I'm Married Now

I got married earlier this month. 

We had wonderful weather. We all looked awesome. Most things went well, and the things that didn't, didn't really matter. 

Setting up the hall beforehand was stressful. Dealing with my toddlers the morning of was stressful. (It was also hard getting Chloe to leave to go back to her father's at 10pm - she had a crying fit and wanted me.)

Chloe didn't really do her flower girl duties. When Chloe didn't, Madi turned and ran to hide under the table. It was kind of humorous. I can't wait to see the video. 

It was a hot, hot day. Taking pictures got painful after awhile, but worth it. I can't wait to see them. Water was my friend. My dress was also soo tight it almost hurt. I survived. 

The speeches were great. Overall, just great. It went by in a blur. 

Then we went on a small honeymoon that lasted 5 nights before we picked my Chloe back up. We did a lot of touring, shopping, lazing around. We went to a water park. A strip club. Has some amazing meals. Visited my friends for ice cream. 

And so on. 

And here's some pictures...

First married selfie! 

Chloe, the threenager, and her creepy art

I have a threenager. 

She's 3 and a half and has the attitude of a 13 year old. A really cute 13 year old. 

Sometimes that early morning creaking of my door as she wakes me up is a bit of a scary sound. Half asleep, I try to get her to cuddle with me for a minute before forcing me up. Sometimes she'll lay with me for a whole 3 seconds before she says "Ok I'm done." I beg her for more cuddles but she's like "I already cuddled." Oh, sorry. 

We have a lot of random little inside jokes these days. Like 'Chicken butt'. I think I started that one, but now Chloe and her cousin Braden think it's hilarious to say "Guess what?" "What?" "Chicken butt!!" Now they won't stop doing it. No matter where we are. And how awkward it is. 

My mother thinks Chloe will end up being the class clown. After the past few days, I think I would have to agree. She's sometimes shy when I drop her off at daycare, but some days when I pick her up she's yelling bye to everyone and acting crazy. She's full of jokes lately. I love it.

She's also full of attitude lately. It common for her to tell me she doesn't like me. Or even goes as far as to say "You're NOT my best friend." 

But most of the time I am her best friend. And she's mine. 

It's hard to keep her away from electronics lately. She loves my 3DS and playing Mega Run on the iPhone or my mother's iPad. She's actually really good at it. And she loves puzzles.

And drawing super creepy pictures.

I think I'm the one with the big right ear. 

This is her daddy. And all his ribs. 

Anniversary, Snow, Mom, and Wedding

Today is my 3 year anniversary. And 5 months from yesterday I'll be getting married. I think that's crazy. I got an anniversary gift that we couldn't much afford, that I hinted at strongly. I love it because Eric, Chloe and Madi can pick out the charms and they'll always be special. I think it's one of the best things I own. 

We've been hit with a bunch of storms around here. I had a snow day on Tuesday. It started snowing Monday night and lasted halfway into Tuesday. By the time evening hit, it was really nice outside. We went out and shoveled out the car and pulled Chloe around in her sled. Then Chloe wanted to climb the 'mountain'. So we did. And somehow we started sliding down on our butts. It was amazing. Some of the best fun I've had in forever. We slide down in 5 different spots. Each place higher than the next. We barely wanted to go in but it was late and supper needed to be made. 

Mom flew away last March. On January 14th I flew out to meet her and we drove back home in her car the next day. It's about 2000kms. We didn't rush. We spent two nights in different places and got home around supper time on the 17th. We had Mom's dog so we couldn't shop or eat in a restaurant or anything but overall a great time. It's nice to have her living in the city and to have someone to stop in and visit after work when I'm bored. 

In other news, I picked out wedding shoes along the trip with Mom. The bridesmaids dresses arrived. Plans have come together for my bachelorette party (most of which I dont know of). Eric's tux is paid off. I won a weekend away at my staff party (that I couldn't attend because I was travelling with Mom) and I booked that for our honeymoon. The hotel room for our actual wedding weekend is almost completely paid off. I've won a few gift cards through work that's helped with that. Air Miles will be used to pay for some of the food. It's pretty amazing how much you can afford on a limited budget when you look at all the options. 

