Holy lack of updates Batman.

So, my computer crashed last week. Which has left me computerless when I'm not at work. I could use that as a viable excuse for not updating since like, May 5th, but that's not the excuse - I just haven't made the time to write.

I find myself doing that a lot...not making the time to do things. Not making the time to exercise, to blog, to write in my journal...to be quite honest, I've just been too tired after work to do anything but focus on JJ and fall asleep with him. I don't know what's going on, but it's not normal for me to be utterly exhausted every single night. I think some sort of medical doctor visit may be necessary. Sigh.

Anyway, Happy Middle of May! Can you believe it's already the 17th? Where has the month gone?! I feel like spring just flew by, and we're nearly into summer [and all its steamy, 100-degree weather-ness]. The kiddos have been gone from campus for almost two weeks now, but enrollment starts next week...so it will be crazy crazy crazy until July. I like it, because it makes the days/weeks fly, but it also can get very chaotic very fast. I'm just hoping I make it through in one piece. This will be my second summer enrollment, and I made it last year...so I think I'll be fine this year.

Mother's Day was a couple of weekends ago now, and it was absolutely amazing. My sister planned our whole day out, which included sending us an itinerary for the day. She'd spent the night at her place the night before and drove to Lawton the next day...with Starbucks pastries and drinks in her hand. THEN, she back-tracked and sang me and my mom Happy Birthday and gave us our birthday presents. We really didn't get to celebrate our birthdays [both me and my mom have birthdays in March] because of the craziness of the month, so my sister made up for it with presents and cupcakes. Then, me and my mom got our Mother's Day present - massages! - while sis took JJ to the park. Let me tell ya, that massage was INCREDIBLE. I will definitely be going back to that lady to get another one; she was awesome. It was nice to have two hours of peace and quiet [and JJ behaved the entire time he was with my sister! yay!]. Then came lunch, naps, Olive Garden for dinner and a movie. My sister did an incredible job...now, I HAVE to make her birthday special. :)

The husband didn't forget it was Mother's Day, either...he sent me flowers [well, he said they were from JJ] and a Victoria's Secret gift card [I can think of a dozen ways to make this gift card, but I digress]. And my parents got me this ridiculously adorable bracelet [that they also said was from JJ]. Overall, it was the best Mother's Day ever. I'll remember it for a long time.

So. That's my recap on the one major thing that's happened to me this month. The rest of the month has been full of basketball, to be quite honest. We went to Game 5 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals last week, which was amazingly awesome...and the Thunder won that series in 7, so I get my dream match-up! Mavs/Thunder for the Western Conference Finals, which means one of my teams is moving on to the NBA Finals! SQUEE!!!! I am ridiculously giddy - albeit torn about which team to cheer for - about this development. We're going to Game 3 in OKC on Saturday, and I'm so pumped. I wish it was Saturday already. Sigh. I love the NBA.

That's all I've got for now - sorry this update didn't have more substance. Once my laptop's fixed [or replaced], I'll have more time to blog...and hopefully, more interesting stories to share. :)

What a great Mother's Day.

I just realized I didn't write about Mother's Day! Oops. :)

Mother's Day was awesome this year. Last year, JJ was barely five months old, so it was pretty quiet. This year, we did a little more and had fun. JJ woke me up at 8:30 with awesome orange roses and a sweet card (that his grandparents probably helped him get), then we all were up and played around for a bit. Dad left on a business trip that morning, so it was just me, my mom, my sister and JJ for most of the day. We ate breakfast (compliments of ABC), then exchanged presents.

I got my mom, my sister, two of my aunts and me a pair of earrings that I ordered from a breast cancer website. Both of my aunts and my mom had breast cancer scares when I was growing up, and I thought the earrings would be a subtle tribute to them and a way for us to stay connected. My aunts got their earrings on Thursday and loved them; my mom and sister loved theirs, too. I also got my mom her favorite Hawaiian candy and Hawaiian soda, but both of those didn't ship until very late last week. I wasn't too thrilled about that, but at least they're finally on their way.

My parents got me this awesome aquamarine ring that I've had my eye on for a few weeks now. I was so thrilled when I got it...but it's a little too small, so I need to see if I can get it resized so it'll fit on my left ring finger. Here's a shot of the ring from hsn.com (ps. i love it):

I got a great surprise, too...J got to call for the holiday. :) I was hoping he would, but there was no guarantee. But, that night, he called...we talked for a whopping five minutes, but I didn't care. I would've been fine with 30 seconds, as long as I got to hear his voice. It made me feel better knowing he was getting my letters and was doing what he needed to do; I'm so proud of him. I hope to hear from him again soon, but we'll see.

It really was an awesome Mother's Day...even though it was weird celebrating it. Even though JJ's nearly halfway to two, I still feel weird when the holiday comes around. I mean, I spent so many years celebrating for just my mom that throwing me into the mix just seems unnatural. It really doesn't hit until Mother's Day that I really am a mom, that I really do have someone else depending on me, someone who will eventually be calling me Mommy out loud. Mother's Day also makes me realize just how blessed I am to be a mom and how much I love it.

I hope all the mommies out there had an incredible Mother's Day. It's a day that's well-deserved for all of you.