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So so much has been happening over the course of the last couple of weeks. I will post them for you in short 'summaries' so that I can hop my smelly butt into the shower in preparation of the manifacent feast that my mom will bestow upon me for my birthday....


FIRST OFF: My skin cancer is finally gone.

Some of you know I am partially joking, most of you know that I have been mildly concerned for the blue-black mole that has been growing a little on my hand. My mom begged me and begged me to get it removed, however, due to financial reasons I never did so. She finally laid down the 'I'm your mother, and I said so. Send me the bill and I'll take care of it' card, so I reluctantly went to Dr. Hannaman's office to have it looked at/ taken off. Alas, I am now without my blue mole, and it is a DARN GOOD thing that I got it taken care of. It was what is called a "cellular blue nevus" and in lame mans terms it is a mole that if not taken care of can later on down the line cause some trouble, aka melanoma skin cancer (aka, the one that you DON'T want to get). So, thanks mom, and like always, you were right.

SECOND OFF: AJ had his first birthday

What a great day that was!!! HOURS went into that cake that I made for him, which pics will be posted of later when I get the energy to post them. It was adorable, even after I dropped three of them outside while trying to balance the big cake board, walk, talk, and laugh at the same time. Oh well. AJ got uber cool gifts, mainly because he has such an uber cool family. I especially loved the bag that Jessie made for him-- even more so that she used little airplanes in it, which I have always had a special thing for. My folks got him this awesome big wheel/ stroller/ rocking gadget that he adores, his grandma got him a super cool slide, and of course his grandpa (who he always has to outnumber, haha!!) got him this FABULOUS playhouse-- and it is for boys!!! It has a basketball hoop on one side, a gas nozzle for his 'cars' on the other, cool doors and crawl through spaces, as well as a drive through looking place for all those fantasies that boys can have! Probably one of my favorite gifts would have to be that special chair that rob made for him. It is called an adirondack chair for those like me who didn't know. Google it if you want to see, because once again I don't really have the time to post a pic.

THIRDLY OFF: My 23rd birthday

At AJ's birthday, I received my awesome birthday gift from my awesome brother and sister in law. There is a funny story about that, which you can read on Jessie's blog. Basically my mom was 0-2 when it comes to birthday gifts, which I found to be quite amusing, but all's well-- she has found great replacement gifts, I am sure. Other than that, on the 22nd (also Earth Day) we went to Texas Roadhouse, which was a lot of fun, with Trevor, Laurel, and Trenton. Lets also say that poor little Trenton has a fear of men with beards, that is super cute. He tucks his chin into his neck and stares at the table until Laurel gets him and then he didn't move for the rest of the night from in between his parents. Drew got me this AWESOME AWESOME antique looking necklace (he went to Jared's!!!!!) that matches my engagement ring. It is the first thing he ever picked out for me on his own, and it means A LOT to me! Last night I got some money which I will probably splurge on etsy.com necklaces, and we went to Chili's with Drew's family. One of the many things I love is the fact that AJ loves going out to eat. He sits back in that high chair like he is king you-know-what and makes everybody laugh. He's such a hambone. Today I get to self indulge in my favorite meal at my mom's house, in honor of the beautiful Jessie's and my birthday. I hope Jessie likes what I did, even tho it does not beat what she did to AJ's birthday wrapping! We are having Baked Chicken, Mac & Cheese (homemade with cinnamon sugar on top!!!), salad, and RED FREAKIN VELVET CAKE for dessert (notice the chicken and side are capitalized, because yes, that is how important they are). My mom is the coolest <3

LAST OFF: Pregnancy Scare

On Thursday Flora, Liz, and I went out to Smokey Bones for *donuts* and dinner. They have these AMAZING donuts there that come in a doggie bag filled with cin sugar AND THEY ARE FREAKING OUT OF THIS WORLD. Don't believe me? Try them for yourself! They come with apple & chocolate dipping sauces and you have to have a big ol glass of milk in order to be able to swallow the heavenly goodness. The only bad part is apparently Flora and I had bad sour cream on our baked potatoes, so about 2 hours later both of us threw up. Hence I thought I was pregnant, because I almost did the same thing at Chilis last night, and I have been super weird feeling lately. Well, this morning and last night I took two out of my three tests and both came back NEGATIVE. Mwahaha, soldiers, my BC pills have beat you in April's battle of conception!!!

