Thursday Confessions

So many of my favorite bloggers have been sharing their weekly confessions, and I'm loving it! I finally decided to join in a few weeks ago, and I'm back again today with another installment.  

I must confess...

... A little while ago, I had the weirdest and most random dream.  I dreamt that I had planned a surprise party for Chris but totally forgot about it until guests started showing up at my door.  Chris was home, I was in my PJs and I had just put Noah to bed.  We had no food or alcohol in the house and I was freaking out with what I would do!  And the even weirder part were the guests weren't even Chris' friends... they were people I went to high school with that I wasn't even that good friends with back then.  The absurdity of the dream made me laugh, and I assume it meant that I was nervous about not being prepared for something.  

... The song "Hide Away" makes me beyond happy that I'm past the dating stage in my life.  The lyrics "where do the good boys go to hide away" reminds me how I felt when I was in my 20s and had no clue where you met nice guys.  And to this day I have no advice for women still looking to meet guys.  I met Chris by getting my routine teeth cleaning and his mom asked me if I was dating anyone, haha!

... If we had unlimited money, I would love to do some major landscaping.  While we have plenty of beautiful bushes and flowers, the ones right in front of our house seem to be dead or dying.  We have some boxwoods that turned yellow and had to be majorly trimmed down.  We also have some bushes that bloomed the first year we lived here but have yet to bloom again.  And if we were going crazy, I'd love to get a cherry blossom tree for our front yard.  Chris mentioned that I've made him aware of this desire almost every time we drive into our neighborhood ;)

... I secretly love that Noah's soccer coaches (and all the coaches in this league) are British.  They are all young 20-something year old guys that are brought over for the Spring/Summer to teach these soccer classes and camps.  I am obsessed with their accents and phrases.  And if I ever thought of myself as a young mom, I quickly feel old when I realize that I'm a good 10 years older than most of them!  

... I feel absolutely ridiculous taking my outfit selfies in my front yard.  Just picture me with a selfie stick while trying to keep Noah from running out into the street.  It is so embarrassing when a car drives by or a stranger walks by and I try to hide my selfie stick and act like standing in my front yard is totally normal!  Oh the life of a blogger!  

... I have never been away from Noah over night.  He's 3 1/2 and very used to falling asleep next to me and co-sleeping throughout the night.  On the one hand it would be nice to get away for a night or two.  But when I think of the long term, there will come a day when Noah won't want or need me to sleep with him, and I will miss it.  

... I'm kind of obsessed with the new Justin Timberlake song, Can't Stop The Feeling!  I'm a fan of both videos... with the cast of Trolls and the one with the random people dancing!  I've been a huge JT fan ever since his *NSync days and I think he's just gotten better and better ever since!  His new song is so catchy and happy and I love dancing along with him!   

So what do you think... am I absolutely crazy!?!

Thursday Confessions

So many of my favorite bloggers have been sharing their weekly confessions, and I'm loving it!  I kept meaning to join in, and I'm finally doing it today!

I must confess...

... Noah has been giving me a run for my money lately.  My normal go with the flow kid has been on an emotional roller coaster lately.  Just the other day he had a tantrum over having (or rather not having) M&Ms with breakfast.  And lately he's been such a homebody.  Normally I'm all for just hanging out, but with this amazing weather we just recently started having, I want to go out and enjoy!  Most days I have to talk him into going to the store, out to eat, and even to the zoo!  I'm hoping this phase doesn't last long... we have lots of fun activities planned for the Spring/Summer!

... I find it amusing that Chris and I get bummed when Noah doesn't want to do certain things.  For instance with the zoo, we obviously planned to go to the zoo because we thought Noah would enjoy it.  At first he says he doesn't want to go, then he wants to leave early and not ride on the train or carousel.  So why are we the ones disappointed when really we are just doing it in the first place to make him happy!?!

... I feel like I'm vacuuming nonstop.  As soon as I vacuum, Noah spills crumbs on the floor.  Or we go outside to water the flowers or go to the playground, and even though we take our shoes off when we come inside, we still manage to bring in some mulch and dirt.  

... Going to the playground without friends makes it more work for myself.  Noah expects me to play with him, which usually includes finding "fires" to put out.  Thankfully he's stopped asking me to climb up with him.  But last week we went with friends his age and it was so nice that I could sit and chat with the mom and he was happily off playing!  

... Noah had Spring Break last week, I figured it wouldn't be that different since he only goes 2 mornings a week.  But in reality it did feel different.  With no school and no naps, I felt like I never got a break!  I realized I get a lot done in those 6 hours and am happy to have them back.

... I've learned over time that it's so easy to compare your kid to others, but please try not to.  There's always something that another kid will do before yours does.  It doesn't mean your kid isn't smart and amazing.  I learned a while back when Noah was a later walker and talker to let it go.  I'm so glad I didn't freak out, because guess what, he may not have been the first of his friends to do it, but since then he has :)

... Noah missed his first soccer practice/class because I couldn't find the field!  The address on the website was wrong and I couldn't get anyone on the phone while I was driving all over town.  I've since contacted the company and have a new updated address for my GPS.  We will be making up the class tomorrow and back to our normal class next week.  

So there you have it... my first week of confessions!  Can you relate to any of them?