To end the month: Girls Weekend and a New baby Nephew

My main focus since January started was to get to Saturday the 24th, this is when I thought I was going to be flying to Baltimore for an orientation to start my online Masters in Public Administration; however, they were nice enough to NOT make me fly across the country for one day of orientation! Well I still had the babysitters lined up, I couldn't get a shift back at work, and it just so happened that two of my very good friends were available so we planned a LONG over due Girls Weekend!!!!!
We enjoyed taking our time, talking with no interruptions, and lots of Yummy food! We started the day with AMAZING pedicures before heading to Salt Lake for some shopping, hot tubbing, dinner, lots of conversation, late night movie, and a wonderful morning brunch at the Grand Hotel :) My favorite!

1st round

2nd round

Grand finale! 

Girls! Thanks for sending me off to New York the right way!!

Now that the long awaited Girls Weekend is over this move to New York is starting to feel real... it's really going to happen! We are going to get to be a family. I'm so excited for Sundays together, packing a lunch for Travis, hugs when I'm sad, Maddix being able actually hug/kiss his daddy instead of the phone screen then asking, "did the kiss go through and get you?" Words can't describe how excited I am. But now the rush is on.

             I am a list maker so I know what needs to be done, but it is hard to think "where to start," and to really utilize our time. Our days are flying by in a haze and if I get a picture I'm lucky enough to remember a part of what happened that day. Thankfully, I snapped a few photos the past 10 days and I'm starting to remember just how much fun we've had! So here we go: 

We've exercised: 

Mommy-Me tumbling

Our replacement Apple TV Arrived!!

We've had endless playdates!:

Our Purcell friends

Riding the pirate ship "Bucky" to preschool. Everything
lately has been Jake the Pirate!!!

And then, I almost forgot, but as of yesterday I am officially the aunt to  my first nephew:)
Larisa had her little baby boy:
Wednesday January 28, 2015; 7lbs 11oz. 19 in.
Brigham Marcus Hornberger.

P.S. Here are some photos from Travis's month in New York:

Apparently the BEST ice cream
EVER! 

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn makes a good pizza! 

The Manhattan buildings

An old building.