Where oh where did my laptop go?

Oh yeah, I don't have one anymore because Deloitte laid me off for the second time in 10 years and asked me to turn in my computer 24 hours later. Bitter? Sort of. Relieved? Surprisingly, yes, I feel relief. Staying Busy? Yes, insanely. Enjoying time away from work? Absolutely!

Julianne is doing well despite her allergies/sinus trouble that do get her up in the night. Right now she is into:

*My Little Ponies
*Making "houses" for her ponies made of other toys, pillows, etc.
*Group hugs pronouced Goop Hug
*A little boy named Eli at school pronouced Eeeewhy
*Asking for Dr Haggerty when she feels bad pronouced Hagga Docterdy

We have had some fun weekends with a date night to the movies (my favorite)... we saw Body of Lies which is awesome, SupperClub, Birthday parties, etc. Jules and I ventured down to the Houston Zoo yesterday and had dinner with Aunt Lauren and Dwight while Dad worked late.

Basically, time is flying and the weeks are flying - I wish time would slow down a bit. I guess that ain't going to happen.

I hope to update the blog when I either get a new laptop or revive our old one from 10 years ago. :-)

Cold Plate

This is the name of Julianne's favorite band. We are fortunate enough to be going to their concert in November (too bad Jules will have to sit that one out). For those "old fogies" reading this blog, the name of the band is actually Coldplay and they have a very mellow, yet happy sound that Julianne really likes. Julianne fequently requests that we play Coldplate in the car. It is a nice change from Big Girls Don't Cry. Keep making that beautiful music, Coldplate!

2nd Cousins

Last week, Julianne got to hang out with her second cousins Parker, Kali, Madison, River, and Brooke. I can't believe I actually got them all to look at the camera and the 3 oldest are smiling! River and Brooke are turning one sometime this week - Happy Birthday!

Andrew Chatigny

He is 2 weeks old now, but we have a new nephew and Julianne has a new cousin! His name is Andrew Chatigny and will most likely be called, "Agamoo" by Julianne. Uncle Justin has already met the handsome little guy and Jules and I will meet him at Thanksgiving. It will be so fun to have a little boy in the mix and I am sure Noelle and Julianne will have so much fun tormenting him, dressing him up like a princess, and forcing him to play with barbies in the future!

Dad and Jules

Dad and Jules (seen here when she was 3 months in Williamsburg, VA) have been bonding lately. Julianne is starting to really want Daddy around and she loves when we are "all together." She has been joyfully clapping and saying, "We are all eating together!!!" when we all 3 sit down at the dinner table. She also wants to have group hugs when Daddy comes home from work at the end of the day. Last night, Justin went fishing and we joined him in a separate car. We got to see him catch his first fish in The Woodlands. When Julianne and I left she started crying and said, " I am sad for my Daddy....becasue he is by his-self." I told her he wanted to fish by himself and that we needed to get home for bed. She has become very perceptive of everyone around her and many times when the two of us are in a restaurant or at a park, I find us just people watching and observing other people around us - the apple does not fall far from the tree. She is always asking us "What's Wong, Mom? or What's Wong, Dad?" and it is hard to stay in a bad mood when she is in your face asking you that with her precious little voice.