February 07, 2007
Thoughts of a 26 year old very old woman
I really can't believe that I'm 26. It sounds so old. I know you're thinking "yeah, right" but to me, it's always been the age that seemed so ADULT. I think it's because my mom had me at 26, and I always thought that seemed old growing up, and now I'm 26 with my own child. Wow. Time does fly. But it also brings amazing blessings, and I hope the coming years bring more of the joy we've felt having Olivia here with us.
My birthday was great. I had lunch at Olive Garden with James and my grandma. There was a baby only a month or so older than Olivia eating Cheetos next to us. And we wonder why children are obese. HA! Anyway, lunch was really good. After lunch, I went window shopping with Olivia. We went to this baby store where one dress cost $70, but they were hand embroidered and had smocking (were smocked??). The store owner addressed all the other moms by name, so they obviously buy $70 dresses fairly regularly. I left without buying anything because I don't have $70 for a dress, but it's ok. I just feel fortunate to be home with Olivia. :-) I saw the cutest shoes by Robeez and wanted to buy them, but the small size was way too tiny and the next size was way too big, so I'll wait until she's bigger.
Here they are:
I love this style of shoe because they stay on better. She has some like it now, but I love the mermaids on these. When I was little, I loved mermaids, so I'd love to get these!
After coffee with MF (her treat! I just love her!), I went home to meet James and we headed to my parents'. I got awesome gifts for my birthday. James got me a scanner! Stay tuned for older pics! He also got me software to transfer my cell phone pics directly to my computer. I got a Starbucks gift card, Aveda rosemary mint body wash (love it!), and a nice carrying bag for my pilates mat. From my family, I got money (I'm getting highlights!!), Seasons 1 & 2 of Grey's Anatomy (yipppeee!), 2 GAP shirts, earrings, 2 CD's, Bath & Body Works lotion, and some other little things. I also got some really sweet e-cards from friends and a few surprises in the mail! When we got home, I took a chocolate bubble bath and read "The Time Traveler's Wife". Love that book!
Today was lunch with MF, lots of walking, and then I skipped pilates because I had a tummy ache, which I've had for 5 days. Not sure what's going on, but skipping pilates gave me more time to pick at leftover cake (buttercream icing, yum!) and I had a good soak in my parents' hot tub while my mom and Olivia played the piano. The soak helped my tummy, but I wish I knew what's going on. I'll give it a few days before calling the dr.
Other thoughts in bulleted form so I don't ramble . . .
-- I wish I had time to make hand-made cards. My aunt always makes the prettiest cards and I save every one of them.
-- My car smells like poop. Olivia had one of the stinkiest diapers ever while we were at lunch, so I changed her in the car and forgot to throw away the diaper. It sat in my car, in the sun, all day. Now my car smells like something died. But I sure love the little fanny that caused all the stink!
-- I'm sick and tired of the underwire popping out of my nursing bras. I think I need to buy a brand other than Motherhood Maternity.
-- Today was gorgeous and it made me happy. I still wish it would snow here. I miss snow.
OK, time for me to go read more of "The Time Traveler's Wife" before bed. I think I have a crush on Henry. There's something sexy about a tall, dark, young librarian with a great libido (this is not to say that my husband doesn't possess these qualities, except that he's not a librarian, obviously) I love smart men. I'm such a dork.
Posted by Hannah at February 7, 2007 10:40 PMGlad you had such a great b-day~you deserve it :) I love those shoes~super cute!
Posted by: Connie at February 7, 2007 11:50 PMHappy Birthday Hannah!
Have you ever shopped on ebay? That's where I get Amelia's robeez (at least the ones that don't come to her as gifts) and I've bought a number of dresses with smocking for less than $10. Just search on Olivia's size and the word smocking and do another search with her size and the word smocked. You can find new as well as used.
Posted by: Jennie at February 8, 2007 07:29 AMHappy birthday!!! (sorry I missed it, I was flying home that day)
Time Travelers Wife is one of my all time favorite books, even if it did make me cry. :)
Posted by: Jessica at February 8, 2007 10:11 AMGlad you had such a great birthday. BTW, 26 is not old. Wait until you are 32. :)
Hope your tummy feels better soon. Is it possible that the pilates have caused your abs to be sore? If I do too many crunches, I will get what I think is a stomach ache that Tums will not help.
Posted by: Christina at February 8, 2007 10:14 AMHappy b'day! Glad it was such a nice one. :)
Posted by: jesser at February 8, 2007 11:17 AMglad you had a nice birthday... off to try to get Lorelei to nap... oh how is Olivia's bumps on her face?
Posted by: Shannon O. at February 8, 2007 01:15 PMi'm glad you had such a great birthday! those shoes are adorable!! enjoy grey's...i watched season 1 in one day. hehe. :)
Posted by: cady at February 8, 2007 02:55 PMHannah, 26 is *so* not old. Although ... when I turned 26, my dad so nicely reminded me that I was closer to 30 than to 20! LOL! :) Those are cute shoes. I'm dying to buy some for Meredith ~ especially patent leather. Glad you had a nice birthday! Sounds like you received some great gifts! I hope that your constant tummyaches are nothing. Period coming up? Pregnant? hehe :) I wasn't feeling great for the past two weeks, it seems, but I think that now everything's better (thank goodness).
Posted by: lisanne at February 8, 2007 02:59 PMHappy birthday, Hannah. I know what you mean about feeling old... I'm the same way and I just turned 25. But I've felt like that for years.
Oh, and The Time Traveler's Wife is my favorite book in the world. :)
Posted by: Laura at February 8, 2007 03:39 PMGlad you got wonderful gifts and had a good day.
Posted by: Rebecca at February 8, 2007 03:56 PMI LOVE this post. Where do I start? Uh, happy belated b-day first! Sounds like you got a great haul!
I love, love Robeez. They are the best shoes. And they last.
I hope your tummy feels better soon. That is something that affects your whole day. Ick.
As for the underwire thing. I have 2 different brands and they both popped out. One was an expensive one from Thyme and another was a Vogue one. I think it's just because they get worn to death. I'm chucking mine once I'm done but it is SOOO annoying!
That book sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out. :)
I also loved mermaids when I was little; Splash was one of my favorite movies.
I can't believe people buy $70.00 dresses for their babies! This just seems so wasteful to me, even if you can afford it. Babies don't stay in a size long enough to warrant that cost.
Posted by: Chas at February 8, 2007 05:51 PMGlad that you had such a nice birthday! I turned 29 in November and it was a hard one because I knew that the next one I would be the big 3-0! UGH!
I bought Lani some shoes today at Target and we had the same problem! The 2's were tight and the 3's were too big! But we went for the 3's because they don't look big on her and we needed something to keep her feet warm in this below zero weather! Will send some your way so that it can bring you snow:)
On the bra topic! I bought some at JC Penney and they have lasted for 7 months so far! Just a small tear in the lace but that is my fault because I grab it when I latch it back together! They were also not expensive.
Posted by: Wendy at February 8, 2007 08:36 PM