Monday Minute {6/20}

1 - Redacted due to mom and brother reading this blog. Heh.



2 - What are you wearing?
Pajamas. Yoga pants and a t-shirt.

3 - How are you feeling?
Tired. And a little sore. I saw the chiropractor Saturday and always feel a little gross after the poking. And to make sure the sore stuck, I completely busted ass at the mall yesterday. Lots of bruises...good times.

 4 - How many and which languages can you speak fluently?
Just the one. I took Latin for three years and Spanish for another 3. I am a totally nerd and actually used to complete in foreign language competitions, but all I can remember is a little mythology and how to say 'my dog is small and brown' in Spanish.



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5 - Name at least one thing that you did as an adolescent that if you caught your child (or future child) doing, you'd get pretty mad.
Not that I ever did anything wrong...but if I had to pick one thing it would be lying about where she is. It's just way too dangerous. I'm a complete idiot and extremely lucky that nothing ever happened to me.

Another random Friday

I keep ending up with these little bits to tell you at the end of the week. So this is another Friday catch-all.

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I have come clean before about watching 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom. They're terrible and I can't look away. I just watched this week's 16 and Pregnant and really want to smack somebody. This week was a 15 year old girl and a 16 year old boy. Idiots both. Neither would consider adoption because they didn't "believe" in it.

I can't even process what that means. How do you not believe in something that actually exists? And to make things even more mind boggling, the girl's mother had a child in her teens that she did place for adoption because so was too young to care for the child. How do you have adoption in your family and still not believe in it?! I may or may not, and totally did, cry for that poor, sweet baby.

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My expert has been having some serious computer issues, so she is just starting to answer the questions. I will have that sorted and up next week. And let me just say that her answers simply confirm her expert status. She's wicked smart.

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I got some super duper prizes for my birthday. A spa day (oh yes!), some killer Etsy items, and the best of all...my little Pie choose my birthday to say mama and actually mean me. Yup, cried my eyes out. And get a little teary every time she's said it since.

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And just so I end on the best possible note. Here's a little slice of Pie in the pool with her daddy...

Hope you all have an awesome weekend!

Hiding Behind Anonymity

This blog is for the most part anonymous. Sara, which is my real name by the way, is super common so I have no fear using it. Husband, however, has a very unusual name. Very. Like we have never met, heard of, or read about anyone else who has his name. And my darling Pie has a name that is not unusual, but is certainly not common.

When I started writing here I didn't know if it was something that would last, I didn't know if it would do anything for me. All I knew was that keeping things anonymous was important. I never would have guessed what I would gain from this blog. I have gained a place to vent, a place to celebrate, a place to share the wonderful, absurd and heartbreaking. More than all that I have gained friends. Amazing people who I talk about in real life, who I tell stories about, who are a part of my life despite having never met most of them.

And it's that piece that has been bothering me lately. I feel terrible that I'm holding back basic information about my life from you. Granted if we chat offline I've shared names, places, etc. But I feel like it's unfair to hold out on you when so many of you are completely transparent. And that's where the problem lies.

For anyone who doesn't know, Pie is my daughter through domestic open adoption. Her biological parents know us completely...names, address, phone numbers, you know name it. For that reason I have tried to keep any truly identifying information out of my writing here. I wanted to have have a place where I feel fairly certain I can speak openly about anything. I really wanted to have a place where I could say things without fear that Pie's bios would be reading and judging or feeling anything less than confident in their decision.

I am really bothered by the fact that I hide a certain amount of my life in anonymity, but I think I have to keep it that way. I may change my mind in the future, but for the time being I think I still need to hold a few cards close to the vest. Pie still wants to give you kisses though...

What about you? Are you totally transparent or do you hold back? Why did you make that decision? Are you annoyed when people aren't forthcoming? Do you think I should put a few more questions in here? :D

Wordish Wednesday {Boo Boos}

Pie is a rough and tumble girl. She is constantly jumping, falling, climbing, falling...you get the point. And she is frequently the proud owner of bruises and scrapes. She never even seems to notice.

This weekend, however, she fell not once but twice and skinned her knees. She was not happy. Poor little Pie.

The she was distracted by trying to pull the bandaids off.

Yup...those are Phineas and Ferb bandaids. So cool. I keep waiting to get a paper cut or something so I can use one :) 

Thankfully she, and her crazy hair, recovered quickly. Both times. I swear this child is aging me prematurely! 

Holy sh*t I'm in my MID-30s

Yup. It's official. As of 8:13 pm yesterday, I am {cough} thirtyfour {cough}

To help celebrate the occasion, we got some goodies made by my dear friend Kristin of Kuppy Kakes by Kristin. And yes, for anyone whose been reading for awhile, Kristin is the same genius behind Pie's first birthday goodies which you can see here and here. And I've been craving them ever since. Can you blame me?

Margarita cupcakes. Yes...margaritas plus cupcakes. Just think about that a second.

 My favorite...vanilla/vanilla cupcakes. Simple but so yummy.

And red velvet. Another classic and Husband's favorite.

And look at all the amazing cake toppers that Kristin made. Yes made. Just for me. 

I say with all sincerity...if you are in/around Atlanta, do yourself a favor and get Kristin to make the goodies for your next event. You won't be sorry. And that fact that she's so adorable and I kind-of want to put her in my pocket and carry her and her kick ass new pink hair around with me doesn't hurt either!

Monday Minute {6/13}

1 - In your opinion, rank the following in order of historical impact, 1 being the highest impact - Slavery in the US, the Holocaust of the late 1930s through mid 1940s or Women's suffrage?

I may lose my lady card for this, but I'd have to go: Holocaust, Slavery, Women's suffrage.

2 - Why did you select #1?
How could you not? The absolute, and completely senseless, destruction of a people is still beyond comprehension. The loss of life...the loss of potential...the loss of generations.

3 - To plan for something means that you are gathering information, planning ahead, getting ready, etc. What is 'pre-planning'?
Thinking about doing all that stuff?

4 - If you are a female, have you ever 'lost' a condom while having sex? If you are a male, have you ever broke on through to the other side?
Never. Acceptable answer number two is I've never had sex. (I swear mom).

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5 - Explain how one can slap the shit out of another person.
Depends on if you're going metaphorical or physical. Metaphorically I suppose if a person is talking shit and you slap them hard enough, they might stop, thus slapping the shit out of them. Physically I guess if you slap someone hard enough that they pass out....

Random random bo bandom

1) Don't forget to ask my expert a question. And for everyone who has commented so far...yes my mom is amazing, inspiring, awesome and every bit as good as I said!!

2) My little Pie was invited to her first non-family birthday party (awwww). I can't wait to see how she does with all the people and goodies.

3) I found an A.MAZ.ING present for Big Sister's shower, and will totally share after she gets it. And I have all kinds of your suggestions saved for #2s arrival. They don't have a name picked out yet, so I have to wait on that until I do some of the personalized things. Thank you for all your awesome suggestions!

4) Pinterest is becoming a real problem. I am completely addicted. If you want to follow, here you go...



5) This weekend is going to be crazy busy. I think just about every second is scheduled. But it's all fun and exciting stuff, so I'll be exhausted but happy.

6) Pie wanted to say, "Hey...how you doin?"

7) I don't really have a 7, but for some reason I just prefer odd numbers. :)

Have a great weekend all!!