Day 5 - My Dreams

i guess my dream sorta came true. all i ever wanted was to find the perfect guy for me; one who was funny, challenged me, and someone i could picture spending forever with. check. THEN, i wanted to be a mom. like, when they asked me in thrid grade what i wanted to be when i grew up, i always said "a mommy". (not very aligned with my somewhat feminist ideals, i know.) but here i sit, with the hubs snoring on the couch and the baby cooing at the wall. dreams come true, man. ;)

Day 4 - My Siblings

i am the middle child. which didn't actually fuck me me up as bad as most middle children because i am the only girl. joey, andy, and i are all almost exactly 2 years apart. joey and i fought like CRAZY when we were little. i used to get the crap kicked out of me on a pretty regular basis. now, we're all best friends. like, even if we weren't related, we'd be hanging out. they are hilarious.

joey is a band-guy with lots of tattoos. he looks like a hard-core meanie, but he's actually pretty nice and always funny. (sometimes unintentionally. haha!) by night, he's a scenester going to shows, playing in smoky clubs, and drinking like a fish. by day, he's a computer guy. full-on nerd. he's quite the anomaly.

andy is the baby. there was a good 4-year period when he was about 16-20 when he said all of, maybe, 12 sentences. homeboy was high as a kite. he is a manager/bartender at a bar he's been working at since he was about 20. he does magic tricks. who does magic tricks, right?! but he's really good and loves to piss my mom off. (she hates magic) he is also ridiculously funny. and when he laughs, he sounds exactly like my dad and we always make fun of him for it. like, that old-man-not-really-breathing-but-more-like-wheezing laugh. and he's only 29.

don't know where i'd be without those two. i'm lucky to have so many amazingly awesome (and totally different) men in my life!

Day 3 - My Parents

"big joe" and mary.
my parents have been married since february 1st, 1975. that's 35 years, people!!! they met at work. my mom was dating some other guy and my dad was apparently the 'funny bachelor' type. at some office function, my dad made fun of my mom's date's tie. something about 'looking like a dick' as the story goes. turns out, my mom made him that tie for his birthday. for some reason, she went out with him after that. and they lived happily ever after. :)

Day 2 - My Vices

these are easy. and mostly fattening. :)


- red velvet cheesecake from cheesecake factory. shit ain't right.


- mexican food. i could eat it everyday.



- reality television. you name it, i probably watch it. the housewives are a favorite. :)



- target. i heart target. i love the clothes, the fact that i can wander around for hours, and that there's usually a starbucks in there. :)



- facebook. the best and most entertaining way to waste your time.



- new school supplies. there's nothing like new pens, post-its, and expo markers to make going back to work a little easier.



- a sonic slush. soooooo good.


- ludacris. now, lemme preface this with the fact that i love mostly everything (except country!). my husband is a major music snob, so the only time i get to listen to my ear candy is in my car. you'll often find me singing along to my novelty rap while driving to work (or target!).

Day 1 - My Best Friend

This is a picture of me and chris circa 2005*. we met on match.com in august and talked on the phone until our first date in october. we were engaged in january and married that december. december 16th, 2006 to be exact. some thought it was fast, but when we met - that was it. i had found my soulmate. he's my best friend in the whole world. the person i can tell anything to, the person who sees me at my worst and loves me anyway. i love him. <3

fun fact: our anniversary is now max's half-birthday. :)

*i LOVED my hair that color. ahhhh, to be in my early to mid twenties and be able to rock crazy hair. *sigh*

trying not to slack.

in an effort to be a better blogger, i've decided to steal this idea and run with it. (feel free to steal from me and do your own!)

i send out an email everyday called 'the daily max' and it's a picture of my wee-man with a funny caption of something he did that day. -if i could somehow blog that, i'd feel pretty damn good. but alas; i cannot blog (or haven't figured out how to) from my phone, so i want to get better at blogging on my actual laptop. i do lists. i'm good with lists. i keep up with lists. so here's this list i came across that i can do. :)

The 30-Day Challenge:
Day 1 — Your best friend
Day 2 — Your vices
Day 3 — Your parents
Day 4 —Your siblings
Day 5 — Your dreams
Day 6 — Someone that inspires you
Day 7 — Your job
Day 8 — Your favorite internet friend that you've never met
Day 9 — Someone you wish you could meet
Day 10 — Someone you don’t talk to as much as you’d like to
Day 11 — A deceased person you wish you could talk to
Day 12 — Your dream vacation
Day 13 — Something you're looking forward to
Day 14 — Someone you’ve drifted away from
Day 15 — The person you miss the most
Day 16 — Someone that’s not in your state/country
Day 17 — The place you wish you were from
Day 18 — The person that you wish you could be
Day 19 — Something that makes you different
Day 20 — Your favorite television shows
Day 21 — Someone you judged by their first impression
Day 22 — Your pet peeves
Day 23 — The last person you kissed
Day 24 — The person that gave you your favorite memory
Day 25 — A life changing moment
Day 26 — The last person you made a pinky promise to
Day 27 — The thing you most enjoy doing
Day 28 — Someone that changed your life
Day 29 — Your talent
Day 30 — Your reflection in the mirror

the first month...

bits...

max is a momma's boy. he calms down when i pick him up; he stops crying (at least for a second) when i talk to him; he (kind of) smiles when i make stupid faces at him when i change his diaper.

he's a happy baby. he only gets worked up when he's hungry, his diaper is dirty, he's getting his diaper changed, or when he gets in the tub. once he's in, he's good. it's just the act of GETTING wet he doesn't so much enjoy.

he sleeps a lot. like, most of the day, then he only gets up 2 or 3 times at night. su-weeeeet!!!

he has daddy's hobbit feet. big, wide, crazy-toed feet. :)

he's already growing out of some of his clothes! i put him in the outfit he went home in yesterday and it was almost too snug! it was swimming on him a month ago!!! my big boy.

speaking of big boy... we weighed him the other day and he was 8lbs9oz!!! i'm taking him tomorrow morning for an "official" weigh-in, so we'll see.

he makes the best faces when he sleeps. just like mommy - making faces all the time.

when he drinks too much and coughs, he makes the. best. face. ever. sticks his tongue out and shakes his head. it's hilarious. *i know that sounds bad, like he's choking, but he's not - i swear. his mouth just gets too full and instead of swallowing, he does this. :)