Camera!!

Well, I finally got a camera. I ordered it online, so once I made the final decision, I had to wait 10 days for it to arrive. It arrived on Monday the 11th, so I've had it for 2 weeks now. I've still taken very few pictures. (I did manage to take one of myself and the camera though... see- it's pink!!)

I bought it because after my sister's bridal shower/bachelorette weekend I decided I was sick of saying to everyone who took a picture "OOO! Send that to me- I don't have a camera" and then never getting the pics from anyone. (or rarely). So then I had it for the wedding and I took pretty much no pictures. Who knows why? I guess it was kind of hard to be in a wedding and take good pictures.. plus I'm not used to having a camera. Hopefully I sharpen up my skills a little more.

When I get pics from other people of the wedding, I'll share those. It was a beautiful day!

being tired...

I've been pretty tired lately. I mean, there's nothing wrong with me, I just don't allow myself to sleep enough. It's a vicious cycle. I stay up too late wasting time (it's 12:20 right now- perfect example)..... then i can't get up in the morning and am late to work.... then I'm exhausted all day... then I either have 100 things after work and don't get home til late, or I come home and pass out on the couch.... .either way I'm wired by 10 pm and then I stay up too late again. Today it caught up with me in a different way.

I've been trying to exercise more and joined a gym. But I don't go every day because going to the gym takes so much time!!! My back has been bothering me too, so today I opted to come home and just do yoga. I was doing my classic Rodney Yee video and at the end there is the relaxation part and i was laying on my back, being aware of my back muscles (this is yoga for back health), and suddenly I looked up and the dvd was on it's menu. I'm pretty sure I fell asleep mid-yoga, and I'm pretty sure it was for at least 10 minutes. Oops!! Who fall asleep DURING YOGA? I mean- better than on the treadmill, but still. Clearly I need to sleep more. and not during my workouts. And I'm going to go do it now!!

Ode to my BFFS

You know, I think that you're lucky in life if you have a BEST FRIEND. I have been blessed with a few- and this year 2 of them are having their first children! Here's a little tribute to our friendship.

My first BFF to have a baby this year is Becky, who gave birth to bandit back at the end of March. Becky and I became fast friends during our New Staff training with the CCO and have never looked back. Through our days as friends, coworkers, and true supports at PSU, to being in her wedding, attending her many bridal and baby showers- and now she's a mom!!!! I met Jack (or Bandit) Easter weekend- and he was a good time!!!

here is (above) becky and I on summer vacation in 2003 I believe, and me, meeting Jack for the first time (below)

My other BFF to have a baby is Rachel. Rachel and I have been BFFs since 10th grade, and it has been a loooooooong road!!! Band, family stuff, summers apart, schools 5 hours away, starting our professional lives in different places... and now after 8 years we live in the same place and are finally sharing life together. We never WEREN'T bffs... it was just hard to be a part of everyday lives when we were geographically far. But now we're both in York and she's having her first baby. I just got back from a few hours at the hospital. She still has a long road ahead- but I am so excited to share this journey with her and to meet her little one!!! (boy or girl?? we took a poll in the hospital room tonight... boy ahead). We'll see!!!

since I don't have a current pic of me and rachel (as i have no working camera), here is a photo of us at her bachelorette weekend, and then back in HS when it all started.... well, this is more like 3 years after we'd been friends.... but none of the 15-17 year old pictures was I going to allow on the internet....