Eileen Josephine

Yo Gabba Gabba LIVE!

This afternoon we enjoyed some super family fun that we've been looking forward to for months! Yo Gabba Gabba LIVE! I was a little worried that it would be a little too much for Vada and she'd end up getting scared and crying or something, but she was great :) The first half of the show, especially at the begninning, she just sort of sat there with this mesmerized look on her face, like she was trying to figure out what exactly was going on. After the intermission though, I guess once she figure out that everything would be ok and that it was AWESOME... she let loose and got crazy! Dancing, singing, yelling, clapping. She got to give a juice box character a high five and was so stoked, she keeps telling everyone. "I gave high five... juice box!" Good times :) 

I smuggled my camera in (I got a new one yesterday! Upgraded to a D7000 which I LOVE. This was pretty much my first time really using it) and snuck some pictures of Vada and the Gabba gang. Lesley looked like she's lost at least 50lbs since whenever she appeared on those episodes of the actual show. I thought it was so cool that the REAL DJ Lance, Biz Markee, Lesley, etc. were all there! It was kind of hard to get a good shot in there because 1) It was complete pandamonium. and 2) it was dark. But I got a few decent ones. 

OH and I shot a little video! Disclaimer: This was my first time using video on my new camera, don't judge... I had to make sure I didn't get trampled by children the whole time I was filming. Oh, and Vada's version of "going crazy" is trying to eat popcorn that someone spiilled all over the floor. Yum. And her hair is jacked because she took her Brobee headband on and off 1,000 times. Anyway here it is :)

 

I really hope they come back to Roanoke next year... if they do we're getting the Party Package so we can meet them all. I want to hug Brobee.

<3 Lindsay

I'm Going to the Sewing Summit!

After months of back and forth, I finally got my ticket and booked my room! I was really nervous about it... flying by myself to a big unfamiliar city to be around a lot of strangers? Anxiety! But I decided to get over it and just go for it. I know that it will be an awesome experience and that I'd regret it if I didn't go. Now I'm super pumped and can't wait until October 7th!

Will I see you there? What are you guys wearing? :)

<3 Lindsay

Little Getaway

I'm looking forward to having a fenced-in yard one day, with some nice grass for Vada to play in... Maybe next year?

Greg's at Floyd Fest this week (he prints all the merchandise and sets up/manages the merch booth at the event) so Vada and I are hanging out at my parents' house in Virginia Beach. My mom got a new lens put in her eye (CRAZY!) and had the week off of work, so it was perfect timing. Vada's been having a good time hanging out with her Gangy and Gampy and Uncle Eric. We even spent a day in Richmond with my sister. It's been a fun little getaway. Just wanted to stop in and say hi!

<3 Lindsay

Quilting with Kaitlin

My friend Kaitlin came into town this weekend to meet Ursula and quilt a few of her quilts. This evening we finished up her absolutely BEAUTIFUL Amy Butler Love Hexagon quilt. We did a pretty, loose, feather pattern in a pale blue thread, and it is just perfect. She did a really nice pieced back, made of mostly flannel, so it's going to be super cozy for her lucky friend who gets to keep it! 

Greg watched Vada tonight, which was so nice. I am almost never away from the house without Vada and it's so weird when she's not around! I feel so... free. But it also gives me the opportunity to TOTALLY miss her. I need more baby-free time. I think it will make me a better mama.

<3 Lindsay

So Sleepy

We are all totally pooped after our weekend in South Carolina at Greg's Dad's house. Vada kissed a baby goat on the lips. I'll have some pictures of that later, but for now... goodnight!

<3 Lindsay

July 4th Weekend

We had a super lazy holiday weekend in Virginia Beach at my parents' house. I'm feeling rejuvenated and like I've finally caught up on sleep that I've needed for a long time, especially after being totally sick for a few weeks. We mostly just took it easy, but we did manage to make it to the beach one morning, pick 27 pounds of blackberries, make homemade chocolate ice cream, grill some steaks, do some sewing, lay out on the back porch and go out for a tasty dinner one evening. 

