as july is all around us

for some reason july seems to be going on forever.
two weeks ago i was getting panicky about quarterly reports.
and other such work nonsense.
and i had 3 more weeks to go!
now here we are. good ol 7/22.
we have nine days left!!
will july never end??

perhaps it is all the forward-thinking mr b and i have been doing.
we have three trips to chicago in the next three months.
so we are daily talking about departures and arrivals.
layovers and checked baggage.
our three year anniversary is just a couple of weeks away.
and beyond that the day of my glorious birth :)
that's a lot of stuff to be excited about!

it leaves little time to think about the now.
but the now is so pleasant. so worthy of our thoughts.
i do love the feeling of this little blog waiting for me.
"fill me with your thoughts and words and sentences,"
it chimes.
and how could i do anything but oblige?

things in the now i am excited about:
-joint birthday party for mr b and our good friend mr r this weekend
-so you think you can dance!! (my new fav show)
-my headache is on its way out...phew
-i get to head home in about ten minutes
(what could be better??)

i know you think i've forgotten about my goal of putting up pics from the fourth of july.
but i have not forgotten. i am guilty of not even having said pictures on my computer. how is this possible?! so, apparently it is more of a long-term goal...but i promise they will be worth the wait. especially the ones of the kiddos. heartbreakers, all of them.

kisses, my friends!
(if i knew french, that's the kind of thing i'd say in french)
(help me out, s!)