Babies laughing

This laughing babies video never gets old. It's the perfect pick-me-up.

Caroline has laughed out loud a handful of times already. It's the sweetest sound.

Pee in the face

Already I'm learning a lot about parenthood, the art of flexibility, and finding humor in it all. There are so many things that you really can't prepare yourself for. Your capacity to love, the intense changes your body will go through, getting baby pee in your eye...

The other day Bob and I were changing Caroline's diaper before bedtime. The dirty diaper was undone and Bob was cleaning her up before putting on the new one. I reached down to pull off her socks and at the exact moment that her sock sprung off her little foot she started to pee. The sock somehow hit the pee mid-stream and flung it directly into my eyes and my mouth. Stunned, I stood there for a moment, mouth agape, eyes blinking fast, baby pee all over my face.

Bob looked over at me not knowing what had happened. "Baby pee! My eyes, my mouth!" is what I think I said. We both laughed so hard it hurt. Caroline laid contentedly on her changing pad just watching, her expression something like "what are you two weirdos doing."

Baby pee in the face. There's no preparing for that.

Baby mop

How hilarious is this Baby Mop? The number one reason you need it? To "teach your baby a strong work ethic early in their life." This is almost more than I can handle.

And, my cousin Jason needs this shirt.

Ancient Greek playing cards

My parents-in-law just returned from a nearly three week Mediterranean cruise. (So jealous!) This deck of playing cards is a gift they brought back for us. Those jokesters are too funny! :)

Fortunately my nieces don't read the blog...

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

I've only read the first four pages of Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and I'm already laughing out loud. This is going to be great.

Here's hoping your week is off to a great start!

Delorean

Last night while we were driving home, husband and I spotted a Delorean in a parking lot in downtown Champaign. A real Delorean!

It obviously started a discussion about Back to the Future, and Bob told me that he thought that in the movie they were kind of making fun of it. I had always thought that in the movie it was supposed to be a super hi-tech, awesome piece of machinery. Maybe that was just me!

Do you think the Delorean in Back to the Future was a joke? Either way, I think I'll always think of it as a badass ride.

p.s. Check out these desktop wallpapers. Hilarious.

brotip #2043

Haha, love this brotip. And this one, and this one. And, this one is for Bob.

brotips are always good for a laugh.

Doritos

I love Doritos. Love 'em! And, this "Mexican Beauty" commercial made me laugh out loud. There are so many flavors of Doritos now. I still prefer the plain old nacho cheese flavor. As of late, though, cool ranch is a close second. Mmmm....

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Weekend art and more

How cute are these kids? Last night we had a refreshingly restful night with these tuckered out pups. Whew!

Do you have any fun plans for the weekend? Tonight Bob and I are meeting up with our lovely friends Seth and Justine for a little Boneyard Festival art and a delicious meal. For the second year in a row I have a piece on display for the CUDO ABCU typography exhibit taking place this year at indi go artist co-op in downtown Champaign. This year I've created a photographic capital 'K'. (You might remember my 'L' from last year.) It will be a great night!

And, to get your weekend started, check out this funny video of our sweet Kia who is a bit of a snorer. Turn up the volume for the full effect.

p.s. please consider donating to CCHS.

Mustache Night

Last night Bob and I joined our friends Ben and Stella to see Nick Offerman (a.k.a. Ron Swanson from Parks & Rec) perform. We're big fans of Parks & Rec and Ron's character. His performance was great and had me in stitches through much of his "American Ham" routine. 

Before the show we had dinner and discovered that the restaurant celebrates "Mustache Night" each Thursday. Check out our 'staches. These glasses were great - and, we got to keep them! :)

Have a happy weekend!

Useless Baby Essentials

These "11 Useless Baby Essentials" have me in stitches.  My top three favorite, most ridiculous items are The Peekaru, the Hair Bib and the Over the Door Baby Hanger.  What on earth were these people thinking?!