Can't think of anything else too important to talk about. 

I can't believe it's been a month since I've updated. 

Funny Things Chloe Says...

May 31

 I wait Chloe up after a nap and she gets up and looks really really tired so I ask her if she wants to come with me to my bed she sits up she looks at me really seriously and says 

"I'm not going to hurt you." 

Then she says "Be quiet daddy sleeping shhh everyone sleeping I'm sleeping." 

Me: "No you not you're awake"

Chloe: "No I'm asleep"

June 3

Do you want a drink? You might be drinky.. You might be thirsty.

June 13

I wanna go with you today. I'm wanna hide at your work

June 16

After Chloe waking up 4 times between 3-6am last night I told her no crying and getting up tonight when I put her to bed tonight. Her response: "But I want milk after."

July 13

Eric: Who's your best friend Chloe?

Chloe: My best friend is my friend Mommy.

Me: Aww that's the cutest thing you've ever said.

Chloe: I know you love me Mommy.

August 1

Going to work "Are you going to see Nephnanie? Nephnanie, Nephnanie, Nephnanie" (Stephanie)

August 4

I want green puffy treats. I love green. My hair is not green. It's orange.

August  4

I reached back to hold Chloes hand in the car. She shook it and said "nice to meet you".

August 4

Gets in the coat rack at hotel "ladies and gentlemen boys and girls. Welcome to the spring chicken"

Aug 11

My boots are dirty and grossy

Aug 15

Chloe: I love this book

Me: I got it for you at a yard sale.

Chloe: Yeah you bought it for me. Thank you. Thank you so much!

Sept 4

Me: I love you Chloe

Chloe: I love you mommy.

Eric: I love you Chloe.

Chloe: No, I love my mommy.

Me: You can love more than one person at a time.

Eric: I love you Chloe.

Chloe: I love one person. My Mommy.

Later

Eric: I love you Chloe

Chloe: I love my mommy

Eric: I thought you loved Deigo

Chloe: I thought I love my Mommy.

Sep 26

The ice cream lady was nice and I was hapy at her.

Pink is my life

Oct 4

Me: spending time with you is my favorite thing to do

Chloe: mumbles through her cuppy for a long minute

Me: I can't hear you. Take your cuppy out.

Chloe: Pink is my favorite color

Oct 6

Hey Braden.. When I was a baby my mommy used to hold me like a little baby.

Oct 14

Cuddling.

Chloe: Mommy you're my best friend

Mommy: Aww you're my best friend too.

Chloe: And you have a big nose

Oct 16

Mommy! I'm eating my boogers!!!

Oct 23

I'm gonna be a butterfly and you're gonna be a ghost (mommy) and you're gonna be a dragon (pepe). Pepe doesn't want to be a butterfly.

Oct 24

Putting matching cards away

"I'm putting them away cause you're not playing with me"

"Aww I'll play with you now!"

"You weren't playing. You can play with me another time."

Hangaber (hamburger)

Nov 4

Me: I love cuddling with you and reading with you. I love spending time with you.

Chloe: Yeah, and I love hopscotch.

*Then we laughed until we cried*

Nov 12

Mommy I have a frog in my throat. I need my temperature.

(A lie)

Nov 16

Mommy will you sing oh my god song to me while I play?

"What song?"

Oh my god'll have a farm

Nov 17

Rub Chloe's belly.

Chloe: Get away from my belly.

Me: but I love your belly. *try to kiss it*

Chloe: But bellies are not toys.

"That was just a fart. Go get my book"

Nov 20 

Looking through bin of play food.

Chloe: What's this? Chocolate?

Me: An eggplant.

Chloe: An egg plant? Let's throw it away

Nov 20

Mommy: What do you want for Christmas?

Chloe: A dollhouse.

Later..

Mommy: Chloe, what should we buy Grammy for Christmas?

Chloe: Ummm... I think Grammy wants a doll house.

