carpe diem! {a watermelon}

{i took this to send to sean announcing the first watermelon of the season}

.............

went to costco to pick up baby announcements.

max behaving.

chase sleeping.

brennan at preschool for another hour.

the lure of fresh fruit, greek yogurt, and uncooked tortillas calling.

carpe diem i said!

i made my usual loop through the fresh fruits and vegetables.

big smile.

b/c things are getting back into a routine around the gibson home.

and here we were shopping for our own selves with baby and toddler in tow.

and no one crying!

no one crying!

i laid eyes on the cardboard tubs of giant watermelons.

and could almost taste them from the sight of their beautiful green shells.

80 degrees this week was enough to set my summer habits of watermelon buying into full gear.

once a week,

every week,

until the trees turn orange, red, and yellow in the fall.

i explained to max how to pick out a watermelon.

"hollow like your chest, see?"

and i patted my chest.

so did she.

then i hoisted one into my cart.

we finished up, checked out, and loaded all of our loot.

still no kids crying!

with half an hour left before preshool was out we ran by the bank and home to unload.

just as i'm marveling at how well it all went i realize i must have left the watermelon in the car.

not there.

i climb in to see if it rolled back.

crazy driver in my mini van, you know.

didn't roll back.

checked the trunk.

front seat.

no watermelon.

checked my phone to see where i'd put it from the picture i sent to sean.

i must be more tired than i thought.

this is what i was thinking.

CRAP.

this is what i thought when i saw the picture.

b/c i realized that watermelon must have rolled out of my van,

like a meatball on top of spaghetti.

i wanted that watermelon.

i HAD TO HAVE that watermelon.

or just A WATERMELON.

so i drove the 5 short blocks back to costco,

and searched my parking spot.

no watermelon.

at which point i flagged down a cart gatherer person and politely asked him,

"you haven't found a watermelon rolling around the parking lot by any chance?"

he had not.

but would check the customer service desk.

by golly, they had found one!

and put it back, not knowing whose it was.

and i could go right on in and gather it again for myself.

at which point i even MORE POLITELY asked him if there was anyway someone could bring one out for me instead?

"see, i have a newborn and a toddler in the back,

and a 4 year old i need to pick up from preschool in 13 minutes?"

{BIG SMILE}

he took mercy,

bless him,

and i gladly explained how to pick out a watermelon.

"hollow like your chest, see?"

yes, i really did.

and he really did bring it right out to me.

at which point both max and chase started melting down.

so i called our luck plum run out,

and called a friend to bring brennan home with their son,

i securely placed my watermelon in the front seat.

{and may have even considered strapping it in with a seat belt},

and i drove home so satisfied that we'd be eating watermelon for the rest of the week.

:):):)

skinny dipping in alaska

right after john found a nail in our tire,

the rain drenched us with warm bath water on our way into costco.

big fat drops that made us look like we had just showered.
max's face was dripping from her chin.
brennan's head could have mopped my kitchen floor.
which it needs,
but that's not what we're talking about right now.
or maybe it is.
anyway,
do you know how cold it is to go into costco in the summer when you are soaking wet?
COLD.
all of that air conditioning blowing on our soaking wet selves,
and we might as well have gone skinny dipping in alaska.
and of course we had to make a stop in the freezer of veggies and fruits.
so, what did we do?
bought a fuzzy blanket and some purple smoothies on our way out.
not only were the little chickadees dry,
but so was our cart.
b/c really,
who wants to eat soggy bread.

now what?

last night we had a fantastic idea.
our first thing for the house!
the sellers agreed to leave their patio furniture.
i could barely contain my excitement.
due to the fact that it is nearly impossible to find affordable patio furniture in utah right now.
and the snow does not turn me off from outdoor living.
so yes, i wanted it for the winter.
so instead of buying patio furniture we cut our cost in half and bought an outdoor heater.
and a water and sand table for the pork loin.
it was the last one.
so you know it's a good one.
long story short,
we loaded up our rack of a cart, added an ice cream for the pork loin, and headed out to the car.
where we realized the strollers were in the trunk.
now what?