Meet My New Love

Meet my new love. I woke up yesterday morning and as usual read Nie Nie's blog. She mentioned Sweet Cakes again. This cute little deli/bakery on Main St. in Mesa and since we hadn't been in a while AND it was 'Fun Friday' we decided after our trip to the library we'd make a detour and try their highly recommended homemade Oreo cookies. Let's just say, they didn't disappoint. OK, I'll admit, Kade and I were hoping to see Stephanie there since she also mentioned she'd be stopping by...no such luck.

It's been a fabulous week! We are having beautiful weather here in Arizona. Low 70's, sunny skies...perfect for a hoodie w/ flip flops (my personal fave).

Soph's birthday was totally fun & memorable. My friend from Utah made her this tutu, she loved it and so did everyone at the zoo. We couldn't have asked for better weather and the Phoenix Zoo wasn't crowded at all.

Wednesday night we had Joey over again. You can read more about him here. Things are always interesting when Joey's around. He wears us out, but we enjoy seeing him. He's always obsessed with using our Internet. Well, the monitor on our office computer was throwing tantrums and since the recent costly repair on my laptop, I decided to hide it upstairs. You can imagine how frustrated Joey was getting. Pacing the floors and asking every 2 minutes if Kimball had fixed it yet. Yes he got his pizza, cupcakes and Pepsi, but he wasn't going to be satisfied until he got to use the computer. Needless to say, Kimball being the big, giant, lovable, push-over that his is, took Joey to Best Buy and bought a new monitor. An hour later Joey was surfing the web and couldn't have been happier.

Thursday night we went to dinner with some clients. I was SO excited for a date night in the middle of the week, I even pulled out my 'good jeans'. They have a beautiful home in a ritzy part of Scottsdale. Before dinner we met there so I could see our masonry work. I have to say it blew me away!!!! There's a pool, water features, fireplace, fire pit, sunken bar area, planters, island, BBQ/breakfast bar, huge indoor fireplace, columns, stone patios etc. I'm sure I've missed something. Kimball does a lot of 'high end' jobs but this was the motherload! Seriously? I can't believe that A.) Anyone has that kind of money to spend on {one of } their homes, and B.) How far Kimball has come in his knowledge of masonry...self taught mind you. Just another reason I love this guy. I'll have to admit, coming back to our house was a tiny bit of a disappointment...but that's exactly why I'm not wealthy. God knows I couldn't handle it. I'm sure I'd get even more prideful and materialistic. It's so hard not to covet other peoples things, especially when you know you could do some serious entertaining (and laying out) with a backyard like that. I have to wonder if heaven is that divine.

Now brace yourself, I have some great news...Soph's using the toilet. WOO HOO! The day after her birthday she woke up and decided she was a big girl. It's now Saturday and she's only had 2 accidents (#2's) so we'll have to work on that, but she's hasn't even wet the bed. In the business world this is equivelant to a major promotion or a corner office on the top floor with an incredible view. You stay at home moms know what I'm talking about.

Now if you're like me and bummed that you didn't go to Blissdom this year...link up at my friend Patty's blog and we can all whine together!