late-night randoms.

hi all!

i sit here, baby snoozing in bed, waiting for my husband to get home from work, cuddled in a warm blanket, sipping peppermint tea, hair on top of my head, drugged up on ibuprofen, and feeling very random. i've been sick the last few days, and just feel like writing. writing anything i feel like or think about. 

so, here it goes.

-i absolutely loathe being sick. i rarely get sick, but when i do, it's like the plague. i'm knocked down and out for a day at least. i hate feeling helpless, dizzy, and not myself. it's the worst feeling in the world. so thankful to my amazing husband who let me sleep and recover this morning while he took care of our son after getting only four hours of sleep himself. he bought me herbal tea, soup, a loaf of french bread, ricola cough drops and diet ginger ale. yup, he's pretty stellar. and so thankful to my amazing friend, shamis, who was willing to drop everything to come take liam for me today. and even though it didn't end up working out, she seriously is the best for even offering. i just love her, her husband, and their adorable daughter maya to pieces. 

-i watched a youtube video tonight showing a guy jumping off of a rock in australia. after he jumped in, his friend yells "SHARK! SHARK!" (in a beautiful australian accent i might add). little did he know, a ginormous great white shark was swimming right next to where he had jumped. as the camera shows the lurking shark swimming straight towards the guy, my heart literally jumped out of my chest. after living in hawaii for three years, i always had this fear that a shark was going to appear out of nowhere and bring me to the bottom of the ocean to enjoy me as his tasty morsel. this video brought this fear back to life for me. i swear, if that had been me in that water, i would've died. 

-can i just say how much i love jimmy fallon? he is SO. FREAKING. FUNNY. every show has new flavor and flare to it. a few shows ago, he arm-wrestled channing tatum. and his lip sync battle with emma stone? classic. emma stone kicked his trash with her wicked speed lyrics, but jimmy was definitely impressive with "fancy" by iggy azalea. one of my favorite things about jimmy's show is his segments of "ew!". please watch his show, i just love him.

-i love reading books to liam. i've read books to liam since he was in my womb. recently, it's been so fun watching him react to certain voices, facial expressions, and pictures while we read to him. he gets so excited and starts hitting the pages with his little hands. he turns pages, and closes the books, and then gets frustrated because he wants it opened again. i've always been so thankful for my parents, and for them instilling a love for reading in me. now, i'm doing that with my children. i hope that liam will continue to love our trips to the library as he grows older. as for now, he gets to be strapped in the baby carrier as i walk around picking our next batch of books for the week. :)

-i love having breakfast for dinner. waffles with peanut butter, bacon, scrambled eggs, orange juice, fruit, and homemade syrup is probably my favorite meal of all time. anyone else breakfast-for-dinner lovers? navajo tacos come in as a very close second. 

-i want to travel the world with my family. i read an article recently talking about the importance of traveling and taking trips over buying things. and i completely agree! memories are way more important than possessions. so far, i've been to fifteen states, and two countries. my goals are to go to every single state in the USA (35 to go!), canada, asia, and europe (but i'm never getting on a malaysia airlines plane...frick no.). i think it would be so cool to live somewhere abroad. i would be lying if i said that it hasn't crossed our minds to move internationally...we'll see what happens i guess! isn't it also super sad that i grew up in washington state, and i've never been to canada?! so sad.

-speaking of washington state, i miss my family more than anyone could imagine. i've always supported my husband 100 % with moving wherever we needed to go, but it always hurts when i know that it's not going to be anywhere near my immediate family. i'm so thankful that we've lived so close to john's parents and sister, julie, and that we've been able to see them so often since we've lived in the chicago area. it's been a huge blessing for us, and i love all of john's family so so much. but, i just miss my family. my hardworking dad, my patient mom, and all of my awesome siblings. i miss the family dinners. i miss my house. i miss running up the stairs two at a time. i miss star gazing on the trampoline. i miss the lake. i miss the memories i made with my friends in our house. i miss washington and all of its rainy, overcast goodness. illinois just has never felt like "home" to me. wherever i am with john and liam, that is home to me...but my first home will never be replaced. i miss you, evergreen state!

that's all for now, folks! my cozy bed is calling my name. good night!