Ro Made It!

ZOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That my friend, is the sound of time speeding by! I guess I should stop calling her a baby. But I won't! She will always be my little baby! Even when she is taller than me (which I know is going to happen). I decided not to throw a big fancy party this year. My initial plan was to just have hot dogs, cake and ice cream with our immediate family. This was frowned upon by many. So we ventured to our local CiCi's Pizza. I made a cupcake pull apart cake and put together some goody bags, oh and made cake pops. It was pretty much stress free. Except CiCi's was stupid busy for a Tuesday night and it was HOT inside the restaurant. Boogie enjoyed herself tremendously...and there are several toes that got ran over by a doll stroller to prove it! We are eternally grateful for our friends and family that continue to make our lives special and filled with love! She is still very much obsessed with Dora the Explorer (and her cousin Diego)

Tonight, for the first time in a very long time I’m not worried. Not about my home life anyway. I’ve been trying to figure out what in the hell I did with my life before I had a kid. I can barely remember me before I had a child. I mean, I know that I enjoyed my life and I was always doing something . At this particular moment I’m having a hard time remembering how I filled my time. I know I partied…but I didn’t really hang out like that during the week…or did I? I traveled, but those trips were always spaced out. Aside from the occasional dinner or drinks with friends, I’m lost. Did I spend that much time in Target? Sure, I had more time to read and cook foods that were experimental…but what else was there?! My work schedule hasn’t changed that much. Sure, the load is a lot heavier these days, but sheesh. Have I fallen so deep into parenthood that I have removed all traces of my former self? Maybe. I’m sitting here in my bed (alone, since Boogie decided to spend the night w