Finishing it Off: Days 30 and 31

Ok...I am at the end of the line here. Finished. All done.  The blog challenge has been fun (and challenging at times).  So here are days 30 and 31!

Day Thirty: Something You Never Get Tired of Doing

Did someone say.....

Pinterest?

Seriously.  If you haven't discovered the world of Pinterest, you need to.  Look me up so I can follow you. Let's be friends and share our pins, because I love it and (at the moment) I just can't get enough.


Day Thirty-One: A photograph of yourself today plus three good things that happened to you today.


It's still early, so this is the best picture you will get (yes, I am being vain). Here is me and my little slobber puss.  Isn't she sweet? 

Three good things that have happened today? 
First, I got to wake up next to Andy!  Usually he is gone an hour before I even get up.  
Second, Noah let me change his diaper without putting up a fight (trust me, this is big). 
Last, I missed the I-5 rush hour traffic this morning!  Sweet. 


Here's to many more 'good things' today, and to the end of this blog challenge.  Now we can all get on with our lives.  Unless I decide to possibly do this.  haha.  We'll see.  


Happy Friday! 

Day 29: Ten Books on Your Book Shelf

I am just giving you a warning ahead of time, I will definitely exceed ten books.  I love to read, and so does Andy.  So I am going to share a little bit of everything...

Day Twenty-Nine:  Ten (or more) books on your book shelf

Andy and I generally have very different taste in the kind of books we like to read.  Andy usually likes non-fiction or political thrillers.  Something with history behind it or that's informational, as well as entertaining.  While I, on the other hand, love fictional stories that I can dive into and finish in a couple days time.  AKA an easy read.  I do love  historical novels (even non-fictional ones) but I am usually drawn toward cheesy or inspirational stories.

Here's a list of some of Andy's books as well as some of mine.  Then, just for the fun of it, some religious books and our recent/current reads.  Hopefully you don't get bored!

First up,  Andy's Library:

1.  The Book Thief by Markus Zusak  2.  The Road by Cormac McCarthy 

3. Ghost Wars by Steve Coll  4. Franklin and Winston by Jon Meacham  

5. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins

Next, Melissa's Library: 

1. The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards  

2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

3. The Host by Stephanie Meyer  4. The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare

5. Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer

6. The Hunger Game Series by Suzanne Collins

Religious Books: 

The Book of Mormon (request a Free copy here)

The Continuous Atonement by Brad Wilcox

Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage

Raising Up a Family to the Lord by Gene R. Cook

To Draw Closer to God by Henry B. Eyring 

Recently Read:

City of Fallen Angels (Fourth Book in Mortal Instruments Series)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

And Lastly, Currently Reading: 

Nurture Shock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman (Melissa)

Paris 1919 by Margaret MacMillan and Richard Holbrooke (Andy) 

Day 28: Tell Us About Your Spouse

This is an easy one...there is a lot I could say about Andy...but I will keep it simple and share just  a few things....

Day Twenty-eight:  Tell us about your spouse

Andy is the best father.  You can see how much he loves his children just by the way he looks at them.  He loves to play and wrestle with Noah.  Loves to take him running and be outside with him.  He loves to bring home little surprises for Noah and he loves to hold and talk to Clare.  I love how he talks about what the future will be like and all the fun things he can't wait to do with his kids.  

He is the perfect husband (for me anyway).  Andy would never claim to be perfect...but he is a perfect match for me.  He never hesitates to apologize if we have a disagreement or if he feels like he has hurt my feelings.  He always tells me he loves me and is always there to help me out if I need him.

Andy is very smart.  I remember when I went to visit him at West Point one trip.  He was headed up to Cornell University to compete in an essay contest about Eminent Domain.  His professor was kind enough to let me tag along with the group (being the only girl and non student there).  Anyway, Andy competed on this particular subject along with at least 10 or more other students from surrounding universities.  He was the last to give his presentation.  As soon as he was finished I knew he was going to win.  There wasn't a doubt in my mind.  About a week later he received word that he had, in fact, won the competition and a $200 reward for his presentation.  His professor also submitted Andy's essay into a national competition where he won 2nd place and an $800 reward.  He is just one smart feller. 

He is patient, honest, kind, hard working, funny, laid back, well spoken and genuine.  He is too self critical but always working hard to be a better person, and because of him - so am I.  He is the bestest (and that is totally a word). 

