#rowan michael

Oh, what a great day we had yesterday!

We had my work Christmas party at the zoo, and it was such a fun time! We got there around 3:30, and we started off my getting some yummy soft pretzels and buying some better gloves, because ours weren't cutting it! It was definitely a cold one yesterday. Then we made our way over to the penguins and reptile building (once again, to keep warm). We rode the carousel 2 times, and then made our way to the pavilion where we were all meeting for the party.

There was such delicious food; there was a nacho bar, mini hamburgers and mini hot dogs, mac and cheese, a s'mores bar! After we got our fill of food, we went back out to see the lights, and it was snowing!!!! It was beautiful. 🥹❄️ We rode the train and saw the elephants, and then it was time to head back into the building to warm up with some hot chocolate! By that time, it was nearing 9pm, so we bundled back up and got back to our car and drove home.

I fell on the couch immediately into an unbelievably comfortable position and fell asleep within 20 minutes probably. I woke back up after midnight and saw that Rowan was passed out next to me. 😆

📖 BOOKS: I am reading (but almost done with) In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren. I'm not sure what to read next?! Another holiday rom-com, or one of my many fantasy titles I need to read?!

🎵 MUSIC: On the way to the zoo yesterday, I made everyone listen to my "new music playlist" on Apple Music, and the first song that played was "Depression Season" by Atreyu & Kayzo... it's a confusing song about depression, but you can headbang to it a little, and at one point we kind of felt like we were in a rave. Don't get me wrong, it was good, but it was just so funny because Isaac brought up that fact that it's a head-bopper about mental illness, and I said, "Only the mentally ill will think that's hilarious," as I cackled incessantly! 🤣 And Isaac said, "Well I guess I'm not mentally ill," but then I one-upped him by saying he's definitely mentally ill because he's been with me for 11 years. 😂🤣

I wanted to get a lot more done before I went to bed tonight, but it looks like that's just not gonna happen! 🤪 My old ass is T-I-R-E-D.

Today was eventful. Left work at noon, picked up my grocery pick-up order, went home and unloaded groceries, and gathered *everything I needed for taking newborn pictures.

*I did NOT grab everything.

I got there and realized I forgot the most important thing: my camera!!! 🙄 What a dumb dumb. So ran back home, got my camera, went back — and that took an additional half hour. Was there for about an hour and a half; Isaac picked up Rowan on his way home from work, and I maybe beat them home by 10 minutes.

And my new backpack came in the maaaail! 😍 It's so pretty, and spacious, and since this one feels much more sturdier than my last, I'm going to start carrying my camera in it so I always am prepared to take the shot! 📸 I'm excited to utilize it tomorrow. 😁

I also made some delicious vegetable gnocchi soup tonight & it was delicious (I had three bowls...)

And now... I bid thee goodnight. 😴

Good evening, friend. I'm 𝐘𝐀𝐖𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆, and it literally just turned 10pm. It most certainly is time for bed, but just wanted to recap the day.

Work was fine, and Rowan had an amazing day at school — so thankful for that! So we got to go to the park after school/work and what luck we had that the park turned on their Christmas lights almost immediately after we arrived!! It was so pretty, and Rowan was having fun; he even interacted with a couple of kids there. 🥰

He let me take some fun pics too! (see below)

READING: only read to 63% in House of Sky and Breath, so not much progress, but tomorrow I'll be better!

MUSIC: been listening to a lot of music tonight — mostly VRSTY's Welcome Home album! 😍 got lastfm? follow me!

i have TWO tabletop pcs named rowan and here they are.