San Antonio Blues

I've been in San Antonio for two days now on a business trip. This is the furthest and longest I've been away from Lauren and I'm a mess.

I had a little fun with my colleagues tonight but when I called home I couldn't hold back. There I was, standing outside a restaurant on the beautiful San Antonio Riverwalk, crying. My friends tried to cheer me up and I managed to actually enjoy myself for the rest of the night. A couple of beers and the dirty piano player singing modified Billy Joel songs helped.

I'm back to my hotel room and without the music and conversation to distract me, the knot in my stomach is back. I miss my babies.

I've got two more days to go here in Texas...my bags are already packed to go, I can't get home soon enough.

Happy Valentine's Day

Our Valentine's Day was pretty low-key. The weather was horrible but we braved the LSNC Valentine Run. LSNC is the organization that Peter works for so he had to make an appearance. We used Lauren as our excuse not to run in the rain and wind. Lauren showed off her cheerleading moves as we cheered on the runners on the home stretch.

In the afternoon we made some Valentines and then picked up some Thai food for dinner. For the remainder of the day we stayed nice and dry in our family room catching up on recorded TV shows and dancing around the ottoman to Beyonce'.

Here's a Valentine's kiss from Lauren!

And here's some candy from Daddy. I love Daddy!

Secret Stash

Now I know where Lauren hides her treasures: a drawer in the small file cabinet in the office. Toys, pens, hair clips, socks, and my cell phone that had been missing for 2 days.

Happy Birthday Tobey!!!

"Bo's" Birthday

Me: We're going to see Ate Tobey, Lauren!

Lauren: (eyes open wide) Bo! Bo! Bo!

Me: It's her birthday party!

Lauren: Payeee!

We attended Tobey's 7th birthday last weekend. Peter and I got a glimpse into our future as we watched a group of screaming 7 year old girls hyped up on sugar and bouncy house adrenaline. Lauren had fun being "one of the girls" and they were sweet enough to let her join in on the fun. Tobey was such a good "Big Sister," making sure to include her in the activities but always keeping a protective arm around when the big girls started to get rough.

My brother's cake-making skills have reached near-professional level and I really think he should turn it into a business! Check out his "Littlest Pet Shop" creation.