Handsome little monster!

You remind me of the babe...

The babe with the power...
What power? Power of voodoo!

Remember the Labyrinth, with David Bowie? Several weeks ago, I was pretty sick of Thomas and Shrek and decided to try out the Labyrinth for Cadiem. I figured he'd like all of the cool puppets. He actually did like it--but mostly because of the baby boy that's in it. Baby! Baby!
Anyway--Bri and I were talking about it the other day...

Me: Seriously, what is up with David Bowie's pants in that movie? What is he trying to say? And why do I find him oddly attractive??

Bri: I know! What are we supposed to think? Is he supposed to be scary? Sexy? Does he want to have sex with me? (yes!)

I think it's the pants... They're sending a message... I'm just not sure what the hell it is! Hahaha. But seriously--David Bowie with the scary hair--and weird outfit--he makes it work! Who, besides David Bowie, could pull of all of that make-up--and is that glitter on his lips?

Moving on... (Pay attention Grandma-this part is for you!) I turned really old last week--for some reason it makes me feel like I need to get out of Blacksburg. I need a damn degree! I am finally going back to school in January. I'm excited to finally be at Tech--I just hope I can get it done quick! Work is going well, I moved into a new position recently--and I've been very busy!

Cadiem is speaking sentences... They're not totally clear--but he's definitely getting a handle on it! He's also starting to remember people's names. Ian is "Ayyn". Bri is "Ahn Bwee", and Nate is "Nat". Haha.
Well, that's it for now... Hopefully I'll be blogging more... If anyone is still reading!!

They're 2, they're 4, they're 6, they're 8...

Shunting trucks and hauling freight... Red and green and brown and blue... They're the really useful crew!
Yes, I can now sing the Thomas theme song! Cadiem is still very obsessed with Thomas. I am so excited for him to open his birthday presents--all Thomas stuff of course :) He's turning two this Friday. Saturday we're having a huge party at Jeff's house, but Cadiem and I are also going to do a celebration on his actual birthday.
Cadiem has also discovered playdough--which luckily for me, he'll play with for hours! He's trying really hard to talk. He'll repeat a word (he thinks it's a word) over and over. It's actually pretty frustrating for both of us. Tonight after he finished dinner, he was repeating "bah bah" over and over--which he said very seriously--as if I was supposed to understand. Turns out he wanted a popsicle. AHHHHHH!
Cadiem was moved up to the "twos" room at daycare about a month ago. He's doing really well. They do a lot of fun activities everyday--he probably has more fun there than at home with me! In the last week he's also made friends with another little boy in his class--they apparently hang out all day and push each other around--but in a good way. Hahaha.
Work has been pretty busy and I'm taking one class. Public Speaking. AGAIN. So far, I have an A. This is a vast improvement from before! My friend Mary and I are in the same class... It's been really interesting to see how different we are in class. I am deathly afraid of speaking in front of people... Sweaty palms, accelerated heartbeat... But Mary is a natural and has no fear! On the other hand, I don't mind writing outlines--and Mary hates writing. We all have our strengths!
Jenni Allison came to visit a couple weekend ago and we had a fantastic time :) It mostly included a little downtown crawl (after Jeff took Cadiem of course!), and she's coming back this weekend--Yay!!
My mom is coming to visit in about two weeks--mainly for Cadiem's birthday--but for some reason, she didn't want to come to the kegger! Heh heh heh.
I'm joining the softball team at work, if we get enoug people for a team... Haven't played since junior high I think... Hopefully I can still hit the ball. Maybe I'll just pretend that the bat is a tennis racket. I already told them to not expect me to catch. Haha. I'm in it for the beer!
Well, I guess that's it! I've got some new pics up--and I'll post more after Cadiem's birthday :)

New Year's Resolution...

YELL LESS. Yes, it's late. But I figure it's okay, since I never make them anyway :) It usually seems so pointless. Yes, like everyone else, I'm always striving to lose that five pounds of cookies and wine. But is that really a resolution? More like an ongoing battle.
Anyway, Cadiem is totally obsessed with Thomas the train right now. He watches the show whenever possible--well, he doesn't actually watch it. More like, insists on having it on--and then goes about his business. He's in the business of lining up his cars and then moving them somewhere else, to line them up yet again... and again... and again... You get the idea! He's added a few more words to his repertoire... But it's still hard to know what he's saying most of the time. "More" is his word for "Put Thomas On NOW!" He has NO patience.

Cadiem got a lot of great toys and clothes for Christmas, thank you everyone! Among them were a play kitchen+food and a Thomas train set. And between all of the grandparents he basically has a new wardrobe! I'm pretty excited about my Kindle and Anthropologie stuff (yay!). Thanks parents! I'm always so sad to leave Arizona, it really sucks living so far from family. At least it's a quick trip to Florida... But I'll have to pay for Cadiem soon, damnit!!

Work has been great, I finally got a real email address (rather than "blacksburg support temp"), yay!! My friend Ted is back in town for the semester (I'm considering bringing him into the alliance), I'm excited to see him. Today I'm hunting TJ Maxx for more Thomas trains... Hitting up the wine tasting, and possibly finding a spot downtown to chill with my Kindle :)
Happy weekend! (They're so much better when you have a job!)