summertime sunsets.

lovely.

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i had an awful, awful wedding dress shopping experience the other week.
to make a stupid story short, there were at least 30 straight hours of no sleep, there were hormones, and there may or may not have been a few cries.
so i am quadrupling my working out efforts so that sort of thing never ever happens again.
and i am quadrupling my working out efforts so that eda isn't bored out of her mind and has to sleep 22 hours every day (although i kind of suspect that she likes it just a tiny, tiny bit).

here is the park that i like to take eda to, after we stop at the school so she can get her leash pulls worked out.

just a thing

here is either the awesomest or most horrific thing i have heard all week.

stretching.

eda likes to help us stretch.

don't even be deceived by that sad sad abuse face.  her tail was wagging so fast while she was burrowing in!

oni says happy mother's day

oni's texas photo shoot.  as you can see, she loved it.


happy mother's day to all the fabulous mamas out there.
you're a good mom if you breastfeed.
you're a good mom if you formula feed.
you're a good mom if you deliver naturally.
you're a good mom if you c-section.
you're a good mom if you make your babies do chores and send them to their rooms.
you're a good mom if you spoil your babies.
you're a good mom if you don't have the means to spoil your babies.  or you just don't want to.
babies need moms.
i think it's kind of cool that there are really no exact rights and wrongs in motherhood.
whatever you're doing, you should probably keep doing.
we love you!

we're running with the shadows of the night

or something along those lines.

tonight i start my night shifts.  i finished 6 weeks of orientation in about 3 weeks somehow.
i really really love my job, and i am excited about the next step!  i won't even deny that i'm excited about the super duper night differential (also known already as "the extra loan payment")!

wish me luck, kids!