My resolution for the month of January was no eating out. Well I pretty much failed! I did really good at the beginning of the month, but I didn't succeed in going the whole month. I found that Friday nights are the hardest for me. After working all week, the last thing I want to do is cook something and then have to clean up after we are done. So I would much rather run through the drive thru or pick up a pizza. And speaking of pizza, I learned something else this month. It is WAY CHEAPER to go to Little Caesars and pick up a pizza and bread sticks than it is to buy a frozen pizza or the take and bake pizzas! So yes, this past Friday night I picked up Little Caesars, BUT I would have spent more money if I had stopped at the store and picked up a pizza. And added bonus, we didn't have to wait for it to cook, it was ready when we got home. And if you have spent any time with a hungry Lyla you can appreciate that! She does not enjoy waiting for things to cook. So you win some, you lose some. I am at least trying to continue to only eat out once a week if I can help it and I think that does make a difference.
Next up for my February Resolution is mailing letters the old fashion way to my friends and family. I think I will have better luck with this one! I just need to go get some stamps!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Chickenpox? You be the judge!
So yesterday I get a call at work from daycare that they think Lyla has chickenpox and that I have to come in and get her. So I took her to the doctor and the doctor said he couldn't find anything to make him believe she had chickenpox so I got an excuse and she went back today. But here is what she was like after dinner last night, this does not look like a sick kid to me, but you be the judge!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Snowy Saturday
We had all kinds of plans for Saturday, but those changed whenever we woke up to this:
So we all bundled up and headed out to play!
The neighbors were out too, so Lyla had a partner in crime!
So we all bundled up and headed out to play!
The neighbors were out too, so Lyla had a partner in crime!
She seemed like she was having too much fun so we had to put her to work!
We ended the day with some chili that Lyla enjoyed very much! :)
Friday, January 20, 2012
Just a Little Bit of Snow
I had quite the adventure getting home last night! It was the first time that there was snow/bad roads when I left work since we moved and I was not loving the fact that I had to travel so far just to get home!!
The snow started really coming down at about 4:00, when I left work at 5:00 it was still coming down. I was on the phone with Em telling her that I had to clean the car off and she thought it was so funny because where she was there wasn't even a snowflake in the air!
So I left work and headed to get Lyla at daycare. The roads weren't good, but they were totally driveable. I wasn't panicked in the least. I just threw it in 4 wheel drive and was just going along my way. To get to Lyla's daycare, you have to turn off of the main road, which is flat, on to another road that has a pretty sharp bend and a VERY BIG HILL. So, I turn off of the flat road on to said bendy hilly road and almost immediately I am forced to stop.
From where I was stuck all I could see were two or three suvs ahead of me, and through their windows I can see flashing lights up where the bend in the road is. At first I thought maybe a utility pole had fallen down or something. Well the longer I sat there parents were parking on the side of the road and walking up the hill to get their kids. Other parents were turning around in the road and going to see if they could find an alternate route. I on the other hand was not wearing appropriate shoes for walking through a snowstorm, up an icy hill to then carry my one and a half year old back down, I also was not keen on driving on unfamiliar roads, lost, in the dark. So I just sat there, stuck.
After about 45 minutes, I was the first car in line (because everyone else had turned around). I found out from an old lady walking up and down the street that a car had slid backwards in to the bank and she called the cops to report it. While waiting for them to get there another car came down the hill and crashed in to them. So what we were dealing with were two wrecked cars, two tow trucks, a cop car, a line of cars with parents trying to get their kids at the top of the hill and a bunch of snow on the road and no way for the plow truck to get through! It was quite a mess.
Eventually I made it up the hill and in to get Lyla! I got her in the car and we creeped back down the hill and over to Gary's work to get him. By this point, my nerves were just totally fried. Gary got in to drive home. We went to get on the highway and there was an accident on our ramp. So we couldn't go that way. We had to take a different route, get on at a different exit and creep down the highway the rest of the way home!
