Fifth of August: Currently

// Papa bear, mama bear, little bear and baby bear shoes. //

First things, first, since this is basically my catch-up post:

I didn't make my trip out to Florida. It really all boiled right down to the fact that after August's little trip to the ER for his foot, we were in the hole money wise. It would have been really bad timing for me to take a trip at that point, not just because it was something we couldn't afford, but also because I couldn't stand the thought of leaving my baby only a week or so after an accident. I was pretty depressed about it for a few days... But, looking on the bright side, I was here that weekend to watch him take his first wobbly steps, which I presume I wouldn't have gotten to see otherwise.

Obsessing over…
I cannot stop reading about the stupid, bullshit of the Kristen-Stewart-cheating-on-Robert-Pattinson-affair. It is borderline obsessive. I know it, too, but I CAN'T STOP. I only got into the Twilight series, because I watched the first movie out of curiosity, and I became an instant Robert Pattinson fan. And subsequently, a Kristen Stewart hater. She is a GOD AWFUL actress, and there was always something irksome about her when I would see her in interviews. So, I totally believed she was going to break his heart - eventually. I'm sad for Rob, but I'm kind of eating it up, in an "I told you so" way...

Yes. A bit obsessive.

Working on…
I'm working on two things right now. 1. Lots of cutesy stuff for August's first birthday party. Invites have been sent, most of the decor has been made or bought, and I have a list of a few more things I still want to do or make for it ahead of time. 2. I'm going to re-open my etsy shop! On August 5th! (HOW CLEVER.) I've been meaning for months to put up some cute - but random - vintage items I have wanted to sell on it, and I'm finally getting around to it. I'm working on coming up with some prints to put up for sale, too! I'm really excited about it!

Thinking about…
The number of things on my to-do list, and how it never seems to decrease! Bah!

Anticipating…
Eveything, it feels like. I'm always really pumped when August rolls around, because it's not only my favorite month of the year, but my favorite part of the whole year begins August 1st and ends at New Year's. It's really the time in which I have something to look forward to nearly every day. So... I'm happy to have something to anticipate or look forward to, almost every day right now.

Reading...
50 Shades of Grey. Yeah, I know. But I wanted to see what all the hype was about. Especially when I read this week that Alexander Skarsgaard is a potential candidate for the part of Christian Grey. I am a huge True Blood fan, so I just keep on picturing his character on there, Eric, except in the daylight. Without fangs... It's glorious.

Listening to…
This is another thing I'm kind of obsessed with lately: the song Lesson in Love by Kaskade. I had listened to some Kaskade before, as I really loved the remix he did of Dragonette's Fire In Your Shoes, but I wasn't aware of how "big" he was getting until there was all this hype about him being in El Paso and Tucson last week. So, since everyone I know seemed to be talking about it, I went to listen to his latest album. I've been listening to it pretty much on repeat since. I'll include Lesson in Love in a little Spotify mix I'm putting together for next Monday.

Wishing…
I still have some weight I'd like to take off, and my mini-goal since June has been to take off 10 more pounds by my birthday. But I'm struggling. I haven't gained any weight back at all since stopping my HCG diet in April, but I have not been able to make myself put in the extra effort now to keep losing. I'm going to keep trying, but I am wishing right about now that it would just magically fall off.