We Bought a....

CAR! (for those of you hoping for "Loft in London", "House in Midtown" "Cupcake Bakery" and/or "Baby Bulldog"- You were on the right track but it pains me to say you were all quite wrong)

Yep, that's right- I've been a raaaawther good girl lately, and my reward was a new Ford Edge! Ok, that fact is true but also, my old old old car was ancient and just about a goner. But this car is too fun and I'm counting it as a real treat. :)

Anyway, the best feature on it is the glorious moonroof that pretty much covers the whole roof of our car, when it's open, it feels a little convertible-y, which is a YES YES YES to the Kings. Right after we got engaged, we took a 350Z up and down the California coast with the top down- pure exhileration. We were high on love, and on the fact we somehow fit my suitcase in my passenger seat with me. My neck still hurts. Worth it.

That experience made us crazy for convertibles, but in the small tiny itty bitty 0% chance we have a baby in the next few years, there would be zero place for a kiddie to go in a 2-seater. So... reason won out, with a close second being my new sweet ride.

gotta go drive my babe around town and look at skyscrapers with new leather garment bags.. peace out.

My latest and permanent obsession

Man oh man, am I in serious trouble! I've picked up a new addiction (no, not in place of Starbucks. In addition to it- Come now!) Anyway, I think this one could be more severe and I sure don't think I'll recover from this one any time soon- unlike previous obsessions with Coach, Espadrilles, and McDonald's double cheeseburgers- woof! Seriously, I should go to jail for how many I ate in 2007. But anyway!

King and I are happy happy happy to announce our beautiful baby girl niecey-poo was born this week and I am totally and completely SMITTEN by her! For real. She has been alive all of 5 Days and I have been depressed every single time I've left her side. I tried the not-leaving-her-side thing, but then found out I didn't, in fact, get Maternity Leave for my Big Sis havin a babe. The Cruelty! The Inhumanity!!!!!!!!

So my current inner struggle sounds a little something like this: "I'm quitting my job and staying home with my sis and her baby bunny! I'm never working again! On the other hand, I'm convincing my hubby to take me to Vegas and Europe and I need a Louis, not to mention I love eating out and really just in general am quite an expensive person."

So, Mr. King and I are settling for loving on her and snuggling her in our "Not 9-5 time"- Waaa. One thing's for sure, our sweetie little niece has stolen her Uncle H's heart as much as she's taken mine. You should see how precious he is with her.

And, it would be criminal to talk about the baby and neglect to mention how my sister succeeded in making Childbirth look like a freakin walk in the park! I was in there and got to be a part of the labor/deliv. and to put it lightly, she was a CHAMP. Didn't even break a sweat. I want to be like her, in oh, 4-5 years. I was waiting for the psycho verbage and screaming to begin, and she pushed for like 10 minutes and then had an angel. Don't try it at home, noone else has that kind of delivery story... I think she's just the bomb and that's that.

and I've done it again :(

Darn me! I haven't updated in TWO months. Which means I've not posted since Mr. King and I were SERIOUSLY just married. Now, compadres, we are 3.5 months in and MY How the time has flown!!

Don't worry- we are still in love and positively adoring being wedded. Phew, what a relief to all of our (5) followers! So here's the long and short (ok, only short) of the past two months. Christmas=wonderful, road trip to Dallas so I could shop til I dropped- He dropped first. Just ask. Our New Year's was fun, as our town dropped its first "New Year's Ball" similar to Times Square's- besides that ours was mostly a beach ball + Christmas lights + garden hose lowering it from the roof of our local news station. And did I even mention it was frigid? ew. HOWEVER, what it lost in appearance, grandeur, presentation- it made up for in funnel cakes and effort. I mean, how bad can something really be if there is FAIR FOOD provided? Exactly. Plus, it was fun that our town even attempted. Next year I am just praying Beyonce comes. Or at least a really good Karaoke impersonator. So January breezed by, and all of the sudden it was February. Our first married V-Day was spent at a Marriage Retreat and then on a Surprise overnighter, planned by my dear huz. It was filled with Flowers, Fondue, Italian, Movies, crashing at the Mayo Hotel and Bruce G Webber- Not shabby, Mr. King. and he sure set the bar high for himself and all of the decades to come with all the treats and gifts, which is A-OK with me. What, you think I care about material things? Of course I do!

So, the very week after V-day and My loooooovely mother's birthday (In which she got an awfully snazzy LOUIS, I might add!.. See Image Here!)- If you don't feel like viewing, all the words you need to hear are Damier and Neverfull. That about sums it up! ANYWAY- My third best day of my life happened! (After Proposal day, after Wedding day, came DREW DAY!) Yes, that's right. My amazing perfect precious way-cuter-than-yours niece arrived! But that deserves its own post, now, dontcha think? See below. Or above- however this posts!

So there, calm yourself- You're all caught up! Now, to fill in the holes.

Love,

CK