Memory #10: "You're Not Living Here"

One of my favorite memories is when my parents moved me out to NYC after I graduated college.  They were so supportive of me even though I was moving to Brooklyn into an apartment that I'd signed a lease for via fax after never having seen it.  Oh, and the fact that I didn't have a job to support myself.  Mom and Craig took me on a trip to IKEA to get some furnishings and then hauled me and all of my stuff across the country in our van to Brooklyn.  When we pulled off of the BQE and headed off the exit toward my new diggs, we passed building after building covered in graffiti, overturned trash cans and an overall seedy looking area.  When we pulled up to my apartment I went to open the van door to check things out and I heard a click.  The van door was locked and I was stuck inside.  Looking forward I see dread on my mother's face as she said calmly, "you're not living here."  To be honest, I was nearly scared to death myself, but knew showing fear was out of the question at this point.  We had arrived and there was no turning back.  It took some coaxing, and a week of hanging around, to convince my parents that I would be fine.  It was pretty funny, but it came as no surprise to either one of us that I was going to be just fine.

Check out this graffiti bike tour.

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Memory #22: Moon Shoes

One of the funniest things I remember was the Christmas that I got Nickelodeon Moon Shoes.  They were these awesome purple platform shoes with giant rubber bands running through them.  Once you got them strapped to your feet it really felt like you could bounce to the moon.  I managed to convince my 80+ year old Grandma Jenkins to wear the moon-shoes around the house for awhile.  Getting her to even stand up in them was a challenge, but trying to help her bounce around the house, nearly tumbling with each step and scaring our pets into a barking/hissing frenzy, was absolutely hilarious!

One of my other favorite Nickelodeon toys.

Memory #26: Learning to Drive the Mustang

When I turned 14, my Grandma Jenkins gave me her 1966 Mustang that she had purchased, as she liked to say, right off the showroom floor.  She was so proud of that car.  I remember spending summers with her "garage sale-ing" and people would walk up to her and ask how much she wanted for the car.  Without hesitation, and with a giant smile spreading across her face, she'd say, "it's not for sale."  She loved that.
When I got my learners permit Grandma and my mom decided to take me out and teach me how to drive the Mustang.  With my mom in the back seat and Grandma in the front we headed out.  Things were going OK despite the sticky clutch and I was actually getting the hang of the 3 speeds on the floor.  We pulled up to an intersection with a 4-way stop and we happened to be on an incline.  Three other cars pull up at the same time.  I tried waiting for them to go, but it was my turn and they weren't budging.  While Grandma was calmly giving me instructions on how to avoid killing the engine (again) my mom was in the back seat anxiously shouting for me to go.  As I was rolling backwards down the hill another car was pulling up right behind us and next thing I know everyone in the car is shouting, including me!  Struggling to get going I ended up flooring it and peeling out of the stop through the intersection as my mom is in hysterics, I'm terrified for all of our lives and Grandma was laughing so hard I thought she might pee her pants.  After realizing we'd survived, the three of us had a good hard laugh.  That was so much fun.

Hipster Baby Names

In the market for a baby name?  Consider these hilarious hipster suggestions.  I'm thinking Tom.

Three L's

Loving these three L's of a lasting marriage.  In addition to loving a whole lot, Husband and I are always laughing.  All the time.  From the little things to the silly jokes we share.  It's one of my favorite things about our relationship.

Talking Twins

If you haven't seen this video yet, prepare to laugh.  This is one of the silliest things I've seen and it's got me in stitches.
Have fun weekend, lovelies!

Not Lady Liberty?

Have you heard about the Statue of Liberty stamp debacle?  The US Postal Service printed these new stamps featuring our Lady Liberty, only it's not really her.  It's the statue from New York, New York in Las Vegas.  Kind of funny, don't you think?  You can read about it here.

Reachemol

Driving around town I'd been seeing these billboards for what appeared to be a new pharmaceutical product.  The ads all have the pharma looking logo, but weird tags lines like, "how else do you explain Justin Beiber?"  I finally googled it and love what I found!  Very clever.

Reachemol

Yoga Puppies... and Kittens, too

My yoga studio has a calendar called Yoga Puppies and it makes me smile every time I see it.  So much so that I decided to get one for myself.  And a Yoga Kittens one, too.  They're filled with the most darling puppies and kittens doing yoga poses (some rather challenging).  Cute and hilarious at the same time, I couldn't resist.  

Go, Lola, go!