Heard Around The House #6

Lyla has picture day at daycare this morning.  I was getting her dressed and this is how our conversation went:

Me:  What are you going to say when they take your picture today? (In my mind the correct answer was CHEESE.)

Lyla:  Thank you.

:)  Bless her heart, at least she has good manners!

Who am I?

Who am I?  Its a question that I sometimes ask myself.  There are lots of obvious answers to this question.

My name.  Kathryn, according to my parents on the day I was born or any substitute teacher in school.  Katie, to everyone who has known me since I was a kid.  Katie Did, to my mom.  Kate to anyone who has known me later in life.  I distinctly remember the day that I decided it would be so much cooler to be called "Kate" instead of "Katie".  Katie sounds so childish.  hahahaha  Now when my sister calls me Katie all I feel is love!  Funny how things change over time.

My role in life.  First I was a daughter, then a sister, a friend, a wife, a mother. 

But WHO AM I?  Really, deep down in my soul, who am I?

I am honest.  I can't tell a lie to save my life.  And on those rare attempts that I do try to, my face gives me away immediately.  It turns such a beautiful shade of RED!  haha

I am passionate.  Whether I love something or someone, hate something or someone - I do it with as much passion as I possibly can!  Its always one extreme or the other, there are very few people or things in this world that I feel in the middle on.  I either love or hate, and most of the time its easy to figure out which side of that you fall on (because I can't tell lies).

I am dependable.  I try my very best to always be there for the people who are important to me.  When my friends need someone to talk to I pride myself on being there for them.  If I make a commitment to be somewhere, I am very upset with myself if for whatever reason I can't keep my promise.  I always work hard to stay true to my word.

I'm dramatic.  Some may say a drama queen.  I don't always think that is a bad thing...

I remember.  The phrase "Forgive and Forget" is not a rule that I live by.  If you do something to hurt me or one of my loved ones, you better believe that I will not forget it and they might forgive you and move on, but more than likely, I won't.  But that rule applies to good things too, not always bad.  If you do something nice for me or you help out one of my loved ones, I'm going to always remember that too. 

I love music.  I can usually find a song that will fit any mood that I am in.  And I find that the right song can completely change my mood as well.  I love to listen to live music, preferably sitting outside on a summer night.

I'm a perfectionist.  A little OCD at times.  I want things done and I want them done right.  I have a hard time letting something be done half way.  I hold myself to a high standard and its stressful at times but I also feel proud my myself in the long run.

I hate change, but I also get bored very easily.  Gary likes to say that I have ADD.  I like little changes in the day to day.  Big life changes stress me out to the max. 

I hate to cook, but I love to eat.  I would rather clean up for someone who cooked me dinner than cook it myself. 

I'm just me, take it or leave it, I don't see myself changing anytime soon!

Lyla Update - 20 months old

I just wanted to do a post about the things Lyla has been up to lately so that in the future when I try to remember how old she was I will have something to look back on!  There have been A LOT of grown up changes in the last couple of weeks!

• She isn't using her highchair anymore.  Instead she is sitting in a booster seat pulled up to the table.  Coincidentally she is also using her utensils better now and eating more!  I think she just likes feeling like a part of the family sitting at the table instead of off to the side!
• I'm no longer rocking her to sleep.  We will sit in the chair to read a few stories, then she wants to lay in her "bed" (crib) and I tuck her in.  Then I sit on the floor and hold her hand through the bars and read to her until she is asleep.  Then I leave and she sleeps there all night!  I really hope this continues!
• She knows lots of her colors.  Red, blue, yellow, orange, purple, green, pink... I'm sure there are more, but those are her favorites!  She is also very in to coloring in coloring books at the moment.  "more colors, more colors"
• She is starting to learn to count to 10.  She does really good with 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.  But 1 through 5 give her some issues!  We are getting there though and I bet she knows them within a couple of weeks.
• She loves singing songs right now.  She will break out in to twinkle twinkle little star all on her own, without any kind of prompting.  She can't say all the words so she fills in some parts with "hey hey hey".  Its the best and I'm trying hard to catch her doing it and record it!
• She is beginning to put sentences together.  She is just starting to learn so its really funny!  Example:  she wanted some of the banana Gary was eating and said "banana - Lyla - eat"  but she said it in Lylaese... "mamma Y-Ya eat".  hahaha
• She wants to start helping with getting dressed and undressed.  Her latest is that she zips up her footy pajamas at night.  And she is SO PROUD of herself when she does it!

