Hello + Welcome back to the 21st century! I never thought I would be so happy to have internet again. Okay, no, that’s a lie. I absolutely positively knew I was going to be THIS happy to have internet again. I can’t even contain my excitement. I’m practically doing cartwheels and I’m about to pop open a bottle of bubbly! Okay, maybe not that last one. It’s a wee bit too early for bubbly, right? Anyways, I haven’t been able to post to Instagram as much as I’d like during my little internet hiatus. The whole lack of WiFi and not wanting Cory to kick me out for using all of the data on our new cell phone plan thing really had me wishing we lived right next door to a McDonalds. Or at least next door to someone, anyone without a wireless internet password. Come on people, where’s the love?
So, here are a few photos I haven’t been able to post on Instagram while we’ve been here but you know, not.
one: This is a bit how my Valentine’s day looked. I was all kinds of excited for my BOGO Caribou Coffee. It was going to be the highlight of my entire day. I got my usual Caramel High Rise and Alea got a kid’s hot cocoa. I barely took two sips of this before I realized that the reason I was smelling dog food was because Bentley (our 3 year old chocolate lab) had puked in the back seat on our way to pick Cory up from work. Delightful, huh? I called Cory frantically (approximately 3 times) before he finally picked up and I told him to get his butt out there with some paper towels. He had some things to finish up inside, you know, at his job, so I was stuck cleaning up dog puke in the parking lot. All while my coffee was losing it’s gloriously hot temperature, mind you. All was well when I got that nasty mess cleaned up and under control, hopped back in my car and removed ourselves from the handicap parking spot we were taking up. (Those are also for emergencies like dog puke, right?) Then, Cory and a couple of his co-workers started walking out and Bentley (who is also the size of a small horse) decided that he better hop onto my lap and protect me and Alea. And in the process, smooshing his paw all over the lid of my Caribou cup. Yep. That cup just about sums up my entire Valentine’s day.
two: Some days Cory doesn’t have to go into work until 11, so him and Alea get some extra special snuggle time. Catching them all snuggled up together like this just makes my day. I love the bond that they share!
three: I probably encouraged naughty behavior by taking this picture of her climbing on the outside of the staircase, but I’m pretty sure every single blogger is guilty of this at some point. She’s way too brave for this wimpy mommy, but it makes me happy that she got some of Cory’s bravery.
four: The only way Alea takes naps for me anymore, is if I snuggle up with her. Then, about 99% of the time I can get her to fall asleep on or next to me. This time, she decided to revert back to her adorable infant ways and fall asleep holding my hair with her head on my chest. In her first weeks of life, she absolutely refused to fall asleep unless her head was on my chest or Cory’s chest. She actually slept on Cory’s chest our first night in the hospital. (All you co-sleep haters be gone!) She also used to fall asleep nursing quite frequently and would fall asleep holding onto or playing with my hair. You have no idea how happy this moment made me!
five: I’m almost positive that there’s nothing in this wide world better than this quesadilla. It was a.m.a.z.i.n.g. (And those periods are added for dramatic effect if you catch my drift). I used my
crock-pot chicken taco meat and slapped it between two tortillas and fried it up on the stove. Glorious, crispy, and so incredibly delicious. Life changing, if you will.
six: The only thing I love more than the color yellow is this little girl. And when she’s wearing yellow? All is right in the world. (Outfit c/o:
FabKids.com)
seven: My camera lens mug is better than your ordinary run of the mill coffee mug. Just sayin.
eight: It brings tears to my eyes whenever we drive past Grandma + Grandpa Bauers house. After Grandma passed away a couple months back, Grandpa told Cory that Grandma was so happy that we were moving back to the La Crosse area and she was so excited that she’d be able to see Alea more. I think she’s even happier now in heaven that Alea gets to see her Great Grandpa Bauer more often now. It doesn’t make me miss her any less though.
nine: This year was the first year I didn’t get Valentine’s flowers from Cory. In his defense, it’s because we were traveling back home to work on the house in MN and flowers probably just wouldn’t fare well on a 3 and a half hour road trip. So, I just decided to take a picture of Cory’s mom’s flowers and pretend they’re mine instead. Do you blame me? They’re gorgeous!
Now that we're all caught up, I'm so happy to be back in the world of the internets again. Man, I missed it here!
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