Michael Bublé

I am a die hard Michael fan. I have been for a long time and I will always be no matter what people think or say. I saw him by accident the first time in Minneapolis in 2003, then in 2009, and I got to honor to see him again Friday. We started the evening with dinner at La Ha and it was amazing. Our waiter apparently thought we loved tequila because he gave us more then a double dose of it in our margaritas. He even brought the bottle out and dumped more on them. It was ridiculous! We had a lot of laughs and the food was fantastic as always. I got extremely excited when we walked in! It was a giant adrenaline rush. It was fun to see the different age groups that attended. Our section was amazing. First off, our seats...are you kidding me?! They were fantastic! I loved them! I felt like I could touch him! We had a 3 high school girls behind us that were utterly adorable. They knew the words to every song and were just in awe of him. It was so sweet. We also had this awesome older lady in our section. She could get down with the best of them. It was fun to watch her dance around and enjoy the show. The show. I did not want it to end. Naturally 7 opened for him again. They have always had great voices but their stage performance has increased significantly. They really got in with the crowd and seemed so much more relaxed. I really enjoyed their performance. It was a great start to the evening! Michael came out in style, singing my favorite tune right off the bat. I felt like a 14 year old screaming at Justin Timberlake. I was in heaven. The whole concert start to finish was perfection. I got teary eyed when he sang "home" and dedicated it to the troops and as he sang, there was a slide show going on. It ended with a photo of the Capital of Des Moines. It was beautiful. My epic down fall was his last song. He started off on stage with his band, then one of his trumpet players appeared behind us and played for a bit. Then lights went down, his band went behind the curtain, and he went unplugged. There, in Wells Fargo Arena, Michael sang with no band, no mic, and no flashing lights. It was a very intimate moment that left me in tears. I had goosebumps all over and was just in awe. I felt like an idiot until I realized I wasn't the only one in tears. To sum this evening up, perfection doesn't even come close. Amazing food, phenomenal performance, and of course, exceptional company! Here are some photos:

Rainy Monday

It's another Monday, luckily it's almost over! The weekend was once again a blur! Full of family, friends, BBQ's, and many, many laughs. Jax is really starting to get his crawl on! I'm so excited for him to get moving. Now, I am sure a few weeks from now I will be singing a different tune! He had his 6th month check up today! He is currently tipping the scales at 22lbs and is 28 1/2 inches long. He is in the 98% all around. We love him so and Jake is absolutely amazing with him. I love watching them together! It is so much fun. Now that Jax is on the move, Jake does get a little irritated. Especially when Jax grabs something of Jake's. It will only get worse from here.

I feel that I need to take a day off just to sleep. I need to catch up. This is not going to happen for a long time. I have a full load of things going on this week. Thursday = most excited about!

Today my day started off horribly. It was storming extremely bad. I was taking the kids to daycare and it started to let up a little. I thought I was off the hook. Wrong, so wrong! I pull up in the drive way and it starts pouring out. Giant drops of rain that would drown ants in a heart beat. Then the wind picked up so the rain came down in a horizontal pattern. I get out of the car and in a matter of seconds, my pants are soaked. I get Jake into the safe zone and ran out to fetch Jax. At this point my shirt gets soaked and my hair is now drooping in my face. My umbrella did not help. The wind was just too insane. By the time all was said and done, I was drenched head to toe and just should have gone home. Why can't I take signs when they are given to me? I proceeded to look like a hottmess the rest of the day! Thank you weather!

I am also questioning what most people almost 30 probably do...what should I do when I grow up?!

Uncharted

I love this song. I have since this album came out. For the past month I have been obsessed with the music video. I just enjoy all the cameos and watch it if I am in a foul mood. Especially the fact that Josh Groban and Adam Levine sing...amazing! The fact that Keenan Cahill made an appearance just did it for me! Click on his name and the videos are amazing!! Love it!

I have a belt!

Yes, I have severely been lacking in the blogging department. I really don't have any other excuse other then the fact we have been extremely busy. Let's see....

Kids: Jax is now 6 months old! Time is going so fast, I cannot believe it. He just started eating solid foods and is eating like a champ. He loves everything he has tried so far. I have been making his food and it has been so much easier than I thought it would be. He started to “crawl” in the past few days. It’s more like he is doing the worm but it’s something. He is still happy as ever! We are pretty sure he has some teeth coming in. Be warned that he may suck on you if he gets the chance! Jake has doing awesome at his new day care. She keeps him extremely busy so he comes home exhausted. He is turning 4 in a few weeks and I am slightly emotional about it. I don’t feel like it has been that long already. He’s growing up so fast! 

Mom: She had her surgery and is doing awesome so far! Day 2 of being part titanimum and she is rocking and rolling. She has been up and walking today and is doing really well with her therapy. She will probably get to go home Friday (tomorrow)! She is kicking butt and taking names! We have had a great experience so far. I am so thankful for all our family that came and hung out with us yesterday for the day. My friends have been amazing. Between tons of texts, phone calls, Starbucks drop offs, I’m so blessed for them all! I hope she continues to do well and progress the way she is!

