New Friend

Tonight I watched a friend of mine's baby.  It worked out that I don't ever want to leave the house on the weekends.  It was extra cool because she brought me some food from her restaurant (one of my favorites Fireside Pies). 

She is around 2 years & 3 months old.  She talks a lot, she loves babies, and she is very very sweet.  It was interesting because other than my nephew, I haven't spent a lot of time around this age, so I had no idea what it would be like.  It wasn't difficult, but there was a lot of monitoring how she touched Isaiah.  Meaning she was trying to be sweet, but sometimes she would hit instead of pet or throw a toy at him instead of give it to him.  She is still learning the limits to her strength.  She loved playing peek a boo with her "blankwet", but she instead of draping the blanket over him she would hit him with it.  At one point she pulled his hair; I guess she was interested in its texture.  She was so sad when he was hurt. 

She asked me what the gloworm did, and then she opened up the back & showed me how to turn on the music.

We ate some popcorn for a snack, and she really wanted Isaiah to have some.  He needed it, according to her.  I explained that because he doesn't have any teeth, it might hurt the baby.  She said ok but kept trying.

The best was that she thought Isaiah needed all the toys out at one time.  And that he needed to be covered up with her blankwet.  Poor Isaiah, he tried to play along, but he was so confused. 

Night Out

Well I've already failed at my project to post a picture of my son every day.  Friday we were running around Dallas all day working, taking care of lawyer stuff, having meetings, taking our baby to two babysitters & then doing this.

Marcus's best friend's wifey wanted to celebrate their birthdays & another friend's.  We had sushi & then did the Henderson Hop, what I call visiting all of the restaurants/bars on the street we worked on for several years.  Four places, probably (definitely) too many drinks. 

It turned into a couple's night out, which was actually very fun. 

We spent all of Saturday being lazy, resting, playing games, playing with new children's books apps with Isaiah.  And doing only the work we had to do.  I looked up once at my computer & couldn't believe it was already 9:30pm.  I seriously thought it was around 5.

These nights are very very rare for us though, so perhaps I won't fail again any time soon.

What Were You Doing Ten Years Ago?

Wow it's 2010!!! 

I graduated from high school ten years ago.  

Ten years ago the whole world thought the world was going to end, including my father, who made us grow a garden & start raising rabbits.  

Ten years ago, I still had never had a sip of alcohol.  

Ten years ago, I was a virgin.

Back then, didn't we ask ourselves how we imagined our lives in ten years?

Ten years ago, I never dreamed I would be living in Texas, working in the field that I do, or that I would be pregnant & not married.  

Ten years ago I was working in radio, being an amateur musician & photographer, and still pursuing acting.  So I’m sure I thought in ten years I would be a famous actress, musician or voice over artist.  

I gave up theater acting because throughout college I had to have a job, and it didn’t go over too well when I couldn’t be in any plays because my job never matched rehearsal schedule.  

I gave up film acting because I decided I had a much better chance to get rich & then write, produce, direct & act in my own movies than to break into the movie scene as an actor.  

I gave up radio when I started majoring in it & realized I could learn more by working in the field rather than being taught in class with equipment that no one used anymore.  

I gave up being a musician when I ran out of time working my way through college.  

My radio turned into restaurant work because it paid more.  I am still in restaurants.  

I am in Dallas because I hated Mississippi, and this was the quickest way out.  

I could be a lot further in life, but if I was where I wanted to be in my career, I probably wouldn’t have met the boy, so I’m happy that I didn’t excel as quickly as I expected.  

Now I love Dallas, my job, my boyfriend that isn’t my husband, and my baby.

What about you?  What were you doing ten years ago?