Its been 2 weeks (again!) since I last wrote. We really haven't done much. Just the usual. Kenna school, hanging out at home, visiting with Ryan on the weekend. Nothing much has changed.
We almost had someone come look at our apartment but they canceled. :( I put up another ad on CL and one person contacted me for a March 1st move in. I was very excited. Then they emailed me and said they have a "conflict of interest" with the management company so they bailed. We were so close but yet so far. I'm kinda sad but kinda relieved. Moving out by March 1st would have been ridiculously stressful. After that, we pretty much decided to wait until August to move. That gives us time to thoroughly look for a nice apartment in Chicago, get all of her medical records and referrals and research for doctors, pack and save up for a security deposit, etc. I'm sad that that means 6ish more months of this but it'll go by fast. The past 3 months have gone by pretty fast already. I started looking at places down there and got excited about all the nice places I could find in our price range. I think we're going to get a great place. :)
I did also reserve her space for her 2nd birthday party. I know its not until June but I wanted to beat out the graduation and wedding crowd. We reserved a sheltered park area in Kenosha. Its the park that me, Ryan, my sister and some of her friends had a picnic at the day I broke my leg/ankle. Its a great park. I love it. I'm excited for it. I've decided to be laid back about her party this year. Last year I was pretty stressed and crazy about it. This year I won't do all that. She won't remember it anyway. I also pretty much picked out her outfit and invitations but I won't order anything until closer.
Oh My sister and I went to the Plain White Ts concert Thursday night. It was so much fun. My stepmom watched Kenna for me. I'm so glad we went. We were like 3 rows back from the stage and got some pretty awesome pics. I also got a guitar pick. The show was amazing. The 2 bands before the Ts were good too. I bought their cds from the concert. I like them. Ryan was sad he couldn't come. The same 3 bands are going to Chicago on February 28th so I'm thinking I may get tickets to that one. That way Ryan can experience it and we can have a night out in Chicago. My mom is most likely going to watch her for us. :) I hope it works out. I'd love to see them again and be able to go with him.
I think thats the lastest and greatest from the past 2 weeks. Nothing too exciting really. Our lives are pretty boring. :) I can't wait to start doing more when it gets warmer. Next weekend is my birthday so on Saturday my mom, sister, stepmom and I are going out to lunch and shopping while Kenna and Ryan spend quality time together. It'll be fun. I get to get out of the house and he gets Kenna all to himself. Its a win win. Then Sunday, my actual birthday, we're probably going over to the ILs to watch the Superbowl and have cake. Not too exciting for the big 2-5 but it'll be nice. I'm not a fan of huge, over the top birthdays anyway.
Well its 10:15 and Ryan is still sleeping so I think I'm going to send Kenna in. ;) Time to wake up daddy!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Man I'm such a slacker
I can't believe its been almost 2 weeks since my last entry. I really need to step it up. Anyway..nothing different has really happened. Kenna has went back to school. She is finally learning what its for I think. The past 2 times she has done amazing. Less screaming and more interest in playing. It makes it easier to take her when she isn't crying for 2 hours straight. It does make me sad that she is getting into it and we're moving away in 7 months. We'll see how that goes.
Last Friday we took a trip to Chicago. Ryan's mom and brother were going down to visit him and pick up his sister so we went along. It was Kenna's first train ride. She did very well for the most part. The first hour on the train there and back was good. The last 30 minutes on both rides were a bit tricky. She was getting antsy so we had to take turns walking her around on the train. Luckily it was pretty empty and quiet on both trains so we weren't disturbing too many people.
The walk from the train station to Ryan's work and back was another story. IDK if it was coldness or if she was hungry or what but she screamed the whole walk. It was only a mile walk but she screamed bloody murder the whole time. We had to stop at a CVS on our way to his work to warm her up and redress her to get her warmer. She was much quieter after that but then screamed the whole way back to the train when it was time. But while we were inside walking around and shopping, she was perfect. She stayed in her stroller and played with her toys quietly. We hit Macy's and her grandma bought her some outfits and 2 pairs of shoes. I picked up one outfit that was adorable. Then we just hung out in the pedway until Ryan was done working. I feel bad that we didn't get a whole lot of shopping in because we didn't want to take Kenna outside. It was still fun. While we were waiting for Ryan to be done, we all went down to a bar/restaurant and had a drink and some food. It was delicious. I do want to go back there and eat something more than appetizers. Here are some pictures from our trip. You'll be able to tell the difference from the train ride there and the train ride back.
Then last Saturday we went out with my friend and her boyfriend. We've had a bit of a strained relationship because of my PPD and life in general so it was really nice to go out and have a good time. We went to a restaurant in Milwaukee called Transfer Pizza. It was good. The atmosphere was awesome. I'm sad that we didn't know about it when we lived close to it but we will definitely go back. Then we went to Bryant's Cocktail Lounge. Its a swanky place for sure. Its still set up like it was in the depression era. There is no menu and the bartenders know like 400 cocktails. We just went in and told the waitress the kinds of flavors or drinks we like and they would have recommendations. I had 2 fruity drinks and they were delicious. I can't remember the names but they were yummy. I would have had more but I was the DD so I stuck to water and soda after that. Ryan had quite a few drinks and they were all different. Everyone loved it. I really really want to go back.
