Twinsies

Time is going by so fast. It seriously feels like we just brought this little girl home, and now we are looking at schools for Kindergarten in the fall. Instead of being sad about it, I've decided to embrace it. This way, it will help her transition better if she is seeing me excited about it instead of crying a river because my little baby is growing up!

We went to the open house for Maternity of Mary/St. Andrew. I got such a great vibe from the staff there. The woman who is the kindergarten teacher there seemed like a saint. So patient and from what I could tell, very kind-hearted.

On Friday night we went out to Twinsfest. Now, if you reference my blog post regarding Twinfest last year, Sadie and I were pretty disappointed. We had made a shirt for Sadie to wear that had Kent Hrbek's last name on it with his number and on the front it said, "your #1 fan." We got there, and stood in line only to find out that he was sick and wasn't coming. So this year we were determined to have the chance to meet him. I have met him a few different times, but Sadie hasn't. She knows that he's my fave though. And bonus, the shirt we made for her last year still fit this year!

We got to Target Field around 4pm and Hrbek wasn't going to be signing autographs until 5:30pm, so we decided to walk around for a little while. Around 5pm we got in line and waited, and waited and waited some more. He was signing autographs with Tony Oliva, Terry Steinbach and Jack Morris. After about 45 minutes of waiting in line with an impatient 4 year old who wanted to go play the games, we were told that they were going to cut the line and we would not make it in. Great. Another year of missing out. So we got out of line and wondered up by the door where they all were signing the autographs. I told Sadie that we weren't going to be able to meet them this time around, but just wanted her to see them in person. BUT THEN just before 6:30pm when they were supposed to stop signing, the guy on the other end of the door started bellowing down the hallway, "anyone else for Oliva and Hrbek?" So of course we go running over there and reluctantly the guy lets us in! Long story short, Kent Hrbek loved Sadie's shirt. He actually signed her baseball card and her shirt for her, so that was an awesome souvenir for her. Tony Oliva brought Sadie around the table and let me take a picture of him giving her a huge bear hug. He is too sweet! It really was an awesome night. I think she is going to grow up to love baseball just as much as her mommy. :)

Terry Steinbach

Jack Morris

Hrbek signing Sadie's shirt.

So bummed that she was in the middle of blinking and that Jack Morris is trying to photo bomb!

Tony Oliva, what a sweet man.

Sadie with Phil Hughes...yeah, he was a Yankee, but I will look past that ;)

Playing bean bag toss with Phil Hughes.

Until we meet again.

Overdosed.

It's been two weeks exactly since I have had an ounce of coffee, or just caffeine in general. Although, I do think Caribou snuck some in my sparkling water the other day, we won't count that. I have to say I didn't think I could do it. I am not planning to give it up forever, but just going on a little hiatus for a while.

Last weekend I did a little research and found that technically an individual could "overdose" on caffeine at 250mg or more. I looked back on how much coffee I actually took in within a day's time frame and I think it's a very good possibility I was "overdosing." Not to the point where I should check in to the Betty Ford Clinic or anything, but it wasn't good. I suppose it could be a good explanation for my headaches EVERYDAY among other side effects. Needless to say, it's been a good break and I've been sleeping a lot better.

This past weekend was pretty great. I have to say, I am pretty impressed with my husband. He has taken the time to learn how to help me out in my studio via Youtube research. He took it upon himself to familiarize himself with light meters, and other lighting techniques. It really helped in my shoot on Sunday because I can honestly say it was my best one yet. I am so unbelievably excited about this opportunity, and can't wait to take the business to the next level. Especially if he is going to start taking an interest in it as well.

Last week, was kind of a rough one on the home-front. Sadie has always been a pretty good sleeper for the most part, but last Wednesday she woke up literally screaming about an hour after we put her to bed. I rushed in there to try and figure out what was going on, but realized that she was dreaming and tried to get her back to sleep. I walked out of her room for the second time and then not even 5 minutes later she started crying out again. I thought it might be a good idea to wake her up out of it so she could get it out of her head, worst. idea. ever.

She started trembling, just shaking so hard, and just wasn't acting like herself. She could barely talk to me and it was like she was having some type of reaction to something. Of course I start to freak out. She just kept saying, "mommy, something doesn't feel right. I don't know what is happening!" So hearing that out of her mouth kind of sent me into full on panic mode wondering what in God's name is going on. I sat with her for a few moments and tried to calm her, but it just seemed like nothing was working, and she couldn't be soothed. I was on the verge of taking her in to the ER. After about 20 minutes, she finally calmed.

The next morning I found out that she was dreaming about Anthony dying. She said that she "saw it in his eyes that daddy was dying." Then apparently, I came in to save him. So, ever since this nightmare, we have been having a heck of a time trying to get her to sleep. Each night it seems to get a little better, but it just bothers me that she had such an awful, vivd dream that would scare her to that extent. That's parenthood though, taking all the little phases one day at a time.

Until we meet again.

Not resolutions, but ambitions.

With the start of 2014, I decided to hit the ground running. I had a lot of ambition for last year, but in all honesty I feel the year was gone within a blink of an eye.

So, with the new year comes new ambition. 

I have such a passion for photography, that I really want to pursue it more. I want to be great and learn to edit beautiful photographs. There are some days where I feel as though I wasted a TON of money on student loans when all I ever really wanted to do was put in my amateur application in to KARE 11 News and say "hire me! I promise I'll be the best photojournalist you've ever seen!" 

Secondly, this is going to be a year I see more. Whether it be metaphorically, spiritually, or in physical form. There is so much of this world I haven't seen, and it's time. I don't necessarily feel the need to jump the next plane to Guam, but I think you catch my drift. Life is too short to not live it to the fullest.

In a continuation of the second statement, "life is too short to not live it to the fullest" I want to be able to feel like I can live it to the fullest. So, my third ambition this year is to let go. Let go of the things that keep me from living life to the fullest. It seems easier said than done, but just. let. go.

So there you go. My plan for 2014 in a nutshell. I hope to look back on this blog next year at this time and find that I was successful and that I gave it my best effort. We shall see. 

Two other fine ideas that I have had for this year...well, I guess they are not my ideas per say, but this is what I'm doing:

Until we meet again.