Day Twenty-Seven

Wow, day twenty seven (and I have been doing this since MARCH - or was it February?) either way, this 31 day blog challenge has taken me much longer than 31 days.  We are so close, so hopefully you aren't too sick of me yet!

Day Twenty-Seven:  A Picture of you last year and now and how you have changed since then.

I had to go back through old blog posts to find a picture from last year...since all of our old photos are on our laptop. So here's the best I could do...

This is us at the St Louis Zoo back in July of 2010.  It's crazy to think that was only a year ago, because so much has happened since then.

Fourth of July 2011

It's weird for me to look at these two pictures and realize that they are almost exactly a year apart from each other.  A lot has happened in the past year.  Relocating, loss of loved ones, life.  Each experience has added to my life. Here are the ones that come to my mind...

Moving to Missouri as a family after Andy returned home from Afghanistan made me appreciate just what it means to be a family.  To have a family of my own.  When I was younger I never imagined it could be this wonderful.  

The loss of my sweet nephew Carter made me appreciate life.  It helped me to see just how precious life is.  I remember when Carter passed...I laid in my bed crying.  Crying for the loss, but crying mostly for my sweet brother and sister-in-law.  I wrote them a letter shortly after, in it I said:

"He touched my life very much and has caused me to reevaluate many things in my life.   What a powerful influence that is, to have such a strong spirit to touch so many people.  Sometimes I think that because we have the knowledge we do, people tend to want to ‘slap a Band-Aid’ on our wounds and call it good.  We are very blessed to have the knowledge of the gospel, but I truly believe that grief is so important.  It changes us and allows us to learn. I know you will be able to see him again, and I look forward so much to being able to meet him myself, and thank him. "

This is still true today.  My life change because of that sweet little spirit and I can honestly say, none of us will ever be the same. 

Welcoming our sweet baby Clare has also changed me.  She has brought new life to my life.  She allowed me to be a mother, again.  Being a mother is hard.  Harder than I ever imagined.  It brings out the best and the worst in me.  It tries my patience and exhausts me.   BUT it also brings the greatest joy to my life.  I can't even express how much I love these two little human beings.  How different and yet how similar they are and how lucky I am to have them in my life.  I hope they know I feel that way, and I hope they never question it. 

Relocating to Washington allowed me to reconnect with civilization!  haha.  I realize just how much I love the West (as if I ever questioned it)!  

Lastly, the loss of my grandfather.  I love all of my grandparents.  Aren't grandparents wonderful?  Sure they can be a little crazy... but I am so lucky to have such wonderful grandparents.  I have the fondest memories with both sides of my family...and I realize just how lucky I am to have that.  I hope to create those memories for my children and to allow them to build those special relationships that can only be shared between a grandparent and a grandchild.  

I think in a lot of ways I have changed for the better.  I have certainly learned to appreciate my loved ones more.  To value them, and every night I thank my Father in Heaven for the wonderful family that Andy and I have.  I also realize that there are other ways I need to change, and maybe next year when I look back on this day - I will have improved on those things. 

Day 26: Top Five Items in Your Closet

This one is almost as hard as the 15 facts about yourself!  I love clothes.  Here are 5 staples in my closet.

Notice a trend?  Dark colors!  Sheesh, I need to expand!  But you can never go wrong with a little black and white.

1.  Ann Klein leather band watch.  My roommate gave this to me years ago and I still love it.  

2.  Enzo Angiolini Zoot Boot.  Mine are exactly like these only grey and I love them.  

3. Skinny Jeans.  Don't leave home without them.  

4.  Black Flats.  I would be shoeless without these lovelies.

5. Long sleeved white T.  A necessity! 

Day 25: Your 5 Favorite Shops

Anyone who knows me well (especially Andy), knows that I love to shop.  I am not sure what it is, but I enjoy it.  I especially enjoy going with Andy and the kids or just by myself.  I don't even have to spend money!  I could walk around a store just looking at things and enjoy myself.  Anyway...here is day twenty-five.

Day Twenty-Five: Your Five Favorite Shops
In no particular order...