Nov 27

Madi "high five my boobies"

Chloe folding dish cloths: "you go under the bridge, through the roof and into the castle" she says as she does each fold.

Chloe pulled some hair from each side of her head and held it under her chin. "I just wanna make a party hat with my hair."

Eric: Madi do you want a baby someday?

Madi: No

Eric: Do want to be a mommy someday?

Madi: Yeah, I wanna be a mommy.

Chloe: And I wanna be a daddy!!

Nov 28

Chloe whining in the next room. Comes to see me.

"Mommy there's a bowling ball and it's following me."

Nov 30

Like two weeks ago Chloe slipped on ice. Today:

When I was a little girl I slipped. Now in all growed up so I won't slip anymore

Dec 8

Playing ball.

"Wait! Maybe I just need to fart."

Dec 9

My baby has an attitude

Dec 10

Chloe looking at an old pic of me and twins

"When you was a little mommy"

Chloe: I want Santa to bring me a house.

Mommy: Anything else?

Chloe: Uhhh... A bagel!

Dec 12

Deb: you should tape them together (Chloe and her friend at daycare)

Me: that would be awkward at daycare

Chloe: (playing on phone looks up) I'm not awkward!

Dec 15

Feed Chloe a big bite of yogurt and she gags a little.

Me: What are you doing?

Chloe (calm as can be): Just choking. Little bites.

Dec 16

Reading Dora book.

Me: Do you know what little star wishes for?

Chloe: Ummm.. Chicken nuggets!

Goodnight Chloe!

Goodnight mommy. Stay in your bed all night. Stay in bed with Eric.

Dec 26

I want a chicken nugget. Fast.

Sarah, sometimes I don't like you .

Jan 4

Tucking Chloe in.

If I nee you, I will call you and if you don't come here I will cry, okay?

2014 in Review

January
Stuff - Madi's 3rd birthday, Christmas work party, wedding change of plans, etc.

February 
I got my current job. Finally full-time, permanent job with the right hours for me and Chloe.
Chloe update 2.5 years

March
Fun things about Chloe
Mom flew away

April
Chloe talks a lot
Easter weekend with my best friends
Eric lost his job and turned 26 right after.

May
Things Chloe says
More Things Chloe says
Eric started a new pizza job.

June
Wedding planning status
Chloe, my shadow
Eric started a new job - working for the same awesome company as me! He got fired from the pizza spot the day after he gave his notice that he was quitting. I guess they were bitter.

July
Chloe is FINALLY starting to potty train
Paul Brandt & Bobby Wills Concert!

August
I worked two jobs ALL summer
Chloe's first time at an amusement park
A wedding weekend
Robin Williams died. For the first time, I was truly affected by the death of a celebrity.

September
Chloe's 3rd birthday (Blogged about it MUCH later)
Mostly wedding planning

October
I turned 27.
I got a wisdom tooth out. Worst experience of life.
Me and Chloe visited my grandfather and I got my haircut for the first time in years.

November
A general update - We sold our bead items at a craft fair.
Eric got yet another job - a call center to pick up some extra hours.
Brett Kissell & Braid Paisley concert!

December
Work's children's Christmas party
We also went to Eric's family Christmas party.
We celebrated Christmas at home, then visited Eric's stepfather, then had presents and lunch at his moms. We visited my sister in the evening after Madi went home, then lazed around home. He worked Christmas Eve and Boxing Day until 10pm :( I visited my grandfather and friend on Boxing day. It was good times. I haven't uploaded pictures so I haven't blogged at the time I'm writing this.

Christmas Party #1

This weekend was the kid's Christmas party that they throw for anyone in the company with children/siblings/grandkids etc. It's the first year we've gone and I can't say enough good things about it. 

Santa comes and brings presents for each child. There was balloon animals, face painting, bouncy houses, gingerbread men decorating and food. 

The kids absolutely loved it. 

Chloe got a pink balloon kitty, then painted her face as a pink butterfly. As she always says, pink is her favorite color. 

Madi got her face painted as a kitty and got a giraffe balloon animal. 