Once I finally got home safe and sound, I did have to admit that the snow is very pretty when you aren't trying to drive in it! Here is what it looked like when I got home:
The snow started really coming down at about 4:00, when I left work at 5:00 it was still coming down. I was on the phone with Em telling her that I had to clean the car off and she thought it was so funny because where she was there wasn't even a snowflake in the air!
So I left work and headed to get Lyla at daycare. The roads weren't good, but they were totally driveable. I wasn't panicked in the least. I just threw it in 4 wheel drive and was just going along my way. To get to Lyla's daycare, you have to turn off of the main road, which is flat, on to another road that has a pretty sharp bend and a VERY BIG HILL. So, I turn off of the flat road on to said bendy hilly road and almost immediately I am forced to stop.
From where I was stuck all I could see were two or three suvs ahead of me, and through their windows I can see flashing lights up where the bend in the road is. At first I thought maybe a utility pole had fallen down or something. Well the longer I sat there parents were parking on the side of the road and walking up the hill to get their kids. Other parents were turning around in the road and going to see if they could find an alternate route. I on the other hand was not wearing appropriate shoes for walking through a snowstorm, up an icy hill to then carry my one and a half year old back down, I also was not keen on driving on unfamiliar roads, lost, in the dark. So I just sat there, stuck.
After about 45 minutes, I was the first car in line (because everyone else had turned around). I found out from an old lady walking up and down the street that a car had slid backwards in to the bank and she called the cops to report it. While waiting for them to get there another car came down the hill and crashed in to them. So what we were dealing with were two wrecked cars, two tow trucks, a cop car, a line of cars with parents trying to get their kids at the top of the hill and a bunch of snow on the road and no way for the plow truck to get through! It was quite a mess.
Eventually I made it up the hill and in to get Lyla! I got her in the car and we creeped back down the hill and over to Gary's work to get him. By this point, my nerves were just totally fried. Gary got in to drive home. We went to get on the highway and there was an accident on our ramp. So we couldn't go that way. We had to take a different route, get on at a different exit and creep down the highway the rest of the way home!
Once I finally got home safe and sound, I did have to admit that the snow is very pretty when you aren't trying to drive in it! Here is what it looked like when I got home:
Monday, January 16, 2012
Colbie Caillat
If you haven't ever listened to any of Colbie Caillat's music, I highly recommend it. She is by far one of my favorite artists! I downloaded her latest cd to my phone last week and I love it as much as her other two that I have. And what is really fun is that Lyla loves it too! We have been having dance parties in the kitchen in the mornings when we get ready! Baa even got in on the action today!
One of the songs on the new album is titled "Think Good Thoughts". Not to sound totally cheesy, but I found a lot of inspiration in this song! And I know a few of my very best friends are dealing with some things right now and I thought that maybe they could get something from it also. Here are the lyrics:
Think Good Thoughts
I'm just gonna say it
There's no use in delaying
I'm tired of the angry hanging out inside me
So I'll quiet down the devil
I'm gonna knock him with a shovel
And I'll bury all my trouble underneath the revel
When I'm alone in a dark, dark room I have to tell myself to
Think good thoughts, think good thoughts
Imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
Think good thoughts, stop the bad from feeding
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
Na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
I'm not saying that it's easy
Especially when I'm moody
I might be cursing like a sailor
Til I remind myself I'm better
Cos words can be like weapons
Oh when you use them you will get them
Oh oh but I'm not gonna let them take away my heaven
And when I start feeling blue I remember to tell myself to
Whoa whoa whoa
Think good thoughts, think good thoughts
Imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
Think good thoughts, stop the bad from feeding
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
I just think of rain on summer nights
Stars filling up the sky
Sun shining on my face
Making a secret wish
Finding my happiness
That always makes me hold my head up high
I wanna hold my head up high
Oh I wanna think good thoughts
Oh imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
(Think good thoughts)
Wouldn't that be something
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
One of the songs on the new album is titled "Think Good Thoughts". Not to sound totally cheesy, but I found a lot of inspiration in this song! And I know a few of my very best friends are dealing with some things right now and I thought that maybe they could get something from it also. Here are the lyrics:
Think Good Thoughts
I'm just gonna say it