1. Amazon.com

You can find anything, and I mean ANYTHING on Amazon.  The best part?  FREE two day shipping.  I mean, seriously?  You don't even have to pay the $80 per year for Amazon prime.  If you are a mom...just sign up for Amazon Mom and you get free 2 day shipping!  The more you buy, the more free shipping you earn!  It's awesome and I love it.

2. Target
I especially love super Target, but any Target will do!  I love their kids clothes and women's clothes.  Heck even their men's clothes.  I love their shoes and their home items. I got a pair of black flats from Target yesterday...on clearance for $9.08 which I consider awesome...even better is when the cashier rang them up they came to a whopping $3.24!!  I love surprises like that. Sigh.

3. Nordstrom

When I was single I worked across the street from a mall...and a Nordstrom.  I love Nordstrom.  For those of you who love it as well, I don't have to explain myself.  It is what it is, and I will leave it at that!

4. Ikea

I. Love. Ikea.  I love walking around their show room.  I love that (generally) their stuff is  fairly inexpensive.  I love their food court and Swiss cookies.  I love their lights and frames and home accessories.  

5. Costco

Did someone say free samples?  Frozen Yogurt? Mango Salsa?  Best produce in town? Big Screen TVs?  Toilet paper by the truckload? Oh Costco, how I adore you. 

Day 24: A Photo of Something that Means A Lot to You

I will preface this by saying I am not an openly gushy person, but today being Andy and I's Anniversary, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity for me to do day twenty-four.

Day Twenty-Four:  A Photo of Something that Means A Lot to You.

Exactly four years ago today Andy and I were sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake City Temple.  It was, and is one of the greatest days of my life.  I am so grateful to be married to Andy... and look forward to all the years to come!

Happy Anniversary Andy, 

Love you! 

Day 23: Fifteen Facts About Yourself.

This is going to be harder than it seems...but here goes.

Day Twenty-three:  Fifteen Facts About Yourself

1. Sometimes I buy chocolate and hide it in a cupboard so only I can eat it (for those really rough days, you know). 
2. I consider myself to be a good housekeeper, for whatever that's worth.
3. I will sit through most any (clean) teeny-bopper movie, no matter how bad the acting is.  (Just watched THIS one the other day). haha
4. I waist too much time on the computer.
5. I have nice handwriting.
6. It really bugs me not to have my toe nails painted.  They have to have color on them ALWAYS.  I won't go without it.
7. I am afraid of deep water.
8. I love BBQ chicken, and most any recipe that involves BBQ chicken.
9. I am the only child in my family who is not named after a family member.
10. I love to bake.
11. I really dislike feet. There are few peoples feet I will touch, and two of them are my children.
12. My least favorite chore is mopping the floor.
13.  I use to enjoy writing poetry and one year gave my parents a book with all the poems I had written in it.
14.  I love to buy furniture and home items.
15. I love the 100 calorie chocolate covered pretzel packs.  Eating them is like a disease, but I just can't help it!

Day 22: Your Favorite Flavor of Ice Cream

This one is a difficult one for me, since frozen treats are my greatest weakness!  Just ask my mother, I use to eat ice cream every night for dessert in High School (my body could handle the calories then).  Anyway...since getting older I still love Ice cream, but even more so (and I know this comes as no surprise) I LOVE Frozen Yogurt.  You can blame this on my BFF Chelsea.  Wherever I go I look to see if there is a Frozen Yogurt shop near by.  Ironically the closest one here in Washington is called Black Bear Yogurt.  How fitting.

Day Twenty-Two: Your Favorite Flavor of Ice Cream

My favorite flavor of yogurt would have to be chocolate.  But when I go, you better believe I get at least 3 flavors at one time.  Usually chocolate, strawberry and then some sort of vanilla/cheesecake etc.  Top with fresh fruit (blackberries, strawberries and even some kiwi) and maybe some granola (hold the raisins please), and you have the perfect cup of heaven.  It's only 8am and I am considering going to get some.  SO yummy.

Day 21: A Photo of Something that Makes You Happy

I have been delaying Day 21.  Why?  Well mostly because there are a lot of things that make me happy.  My family, traveling, reading, shopping, eating, frozen yogurt, New York, the beach, blogging, listening to music.  You get the idea.  Anyway, the last couple of days have been really emotional for me.  I can't really say why, only because I don't know why.  BUT, I felt exhausted...burnt out and just plain tired!  I wanted a moment for myself.    We all get those days, I know.  Being a mom is really hard work, worth the effort of course, but much more difficult than I ever imagined it would be. Yet, with all that hard work come the rewards...and boy are they sweet.  So with that, here is day twenty-one.

