I really meant to say this yesterday but it was our 2 1/2 year wedding anniversary. March is such a joyous month for me and always has been, ever since I was a child who celebrated my half birthdays (on March 8th…chew on that one for a while =P). There is simply so much to celebrate. So, Happy Anniversary Joshua! I love you as much as I did the day we met plus more. ;-) We’ve hit our rough patches and we have a lot to work on, both of us, but I’m proud to call myself your wife. Thank you for being as wonderful as you are. What kind of guy does dishes AND cooks dinner? You!

Yesterday was just…busy. So was today, because the trip is 2 days away (does Thursday count?) and we’ve still got tons to do. Today, Sarah and I went grocery shopping for the road trip and so that she would have food to eat while she apartment-sat. Noah went with us, of course, and he did…okay, but it was a lot easier and a lot better once he fell asleep in the mei tai. I saved $74 in coupons and sales! That made me feel pretty good. I think we’re pretty set for the driving portion of our trip, minus a few things like ice and deli meat. I also discovered a new addiction to Quakes Rice Snacks by Quaker. These things are dangerous but so delicious. Kettle Korn is my favorite so far.

I don’t think I could have done today without Sarah’s help. Not only do I not know her taste buds but she is so invaluable when it comes to Noah. She’s patient, hard-working, kind and incredibly understanding. It’s no wonder that Noah loves his YaYa so much. If I could, I’d bribe her to go to every single one of my grocery trips…

She even loaded the car up today while I ran inside with Noah to fix a coupon mishap. Then she watched Noah for a few minutes as I ran back inside to find his ball, because apparently, when he was pointing at what I thought was pretty flowers, he was pointing at the ball he had watched bounce away. This ball, by the way, is not just any ball. It’s his favorite ball – blue and textured and bouncy…but that’s not what makes it special. What makes it special is that Daddy bought that ball and gave it to him and he will carry it everywhere. So it’s needless to say that as soon as I realized it was missing, I frantically ran back into Kroger to find it. I even called Joshua on the phone, crying about the stupid ball and just as I was about to give up my search, I spotted it hiding behind a flower pot.

That damn ball.

Anyway, about Sarah. She is wonderful and she does really well with Noah and again, I am going to have to find a way to bribe her to go to every one of my grocery trips. I’m going to be super sad when she moves away. (I wonder if I can cling to her leg and make her stay…or if Noah can. I need to teach him how to guilt trip people but then it would totally backfire on me so maybe not.)

Noah even likes her sunglasses.

Oh! I wore Noah on my back today. I don’t do it very often because even in the mei tai, he’s simply too heavy for my back (28 pounds – he’s a over a fourth of my weight) but it was really fun and Noah loved it. He thinks it’s a novel idea to be on my back…I remember the first time I put him on there, we were both giggling at the mirror because it was just so silly but we loved it. We always love it. I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t wear Noah…I can tell that our time is coming to an end and it saddens me because I want to get so much more use out of my mei tai and there is nothing – nothing – like wearing your child next to your heart. Not even pregnancy, because when you’re pregnant, you don’t get to share the experience in quite the same way. I just can’t explain it; I’m terrible with words.

Two days!