Balloon lights

Later in the evening, the balloons all fill up with air and all light up at the same time. It was awesome! It was obviously past Cayden's bedtime so he didn't have the best time, but I still think he enjoyed seeing them all light up.

Hot Air

I am a little late (ok, a lot) on posting this.. My parents came down for Labor Day weekend and we went to the Hot Air Balloon festival. The balloons are given a time frame in the morning where they can take off (air traffic control) and they are supposed to take off on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. We met Kele's oldest brother and family on Saturday morning, but right as we were getting there everyone was leaving. I guess the weather was too crappy for them to take off. We could sort of see them going up in the air on Sunday morning, and then on Monday morning we looked out the window to see balloons all over! One even landed in the grass outside out house just to say hi. I never knew I had so many neighbors until everyone came out to see.

Slacking

I have been slacking, and really I don't even have an excuse why. I cannot believe that August is already gone. August is and has always been my favorite month of the year! Before we know it, it'll be Christmas. I have not even thought about Christmas shoppping, just trying to get C's birthday done first! Eek!
We have been taking advantage of the last big of summer going on lots of walks and to the park. We have filled up our calendar for the winter, we have something to do almost every day of the week (i.e. story time, playgroup, MOPs, women's bible study). C is almost at the age where he can entertain himself, but not quite yet. I don't want to feel trapped inside all winter when it gets cold, so I know if I have something to do, I will go! Thank God we have a 4x4 truck.
That is one thing I have learned since moving back, I LOVE being on the go. It is rare that we aren't gone running around somewhere in the mornings before nap time. Afternoons are filled with workouts, cleaning and well...blog stocking. It is nice to be on a routine. Have I ever given you my schedule lecture, Mommys?

Things have been going good here, C is at such a good stage right now. I love when you pass that 18 month mark and they finally start to learn what no means, and understand you more. I wouldn't trade that little guy in for the world.

Kele's bike got hit at the motorpool the other day. It was parked and the guy who hit him backed right into it. The guy tried to drive away, but lucky for us some of K's buddies were standing right there and chased him down. They called the MPs and exchanged information. Kele went to call the guy's insurance when he got home, but USAA had no record of him. Great! He confronted the guy at work the next day, and he said he would call his insurance and see what's up. He called later that evening and confirmed, his insurance had dropped him off "for some reason" but would make sure he would pay to fix the bike. Kele feels bad because the guy is low ranking- which means he is poor (who isn't in the Army?) but is going to get a few quotes to see how much the damage will cost.

45 randoms about life

1. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.

3. Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you’re going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you’re crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

4. That’s enough, Nickelback.

5. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.

6. Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the “people you may know” feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?

7. Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn’t work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message board or FAQ’s. We just figured it out. Today’s kids are soft.

8. There is a great need for sarcasm font.

9. Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first saw it.

10. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

11. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

12. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

13. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I trying to finish a text.

14. Was learning cursive really necessary?

15. LOL has gone from meaning, “laugh out loud” to “I have nothing else to say”.

16. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

17. Whenever someone says “I’m not book smart, but I’m street smart”, all I hear is “I’m not real smart, but I’m imaginary smart”.

18. How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear what they said?

19. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

20. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using ‘as in’ examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss’s last name to an attorney and said “Yes that’s G as in…(10 second lapse)…ummm…Goonies”

21. While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it…thanks Mario Kart.

22. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

23. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

24. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

25. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

26. Bad decisions make good stories.

27. Whenever I’m Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning. 546 pictures? Don’t mind if I do!

28. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say
their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I’m from, this shouldn’t be a problem.

29. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you’ve made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

30. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don’t want to have to restart my collection.

31. There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

32. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

33. “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this ever.

34. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What’d you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away?

35. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

36. When I meet a new person, I’m terrified of mentioning something they haven’t already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

37. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it’s on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

38. Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles…

39. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

40. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

41. Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn’t know what do to with it.

42. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time…

43. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

44. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

45. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel like a fat %$#@! before dinner.