5 Things

15 years ago I...

1. Started high school.
2. Played in the marching band.
3. Wore braces.
4. Was the silliest person ever.
5. Ate fries and an ice cream sandwich for lunch most days.

10 years ago I...

1. Was a freshman at NC State living at Sullivan dorm.
2. Made best friends for life.
3. Was still very silly.
4. Gained the freshman 15, er 20.
5. Should have learned Spanish.

5 years ago I...

1. Got married. (Geez, we're getting old!)
2. Was in really good shape.
3. Started fearing the bar exam.
4. Did lots of scrapbooking.
5. Had an very full social calendar.

2 years ago I...

1. Started my law firm.
2. Moved to Sanford.
3. Went to Disney World (dang, has that been 2 years!)
4. Started planning for little Joseph.
5. Ran a lot.

1 year ago I...

1. Got pregnant.
2. Learned a whole new kind of love.
3. Wrote my first appellate brief.
4. Did a lot of cleaning, decorating, home repairs.
5. Spent most of my time getting ready for Joseph.

Yesterday I...

1. Made a sandwich out of coleslaw thinking it was chicken salad, took three bites trying to figure out what was wrong with the chicken salad.
2. Had my house cleaned.
3. Played "with the little boy" (himself in the mirror) with Joseph.
4. Watched American Idol while Joseph slept on me (heckled Adam Lambert)
5. Wondered for the twelve billionth time if I could ever love anything more.

Today I...

1. Am going to the beach.
2. Organized my files at work so that I would be ready to dive in upon my return.
3. Packed up the car.
4. Tried to call insurance adjusters for the one hundreth time. Do these people actually exist?
5. Got a call from Drew saying the vet's office called an asked if it was okay to give Bandit a sedative during her boarding stay.

* Just a quick story about Bandit and her boarding. She's very popular at our vet's office and knows it. She pretends to have a panic attack in her cage so they'll let her out and she basically gets to roam the building and hang out. Everyone sort of hangs out with her and she doesn't want to come home.

Tomorrow I will...

1. Play with Joseph in the sand.
2. Read.
3. Play with Joseph in his little pool.
4. Relax.
5. Walk Joseph on the beach in his stroller.

Five things I Cannot Live Without . . .

1. Joseph
2. Drew
3. My mom and dad
4. cake
5. crafty stuff