When I Said Busy....

From reaching the end of the internet to failing to have time to ensure clean clothes, our lives have gone from SLOW to BUSY! In the past month alone, I've taken 8 plane flights. So, here goes a long-winded, not very exciting update:

First, I went into the woods. Yes - truly - into the woods on a business trip. It consisted of nats, sleeping in cars, and hiking. I wish I was kidding. Then, I came home and frantically made food for Caroline's baby shower. She is having girl #3 in July and Allison and I (really Allison) threw her a baby shower followed by a surprise retirement party for Linda. It was the first time all of the grandkids had been together in awhile which was fun!



The following morning, at 3:30 a.m., we got up and left for the airport for our much-need beach vacation in Charleston, SC. The house was a perfect little bungalow just a block off the beach. Spence LOVED the sand, despised the water, and is still fascinated by the dead jelly fish we found. It was great having my parents there and Clint even made a quick visit.







We returned to the beach and then Jarrod and I left the next weekend for Clint's graduation. It was so incredible to see all the people who knew and loved my little brother! Professors actually knew him. :) I went to college for 4 years and I GUARANTEE not a single professor knew my name on graduation day. I don't have pictures but, needless to say, it was a great time. I stayed on in NC for 3 more days for another business trip and was SO READY to be home by the end of it all!

Fnally, the next few weeks Jarrod is busy studying for Level III of the CFA exam on June 4th! He's been very deligent and, although Spence and I miss him, we're proud of his good work ethic! In order to stay out of Jarrod's way, Spence and I have had busy weekends. This past weekend, we went to the zoo on Saturday and a birthday party on Sunday. It was Spence's first adventure in bowling and he loved it! Lets just hope he doesn't dream of making the PBA.



We're still waiting for visitors to show around St. Louis. If you're reading this, that means you! And yes, that's an intentional guilt trip. XOXO

Mother's Day

It's been a busy few weeks for the Taylor Trio and, unfortunately, it will contine that way for at least the next week and a half. Two weeks ago, I was travelling for work, trying to pack for vacation, and helping throw a baby shower/surprise retirement party for my sister-in-law and mother-in-law. After an exhausting week, we left for the beach last Saturday. It was a great time with my parents (and brother). Pictures and more details will follow! Now, I'm in town this week but we leave Saturday for Clint's graduation and I have to stay in North Carolina for a meeting with clients. I'm exhausted just typing it.

Since I don't have any pictures uploaded, I decided to write a quick note on the most recent event in our lives: mother's day.

I'll preface this by saying that Jarrod completely failed this year. While he's usually thoughtful and romantic, this year was an exception. There were no presents, dinners, or even cards. We did our weekly Sunday morning breakfast at Winslow's, followed by church, and a visit to his parents to see his sister and her family before they returned to Colorado. By night's end, I considered it a present to go to Whole Foods by myself.

In all honesty, I'm completely torn by the whole Mother's Day thing. I feel some sort of guilt that mother's day should be a day I enjoy my family (more specifically, my child). But, when I think of a day that is TRULY for me, I just want to be alone! :) Okay - maybe not alone but at least doing adult-things with adults. In the end, my guilt wins and I spend the day with Spence.

Jarrod and I talked about this and I think he gets it. I love Jarrod's mom and loved seeing all of them yesterday. However, on mother's day, I think Jarrod (and not necessarily me) should be with his mom - if she WANTS him. If not, I think Linda and I should be able to do whatever it is we want.

For now, I'm sure my guilt will continue to win out until I can convince a friend to support my no-child mother's day and we can collude to spend it doing adult things. Ideally that would include: eat breakfast with Spene and Jarrod, go to the spa ALL DAY, come home and take a nap, watch everything I want on my DVR, read Spence a book before bed (note: he has already been fed, given a bath, clean pjs on, and sheets changed), and go to sleep. Jarrod: take note. :)