Now the hard part is finding tap and ballet

shoes to fit her tiny piggies.

But rest assured, there will be plenty

more to come (with pictures) about this new endeavor!

.....

I saw two (and enjoyed one) pumpkin food items this week...

it's coming!

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Blake and I have a new obsession: In Treatment.

This series is from HBO and I caught part of Season 2 a few months

ago and got hooked immediately.

So we joined Netflix and now (most) every night

after Lucy has gone to bed we are up with

our bowls of 94% fat free popcorn chomping

away and being swept up into this show.

There is no other word for it but

amaZing!

.....

So a lot of little stuff, even more rambling and

proof that we're not the most

"happening" fam - but

i love us.

can you feel it?

there's a little crisp to the air this weekend.

Enough that it's got me a little too excited for fall.

Summer has been lovely and 

we've really taken advantage of warm days, 

summer events and outside living.

But this weekend has a crisp that 

has given me the bug...the fall bug.

This morning we went to see my brother-in-law 

at the finish line for the West Valley triathlon.

Getting ready I was digging for sweatshirts, 

long pants and socks for Lucy

(we never found the socks).

We saw Brinton come across the finish line in a 

downpour and we were shivering like a late September

early October morning.

go Brinton!

Lucy made a sign to cheer Brinton on to the finish

After arriving home this morning we've still had lingering 

rain so I couldn't resist opening the windows

to let in the cool and with all of our trees and the dark clouds it 

was cozy enough to light some candles....

mmm fall!

I switched my iced mocha to hot this 

morning and finalized most of Lucy's halloween costume.

Yes, this is our most favorite time of year ~

(except Lucy maybe - yesterday after seeing some 

spooky decorations at Michael's she informed me

"i don't ike hawoween").

Well, we won't jump too far ahead of ourselves.  We still

have this to count down to...

So we'll enjoy some warm, sunny

days ahead and not wish away summer. 

But it's nice to know you're right around 

the corner Fall ~

we'll be waiting...