There's no use in delaying
I'm tired of the angry hanging out inside me
So I'll quiet down the devil
I'm gonna knock him with a shovel
And I'll bury all my trouble underneath the revel
When I'm alone in a dark, dark room I have to tell myself to
Think good thoughts, think good thoughts
Imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
Think good thoughts, stop the bad from feeding
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
Na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
I'm not saying that it's easy
Especially when I'm moody
I might be cursing like a sailor
Til I remind myself I'm better
Cos words can be like weapons
Oh when you use them you will get them
Oh oh but I'm not gonna let them take away my heaven
And when I start feeling blue I remember to tell myself to
Whoa whoa whoa
Think good thoughts, think good thoughts
Imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
Think good thoughts, stop the bad from feeding
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
I just think of rain on summer nights
Stars filling up the sky
Sun shining on my face
Making a secret wish
Finding my happiness
That always makes me hold my head up high
I wanna hold my head up high
Oh I wanna think good thoughts
Oh imagine what the world would be if we will, we just
(Think good thoughts)
Wouldn't that be something
Oh won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy
Promise to myself that I won't let it get the best of me
That's how I want to be
Little Drummer Girl
Lyla's Auntie Em and Uncle G got her a drum set for Christmas and I really think its her favorite gift that she got! Her and Daddy (and Abby) put on a little concert for me yesterday!
Sesame Street LIVE
My mom got Lyla tickets for us to take her to Sesame Street Live for Christmas and the show was this past Saturday morning. All three of us had a blast! I was a little nervous about how Lyla would do. I didn't know if she was too young to sit in a seat that long, but she did great! It was nap time when it was over so she fell asleep as soon as we got in the car.
And a fun side note, the Mayor of Pittsburgh was sitting in front of us with his two kids! It made me laugh!
And a fun side note, the Mayor of Pittsburgh was sitting in front of us with his two kids! It made me laugh!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
How's My Driving?
When Gary came to pick me up at lunch today, I was struck with a genius idea while we were stuck behind a really annoying driver. You know how some vehicles have the "How's My Driving" sticker on the back with the phone number for their office or boss or whoever? Well I think that it should be mandatory for every vehicle on the road to have one of these stickers, just like a license plate or inspection sticker. Just one more thing you have to have visible on your vehicle. And the phone number on the sticker should be the driver's cell phone number. And when you are stuck in traffic behind that terrible driver, you can just call them and tell them exactly how terrible their driving really is! Or you could tell them that their turn signal must be broken. Or that the speed limit is actually 35 and not 15! Oh the possibilities.....
I also just want to throw this picture in here of Lyla & I yesterday just because I think its the cutest picture taken of me and her in a really long time! :)
I also just want to throw this picture in here of Lyla & I yesterday just because I think its the cutest picture taken of me and her in a really long time! :)
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Heard Around the House #5
Sitting at the table tonight eating dinner:
Gary: You have a green glitter in your hair.... (with a how in the world did you get glitter in your hair tone and facial expression)
Me: Oh, yeah, well I might have tried on some St. Patty's Day hats at Target today....
Gary: BUSTED!!!
10 MORE WEEKS!!!! Not that I'm counting down or anything... :)
Gary: You have a green glitter in your hair.... (with a how in the world did you get glitter in your hair tone and facial expression)
Me: Oh, yeah, well I might have tried on some St. Patty's Day hats at Target today....
Gary: BUSTED!!!
10 MORE WEEKS!!!! Not that I'm counting down or anything... :)
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
New Years Resolutions
I have always found the idea of New Years Resolutions kind of stupid and I generally refuse to participate. But this year I have decided to go about it a little bit differently. Instead of some huge, unattainable resolution that I'm sure to fail at and then feel bad about myself within a couple of months, I am going to do 12 smaller resolutions. One for each month. When the month is over, so is the resolution. Some of them I can hopefully keep going, but no guilt. They are each only mandatory for a month at a time! So here is my plan:
January
No more eating out. This will be good for my bank account and my waistline. All my meals will be bought at the store and made at home. The month of December has done me in. All the craziness has caused us to not plan our meals ahead and just grab whatever was convenient. Or you make plans to meet friends over food and drinks. It just gets to be too much. So no eating out for a month. That should be an excellent jump start to get things back on track!
