Quick quick...

"Quick quick" is a pidgin term frequently used in Nigeria. It just means to hurry up quickly.

Life's been so busy for me the last few weeks but I wanted to do a quick update. The first words that came to mind was "quick quick" :-).

So here's a quick update on what's been going on with me.

We are all doing well. Just busy. We celebrated our 3rd anniversary about 3-weeks ago. My siblings ordered us this beautiful AND yummy edible arrangement in addition to a box of chocolate covered fruits. I love my awesome siblings!
J & I plan on taking some professional pictures in May to celebrate our anniversary.

Then to celebrate our anniversary, hubby and I went to a hibachi steakhouse for lunch and a movie. YUM!

Before we went out, J and JOE were playing. Check them out in their matching binkies. SMH!

Flowers from my love!

I loved the way my makeup turned out so I had to take a picture :-D

J got a bloody Mary.

I got some a rum drink. YUM YUM YUM!

Us. :-)

I must be old cause I don't recall it costing $11.50 for a matinee! Have things really changed that much? Granted, I haven't been to the movies in a while. Not trying to be cheap but this was RIDICULOUS!

JOE had an awesome Easter celebration with us and her grandparents. She very much enjoyed following their cat around.

Partial success this year! JOE was actually in a picture with the Easter bunny! Progress. Next year, we'll see if she'll sit next to him :-).

I was in training for re-certification all of last week hence my not blogging because when I got home, I had a lot to catch up on. We got these ultra tiny highlighters. I honestly have never seen highlighters this small!

Check out the binder from our training. Yup, we went through the ENTIRE thing in a week. And its just one of the courses I need towards my re-certification. YIKES!

Last weekend, we decided to tackle the front of our house to add some curb appeal. Ummm...6.5 hours later, we definitely LOVED the results but it was HARD WORK! But I am excited to start on the second phase once we price out contractors. If we can't find a reasonably priced one, we will be doing it ourselves.

Rough sketch of what I want in our front yard. Does it make any sense to you? Well, it is about 70% down and looks great!

And there's my little one playing with dirt. She ate it, smeared it all over herself and "planted" (by planting, I mean, she UNplanted) while we worked outside. But honestly, I have to commend her. She was out there with us for about 5-hours outside. Thankfully, the weather was FABULOUS!

Hubby was still able to smile after all was said and done. JOE was T-I-R-E-D!!!

I am still running twice a week. So far, loving it. I made my goal the week before last to run 2.3 miles in 30-minutes. My goal for last week was 2.4 but I had training and didn't get a chance to run. 

But back to work this week and I hit my goal on Tuesday and today. After taking a week long hiatus, I was so happy because my ankle has been bothering me (old injury) and I forgot to bring my brace to work. So make my goal really was an achievement for me.

It was actually 2.43 miles when I reached the 30-minute mark.

 I have been making this dress for JOE for the last 3-weeks! Why 3-weeks? Well, there was the time I set my sewing machine so I could do gathers and forgot how to reset it. Then the time that I got frustrated because I sewed the wrong piece on there and had to undo it. And then the time...anyways, you get the point. Its been a work in progress. I am hoping to finish it next week Monday and will post more about it later.

 On the last day of training, we were allowed to go in a little late. So I decided to spend some time with J & JOE. Check out their happy smiles!

I love the way JOE looks at her daddy so adoringly.

Until next time...have a blessed weekend!