Day Twenty-One:A Photo Video of Something that Makes you Happy

We caught these videos of Noah and Clare this week.  These two little people make me really happy. 

Day 20: The Meaning Behind Your Blog Name

Day Twenty: The meaning Behind Your Blog Name

If you add our blog to your blog roll it comes up Cinderella the A-train and our little Caboose.  It originally started out Cinderella and the A-train.   The name is not an original, but actually stolen from a song we love called Cinderella and the A-train by Joe Purdy.    Andy's brother (or someone) occasionally calls Andy by the nickname A-train. So when we heard the song we thought it was a good fit.  I am blond (my only similarity to Cinderella) and Andy is sometimes known as A-train.  Anyway, when we had Noah I added the and our little caboose part.  It has stuck ever since.  I quite like it.  And just in case you want to hear the song for yourself.....

Day Nineteen: Your Favorite Place to Travel

I am only going to list two of my favorite... I love to travel.  I would travel most anyplace and enjoy myself.  Even if it's a small town in the middle of Kentucky.  SO with that...here are two of my most favorite places I've been, and spent some time.

New York City

San Diego

Since Andy went to West Point, we spent a good part of our dating life exploring NYC.  I looked for any excuse (or 3 day weekend) to fly out and visit him.  Andy and I both love the city...and I can't wait to go back and get myself a Dean and Deluca Hot cocoa!  

San Diego use to be my home (for almost 3 years).  I miss it there.  I miss the beaches, downtown, the frozen yogurt, the weather, and my friends who still live there.  It is a beautiful city.  Andy and I would love to go visit again.

I have an even longer list of places I'd like to visit...but I will list a few (so I am sure not to bore you).    Italy and Europe in general, Maine, Disney World (I consider that a state of it's own, since I don't love Florida),  Boston and many more.  

Where have you been and where would you go?? 

Day Eighteen: Share a Quote you Love and Why

Remember my 31 day blog challenge?  I am sure you lost track.  So did I.  I had to look up what number I was on.  Over half way...but I am excited to get back into it!

Day Eighteen:  Share a Quote you Love and Why

There are a lot of quotes I love.  The only critera I have for loving a quote is that it inspires me.  That may sound cheesy but it's true.  When I hear someone say something that inspires me I cling to it.  Most of these are from religious leaders, but they have all inspired me and have really made me ponder on things.  I love that.

"Truth is not determined by what people think." - Richard G. Scott

"We don’t discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves" - Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Day Seventeen

I am not sure this one needs much of an introduction...

Day Seventeen:A photo of you and your family

Stay tuned tomorrow for pictures of our newest addition!  

Day Sixteen

It has been several days since I have posted...and no I haven't gone into labor!  haha.  I haven't even had a real contraction (or anything I would consider to be real anyway).  So unless my water randomly breaks, it looks like we will be going in on our scheduled day of April 6th.  Before that though we have several fun things planned...General Conference (with cinnamon rolls as our treat), a little pot luck/last hoorah with a couple of friends and then having my mom fly in!  We are really looking forward to her being here.

Today when I went to the commissary to get some groceries...the gal who bagged for me told me that I looked like I was having another boy.   Now I am worried she has some sort of sixth sense!  haha I sure hope this little girl doesn't come out a boy, it would sure put a twist in all of my attempted planning!  Keep checking back though, I am sure Andy will be diligent in posting pictures as soon as he can.

Now onto the challenge...

Day Sixteen:  A fond childhood memory
I have many fond childhood memories.  Going camping, visiting Heise with my cousins, family reunions, spending the night in a motor home my uncle would bring home from work...or sleeping on my grandma's deck during summer.  Sitting up at night with my girl cousins talking about what our grown up lives were going to be like...down to the last detail.  Recording my voice (like a radio personality) onto cassette tapes, listening to the Beach Boys Kokomo song and singing at the top of my lungs.  Memorizing Wilson Phillips Hold On, and dancing with my cousins.  Preforming plays for family members and charging them to attend.  Forming the Holiday's dancing/lip syncing group with my brother (yes Nate) and some of my cousins.  We would preform at all the holiday gatherings (hence the name Holiday's) - we even lip synced to a song once that had a swear word in it, haha oh mercy ....and the list goes ON and ON.   I love remembering these times in my life.