That's all I can think of at the moment that I want to get down.  I might update this later as I think of more!

Love

In honor of Valentine's Day, a post on Love!

When I was younger to say that I was obsessed with love would be putting it mildly.  When I started picking out passwords for things it would always be 0214.  I remember my dad asking me what those numbers meant once and I said that's Valentine's Day, February 14th, 02-14....  I couldn't even believe that he had to ask! 

I was always very concerned about having a boyfriend, liking a boy, does a boy like me.  In October I would already be worried about if I would have a date for prom.  Because if I didn't have a date for prom, I wouldn't have the wonderful memories and pictures of being in love when I was supposed to be. 

When graduation came I was much more concerned about how I would stay together with my boyfriend (we all know in the long run that didn't happen) than I was about going to school or getting a job. 

My favorite book is Love Story.  Favorite movie Dirty Dancing.  I love the whole idea of love.

There is no other feeling in the world like falling in love.  The excitement and anticipation of the next time you will see or talk to that person.  Are they thinking about you like you are thinking about them?  Trying to look your absolute best every time you see them.  Never wanting to hang up the phone because you can't focus on anything but them.  Sitting at home after a date and recounting every second of the evening.  Its truly an amazing feeling! 

And one day (if you are lucky) you fall in love for the last time.  Instead of coming to a tragic end (which I have also been known to obsess over - if you can't be in love then its good to have a horrific story to explain why you are currently single) this love will keep growing.  And with that growth there are new things to get goosebumps about - the proposal, the wedding, the newness of living together.  Its like falling in love all over again!

Then things quiet down.  You get in to a routine.  You are still in love, don't get me wrong, but its a new kind of love.  You already fell, all the uncertainty is over and you are comfortable.  The trick is to not lose the love in the comfort.  You have to keep things interesting, you have to remember those feelings you had when you first fell in love.  You have to remember why this is the one you picked to keep forever and always.  Sure you might show the love in different ways now but as long as you still show it, that is whats important. 

I don't look for big extravagant gestures to show love anymore, now its in the details.  Gary cooking and cleaning up after dinner or giving Lyla a bath so I can just sit for a minute.  Anytime that we can spend a few minutes together just the two are of us are special nowadays and I cherish them very much!

If you are super lucky you do get to fall in love again - you have a baby.  This is a love that I could never even begin to explain.  And it grows more and more each day.  Its something deep inside that no matter what, its not ever going to go away! 

I feel very lucky in love!  If I had known 10 years ago that this is where I would be today, I would not have been so worried!  But it also wouldn't have been as much fun!  ;)  

I am very happy right now living in my happily ever after.  <3

Just Bringing Sexy Back

In case of any of you are curious about what the Burge family likes to do on a snowy Saturday morning, here is your answer:

WE DANCE PARTY!   :)

Rough Weekend

I got a call late on Thursday from daycare that Lyla had a fever.  So that just kicked off our weekend and canceled all the plans we had.

I stayed home with her on Friday and the poor thing was just miserable.  Saturday morning we called and took her in the doctors office.  They said she just had a nasty virus and it had to run its course.

By Sunday morning this is what we looked like:

hahahaha  She had slept with us and woke up around 7:00 saying she was hungry.  SO Gary, being the good daddy he is, got up and went downstairs and made breakfast.  I guess he kept waiting for us to come down and eat.  Eventually he came back upstairs to check on us and this is what he found!  We had both just totally passed back out!

When we did get up and moving her fever had finally gone away and we are just left with a bad cold.  So Lyla and I went shopping and left Gary home to start working on painting our bedroom.  He got a lot done.  Here is a little preview, I will post more pictures when we get it all set up, I'm pretty excited for the pink to be gone at least!

It looks a lot darker in the picture than it does in real life!  Its dark, but not quite that dark!

January Resolution Recap

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!