Lately...

Well, it's been over a week since I have written, so I figured I would give an update on our lives. We've been quite busy, as we've been trying to get everything in order for Evie Grace's room.

The Saturday before last was a productive one! We got Evie Grace's room cleaned out, which meant we had lots to go through. I had mentioned before that I have had the urge to purge, and we did just that! We took a huge load of trash to dump and unwanted items to the local hand-me-down store. We cleaned and cleaned, AND on that Sunday while I was taking a nap, Alan hung curtains in our living and dining rooms! (It only took a year to get that done, but mostly my fault b/c I wouldn't pick out anything.) Her room is now ready for new paint!

This past Saturday, Alan and I got up early and headed to Babies-R-Us to register. If you know me at all, you know that I hate shopping and picking things out, but it actually went really well! (Flashback Moment: Before we got married, one of our biggest arguments took place in one of the kitchen aisles in Target while trying to decide on a coffee pot or something!) It took about 3 hours, and still when I look at the registry I think, "I know that we are missing something..." We still have our Target registry to do, so maybe we can figure out what we're missing then. :)

On another note about registering, I went to look at our registry and noticed that our pack-n-play wasn't on there. I called to have it added, but discovered that the brand was discontinuing the pattern and there were none left. Well, that put us on a mission! We wanted the stroller/car seat combo, pack-n-play, and hichair to all match, so I deleted the other two items from the registry. Now we are down to two options:

the Vega pattern

or the Miro-Yellow

We like both b/c they are more neutral, and let's face it, Evie Grace probably won't be our only child, and we don't know what the other (s) will be. The latter travel system actually goes up to 30lbs, so we will probably go with that one; although, we really do like the Vega (up to 22lbs).

We also picked out bedding. I made a quick, split second change when I was registering. That isn't really like me, and I am still not sure how I feel about it:

It's pink, and I never thought I would do pink; however, the quilt is just so sweet. I don't LOVE the heart mobile b/c I detest hearts, but since those are the only hearts, I think I can manage :) We won't do the whole princess-theme though, with the crowns and stuff. We will use some of the pieces, but not all the decorative stuff.

We celebrated Valentine's Day on Saturday night. Alan took me to eat Italian at this local place called "Altruda's". It is so delicious!!! If you've eaten there, you've definitely experienced their yummy warm rolls, served up with fresh garlic slathered on them, and soaking in garlic-olive oil... Yes, heart-attack, indeed people, but I only at 2 :) Honestly!!!

Now that I've written a short novel, I will leave you... :)

~alys