Beach bound.

The sun'll come out tomorrow.

Hope everyone had a happy Easter weekend. I was spoiled by the 4 day weekend and now I need another. Jayla's visit was way too short and I miss her tremendously. I will get to see her again next Friday though. If it weren't for that I think I might not have gotten out of bed today. I think the pollen has a lot to do with how depressed I feel - I just felt so yucky today.

So here's Jayla in her Easter dress, which I got to see her in because she wouldn't take it off, even for the 4+ hour car ride.

We went to the Aquarium yesterday, which was pretty fun. I'd never been there even though I've lived in Wilmington for 7 years. We saw Nemo, of course, and some sharks and turtles and jellyfish and all kinds of stuff.

My nephew Chase is visiting Disney World this week - I have never been but I am sure he's having a great time. I can't wait to see the pictures and hear him talk about it.

Carolina had two easy games this weekend - scoring 100+ pts in back to back games. Sweet Sixteen games start Thursday - I hope they are as easy as the first 2 rounds. If they make it back to the final game, I will be back in Chapel Hill... I wouldn't miss it.

Happy Birthday to Matt today, and congratulations to Claudia and Josh who just got engaged! I don't know if I mentioned Erin and Mark, who got engaged on Valentine's Day, but I am so excited for all the engagements happening and all the love that's in the air. (:

P.S. ZOMG - George Michael just announced a US tour!!1!

happy birthday

to Jayla! She is 3 today. I can't believe she is only 3 and already 3. I can't really remember what life was like before she was born, so in that sense it seems like she has been here forever. Then on the other hand it seems like only yesterday. I have been debating staying here instead of going to her birthday party, but Tom will be staying in Wilmington for his show (Friday night at Black Horn), and he will take good care of Shady while I am gone. And I could use the distraction... I'm sure I'll have some pictures to post when I get back.

Winter weather is finally here, for a few minutes at least. Yesterday and today were in the 40s, but it's getting back up near 70 in a few days. You never know what to expect with NC weather sometimes!

The end of the year is near, my dear.

Friday night Tom and I went to Barnes and Noble to use my holiday gift card. I got A Thousand Splendid Suns, Three Cups of Tea, and Guns, Germs and Steel. I started ATSS Friday night after I finished The Year of Magical Thinking, which was good, but sad. I think it would be really helpful for someone who has lost anyone close to them and dealt with the grief and sadness that comes with going through something like that. So I read a little of it Friday night, then finished it on Saturday. I couldn't put it down! I made sure to finish most of the stuff I wanted to do that day before I started reading it again though. I loved it. I loved The Kite Runner, which was the first book by this same author, but I think I liked this second one even more!

I haven't started my next book yet. I was working this weekend on a website for Tom's mom. It's a website/blog for her to post pictures and stories about her sailing adventures. It's up now, the website is www.starburstonline.com.

I can't believe 2007 is almost over. It has gone by so fast. It seems like it was just yesterday that Tom and I were planning the wedding and now here we are a few months from our first anniversary. Jayla is going to be 3 this week, that seems unreal too. On one hand I can't believe she's already 3, and on the other, I can't believe she's only 3, because I can't remember what life was like before her.

I took her to see Enchanted on Christmas Eve. She had a great time and loved the movie. Later that night, my mom asked her about the movie, so Jayla proceeded to tell us every detail of what happened. At some point, after she'd been talking for over 30 min, Tom starts recording her. Here's just part of it:



I just got a text message from my friend Jen W. who was just proposed to on top of a mountain today while skiing in Colorado! That is so exciting. Congratulations Jen! I am so excited for you and Justin and I can't wait to hear all about it. You deserve all of the happiness in the universe. What a great way to end the year and start a new one.