One of my favorite memories was going to Bear Lake every summer with my mom's family.  We had such a wonderful time.  I remember being SO afraid of going on the boat...and then finally being convinced to ride the banana boat with my cousins.  I told them to go really slow, but every time I said slower they went just a little faster!  I was so freaked out, but when I look back now...I remember it being a lot of fun!

I wish sometimes that I could go back and relive those moments...not even as myself necessarily, but just to watch myself.  To remember what kind of kid I was, or how I have changed.  I will always cherish those moments spent with my family.  The one thing I realize about these memories is that none of them were expensive, or cost a lot.  They didn't involve material things and yet the still stick out in my mind.   I hope when my children are grown that their fondest memories will be of times we spent with family.  That is definitely the case, and the memories continue.

Day Fifteen

It has been a great weekend, and another week (or, countdown) has begun.  Not including today, we have 9 days until baby time.  Crap, single digits!  I better get busy!

But before I do.....
Day Fifteen: Something you don't leave the house without
There could be multiple answers to this one...(like all of my others too,  notice a pattern?).  But to be fully honest, I have to put them all...I don't want to leave anything out!

Ok, so this one is not entirely true, but mostly true.  I hardly ever leave the house without Noah.  Since Noah and I get to be buddies all day, that means he gets to entertain me (or keep me busy) while we run errands.  I love hanging out with him, and I am glad he tolerates me.

The next two are pretty predictable (and probably very normal for everyone)....

My wallet ( this is obviously not an actual photo, ha)

And my cell phone. 

I would say the wallet is more important than the cell phone, but let's be honest - I feel a little lost without either of them.  I am sure many of you can relate!!

Day Fourteen

First off, I realize as I read back through my previous posts, just how awful my grammar is. So don't judge me, please.

Secondly, instead of catching up on each day in my blog challenge, I decided I am just going to do them as I can (which means they may be spaced several days apart).  With that, here is day fourteen!

Day Fourteen: A TV show you are currently addicted to
Andy and I enjoy reality TV.  NOT the trashy kind.  You know, where they follow people and their cool pathetic lives and all the nasty stuff they do.  No, I am not interested in that crap (no offense to those of you who are).  We like the competition reality.  You know, Next Food Network Star or Design Star.  Both of those we have watched in the past.  We don't watch a ton of TV, but here are a few of our/my favorite things to watch.

Top Chef

I love this show...and next week is the season finale!  I am always amazed how these men and women can come up with such creative meal ideas on the spot (and without any sort of recipe).  It makes me wish I could cook like them, and eat their food!  We love it, oh and...GO BLAIS! 


The Amazing Race

This is another favorite.  I love the competition, I love the culture and I would love to travel the world like them...how ever I hate the red heads (if you've seen this season, you know what I mean). 


Another couple favorite shows: 
Mickey Mouse Club House (this one belongs to Noah of course)
Good Luck Charlie (Hi-larious Disney show, if you haven't seen it - you should)
ESPN (Andy, of course) and every now and then a little Everybody Loves Raymond.

Days Twelve and Thirteen

I have kind of been avoiding day twelve...well sort of.  A picture of the town you live in??? I am not trying to bash the Midwest, but it will leave much to be desired and with that disclaimer....

Day Twelve: A picture of the town you live in
I will spare you the details and get right to the picture.
 

Ok, so maybe I didn't pick the most flattering picture...but honestly it's one of the only decent ones I could find.  There are some wonderful things about this area...first, we are within two hours of 3 great cities (St Louis, Springfield and Lake of the Ozarks) and most importantly, we have wonderful friends here.  That always makes a huge difference!


Day Thirteen: Your favorite musician and why?
This one is hard, do they mean single musician or favorite band?  Because that could shake things up a bit.  Picking a favorite single musician would be really hard for me...but picking a favorite band is much easier...

As if any of you are surprised.  I will say that I have always loved all types of music.

Falling Behind: Days Nine, Ten and Eleven!

Sorry friends, just playing a little catch-up here!  We had a busy (but fun) weekend...and now I have a few moments to actually sit down and share a few more days from my 31 day blog challenge!  These should be easy!!

