Looking
I’m looking forward to this weekend. Brooke’s birthday party is Saturday and both Saturday and Sunday afternoon she will be performing with her Gymnastics Showteam at the Foothills Fall Festival. My parents are coming to town for both and I’m excited to see them and for them to see how much the girls have grown since they were here in July.
Making
This year, I said no to a Pinterest-y birthday party. I’m making little to nothing myself – and I have no shame about it. I made the invitation and I think that’s it. We’re holding the party at Brooke’s gymnastics club and there’s not enough time for a lot of food or activites besides playing in the gym. We ordered cupcakes and plan to grab a veggie & fruit/cheese tray for parents to snack on while kids play. Bottles of water and jugs of apple cider will be thrown in a cooler. I’ll print some coloring pages for kids who don’t want to play in the gym or need a break. I ordered medals from Amazon as a “favor”. I intend to spend my time watching Brooke and her friends have fun and celebrate my sweet 5 year old instead of filling plates, clearing trash, and all that stuff that doesn’t matter in the long run.
Wondering
I’ve been wondering where the vibrant, pretty fall colors are. Its not lush green anymore and its seems like its gone straight to brown. I’m hopeful that its just early still and we’ll see beautiful oranges, reds and yellows still.
Playing
Spending time in the Mommy Room pumping three times a day means I need some boredom busters. My favorite is playing What’s the Phrase. It’s like Wheel of Fortune which I personally think I’m pretty awesome at. I still regret not going to the Wheel of Fortune auditions that were in Knoxville last year. If you want to play too, I’d love to beat play you! I’m username Spartyguard.
Wearing
I’m guilty of mom hair…I’m always wearing it in a ponytail. I’ve probably dried it a handful of times in the past 6-8 months. I did have it down a couple nights ago and hubby oh-so-nicely informed me that its too long. And he told me again a couple nights ago when I took the ponytail out of my hair briefly to re-ponytail it. So I need a hair reboot. I think I’ll go pretty short but I like having the option to ponytail if I want. #firstworldproblems here!!