They got to meet Minnie, Mickey, Daisy Duck, and Super Mario. Madi was insanely excited about Minnie Mouse. She followed some of them around. Tried to dance with them. She dragged me over to see them too. It was adorable.

Overall, a ton of fun. 

I love Christmas! 

Chloe's Third Birthday

We had a party in a meeting room at the hotel Eric and I work(ed) at. 

This was back at the end of September, the Sunday before her birthday. 

My sister and cousin came, along with my cousin's son. 

Eric's two sisters came, along with his nephew. 

My friend Sarah came. 

Madi was there. 

Overall, I think Chloe had a blast. 

It was a Frozen-themed party. 

There was a big sparkly #3 that I made. Cupcakes with blue frosting. Frozen cookies. 

For her birthday she got:

- Baby Anna Doll

- Fairy dress-up outfit

- Coloring book and crayons

- Bubble Guppies floor puzzle

- Frozen movies

- A back pack

- Snow White Dwarf house

- And a pack of all the dwarfs! 

Plus some other odds an ends I'm probably forgetting. 

Lots of fun. I'm already looking forward to her next party. 

Things I've Done Lately

1. Almost 3 weeks ago, we went to a craft fair to sell our bead creations. We did better than expected, but not much to show for it. No new Christmas orders and no new Facebook likes. That was a little disappointing but at least we made enough money to re-stock some of our supplies and buy a couple of handmade Christmas presents while we were there. 

2. I had one of my wisdom teeth out back in October. It was some of the worst pain of my life. I thought it was never going to get better. Then finally one day, about a week and a half to two weeks later it finally did get better. I would wish that on my worst enemy. 

3. Chloe's been big on helping me cook. She has a Dora the Explorer apron that I got at the dollar store. She called it a 'nagonic' yesterday, which was basically hilarious. I bought her a new 'nagonic' for Christmas, since the Dora one is way too big at the neck. 

4. I almost finished Christmas shopping. Usually Christmas shopping is a bit stressful. This year, it's a million times as bad. It's all going on the credit card. I'm trying to sell possessions left and right (stuff we don't need/use) to put back on the credit card. The wedding might take a few cuts. I just don't know where we will come up with the money. 

5. Eric got a second job. 

An updated on Wedding Planning

I've been doing a lot of wedding planning this week. 

I think we officially decided to just do our ceremony indoors to save money and worry about the weather. 

We've discussed the guest list. 

After discussing the guest list, I finally ordered my invitations. 

I ordered the bridesmaids dresses. They were not cheap. We're paying the shipping, and the girls are paying us back for the dressing. Shipping alone was $70 so hopefully we love the dresses. 

I looked around town for shoes and couldn't find any. I looked online for shoes, found a pair I thought I was going to order, but it was suddenly 'not available' and they automatically took it out of my shopping cart as I was about to pay. That made the decision easier. 

Still so much to do, and feels like so little time. 

This Weekend

This is my weekend off. The one where I don't have to work and get to spend two days with Chloe. Some weekends there's a lot of whining and fighting. Then some weekends are like this one - basically perfect. We cuddled, we coloured, we cooked together, we laughed a lot. We went to a craft fair and she got her toes and fingers painted. She got a stuffed blue hippo that she treats like her baby. A hairbow and a sparkly hairbow that she thinks is a bow tie for her neck.

Our first snowfall was two days ago and all day yesterday she just wanted to make footprints in the snow.

She loves her one-piece footed pjs. She loves to zip them all by herself.

When we got up in the morning and it was time to take off her overnight diaper, I asked if she wanted help. She told me no. "Because I'm a big girl." She said. She won't let me call her my baby anymore.

She talks in full paragraphs. Cute little run-on sentences.

It's been a great weekend with my best friend. And we still have a whole day left together.

Lately...

Blogging is just not something that I think of very often anymore, but I like to check in every now and then. 

Some things...

- Chloe turned 3 a few weeks ago. She's a pile of fun and energy and whining. 

- We're still potty training. Sometimes she'll go days without an accident. Other times she goes days with nothing but accidents. It's hard. So much laundry. So much stink. She had such a big accident at a restaurant one night that it even was in her boots. Yeah, TMI. It was my birthday dinner. Yay me. 

