The kiddos and I had a semi-successful Christmas shopping trip this evening. We went to the mall and picked up some things for a few people. It's getting harder and harder to shop for people..and now I think it's been long enough that I've known BF and his son that I think they should get separate gifts from me and the kids.
I'm debating whether or not I should give X a gift from the kids or not. Last year I sent them a wrapped framed picture of them to give to him. I don't know if he cared about it or not. I just ordered prints of our 2012 portraits and ordered an extra 5x7 of one of them. I guess I should give it to them to pass along to him.
Anyway, the unplanned Christmas shopping trip happened because BF is at a bachelor party tonight and I didn't want to be sitting around thinking about how he would normally be here with me. I think the kids really liked it, though, and it got us out of the house. They were pretty well behaved and I rewarded them with small milkshakes, which they've never had before. DD thought it was "soooooooo good".
This morning I had brunch with BF, his mother, and BFS. I'm not much of a talker and neither was his mom. I don't know how it went. I mean, nothing bad happened, but I don't know how she felt it went. I guess I'll find out soon enough. I sat in the backseat of the car with BFS for part of our time out and I think he really liked it. It was a rather nice short bonding time with him.
And on a random note, I made a cool discovery this morning. Well, not really a discovery. I had read somewhere a long time ago that using hair conditioner as a shaving cream works really well. So I switched hair products recently and had some leftover conditioner and finally decided to try it that way. It was amazing! I switched razors a few months ago and while I had less irritation after shaving, the shave wasn't as close (which is probably why I had less irritation) and I was using a foaming shaving lotion. Using the conditioner gave a super close shave. So close that even after I got out of the shower and had goosebumps on my legs, I still didn't feel any hair. And there's no razor burn or irritation. I may just switch to conditioner from now on and skip the gel/cream.
So, as a beauty tip -- and possibly a money-saving tip -- use your leftover conditioner as a shaving cream! It works! The only downside is I can't see exactly where I shaved last. BUT that's not a deal breaker for me.
I guess that's it for now. Until next time...
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Fifth time's a charm
I don't know how many times I've sat down at the computer, typed out an entire entry, then ended up deleting the while thing and walked away. I think I've done it at least 4 times. Hopefully this doesn't turn into the fifth. Haha!
So many things have been going on that I just don't feel like I've written enough when I do write. I don't know why I feel like I have to fully disclose everything. I guess I like to look back and re-read these things from time to time, but I don't think there would be anything important that I absolutely have a to have included.
Actually, there are two things: we celebrated DS's third birthday at the end of October and my and BF's first exclusive dating anniversary.
I can't believe DS is 3 years old. It feels like he was just born yesterday, and now he's a walking, talking, master jigsaw puzzle solving, alphabet reciting, singing, block building, counting, almost preschooler. Last year he didn't do much of anything of those things. He has grown so much. And he's such a sweet little guy. He's a cuddler, for sure. If he spots me sitting down, he has to sit on my lap. When I pick him up from daycare or come home after work, he immediately runs up to me and grabs my legs and nuzzles his face into them.
I'm really glad BF has gotten to see him grow in this way. When we're all out together in public, he looks like he could be their father...though not in looks. But the way they cling to him and he takes charge in looking after them, it could easily be mistaken. If someone asks, he is quick to point out that BFS is his own and the other two are mine.
It's so awkward, but I guess that's what you're supposed to do.
I haven't seen BFS all that much, but I feel like we made some great strides a few days ago during family night. BF and I spent the day together for our anniversary and then picked up BFS from the bus stop and then my kids from daycare. Then we all went to the grocery store to pick up dinner items and BFS held my hand for the first time! And sometimes he'd grab my arm and rest his head against it. I thought my heart was going to explode, it was so touching and I felt so close to him just in that moment.
So despite not spending a lot of time with him, maybe 3 hours a week, we're making progress.
