{ confessions }

i confess that i have never, indeed, liked potatoes or chocolate. 

yes, it's true.

hi, my name is erin and i do not like chocolate.  and an occassional potato is ok with my palate.  is that un-American of me?  i do have to say that i'm not the only one around with these food aversions.  my grandmother is exactly the same. 

however, this pregnancy has changed things so far.  i crave both of those things.  weird, huh?  i could eat bowls and bowls of mashed potatoes, although i can still pass up the fries.  baked potatoes are out of this world.  maybe next time i'll step it up and eat the peel, since it's loaded with iron.

this pregnancy has also brought about a craving for sweets, not just chocolate.  i normally hit a bag of chips or something of that nature instead of cookies and ice cream.  not so these days.  you see, i found me some of these ...

TWINKIES!

i haven't had one in years.  mmmm ... looks like there are just enough to make up for lost time.

my new favorite treat, however (if you can call it that) is a large water with lime from sonic.  yummy!  thanks nicole for suggesting that.  and karsyn doesn't like it so i don't have to share.

{ wordless wednesday *i love daddy* }

{ big girl }

my sweet karsyn started mother's day out today.  she woke up so excited to go play, but wrapped her arms so tight around me when i took her to her room.  she did, however, warm up quickly when the other kids came in the room, so i played the sneaky mom card and slowly squeezed my way out without her noticing.  she'll thank me later.

here's my big girl getting ready to go ...

 

oh sweet karsyn, you're growing up too fast for my eyes.  dropping you off this morning was new for us because mommy has always stayed at mother's day out too.  this time i came home to an empty house and dug deep for energy to pick up all of your toys that you left out this morning. 

i hope you have a fun day playing with new friends.

xoxo

mommy

 

{ photoshop }

photoshop, erin.  erin, photoshop. 

wouldn't that be nice?  i've had photoshop for a while now and still don't know how to use it.  if anyone knows of a photoshop class or can give me simple pointers, let me know.

{ it's almost here }

the first day of FALL, that is.

at the end of september, the first day of fall greets us with ... well, most likely with 90 degree weather, but still ... it'll be fall.  it's my favorite time of year. 

football.  pumpkins.  hopefully cooler weather.  leaves.  pictures like this ...

it's just around the corner, folks.  it's so hard to go to football games when it's 105 degrees outside.  and carving pumpkins in the heat is no fun either.  why do i live in texas again?