my love

My sweet hubs made us reservations a month ago to one of my favorite restaurants here in Houston-Ruggles. It's a special place to us because we had dinner there on our honeymoon before departing to Maui. Located in the heart of Montrose in a little old house, dim lights, eclectic decor, to die for desserts. We had a lovely time together and actually only talked about Hudson once. It was nice because we did not feel rushed by the staff and ended up spending almost 3 hours there. The restaurant was not all geared up for V-day with cheesy decor and a set menu either, thank goodness.


I know what some people say about Valentine's. That it's commercialized and silly and that your husband should love you and shower you with chocolates year round..blahblahblah. Well, guess what? Mine does. We just used the day as a fun excuse to get dressed up and go out to a nice dinner! And you know what else? I waited 22 years to have a date for Valentine's, a rose, or for a guy to even like me. I waited 22 years for a boyfriend. He was my first and my last. And he is now my husband. I am so thankful for the way the Lord protected me all that time. Jason is amazing. He loves the Lord with all his heart, works so hard for his family, serves me so well, and is gentle, patient,kind and wise. Watching him with our Hudson is precious. So, to my first Valentine. I love you, Jason!

just for laughs

My Son, the Narcissist

Hudson is sitting on the bed with me and we're hanging out while mommy is working out - she'll be back soon. Meanwhile, the hanging out and playing with the musical table turns into fussing. And for no real reason. He shouldn't be hungry, its not naptime, he just got up from a nap an hour ago. So I start holding him up and talking to him...lifting him in the air and talking to him. Fussing the whole time. Pretty much the whole time. Then I lift him up in front of the mirror and he stops fussing instantly. I take him down from in front of the mirror and he starts fussing again. I put him back up in front of the mirror. He stares deeply into the mirror, laughing coyly at himself...thinking, "I'm so good looking." So I take him down to test - fussing ensues. I put him back in front of the mirror and he reaches out to touch his reflection (just like in the story of Narcissus I think, minus the reflective pond) and when he does he smiles. Then he says to himself through his facial expression, "I am the most handsome 7 month old to ever grace this town" (of several million). So you see, my son is a Narcissist and I didn't teach him that. Some call it self-discovery and recognition. That might be true if he wasn't fussing all the other times he wasn't able to stare at his chubby little face (I say that in love, I like his chubby face - though not as chubby as once before). He's fussing in my lap as I write this. I'm sure when I turn the screen off and its black, he'll be able to see his reflection a little and all will be well again.

Jason

1 load 3 cycles

That's how many times it has been taking me to dry a load of laundry. I usually set the dryer to an hour cycle on high. This has been going on for several months, but I have just been dealing with it. The dryer is brand new, so I figured maybe I just needed to read the manual or something. After starting the same load in the dryer for the THIRD time last night I had a thought. Oh. my. gosh. I have never in the last FIVE months cleaned the lint off of the vent thingy. Not Once.

7 months and just adorable

In just the last week, Hudson seems so much more like a little boy than a baby. Of course he's still a baby, but he keeps surprising us with the little things he does! Jason captured Hudson perfectly in this video. (excuse the camera angle -and the old school music. the Ipod was shuffling)





Lots of squealing, new facial expressions, and hand motions

On Hudson's special day, his 7 month birthday, we had rice cereal and apple sauce for breakfast. We had coffee outside because it was Gorgeous, we napped, we went to Nordstrom, and then went jogging. Hudson slept during the entire jog. When he woke up, he was so happy to see mommy.



Hudson's new favorite thing is riding in the shopping cart at the store. He bounces his body up and down and rocks his head. Then, looks up and at me and smiles. I'm so in love.
He is getting more mobile, but not quite ready to crawl. He has been eating sweet potatoes, squash, apple sauce, bananas, rice cereal, and pears. Oh boy!

white kitchens

I absolutely Love white kitchens! I cannot wait until the day when I get to have one. In the mean time, I like to save any picture that I come across that mirrors my dream kitchen. Here are just a few:





all images found at pointclickhome, delightbydesign.

Guys don't know, and that's how it's supposed to be.

As we pass by the window at Gap...

J: You would be So hot in those!



Camo pants? I can't believe I even try.