April In The Burbs

Andrea, my mom and I took all three kids age range 2.5 - 4 to the local little carnival that's in town a couple of times a year called The Mighty Thomas Carnival. We all had a great time. The boys went on a ton of rides. We all played games and won prizes, even a new pet goldfish that I originally called Carnie Wilson and then Johnny named Steve. Johnny had cheese fries for the first time and was in sheer heaven. All three kids were angles, though I do have to admit that Dottie got upset a couple of times because she was too little for many of the times - and you all know she's an adrenaline junkie. Overall, everyone had a great time, I think we have a new cheese fries fan for life, the kids all left with at least two cool prizes each, and no one got majorly hurt or upset. I'd call that an all around win!

It's been a while since my last post about seeking help for my anxiety problems, I'm happy to say that I feel so much better. The great thing for me personally about Lexipro, is that it doesn't really change who I am as a person. It doesn't dope me up like Xanax has the potential to. Instead, it just makes me feel less general stress and anxiety. For me, that's exactly what I needed, and has made a world of difference in my every day attitude. I had SO MANY people on Instagram share their stories and support regarding this issue, and I wanted to thank you all. My main goal in life is to be a great mom and wife for my family, and to not drive myself crazy in the process, so if a tiny pill will help me to do that, I'm grateful.

I'm taking my mom to Colorado next month for her birthday. It'll just be a little long weekend girl's trip, and I'm so excited! We have some family who live close to Denver, so we're planning on seeing them while we're there. We also have way too many activites planned, so here's hoping we can fit it all in. I've never been to CO, but my mom has and says it's beautiful with mountains everywhere, so I'm thinking this will be cool. We do plan on also hitting up some museums while we're there, and I definitely plan on seeing the Rocky Mountains. As tradition dictates, I'll be getting a tattoo while in Denver, and have no clue where to actually go. I'll figure it out once I get there. I have a few little tattoo ideas, so I'll go with what feels right at the time. We even rented an Airbnb from a younger couple who seem very down to Earth and kind - should be an interesting experience!