Friday Five

Here are five things I'm thinking about today...

1.  One more week to we head off to North Carolina to go house hunting!!  Charlotte, here we come!

2.  I am currently obsessed with these squeeze packs of Justin's Maple Almond Butter.  Paired up with a fruit (usually a banana), it is the perfect snack after the hard core classes I've been going to at the gym.  Me likey a whole whole lot!

3.  I am really bored by my plain old blue iPhone case right now.  I love me some Kate Spade, which means I'm really digging this iPhone case.  Justifying the $40 price tag is tripping me up though.  *sigh*

4.  In desperate need of some new kicks for my Cardio/Boot Camp classes.  Really digging these Nike bad boys.  Early Birthday present perhaps?  Let's see what I can talk the hubs into next week while we're kid free for a few days.

5.  My kids have way too many toys, most of which do not get touched more than once a year (if that).  They know we are moving to a new house soon and I have promised them both they can pick out the colors for their new rooms, including bedding.  We've been browsing around occasionally...this one caught Lena's attention immediately.  Guess we'll be asking for PBK gift cards for her Birthday instead of toys.  Less toys makes me happy...a pink and/or purple room makes Lena happy...everybody wins.

Be Patient

Since we are about to jet off to Brazil again this week, I think my Be theme for February definitely needs to be Patient!
I need to be patient with my little munchkins while packing and traveling and spending lots of time alone in a tiny apartment.  Admittedly, they are probably the best little travelers I have ever met.  That is most likely due to how many times they have been on an airplane.  I still can't believe that at 7 and 3 years old, this will be their 3rd trip out of the country.
I also need to be patient for sanity's sake.  If you've never been to a 3rd world country...you just have no idea.  I had no idea how good we have it in the USA until I went to Brazil for the first time.  Things just do not work the same.  People do not move at the same pace.  Many of the conveniences I take for granted are not to be found. 
With an impending move in a few months, I also need to be patient with the process.  I am so anxious to get back to North Carolina, but time seems to be at a standstill.  I have to keep telling myself to be patient because there are a lot of things that need to happen in the next 4 months.  June will come soon enough.
So, yeah...I need to be patient.

In honor of our travels this week...we will be going from mountains of snow and freezing cold to this...