Success, my friends.  Granted I was a stressball for a few hours but we pulled it off.

Thank you to those friends and family who made it out to Ledge Lake for the Orange You Glad Catcher is 3 party.  We had a grand time!  And for those of you who skipped the party of the year…SHAME, SHAME, you missed a rager (not to mention some of the best food ever cooked by the chef).

Because I am still trying to recoup from all of last week’s festivities, I am not much for writing.  Here’s why:

Wedding #1, five of us drank 10 bottles of Proseco in less than 4 hours.

Catcher’s 1st TBall Game, the morning after the 10 bottles of Proseco were drank.

Wedding #2, Beautiful & amazing, although a bit lonely as I slow danced by myself due to the fact that the chef was in NYC filming Iron Chef.

Fourth of July.  3 am.  PBR’s & Hotel Pool.  Life is good.

Fourth of July.  11am.  Family, food, and this crazy contraption.

Fourth of July.  6 pm.  Symon’s new digs.  Kids everywhere.  Pig & Clams in my belly.  Yums.

Orange You Glad Catcher’s 3 Birthday Party.  All day.  All night.  Fantastic fun, friends, food, & orange.  It looked like an ocean of Tang drowned us all. {more pics to come}

As you can see, my 7 days were a bit hectic.  Hopefully this week will be a little bit calmer.  Or at least without a wedding or two.

I have been a mother for two years today. What an astounding thing that took place 730 days ago. My boys is no longer a baby. He is growing into a little man. From the talking, to the cuddling, to the screaming and yelling, he is now able to express himself and let me know what he wants or how he feels. He can stand on his own two feet. He teaches himself now, I am only in the background guiding him on what is safe and what is ‘angerous.’

He is two. My god, I am in awe. I absolutely cannot believe that this little man has been in my life for two full years. The greatest years of my life, mind you. He has taught me so much. Not only about raising a child, but about who I am as a woman, mother, wife, and person. I have discovered myself in two short years, thanks to my boy. Some people spend years taking classes, traveling the planet, working a million hours a week to find themselves. All it took for me was one very long (48 hours) birth of a child.

So my son, thank you for all that you are and all that you will be now & in the future. You make me proud to be a mother. You make proud to be your mother. Happy 2nd birthday Catcher. You are my love.