Weekend ramblings: April editions, vol. 3

First and foremost, did y'all witness this UH-MAZING trailer?! Ok, if not, do yourself a favor and click play.



CHILLS! Am I right?! I was just tickled that this came out during our wedding week. I mean that's how you know it's meant to be. *hand to chest*

Ok, well. Danny and I tied the knot after our 5 year journey together as an unmarried couple. And it was a wonderful experience and I'm so happy we did it. Our professional photos, which were taken by our friend aren't ready yet, but for now here are some from our family and friends.

{This is a little preview from our friend who photographed our wedding}

Weekend Ramblings: April edition, vol. 2

I'm behind a couple weeks, so to make up for it I'm going to do vol. 2 now and then vol. 3 maybe (fingers crossed) tomorrow. I did get married over the weekend, but that juicy post will have to wait until tomorrow just kidding, it will have to wait until TODAY. That's right, 2 posts in one day. Ok without further ado, here are my ramblings from last weekend:

Someone became a ONE-YEAR-OLD.

And someone no longer has to take monthly photos. PHEW! They were getting to be such a hassle with this lil' dude's go-getter abilities. I'm happy we did it, but I'm also happy to have this project finished. I can't believe YHL did this WEEKLY?! Bitches be cray. And I mean that in the most endearing way. 

We celebrated Han's b-day with a donut social. You can see our invite here. And you can see a few photos here:

We had his b-day party in between his naps. So the mini-photo in the upper left is him leaving his bedroom after waking up; the one in the upper right is him utterly confused in what's happening; the bottom left is his joy at seeing peeps; and the bottom right is (I imagine) his awe at how many peeps are in his living room without him noticing during his nap. Ha! Dang that kid of mine is so cute. 

{Note: you can see in the background our credenza that had coffee and donuts on it. I stupidly forgot to photograph it. Ah well.}

Here's his cake that I made. I followed this recipe and it came out super good! My sister kindly finished the rest of the cake Han didn't eat - Haha! I actually plan on making more for this weekend's garage sale ventures (assuming it doesn't rain). I used Tofutti Cream Cheese and drizzled some brown rice syrup on it as well. I have to say this recipe was so super easy to reproduce! And thank the gods because I was STRESSED OUT the week leading up to his birthday and really even on the day. However, I cooled my jets as soon as everyone arrived.

And here we all are as one happy, ridiculous, and goofy fam-bam. Han still isn't the best eater, but he definitely enjoyed the cake, which of course made me fill up with joy.

We decided to have him smash/eat his cake in the living room since our dining room is very small. In order to avoid smashed cake in the carpet we put a vinyl table cloth under his chair. Worked really well.

After the smash cake festivities, Danny gave Han a quickie bath. He definitely needed it and it was a bit of treat for him since he LOVES bath-time. 

Present time! Which is also Danny's favorite time. He happily helped Han open his gifts. Han of course was more intrigued with the wrapping paper, bows, tissue paper, and boxes. 

Those are a pair of Star Wars headphones that he won't be able to use for a few more years, but his Auntie Val Vals couldn't resist getting them for him. Danny said he'd keep them warm for Han until then.

Another gift from his Auntie Val Vals, which he loves! He even played with the instruments right after opening it. So cute. My sister has us singing "Happy Birthday" to Han, so I'll add that video once she sends it to me.

Overall, Han's first birthday party went very well. I'm so happy with how his cake turned out, how he enjoyed it, how the house came together (finally!), and how awesome it feels to have a kid who's ONE. Wow. 

He went from this (at his 2 month doctor's appointment):

To this (lounging with his morning bottle and his grumpy-looking dad who isn't really grumpy):

Danny acts like we don't get 8+ hours of sleep, which we do! We are supremely lucky in that regard. Thank the gods we have a good sleeper! We certainly got him on a schedule pretty early on, like at 3 or 4 months. And boy has it held up. I guess this one-year-old hipster is a keeper. ;)

Now excuse me while I go cry. Watching your kid grow up...damn that shit is emotional!

Weekend Ramblings: April edition, vol. 1

This month is insane. And it's only just begun! But we did have some Easter fun. It should be noted that our small family unit (Danny, Han, Monpetit, Nutterby, and me) do not celebrate this rather silly "holiday." However, the rest of the family do so we hung out with them in Modesto and we all had a hoot of a time. I ate way too many sweets. I'M ADDICTED! But I'm currently snacking on carrots now, so that makes up for it, right?