1. cheesecake faced vada during a shopping stop on the way to virginia beach, 2. picking blackberries, 3. the bridge/tunnel, 4. greggy at surf rider

I would have taken a ton more pictures, but I didn't bring my camera, thinking I would use my dad's, then he took it to the lake house. Along with his laptop charger, which I was also planning on using. (Thanks, Dad.... ;) )

As of this weekend, Vada's new favorite show is Wonder Pets, she won't walk barefoot in the grass or go without a shirt, and she won't sit in the sand at the beach, only on a towel. Her new word for the weekend was "excited." Oh, and she totally loves my brother Eric, aka "Ecky." "HAPPY BIRTHDAY ECKY!!!" She's so stingy with her hugs, but always gives them to Eric. Unfair.

We spent the 4th in the car all day, driving back home from the beach so Greg could get back to work the next morning. It was a nice trip though, with no temper tantrums, traffic or tickets! 

It feels good to be home.

<3 Lindsay

Scheming...

It seems I can't finish one project without coming up with another one! (or two...) 

I can't wait to get started on this one! I think I'm going to let myself buy some new fabric soon... I've taken some big chunks out of my stash over the past couple of months :)

<3 Lindsay

Mac Liquidlast + Vada

Vada decided she needed some liquid eyeliner like here mama...

HA :) Silly little girl... Whenever I'm doing my makeup in the morning she insists on also doing hers. "Eyes! Eyes! I paint!" Usually I give her a big puffy powder brush, but yesterday she snagged my liquid eyeliner while I was blowdrying my hair.

I have been sick.. sick... sick! I'm on day 3 of a z-pack and although I'm feeling a lot better than I was 2 days ago, it seems I've plateaued. Vada's been napping for over two hours and is coughing in her crib right now, so that's not a good sign... I'm hoping tomorrow we will both feel like heading to Virginia Beach. We were there for a few days this weekend, but it was a drag because I was just couch-ridden the whole time. I want to go to the beach and get some sun! I feel like the ocean could cure me.

<3 Lindsay

Lately on Instagram

Yesterday I unknowingly dropped my phone running from my car to the house in a freak 10 minute thunderstorm. It was raining so hard that I was dripping by the time I got in the house. Later when I couldn't find my phone, I asked Greg to get it from the car, but he found it on the ground totally soaked. Right now it's in a bag of uncooked brown rice sitting in my hot car trying to dry out. It was acting crazy turning itself on and off and calling people, I could barely hear anything in the speaker when I tried it out, then later the button wouldn't work. Ugh. Things are looking up though! It's not acting crazy and the button works... now I'm just hoping the speakers will survive. 

For now I'm using my super oldschool first generation 8g iPhone, which I thankfully still have! 

Keeping my fingers crossed that I don't have to get a new phone yet. I'm trying to hold out until the iPhone 5 :)

<3 Lindsay

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Energized

A mere change in schedule is all it took for my life to take a turn toward awesome... Greg and his brother decided to start working out in the evenings instead of the mornings, and this new schedule works out so much better!

• I don't have to (not) get up at 5am to work out (it's just too hard)
• I don't have to work out in the evenings, which keeps me up all night
• Since the timing is so much more convenient, I will actually work out
• Greg gets to spend more time with Vada in the morning
• Greg actually gets to work earlier in the morning so he can prepare himself for the day
• I get to quietly and leisurely cook dinner after putting Vada to sleep
• Greg and I get to enjoy a later-than-usual, but quiet and relaxing dinner together as husband and wife

I'm giving my 5k training another go since my knees are better. This time, I'm not going to try running outside until I've finished the 9 week training course on the treadmill. Hopefully that will strengthen me up enough to prevent another bout of patellar tendonitis. 

So, as expected, I've had a ton of energy all day after getting up at 6 and doing my cardio. I had to do a bunch of stuff for the salon this morning, and then Vada and I went to the park before nap time. We spent the afternoon organizing some things in the sewing/craft/play room, which I'm feeling really good about. I got rid of a lot of crap I don't need, and prettied up my desk and bookshelf. 

I got a new green lamp for my desk... I had my eye on it for weeks. It was on display in the front window of a boutique next to the salon, so I finally just went in there and got it today. But the thing won't turn on! So it's back to the white one, which is technically supposed to go in the living room once we acquire a second end table.

Now I've got one wall of that room almost completely finished! Yay :) Finally. It felt so good to feel inspired and motivated today instead of like a slothy slug.

Since it seems that Greg is back on a normal schedule, I can't WAIT to go to some yoga classes again! Hooray for exercise and energy :)

<3 Lindsay