Score !

How many blog entries ago was I agonizing over finding curtains for our bedroom ? Months ago ! Today was the day I found the perfect curtains for our bedroom. Goodbye ugly-old-don't-match-anything-cheap-curtains ! I scored some beauties today !!

Elaina and I spent the afternoon shopping together and although I can't brag that she was exactly well-behaved in the store, we did have a successful trip. After our big curtain find, we headed to Jo-Ann Etc. to find some pretties to enhance Eric's landscaping in the backyard. He finished installing the garden trellis and picket fence and gate and our yard was crying out for some finishing touches. I found some outdoor accessories that perfectly fit the need.

After our afternoon of shopping, we joined our friends going out to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. Elaina was on the edge of being good and being not-so-good. Generally, after her shots, her body reacts with moodiness for about 3-5 days. She ate nearly a whole loaf of bread and some chicken as she sat in her highchair, throwing her book and sippy cup to the ground repeatedly. Well, that's what we thought anyhow. Pulling her seat back from the table, we discovered that not every piece had made into her mouth. In fact, a flock of birds would have had a buffet with as much food as Elaina left on the floor. Needless, to say, Eric did some clean up of his own and we tipped our waiter generously.

As if our day wasn't full enough at this point, after we arrived home, I changed Elaina into her jammies and with her cuddly blanket, we drove down the street to our friends house for a bonfire. Most of their guests had since gone home, but we stayed for over an hour, visiting and cuddling our sleeping girl as she finished off her bedtime bottle.

I guess you just have to soak up as many of these beautiful summer nights that you can handle. The days go so quickly and summer is slipping away even faster !