And you shall be my squishy!

Meet my new pet...

No, not the wood pile....

Or the tree...

Or the wood fence..

keep looking...

There s/he is!

As of yesterday there is a baby Robin bird that has adopted our backyard...

Maybe more like the porch furniture...s/he has been out there since I got home from work this afternoon.

I was worried yesterday morning when I let my dog out and s/he was perched on a part of our porch banister and my dog sat on the step closest and stared...

Immediately brought the dog dog inside!

So now my squishy fluffy (as I have deemed this bird) now sits perched on our porch table (a small one)...

I totally feel like Dora from "Finding Nemo"...

"I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy. Come on, Squishy Come on, little Squishy."

Don't you worry, I have seen momma and/or poppa birdy coming by at least 3 times in the past hour to feed this little tyke! (that would be me staring at my squishy fluffy on commercial breaks or when I don't feel like watching the tv show).

I know one day Squishy Fluffy will be old enough to fly away (although I have seen her/him fly a bit already)...but until then, I am happy to be with a Squishy Fluffy to watch over and amuse me :)

May 15

Yea, 1 year under our belts...
we are becoming pros at this being wed thing!

(technically this was our second 1 year anniversary...just read this to understand if you haven't been following along :)

I was WAY to busy to actually post anything that day, and we managed to spend our time with my parents on a pontoon boat...and in a little bit of misting rain...

But we loved it

And I wouldn't have changed a thing

Like I said earlier, Mike got to go on the boat for the first time and also got to wakeboard
I did take pics, but they are on my parents camera back home...til next visit!

But I also love that Mike is still that sweet guy I fell in love with over 11 years ago, that's right

11 years ago

He makes my heart leap and trip and stumble every day (although I don' think he knows this fact...but will after he reads my blog :)

He wrote me the cutest e-mail the other day (he is also probably going to kill me for sharing it)...
but here it is...short and sweet and to the point

Michael Aust

I don’t think I tell you enough how wonderfully amazing and supportive you ar...

May 11 (8 days ago)

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May 11 (8 days ago)

"I don’t think I tell you enough how wonderfully amazing and supportive you are.

Thank you so much for all that you do for us. You are incredible.

Thinking of you.

Me"

It made my month (it's been way too stressful this May and way to busy every day)..so something as sweet as that really reminded me of how much I am loved, day in and day out.

I mean, that's butterflies in the tummy and get weak in the knees loving

He's my main squeeze and I am the lucky one :)

Here's to many many more years of love and happiness with my one and only!

I swear I'm usually not this busy!

Wowza...these past 2 weeks or so have been CRAZY!

I had an amazing trip to Atlantic City with the girls May6-8. It was Martha's Bachelorette weekend, and boy did we live it up!

Upon coming home Sunday afternoon (and also Mother's Day), Mike's family were in town...they went to a movie at Cinebistro (I stayed home and got things together for the work week/rested...pure exhaustion!) They were naturally celebrating Mother's Day and also Mike's father had a birthday May 9th.

Monday I had volleyball and also had to finish up my towels I was making for my mom and sister...Mike's mom loved hers and luckily I was able to give them to her on Mother's Day while she was in town...

Either Tuesday or Wed. I made homemade pepperoni rolls (with major help from Mike). They were for the cookout his work was having on Friday (the 13th!!)

Thursday I had more volleyball and also packing to head home (FINALLY)

Friday was the cookout, which was a spread of amazing food (potluck type deal) and I got to finally meet some of Mike's coworkers (he just got a new job about a month ago).

We then skidadled back home to see my parents along with Channing dog :) He loves car rides!

I gave my mom her Mother's day and birthday presents (she loved the handmade towels which she thought I bought at a store and the handmade candle)...

Saturday we met up with my sister and I gave her a set of earrings from this rad chica and also the set of towels I made for her, she loved both! We had a yummy dinner made by my dad (and his grilling skillz) and hung out

Sunday morning was spent at Bodo's (BEST.BAGELS.ON.EARTH...for serious!) We then went to feed ducks at Boar's head and finished up with a Pen Park visit where my sister's kiddos got exhausted.

On the way back home, my dad said we could either hang at the house all afternoon OR go for an impromptu pontoon boat trip since the weather was cooperating (silly weather forecasters!)

Being on the boat again was awesome. It was Mike's first time and also a first time to get the boat at MAX speed (if we wished). Mike decided to do some wakeboarding and was awesome at it (as usual!)...My dad was getting used to towing people and then picking them up after they fell, so it was a good experience all around.

