Hello Summer 2010!!

Today is June 1st and to me, that means one thing...*actually 2* summer has began and I am ONE day from my due date!! My pregnancy is quickly coming to an end and I think I am ready for the next step. I slept through the night but it was horrible. I have been having these catastrophic dreams and I was tossing and turning most of the night. Antz went to work today because there is nothing happening around here. In a while I need to go to Target and stock up and get lunch. I thought I would hang out with Story today, she took the day off but she and Chris went to Lowes. She may come by later for a visit which would be cool. My Mommy came back to LA this morning. So back to my excitement about summer. Albeit we need a vacation asap but with Olivia on her way, not sure how feasible that may be. I would even take a weekend in Palm Springs at this point.

Things I would love to do/see/eat this Summer

1. Take Olivia to at least one summer *outdoor* concert
2. Learn the lyrics to an entire April March song
3. Buy an inflatable pool and play with Liv in it
4. Eat outdoors every Friday
5. Become a regular at the Montrose Farmers Market
6. Buy fresh strawberries *#5* Make a strawberry pie
7. Take Olivia to Keith & Tina's for her first swimming lesson
8. Take Olivia to my Mom's house in Apple Valley
9. Sleep in the hammock
10. Make s'mores over our firepit
11. Have a friend's dog party at our house
12. Take one road trip up the Pacific Coast Highway *maybe go to the Hearst Castle or seal santuary*
13. Take 1,000 pictures of Olivia
14. Take Olivia to a petting zoo 

I love these, I am so excited!! I bought a welcome home banner from Etsy

I am super excited because I got an email from one of the editor's at OhDeeDoh and it seems like Olivia's nursery will be featured tonight. I am so happy. I wanted to be featured on that site since I first found it a year ago!! I am so elated. Olivia is kicking/moving like crazy. Antz thinks she's trying to kick her way out but I need her to stay put until after our appt. with Dr. Holly Wang tomorrow.
I went to Target and I was pleasantly surprised to find the Boon drying rack there.

I still need to get a bottle cleaner and I should be all finished *for the moment*

Now that I'm on the final days of my pregnancy, let's have a look back in the past weeks.

Remodelling, Redecorating & Repairs

I feel like we did such an amazing job on Olivia's nursery and making our house look presentable for the shower that I can now take on the daunting tasks of the bathroom and kitchen *the money rooms*. Although I won't have a budget to do anything until next year, it doesn't hurt to start planning.

Antz wants to paint the kitchen a light blue *similar to the one the wall decal is on* but I'm not sure yet. My concept is to take off the cabinet doors *which means we would need new, pretty dishes and organize our shelves better*, paint the cabinets white and replace the knobs with the Villa Capri knobs. Have the floor professionally refinished, replace the awful ceiling fan with a pendant lamp. Paint the walls, trim and crown molding. Repair/replace the plumbing and install white *or another color* subway tiles backsplash and new countertop. I would eventually like to put in a dishwasher but there really isn't any room and the plumbing would be expensive. When Olivia is old enough we want to put in her mini kitchen to play with but again, space is an issue.

Let's take a look a how my pregnancy has progressed!!

Summer BBQ Kickoff!!

OMG!! I can't believe I can use these fat fingers to type, I am so stuffed with baked beans, corn bread, baked chicken breast and frozen apple juice. I had 3 plates of food!!

Antz Mom's cooking really puts a spell on me lately. I am in a serious food coma! We just got home from Best Buy where we bought a new lens cap for our camera, yay! On the way home we stopped at a fire station to ask if the car seat was correctly installed and the guy gave us a thumbs up. We moved it to the center of my backseat and it feels tighter and more assessible. Almost everyone who came to our shower on his family's side was at the BBQ. We had a great time but I had to leave because I am super sleepy.