Weekend Shenanigans

We had a great weekend! I started my weekend on Friday. My good friend Kassie asked Alex and I to watch her girls whenever she and Clint went to the hospital to have their third baby, a little boy. Friday was the day! So, while Kaitlyn, Mallory and I watched Frozen and played outside, Kassie was superwoman and brought Benjamin Samuel into the world. He is an adorable little boy and both mama and baby are doing well. We are so honored that we got to spend time with the girls and then meet baby Ben at the hospital.

Unfortunately the Mapel's are Cubs fans...but nevertheless we'll still love Benjamin :) 

The big sisters meeting their new baby brother

The lovely mama and her sweet babe

Mallory's group selfie

This weekend was also our first Cardinals game of the season and it was a great game! We went with our friends Brian and Melinda. We had a great time and enjoyed watching the Cubs lose and the Cards win! We walked through ballpark village and then headed over to Pappy's for dinner. It was absolutely fantastic and I think everyone needs have some of their BBQ. It was such a nice day and we are so grateful to have such awesome friends!

Check that nice v-neck I'm rockin'-I now have a lovely sunburn in a 'v' shape.

You'd think that after 24 years of being fair skinned I would learn to wear sunscreen...

Sunday was our day of rest and it was much needed! Now we're back to work and gearing up for a busy week. I'm looking forward to this weekend and spending time with family and celebrating Easter. 

Enter to Win!!

AW Insurance (our insurance agency) is giving away a pair of St. Louis Cardinals tickets for the Tuesday, April 29th game against the Milwaukee Brewers. All you have to do is "like" AW Insurance's Facebook page and enter your email address (so we can contact you when you win, not for solicitation). It's that simple AND to make it even more simple, just click on the link below! May the odds be ever in your favor!

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Island Time

After our weekend away in Jamaica, I have been thinking a lot about time. We, as Americans, spend a lot of time worrying about time. We plan events with timelines, organize our lives and schedules and spend our time thinking about time. So far in this post I have written "time" six times, seven now.

Before we even landed we got a taste of "island time," our flight was delayed because the Kingston air traffic control was only allowing a certain number of of flights into the country per hour. So we waited. When we got to Jamaica and through customs and immigration we boarded our bus and waited a bit to leave. Then, once we were on our way, our one hour bus ride turned into two because Roger, our driver, liked to stop and chat when we would drop some passengers off at their resorts. But, "no worries mon we'll get there before the sun sets." When we arrived at our hotel we checked in and got to our room and there was no clock. In fact the only clocks in the resort were on the wrists of the staff. I felt silly but I'd try to read their watches as they breezed by us.

After we got used to waking up whenever our eyes opened and eating when our stomached growled, time became irrelevant. We slowed down and began enjoying our time together. The sun dictated a lot of our activities, including my sunburn. I wish that we could have brought island time home with us, but unfortunately we have a sign on our door that says we arrive at 9am and leave at 6pm. It was good for us to escape, relax and unplug. Now we have to get back on schedule to live in the real world and not on island time.

Happy April Fools!... just kidding it's the 2nd

This youtube video shows a waitress's best shift ever...enjoy!