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can we take a second and talk about how super, super, super behind i am on this gosh darn blog? obviously it's true. crickets can be heard for miles, tumbleweeds are blowing by and dust is accumulating on this little web space of mine. (and also around my house but we won't get into that.) there's nothing that states, "i'm crazy busy!" better than a blog that hasn't been updated in over a month.

instead of a million different posts all nicely organized by event- with coordinating pictures of course- here's just a teeny, tiny peek at our life as of late. and by late i mean from june-ish until now. yikes.

row 1: family date night / selling mama-made ring slings / a back-roads walk / birdie's room decor- all mama made.

row 2: pink, sparkly toes / post-bath kissies / packers #1 cheerleader / birthday celebration at a baseball game

row 3: grammy visited / mama made mock up of birdie's flower girl attire / it's still hot in 'bama but it's fall in our house / this guy is getting older and handsomer (new word)

row 4: lots of storms but no hurricanes yet / pre-bedtime story time / visit from auntie / sleep issues finally under control

not pictured: countless mosquito bites, prep for our trip to hawaii (!), countless projects that have been started but not finished, d brewing his own kombucha, keeping up with my young women girls, doing cross fit work outs, watching lots and lots of football with friends, cleaning up after a curious, mobile baby, my new part-time job, playgroups, mila is cruising and finally lovin' table foods, fighting bugs, new tires (!) and all the other day to day stuff that requires attention or randomly pops up. whew.

As Of Late

We've been walking further on our usual trail, discovering new areas of the forest. That is, when it's not hailing or down pouring. A certain dog keeps falling into the river on every walk which gives her mama and dad a good laugh. 

The other dog has been super, duper cuddly and snuggly lately. 

I turned another year older last week! I'm not too excited to be on the other side of my twenties... I AM excited for all of the exciting things happening this year. My last birthday, if you recall, was the birthday of snow.  I'm officially calling this year the birthday of food. On Tuesday my best bud, E, took me out to lunch. On Wednesday I convinced D to get Panda Express, while in Portland, for lunch. And on Thursday I received a large package full of this: 

Four of my favorite dishes from my FAVORITE Chinese restaurant in my hometown. It's tradition that us kids get to pick where we want to go for our birthday dinner. For over 20 years I've picked the same restaurant. A few months ago I jokingly asked my dad to ship me some. I never guessed that he actually would! 

 As you can see it was terrible. Absolutely terrible. 

So Sorry, February

Whoa! Where has the time gone? Not only did I not post in February but now March is almost over! 

February was a really fun month if only for the fact that I turned the big 2-5. I love that D and I celebrate birthday weeks instead of just one day. Since D had to work on my actual birthday, he decided to take me out of town a few days earlier to go shopping. Although it's only happened twice (counting this time) I absolutely love walking into a store and hearing D say, "Get whatever you want." Love. Him. 

I found a really cute pair of boots that I've had my eye on. I fell even more in love with them when I found out they were 85% off. When the sales lady announced the final price D blurted out, "Oh let's get you MORE boots!" I ended the day with just one pair of the aforementioned boots, new body lotion, and a fancy schmancy set of pots and pans. 

My actual birth- day was super special because I woke up to SNOW! For once our weather forecaster was right- we ended up with a few inches of snow that stuck around for more than a few days. It was so much fun to just watch the snow fall all day after being treated to breakfast by a great friend.

 About to cross into Astoria

 Our backyard. Snowing so hard you can't see the water!

 I watched little birds for hours.

The dogs and I went exploring most of the afternoon

 The day after my birthday, D and I met up with our friends, J & E, at our new favorite restaurant, Supper Club. The atmosphere is so fun and quirky, but I think the bar area is so cozy and cute. 

D, J, E and I had a ton of fun laughing and eating. We're so lucky to have made such good friends! 

 E and Wifey*

 J and Wifey

 Three hot-mess girls who can't take a decent picture together.

 This is the best face I could get out of five picture with D. Seriously. 

 But, two days later, I got my new favorite "us" picture... even though I took it in a parking lot before we got more goods to feed our addiction.

* I have a serious problem with keeping my eyes open for flash pictures!

Why I'm M.I.A.

1. Devin-Birthday-Palooza

Confetti cupcakes...a Wifey specialty.

Party pants

Crazies

2. Date Night(s)

3. Surfing

D on the left

For the record I don't surf. Especially in 50 degree water.

D and his hippy high school friend

4. Friends

Gonna steal this little girl

...and I'll seal her big brother, too.

5. Fishin' and 4-Wheelin' 

Fishing for sturgeon

Caught a flounder

A little to small to keep

Proud fisherman

Learning how to drive a 4-wheeler

Not gonna lie... I really want one.

6. Keeping Up With These Two

The Foundation of My Diet

I inherited my dad's sweet tooth. (My first word was "cookie.") Most of the time I'm planning on when and how I'm going to get something sweet to eat.

If I were to draw out a Food Pyramid of Wifey, instead of fruits/ veggies/ grains at the foundation it'd have my 5 C's: cookies, cake, candy, crackers, and cereal. Anytime is a good time these 5 C's. Period.

My in-law's eat really healthy so it's very rare to find my "foundation" at their house. (Except cereal) While running errands yesterday we decided that we needed something sweet to eat after dinner. (YES!!) After sampling red velvet cake from Costco I was excited that I wasn't the only one who thought it was necessary to have since I didn't have cake on my birthday. It was one of the best cakes that I've had in awhile. Most of us had it again for breakfast this morning.

Bigger than father-in-laws!

Oh happy birthday to me... almost two months after the real thing.

Extra thick