February
I'm bringing back the handwritten, fold it, put it in an envelope with a stamp and mail it letter! Technology is great and I love email as much as the next person, but there is something so special about getting a handwritten, unexpected letter in the mail! SO watch your mailboxes in February! I'm going to send out one letter each of the 29 days. And an added bonus, maybe I will help keep someones job at the post office!
March
I'm going to work really hard at not saying swear words. I have a horrible mouth. I know when to keep it in check most of the time, but I slip a lot around Lyla and that just isn't good. So this month I'm going to stop cussing.
April
Enjoy my birthday. I turn 29 this year which means that 30 is only a year away. I am totally aware that age is just a number, but I don't do well with getting older. And my 20s have been some very important years of my life, it will be hard to tell them goodbye. But I'm going to keep reminding myself that getting older is a part of life and its better than the alternative. So the best thing I can do is embrace it and not worry about it.
May
Spring cleaning. I want to sort through things in the attic and basement and either throw them away or get them sold before summer. I want to sort through all of Lyla's toys and get rid of the things she has outgrown or doesn't play with before her birthday where she will just get even more stuff! It will be my mission for May to get the house in order.
June
Spend more time in our backyard. I was so excited when we moved in to the house about our backyard. I had all these visions of spending afternoons back there in Lyla's blow up pool and evenings listening to the radio, drinking a beer. This past summer got kind of crazy and we did spend some time back there but not nearly as much time as I wish we had. So since June is the first month of summer I am going to spend as much time back there as I possibly can!
July
Leave Lyla for a weekend. Without us. I have left her for overnights a couple times, but she was always with Gary. Gary's work has a big picnic at Seven Springs in July that I want to go to just the two of us. So I am going to have to suck it up and convince myself that Lyla can survive without me for a weekend! This one is going to be hard...
August
I'm going to try to visit at least one of our far away relatives. We have a lot of them and it would be nice to go see them, even if its just for an overnight! August is a good time to try since its summer and we won't hit bad roads and daycare is closed for a week so we usually take our vacation at the same time.
September
I'm going to work on flossing. I generally only floss when there is something stuck in my teeth, not part of a daily routine. I know someday it will be important for Lyla to floss everyday so if I start now I can set a good example.
October
I'm staying home. It costs us a lot of money traveling to see friends and family and there is always a lot of traveling in November and December. I like the idea of refusing to go anywhere during the month of October. It also lets me stay home and start to get ready for the holiday season. If anyone wants to see us, you better plan on coming here because I'm not leaving.
November
I'm going to do the thankful posts again like I did this past November. I really enjoyed that challenge (most days). Its good for the soul to try to find something to be thankful for each day instead of just complaining about things we cannot change. I'm sure I might repeat some that I already used this year, but its good to remember them nonetheless.
December
Get my credit card paid off. I put this for December because I'm going to work hard on it all year and hopefully by the end of December it will be a reality. And I will have to also not go and charge more on it when I'm Christmas shopping!
January
No more eating out. This will be good for my bank account and my waistline. All my meals will be bought at the store and made at home. The month of December has done me in. All the craziness has caused us to not plan our meals ahead and just grab whatever was convenient. Or you make plans to meet friends over food and drinks. It just gets to be too much. So no eating out for a month. That should be an excellent jump start to get things back on track!
February
I'm bringing back the handwritten, fold it, put it in an envelope with a stamp and mail it letter! Technology is great and I love email as much as the next person, but there is something so special about getting a handwritten, unexpected letter in the mail! SO watch your mailboxes in February! I'm going to send out one letter each of the 29 days. And an added bonus, maybe I will help keep someones job at the post office!
March
I'm going to work really hard at not saying swear words. I have a horrible mouth. I know when to keep it in check most of the time, but I slip a lot around Lyla and that just isn't good. So this month I'm going to stop cussing.
