good news item #1: a big 'welcome to the world, kid' goes out to the newest addition in the burk family. news this morning is that little noah was born 4 weeks early (don't freak out lara), weighs in at 7lbs 3oz and 20", and is doing well, along with his mama. while i'm a little annoyed that they stole one of my names :D i couldn't be more excited for corey and jill! as a sidenote, corey's response when i gave him a hard time about the name was 'first come, first served'. :)
good news item #2: after much persuasion, cajoling, brow beating and begging (okay, maybe that's a tad dramatic) my family has decided/agreed/succumbed to having christmas '09 in california. i can't necessarily explain why it is that i'm sooo excited about this, except that i can't wait to show them the place i live and have come (quickly) to love. that and hanging out with kendyl at disneyland, of course! already i'm trying to decide what my favorite favorite california things are, and it's tough whittling it down. it's definitely a break in tradition, but i think and hope it will be a fantastic experience for everyone!
good news item #3: i am finally done with t-mobile. the phone company, not the blog title. i switched to them a year ago thinking it would save me money. yeah, not so much. not only has it not saved me money, but some date entry punk inputted a completely different social security number than my actual one when my account was set up. so i have spend hours upon hours both in the store on the phone trying to make the correction so that i could actually 'manage' my account. the only thing i have been able to do is pay my bill (shocker), but i haven't been able to make any changes to my account (which would have helped with the whole money thing). i finally was able to get it fixed yesterday when i told them that whoever's ssn it REALLY was, was going to be pretty ticked when their credit rating got screwed up by an account they never had. somehow magically, it was all fixable after that. and since my contract is up, and the ssn corrected, i was able to get out. so for my t-mobile friends (all two of you) no more mobile to mobile...sorry. to my att family and friends, i'm here, call me ;)
good news item #4: i am loving loving loving tamara's little 'project blog'. tam and i go way back now (see, i even call her 'tam'), although we've still never met. i am constantly amazed at her eloquence and perspective, but most recently i am completely entertained and grateful for the reminder that single ain't so bad--especially when you take yourself out of the dating pressure cooker once in awhile, and open yourself up to new experiences people. her 'project' was to take on 31 dates in 31 days, to commemorate her recent birthday and try something new. she's blogging her dates here, and you should check it out! she's well underway, but it's not too late to join the bandwagon - you won't regret it.
good news item #5: i'm grateful for the things i done. you can no longer go up or inside kukulcan's temple at chichen itza (stupid vandals). you can no longer visit the statue of liberty's crown (stupid terrorism) and you can no longer snowmobile in yellowstone (stupid nature. um. well, not stupid nature, but you know what i mean). all things i've done that people can't DO anymore. i'm grateful for a family who loves to explore and experience and for the memories these have left behind.
3 comments:
Great post, Tara! That is pretty amazing all the things you've been able to do that are now not even options for other people. I'm happy I was able to spread my wings while I was single - on difficult and/or boring days, they are such fun memories to pull out and treasure.
If you love the name Noah, use it! I don't believe in settling for your #2 favorite name, just because it was someone else's favorite. Our best friends named their new baby Jane. I'm happy they used it. It's a GREAT name! Sorry, just had to put in my 2 cents. ;)
Have a great day!
don't worry, i already told him i was still using it! and btw, i hope you and your fam get to feeling healthy asap!!
tara, thanks for including little Noah on your blog. He is anxious to meet you. so come on out asap. :-)
Also, i thought about another thing you probably have done and others cant. walking in front of the white house. I actually really miss that.
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