The One Where Spring Never Comes

And its raining. Again. More coming tomorrow and the next day and probably the day after that. I think I know why everyone undertakes massive "spring cleaning" projects and organizes rooms, closets, and basements in their homes. Spring = all rain all the time!

Andy's ready for some sunny days and outside playground smiles. I'm ready to get back on the grill. I even think Eamon's ready for cutting the jungle that is huge back yard.
But mostly I think we're all ready for those long warm Purcellville summer nights, where the sounds of baseball from across our street and Fireman's Field fill the air. Dinner is late and it doesn't matter. Weekends are never long enough. And you feel that crisp tightness on your skin after getting a tad too much sun.

The past week I've been consumed (okay obsessed) with planning Andy's 1st birthday party. Its really hard to not let it get completely out of hand. Happy Tuesday! Here's a sneak peak at my colors/theme for her party!

The One Where It All Goes Really Fast

Yikes! Turns out I'm not very good at this blogging thing. I have found myself recently marveling at just how quickly time is passing. Everyone, and I do mean everyone - even strangers who seem to think it's their mission in life to offer me advice on how to raise my child - frequently tell me, "enjoy it, it goes by so fast!"

<insert cheesy "this is so cliche" eye roll>

God help me if I ever become of of those people who tells strangers who have tiny newborns or are pregnant, "enjoy it, it goes by so fast!" I used to want to smack those folks. The more time that passes and the older Andy gets the more I wonder about her first year on this earth. It's drawing to a close. ONE YEAR! I kept thinking after we'd brought her home from the hospital that someone was going to knock on the door and take her back. But as the days and weeks passed and then months, no one came. One day it just sort of sunk in. She's ours. We get to keep her, and no one is coming to get her. I think the next day it really hit us, "oh $%*#!"

So, here's another vow to re-energize this blog. It should be easy to keep this up considering we do plenty to provide content. Let's see - since the last post (gasp! at the end of January), we've all been to Phoenix together, Andy and I have been to Birmingham to celebrate my sister's 40th birthday and to Richmond to visit Uncle Bennie and Auntie Lauren. I went away by myself to Denver. Andy's started crawling, gotten two teeth, and decided she wants to pull up on everything. Eamon's been to San Diego and New York for work. Eamon and I have both celebrated birthdays and first wedding anniversary and went to a black tie Oscar Party at the W in Washington DC. There's probably loads I've left out so hopefully I can fill in the blanks at some point.

We also received the terrible news that my Aunt Jo has a pretty aggressive form of brain cancer. As we begin this difficult journey I'm finding I squeeze Andy just a little bit tighter, snuggle up to Eamon just a little bit closer and try to enjoy it all just a little bit more because as much it pains me to admit, it really does all go by way too fast.