Tuesday Tidbits

--Shelby & I leave in less than two weeks for our summer vacay. We will be joining my family for 3 weeks on our annual beach trip to Ormond Beach, FL. We are excited to spend so much quality time with family!
--Speaking of trips, it's going to be a busy, chaotic summer/fall for all three of us! After our vacation in July, Derek & I are off to Pittsburgh for a few days in August while Shelby stays with Grammy & Grampy. Then we have Shelby's SECOND BIRTHDAY in September. October will bring a rotation in Germany for Derek (yay!). While Derek is away, Shelby and I will probably spend some time with family in GA. Then the first week of November, I will travel to Germany to join Derek while Shelby hangs back with Grammy & Grampy. Then G&G get Shelby again in early December when we travel to Punta Cana for another wedding. And then Christmas! Whew!!
--I finally ordered fabric for our living room curtains! I'm so excited and proud of myself b/c I definitely stepped outside of my comfort zone a bit with the fabric I selected. Making and hanging the curtains will be Derek's project while he's home alone in July. :)
--We have been really motivated with projects around the house lately. Once our new couches were delivered in early May, it kind of jump-started us. Since our couches arrived, we have gotten a new ottoman & toy storage for the living room, rearranged some furniture in our living room/entryway, created an artwork display for Shelby's creations in our kitchen, installed a new wall cabinet in our bathroom to provide extra storage space, framed some of the professional pictures we had taken of Shelby back in October (better late than never, right?!), and next up on the list is those curtains! :)
--I am in the beginning stages of planning Shelby's birthday party, and I'm having so much fun with it! It's just hard to believe I am planning a party for an almost two year old!
--Derek has been working nights now for the past week, and all three of us are ready for July to get here so our routines can get back on track. The hardest part for me has simply been that the only awake time we get with Derek is from about 4 or 5pm (when he wakes up) to 7:45pm (which is when he leaves to go into the hospital). Shelby is also awake during this entire time, which means we get great family time...but it means that Derek and I never get a chance to have a real conversation about anything without being constantly interrupted. ;)  I am sooo looking forward to having our evenings together again after Shelby goes to bed for the night.
--And last but certainly not least, HAPPY 31ST ANNIVERSARY to my wonderful parents! We love you!!

Okay, sorry for the boring post without any pictures! I will try to get a Wordless Wednesday post up tomorrow to make up for it! :)