The kids

Most of you are aware of the fact that I have an older brother (the one who lived in Costa Rica and who is now moving to Malaysia).  What some of you may not be quite so aware of is the fact that I have three additional younger siblings, born of my dad and step mom. (I'm slightly ashamed that I don't recall mentioning them on my blog, before. I'm a terrible big sister.)  What is strange, is that, even though they have been my siblings since their birth and I even changed their diapers, I don't think we have ever had a picture taken of just the five of us together, until tonight. So, ladies and gentlemen, for the first time in my recorded blogging history, I present to you: the Pearce Posse.

(Hm... I think I'm beginning to have an idea as to what my natural hair color might be...)

11.11.11

I am not one to usually draw attention to myself and say "Hey, guess what! My birthday is coming up!" Because I think that seems a bit self-absorbed.  However, I believe it is warranted, this year. So ... guess what! My birthday is coming up! Why am I justified in gloating, this year? I'm so glad you asked.  It's only the most epic day of the century!! I mulled over how I should go about celebrating this day-of-all-days for quite some time. It is a very important decision. Party? Vacation? Disneyland? Buy presents for all of my blog-readers (I almost chose this option)? Finally, the decision was made.  What better way to celebrate my BEST BIRTHDAY EVER (caps added for emphasis) than to be in my favorite place in the world with some of my most favorite people in the world? There is no better way, I do declare.

I will be spending 11/11/11 in the beautiful state of Hawaii! It will be Kennedy's first time, and she couldn't be more excited (nor could I). Although, as of right now, she thinks it's just the two of us who will be going. As soon as she finds out her cousins will be there (my brother's little girls), she just might pee her pants.  If THAT isn't exciting enough, when she finds out her grandma is also going... wow.  There may be some fainting involved.  My fabulous aunt and her family will be there, as well- so it's going to be a huge party. Kauai won't know what hit them. But don't worry. It's just us awesome people.

So yeah, I just dedicated an entire blog post to myself and my birthday.  Perhaps in my self discovery process I'll find that I'm a complete narcissist.  Hm...

Whatever I find out about myself, I do know one thing: I sure love this little (big!!) girl.

Regarding me

During this next little while, I am going to do some soul searching. Why? Because it's fun.
To kick off this self-re-discovery process, I'm going to list a few things about myself that I know with an absolute surety. In case I ever forget.

1. I like to travel.
2. I like the smell of Luv's baby diapers. But only the unused ones.
3. My favorite color alternates between yellow and caribbean blue. But mostly yellow.
4. I pretty much have the best friends in the entire world.
5. I don't know what my natural hair color is.
6. I'm slightly embarrassed to admit that I like country music. And Lady Gaga. And Ke$ha. And the new Selena Gomez song.
7. And Britney Spears.
8. I want to go sky diving.
9. I want to go scuba diving.
10. I want to go backpacking through Europe.
11. There are very few people that I don't like.
12. I love laughing until my stomach hurts.
13. Ben & Jerry's Phish Food ice cream is my manna from heaven.
14. I like fancy words. Such as superfluous. And magnanimous.
15. I like love the beach.
16. My toes are kind of long.
17. I don't like Walmart.
18. I love Target.
19. I tend to be slightly immature.
20. But that's ok because it helps me be a fun mom.
21. I think soap operas are dumb.
22. And I don't watch reality TV. I just don't get it. Sorry.
23. I do, however, love Modern Family. And Glee. And Psych.
24. I'm still upset over the fact that they stopped Arrested Development after 3 seasons. That show was brilliant.

[postscript: Well, apparently the heavens heard my despaired rantings and so they decided to make one more season AND a movie. This might be the best day of my life.]
25. Disney movies usually make me cry.
26. So does any commercial about animal cruelty.
27. I like to pull weeds and plant flowers.
28. I love to read.
29. I spend more time on facebook than I probably should.
30. When I'm in my kickboxing class, I feel like I could kick anyone's A.
31. Until I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and see how absolutely ridiculous I look.
32. Did I mention I love my friends? Well I do.
33. I also love cake batter.
34. And brownie batter.
35. And cookie dough.
36. I think that puppies are probably the most adorable creatures ever.
37. Christmastime makes me happy.
38. I want to go to New York.
39. I love going for long walks.
40. I love laying on the grass in the summer.
41. I feel like this list is getting long.
42. I sing in the shower. And in the car.
43. People who make me laugh are my favorite.
44. Luckily I'm easily amused, so I have a lot of favorites.
45. I think that there are few things in this world as rewarding as making a baby smile.
46. I tend to talk to myself.
47. I also tend to be an over-sharer.
48. I would wear flip flops all day, every day, were it practical.
49. I love the smell of rain.
50. I laugh at my own jokes.

Next step in the process- yoga?