Life: Wondering about my title?! I finally decided I needed a belt. I had another pant incident a few weeks ago and enough is enough. This was and is still a big thing for me. It has been a blessing!! Michael has been MIA for over a month. He has been working like crazy on side jobs. They all came in at once so he has been gone most nights. The kids and I are having fun but can’t wait till he’s home more! We are thinking about trying to sell again. We never put it on the market last time but we are really starting to bust out of the seams! Our big issue is still trying to figure out where to move. I say Texas since everyone else is moving there!! We will have discuss this in detail soon. My OCD side is going to want to make a pro/con chart, maybe even colored. Weekends have been stock full of family and friends. BBQ season is in full swing and I love being able to just be with everyone and relax. Since it is summer most days at home, if it’s not raining, are spent outside! 

That is pretty much our life right now. Rarely home and always on the move!

Note worthy performance!

This is one of the many reasons, Beyonce is fabulous! Her performance is amazing and I wish I had the moves this woman does!

Melancholy

You know the good ole saying “When it rains, it pours”. I am currently learning the meaning of that. This past week has been an emotional rollercoaster.

We have decided to not put the house on the market. We do not have the time or energy to commit to selling it. We are never home and if we are it’s only usually one of us. It’s almost nearly impossible to keep it 100% clean due to the fact we have an almost 4 year old and a 4 month old that get into everything the second you clean it up. Now, my house is not a diasaster but I know if I were to be a buyer, I would be OCD on the clutter side. I guess we will enjoy our updates until next Spring!

Childcare. You want to talk about being stressed out? First off is even finding an in-home daycare that isn’t on the East or South side. I do not want to go way out of my way to take the kids somewhere. Now, if it was someone I really knew and trusted, completely different story. We have gone to 4-5 places and some, wow. Words cannot express the drop my heart took. I also get that “mothers intuition” that something is not right. Michael doesn’t get it at all. He keeps telling me I am paranoid, but if I took Beth in some of these homes, believe you me she would have a few things to say. Something will have potential and it will fall apart on their end. I feel like this is a lost cause and nothing is going to show up. We have been praying about and hope we can figure this out. Michael had to say home 2 days this week and he spent most of those days calling around. They quotes he was getting were OUTRAGEOUS! $450-$500 a week, for both. To me, that is just crazy. I might as well quit my job for that. Yet, we want to give our kids a great future so off to work I go! I am hoping this will resolve as soon as possible. I don’t think I can take much more of it.

The big whammy award of the week goes to my family. My mom needed Tuesday off to take my G’pa to the doctor because one of my aunts was taking G’ma to her doctor. My G’ma had cancer last year and she had her final chemo drip and had a check up. While my mom was waiting with gramps, she got a call. So it turns out G’ma has cancer in her chest and lungs. There is nothing they can do either. They don’t think she is strong enough to handle the treatment and she also doesn’t want extra measures. I totally understand that though. Who wants to spend their last months throwing up and not being your self? It’s not the legacy you want to leave people with. I lost my grandparents on my dad’s side a few years back and that was hard. Especially my Grandpa Holman, that was an arrow to the heart. I still can’t eat butterscotch to this day without tearing up. This time, it’s a little different for me. My mom’s side of the family is extremely close. Every holiday, that I can remember growing up, involved my mom’s whole family. My cousins are friends; even my aunts are like friends to me. We are always there for one another when we have hard times and are going through something. I just can’t picture our family without her there. Every time I do, a new set of emotions sets in. I have so many memories that are wrapped around my grandma, that it’s just heart breaking. I honestly have to say that giving someone a time limit is just bull. I hate that doctors do that. It’s like D-Day. No one wants to live life in fear of that specific time area. I also don’t like to talk about it because then it’s so real. Yet, if I don’t talk about, when I finally do, I break down. To sit here and even think about her not being there, it just breaks my heart. She seems to be that person that holds the glue together for everyone. Then the other side of it, my grandpa. That is a story in itself. It will be interesting to see how the next few months unfold. I am just not prepared for any of it and do not want to have to face it.

S.L.A.C.K.E.R

I have not been doing a good job with this lately. My lack of blogging is due to my lack of "me" time. Here is a small breakdown:

S: Side jobs. Don't get me wrong, I love them, but it's a lot of late nights alone with the two kids! Especially that older one...wow.
L: Losing my mind because I have no time to myself! Changing that ASAP!
A: Actually decided not to try and sell our house now because we have no time to do it.
C: Concerts galore are coming up and I am a little excited about them all.
K: Kicking some things into high gear. Enough is enough! Enough said!
E: Earnestly looking for day care....way more then stressed about this one.
R: Really am excited about finally getting my laptop! I feel completely lost without one.