- She's so smart and such a good talker. She's always telling everyone she's three years old and when she's 5 she'll get to go on the school bus. She knows her whole name. 

- She still hates the car. 

- She kinda hates shopping. 

- She literally always wants to go to the park. She went to her father's for a couple of hours so Eric and I could go to a movie (last night) and when we picked her up at 9pm when it was dark and raining, she started crying to go to the park. 

- We saw Gone Girl and it was awesome. So awesome. 

- It was my birthday last week. I turned 27. I feel old.

- I'm still wedding planning. I think I'm going to pay for bouquets to be made instead of making them myself. Trying to get the bridesmaid dresses ordered asap, but still haven't gotten that done yet. 

- Yesterday I got my haircut for the first time in almost two years or so. 

- We're going to be going to craft fair in two weeks to show off our bead projects. Hopefully make some extra wedding money. We've been making a few sales lately through friends and co-workers. It's been great :)

I don't think there's much else to report. 

Hope all is well with whoever may still be reading this! 

303 days until Wedding

Eric worked super early this morning, and it took me a little while to get back to sleep after he left. Of course I went into deep sleep dreaming mode. I had a horrible wedding dream - All us girls forget to get hair and makeup done. All the boys wanted to go to the movies instead of the reception. My mother decided not to come but didn't tell me. Scott said he was coming but still hadn't shown up. My sister fell asleep. And all the wedding boys were hiding in a dark room playing with a tiny baby bat. 

 I hope there isn't a baby bat anywhere near my wedding.

I guess a wedding dream/nightmare is a sign that it's been on my mind a lot. 

A lot. 

I've been selling Chloe's old clothes and other household junk as much as possible and putting all the cash away. We've been making some purchases with Eric's credit card and working hard to pay that back off as well. 

I ordered and received our guestbook: 

It's got a wooden cover, and brown pages on the inside. I quite love it. 

On Sunday, I met up with all my bridesmaids and we pretty much decided on the dress that we were getting. We took some of the girls' measurements and once I decide on the color, we'll probably be putting the order in. 

We picked out our tuxes, but not sure if we're completely sold on the colors. I need to take the fabric swatches from the bridesmaid dresses in to see how well they match. 

One of my bridesmaids and I got together one night to make burlap flowers. Now that the huge burn on my finger from the hot glue is gone, I'm ready for another round of crafting soon. 

I'm making my own bouquets, card box and centerpieces. It's a lot. I need to get it all done as soon as possible or knowing me, I'll find myself rushing to get it all done at the last minute. 

So things are coming along slowly, but I still don't have a ceremony site, and I'm starting to have nightmares. 

303 days to go. 

All Dressed Up - A Wedding Weekend

This weekend started off bad enough - Chloe woke up sick Saturday morning. She was supposed to go to her father's for the night. Eric and I had a wedding to attend. Luckily, her sore belly passed quickly and she went to her father's. She had a fever for most of the day but woke up find on Sunday morning. 

 Eric and I rushed around showering, packing and getting ready Saturday, then drove an hour away to where the wedding would be. A friend of his got a ride with me. I felt a little sick for about an hour and I thought it would kill the day, but it passed. 

It was a cool, windy day, but when we got to the ceremony location (a park) it was perfectly warm and sunny. Weddings tend to make me teary. This one was no exception. 

We managed to take a couple of pictures - when we were getting ready at Eric's mom's, and then another picture outside before the wedding started. 

I bought a new dress for the wedding - it may have been the perfect dress for the weather. With the wind that day, any of my flowy dresses or skirts would've flashed the world. This one stayed in place. 

We drove around with a couple of his friends after the ceremony - we bought some chocolate milk and animal crackers like the children that we are. Afterwards we went back to his Mom's to charge our phones. The boys played pool while I read for 30 seconds before giving up and just watched, half falling asleep. 

Then we went to the dinner and dance. Fun was had by all. I can't wait for our wedding dance. 

