you hear that?

it's been VERY quiet at the williams home this week....too quiet. morgan has been visiting her dad all week. i miss her terribly, but i have called her every day. she usually is too busy to talk, but when she did want to talk to me she seemed to be happy. she will be home tomorrow, so i will try to get a LOT of stuff done around the house today. we've been working on stuff all week. we converted morgan's crib to a toddler bed (which she is SO excited about!) and bo started painting the kitchen.
the worst part about her being away is that her schedule gets all out of whack. so i don't plan to be putting her to bed by 8 pm sunday night - unless the excitement of the "big girl bed" will have her wanting to go to bed.

also, she is 2 years and 8 months old today! it's hard to believe that she is the same baby i brought home from the hospital in january 2006. that baby was kinda funny looking and did pretty much nothing but cry. i had such a hard time with her. i remember wanting to bring her back to the hospital and try to get a refund - seriously. i'm not kidding. i had a friend that, at the time, struggling with infertility. i remember feeling guilty that i didn't want my baby when she so desperately wanted one. i wanted to give my baby to her. but anyway, all that has changed now. i cannot imagine my life without my little sunshine! she still drives me crazy at times but THE highlight of my day is when i pick her up at school. she sees me and her face lights up. she starts running towards me saying "momma!" and gives me the best hug ever. she is the best little girl ever.

and, yesterday was 5 months of marriage for bo and i. last month, we decided to meet for lunch on each of our monthly anniversaries. with his job, he usually works through lunch, which is why we don't meet for lunch more often. so once a month, we get to eat a meal alone together. and tonight we're having our anniversary date, which will consist of driving to greenville to go to lowes, and eating at pasquales. i'm really excited!

another topic - the election - bo is more interested in it than i am, but i am 100% behind mccain/palin. this woman is a superwoman. it's all i can do everyday to raise one child and work 35 hours a week. she is managing to raise 5 kids and already has a pretty important job, and now wants an even more important job! i am amazed at how she and her husband do it all. now i think being a SAHM is an awesome thing. really just being a mom in general is awesome and difficult at the same time. but it's nice for me, as a working mom, to see a woman doing everything i do and a whole lot more. she inspires me to know that i can do it all! and i can have a big and important career one day if i choose to.

that's all for today. maybe i'll add some pics of mo's big girl bed later.