august was a busy, busy month for us. while june and july were generally uneventful, our activity scale got kicked up a few notches last month. and it was awesome. so nice to have a couple free weekends to actually get out and do stuff. but i must say, the highlight of our month was defnitely jackson hole. and i knew the second we took this picture, it would be the one i would use for this post. this is us, on top of the world. and i love that i can mean that both literally and figuratively.
with hank needing to work so many weekends most of this summer, we really haven't had the chance to get away and do so many of the things we said we'd do this year. but JH totally made my summer. getting away from home/work/regular life for a few days and being fairly disconnected from it was a total breath of fresh air. one we all needed. we had the best time and i came back so rejeuvinated. man, i needed that.
a couple weeks later we took a weekend and stayed near estes park with another couple, and he and the man-half of that couple climbed longs peak (really hard 14er, for those unfamiliar) while the girls hung out at the cabin, occasionally making it out during the day to explore the woods around it. another great breath of fresh air for my soul. the next weekend, hank ran the warrior dash (post coming very soon), i attended a big work convention for 4 days in denver, and we found out for sure that we are indeed going to be having a little man joining our family. i also started to feel him move this month which is absolutely my favorite part about being pregnant. still too early to be consistent, or for hank to feel him yet, but since hank got to do those other really cool things without me this month, i'm laying claim to this really cool thing for the month. we'll share more stuff next month. :)
and then there's beth. and after starting to write a few things (which turned into a lot of things) i decided i would give her her own post. so that will come in the next few days as well. but let me say this: despite wanting to gauge my eyeballs out with toothpicks when she tantrums (which the last couple weeks has only been 5% of the time... hey, that's progress), i am madly in love with this girl. perfect? no way. and i don't want to even pretend that. but just so fascinating to me, because i am getting to watch her discover the world and learn and grow minute by minute, and it is just so rad. maybe i love it because i feel like she wants me there every step of the way (but not too close mom... i'm a big girl and can do things myself), but she loves having me close by and i try to eat that up as much as i can, knowing it won't always be that way. but for now, it is. and it's killer.
so september, no pressure, but you've got some big shoes to fill. i doubt you'll be able to do it, but i've got high hopes. so far, so good. hank only had to work 2 hours this weekend. can't say the same for next weekend, but with another good weekend getaway planned later this month, i feel like you've got a fighting chance. don't let me down now...
ps: oh yeah, AND? i discovered expedition impossible on hulu last month. and it is totally worth mentioning, because for me, it was that good. it's like amazing race (my favorite) to the extreme max. i'm telling you, if you haven't seen it, you need to. there's only one season so far, and it's awesome. you want inspiration? it's there. no limits. that's all i'm saying. definitely my new fave. by far.
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