Yes, Those Are Cute Bras...

Soooo I changed the background design but then it felt weird not to update a little... so here's a pic to make up for the weirdness. And yes, we were in the bra/panty isle at Walmart. If that is a problem... then you're the one with weirdness.

Hahaha I'm in quite the mood, yeah?!

Update on things:

*Liliana is sick. STILL. Longest. Illness. EVER. Her fever went away but she still honks with a croup-y cough that is sad, yet mildly amusing since I had no idea humans were actually capable of such noises. She FINALLY slept all night last night, so I think we're on the downhill side of this. And she has a voice in the mornings again so I get to wake up to the hilarious honking "mum mum!" and clapping. My child knows me so well... applause is always appreciated in my world.

*Derek seems to be still sick or getting something new. Lame. Sauce. I hope he gets better b/c it is so sad to see him not feeling well. Maybe his tapeworm died and took his immunity to illness with it?! I hope not!

*I am also trying to get better/hoping I'm not getting worse. Sore throats abound in casa de Dawn.

*I'm turning twenty-freaking-OLD tomorrow. I'm not happy about this. I'd like to stay twenty-freaking-my-CURRENT-age for another 4 or 5 years.

*We still aren't sure what we're doing for Turkey Day. We were gonna go see Kyle in Savannah, but since we're all sick/sorta sick/possibly getting worse... I think we've decided to stay here in Manna. We didn't know what we were gonna eat there, and yet we still don't know what to eat here either. Amazing what culinary incompetency equates to in the real world. Good thing we live in MY world where a Golden Corral is open on Turkey Day. Hahahahaha. We'll see what we decide tho.

*Guess what happens in TWO weeks? AFI! Woo hoo! I don't know if I made the big announcement, but there is a big announcement: I AM GOING TO AFI!! They are playing SLC on Dec 8th (Derek's other b-day, I suck) and me and Lili are flying in that day for the show. Then we will be leaving on the 12th, with a certain Fuzzy one in tow, and we'll rendezvous with my hubby, mama, AND dad back here in Manna! I'm freaking excited!!

That's pretty much it!

Peace out homefrys!

PS Hahahahahahaha I forgot to explain why I chose this pic! (Yes, I realize it is mostly obvious that I chose it b/c I have the most adorable baby girl and I thought I should show her off) Aside from the obvious, this is a monumental pic. This was Lili's first time riding in the cart like a grown up baby! She held on for dear life for about the first 5 minutes and then got all cocky and cool. It was hilarious. And for those of you that might be wondering how I could possibly let my child sit in the cart without one of those cloth things.... Well, its b/c I'm not a sucker for silly marketing schemes. hahahahaha I believe in GERMS! (probably why she is sick) but I believe in gaining IMMUNITY from germs and what better way than a little exposure to them, yeah? Really, that's all now!

Cutest Puppy EVER

Need I say more?

My friend got a super cute one of her that I will upload later.

Latest Pics

This is one of the ponds by our house. We walk to it almost every day. Sometimes I feel like I live in a fairytale b/c I get to wake up everyday to the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Life is gooood!









Pigtails... or antennae, if you're the biology kind of thinker. It was not torture, she thought they were as cute as I thought they were. She was just hungry when I took this pic.









Football day! My friend Christy made this bow, and some other super cute Hello Kitty ones... http://www.cutegirlygirlthings.com/ is her website. Anyway, I put Liliana's hair in a pony and added the football bow to watch the game... which BYU lost and I giggled a lot while Derek threw pillows at me again.... Good day!








A little blurry b/c she's ALWAYS moving, but here's Lili trying to escape from the evil clutches of her crib (she actually likes hanging out in her crib). She tries escaping thru the front door any chance she gets too. We're gonna have problems when she can reach door handles!!








I know its dark, but look at the look she is giving Derek!!! She is SUCH a daddy's girl! It is soooo cute when she gets all excited when he gets home or even looks at her. I love it!









