I’m still up and I really need to get to bed. I hate how on days like today when I am not on my computer very much, I sit down at night for “just a minute” and then hours later I’m like, “oh, maybe I should go to bed”.

I went tanning tonight which I usually never do, but I am determined to not be pasty white for once in my life. I want an actual tan and not an artificial one. I tan okay as long as I take it slow. I burn really bad if I don’t carefully control how long I’m exposed. I’m really paranoid about skin cancer though… and my Dad did have skin cancer which started out as a mole (and has since been removed) so it’s probably not the best idea… I’ll probably end up switching to the usual spray tanning. I love the feeling after you get done tanning. It makes my skin feel happy. It won’t feel so happy if I end up with skin cancer though!

So we are officially going to Las Vegas for our 2 year wedding anniversary. Officially. I am SO EXCITED. This will be my 5th time to Vegas and it never gets old. LOVE IT. We are saving for several things after this trip for our anniversary, such as a down payment to buy a house, and…. a trip to Mexico next spring! Woooo! I can’t wait. I’ve never been but we are going to try hard to save up for a family trip. I’ll need to get a passport by then because I don’t have one. I will admit, being out of the country freaks me out a little… but it’s Mexico… so how bad could it be? I really don’t like the idea of being in a country where I can’t even speak the language.

So. 3 days until the girls FIRST BIRTHDAY. For your entertainment, here is a picture of me 3 days before the girls were born. WOW.

I hope everyone is enjoying Mother’s Day! It’s my first official Mother’s Day this year. Woohoo! Don’t forget to call your Mommy and remind her how much you love her!

Holy moly the girls are 11 months old today!!! I’m going to be so sad next month on their 1st birthday. But you know, a happy kind of sad. Their party is going to be so much fun! I cannot wait! It’s going to be at Preston’s parents house and everyone is going to be there. My parents, brother, sister, and her two boys will be living down here by then too so it’s really just going to be a lot of fun. Hopefully Ashton will be allowed to go… but we’ll see. We’re going down there that Friday and not coming back until Sunday, so it’ll be a whole weekend type thing. Basically, I’m really looking forward to it!

So yesterday my Dad and brother flew back to WA to help my Mom get the house ready to sell. My Dad and brother will be back in two weeks, and then my Mom and sister will be here shortly after that. My parents decided to move down here and my sister and her boys are coming along too. It’s going to be really nice to have them closer!

Preston started tearing his office apart yesterday because he wanted to rearrange it. So, while he was doing that it gave me the urge to do some serious spring cleaning. I did the kitchen, breakfast area, and downstairs living room yesterday and it is sparkling. Seriously, if you saw it your eyes would hurt from how shiny it is. Today I’ll probably tackle the dinning room, 1st floor bathroom, and the entry way. Although I really don’t like to clean, it’s very satisfying to see the extremely clean kitchen every time I go down stairs. I keep a clean house, but this is like a whole new level of clean. Seriously. Spring cleaning. Try it.

Okay I need to get off here and work on some orders but I may need a Pepsi for energy in order to get through them. I have a headache today and working with small objects while you have a headache is not something I would advise. I think it’s a “lack of caffeine headache”. I probably need drug rehab for caffeine addiction.

The girls went to the park for the first time today. They LOVED it! They had soooo much fun swinging. I need to find the closest park to our house because this one was out by Ashton’s mom’s house. We stopped by to play a little after we had dinner with her tonight.

Last night was awful. We woke up at 4am to tornado sirens going off. The second time in what… 2 1/2 weeks?! Last spring/summer I don’t recall them ever going off. This was scary though. Last time we could see the funnel cloud forming but this time it was pitch black, the only time you could see anything was when lightening struck and it was bright and the thunder was LOUD. I’ve really never seen anything like it. Near us there was 87 MPH winds recorded!!!!!! Having a 3 story condo doesn’t exactly make me feel safe as far as tornados go. Especially with the girls on the third floor. I jumped out of bed so fast, pulled my jeans on and ran out the bedroom door and headed up the stairs. My Dad was up also and grabbed one of the girls for me. It was really scary. I do not like tornados. Preston and my brother opened the front door and it was soooo windy. I don’t think I’ve ever felt my heart pound so fast before. It’s not as bad when you can actually see what’s going on but when you are jolted awake at 4am and you can’t see a darn thing… I was freaked out. I hope this happening twice in less than 3 weeks is not an indication of how the spring and summer is going to be. I’m going to need a stronger does of anxiety medication if that’s the case!

Today I feel like I got hit by a train. This is really embarrassing but I have to tell yall! Yesterday I was walking down the stairs holding Emma, we were on our way to WalMart to buy diapers and I was going down the stairs and stepped wrong on one of them and slipped! I fell flat on my ass and bumped down four stairs!!! LOL!!! I laughed but Emma didn’t think it was so funny. She was scared but she didn’t get hurt or anything. My sock was slippery on the carpet and I stepped too far forward on the step. It freaked Preston and my Dad out, they came running to see if we were okay. I’m just so glad I didn’t trip and fall forward. THAT would have been bad. My butt, back, and neck are really sore from it. I felt everything sort of compact when I hit the stair, so I might go see a chiropractor if I don’t feel better soon.

Anyway, that’s me today.

p.s. How cute is this?!

Sorry I’ve been neglecting the blog lately. I’ve been spending all my free time working on getting the store up and running. I’m hoping that it will open tomorrow, but if not then Wednesday for sure! I’ll let you know.

The girls turned 10 months old yesterday! I know the next two months are going to fly by and then all of a sudden they’ll be a year old. They aren’t baby babies anymore!

So, I about just hyper ventilated 20 minutes ago. Here in the town we live in, they have tornado warning sirens that they test weekly on completely clear sunny days. Well I’m sitting up here at my desk and all of a sudden the sirens start going off. And today has been everything but clear and sunny. It’s been dark and stormy all day and really warm. Well of course I got freaked out and went down stairs and Preston, my dad, and brother are outside on the front porch and there is this huge cloud that is starting to circle and form a funnel. I was like oooooooooooooooh my gosh I’m going to die. It seriously looked like it was about to touch down. Everyone was out on their front steps and traffic was starting to pile up under the over pass. Then a neighbor told us that a tornado had just touched down near Ikea, which is just a 2 minute drive south of our condo. You could see this huge cloud circling and getting closer and closer to the ground. Everyone thought for sure it was going to touch down. Luckily the huge thing just passed right by without touching down. The whole time sirens are going off and I’m freaking the heck out.

Coming from WA I’ve been in my share of earth quakes. I can do earth quakes. I cannot do tornados. No way, no thank you, nope.

And now it’s getting clear and the sun is shining. Texas weather is weird.

p.s. I upgraded wordpress and I may have lost a couple comments during that. Sorry if yours ended up getting lost in the upgrade.