Am I ready for daycare?!?!?!

Mason is growing up quickly, and it is bittersweet to witness.  It is hitting me that Mason and I will be apart almost all day starting Thursday!!!!  This will only happen two days a week while I go to school.  I know it will all be worth it in the end when I have that degree in my hand.  I will be wondering what he is doing all day while I am in class.  I hope the babysitter knows how lucky she is to be hanging out with such a cool kid :) 

We started a new playgroup today.  Mason seem to enjoy the other kids.  He started to have a semi meltdown around 10:30(his nap time), and I took that as my cue to leave. 

Today, was also Brandon's 26th birthday, and first birthday as a dad!  We had a pretty low key day.  He bought the game he wanted, I cooked him this chicken surprise that he likes, and I baked him a cake.  Brandon seemed to enjoy everything, and that is all I needed to see. 

I didn't want the New Year to come

For most the New Year is a reason for celebrating, but I wasn't ready to let go of 2010.  2010 was an overall awesome year for our family with few humps in the road.  When I look back at the humps they are so minor in the big picture of life.  Our humps of 2010 range from car problems(again and again), a few months of crashing at our family and friends' houses until we recieved base housing(a BIG thank you to our friends & fam for putting up with us), and being apart from Brandon for a couple of months.  The best moment of 2010 hands down was meeting our little Beane, Mason Urijah.  Some other major highlights of 2010 include Brandon picking up Sgt., getting a free car from my parents, and getting a 96.5 in my college class.
 Now that January 2011 is here I can say that my husband is deploying this month.  I hate how that sounds, and I can't believe how quickly it has crept up on us.  I try to stay positive and look at it as logically as possible, but I have my moments, days, and weeks.  I have a feeling this month is going to fly by.   In this week alone we will be celebrating both Brandon and Mason's birthday, I start school (5 classes), new play group, and friends and family will be arriving at the end of the week(YAY). 
Whether I like it or not 2011 is here, and I will stay strong for Mason.