almost summer

Evie turned one recently, May 2 to be exact. She is quite the amazing little one. She learned to walk flawlessly by 11 months. She began walking at the end of 9 months. She is so much fun and really girly.

The weather has been really warm lately. It's like we just skipped spring. I like it warm though, I get more done when I am not cold. I washed my car yesterday, that hasn't been done in...should I dare say?...more than a year. It feels good. I've been exercising too!! It's a miracle!!! The kids and I walk a mile every other day here around the neighborhood..I would do more but the kids want to get out of the double stroller.. It feels good to move around though.

I have a lot of weird dreams that feel like real life. Random weird things that seem like they would just be a part of my everyday real life.

Mark had to get a new car at the beginning of April because the green car needed too much work to pass inspection. It's not new, but new for us and awesome! Its very sporty and fancy inside. It's an VW Passat and I am very sure we'll go for another VW when the time comes!

I tried to paint the kitchen the same color as the hallway...that kinda tan leather color. It doesn't look the way I wanted it too and I stopped before finishing the edging. The problem with this is when I repaint I am afraid that the edging will appear much lighter since the paint will be going over white. The new color I want is Behr's Royal Breeze or Seven Seas. The cabinets are going to be a reddish mahagony color and we'll have orange accents...we'll see if it actually ever pans out. If it turns out the way I want I think it will be awesome!!!

Right now I am sitting here trying to think of the past 4 anniversaries Mark and I have celebrated. We've always followed the traditional/modern anniversary gift lists. I can't remember all that we've gotten for each other though, or how we celebrated the day. It's pretty frustrating! I basically can only remember all of the first anniversary and some of a few afterward. This year will be our fifth and I want to go somewhere for the weekend. We'll have to get something made out of wood for each other. Maybe furniture? Not in these tight times.

Things I am thankful for: My almighty Father God, My loving, beautiful family, my house-a work in progress, two cars that work, Albuterol, the healthcare industry, my new cheap cell phone, flowers, colors, clothes that fit a little less tight than last month, my couches that wipe clean when they're spilled on, people who are real with me, pretty music, my cool leather bound journal that i got for my anniversary three years ago--and the same journal that Daniel Faraday uses in Lost: Wendy's small chilies, Livestrong.com's Daily Plate, and many more things.