Yesterday was a tough day. So much emotion, so much
sadness, so much shock. I still can't believe it happened. I kept waking up last night thinking it wasn't real. If only it wasn't. I just can't stop thinking about it. How Bruce had no idea his life would end that night. The news stories and the latest TDN article really got to me. My sister and I were both hoping they didn't know it was happening, that hopefully they had been sleeping, but according to the article they were held at gunpoint. Makes me sick to even think about it. Late yesterday afternoon I made Joe go to the
Grocery Outlet with me. I needed to get out of the house and we needed a few things so I figured it would be a fun place to go. Am I the only one who thinks grocery stores are fun? Especially ones like this? There are so many hidden treasures! Joe calls it the 'used food store' since so many of the things are discounted so much. Whatever, used or not used, everything I've purchased there has been good! They even have a small organic section. Anyways, as soon as we walked in a little girl spotted me and followed me around the entire time. She immediately ran up to me and barked. "Woof woof! Woof woof!" I laughed out loud and said hi to her. She said, "Hi! Woof woof!" She ran back to her mom and about every 3 minutes she'd run back to me. The second time she ran up I would ask her questions and she'd just bark answers. If only I spoke dog! I asked her where her leash was, since she was a dog, and that made her talk. "I don't need a leash, I lead my mommy around the store."
Ok... She started talking more and asking me questions. What my name was, etc. Then she asked me if I'd be her friend. I said sure and she ran back to her mom and said she had made a friend. She then ran back to me and grabbed my hand. At this point, as cute as I thought it was at first, I was starting to get annoyed. I couldn't concentrate on what we needed, she was jumping up and down, talking, barking, etc. Finally I told her I had to go and we tried to lose her, not easy to do in this store. She left us alone for a little bit but we ended up checking out next to her. She ran over to me and said, "It was so nice meeting you, thank you for being my friend! I hope to see you again soon."
Hahahaha. We walked out to our car and low and behold, they were parked right next to us. She popped her head out of the window and said, "Woof, woof! Hi friend! Bye friend!" She was 5 years old. Kids are so funny. I don't know if I would be able to allow Liam to run around the store clinging on to random people and barking though!
then we made Rice Krispy treats....
then it was snuggle time with Aunt Joe to watch Barney
and after eating a ton of Rice Krispy treats she decided to have a dance party at 10pm!
Couldn't have asked for a better Saturday night. Love spending time with her!
These itty bitty Nike's were the first pair of shoes that Liam ever got. One of my drivers at Clary's gave them to us. We were so excited when we got them. They are so adorable! Before Liam was born they looked so tiny but after he was born they suddenly looked huge compared to his tiny little feet! I thought they wouldn't fit until he was walking but Joe checked and they fit now. And this mama doesn't like it! We had to get a picture before we took them off. Something really funny about having bulky shoes with major tread when our sweet little baby is hardly still even rolling yet! :) If only they could grow with his feet and he could wear them when his feet are actually hitting the pavement!
Yesterday I decided to use everything that I had on hand for dinner. I'm really good at buying things, using a little bit for a recipe, not using the rest and having to throw it away. Not last night! I ended up using 1/4 bottle of BBQ sauce that was about ready to expire, potatoes that needed to be used and 1/2 bag of cabbage/carrot mix I bought for our dinner on Monday. End result = delicious! I made this BBQ chicken in the crock pot. It was "fantastic" according to Joe. And he tells it how it is, so if you're looking for a good recipe, try! I added quite a bit of Tapatio to spice it up though. I had a half used bag of carrots and cabbage so I made coleslaw. Well, my version of coleslaw. A TINY bit of mayo, a TINY bit of sugar and a lot of fresh lime juice. Joe, who isn't a coleslaw fan, liked that too. Dinner success! The potatoes were roasted with big cloves of garlic and rosemary and we also had corn. CORN season is among us! I was so excited to see it in the store. Summer is just around the corner! Hope everyone is having a great week!