Who needs a puppy when your baby does this?? She crawls around with things in her mouth. The other day it was a sock, this pic it was a little stuffed caterpillar (which has been tossed b/c it was ALWAYS soaking wet with slobber and it grossed me out) and she does it with her Hello Kitty doll too. Silly baby :)







Apparently we can't stay still for a picture either hahaha. This is me and Derek on a date at Chili's a couple weeks ago. Oh, by the way, we didn't make it to see AFI... sad day. I just hope they don't do anything stupid before they go on tour again. Hahaha. Maybe they'll do a sweet festival next summer?

Almost Halloween!!!!

I LOVE Halloween!!! It is my favorite holiday, followed closely by the 4th of July (even tho I HATE fireworks!) but I'm having a hard time finding a costume this year! It's been years since I actually dressed up for Halloween, and apparently I missed the memo that costumes turned into hooker outfits! I don't look like a hooker any other day of the year, why do it on Halloween?! So I have like 4 days to find a costume that covers all my parts and is funny maybe? I don't know. I still don't know what Liliana will be either and Derek can't make a decision to save his life! But you know life is good when the biggest problem on my plate is what to be for Halloween :)
In other news...
We've been trading babysitting services with Donia & Brett. Every other weekend they will watch Liliana so we can go out, and we will watch Ella and Addie so they can go out. So far its been good. The girls are funny to listen to. Oh, the things that come out of a 5 year old's mouth... Hahahaha.
Liliana put herself in a sitting position yesterday and was proud as punch for it! It was soooo cute. She is getting too big too fast! I have moments when I want my cuddly baby back, but then I remember how intimidating tiny babies are (yes, even after having my own, they still intimidate me) and I'm ok with my sturdy 7 month old. Haha. I can't believe she's already 7 months old either. What the crap?? I'm SURE I was pregnant for way longer than 9 months and she's already 7 months old. LAME. She also likes her sippy cup too. She had issues at first finding the right side to put in her mouth, but once she had the juice she figured it out pretty fast.
We went to another "fireside" last night. Alas, still no s'mores. It was really cool tho. It was at the mission home (we went with the missionaries) and so there were a million missionaries there. The speaker was this guy from Liberia (been in the States for 9 years now) who used to be a minister in his church before converting to LDS. He just got baptized 3 weeks ago and was speaking!! Hahaha, I'm glad I only had to speak in Sacrament meeting. Anyway, he was so cool to listen to. I was having a hard time holding back. I think we need to be allowed to be more vocal, but that's just me :)
Anyway, I'll post some pictures and that's about it!
Peace out homefrys!

Pics from the beach

this is what the freeway looks like

















right before (or after, depending on what way you're going) going into the tunnel









A GIANT sculpture of Neptune. Really cool!













Liliana on the side of Neptune.















A lobster on the Neptune sculpture.













A fish on the sculpture.














That's the hotel we're gonna stay in someday lol.














THE FREAKING OCEAN!!! Prettiest thing I've seen! (Other than my baby doll, of course...)








Liliana LOVED the beach. She loved watching people on the boardwalk but she loved watching the ocean even more! This goofy grin is proof that she is JUST like me!










Again, goofy smiles from loving the beach!












That's right all, we went to the beach!! On Monday I was having one of the worst days ever and I was going to just pack up and go to the beach.... But it is a 3 hour drive and it was already 12:30 by the time I came up with that idea, so we decided to hold off one more day. Yesterday was the best day ever!!! You will not find two happier girls than me and my Liliana at the beach! She LOVED the ocean! She wouldn't even have her bottle because she just wanted to watch the water. She kept laughing and making her little excited noises and flapping her arms. (I'll have to get a video of her excited arm flapping someday... it is sooo funny!) It was a gorgeous day at the beach and a wonderful drive too. Liliana was an angel and let me sing AFI at the top of my lungs (still don't love the new album, FYI) and she only cried when I had to put her back in her car seat to leave the beach. She did NOT want to come home. HINT HINT DEREK. The trees are finally changing colors and that made the drive even better. I still can't believe the forest that we live in. It makes me wish I had some talent for art -- like photography or painting. I'll stick with... well, whatever else I might have a tiny bit of talent for. Haha. Someday we'll go back to the beach and we'll take Derek with us too so he can see what we're so excited about.
In other news....
Well, there isn't really any other news to report. Derek still seems to enjoy his job... and that's pretty much it. Oh, he got all techno-obsessed looking for a new TV for us. We did get it tho so I'm not sure what he's going to obsess over now. Time will tell.... Liliana eats more baby food now which is fun b/c I like watching her faces... but not so fun when its time for a diaper change. I miss the old days of her formula only diet that didn't make me gag. Whoever told us that we wouldn't gag when it was our own baby LIED. She also needs a bath after every meal haha. Good thing she loves baths!
A few other tidbits:
*What the crap... Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize... Really, guys?
*AFI is playing Columbia, MD NEXT FRIDAY and we are GOING. I will owe Donia for eternity for babysitting Liliana!!!
*Shankapotomus is the funniest word, like, ever. I laugh my face off every time I see that commercial with the creepy baby.
*I do not sleep and therefore I cannot be held liable for the things that come out of my mouth, yeah?

