Its been awhile...

I haven't posted on here in awhile, there's only so much to say about the daily care of a two month old. Although he's three months tomorrow and changing so fast! He is loving playing with his activity center, he's realized that when he hits the chains and toys, they move. But anyway, the purpose for my post tonight is to get down some creative ideas I've been working on.

My mom and baby sister Katie are thinking about moving to Virginia next year, and my little sister Amber currently lives in North Carolina. This presents the ever difficult issue of how to keep in touch. Sure there's Skype and Facebook and texting, but sometimes I miss the every day, old fashioned letter. Its always so exciting to get a card in the mail or to get a post card from a friend. So I was laying in bed reading a book I bought my mom for Valentine's Day that she insisted I read. It got me thinking about how often we exchange books and I came up with a great idea to keep in touch with long distance family! Start a book club. I figure I'll buy a book, read it, write a letter to my mom and send it to her with the book. Then she'll read it, and when she finishes she'll write a letter to my sister and send it on to her. When Amber is done she can either return the book to me or a buy a new one and include a letter when she sends it. This way we're all enjoying something we have in common and keeping our relationship close. I'll let everyone know how it goes when they move. I am so excited to put this plan into action!

Speaking of moving, my boyfriend Nick and I will be moving into our own apartment in July, which is only four months away!!! This will be my first time living on my own with my spouse. We can't wait to have our own place and to have some time alone. I am most excited about decorating. I spend hours on Stumbleupon.com and www.Pinterest.com planning how I'm going to decorate our livingroom, bathroom, kitchen.. We really have the bedroom decorated already so that's one less thing to daydream about. I can't wait! <3