For anyone curious, I paired MAC's What a Blast Lip Pencil w/ Revlon's Rendezvous ColorBurst Balm Stain 

I figured a nice shade of electric orange on the lips is what Easter is all about: bright, fun, in-your-face-color. ;)

My sister took this ethereal shot of My lil' beasty on our way to Modesto. He later soaked his jeans, but that cute shirt stayed relatively clean. 

Han with his Easter goodies. These are from my youngest sister and my dad and stepmom. He loves holding those squeezy packets, but can't stand to eat them. Although there were some Ella's Kitchen puffs in one of his baskets and he loved 'em. 

Cousins enjoying the spoils of their hunt. They didn't quite get that they are supposed to put the eggs in buckets, but they sure loved shaking them. I also didn't let Han eat any of the sweets in them. As I noted early, I'm addicted to sugar and I would really like to keep refined sugars away from Han as long as possible. 

The fam post-hunt. The boys couldn't be bothered with a photo even a goofy-faced one. 

I also went to see Cinderella at the Studio Movie Grill in Rocklin with some girlfriends. It was my very own Hen Party. We had some margaritas and then watched the movie while we ate our dinner. It was definitely gimmicky, but fun. I really want to go with Danny one of these days. Although I'd say I've seen better live-action Cinderellas in my lifetime (ahem, Cinderella (1965) & Ever After) this one was okay. I question some of the styling choices and I didn't find the prince particularly handsome, but then I was never a fan of Rob Stark. If I were a tween I'b be in love with it, but I can't quite let go of the 1965 and Drew Barrymoore versions. Swoonsville! 

Well as this month progresses and the stress piles on top of the stress, I will have to remember to:

Ever After gif

There's just too damn much happening.

Can we just take a mo' to see how effin' tired I look?! I feel it, but didn't realized I looked it! I need a vacation.

Uh, so yeah. Another week has gone by without me posting. I'm so crazy busy with wedding planning and Han's first b-day planning. Well, the latter isn't so much as planning as it's knocking off crap from the list below (which I wrote and then emailed to Danny):

LIVING ROOM
Clean - dust,vacuum, spotbot couches/chairs, wash windows
Decor - organize better, take down brown envelope holder thing and maybe change it to something cuter
Spruce up media center - fix shelf thing, set record player up, paint cord cover and put it up, wash glass
Bookshelf - organize better, dust
Get any of your music stuff out of there (e.g., guitars, amps, etc.)
Add Han's shoes to shoe cabinet like you said? Will they fit?
Baby-proof once and for all! (hanging lamp area, media center drawers, add baby gate, etc.)

DINING ROOM

Finish painting {yeah we repainted our dining room from this to this - much happier}

Clean - wash windows, vacuum, wash bookcase glass, wipe down ceiling fan blades

Organize bookcase and credenza better

Hang art

Move outside trash bins away from window so we can have it open w/o looking at bins

KITCHEN

Clean - dishes, counters, stove top, wash window, wipe down trash can

Organize the eff out of the counters

Hang art

Maybe paint? (BM Mother Earth color?) Not crucial, but if we have time maybe? We could easily crank this out in 2 nights

OUR ROOM

Clean - dust, vacuum, wash curtains, wash bedding, make bed

Organize side tables better (I really want this for my side)

Hang IKEA lamps (once we get them)

Hang guitar things

Remove clutter

Decorate

Maybe get storage ottoman (this or this) for desk and move chair out to dining room?

HALLWAY

Finish painting

Hang up photos

BATHROOM

Clean - Handy appt on Monday will take care of this bit, so the bathroom is the one room we won't have to worry about.

HAN'S ROOM

Clean - dust, vacuum, wash window

Organize desk

Declutter the FUCK out of this room

Hang up fallen bookshelf for decor items

Go through Han's dresser again (get rid of most if not all of his onesies)

E-Waste your computer?

Organize books above desk by color again (I miss it and it's so visually appealing)

Hang up art

Paint mountains (not as crucial, but would be cool to finally get this done)

It's basically my to do (wish) list in hyper-drive. A lot of stuff we crossed off since I posted that to do (wish) list, but then things fall behind and new ideas pop up. So, yeah. With any luck we'll knock it all out before April 12th. I will take ton of pictures and FINALLY have a before/after post(s). For now, my head's spinning and I'm having heart palpitations. Will it all get done in time?! Gawds, don't even get me started with our wedding crap!