High Five for Friday

Lots of good things happening this week!  I met with my son's future pediatrician, which also happens to be the same man that took care of my husband and his younger brother.  I told my mother-in-law if he was good enough for her to trust him for the past 26 years, he's good enough for me.  The husband and I also went on the birthing center tour at the hospital so we feel even more prepared now that we have seen what's up.  I'm still trying to push this kid out while I'm sure he's inside enjoying his cushy water bath, albeit more cramped now as he's nearly 7 pounds.  But I'm still feeling well enough for work and I only have 6 more days until maternity leave!  Woo hoo!

Anyway, it's Friday!  So again I'm linking up with Lauren over at From My Grey Desk and bringing you 5 of the awesome moments from my life this week.

1.  One of my co-worker's girlfriends had twins a few months ago, a boy and a girl.  Sadly, the babies are growing up and out of their clothes already and Chris gave me this huge garbage bag full of boy clothes for my little one.  I'm so grateful because you really can't have too many clothes considering how messy babies are and everything is super cute.  This piece is my favorite because, living in Lexington, you are a UK fan or you keep your mouth shut, so Jude has no choice but to love UK and all it's basketball glory.  It's kind of funny because Chris is a University of Texas fan (we don't discuss this in public) so I know he was just itching to get rid of this beauty.

2.  Don't laugh, I know this may seem silly but this bag of carrots seriously makes me happy.  Another coworker I have has a husband who works on a farm and brought home a load of carrots large enough to make even Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh weep with joy.  I mentioned that I could take some off her hands and she brought me this gallon bag of fresh, organic, homegrown carrots to enjoy.  I've been trying to think of all the ways I can use them and carrot cake is at the top of my list.    

3.  My first Birchbox arrived!  You can read more about the loot inside here.  I have been using the lip tint, hair tie, and nail polish and absolutely love everything.  And they are shipping me a new sample of the face moisturizer!

4.  So at work we often see games and puzzles come through that people want to get rid of and unfortunately opened puzzles are automatically considered trash because we don't have the time to count all the pieces.  Customers usually just have us keep them because they don't want them either.  This Yellow Submarine one came in and I immediately called it for my own, pieces there or not, I had to give it a shot.  The husband and I have been working on it every night and it's been a great way to spend some quality time together.  We don't get tons of time together during the week and this lets us listen to music and actually have conversations with each other.  Even when we aren't talking, it's nice just to be side by side working with each other.

5.  I posted a picture of my oldest cat last week and feel the need to introduce you to my other one, Momo.  Yes, they are named Appa and Momo after the animals in Avatar: The Last Airbender.  The cartoon, not the crappy movie M. Night Shamalamadouchebag ruined.  The personalities of the animals in the cartoons really fit well with my cats.

Hope you all have had a great week!

High Five

Today, I'm linking up with Lauren over at From My Grey Desk blog to bring you five good things in my life from this week because let's face it, there just isn't enough joy in the little things in this world right now.

1.  My nails!  My nails are super awesome and strong now that I'm pregnant and I just don't pretty them up enough.  I have had this idea Pinned for eons and just never got around to doing it.  It's super easy and fun.  You can find more information on it here.

2.  Appa, my oldest "son"!  He thinks he's a dog--plays fetch, growls at intruders, chews on things he shouldn't...and sleeps like a human.  He loves to lay in this spot at the end of the couch when the lamp is on and then cover his eyes as if it's too bright.  I have no idea why.  He's weird.

3.  This note pad holder was given to me at Christmas by my mother-in-law.  It's been collecting dust on a bookshelf since then, but I'm going to keep it by the computer now so I can write down my random ideas, lists, whatever and stick them the notebook I keep in my purse without having to get the notebook every time I have a thought.

4.  My son's bedding!  I absolutely LOVED The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle as a kid.  Ask any of my family about it and they will launch into stories about how I used to recite it to friends, family, strangers.  I was a shy kid so it was kind of a big deal.  Anyway, my Aunt Lynette, who I will always credit for making me into the reader I am today, got this for me from The Pottery Barn Kids and I love love love it!!

5.  This picture.  My husband and I went on a cruise for our honeymoon back in September and we got to Florida early enough that we spent some time on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale before finishing the trek to Miami (yes we drove from Lexington to Miami.)  I found it today as I was searching the photos on the computer for something else and it made me happy to just see and be reminded of vacation.

What are 5 good things that happened to you this week?  Here's one for you: It's Friday!!