Posts by Jen
Movie with a nine month old
Don’t do it. We finally decided to go to a movie after nine months of movie theater deprivation and learned our lesson. Enough said.
Read MoreFun times in Colorado!
We are having a really great time in Colorado with family! It is amazingly beautiful here! Enjoy the pix! Sisters! Maisie and Aunt Amy! Ethan and Avery…his hair has lots of static from the trampoline! We went to a little petting zoo thing up at Copper Mountain. Maisie loves animals. She loves to touch them and then put her hands in her mouth. I don’t like that. Oh Jason…I love my brother in law. He is the best. (boop) Ethan is adventurous! He is such a little polite guy now! So grown up. Such a typical me look. Oh! I am wearing my new wrap that I love! Maisie loves it too! Maisie tasted lemon. She didn’t love it. Amy likes to torture Maisie, just like she used to torture me. Yes, she is the cutest. mmmmmm hmmmmm Maisie loves Avery’s curls…as do I! Drama like her mama. Oh yeah. …
Read MoreWhy do people say the things they do?
I am beginning to wonder if I should have been thankful for not understanding the language when I lived in France. I have been a bit surprised at conversations I have overheard, but also in what strangers have said to me. Let me just give you an example of what I am talking about. This morning I went to a little coffee shop and noticed that a woman was watching me as I tried to maneuver the stroller through chairs and tables. Random lady with no social skills: “I don’t think she likes to be jostled around like that.” ME: “Oh, she always has that look on her face.” HER: “So, she always looks p*ssed off?” ME: “Yeah, pretty much.” HER: “Well, she is going to have a lot of wrinkles when she gets older.” Really? Don’t you just wonder what people are thinking sometimes? Who says these things and…
Read MoreSee ya later Paris!
That’s right. I am not saying goodbye yet because we are coming back in January and besides, this is a place I know we will visit again and again (at least if we are living in Europe somewhere)! We had a really great last day here spending time with friends! We did stop by the Eiffel tower for a bit, as well as hand over the keys to our apartment. Here are some pictures from our last day living in Paris. Don’t miss the video at the end! I like to take pictures of myself! This is on a street close to where we live(d). Just a little picture of Maisie saying her goodbyes to her first home. Finally a family picture in front of the Eiffel tower! A fun shot! Another family picture… minus Justin, plus Jeff. For some reason Jeff and I like to take family pictures together. …
Read MoreLife in Paris is Coming to an End
We have two days left till we leave Paris. Weird!!! I have been asking myself how in the world I am going to fit in everything I love in Paris into two days!! The hard part is that we have had to do so much work on the apartment in order to get our 4,000 euro deposit back! So here I am, sitting on the hardwood floor of our empty apartment. It still feels like home, even without all the furniture. Today we hand over the keys, which is just very strange. Justin and I have cried at every place we have left (all seven in our six years of marriage), knowing that somehow our life will change again. Today as Justin and I were walking down the street, pushing Maisie in her stroller, I said, “I love you Justin and I love that we are always on an adventure.”…
Read MoreNew Maisie pix and videos too!
I finally downloaded some pictures to Justin’s computer (mine is still crashed!), so I thought I better show off how freakin’ cute my little nugget is! This was on our way from Vienna, Austria to Sopron, Hungary! Maisie and I tortured Jeff the whole time. It was a blast. Maisie got her cuddle on with Paula! We love the Farmers (that is their last name)! They live in Portugal and they are caaarrrraaazzzy! Maisie ate a cookie. Bad, bad mom (and dad). She may just be a drummer like her uncle Nate! Packing is fun! At least for Maisie. I know that Maisie is not smiling in a single one of these pictures, but she prefers to do the serious look while posing for the camera. To prove that she really is a happy baby here is a video we took today! By the way, she totally learned to stand…
Read MoreGrossness
Today was just an all around disgusting and annoying day. It started off with Maisie waking me up every couple hours to eat. Then while she is eating, she decides it is her life mission to pick off one of my moles (which hurts pretty bad with that little pincher grasp of hers). We got a bit of packing done, then headed out to have dinner with a friend (Ursula) before she leaves for Mongolia. While at the delicious sushi restaurant, Maisie chokes on a biscuit (freaking me out a bit) and begins throwing up everywhere, all over herself, Justin, and myself. Then the food is served and I smell vomit for the remainder of our time at the restaurant. I wanted to take a shower and burn my clothes as soon as I got home. Sick. I topped the night off by adjusting my hair (while using the toilette)…
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