My 25th Birthday

I'm writing this post, not so you all will know it's my birthday (but it is!), but so I can remember years from now how insane this day has been (or at least the first half of it)! I'm just going to post a timeline of the craziness.

It all started yesterday, October 8 around 6:30 when my husband got home and found out his car was spewing antifreeze all over. {queue timeline}

October 8
7-10pm hubby patches the crack in his radiator but has to let it dry overnight
10pm bedtime

October 9
1:15am Luke wakes up crying
3am I wake up with a migraine, go downstairs and take advil
3:30am go downstairs and get cold washcloth for my eyes
4:15am {still not back to sleep} Luke wakes up crying again
4:30am fall asleep
5am Hubby's alarm goes off, he gets up to fix his car, I wake up
5:15am Luke wakes up and starts jabbering
5:30am fall asleep
6:30am Hubby gets back into bed, I wake up
6:35am fall asleep
7:00am alarm goes off

7-8am shower, get dressed, feed Luke breakfast, send Hubby to work
8:05am get a call from Hubby that his car broke down and is spewing antifreeze again.
8:15am go pick Hubby up and take him to get a spare car from my parent's house.
8:30am send him to work again
8:45am make it to Mops
9-11am Mops
11:30am lunch with my parents {thanks to Gina at Wendy's for paying!}
12:00pm put Luke down for a nap and check all my facebook "happy birthdays"
12:30pm put myself down for a nap
2:30pm wake up from amazing nap!

etc!

I loved this birthday because it was definitely memorable. My sweet husband grilled steaks for dinner and we had a night of relaxing on the couch watching a Bones episode (one of my favorite shows!). Now I am off to Florida tomorrow and so ready for a vacation.

Vacation: Any Tips?

We had an awesome weekend! My husband and I actually had time to see each other and not have some project that we had to work on this weekend so that was really nice. And Wednesday I say farewell to him as I head to Florida with my baby, sister, mom and dad. We get to go see my grandma whom I haven't seen in about 2 years. I'm super excited!

A picture with my grandma at our wedding 3 years ago. (Photo by Clark Photography)

However, this is the first time for us to go on a plane with my 1 year old. He's one of those won't-sit-still-has-to-keep-moving types. So, I'm kind of worried how he will do with having to sit for a couple fo hours on the flight. Plus, his ears are sensitive to noises so I'm also nervous about how he will react to the plane noise. He loves books, so I bought some new ones for him to "read" on the plane and packed some of his toys away so they will be "new" again. He still takes a pacifier, so I'm definitely going to have that on hand for ear-popping. I'm also taking a sippy cup of water so he has something else to suck on.

So to all you moms out there that have flown with a 1 year old, any tips or tricks that you've tried that work (or didn't work)? Please enlighten me!

Fillable Recipe Card

If you haven't noticed, I love to cook. My sister and I grew up cooking and baking with our mom and we both love trying new things in the kitchen. However, I hate writing out recipes. So, I created this Recipe Card as a .pdf file that you can type the information into and print. So much faster and easier!

I also wanted to let you all in on it. So, here is the free printable for you!

Recipe Card