Peace out homefrys!

Baby Update

I'm sure I'll be having layout issues again b/c I'm special like that. Pictures!

Don't mind the crazy hair and lack of make up on my part... Liliana loves my phone. She loves eating it and reading my text messages. This is her getting caught snooping on my phone.






Liliana posing for the camera...













Yes, she has a pony tail. Her hair is sooooo long!!! I can make one on the top of her head too so she looks like Pebbles (from The Flinstones).













I know its blurry... She doesn't sit very still most of the time. This is Liliana trying to crawl... With her bum in the air. And I love her pants!









Snooping on the phone again. She totally took this pic by herself on accident. I think, anyway. I just found it in my phone and Derek didn't do it...










It is almost midnight... and we are still up. Poor baby... I'm not one of those mom's that does the strict schedule thing. We don't usually stay up this late, but we don't usually go to bed before 11 anyway...
We went to Liliana's 6 month appointment yesterday. She hated the shots, of course. The unexpected bonus is that she apparently hates the doctor too. I, however, loved him. He's like House, which totally works for me. She screamed her head off at him. And she was throwing SUCH a fit that he couldn't really check her until she calmed down. It was HILARIOUS. I probably should have been embarrassed, but I'm saving my embarrassment for when she can talk and therefore able to say inappropriate things in public. Other than the fit she threw it's all good in the hood.
A few other tidbits:
*We went to a "fireside" that had NO fire and NO s'mores. Uh...?
*We are in search of a TV. Not that there is anything wrong with ours, but we're thinking its time to upgrade.
*There are wild frogs running rampant thru our neighborhood. GIANT wild frogs. I knew there would be bigger bugs and spider "problems"... I was NOT expecting squirrels the size of house cats and frogs invading my personal space. Oh, or possums. Opossums. Whatever they are.
*"Crash Love" update: they put it on MySpace for 2 days as a preview... I'm still not in love. It is growing on me. There are a few songs that I like, and that like will probably turn into love the more I listen. OF COURSE one of them is called "Sacrilege"... Which is funny b/c I think its my favorite on the album and my favorite all-time AFI song is "God Called In Sick Today". Awkward? Yes, a bit.
*I'm going to a Tupperware party tomorrow night.... Alas, the worst has happened. Dawn has become Domesticated. Huzzah!

That's all folks!
Peace out homefrys!

Nothing To Do With The Baby....

I'm just here to whine.

Just now I heard 30 second samples for 4 songs from AFI's upcoming album "Crash Love". There aren't words to express my disappointment. I have 7 albums from AFI. I have been in love with this band for over ten years now. Even 2006's "Decemberunderground" wasn't a disappointment to me; but most people hated it. Everyone that likes AFI likes to say that the "true" fans are the ones that embrace the new style that AFI like to take with each new album. Well, I guess I'm not a true fan then. I am not embracing this new album. I think it sounds EXACTLY THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER CRAP-TACULAR, LABEL-MADE/MANUFACTURED music out there. There is nothing distinctly AFI about any of the songs I heard. Yes, they were mostly short clips. However, of the 3 FULL songs I've heard, only one is decent. And decent for AFI is, in my mind, the same as failure.

That's all.

PS In case you were wondering, yes, my world did crash around me for a split second this evening. Amazingly enough, I survived. (But there were tears...)

PPS Liliana and Derek are both doing well. Um, growing and learning and stuff like that.

Peace out homefrys!