What's new around here....

Well...there's really not all that much going on, but

I got my hair cut & colored...finally. 

This was honestly about 6 months overdue...

I'm one of those people who will go a ridiculous 

amount of time without having my hair cut.

It grows soooo slow 

and since I don't use any flat irons or blowdryers I don't really get split ends...

this leads to me being negligent and putting off hair cuts for many many months...

Lindsey, my good friend from high school, 

does my hair for me and I'm always super happy with how it turns out.  

She styles it for me and makes it do things I never thought possible.  

When I got home, Roy took one look at me and 

I got one of those wide-eyed 'wow my wife looks hot' faces...

Gotta love that

He was so impressed that he thought I should take some pictures of it...

(I chose to take that as a compliment and not as a sign that my hair may never 

look this good again so we better capture it on film...)

So I did...

Pardon my crappy self portraits using my iPhone..

In other news...

I booked a vacation this week!!

YaY!

And although I'm not quite fulfilling my new years 

resolution of leaving the country,

I might as well be-because I'm freakin' excited!

Hellloooo San Diego!!!

Initially I had wanted to try and plan something

in Charleston, SC, but the airfare was

Ri-Dic-U-LoUs

So I started looking at other options and found some

amazing package deals to San Diego...score!

I haven't been to San Diego in over 10 years and Roy

has never been, so I think it will awesome.

Ok, now let's get to what REALLY has

me excited this week...

My best friend Rachael and her husband Matt are finding out

what they're having today!!

AHHHHHHH!!!

How is it possible to be this excited about someone else's pregnancy?

I'm pretty sure it isn't healthy, and she probably wants

to put a restraining order on me at this point...but

she's being a good sport about it and indulging crazy old

Auntie Beth....

I just can't stop thinking about what a life changing

day this is for them...

Boy or Girl.

A life filled with trucks and planes and soccer practice

or dolls and barbies and ballet classes.

Wow. 

I honestly don't know two people who will be better

parents or who are more deserving of a

healthy sweet baby than Rach and Matt...

I'm so excited!!!!

They're telling close friends and family tomorrow, but

 the tough part will be working with Rachael

tonight without trying to get the scoop!!

That's about all I've got for now!!