Five Minutes

I dropped Scotty off for his hour and a half massage and walked over to Whole Foods to use their internet while I waited for him to finish. I was so excited for him... and a little envious. So I walked upstairs in Whole Foods, immediately greeted by the man at the little massage chair station with a happy sign saying "Free Massage." I ignored the words that were placed in between the two words because the sign actually said, "Free Five Minute Massage." Five minutes or not... free massage sounded pretty good. I've seen this little stand a million times but never thought twice about stopping. But the massage therapist made eye contact with me before I was even completely up the stairs and asked me if I wanted a free massage. I thought about what Scott was going to be doing for the next hour and a half, and I thought, "Yeah! I'd like a massage for five minutes." When it was over, I felt fantastic! Best five minutes of the day!

Gift of Gifts

For Valentines Day, I'm going to get everyone one of these.

Excited? I'm not sure whether I'll mail them or arrange a massive pick-up so you can develop a special bond with the one you will take. Either way, be thinking of names for your new household friend.

CANADA'S NEXT TOP MODEL

You'll enjoy this post so much more if you don't scroll down until you've read everything.

This is great. So Scott and I had a great Sunday, filled with family and an accidental nap (which was great, but it made Scott a little perturbed). We were able to see my parents for a quick minute, make a surprise visit to Kirsten, Nick, and the boys (the boys showed off their new bedrooms as they all get ready for baby number three to come in about three months), and spend the evening having dinner with John, Jana, Sarah, Tanner, and Blake Bilton. We hadn't been to the Bilton's since before our wedding. Scott lived with them while we were dating, and we LOVED catching up with them. So we come home, and I check my email to see an email from my Santa Barbara mom containing the most darling pictures of Scott. I hope our kids look exactly like this guy (maybe with my curly hair)! It was so fun and thoughtful of Lynne to send them, and it sent Scott and me into a fun conversation about being little and what his mom was like all growing up. We turned to Margy's blog for some more fun pictures of the Hannay family of the wee days gone by. We had a great time; I loved the pictures! Thank you Lynne. And thank you, Lynne for an even greater gift you gave me (without even knowing it). So I'm looking at this darling little picture, which is also the new desktop background on my laptop, and I think, "Hmmm.... I feel like I've seen this picture before." After a short time of pondering, I was able to put my finger on it. "I HAVE seen this picture before. In fact, I think I have it here somewhere....." I dig through my picture files for a few minutes and...

YES! HERE IT IS! 23 YEARS LATER! Hidden in a secret picture folder that contains those photos Scott and I have determined to be too embarrassing to submit to the eyes of our friends and family. But I was wrong. This isn't embarrassing! This is fantastic! Lynne, I always thought it particularly strange that Scott chose this particular pose when the camera approached, but now I see that it is just a natural response for him. I plan to document this pose throughout the years, as I'm sure it will visit often.

(To be clear, I had to secure Scott's permission before creating this blog post. He was very cooperative.)