Happy Birthday to me!

Happy Birthday to me! Vsechno Nejlepsi!
Today I have reached the milestone of 30yrs old. If I was in a movie right now there would be a little capture under me saying "30 years later..."
Today I have to renew my drivers license, bake cupcakes for a playdate with Peanut's BFF, and go out to dinner with my hubby and daughter. I think it'll be a wonderful day because I woke up to the birds singing.
And luckily my hubby is home from work today so he's told me that he'll watch Peanut all day while I go and do whatever I want. So I'm hoping to take more pictures for my Flickr account and join more groups!
Yay! I'm 30!

Insane Asylum

The New Orleans City Insane Asylum has posted a record of patients between 1882-1884 and 1888. I always find these things fascinating.. I'm not sure why. I've always been interested in psychiatric patients, but not enough for me to enter the actual field of it.
Some other interesting reads along the same line would be Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen, which of course was made into a movie with Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. The book is ten times better and the people more interesting. That movie had basically nothing to do with the book except the names and the chicken thing.
There's also I Never Promised You a Rose Garden which I got off a free book rack in a used book store years ago. I read that book cover to cover a few times. It's about a 16yr old girl who creates a world "Yr" due to her schizophrenia and has moments of clarity while living in a mental hospital.
The other one is She's Come Undone, which doesn't necessarily deal with schizophrenia or paranoia but massive depression.
All fascinating reads... but of course truth is much better than fiction. Sadder too.

Those were the days...

I asked my hubby to watch Peanut for 10 minutes so I could take a shower this morning. While in the shower I realized how much I miss taking morning showers, so I thought of other things I missed since I've had Peanut.

• Morning showers
• Jumping out of the car and running into a store quickly. Now I jump out of car and into the backseat, put on Peanut's socks and shoes because she took them off, find the dollie, double check I have the keys, find a buggy, put Peanut in buggy, and then run into the store
• Being able to just travel somewhere because the wind carried me that way
• Going to restaurants that don't have children's menus
• Clean carpets and furniture
• Being able to read for longer than 10 minutes at a time
• Saying "yes" to going to places, parties, events, concerts without having to think if I can find a babysitter or if she can tag along
• Staying in bed with hubby early, early in the morning and planning our day and maybe romping around *wink*

Things that make up for the things that I miss.. aka... things I would never trade for in all the world now that we got Peanut:

• "I love you Mommy"
• Morning chatter over a cup of coffee (for me) and a yogurt (for her)
• Dance routines
• Pretty pink little dresses, bows, glitter, feathers, and fun
• "EW!!!! YUCK!!" in the middle of a crowded store
• Nighttime cuddles and kissies
• Finally having an excuse to be a grown adult and watch my favourite cartoons and having a partner watching Star Trek with me.
• Having someone act exactly as you and your husband do and either laugh or be mortified.
• Knowing that you brought someone into the world and that there's a possibility she'll help change it.
• The capacity of love that I didn't even know I had.

Butts are naturally funny

My Peanut is going through the "what's that?" phase right now, which means we tell her the name of body parts, objects, and food about 50 times a day. Today she pointed to her butt and said "What's that?" I said "Butt" and she laughed. She thought it was hilarious.
In school kids would say the word butt over and over again and make farting noises with their mouth, and I thought it was because of siblings or parents encouraging it. Apparently, it's not a learned behavior.. it's a natural one.
Oh boy. Or girl, I should say.

My Yummy Valentine

When it comes to holidays, I specifically name what I want. That way I spare hubby wandering around a store wondering what to get me. If I don't say what I want.. I end up with things I don't use or can't wear. In the past he bought me clothes that are too small.. which is nice because he thinks I'm skinnier than what I am. Who can complain about that?
This year I asked for Choxie from Target. I love their commercials and their packaging, but I could never warrant buying a box of chocolates for myself. All the little chocolates were so cute sitting in their cubicles that I felt bad for eating them.
Almost.
Either way.. for the price, I felt they were worth it. They're yummy, look fancy, and a cheap alternative to Godiva.
Happy Valentine's! And for others.. Happy Anti-Valentines!

Anna Nicole Smith

As you well may know.. Anna Nicole Smith has passed away. So I was reading Metafilter and I came across this quote that stopped me in my tracks:
"She just let go and no one was holding on" - four panels

How true it is for her and so many other people.
On another note.. I told my husband and he said "Who's that?"

A Morning at Home

I highly recommend going to see A Night at the Museum. I haven't laughed that hard in quite a long time... even hubby laughed and then coughed to cover the fact that he just laughed out loud. It is a Ben Stiller movie, so he plays his typical underdog character.. but the story is so funny that I can forgive him this time.

Here's a few randomness for you:
The best place to hide money.. according to a burglar
The Gummy Bear Flickr group
An interview with June Oswald (Lee Harvey's daughter)