I posted a while ago about how the rest of July for me was pretty slammed full. It has been, but in a really good way. This last chunk of the month is all scheduled towards FINALLY building our deck, a picnic table, and deck chairs. Included in these five days, I’m going on a birthday date with Brady, and having my birthday itself at my parents house. Lastly, we booked a night at the lake from the 31st to August 1st, since I’m just itching to get away. Pretty full five-ish days right? Yesterday I was getting ready for a trip into the city when Brady called. Apparently the home builder Brady works for forgot to mention that they did have work over the next week after all! They had just forgotten to schedule it. I sat on my bathroom floor and cried like a child. Not the kind of crying where I just tear and sniff and get over it. It kept going. And going. I have waited and waited to build this stinking deck! I have waited to be away from my house when that ugly task was all over. Wow, I was mad.
I’m still not 100% sure what plans will look like over the next couple of days, but I know that our night away is non-refundable, so luckily, the guy Brady works with offered to sort of take the hit those two days. I know he’ll likely go back to chaos at work, but I’m trying to just be thankful instead of anxious. We will (hopefully, knock on wood) still get the silly deck built, it just might be more in evenings than the 2-3 full days we were planning on. Saturday better be a productive one! And I have no idea what my birthday date is but I’m under the impression its not allowed to change, so I’m thinking we’re still doing something together (Dekker-free) Friday evening.
So after I bawled myself silly yesterday, I reapplied my make up and brought Deks to the city. It was actually really successful. I was feeling pretty draggy from the morning and didn’t have lots of energy, but got fun stuff done!
I ordered a high chair-ish seat that clips onto a table so we can latch Dekker to our hypothetical picnic table for his birthday party.
I went to Sephora to pick up my free birthday gift and came out with some awesome nail polish too. 
And I went to Lululemon to spend the birthday money my mother in law gave me. I picked out some “Wunder Under Crops” and now I’m just waiting to pick them up after they’re hemmed. 
Maybe its childish, but I’m almost as excited about that pretty bag they come in as I am about the crops themselves.
So yesterday was a successful shopping trip for sure. Today, when Brady and my dad go pick the pieces of our deck, I hope thats is just as successful! Holding my breath. Knocking on wood. PRAYING!