On Sunday we woke up (after sleeping in!) to his mom making breakfast. So we ate then she took us to pick up our car. Then! We went to meet up with all my bridesmaids. We didn't get a picture of everyone, but one of my friends, Melanie, always takes a picture when she goes anywhere so we got one of 4/6 of us. 

We discussed bridesmaid dresses, suits and eventually took measurements for some of us. Eric left earlier and drove my sister back to town, and I stayed with two of the girls. We went to Giant Tiger, Starbucks, then drove home, getting Chloe along the way. We hung out at my place for a bit, had dinner at East Side Marios, then visited for a little while longer after Chloe was in bed. Overall, a great day and a great weekend. 

Now it's Monday - a holiday - but I'm back to work anyway. Luckily it's a slow day, but that also means it's going by slow. Eric's home with both girls, and I look forward to getting home and laying around all night before bed. 

Chloe's First Time at an Amusement Park

I was considering doing it, but this morning I didn't put much thought into it - I just got us dressed, packed sweaters, raisins and a change of clothes and we left home just before 10am to go to a local amusement park. 

Being born and mostly raised in this area, I'd never been to it before. It's a bit pricey. But you know what's not that pricey? Bringing an almost 3 year old. I got her an all-access pass bracelet, and just bought me enough tickets to get on three rides with her. I was allowed to go on two of the kiddie rides with her for free anyway. I was just going to get us coupons to go on a few rides (25 coupons) but with the bracelet she went on 42 tickets worth of rides. Much better deal. 

She had a blast! 

She even went on the ferris wheel with me twice. She loved the carousel and nothing scared her at all. We were there for more than 4 hours and could've stayed longer if I wasn't getting a headache and getting tired myself. I'd say it was a huge success. She had some cranky moments but snapped out of them quickly. 

She was tired on the drive home, and wanted a nap but when I put her in her room for a nap she was quiet for a bit but ended up singing and never sleeping. 

I bet she'll sleep good for me tonight. I hope. 

8 Things I Did This Week

1. I used Mod Podge and food coloring to tint some mason jars. Some turned out okay, but a few of them had lumps that dried in place that were very noticeable. I'm still trying to figure a way to make them less noticeable. Arts and crafts are hard. 

2. I sold a bunch of stuff, and still trying to sell more. Almost every cent is going into our wedding savings. I'm determined to come out of this with as little debt as possible. 

3. I went to a work friend's birthday party and drank on a roof-top patio. It was pretty sweet. Then we had some Chinese food and I slept most of the day away Sunday while Eric worked. Oh, except I walked hungover to Eric's work to get the car. I needed McDonald's breakfast. 

4. Our fridge broke. We discovered the freezer wasn't freezing on Saturday afternoon, so we moved stuff to the deep freeze. When we got home at 1am Sunday, we realized the fridge also wasn't working. We threw out a nice amount of food. Someone is supposed to look at it today, but that's still 48 hours with no fridge. And I wanted to do groceries yesterday. I'm hungry and were lacking in food options. 

5. I was super sad about the passing of Robin Williams. He's always been a favorite of mine. We finally had the time last night to watch Patch Adams - also one of my favorite movies. So good. RIP, Robin Williams. 

6. I've stopped drinking caffeine on a regular basis. I still drink it somedays, just not all. I find it makes me feel icky some days. Other days it makes me feel great. It's saving me money though. 

7. I've also noticed that eating greasy/unhealthy foods makes me feel icky too. I guess I'm just not that young anymore. I've been trying to have more smoothies and opt for something a little healthier when given the option (banana whole grain muffins vs. chocolate donut). I think it's helping a bit. 

8. I've been trying to arrange to get the wedding girls together at the end of the month. It's hard. But maybe we can at least get a few of us together. Everyone will be in the area on August 30/31, but all with different plans. We have a wedding on the 30th. 

Busy Summer

This summer has been busy! 

I'm overwhelmed with wedding planning. So overwhelmed. 

I'm working two jobs - both with the same hotel company, but both are insanely busy everyday. 

