I’ll get to her in just a second. :)
So I’m in Connecticut. I’ve been here for about a week and a half now in total, but for the last three days I’ve been staying at my (soon-to-be) brother- and sister-in-laws’ home. And for the last three days my future brother-in-law has been giving me nothing but grief about being late with my July goals. Every day it’s, “Posted those goals yet?” Or, “July up?” Or, “What am I going to read at work tomorrow?!” As if I haven’t been busy with the birth of my goddaughter. As if I haven’t been busy playing with HIS KIDS — yeah, Keith, I said it: I’m entertaining YOUR KIDS INSTEAD OF BLOGGING. As if. ;)
Speaking of his kids, I’m pretty sure my niece has a crush on me. Yesterday, while we were playing outside on her swing set and she was showing me the rooms of her “house” (a.k.a. the jungle gym / climbing / slide portion), she told me she had three (imaginary) babies. Their names? Molly, Olly and Ly (“Leigh”). She has also renamed one of her dolls after me. I feel important. :)
And speaking of dolls, let me introduce to you the most perfect, beautiful baby I have ever set my eyes upon: my goddaughter.
This is Eliana. She was born on July 2nd at 4:34 in the afternoon, she looks like her dad but has her mom’s lips, and never have I ever loved a baby more. Plus, her mom is a phenomenal woman who makes me feel lucky to know her, and blessed to call her my best friend. Life is good. :)
July Goals (June holdovers in italics):
- Meet my goddaughter — Obviously, this is SO taken care of
- Photograph the heck out of that new baby
- Spend some time with my Connecticut family
- Play with my niece until she tires of me (this isn’t actually possible)
- Take some photos of some lovely Connecticut pals
- Finish up that enormous secret from last month, which, if everything goes according to plan, I should be able to talk about at the start of August (This is the one I wasn’t allowed to be excited about. I’M EXCITED NOW.)
- Celebrate my mother and father’s birthdays
- Design my wedding invitations
- Meet a new photography friend for coffee
- Repaint our coffee table — Turns out old paint is kind of gross. Must get new paint!
- Shoot a little film — Gotta hunt out a new battery
Completed June Goals:
- Meet with my personal trainer twice a week
- Kick my own rear two to three other times per week
- Find a model for a personal project
- Visit Connecticut
- Buy that sweet new baby some presents
- Contest a dumb parking ticket
- ANOTHER SECRET! — This is a surprise for someone, actually, which is why I can’t share ;)
- Hopefully unveil the rest of our styled shoot — check it out!
- Blog twice this month — I am intensely proud of having accomplished this one
YOU’RE WELCOME, KEITH.
by Molly
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