It's August

Where on earth has this summer gone. We've spent a lot of time in the car in the past two weeks or so, and are finally back in our own place, catching up on yard work and enjoying time spent in a normal routine. I never realized how much of a routine junkie I've become. Travel has really messed with it and I had been left craving the house, the house work, the yard work, and  some good old normalcy.

We spent a week at my parents house in SEPA preparing for and celebrating the little guy's first birthday party. Wednesday to Wednesday. We got to see our families, hang out with some friends and enjoy the benefits of being less than 300 miles away from everyone we care about for a while. Josiah's party went off really well.  It was hot, but there was a little kiddy pool and the breeze that came through the pavilion we used was a real blessing. A big thank you to all of our parents for renting the pavilion, bringing food, fans, decorating, baking and all of that good stuff. Thank you to Erin, of Open Shutter Photography for taking all of the pictures I've seen so far. I didn't take a single shot. I was determined to enjoy my day.

 Here is the birthday boy enjoying his caterpillar on his caterpillar quilt.

Not too much planned for the rest of the month. We have house guests possibly coming during the ides of August and then again 10 days later. We shall see. There's been a lot of injury going around, so I don't know if everyone expected will make it out.

I had set a goal to lose 30 lb. by September, but I don't think that is going to happen despite being quite a bit more active  lately. I'm still holding on at 10 pounds less than my pre-pregnancy weight. I am frustrated, and know I need to change more about my lifestyle, but I'm not sure how. I found some simple exercise plans on pintrest that I think I can do, they just don't seem like enough. Oh well, there are three levels, I can tackle level one and see how things have gone.

I know I have diverged a little bit from what I'd envisioned this blog being about, however, I feel the need to let the words spill from my fingers and brain and lay where they fall. I'll be trying to blog more and update my progress more accurately in the near future.