We headed back in JUST IN TIME...we got the boat docked and the cover snapped back on and everything in the cars when the rain fell outta the sky like nobody's business.

It was a crazy week or 3...but worth it...

In need of relaxation and peace now...

And not to forget a lovely giggly girl dinner last night and a fun float/boat/sun/grill/and drinks time this coming weekend...oh and a BBQ too on Friday.

I mean,
come on,
there is no time for sitting around here-
we are on the go type people

Happy Birthday to my sister!

Ok, I have to post a quick lil thing to my sister...

It's her birthday today and she is pretty darn amazing.

Being the younger sibling I have ALWAYS looked up to her (although I am taller now-ha) and hoped to be more like her, she is phenomenal-
there, said it!

She always seems crazy busy but can be totally laid back and chill.

I can remember back to the days of me being the way "uncool" little sister and wanting to hang out with her and her high school friends (I was THAT middle school girl)...

Now I know we both crave more time together and she is totally there for me in a jam.

So here's to my sister-coolest gal I know...Hope your Birthday was all that and a bag of chips!
(or maybe a Zoo full of animals-jealous-she went there with her 2 munchkins today!)


Big time love to Megan :)

(she's the hot blonde chica in all the pics with me)

Check in

I promise I haven't fallen off the face of the Earth...

How is it possible for one person to have 2 back to back insane weeks!

I barely have time for this (super sad face)!

I promise to fill you in on the crazy fun girls weekend and try to post a decent picture or two and fill you in on all the other crazy life stuff...just not today,
probably not tomorrow...
Thursday doesn't look too good either
Friday is a no
Saturday/Sunday I may be out on a boat...

next week?!?

Hope you all are well!

Crazy Bizzy week

Things have been hectic this week!

I have been so caught up in odds and ends every night this week that I have barely had time to think!

I guess things got busier when I got back into sewing this past Sunday. I am in the midst of sewing towels for Mother's Day and also for my sister...hopefully they will like them.
I did bring these into work yesterday and got rave reviews (and even asked where I bought them!-such a compliment since I made them!)

Monday night I had volleyball and witnessed that cute "ask her to the Prom" scene...followed by coming home and working on a towel til 11pm

Tuesday I finally went back to my chiropractor (I have the worst back EVER!) and got re-aligned...you know it's bad when you get told "you may wanna go home and ice your neck/back tonight..." (it was real bad, I still hurt today...but I needed to get this body back to where it should be!)...I also headed to the liquor store to stock up on a bottle and some mini-bottles for this upcoming weekends fun!

Wednesday (last night) I headed out with the girls to do some bachelorette shopping at a few stores. We spent HOURS shopping, talking and gawking at things and finally ended up with some great lil purchases!

Thursday (tonight) I have my coed volleyball and I need to finish packing for the weekend, make at least one full set of towels and try to get in some quality time with the hubby and dog (since I leave tomorrow and won't be back til Sunday night)

Friday-off to Atlantic City for a really fun bachelorette weekend! This should be loads of fun with some of my fav gals of all time! I will be sure to take lots of pictures (or have someone take tons) and try to post some...but no promises!

I get back Sunday afternoon/evening and have to gear myself up for the work week and volleyball! Hopefully my body can handle this!

In saying all this, it feels like time has been flying by! I have no clue where April went...how is it May already! My goodness. I think I need an extra 24 hours in my days just to get some stuff accomplished...maybe things will quiet down a bit next week so I can finish things up (probably not, but a girl can hope!)

Serenity Now...(thinking of the beach...always calms me down...)

Last Night

Last night I played volleyball with my Women's Open league.

We were scheduled to play the 18 Nationals team (I guess they are playing to get more experience and try out different line-ups for their competitions...)

Anyways, the cutest thing happened prior to the game.

My team was all sitting around as they warmed up (we are old, tired and had just played for an hour, give us a break!)...and out of the corner of the gym (which is huge), this boy yells "COURTNEY!..."

In the midst of this girl named Courtney recognizing where the voice was coming from, the guy then proceeded to have 5 of his teammates (they were there playing volleyball that night too) lift up their shirts...

they read:

PROM?

Adorable...the guy then said will you go to prom with me and she went over to hug, accept and get a little covered plate of treats from the guy.

Makes me miss the days of being a high schooler and trying to be creative in doing things that mean a lot :)

Thought I'd share