The Zoo!

So, we went to the zoo today. It was fun!

... That's about all I have to say. Here is a picture!

Almost moving!

Well, we are going to sign the lease tonight! So excited and nervous! I've got a lot of the room pack, but you know... I never thought that we had a lot of stuff until I started to put it in boxes. Like... I have -so much stuff.- I've thrown out a lot though, which is good, and needed. Hopefully we can go in tomorrow and clean.

Not much to say until we're there, really. I just wanted an excuse to post this picture of my nephew Alex and Madison.

Moving!

So, Mike and I decided that it's time to move out, and we're getting our own apartment! It's a little bit small, but for what we need right now, it's at a perfect price point, and a good size.

So, today, while Madison has been napping, I decided to -finally- tackle the attic. I had about... 10 crates filled with stuff I haven't touched in years. 5 bags for goodwill and 3 garbage bags later, I only have two boxes of crap. One is stuff I'm keeping for nostalgic value, the other is our winter clothes. This doesn't include Madison's stuff.

So, now I'm taking a short break, blogging, and going back into the attic to try and find one box that seems to be missing. I have a box filled with books that I've never had anywhere to put, since I never had a bookcase. In the apartment, there is a huge bookcase built into one of the walls, so I finally have somewhere to put these books, and I can't find the books!! I also have to take the empty crates out and bring them to my room and start to put stuff in them.

I'm looking around the room. We really don't have -that much- that we have to pack. There is a lot of crap in the closet that can go in boxes that'll just stay in storage in the attic. Mike's old baseball cards, stuff like that. We have my grandfather's old china that he bought in Japan, but that's already all packed up.

The apartment has lots of storage space. There are two storage areas by the front door. We'll probably use one for storage, and turn the other one into our closet, since only one of the bedrooms has a closet. And then we have the entire attic to ourselves. We also have a section of the basement for a washer/drier, some storage, and a place to keep our strollers and outdoor things, like Madison's pool and stuff. Now we just have to get a washer and drier.

I'm very exited, yet a bit scared at the same time. This is the first time that I'm not going to be living with my family. Although, we're just moving like, 5 minutes away, so it's not like I won't be here a lot. I'll probably be bringing the baby over to hang out with my sister and nephews a lot.

Mike wants to paint... I honestly don't want to paint. I mean, I'm not a fan of white walls either, but it's a lot of money and a hassle for somewhere that we'll be in for two years at most. Painting my room here was different, since it was kermit the frog green and the other room had no paint. The paint in this place isn't bad. It's just white. I'm sure some pictures on the wall and colorful things in the rooms can liven them up. We can get a funky bedset for our room, etc.

So yeah! I'm excited. I think we get the keys on the 28th, if not sooner. The guy is really nice, and he said something about going on vacation, so we'll be getting them before he goes.

Alright, I've got a ton more to say about this, but I really have to go in the attic some more and get everything in the garbage/in the car for goodwill etc before babygirl wakes up.

Tata!

Messes.

As shown here, babies like to make messes. And when they do so, they have absolutely no remorse over their actions.

I do not know what it is about the books. She walks to the bookcase, takes them all out, and just leaves them there. I can walk over, put them away, and two seconds later? They're on the floor again.

I give up.

Messes.

Better Photo of the Couch

The first picture was taken with my webcam, so here is babygirl again enjoying her new Dora sofa while she watches Elmo in Grouchland.

Just loungin'. Relaxing after the busy day that was her first birthday.

Madison's First Birthday!

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Madison's First Birthday!

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New Camera

So, I have purged myself of a bunch of old posessions, and I made a fair chunk of change on ebay. So, in celebration of having Madison for a year, and in celebration of our anniversary, Michael said I could get the camera I've been oogling for a long time now. (If I put other cameras I own up for sale, which I have.) So, today, we get a three picture special. These are some of the pictures I took with the new camera. Enjoy!

Attack Baby!
Not Amused.

Dora Couch!

So, about a week ago I went out and bought Madison this elmo chair. She didn't like it. No sir. On that same day, I bought my nephews a Cars couch. They love it. Madison loved it.

I spent every day searching for the silly reciept. It wasn't until this morning that I found it, and now, the chair that went sitting unused is back at the store, and Madison is the proud owner of a Dora couch. She hasn't gotten off it!

The inside has a sleeping bag. It's cute. She fell asleep on Ryan and Alex's couch last night, so we just had to get her one.