Bitter Sweet

1. Sleeping in my bed

So tonight it is a little bit bitter sweet because I am sleeping in my bed BUT the twins and Mike are camping out with the boy scouts.  They are doing skits by the camp fire right now as I listen to Jack try and fall asleep.  So here is the deal .... I think that camping probably is really fun and it's different and cool and you wake up feeling happy that you survived the night.  I follow REI on instagram and when they post the most amazing camping photos in the middle of nowhere it makes me want to hike there and set up camp.  BUT I am pretty happy right now that I am in my bed.  I am using electricity, hopefully no bugs crawl on me, and when I have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night I think it will be an overall smooth experience.  The boys are in heaven -- and for that I am grateful.  I wish I could of stayed a bit longer to enjoy smores and goodnight kisses but super grateful that I am in my bed.    .....and yes....one day I will camp again and I think that I might actually like it...but right now I will leave it up to the boys.

oh....the tent.   It will be interesting to hear how it goes tonight.  I have a feeling we will finally buy our own tent.

Clearly he is in heaven.  

2. Daddy Mike
Yup. Sorry to bore you but this man must make the list AGAIN.  Legit I think that he is the fucking bomb.  Though he loves camping and being with the boys -- I am sure 30 boy scouts running around all night will test him to the limits.  I am so grateful that he stands up to continually volunteer to do things.  He is the absolute best and I am so so so happy.

3.  Another day is complete with SBJ holyshit baby Jack.
He has hit that age and he is ROUGH.  Today was no joke.  It's usually never a joke.  He is on-off-on-off all the time.  I must say that he comes by it naturally. Both Mike and I run pretty hard all the time and we are both stubborn and persistent BUT yikes -- add that to the terrible twos and you can meet baby Jack.

4. We can pay our bills and not worry
I am pretty serious about money.  We have lots of major goals both long term and short term and we work hard to accomplish them.  For some reason right now we have had lots of random things come up like our yearly car insurance bill and our license plate renewal to name a few.  Though I don't like spending the money I am glad that we can just easily pay.  I think that this is a big deal and though we have worked hard to be in this position I am grateful that we are in this place AND I don't want to take it for granted.

Cameron set up a note and Mickey on Jack's crib as a surprise.

 5. Nicole
I am so glad that I was able to catch up with Nicole this week.  She is the absolute best.  She is thoughtful, inspiring, and uplifting.  She is positive, a fabulous mom and insanely easy to be around.  I feel honored and blessed to be her friend.  When she leaves my soul feels full AND I have many new things to think about, work through and apply in my own life.  She is the best.

Hitting the streets for sales.  Holy -- this picture makes it look easy.  It's not.