Sleep Deprived Blogging....

I am usually all about finding the dry side of a rock in a thunderstorm, but today was one of those days that just started off as a mud puddle and try as I did, it didn't really change until it was nearly over.

 

Downside? Elisa was out sick today. I remained the only one onsite all day. 
Upside? It's a short week. WOO!

Downside? I got next to NO sleep last night.
Upside? It's not always like that, and I know I'm gonna cah-RASH tonight. 

Downside? Sydni didn't get the best version of me tonight. 
Upside? There is tomorrow for me to redeem myself. 

Okay, so I guess there is still silver lining. In fact, yes. Yes there is, and there's plenty of it.

amen.

Wheeeew. I need sleep.
We'll try this again tomorrow.

xo | cmd

In My Sleeeeeeeeping... Bag!

GUYS. IT'S HERE.

yiiiieeee!!! :D

I desperately needed a new compression mummy bag, and today it arrived. I had planned on purchasing this on my own, but Lord knows they're a pretty penny. With this trip fast approaching, I knew I needed to revamp my gear, and this was one of the bigger ticket items on the list.

ROB, thank you to the moon & back for surprising me with this. It's amazing, and I hope you know how much I appreciate this gift! ♥

we're about to be pretty good friends..... 

I am one step closer to Panama... and might just sleep inside this thing tonight.. haha ;)

xo | cmd

Yoga + Sushi = Monday

First, THIS:

clinomaniac. raise on up, cori's hand.... 

^ On. The. DAILY. Haha ;)

So.. Rob and I determined today that we have something of a tradition in the making. It's so clichè, I know, but it's becoming one of our things to do now: 

Mondays when we don't have Sydni have seemingly consisted of work, yoga... and sushi. 

1.

modo.

2.

mango tree.

And that's a fact, Jack! ;)

I'm a lucky girl to have this guy. 

Date night > Blog Night. 

xo | cmd

Blessed Little Whirlwind

As if yesterday's outing to the Renaissance Festival wasn't enough activity for the weekend, we continued with the whirlwind today. After church, we had lunch and then went stir-crazy at the lack of planned adventure.

That equated eventually to a day of chores: Rob mowed the lawn and started working on the winterizing process for his boat, while I detailed my car and tackled laundry & room-by-room cleaning inside the house.

Sydni was such a trooper all day; she had a hand in just about everything mommy was doing, which was not only helpful, but made my heart a little happier each hour that she is still excited to lend herself voluntarily to the chores.

When evening rolled around, she was happily nestled in her chair with a Highlights book.

little miss professor! 

Not twenty minutes after she took a seat to read and circle all the hidden pictures, I came up from the basement with a basket of laundry to find this:

poor, sweet, exhausted little girl! ♥

I just... love her. I couldn't help but laugh a little: For starters, I am guilty of falling asleep in the most random positions, places and situations, so I can't be at all surprised that she may have inherited that feature as well. Above that, she so much resembled a little old lady with her crossword puzzle and pen [aka, my paternal grandmother, to a T!], that I couldn't help but smile before I carefully peeled the book and pen from her and took her to bed.

We're a blessed little bunch here, and I know it. There are so many things even in our quiet little evening here that we take for granted more often than not, but I'm a proud, happy little lady tonight, and I think that's a good a start as any to a brand new week.

Sweet dreams, blogbots!

xo | cmd

Paintin' The Town

Well, I'm not quite sure exactly what the boys got into last night [they swear it was closing down Hahana Beach..], but they managed to sleep nearly half the day away before coming back to life. That meant that this guy arrived to a house full of snoozers:

furnace maintenance at 7am on a saturday.. booo :/

And the mail came; Marianne is planning a missionary trip to Italy, and the letter I received in the mail today had this drawn on it:

hahaha..

^ Anyone who knows the story of her and my matching tattoos, and of her more-than-slight geographic deficiencies, knows that that is absolutely appropriate. :)

Rob & Jesse finally arose from their beauty sleep, just in time for a lunch trip out to Eli's.

rainbows en route to lunch!

Lunch was followed by some more thoroughly relaxing time at the house, a bit of World Cup coverage and then an outing down to Mainstrasse in Covington.

lovely, awkward picture, hahh..

hangin with this guy in covington ♥

We voted to meet up with Kalyn, Brittany & Co. back in OTR to round out the night, so our final stop was Bakersfield to see them.

i wore the wrong shirt.. dangit!

Tomorrow, it's boating.
We're ready!

Rain = Sleep.

It's been raining all day.
Rain makes everyone tired. Like, exceptionally tired. Haha.

To sum up today, here's how I found Sydni after she showered and dressed this morning. She'd gotten her yogurt and was back in her room while I got ready. I came back to find this: 

hahahaa

breakfast complete.. aaaaand... sleep.

This girl's too funny for her own good sometimes. She's my little ham, and on the days like this when we're all cornered indoors by the weather, she's that little bit of sun that I need.

 

I hope you all had a little sunlight in your day today, too, despite all this rain!

 

xo | cmd

It's Beginning. :(

I'm sick.
Well, if I'm not yet, I will be.

Bring on the sleep [including the last 4 hours that I spent passed out on the couch].


can i get a quadruple order?

 Sleep is a poor man's remedy. It's also mine.

xo | cmd

Rest Stop, Hallelujah.

amen for that.

[backdated.]
I can't even tell you how grateful I am for these things.
More later. I'm beside myself tired right now.

xo | cmd

Ohio Bound [Again]

Here I am in Ohio, again. Haha.

I feel like I should highlight the fact that Becky introduced me to tofu quesadillas [thanks, Comet].


tofu quesadilla | comet cafe, northside, cincinnati

 This one's gonna be super short, since I'm currently parked on the most comfortable futon in Northside, and I... am... exhausted.

Thank you, Lord, for delivering me safely once again. That five hour trek is no joke!

Three day weekend, let's go.

xo | cmd

Today Feels A Lot Like Yesterday.

*yawnnnn.*

oh hello, true story... lol

I don't know what it is about this week so far, but I have not been able yet to grab a solid night's worth of sleep. I think it's safe to say I will be calling this one early tonight. What do you think?

hydrated.. in the worst way.. oy vey. 

If you still don't believe me... this was me by the end of the day. I didn't realize she was videotaping me... but I'll just let that serve as an extra umph on the testament on how resigned I feel today..haha.. I give you... my moment of white-flag surrender. Oy.

ZzZzZ...

xo | cmd

TIRED.



coffee, anyone?

It was something of an EVENTFUL weekend...
I'm home in Illinois, missing Ohio, but reveling in the knowledge I don't have to drive 5 hours home again today. (:

I'm running on all of twenty minutes of sleep since Saturday night.

See that coffee there? That one that looks to be about as big as I am?

It did nothing.
[And no, it wasn't really as big as I am.]

Needless to say, I'm spent.

*Sigh.

We'll try this again tomorrow.

xo | cmd