The countdown is almost over!

We leave on the cruise tomorrow, but today is the day that Amanda gets into town. She's been sending me a countdown every morning since we were about 50 days out and it hardly seems real that the day is here! We're at Mom and Dad's house and even Kurtis is here since it's his birthday. We're going to have hot ham sandwiches for lunch, then Kurtis and I are going to go to the airport to pick Amanda up (I should probably let him know he's coming with me) and then we're going to come back here to celebrate his birthday with homemade pizza and cake and ice cream. I'm so excited that we leave tomorrow - I need this vacation! I need to pack, though. Julianne is all packed but I still have loads of clothes in the dryer that need to make it into the suitcase. And I need to find my bathing suit - what's a cruise without a bathing suit?!?

First Post

I'm not sure why I decided to get a blog... I have so many other websites to keep up with that I don't know where this one will land in the pecking order. But that's okay... hopefully this will help me keep up with day to day stuff!

Let's see... as of the first writing, Julianne is almost 7 months old. She's sitting, crawling, pulling herself up on stuff and generally making my day every day! Being her mom is the greatest thing I've ever done. I feel like she's the missing piece to the puzzle of my life, and now my life is complete. Even when she's screaming or crying and generally being a grump, I love her and I love being her mother. I feel so much more relaxed now that I did before she was here - I also feel like I have something to live for! (Not that I was suicidal or anything before today - she just makes life so much more worth living!) Everything she does is the greatest thing in the world. Especially when she smiles at me...

OH MY GOSH!

They're playing Honey I Shrunk The Kids on TV! one of my most favoritest movies of all time!