Good morning! I am up EARLY.
Well, let me rephrase that. I woke up WAY TOO EARLY.
4:30 to be exact. I tried to go back to sleep, but at almost 6:00, I decided to just get up. I am SO GLAD I DID, too. Otherwise, I would’ve missed this beautiful, BEAUTIFUL, sunrise:
Yesterday afternoon. we had Graham a little birthday cookout with a few family members. I wanted to keep it small because I didn’t want to get stressed out. Guess what? I was still stressed. Isn’t it funny how that happens?!
Anyway, it was another day of no naps for that kid. It’s happened a few times, but I really, I mean REALLY, wanted him to nap yesterday. I wanted him to be in a GREAT mood for his birthday cookout. Well, he never napped, but he still seemed to be in a good mood. I say good instead of great because he literally had an epic meltdown right at 8pm, his usual bedtime.
It was as if he was saying, “OKAY, I’ve been a trooper staying up ALL DAY to enjoy my day, but now I just really need to relax in the bath and then snuggle up in a warm fuzzy robe to watch the Real Housewives of New York City!”
So, yeah, he really doesn’t watch the Housewives. That was just me projecting what I wanted to do, I guess. ;)
Besides that meltdown, which I’ll be sure to tell him about when he is older, he loved his cake, his people, and playing with a paper plate. Yep. I should’ve just skipped buying him toys and wrapped up some paper plates for him. :)
Anyway! I love reading blogs, so I figured if you are reading this then you might like reading blogs, too. So, below are a few of my favorite blogs to follow. Most of them are Lifestyle blogs, but one is photography related. I am really into the Lifestyle ones lately. Let me know what your favorites are, too, as I’m always looking for more to read when I wake up early… like WAY TOO EARLY.
FYI, when you click the links below, they will open up a NEW tab/window so you won’t have to worry about losing your place on here.
Justin & Mary – Photography Blog
The Chic Site – I love her SO MUCH that it is kind of absurd at this point. I found her Facebook page randomly one night and I swear I stayed up until 2AM reading a bajillon blog posts. And, I love “Chic Color Story” images on Instagram! The idea is that every image she posts for a certain month has to have a certain color somewhere in it. I like trying to find the color hidden in the image if it isn’t obvious where it is. (It’s the little things that make me the most excited. haha!) Follow her on Instagram HERE. And while you are on there follow me on Instagram HERE, too. ;)
I am photographing Leah & Zach’s wedding tomorrow, so be sure to come back next week for a few images from their big day. Have a fantastic weekend!
Bethany
