I'm still here...

Would you believe me if I told you that I have been a major pain in the butt for the past 48 hours?

     Well, believe it because I have. No, it's not that time--that time, by the way, is incredibly unpredictable after having a baby, so watch out for that. I'm just in a bit of a funk, and I've not had a great past two days. On Wednesday, I narrowly avoided becoming a victim of the most textbook Craigslist scam there ever was. It's so humiliating that I'm still debating whether or not I should tell you all about it... But it's so funny that I really want to! Then yesterday I took my car to the service station near my work to get a little air in my front left tire, which I'd noticed looked a little low. I'm then told that I'm just a few miles away from a blowout, and I've got to have a new tire. "When it rains, it pours," I whispered. "Huh?' the old man at the service station asked me. I smiled at him. "Nothing."

     I wasn't surprised when the mechanic called me at my work an hour after I'd left his garage to tell me that no tire store in town had the right tire for my car. The soonest he could get one would be seven o'clock this morning, so my husband came to pick me and Vaught up from work. At some point I snapped at Eric on our way home... I can't even remember what ticked me off, but I'm certain it was silly. "Baby, you've really got an attitude these past few days," Eric said, quite calmly for what a jerk I was being. "I know, and I'm really sorry," I told him. And I really was.

     I had been working on a post for today but decided that my heart just wasn't in it yet. Like I've said before, I don't publish anything written without passion. Instead, I'm just posting today to let you know that no, I've not died. I'm still here and am cooking up some great stuff! Seriously, I have been so blessed with some awesome opportunities for my blog lately, and they're all sitting in my drafts folder just waiting to be finished! I think I just need a teensy break to recollect.
 
     I'm sorry if you've come here looking for Thirty on Thursday the past two weeks; I have worked out at home, writing down my workouts to post, but have failed to post them. Seriously, Kate? There's just no excuse. I got home from class Wednesday and put on my gym clothes to go work out. Before leaving I sat down to do something, and before I knew it, I was peeling off my socks and sports bra and crawling into bed. My husband came into our bedroom to ask me why I wasn't at the gym. "I just need to make an excuse just this one time," I told him. "I just need some time to myself." He shrugged his shoulders and went back to the living room, never one to hover or ask a lot of questions. I love that about him.

     Let me assure you, though, that the week wasn't all bad; I finished reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Sunday, so Monday night Eric and I watched the movie and ohhhhh my gosh, I am obsessed! I am now a die-hard Gillian Flynn fan and highly recommend Gone Girl! I went for my first outdoor run of the spring Tuesday! And I didn't die. I did throw up, but I didn't die! I'm excited to start running again in this nice weather!

     And as always, there's our sweet, precious Vaught. Out of nowhere this week he began sitting up. Apparently he's been doing it at daycare for a few days and I had no idea! He is the biggest, brightest part of our lives, and I just adore him so! I can't wait to spend the weekend with him and his dad. I think it's just what I need!

I promise to be back and to be a little more interesting in the coming days. But it's Friday, and I'm signing off temporarily. I see a margarita in my near future. Love you all, wishing you the happiest weekend :)