April was an absolute whirlwind! Here's what happened:
- I turned 40! Not gonna lie, kinda been dreading that number for awhile, but so far it hasn't been too bad!
- We experienced an earthquake! I was in a Barnes & Noble when it happened, and I was so scared that I just froze. It wasn't a very big one, 4.8, but it was unsettling to feel the shaking. I didn't know if something happened to the building or outside. I was also pretty close to Henry's daycare and I was trying to calculate in my head how long it would take to run there. Funnily, Tom was only a couple miles away and he felt nothing!
- Then, we experienced an eclipse! Guys, I swear it felt like the apocalypse was coming - earthquakes, eclipses, turning 40 all within a few days of each other! Anyway, we took Henry out of daycare early and he had a blast watching with his safety glasses. He was actually really interested in it. We were in the approximately 90% totality area and the clouds were coming in and out, so Henry was alternating yelling, "I see nothing!" and "I see the moon!"
- Tom and I went to see Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and it was pretty good!
- Henry got a haircut and I'm not sure what was so different this time, but he did NOT want it to happen. He cried and squirmed the whole time! I felt so bad for the barber.
- My sister and I went to see Abby Jimenez in person to celebrate the launch of her new book! A recap of the event is below.
- We took Henry to the zoo one weekend, finally taking advantage of our membership.
- Tax season ended and our company threw a little happy hour event. Wanting a change of pace (and to talk to some adults for awhile), I went to work in the office for the day and then attended. The firm also gave us off the first Friday after tax season ended, so that was nice.
- We attended our nephew's birthday party at an indoor trampoline park (or a "jumping place," as Henry calls it).
- My college roommate's mother passed away last month, so we traveled down to Maryland this month to see her and attend the celebration of life. Although she was understandably busy, it was nice to catch up for a short time. Henry was excited to stay in a hotel and sleep in his pack n' play (I'm not really sure why, but he did great, so I'm not going to question it!). We stopped in Baltimore and walked around the Inner Harbor for a couple hours on our way home.
- Henry has learned to say "I love you!" This is the cutest development ever, especially when combined with the hugs and kisses he freely gives now, too!
The Books
Daughter of the Deep // Best Served Hot // Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come // My Killer Vacation
The Posts and Reviews
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Sounds like it was quite the month! Earthquakes and eclipses do sound very apocalypse-y. I can only remember one eclipse that I could see here in Belgium back when I was in elementary school.
ReplyDeleteWe actually saw one a few years ago, in Missouri. Neither was a total eclipse, but they were both very cool.
DeleteHappy Birthday! You're still a young-un. A book store could be a scary place when things start shaking. I was home working when the earthquake happened. Henry sounded like me while I was viewing the eclipse. LOL!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Haha, I don't feel young most days! It was very scary, but also kind of funny how quickly people ascertained that it was an earthquake. LOL, Henry had way too much fun with the eclipse!
DeleteWow, you had a busy month! I tried to see the eclipse, but it was too cloudy here. I'm glad the bookshelves didn't fall during the earthquake. That would be scary.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was worried we wouldn't see anything either, but it was thankfully not totally overcast.
DeleteHappy belated birthday!!! Earthquakes, eclipses, oh my! It only got a little dim where I was, nothing nearly as exciting. I hope your May ends up being lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alicia! Yeah, it didn't get completely dark here, either, but it was cool having the glasses so we could see the sun and moon.
DeleteHappy 40th Birthday! I hope it was fantastic. Welcome to the 40 club. It's not so bad. I have definitely stopped caring what people think a bit more so that has been nice. I think you'll like your 40s. How about that earthquake? I was getting ready to volunteer at my son's school as mystery reader. It was really crazy, plus the aftershocks! The eclipse was fun, too. It has been a bit weird though - the timing of it all! I love that you were in B&N during the earthquake. I feel like that is an ideal place to experience scary stuff- between the stacks of books! haha.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Christina! I've found that I don't want to apologize for things that aren't my fault anymore and also not continually try to like things if I just don't like them. I figure I'm now at the age where it's ok to just not like something, I don't need to justify myself! That earthquake was wild! Tom felt some of the aftershocks, so at least he got to experience something.
DeleteHappy belated birthday! Wow, it does sound like quite the eventful month with the earthquakes and eclipses. I bet it's so cute indeed that Henry can now say I love you!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lindsey! Haha, yes, it is adorable although sometimes he says, "Love you, Harry" so I'm not quite sure he totally gets it yet!
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