Halloween!

Lola was a butterfly, probably the cutest butterfly ever. I am biased but geez she was cute. She greeted trick or treaters and rolled around on the floor in her costume. Then, she ate a Milk Dude Kevin gave her.

Lola goes to Atlanta...

Lola had a great time in Atlanta- she stayed with cousin Mann and Sandy and was given the royal treatment (thanks Sandy for being a great hostess), went to a pumpkin patch with Jacob Joyner, and had dinner at Felini's. Best part, she got to see Grammy and Grandpa again and see Georgia Tech for the first time, yea! She was an angel on the plane, too...

I told her we would be moving to Atlanta soon, but I am not sure if she understood. Adventures await us!

Life is full of surprises...

Kevin is being offered a job with NetApp in Atlanta... go figure, we go full circle. When I started down this path with Kevin I was living there, but never thought we would venture our way back to Atlanta. Exciting and scary...

Glad I planned a trip there this weekend to meet up with Sima, Rick, Patsy. I will be looking at Atlanta through a different lens, with scrutinizing eyes, and thus a very different viewpoint than my single existence when I lived there before. Should be interesting...

The Jordan Center

It has been 1 month since Lola started daycare at the Jordan Center, and I had no idea how much I would love it. They have been so great to her, she loves it, and I don't worry. Everyday she comes home and is just exhausted, often she just wants to sit in her pink chair and veg out, kind of like me after a day at work.

Thank you Jenni!

So it was our last day with Jenni, and now Lola goes on to day care because her spot is available at the Jordan Center. Jenni was soooooo good to her, and I think we are all surprised how attached everyone got to the arrangement, including Jenni's kids Kate and Brennan. I couldn't have done the past 3 months without her support, motherly advice, and love for my Lola. She really made it so much easier.

Thank you Jenni, Lola luvs you!

Happy Birthday- 35- Ouch!

It was a very good birthday, even though it was 35 and it seems like the magical thirtysomething age is slipping away. Now I have to think about mamograms, amnio for pregnancy, botox? I guess the only difference I can identify is the lack of energy- is that because I am getting farther away from my youth or because I have a baby?

Anyway, it was a great day and weekend. Kevin got flowers and a card, one from him and one from Lola. I never get cards from him, so it was a treat! And a visit from Mom topped it off, it was a GREAT weekend. We had so much fun, and she loved on Lola all weekend. Lola really ate it up, and belly laughed too.

It made being 35 not so bad.

Hallie's visit

Hallie and Todd visited over the weekend, on their way to DC to move Todd in to start law school at GW. Then, Hallie goes back to Little Rock to start grad school at the Clinton School.

Seeing them, thinking back to that age bracket, before Kevin and Lola, seems like another life. I go back to that "other life" sentiment a lot. I have found myself saying a lot lately, "oh that was in another life"

When will now become another life?

Good luck Hallie and Todd - the world is yours for the taking... You too, Lola Boo...