At home, Chloe keeps me busy. We're potty training (and she's doing great!) and we're trying to get out as much as possible - to the parks, the pool, walking around downtown, shopping, anything to keep us out of the house as much. 

She's still a crazy bundle of words. Always talking, always surprising me. On August 4th she told me "I want green puffy treats. I love green. My hair is not green. It's orange." Always random. 

Big Brother keeps me busy in the evenings. 

I look forward to things slowing down when summer ends. 

Chloe & Potty Training

It doesn't seem like that long ago (but it was) that I was talking about Chloe and her tricks to avoid potty training. Eight quick months have passed and basically nothing changed. Until one day a week or two ago. Chloe had a bit of heat rash so I made her go diaper-free for a few hours at home. But then I decided to make her drink a lot of water. When she asked for a diaper I knew it was soon time, but she was too worked up. I got her to sit on the potty and threw a ball back and forth with her until she went. 

After that, she didn't want to go again for awhile on Thursday July 17th Madi was over. And she's been potty training for years, so we had them both without a diaper. Chloe spent the whole day without diaper and only had a few accidents. The next day she was at the sitter's, and then today and yesterday she was at her father's house. 

But finally, it's a start. I don't plan on going back to diapers. Wish us luck. 

Chloe, my shadow

My kid is super attached to me. 

She's my little best friend. She's always nearby. She always wants me to play with her. To read to her. To dress her. To help her eat. EVERYTHING. 

On one hand, I love that. She's so much fun a lot of the time. 

On the other hand, I'd love to be able to get dressed in the morning without helping her eat breakfast. I'd love for Eric to be able to dress her in the morning so I might be able to do something with my hair more often than twice a month. She'll let Eric do anything for her if I'm not home. If I'm home, it's all about me. He'll try to put her boots on to leave the house, she'll get mad and take the boots to me. 

Most days it's easier to just do it than to listen to her cry or get mad because I won't. 

It's one of those phases that I both hate and love. 

Toddler years are fun. 

Wedding Stuff

Wedding Planning: 

Venue: Booked and paid in full. 

Photographer: Booked and paid in full. 

Dress: Paid for, hanging in the closet waiting to be altered and cleaned. 

Bridal party: Chosen. 

DJ: Booked, and deposit paid. 

Make-up Artist: Booked and deposit paid. 

Hotel room: Booked. 

Rings: Paid in full, waiting on their arrival. 

Colors: Eric's okay with light pink if I so choose. 

So basically,all necessities are paid for except Eric's clothing. And our credit card debt is minimal. We only used Eric's credit card for a portion of the rings. Looks like we're almost ready for a wedding. 

Ps, the one year anniversary of our engagement was yesterday. I remembered it all last week, but it slipped my mind yesterday. Eric surprised me with a rose after work. I'm not sure who was more excited, me or Chloe. 

Things That Have Been Happening Lately...

- I've been working quite a bit.

- I've been trying not to be addicted to Starbucks. (I work directly above one.)

- I have really bad baby fever, but not planning a second child anytime soon, don't worry.

- I've been thinking about wedding planning a bit. Just a bit.

- I don't have much else to say, so here are more Chloe quotes.

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May 4
While changing her diaper. "My butt." She giggles. "Cute." Giggles again, then serious, "But don't touch it. It dirty."

May 16
"I see the park. Now I can be happy."

May 18
"Mommy can you give me a ponytail?"
I don't answer her. After a minute...
"Mommy, I asked you nicely!"

May 20 - 2:00am
I hear Chloe's bedroom door open but she doesn't come in my room so I meet her in the hallway.
"Mommy I want to talk with you."

May 20
"Mommy, I think I want to be sorry now."

May 26
"Eric I wanna talk with you."
"What do you want to talk about?"
"My mommy."
"I like your mommy."
"My mommy's cranky. She won't talk to me."

May 29
At a restaurant with Chloe and Madi, they babble to each other and somehow get on the topic of Santa and Christmas. Chloe says "Merry Christmas." Then later...
"Eric, are you Santa?"
And later, while Eric was gone paying the bill: "Mommy I want to go with Santa."