Long Time...No Blog...

My life has felt a bit hectic lately...

It has been quite awhile since I have had the chance to get around to any of my hobbies, including blogging! I haven't been feeling that well lately (I think I am on like day 10 with a fever over 100) which isn't helping my lack of time situation. To top it off the doctor suspects that Chase has Roseola which has resulted in him not being able to go to daycare since last Friday! Boris and I are both feeling extreme guilt for missing so much work. Not to mention that "cranky baby" sure does take a lot of work!

The most exciting piece of news that I have is that we bought a Porsche Boxster the other weekend! It is wonderful - as soon as I get a spare minute to take pictures I will post them. The second exciting piece of news is that I did find a little bit of time to start working on a redwork quilt (thanks to some grandma babysitting). I can't wait until I can escape for another afternoon and finish it. It is much more traditional than my usual style but I like it anyways...

More to come...hopefully soon....

Lost in a Story

One of my favorite all time hobbies is reading...

The last few days I have been driving Boris crazy because I found a new series of books to read. I'm the type of person where when I am reading I am pretty much zoned out and I don't like to be distrurbed for hours at a time. I think the appeal for me is the ability to completely leave my own little life and take a break from reality. That is the reason that fantasy and romance novels are my two favorite types of books - definately the best escapes.

Boris's irritation at my long reading spurts made me start to wonder what it is about the way my brain is wired that makes it capable for me to get so involved in a book where as to other people it is just a story. I swear I literally get "lost" in the stories and I relate to the characters and I can hardly wait to find out what's next (I'm one of those people who often read the last page of a book when I am about 1/3 of the way in - I am also one of those people who will re-read a book 15 - 20 times).

The other thing that I have started to think about is whether or not I can influence someone's interest in reading. For example, if I read to Chase a lot when he is little will he become an avid reader or is that already predetermined by how his little brain is wired?

Brio

Boris and I discovered an amazing new restaurant today...

This morning we went out for brunch at a new place in Lone Tree called Brio.  It is a Tuscan grill and the food was amazing!!!  I had turkey, bacon, and egg crepes with some kind of cheese sauce that were to die for.  Not to mention the most amazing mini muffins and bread.  Boris had the worlds best Mango Bellini and some kind of beef tenderloin thing with mashed potatoes.  It is definitely worth checking out (they also had great service - probably some of the best service I have had in a long time).

In addition to our great meal we also did some shopping.  We picked up some new books for me and new shoes for Chase.  Overall it was the perfect morning.  Aren't Chase's new shoes adorable!

Movie Star Crush

I have a new movie star crush...

Boris, Graham, and I went to see The Dark Knight this weekend - it is REALLY good - I may even have to see it again it!  After seeing the movie I realized I totally have a movie star crush on Christian Bale - for some reason I had never realized how incredibly hot he is!  I think Boris is a bit bothered by my crush since I don't ooh and ahh over hot guys very often (I must have caught him off guard).

So after Googling Christian Bale and reviewing some of the movies he has been in I decided that I wanted to see the movie American Psycho (which I had heard was good).  Boris and I watched it last night and wow is that a disturbing movie.  It wasn't as bloody or gross as I expected but it sure was a mind job!  I've heard the book is even more gruesome so I doubt I will check it out...

Anyways, I thought maybe today I would share some pictures of some of my favorite hot actors in case anyone cares =)

Christian Bale 

Gale Harold

Jason Lewis

David Boreanaz

Baby Chase in Breckenridge

Kayaking in Breckenridge

Views from our Condo in Breckenridge

Return Home

We just returned home from vacation yesterday...

Overall the trip was great - a lot of good eating, relaxing, and general fun.  There were a few bumps in the road though,  mainly revolving around health issues.  Chase was sick from basically the day we arrived.  He had his first fever and an ear infection and I think he cried more on his trip than in the previous 10 months.  He also had difficulty sleeping and was often up all night leaving Boris and I exhausted.  The only good thing is that at least he was cheerful and fun during the day.  I told my sister who is home visiting from Korea that this was by far the worst week we have ever had with Chase and she said "REALLY?!  I thought he was being so well behaved!"  So here is to having the easiest baby in the world!

The other health issue that was a bit of a drag was that my fevers started to get into the 100s.  The good part of this is that now I have an "official clinical" fever.  So on the trip I booked myself an appointment with Rheumatology for this Thursday.  Hopefully they can help, I am so tired of being sick.  Granted I'm not feeling very hopeful since the nurse who booked my appointment said "well all your labs are normal...".

On the good side of things we did a lot of fun activities on our trip.  We ate some of the best crepes ever and went to Bubba Gumps which turned out to be very good for a chain.  We did some hot tubbing, game playing, a TON of shopping (the Silverthorn Outlets are amazing) and we did a lot of outdoor activities (well everyone else did).  Also the house we stayed at was so pretty. 

I will say that it sucks to have vacation come to an end...

Vacation Here We Come!!!

We leave for an entire week long vacation tomorrow...

I am very excited to get away. It's funny because we are going with a bunch of family and everyone keeps saying that they are really going so that they can spend more time with Chase, and Boris and I keep saying that we are really going so we can spend less time with Chase. I've said it before and I'll say it again - always travel with built in baby sitting!

I think the only thing I am bumming about a little bit is that if I were taking a "stay at home" vacation I would be able to play with my new sewing machine more (which has been sadly very neglected lately). I am dying to work on more projects but I never seem to have time. The only time I do have is when Chase is asleep but since my sewing room is right next to his bedroom I am always afraid that I will wake him up. It has had me thinking that I need to move my sewing room downstairs.

So tonight and tomorrow will be filled with laundry, cleaning, and packing - all of which seem like a big pain but I'm sure it will be worth it once we are there.

Primary vacation goals:
- Take Chase swimming for the first time so that my "working mom who doesn't have enough time for everything" guilt will go away
- Catch up on some movies - there are so many that are out that I want to see
- Do a lot of nothing
- Last but not least, eat some good food

Respect and Obey?!

I attended a wedding today, the wedding itself was very nice, but it reminded me of something that has been bugging me for awhile.  I've noticed that during the vows husbands are always asked to love and cherish their wives while wives are asked to respect and obey their husbands.

Why are we the ones who have to respect and obey?!  Isn't it about time that we updated wedding vows to be a bit more equitable?

The other somewhat negative thought that popped into my head during the wedding is that I realized the time in my life filled with celebrations is pretty much over.  I've had my graduations, wedding, and baby shower.  There are no more big events for me to celebrate... all of the future big life events that I will be celebrating will be my children's.  Can it really be that by the age of 26 I have nothing left in my own life to celebrate?  Maybe I will have to make reasons...