Cake Wrecks

I found this blog the other day and have been spending wayyyy too much time there...it's hilarious!

Check it out.

Julia's 6!

Remember this peanut?  

Well, she's 6 years old today.  I know, it's insane.  

She's the coolest 6-year-old I know.  

Happy Birthday Julia.  I hope this year is your best one yet!

Baby!

Clark Joseph Garvey was born yesterday evening. He's perfect. I'll post pictures as soon as I get some quality time with him and take them :)

Summer!

Maeve graduated from Pre-K last week. Julia graduates from Kindergarten tomorrow. While both of those things make me feel like time is going too fast, they also mean:

SUMMER IS HERE!

I've always loved summer - probably because I've been a student for the past 25 years and summer meant no school. However, in the past few years I've realized that, in Buffalo, summer is short, and every warm, sunny moment must be soaked up and used wisely.

In order to maximize my summer fun, I've made a list of all the things I want to do this summer.

My Summer To-Do List (in no particular order):

1. Walk the break wall. I've wanted to do this for years, and I'm determined to do it this summer.
2. Go to the Drive-In. There are a million movies I want to see (Judy Moody, Mr. Popper's Penguins, X-Men, Green Lantern, Cars 2, Kung-Fu Panda 2)
3. Go Camping. Somewhere near real bathrooms, because I can't pee in the woods.
4. Get Married.
5. Have a wedding.
6. Go to the zoo. I haven't been all year.
7. Go to the aquarium. I haven't been since I was about 8.
8. Get a new niece or nephew.
9. Spend an entire day in my backyard playing with the dogs, sitting in the sun, drinking beer.
10. Go to a Bisons game. Preferably a Friday one, for the fireworks.
11. Shakespeare in the Park.
12. Walk somewhere to get ice cream. Soft vanilla with rainbow sprinkles.
13. Ride my bike. Maybe to get ice cream.
14. Italian Fest, Taste of Buffalo, Grease-pole festival.
15. Eat at the Hatch and walk along the water.
16. Eat at restaurants I've never been to.
17. Sit on patio's and have dinner/drinks.
18. Go to the Navy Boats.
19. Thursday in the Square.
20. Wash my car - inside and out.

What am I missing?

Mike posted a Fantasy Baby league for their new baby. I have my guesses:

1. Gender.

I guess boy.

2. Date of Birth.

I'll say June 15. No reason, it's just the first date that came to mind.

3. Time of birth.

I'm gonna say 11:09. PM.

4. Weight at Birth?

7 lbs 1 oz.

5. First drink Lisa asks for after labor?

If it were me it'd be a diet coke. But I'm guessing she'll want something more grown up...champagne?

6. First thing you realize you forgot to pack?

It won't be anything like your DS or your phone or iPad. Let's guess your toothbrush.

7. Length of time after birth before you name the baby.

Well, you have a lot to live up to with Addie's middle name. However, I think there's a limit to how long they will let you call your baby "Baby Boy Garvey" before they make you write that on the birth certificate (it does have a nice ring to it...) Let's say you'll decide first name within an hour, middle name in 2 days.

Good Buddy

Amy and I got married in Canada yesterday. It was fast - we were in Canada for about 20 minutes, total. We went to a little place called Two Hearts Chapel and stood in front of a white curtain while we repeated the vows given to us by the woman who worked there. After the "wedding" we went to my parents house where the whole family came and we had an awesome steak dinner. And some of us (me, really) had a lot of alcohol.

A little background - when I get drunk I like to shower. I'll sit in the shower until the hot water runs out, then wait a bit before I get back in to sit under the water some more. I feel like maybe I'm getting rehydrated by osmosis, but really it just feels good.

So last night I got into the shower in the basement of my parents house and sat under the hot water. It started getting colder so I picked up a bottle of shampoo that was next to me on the ground and used it to hit the handle over and make the water hotter. I did this a few times before I got out. Then I went back to bed.

A couple hours later I woke up and decided to shower again. This time I knew I should actually use soap and shampoo and get clean, so after a few minutes of sitting I picked up the bottle of shampoo. It said oatmeal and aloe shampoo & conditioner, which sounded nice. I poured a big handful and soaped up my hair. As I was washing my hair I looked at the bottle of shampoo, called Good Buddy, and thought, "that's an odd name," but continued lathering it into my hair. Then I rinsed and picked up the bottle to use it to push the handle over for more hot water when I said, in smaller print, something about a shiny coat...

I washed my hair with dog shampoo.

Because I couldn't figure out that a shampoo called "good buddy" is for dogs. And to make it worse, this is what it looked like:

Yep, a fire hydrant.

But at least my hair is nice and shiny.