the good old days

On Saturday night, I went out for my friend Matt's 30th birthday party (OMG IM GOING TO BE 30 THIS YEAR- end rant) at a local dive bar. I have to admit, I was aware of the fact that it was going to be somewhat of a high school reunion and that made me a bit uneasy). I had a wonderfully wild time in high school, but my life now is very different than my life then and its sometimes easier if those worlds dont collide. I decided to go with 2 of my best friends from back in the day to soften the blow a bit. As soon as I arrived, I was greeted with a "Holy S**t! Simonton (my maiden name)!" and a sea of about 50 familiar, albeit 10 yrs older, faces. I spent the next 4-5 hours chatting it up with people I hadnt spoken to in more than a decade and to my surprise, I had a really great time! It was so nice to see where life had taken everyone. Most were married, some with kids, some still "figuring things out" but most everyone seemed to be in a good place in life. There were some mildly awkward moments, the realization that the sting of failed friendships and relationships still exists but no longer in the life changing way that hurt so deeply all those years ago. All in all, it was a really great night and I even have plans to go to a Zumba class with a few of the girls!! {sidenote: 5 beers and a jager-bomb after about 2 years of not drinking is NOT a good idea}

six confessions

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taking a cue from LA i am going to jump on the chance to divulge 6 of my deepest darkest secrets to the blogosphere. here goes:

1. i really dont understand the dark chocolate craze. its bitter, it makes me gag. milk chocolate (with nuts!!) for me all the way!
2. i rarely finish an entire song on the radio/ipod/pandora. i suppose i have extreme musical ADD.
3. i havent had a single thing to drink. all day. {i am aware of how not good this is and will be rectifying it shortly}
4. i recently started going to church again and im fairly certain its changing my life!
5. i completely regret chopping my hair off. i going to get my hairstylist to sign something refusing to comply if i ever ask her to do it again.
6. i do not drink milk out of anything but a glass or coffee mug. plastic makes it taste funny.

that was fun! {and i hope you weren't too disappointed at the lack of depth and darkness of these secrets}

happy valentine's day!

i hope that everyone had a really sweet day!

while we really didnt have anything "romantic" planned, we were really excited to be spending the day together as a family!! a relaxing morning {made complete by a cute card and beautiful roses} was followed by a trip to the pediatrician with milo to collect his lab results. 100% perfect {just as i expected}!! this was such a relief and brought such a feeling of warmth to my heart. my little guy still has to be seen by a pediatric GI, but the larger concerns are no longer weighing on our minds.

zoe had a blast hanging out in the van watching movies with ian while we were in the pediatrician's office. she really loves to spend time with us individually and we need to make an effort to make that happen on a more regular basis.

we spent the rest of valentine's day relaxing together and watching the kids run off their sugar highs from an overload of conversation hearts.

ill leave you with a photo of me and ian from our v-day rendezvous from last year!