things that must go and things that must stay.

hello, and welcome to this week's edition of things that must! 

it's simple really, things that must stay and things that must go. 

we do hope you will enjoy the show. 

things that must go

1. medical bills. so many medical bills. yeah this picture, each page isn't just for one bill. there are days and days of infusion on each bill. yes. at this point, adoption would have been the cheaper route. (don't worry, remy, you were worth every penny!) 

2. old food. so much old food. we cleaned out the pantry and fridge finally, all that food we bought trying to find me something i could eat while i was pregnant. yeah, two garbage sacks full of things like crackers, cereal, granola bars, etc, that all went bad. then, travis the champion, cleaned out the fridge and found things like this gem: 

happy to report a clean and orderly kitchen now. 

3. travis's mom's neighbor giving me the old judge-a-roo for not breastfeeding. she was over while we were at trav's parents' and she asked me if i was breastfeeding. i told her no. she looked down at remington, couldn't even look at my face, and said, "oh, that's too bad." 

...

luckily, a friend was there who rolled her eyes and made me feel better. 

4. so travis says i'm not allowed to say what was going on in this picture, for lawful reasons, but yeah. the things happening in this picture need to go. before all the birds in my in-laws' backyard do. 

i love you travis.

seriously, how wonderful is my life if i can't seem to think of any more things that must go. on to...

things that must stay! 

1. so the obvious: this face. 

2. or how about this kid's curly hair.

3. how about our neighbors storing their alcohol in their front flower beds. i think yes.

4. stroller parades. and how at the park there were 23,000 minivans parked in a row. i'm enjoying mommyland, but seriously i can't handle the minivans. 

5. summer sunsets.

6. eating. a lot. of mexican food apparently. (don't worry, i cook sometimes too.) but if you haven't ever been to the lonestar taquaria, please go there and eat their fish tacos. 

7. travis being a sexy beastmother. beastfather? i know i've said it before, but there is nothing sexier than your man taking care of your baby. good thing my IUD is in. too bad i'm too afraid of getting pregnant to test it out. someday, maybe. 

i may have been sneaking pictures of his backside at the hardware store. 

also, (unfortunately not pictured) something that really needs to stay was the other night when i was doing yoga. travis disappeared upstairs and then reappeared wearing these tiny black boxer briefs. he then proceeded to "do yoga" with me, aka exaggerate the poses by sticking out his rear and package and making me die of laughter. 

yes, i said package. hope any family members reading this enjoy that visual.

8. taking remington to the pool. check out his huge hat!!!!! and the open fly on my shorts. 

but really, having so much fun with these ladies and their bebes.

  yes indeed, sporting the bikini, imperfections, belly rolls, and all. 

9. remington loves to look at patterns, contrasting light and shadow, etc. when i say loves, i mean, really really loves.

this picture kills me. my exhausted morning face, and then remington staring uncontrollably at the ceiling. 

so there you have it. hope you enjoyed this week's edition of things that must. 

we do hope you will tune in next time.

xo.

things that must go and things that must stay.

it seems, as of late, that everything happening in my life can be categorized one of two ways:

things that must go

or 

things that must stay

welcome to this month's edition of things that must! 

 we  do hope you will enjoy the show.

things that must go

1. being told that approaching a 24th birthday means "you aren't super young anymore and should probably start thinking about having a baby." 

2. sitting in a staff meeting for work, surrounded by therapists and psychiatrists, feeling awfully young and awkward, and blurting "oh how fun!" in response to a co-worker telling you about a kid who has aspergers. oh great, now my boss thinks i don't know what aspergers is. 

3. being accused of censoring the photos you took at a wedding with two brides. seriously, if i were censoring, don't you think i'd cut off the part where their lips touch? 

go read the facebook comments on this bad boy for a good laugh. 

yes, a picture with two girls kissing is being referred to as a "bad boy." 

isn't language fun? 

4. discovering you won't get paid for all the hours your worked until the next pay period, and trying to be an easy going employee, and telling your boss, "it's okay, i have a sugar daddy." and then she doesn't laugh. 

things that must stay

1. following the winco employee "bult" (according to his nametag) around the store and staring at him. to plant suspicion of all shoppers in his mind. ...and yes, this is how i get my kicks these days. 

2. realizing your dreaded student loan will be paid off by the end of the summer. 

3. teaching impromptu piano and vocal lessons to the adolescents you work with and watching their confidence grow. and possibly looking into music and art therapy programs. 

4. your husband coming home safe to you after a week of firefighting. and his hair smelling like smoke even after he's washed it several times. 

so there you have it, ladies and gents. hope you enjoyed this month's things that must. and do remember to tune in next time. 

xo