Speaking of progress...BF has been talking marriage a lot lately. He said he was looking at rings and he keeps asking me about wedding plans and picking a warmer anniversary date. I still struggle with talking about future plans when at this point it's not a guarantee that we have anything to plan for. Granted, even when we are engaged it's not a guarantee, but it's certainly more likely to happen. Yesterday he said he can't wait until I'm his wife, and I wanted to say, "THAT'S WHAT AN ENGAGED MAN WOULD SAY TO HIS FIANCEE!!!" But I didn't. Because I'm not psycho and I don't want to push him into something before he's ready. Though I don't think I'd really be pushing...but if it's what he wanted now, you'd think it would already be done. Does that make sense?
I honestly think that in his head we're already engaged. I think if he could, he'd skip that whole part and just get married right away.
I guess that's a good thing. I thought it was usually women who thought that way, but he has certainly made it clear that he is more than ready and super excited to move onto that part of our lives together.
I think I'm officially meeting his mom next weekend. That randomly came up when we talked last night. I'm thinking that's the thing he's been waiting for before we do move forward.
So I have a gut feeling that there could be some exciting news to be shared in the near future, though I'm not going to try to predict when.
I guess that's all for now. I think I'll actually post this one!
Until next time...
So many things have been going on that I just don't feel like I've written enough when I do write. I don't know why I feel like I have to fully disclose everything. I guess I like to look back and re-read these things from time to time, but I don't think there would be anything important that I absolutely have a to have included.
Actually, there are two things: we celebrated DS's third birthday at the end of October and my and BF's first exclusive dating anniversary.
I can't believe DS is 3 years old. It feels like he was just born yesterday, and now he's a walking, talking, master jigsaw puzzle solving, alphabet reciting, singing, block building, counting, almost preschooler. Last year he didn't do much of anything of those things. He has grown so much. And he's such a sweet little guy. He's a cuddler, for sure. If he spots me sitting down, he has to sit on my lap. When I pick him up from daycare or come home after work, he immediately runs up to me and grabs my legs and nuzzles his face into them.
I'm really glad BF has gotten to see him grow in this way. When we're all out together in public, he looks like he could be their father...though not in looks. But the way they cling to him and he takes charge in looking after them, it could easily be mistaken. If someone asks, he is quick to point out that BFS is his own and the other two are mine.
It's so awkward, but I guess that's what you're supposed to do.
I haven't seen BFS all that much, but I feel like we made some great strides a few days ago during family night. BF and I spent the day together for our anniversary and then picked up BFS from the bus stop and then my kids from daycare. Then we all went to the grocery store to pick up dinner items and BFS held my hand for the first time! And sometimes he'd grab my arm and rest his head against it. I thought my heart was going to explode, it was so touching and I felt so close to him just in that moment.
So despite not spending a lot of time with him, maybe 3 hours a week, we're making progress.
Speaking of progress...BF has been talking marriage a lot lately. He said he was looking at rings and he keeps asking me about wedding plans and picking a warmer anniversary date. I still struggle with talking about future plans when at this point it's not a guarantee that we have anything to plan for. Granted, even when we are engaged it's not a guarantee, but it's certainly more likely to happen. Yesterday he said he can't wait until I'm his wife, and I wanted to say, "THAT'S WHAT AN ENGAGED MAN WOULD SAY TO HIS FIANCEE!!!" But I didn't. Because I'm not psycho and I don't want to push him into something before he's ready. Though I don't think I'd really be pushing...but if it's what he wanted now, you'd think it would already be done. Does that make sense?
I honestly think that in his head we're already engaged. I think if he could, he'd skip that whole part and just get married right away.
I guess that's a good thing. I thought it was usually women who thought that way, but he has certainly made it clear that he is more than ready and super excited to move onto that part of our lives together.
I think I'm officially meeting his mom next weekend. That randomly came up when we talked last night. I'm thinking that's the thing he's been waiting for before we do move forward.
So I have a gut feeling that there could be some exciting news to be shared in the near future, though I'm not going to try to predict when.
I guess that's all for now. I think I'll actually post this one!
Until next time...
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