Other than that, we've been doing nothing. Kenna has limited my computer access so I usually sit here and watch her play or chase her around to make sure she isn't destroying my books. Thats her new favorite thing. If shes been too quiet in our room shes almost always ripping apart my books. And if I give her one of hers, she just sucks on it until its wet enough to rip apart. We have a book hater. Which is funny because we both love to read. I'm hoping she starts warming up to books and story time. I'd love to be able to sit and read to her.
On that note, shes been awfully quiet for a few minutes...
Last Friday we took a trip to Chicago. Ryan's mom and brother were going down to visit him and pick up his sister so we went along. It was Kenna's first train ride. She did very well for the most part. The first hour on the train there and back was good. The last 30 minutes on both rides were a bit tricky. She was getting antsy so we had to take turns walking her around on the train. Luckily it was pretty empty and quiet on both trains so we weren't disturbing too many people.
The walk from the train station to Ryan's work and back was another story. IDK if it was coldness or if she was hungry or what but she screamed the whole walk. It was only a mile walk but she screamed bloody murder the whole time. We had to stop at a CVS on our way to his work to warm her up and redress her to get her warmer. She was much quieter after that but then screamed the whole way back to the train when it was time. But while we were inside walking around and shopping, she was perfect. She stayed in her stroller and played with her toys quietly. We hit Macy's and her grandma bought her some outfits and 2 pairs of shoes. I picked up one outfit that was adorable. Then we just hung out in the pedway until Ryan was done working. I feel bad that we didn't get a whole lot of shopping in because we didn't want to take Kenna outside. It was still fun. While we were waiting for Ryan to be done, we all went down to a bar/restaurant and had a drink and some food. It was delicious. I do want to go back there and eat something more than appetizers. Here are some pictures from our trip. You'll be able to tell the difference from the train ride there and the train ride back.
Other than that, we've been doing nothing. Kenna has limited my computer access so I usually sit here and watch her play or chase her around to make sure she isn't destroying my books. Thats her new favorite thing. If shes been too quiet in our room shes almost always ripping apart my books. And if I give her one of hers, she just sucks on it until its wet enough to rip apart. We have a book hater. Which is funny because we both love to read. I'm hoping she starts warming up to books and story time. I'd love to be able to sit and read to her.
On that note, shes been awfully quiet for a few minutes...
Monday, January 3, 2011
Happy New Year!!
I can't believe its January already. 2010 went by so fast. We had a good new year. We went to our family friend's house for their annual party. It was a great time. I didn't take pics but I was tagged in some on FB so if you're my friend, you can see them. Kenna went to my moms and she did good. We're hoping for a great 2011.
I also had lunch with one of my old friends last week. Kenna did awesome. I was scared to take her out. She usually just yells and cries because she doesn't like being in the high chair. I tried a new strategy. I fed her while we ordered. Then I brought her favorite portable toys to play with while we ate. It was fun. I'm glad we got to go out to lunch. I really missed having her as a friend. We're going to double with her and her bf this weekend. I'm so excited.
Thats pretty much anything new. She had a 2 week break from school so Thursday so goes back. I hope she doesn't sit and cry through the whole thing. I really hate when she does that. It makes me so sad that I can't help her. I know she isn't hurting or anything. She just doesn't like being forced to do something when she doesn't want to do it. Its angry, frustrated cries but it still hurts my heart to watch her. She'll be graduating from them soon when we move. Maybe the therapy in IL will be better for her. Who knows. We'll have to wait and see. I'm getting pretty excited about our move this fall. We looked at some listings and found some great apartments in our price range. I wish we could move now so we don't miss out on the good ones. We'll just have to wait. Fingers crossed that someone wants our place in spring so we can get down there sooner. Until then, we're stuck here.
I also had lunch with one of my old friends last week. Kenna did awesome. I was scared to take her out. She usually just yells and cries because she doesn't like being in the high chair. I tried a new strategy. I fed her while we ordered. Then I brought her favorite portable toys to play with while we ate. It was fun. I'm glad we got to go out to lunch. I really missed having her as a friend. We're going to double with her and her bf this weekend. I'm so excited.
Thats pretty much anything new. She had a 2 week break from school so Thursday so goes back. I hope she doesn't sit and cry through the whole thing. I really hate when she does that. It makes me so sad that I can't help her. I know she isn't hurting or anything. She just doesn't like being forced to do something when she doesn't want to do it. Its angry, frustrated cries but it still hurts my heart to watch her. She'll be graduating from them soon when we move. Maybe the therapy in IL will be better for her. Who knows. We'll have to wait and see. I'm getting pretty excited about our move this fall. We looked at some listings and found some great apartments in our price range. I wish we could move now so we don't miss out on the good ones. We'll just have to wait. Fingers crossed that someone wants our place in spring so we can get down there sooner. Until then, we're stuck here.
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