Birthday Girl!

Today, I turned 31! When I turned 25, I thought no other year would have more changes than that one. I finished graduate school, bought my first house, got married, and started my career. Well, I think 31 is going to give 25 a run for the money!

I had the day off for fall break (yay!) and Josh was able to take the day off as well. So we hit the open road for a magical place called western Ohio. It is there that two of my favorite places are located, the Kate Spade outlet (the mother ship) and IKEA. When we arrived at the KS outlet, Josh uttered some potentially dangerous words... "I want to buy you a Kate Spade diaper bag for your birthday. Pick out whatever you want." Such choices! As Josh settled in for what he anticipated to be a very lengthy process, I saw it. My. Diaper. Bag. If you are a purse lover like me, you know how the right hand bag can make your heart sing and put a spring in your step. So, if I must carry a diaper bag, it should at least be cute, right?

And now for a glimpse into the future...let me preface this by saying that the picture you see below is NOT how look on a daily basis...yet. While shopping, we wandered into a maternity store. I figured while we were there I might as well try on some clothes. As I was heading into the fitting room, the sales person said, "Oh there is also a pillow in there you can try on with the clothes so you can get an idea of how they will fit later. The pillow adds about 3 months." I'm all for playing dressing up, so why not? What you see below is apparently what I will look like by the end of January. Needless to say there were a lot of nervous giggles and a moment of "O.M.G. Seriously?"