And at this moment, I shall leave you to ponder over my last three weeks of excitement. Two birthdays, cancer, and pregnancy all in one month--- no wonder I am so tired all the time (well, more tired than normal with having a one year old!)

*doye?*

That is how I think Leon, my adorable massive border collie, says whenever I tell him something. I swear, this dog is pretty bright but when it comes to listening to me you'd think I was speaking Arabic or something. However, when it comes to chasing squirrels and birds, getting along with other dogs, being gentle with the babies, or doing one of the five or so tricks that he knows how to do I speak fluent dog.

Anyway, that was a short ramble. I'm just tired of my nice clean house getting messed up again between the dog, the cat, the son, and the husband. Its too much testosterone in this house-- its driving me nuts. You would think that throwing a kids first birthday isn't a big deal, which it really isn't, until you realize how much family and important people you have in your life!! I think that the last time I counted I had 32 people showing up??? And the funny thing is, its all people that I would expect to be there even if I wasn't doing anything, just to say happy birthday kiddo to my acrobatic baby. Speaking of acrobats, he gave himself another black eye today. I would post a pic, however, it makes me want to cry whenever I see it. It is kind of funny how history repeats itsself-- when I turned one, I had a big ol fat bruise in the exact location that AJ is now sporting one. I was hoping that he'd inherit my charming personality and my artistic and academic abilities, however, so far my clumsiness, stubborness, and murky brown eyes are the only thing his genetics are sporting of mine.

*sigh* Now I'm off to swiffer my mudstained floors... again... more posts later, in a hopefully more upbeat mood.

I know, I know, I'm horrible at this!!!

For a while I was good about keeping up with my blog. Now it is more like a once a month kind of thing. I apologize. It is not the lack of not having anything to write about, however, it is the lack of time to write anything. I am attempting this weekend to make my first 'fun' dessert item-- AJ's alligator cupcake birthday cake. Dun dun dun!!! I went to a baking supply store and the woman (who I share a birthday with.... and who is expecting her first grandchild.... and who's daughter who is pregnant is due in July... who lives in Germany right now, but is hoping that they can move to Colorado before the baby is close to being due.... yeah... we talked a lot) really helped me out a lot with how to do things!!! I feel more confident now in the cake, and am hoping that it will look good and taste delicious. will post pics as soon as it is done.


Meanwhile, Easter just came and went. What a fun day. My kid was the cutest thing on the block. Thanks Jess for posting pics up, because you and mom are the only ones who took pics of him in his outfit!



God is awesome in blessing me with such a great family and such a fantastic *almost* one year old!!!!

Anyway, not only did Easter come and go, AJ's FIRST BIRTHDAY *WOWZA!!!* is this SATURDAY. Holy Moley, to think that at this time last year I was contemplating my feet's death as they kept swelling and growing.... mmm.... I do not miss being pregnant one bit....

This year AJ's birthday theme is nonexistent, other than he is getting some fun outdoors stuff as well as other random objects. Thanks to Drew's fantastic kind of rich father, he is getting the coolest play center ever that I OKed him on getting.



This thing is the coolest thing on the block. It is the closest thing to a boy's play house that we could get. Now, we have asked the other grandparents to supply a car to ride around in the back yard, as well as a slide that can fold up and either go inside or out. I have to admit I am more excited about this birthday than any other birthday EVER. Forget the fact that my birthday is next Wednesday, it is all about my kick butt kid and his day!!!! (Seriously! I don't care about turning 23!)

Anyway, other than these exciting events of April, I have been obsessively buying off of Ebay.com.... I am so horrible... I was so sick and tired of watching the same movies with the kids over and over again that I just... got a little... carried away. But Ebay is so addictive, in case anybody hasn't had a chance to experience... I will tell you the list of movies that I have gotten, all for less than 10 dollars a piece (either bought at ebay.com or moviestop, which is another guilty pleasure of mine)....

~Aladdin
~Lady & the Tramp
~Peter Pan
~Cinderella
~Sleeping Beauty
~Robin Hood
~Jungle Book
~Pinnochio
~A Bug's Life
~Antz
~Never Ending Story I and II
~Beauty & the Beast
~Shrek I and II
~101 Dalmations
~Emperors New Groove
~The Little Mermaid

About half of these I even managed to pay under $5, which is anything short than a miracle. Nonetheless, I am ending my ebay days because quite frankly, I am afraid of spending any more money on it. I would tell you that I got all of these for AJ... however by noticing the Princess movies on there, you would know that I am lying... haha.