Day Nine: A picture of the last thing you purchased
This weekend we went to St. Louis to check on the status of our Volvo.  It has been at the dealership there for the past month (I love car maintenance, ugh)!   Before we left I thought I may come home with one of these strollers, but instead we came home with this....

Yes, it was an unexpected turn of events...but a necessary one.   Don't worry, I am still hoping for the stroller ;)


Day Ten: A photo of your favorite place to eat
It is no secret that Andy and I love to go out to eat.  I just enjoy it.  Don't get me wrong, I love cooking at home...but there is something fun about going out and sharing a meal at a restaurant.  So here are a few of my favorite places to eat.......

We also love sushi, Mexican, steak houses, frozen yogurt (if you can count that)...and maybe a little Jimmy Johns as well.  

Day Eleven: What's in your makeup bag

I am not much of a makeup expert.  There are women I know (like my a couple of my sister-in-laws and friends) who know all there is to know about makeup.  I, however, am not one of those people.  I am not great at wearing eyeshadow, but I can't live without mascara.  I enjoy different lipsticks, but usually only put it on once a day (sometimes more if we are going out somewhere).  You catch my drift.    

There are a couple of things in my makeup bag that I LOVE and couldn't imagine doing without...

If you haven't ever tried bareMinerals you are missing out.  I know, I know...there are A LOT of mineral makeups out there (and trust me I have tried several of them)...but there isn't a mineral makeup out there like the original.  I'm usually not particular to one brand (except in certain cases) and this is one of them...I won't use anything but bareMinerals.  It is the bomb.com. 

Another one of my necessities is this, mascara.  Now...for me, it's all about the brush!  I can't handle those little skinny brushes.  They drive me crazy!  It has to be a full and thick brush for me to even consider using it.  I use to use Clinique mascara, but because of cost I switched to this stuff a couple of years ago.  It does the job, although I do miss my Clinique from time to time!  

Everything else is pretty much icing on the cake.  A little blush, tweezers, lipstick/gloss, eyeshadow and even a little eye cream.  Pretty much like any other girl out there.  

Life's Great plus Days Seven and Eight!

Are you totally tired of this yet? haha I am actually enjoying myself, even if I forget a day here and there.  Nothing wrong with lumping some of them together!!

To preface - yesterday was a crazy day.  I am not sure if it is because he has been sick, or because he has officially hit the terrible twos, but Noah has been a little crank lately! This morning was just as bad.  I don't think he has ever thrown so many tantrums in one day...let alone within a couple of hours.  I do partially think it's because he was tired, because when he woke up from his nap he was much much better.  Either way, he is keeping me busy (and wearing me out)!

I also had my 36 week Doctors appointment yesterday and am happy to report that everything is looking good.  I am dilated to a two, but in my case it doesn't really make a difference (unless I were to go into labor, or have my water break).   We are scheduled to have our c-section on April 6th (yes, awesome I know), which means we are less than 3 weeks away now!  I can hardly believe it.  There are moments when I am excited (and especially ready) and other moments when I start to freak out a little.  Me, with two kids?  Craziness! We can't wait though, and are certainly counting down the days!

OK, now that you have that brief update- here's days seven and eight!

Day Seven: Your Favorite Picture from your Wedding
I have many favorite pictures, but unfortunately they are all in a box upstairs (getting ready to be moved)...however, one of my most favorites is hanging on our wall in our bedroom.

I especially love this picture because a) the colors are amazing and b) the temple always makes the most beautiful backdrop!  I remember while we were taking pictures here, there was a foreign family visiting the temple grounds that kept asking us if they could take our picture.  It was great and I pretty much felt like a movie start ( or something like that :).

Day Eight: A song to match your mood
Since today has been a busy (and tantrum filled) day.  I will pick this song to describe my current mood.  I got a lot accomplished, put my child to bed and even took a hot shower.  There is no better way to end a long day then with a little R&R and a little Coldplay.  Can I get an Amen?!  (PS. If you know me, it's no surprise that I put this song, since technically it is my absolute favorite song). 

'Confusion never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks
Gonna, come back and take you home
I could not stop that you now know

Singin’, come out upon my seas
Curse missed opportunities
Am I, a part of the cure
Or am I part of the disease'