so i judge parents...

and i probably (okay definitely) still will once i'm a parent

and that's my confession for the day. i know people say you can't really understand being a parent until you are in those shoes so you shouldn't be so critical. well critical is my middle name and trust me, once i'm a parent i am 99% sure i'll still feel this way.
certain things just annoy me and i promise i'll never do them. and if i do i really want someone to let me know. kids aren't always fun to be around...sometimes they cry and honestly are annoying and you just want to leave. but they are just babies and they don't know anything else. so you deal with it. i have a slight paranoia that i might never be a mother (and i'm only 23...although part of that plays into the whole meeting the boy craziness) so i'd like to think that i'll try and remember how i feel now when i feel that way later. and i'll never take my kids or the fact that i get to be a parent for granted. now i'm not saying that i want to be with my kids every waking moment. don't get me wrong, i know i'll want (and need) a break. and there is nothing wrong with that. and i guess most parents don't take their kids for granted but i just wanted to get this one out.
along the same lines, i guess once you have kids, things change (note the sarcasm people). but i'd like to think i'll still keep my identity as an individual as well as being a couple. kids are important, but so are relationships outside of the kids. so i don't want to be one of those moms (or one of those couples) whose life suddenly revolves around my kids, 24/7. like i want to get a babysitter and go out.

lady of security

(finally getting back to lady in waiting...now onto chapter 7)

Organization Obsession

so if you've been reading here for long at all you know that i LOVE pinterest
i'm also slightly obsessed with organization...i love it when everything has a place...and when it's in its place. 
here are a few of my favorite pins from my board that all about organization...seriously that's how much i love organizing.

{all images and their original links can be found on my organization obsession pinboard}

*i love the chalkboard chart complete with color-coded post-it notes...seriously i want that in my house one day

*i lose bobby-pins like you wouldn't believe...and i think this has to be one of the best ways i've ever *seen to keep up with them. plus it's super easy and convenient

*i love wrapping presents so i think that this little wrapping station would be a great start...until i can have a gift wrapping room naturally.

*the last picture is legos organized by color. i want to go ahead and start doing this even though i'm no where near having kids...but this will definitely be the way that their legos are kept. 

iphone photo dump

Happy Easter!

nap-time...seriously so cute!

i think this could be one of my favorite pictures of her ever

so proud of herself (and staci's pretty proud that she didn't head-plant out of the chair)

while playing in his room after nap-time, he found this pacifier...from probably a year ago (you know when he was born)...he pretty much thought it was the greatest toy to chew on ever