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...It's been a nice long weekend around here. Utah celebrated Pioneer's Day on Friday. I'm not Mormon and and I don't really care about this particular holiday, but I'm not the one to complain for a non working day and fireworks. Not like I am working now, or like Chris got to take it off...but Jeanie did! :o)
We (Chris's parents, Andrea, Mogwai and me) decided to go to the Murray Park. It is by far my favorite park around here, it is very close to the apartment complex we used to live at, and it has a great family fitness center where we used to go to. Ah, those were the days...
We picked up some Hawaiian Teriyaki food bowls on the way there and had a little picnic on the grass. Mika really enjoyed it, sitting on the grass, not the food, he is such a little observer. Yes, he sits now. Look!





The time sure is flying by...he will be up and walking in no time. I want to freeze time, most parents probably feel the same. At the same time, I also want to speed up time, because I just can't wait for his first pumpkin, for his first turkey day, for his first Christmas...how do I balance all this in me!?




Friday was a really hot day, park was a little cooler though so we went for a walk. Mogwai fell asleep, I wish someone was strolling me around the park so I can fall asleep. We went home with Andrea, with the intention of preparing our around the world dish, Indian chicken curry. But how things usually go, there was not enough time for everything and we wanted to drive up to the Liberty Part that evening for fireworks.




For some reason I was exhausted and just wanted to go to bed, but this was our last chance for fireworks this year, somehow we missed all the others this summer and I really wanted Mika to see it. So we went. I was in a really lousy mood though, Chris was being funny, but not. I was getting really annoyed and one thing was happening after another...nothing in particular was horrible, but all put together got me really stressed out.



We climbed a little field at East High (yes, THE East High musical weirdness place) and sat on a sleeping bag to watch the fireworks. There was lots of people, and I just love events like that, when people gather to look at something nice, it has a feeling of beautiful simplicity like just sitting on the grass. And togetherness. I love togetherness. I think my Maja made up that word once we were on a ferry boat in the area where you park the cars. It is a cramped space and we are all in it together with the same goal. I guess...something like that heh.
Fireworks itself was much more modest this year than any other I've seen since I've been here. Recession hit up the skies too, but Mika seemed to enjoy it and that was the most important thing. Funny thing is, all the city lights he was looking at from there and cars passing probably seemed to him as fireworks in itself! He was looking at everything wide eyed. Before I had him I was worried, will I be able to put myself and Chris on a second place and sacrifice everything we will have to in order to get him what he needs. It is the easiest thing I have ever had to do. I don't even notice it until moments like this when I think about it. It is not a sacrifice at all. By doing it for him, I AM doing it for me.



My mood didn't get much better on the way home, I actually had a teeny tiny anxiety attack in the car. It was embarrassing with Andrea there, but it was basically just me not being able to get air and feeling very dizzy. I don't even want to think what could have been if I wasn't on these pills! Anyway, it all got better when we got home and we ended the evening on a good note.

Yesterday I finally made that chicken curry, and I am still in awe. The most delicious thing I have made in a great while! Recipe is coming soon...
We also went to Dairy Queen, not because we wanted to eat anything else, but because I found out that I can earn sky miles with the SkyMiles Dining program at participating places, and that one was one of them. We got a banana split, but still no miles on my account. Grrr. I am really getting pissed off with Delta and these miles. If I don't show activity on my account in the next 3 days I ill lose my 34000 miles, which is more than enough for a domestic free ticket. Well, we already spent stupid $50 trying to make some activity on it, just to find out that they want more money in fees and it may not even update my miles in time. So I tried this dining option. We will see how it goes.

What else is new with Mika? He is eating solids like a big boy. He really enjoys spinach, peas and bananas. The first picture in this post is one of him eating peas, and here is another one:



Cute! Cute! Cute!
He also got a mini laptop from mommy and daddy. Because world just isn't fair with us banging on our laptops and him just sitting there and watching. So now we are a true happy family of geeks, and proud of it! Though, he still likes his mommy's laptop best.





Today was a very laid back day. We went and watched Harry Potter again, this time with Chris's brother Patrick. After HP, boys stayed and watched Transformers, I wanted to go home to Mika. We had a nap and then I made blueberry white chocolate chip pancakes again. That was our dinner. Yes, they are THAT good!

And me. What about me? I am starting to stress about going back to work in a little over a month now. I don't want to. I want to be home with Mika, and I really don't want to do my job anymore. I want to open my shop, but I feel very much stuck. I talked to Patrick about that today and he said he would try to help out with planning it out. He is nice like that.
Anyway,it is feeding time now. Mika's, not mine. I am counting down, a week from tomorrow Maja and Senka will be here! Chris is yelling "moooommy, we need help, we are poopy". He yells that for everything. Mooooommy, we need help, we puked. I guess it's kind of cute. :o)