transition

last night we had dinner, well more like a feast actually, at my mom's for mr. m's birthday. i made the raddest banana cake ever. i must say it turned out so yummy i even noticed dad snake another piece while no one was looking. i think i will make a simpler form sometime this week. it was that good.

mr. m starts his new job this week. i know it will be great for him, but i am still feeling nervous. he received a generous gift certificate for new duds from my mom and dad for his big day. so today we went through ALL of his clothes and threw out anything ever stained by food or missing buttons. it was fun to see him so excited about his clothes, and not fighting with me if i said, this one is too stained... he did it all himself. this transition from one life to the next will be interesting for the both of us. our shoes are now in the living room for both of us to go through, i didn't realize i had so many. he only has 9 pairs, including slippers, i have 21. why do i need so many shoes?? i have worn my flip flops every day for the last two weeks, and what do i think? i think i need a new pair of cute sandals.

this weekend though turned out to be nothing that i planned. declan wouldn't nap all weekend, and i am exhausted from just trying to put him down all day, and finally at 6:30 i succeeded, and now i want to take a nap myself. i think i am going to take a day off this week just to chill with the kids. i haven't really had the chance since i transitioned to the new job just to hang out at the house with just us. mr. m leaves for his first trip next week, and i would kind of like to be more prepared, it is like starting school i think. you want everything to be ready for your first day, books in place, clothes picked out. i am fully aware of how crazy things will be. i am sure i will feel lonely. that is what i am scared of the most.