First Aquarium Trip 5-26-2010

For the entire month of May, the aquarium had a special for hotel employees...they get free admission and half off of a person they bring with them! So, finally getting a day to do so without it raining really hard, Emily I ventured there on Wednesday after I picked her up from school. I think that is the quickest trip in and out of there...30 minutes from the time we left the car until the time we got back!! She was so excited to see EVERYTHING and was running from place to place. Her favorite part was touching the star fish. I was quite impressed when she was naming off everything...just 5 months of preschool and she has learned so much.
In other news...as many know, I love my little Saturn, but things just keep popping up that need to be fixed, and I figure while I am able to afford a nice down payment on a car, thanks to my parents helping out and not charging me rent while we live here, I just decided to finally save up some money and get myself a nice car and just trade in my Saturn. Well, after returning home Wednesday from the aquarium and taking just a few minutes to sit down before running off to work, someone backed up into my car in my parents driveway. To make it worse, it was a big Ford van...one of those delivery vans for Samaritan Health Services. And, to top it off, he hit in square center of my hood and smashed it up and in so now I can't open my hood to put in the much needed transmission fluid that has been slowly leaking!! So, now my car is parked in the driveway, patiently awaiting for an insurance adjuster to come look at it. Fingers crossed they just cash my car out and I can put that towards my down payment for a new car!!
I had a great birthday last weekend. Went out with a couple of friends after I got off of work Saturday night/Sunday morning. Then on Sunday I got to spend the morning with Emily and my dad my favorite dinner before I had to go to work. It wasn't anything extravagant, but exactly what I wanted...a nice relaxing day at home with my girl! My mom did take me shopping so I could pick out my birthday present, but sadly, living on the coast, there isn't much to choose from. But, we did walk away with 2 pairs of shoes for Emily!!! Oh, and I did get a iPod charger for my car! Once summer gets here and my mom and I will actually have a day off together, we will venture over to Salem to do some serious shopping!!

2 Days Off!!

One of the perks about working at a hotel is the free use of the indoor pool and hot tub! Emily and I made use of this today. She was so proud of herself...she stuck her head under the water all by herself today!!
At school, the kids made "cook books" for Mother's Day...the high school students asked each kid what their favorite food was and how to make it...according to Emily, I apparently don't bake!! I thought it was cute! One of the kids in her class put that his favorite food was cheese burgers and all they have to do is go to McDonalds, buy it and eat it!! I love kids...they are so literal at times!
Every afternoon when I leave for work, Emily has to wave goodbye to me. One day last week, she had to come outside and wave goodbye. My dad sat her up on his truck so she wouldn't get in the way. I just thought that they looked so cute!!


And yesterday was moderately nice, so we decided to go to the beach to play with her new sand toys, and then we came home and planted some flowers.
It has been nice to actually be home these past 2 days with Emily and not have to rush off to work. I didn't realize how much I actually missed giving her baths, reading to her at night, putting her to bed, etc. I have just enjoyed every moment of being with her.
My trip to Michigan to get my things is being postponed until September...my manager at the hotel asked that I put it off to help them get through the summer rush...which makes sense!! But, it turns out that my going in September works out best for everyone, so that is nice. Just means that my parents are stuck with Emily and I living with them for a few more months!!!
Other than that, all is well here. Just keeping busy with work, Emily's school and daycare and whatever else seems to pop up!!

Princess Bed

Finally...her big girl bed has arrived! Emily absolutely loves it. She calls it her princess bed! I wasn't sure how tall the bed would be, but something told me to get her a bedguard, mainly because she moves around a lot in her sleep. When they brought the bed and then added the box springs and mattress to it, I was very grateful that I got it! Fingers crossed, this is the very last bed that I will ever have to buy her.

First Field Trip 4-29-2010

Emily got to go on her very first field trip on Thursday! She had so much fun...it wasn't just her first field trip, but her very first time riding a bus, which I do believe was her favorite part of the whole field trip! They went to the Hatfield Marine Science Center and the US Coast Guard station. She loved going on the boats at the Coast Guard Station and touching all of the animals at the Marine Science Center. Next week, I am hoping to take her to the aquarium on my one day off...fingers crossed the weather holds out!!