A few facts.

I shouldn't have worried.
My mom will always have the corner on charming.
He still is as cute as I remembered.
My family asks easier questions.
Running 14 miles lends itself to great conversation.
I am bad at taking pictures (not even 1 picture. . . Not 1)
He loves my TV.
I've burned a lot of calories the past few days, but i've eaten more, so it doesn't count.
he really does make me laugh all.the.time.
You can't kiss and laugh simultaneously. I've tried about 47 times.
He thinks cookie dough is a food group.
If you take him to see Hunger Games, he won't appreciate the developing love story. He'll laugh outloud.
Everything is more fun with him.
All the yw are asking questions.
My weekend went by to fast.
And on and on and on.

More to come.

has a new hobby

My new hobby is 4 yr olds. 

I want to take and keep every 4 yr old that I see. 

I think they are my favorite. 

I just spent Spring Break with Jim, Megan and the boys. 

One of those boys if 4 years old.

He couldn't be any more charming, and I think he knows it. 

Oh, there was the occasional fit and a few tears, but still. 

4 is the prefect age.  

I think I need to start a preschool.  (seriously)

We went hiking and drank "magic water" to heal Luke's leg when he fell down.
We caught lizards and rubbed their bellies to get them to stop wiggling (we = the boys)
We watched a 3-D movie with Luke grabbing at the screen about every 12.7 seconds.  Loved it.
We talked about the upcoming "offering" (it is actually my sisters wedding, but Luke couldn't remember the word wedding so he called it the "offering")

We went swimming. 
We took pictures of ourselves over and over and over again. 
We (megan and I) dragged Luke shopping all morning long and he told me that everything I tried on was beautiful.

We discussed over and over the fact that I am not married and have no babies.  (this is a hard thing for a four year old to understand -- well frankly it is hard for me to understand too, but he has more reason to be confused by this than I do).  Not to worry, Luke is going to buy me a baby at the baby shop.  He's nice like that.  

We drank the skim milk that Megan bought for me since I think 2% is disgusting.  Luke thought it was skin milk and wondered if I thought the skin tasted good.  I can see where the confusion could come from. 

We pet every dog we saw on the street.  every. single.one.
We got a lot of attention everywhere we went, because with boys this cute, it is only natural.
(not to mention the fact that they live in LA where having 3 children is not natural) 

Nothing like boosting your morale by spending time with 3 little boys who think you are a celebrity. 
I am excited to see them again soon (at Kristin's "offering"). 

. . . . and apparently Ben didn't want to be in any of my pictures. . . . I'll have to get some from Megan.

 

Is counting down

I've been counting down for a long time now. 

53 days so far.

Did you ever know that 2 months could feel like forever?  

. . . . and I'm not just being dramatic.  It can. 

2 holidays, 58 days and a 8 weekends

that is a long time

They say 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' 

I kind of don't like that phrase.  

I think that being in someone's presence makes the heart grow fonder

not absence

I think absence makes the heart grow tireder and impatient

(I clearly know that tireder is a word. It just sounds more dramatic -- if I was being dramatic, which I am not).  

Thursday can't come soon enough.  

Long distance is hard, but worth it. . . . . if in fact he doesn't change his mind when he sees me again.  

He assures me he won't.  

I believe him (usually).

It isn't like we haven't talked over the last 53 days.  

I've spent more hours on the phone (with him of course) over the past 53 days than I have ever spent on the phone my entire life.

  (thank goodness we don't pay by the minute for long distance phone calls anymore.  cell phones are genius)

all the same

I'm still a little anxious.   

Maybe absence makes you anxious.  

I'm pretty sure that every picture I try to take of myself with a new haircut says 'anxious' -- I'll start smiling normally when he is here. . . . . and we'll take lots of pictures, which I am sure he will be thrilled about.