April
Enjoy my birthday. I turn 29 this year which means that 30 is only a year away. I am totally aware that age is just a number, but I don't do well with getting older. And my 20s have been some very important years of my life, it will be hard to tell them goodbye. But I'm going to keep reminding myself that getting older is a part of life and its better than the alternative. So the best thing I can do is embrace it and not worry about it.
May
Spring cleaning. I want to sort through things in the attic and basement and either throw them away or get them sold before summer. I want to sort through all of Lyla's toys and get rid of the things she has outgrown or doesn't play with before her birthday where she will just get even more stuff! It will be my mission for May to get the house in order.
June
Spend more time in our backyard. I was so excited when we moved in to the house about our backyard. I had all these visions of spending afternoons back there in Lyla's blow up pool and evenings listening to the radio, drinking a beer. This past summer got kind of crazy and we did spend some time back there but not nearly as much time as I wish we had. So since June is the first month of summer I am going to spend as much time back there as I possibly can!
July
Leave Lyla for a weekend. Without us. I have left her for overnights a couple times, but she was always with Gary. Gary's work has a big picnic at Seven Springs in July that I want to go to just the two of us. So I am going to have to suck it up and convince myself that Lyla can survive without me for a weekend! This one is going to be hard...
August
I'm going to try to visit at least one of our far away relatives. We have a lot of them and it would be nice to go see them, even if its just for an overnight! August is a good time to try since its summer and we won't hit bad roads and daycare is closed for a week so we usually take our vacation at the same time.
September
I'm going to work on flossing. I generally only floss when there is something stuck in my teeth, not part of a daily routine. I know someday it will be important for Lyla to floss everyday so if I start now I can set a good example.
October
I'm staying home. It costs us a lot of money traveling to see friends and family and there is always a lot of traveling in November and December. I like the idea of refusing to go anywhere during the month of October. It also lets me stay home and start to get ready for the holiday season. If anyone wants to see us, you better plan on coming here because I'm not leaving.
November
I'm going to do the thankful posts again like I did this past November. I really enjoyed that challenge (most days). Its good for the soul to try to find something to be thankful for each day instead of just complaining about things we cannot change. I'm sure I might repeat some that I already used this year, but its good to remember them nonetheless.
December
Get my credit card paid off. I put this for December because I'm going to work hard on it all year and hopefully by the end of December it will be a reality. And I will have to also not go and charge more on it when I'm Christmas shopping!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Burge's Rockin New Years
Our New Years weekend started off on Friday night with a New Years Eve Eve party at our house. Well more of a get together than a party really, but regardless it was a really fun time with great friends! I've decided we are officially old though! It used to be, just grab a case of beer - whatever is on sale - and we will all just drink that, probably out of cans, not even bottles. My how things have changed! The guys are all drinking fancy seasonal beers, out of bottles of course! And the girls, well we have all moved on from beer and now drink wine, out of actual wine glasses! Not one solo cup to be seen! And if you are wondering, the wine wasn't even from a box! That's how grown up we are now! hahaha
Friday Night - Actual New Years Eve started off with Gary and Lyla having a concert in the living room:
Then at 8:00, I put Lyla to bed like any other night and Gary and I were enjoying just hanging out and watching tv. That is until about 10:30 when Lyla got up. And she absolutely refused to go back to sleep until about 3:00 this morning. Then we got up at 8:00. haha I guess somebody must have told her that something really cool was going to happen at midnight and she didn't want to miss it! But when midnight came and went and nothing cool happen I think it just put her in a bad mood!
So today we are just hanging out and relaxing. And trying to be nice to each other since we are all tired and cranky! :) Happy New Year!
Friday Night - Actual New Years Eve started off with Gary and Lyla having a concert in the living room:
Then at 8:00, I put Lyla to bed like any other night and Gary and I were enjoying just hanging out and watching tv. That is until about 10:30 when Lyla got up. And she absolutely refused to go back to sleep until about 3:00 this morning. Then we got up at 8:00. haha I guess somebody must have told her that something really cool was going to happen at midnight and she didn't want to miss it! But when midnight came and went and nothing cool happen I think it just put her in a bad mood!
So today we are just hanging out and relaxing. And trying to be nice to each other since we are all tired and cranky! :) Happy New Year!
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