Being back today at work was like having a second Monday in one week. I thought having a break was going to be good, but unfortunately it was quite the opposite.

Just was happy to be home this evening, and once again take in all the rest and relaxation we could. So with scrambled eggs made, Parks and Rec on the tv, and cuddled under a blanket with my head in Stephen's lap, it was a pretty good day. 

We were the first ones in the door this morning at the surgeons office. Unfortunately they were a bit behind and so we had to wait for a bit still, but soon enough Stephen was taken away for 2 hours while they removed his wisdom teeth.

Insurance didn't cover the whole cost of this, so I was fully hoping that my 1K was going to get me a front row seat to loopyville and hilariousness. But apparently Stephen is immune to anesthesia and its ill effects, and all I got was a drowsy and still kind of funny live video Stephen did from the parking lot at Walgreens as I picked up prescription meds.

You might can watch that here :/

Tonight we enjoyed an excellent Unos meal in honor of Stephen's last solid food meal for a while. Yep the wisdom teeth come out tomorrow. So we enjoyed pizza, mozzarella sticks, and good pasta. Stephen was even able to sell some tires/wheels from the Unos parking lot, putting him one step closer to his goal of starting his own business.

Tomorrow we both have the day off, but obviously not for good reasons. So I'm glad we get little moments like this to slow down and enjoy the moment.

Today we finally got to meet our newest niece Alathea. She's just as beautiful as her photos, and honestly such a happy baby to be around.

We celebrated all the January and February birthdays. We got to revel in the chaos of our family, enjoying conversations, kids running everywhere, and chickens squawking in the background.

Prahl Family 2017, plus friends!

Love getting to see how much these little nieces of ours love their Uncle Stephen, and makes it so heartwarming to imagine him one day with our own kids. They are going to love him so much.

I woke up early this morning to get ready for our Mother's Day basket meeting at the Haven. I convinced, that's a strong word, Joanna to come with and give her motherly input into the baskets, and then us both head out to a local marketplace event for a reused/reclaimed store.

We made it to the Haven pretty early, and grabbed ourselves some coffee and hot chocolate. Sat down with the gang, and once everyone arrived began going through last year's baskets to find out what worked and what didn't. I think we had some good ideas, as well as being able to have some time and distance between what we did last year to realize how some things didn't quite make sense. So we will see what we finally end up with, but it definitely felt productive.

After some good fellowship with these awesome ladies, Joanna and I headed down the road to Rustic Chic's Saturday Marketplace. They had some really nice stuff, but all just a little too pricey. So we decided to take Makayla's advice and go to the Craftsman show down at the fair grounds. We managed to find so many cool booths and pieces of art. Joanna and I especially fell in love with this one artist's work, and we spent way too much money and time there.

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After a long day, and tired feet, we headed back to my house and chilled for a little bit before Joanna headed home.

Finally saw Logan tonight for Jason's birthday. I had really been excited to see this movie, and it was really good, but that is a see once movie because the gore was just too much! Glad I saw it, but glad it's over too.

After Stephen got home from work, we headed over to Zen's house for Deva's (his sister) graduation celebration from firefighter training. She's actually training to be a cop, which I didn't realize they have to go through the same training a firefighter does as well. She was so pumped to rewatch some clips from her 8 weeks in training.

She held her own in those clips for sure!

We enjoyed an awesome meal, and got to enjoy Zen's family's company who are some really sweet people--especially his mom! We watched a few minutes of John Wick, and finally grew tired enough to head home a little early.

Even on nights where I don't think I want company, its nice when I can still enjoy being in the moment and realizing how many people we have that we love and love us back.

A couple weeks ago I found out Jacklyn, my reading buddy at HB Rhame, moved to a new school. I am really saddened by this, she was such a sweet girl. I also found out she was shocked by the move and found out she was moving the last day at school when her mom picked her up early. Although I have been reassured this was a good move for her, a much better school who can hopefully really assist her in some of her reading disabilities. So for that I am happy for her! Just hate I never got to say goodbye.