The Visit

My parents are here, enjoying the last few days of their visit.

My mom's dream of an airport reunion with Brixton came true when he ran into her arms and let her scoop him up in a big hug.

Brixton has spent the last 7 days doing the following:

-eating jelly beans (courtesy of Grandpa)
-dancing
-eating too much sugar
-going to bed late
-receiving a lot of attention
-letting us buy him kid's meals at restaurants and then not eating them
-spending far too much time in Sephora
-not napping

Brendan and I went to dinner with some friends the other night and it was so nice to not have to cut someone else's meal into bite-sized chunks while mine cooled to a rather Arctic temperature.  I still don't feel like writing, so here are some pictures instead:

 

Hi Again!

Hi friends.

Thanks to those of you who have missed me.

I've had a bad case of writer's block/uninspiring weather/nothing to say.

I've started two other posts and deleted them both.  They were kind of like, "Why am I blogging?" and "I'm not saying goodbye forever, just for now."

But, I hate posts like that.

And it's not true, anyway. 

I still love blogging.

I just want to write when I want to write.

And sometimes it's not time to write.

Right?

{See,  I'm still fun and witty.}

Guess what--

I'm having a baby!!!

That's what I told my mom on the phone today.

She got so excited and started to get her loud mom-panic voice.

And then I said,

Just kidding.

I'm not having another one.  Brendan's researching the Big Snip.

I'm at peace.

Brixton turns two in a few days.

My parents arrive tomorrow from California.

I got highlights again.  My hair's really light now.

I like this new, light me.  Like when I was young.

Kind of like a mid-life crisis?  Nah.  It's just highlights, not a Ferrari/boob job.

 Here's something fun:

Lately I've been having really physical dreams.  I wake up because I'm kicking or striking out.  I haven't done this before, except that one time in 7th grade where I woke up hitting my then BFF when she stayed the night.  

Creepy.

So, there are new things on the horizon.

Summer trips, the collecting of airline miles, the harvesting of radishes and carrots from the garden.

I got my first sunburn in five years the other day.  It just took an hour in the sun to scorch my milky skin an angry pink.  

That's all I've got tonight.

Just wanted to check in and say that all is well.

xo