the Sheffields: October 2010

If there really is such thing as organized chaos- that would not be our life these days! I'd say we are more winging it from project to project, while counting down the weeks! The good thing is- we seem to manage to squeeze in enough fun- that it all balances out. When I left off a few weeks ago- we were headed down to spend some time in CO Springs with mom and dad Sheffield. They were on a nice long CO roadtrip that was planned around our original wedding date. One thing that was so special to us- is that they took the time to go see where we got married. They actually took the lift up, and walked about 5 miles around the mountain in the wrong direction. After an unexpected but beautiful hike, they found the Rose Bowl- overlooking the magnificent Gore Range. It meant a lot to us that they took the time to see a spot that is so meaningful to us! We met them down at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort for a nice relaxing evening, and then went to the Academy the next day for the AF/ Navy football game. It had been about 20 years (wow!) since I had laid eyes on that campus. The stadium was just as I remembered, minus my cousins that I used to run around the bleachers with. We were lucky to get some earth rattling fly bys from the F15 crew, although- they were not able to drop the parachutes and game ball because of high winds. They did fly the falcons at half time- I always loved that part when I was younger. The Sheffields got us some rockin seats- even though they were 2nd row, on Navy side! I still cheered for the Falcons- and a great time was had by all. It was wonderful to share something with them, that has always been such a great family memory for me.

The weekend after, we got a stellar line up at the 4 Mile Canyon Benefit Concert. The boys from Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, Phish, String Cheese Incident....and Big Head Todd- all joined forces for 7 hours of music fundraising. Although these are some of our favorite performers, we both thought that they could have brought more heat. Don't get me wrong, there were definite highlights in the show, and seeing them all jam together was a once in a lifetime type of deal. I knew it was time to go when I was more excited about the pizza line.

Then- this past weekend, we were lucky enough to have mom and Granny come up and see us. We didn't do too much but catch up on life. We went out to a wonderful dinner at Houstons in Cherry Creek, and walked them through Wash Park some. We also went to Babies R Us and bought the rest of the things we were needing for Baby Sheffield. The nursery furniture is being delivered in a few weeks!! It was a quick trip, but they were able to see all the work we have done on the house, and spending any amount of time with them, is worth it. It's hard to believe that next time I see my mom, I will be a mom too!

This week has been all about settling back into the house. We brought down the wall finally, got new floors, carpets, and the painting has started. I will be anxious to have it all done, and really just be able to focus on this baby time in Dec. We went and toured the hospital last night. It was very emotional for us both to go and see where our little one is going to make his grand entrance. Overall, we were very pleased with the facilities and the system they have running there.

Tonight- we are having a dinner date out, and packing up John. I am kicking him out to Vegas for a boys weekend to go see Widespread Panic and Govt Mule play at the HardRock. He is more excited though, about watching the Auburn / LSU game at the Caesar's Sportsbook. I will be getting the final painting details done, and hanging with a few friends watching Tech play CU. I will post house pics when we get the project done.

Here are some from the last couple weeks. Until next time....

Paying our respects to the men in uniform

Mom and Dad Sheffield in their Navy Blues

Baby Sheffield's soon to be crib

Racking up a Tab

Our Rocker

4 Generations of Hitts

"Take time to give thanks

Make time to be giving

Im gonna stop and think twice

About the way that I'm living

Did I say a kind word

Am I proud of my actions?

You know a job well done

Gives me satisfaction

Can I earn your trust

Your love and affection?

One step at a time

In the right direction

Gonna aim for the sky

Keep my feet on the ground

Raise my voice to the heavens

Make a joyful sound!"

So as many of you had it marked on your calendars...last friday was our original planned wedding date. As much fun as the event at Red Rocks would have been, we were glad not to be facing all that stress and mess this time of year. Since many of our friends had kept their original plane tickets- they just came in town anyhow. I was able to meet a crew of Johns friends from high school and beyond. As much as I thought I knew about him already- there are some stories now I will never forget! We went out to dinner a couple nights to Carmines and TAG for food and catch up time. Then, last Sat, our wonderful friends Cori, Tyler,and Ashley threw us a baby bbq and Sheffield celebration. We had a good turnout, and baby Sheffield scored big! Our living room is full of bouncers, car seats, a high chair, not to mention all those little things that light up and make noise every time I trip over them...

Our neighbor moves out this week, so we finally will not be crammed in one half of the house any longer!! WOOHOO! We will start unloading stuff to next door on Sunday evening. We will have a week to get that organized, before the contractors come in and start taking down walls and laying the new floor. It's been frustrating as the baby room is so full of storage junk, we can't even get in there to see what we have room for! I did have my girlfriend Jackie come over this week to talk about painting the nursery walls. She is going to do something fun for me- with her artsy creative flare. Thank goodness for her- I would throw a slab of green up there and call it done! All the rest of the housework seems to be falling in line with our schedule. We will be displaced for a few days- but it will be worth it to come home to a new feeling place!

This weekend we are heading to CO Springs to meet mom and dad Sheffield. We are staying with them tonight at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort, then hitting up the AF/ Navy football game tomorrow. Yes Dad, I will still be cheering for the Air Force- even though dad Sheffield is a Navy grad! We are looking forward to spending some nice time with them regardless!

Work has been going really well, and our next baby doc appointment is the start of next week. I've been feeling pretty well, but am still ready for this heat to pass. We had record highs this week in the 90s. For those if you who live in TX, keep your comments to yourself. Remember I live in CO, and it's supposed to be fall.

The flowers are still out in bloom at Wash Park- we took some good photos of them and my belly last week.

Have a wonderful Friday all!

my tummy at 29 weeks...