And as promised, here are the ultrasound pictures!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
New Look and New pictures of our little girl!
Decided to update the blog layout to reflect the season. Happy winter everyone!
And as promised, here are the ultrasound pictures!
Cute little foot
Profile 
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Leg and foot
Little hand waving (looking down on top of head)
And as promised, here are the ultrasound pictures!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Big News!
We had our BIG ultrasound today! Got tons of measurements of the little one and everything looks good. However, baby was being less than cooperative and made mommy and daddy have to get up a walk around the hallways for a few minutes to come back. Then for a second time, I had to lay on my side for 5 minutes in hopes to dislodge the little troublemaker. Finally, we got everything measured.
Now, for what everyone has been waiting for.....It's a GIRL! We got a lot of cute ultrasound pictures. As soon as we scan them I will be sure to post them here!
We are just thrilled! We would of been thrilled either way, but it's so much for "real" when you can stop calling baby "it"! We went straight out to the baby store and I picked out a cute outfit and Jim picked up an original "Tickle me Elmo" for when she gets bigger (he is just too cute).
How far along? 19 weeks
How big is Baby? 9 oz according to the utrasound :) Size of a small canteloupe.
Total weight gain/loss: I think I'm up about 8 lbs
Maternity clothes? Bought a couple more maternity shirts and a sweater today. Regular shirts are definitely starting to tighten up a bit.
Stretch marks? Nadda
Sleep: Sleep is still good
Best moment this week: Finding out we are having a girl!
Movement: Still feeling weird "bubbles" and such which is pretty certain to be baby. I'm looking forward to the kicks and jabs.
Food cravings: Not much this week
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I am looking forward to: Feeling more movement :)
Milestones: Healthy baby at the 19 week ultrasound! I'll admit I was a little nervous since we have not seen the little bean since 6 weeks!
Here we are:
Now, for what everyone has been waiting for.....It's a GIRL! We got a lot of cute ultrasound pictures. As soon as we scan them I will be sure to post them here!
We are just thrilled! We would of been thrilled either way, but it's so much for "real" when you can stop calling baby "it"! We went straight out to the baby store and I picked out a cute outfit and Jim picked up an original "Tickle me Elmo" for when she gets bigger (he is just too cute).
How far along? 19 weeks
How big is Baby? 9 oz according to the utrasound :) Size of a small canteloupe.
Total weight gain/loss: I think I'm up about 8 lbs
Maternity clothes? Bought a couple more maternity shirts and a sweater today. Regular shirts are definitely starting to tighten up a bit.
Stretch marks? Nadda
Sleep: Sleep is still good
Best moment this week: Finding out we are having a girl!
Movement: Still feeling weird "bubbles" and such which is pretty certain to be baby. I'm looking forward to the kicks and jabs.
Food cravings: Not much this week
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I am looking forward to: Feeling more movement :)
Milestones: Healthy baby at the 19 week ultrasound! I'll admit I was a little nervous since we have not seen the little bean since 6 weeks!
Here we are:
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Weekly Ramblings and 17 week Survey
Well, Thanksgiving weekend was pretty relaxing. Not much going on which was nice. Had a fun night out on Tuesday with a few girlfriends which included dinner at Applebees and a walk around the mall.
Other than that, the week went by quick and we just relaxed for the most part. We finished up most of our Christmas shopping last night, so that is a relief. Just need to wrap everything up and pick up a few more odds and ends and we will be set!
In other news, one of my bridesmaids from my wedding, Kelly got engaged! I am ecstatic for her! She had an amazing proposal story too. She has asked me to be a bridesmaid for her and I am beyond thrilled. They are planning a fall 2010 wedding, so hopefully by then I can get my butt back into shape after having this baby, lol. At least I have a goal date now!
How far along? 17 weeks 2 days
How big is Baby? 5 inches, 5 oz. About the size of an turnip
Total weight gain/loss: up about 5 lbs
Maternity clothes? Still fitting into the same shirts. Bought some long tanks and tees to go underneath them though since they aren't long enough to cover the maternity pants
Stretch marks? Nadda
Sleep: Sleep is still good
Best moment this week: Possibly movement?
Movement: Still not sure completely. Feeling some weird stuff going around in there, but it could just be indigestion, lol
Food cravings: Ice water with lemon. Very strange craving, but at least it's keeping me hydrated!
Gender: 2 weeks away!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I am looking forward to: Gender appointment!!
Milestones: Eh, nothing to report yet :)
And your picture of the week!
Other than that, the week went by quick and we just relaxed for the most part. We finished up most of our Christmas shopping last night, so that is a relief. Just need to wrap everything up and pick up a few more odds and ends and we will be set!
In other news, one of my bridesmaids from my wedding, Kelly got engaged! I am ecstatic for her! She had an amazing proposal story too. She has asked me to be a bridesmaid for her and I am beyond thrilled. They are planning a fall 2010 wedding, so hopefully by then I can get my butt back into shape after having this baby, lol. At least I have a goal date now!
How far along? 17 weeks 2 days
How big is Baby? 5 inches, 5 oz. About the size of an turnip
Total weight gain/loss: up about 5 lbs
Maternity clothes? Still fitting into the same shirts. Bought some long tanks and tees to go underneath them though since they aren't long enough to cover the maternity pants
Stretch marks? Nadda
Sleep: Sleep is still good
Best moment this week: Possibly movement?
Movement: Still not sure completely. Feeling some weird stuff going around in there, but it could just be indigestion, lol
Food cravings: Ice water with lemon. Very strange craving, but at least it's keeping me hydrated!
Gender: 2 weeks away!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I am looking forward to: Gender appointment!!
Milestones: Eh, nothing to report yet :)
And your picture of the week!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
What a great week leading up to Thanksgiving! Last Saturday we got to take a tour of the Parade Company in detroit as they were preparing for "America's Thanksgiving Parade." We saw all the floats up close and learned some history about the parade and such. It was a very interesting and fun experience.
And well, I learned something else for certain that afternoon - Being pregnant I apparently don't do well standing in one place for too long. I'm fine upright, moving around, walking, etc. But as soon as I end up standing in one spot for too long, I always get light headed, dizzy and hot flashes. So I had to leave a bit early to find a good place to sit down for a bit. The same thing happens to me during church and I always end up having to sit down during the time we are supposed to be standing which seems like forever sometimes ;)
This week I only worked on Monday and then had the pleasure of enjoying the rest of the week off. I had a few vacation days to use, so I am still thoroughly enjoying that.
Tuesday I met up with my Grandma for lunch. She's doing well considering the situation (Grandpa passed away last month). She got a little choked up here and there and of course it just breaks my heart. I just am trying to do what I can to call her often and trying to see her whenever I can. Hopefully she will be able to come over for Christmas breakfast that I am trying to plan at our house.
Of course, Grandma rarely fails to show up without a gift of some sorts. So she got a couple cute things for the baby....she pretty excited ;)
Cute little Pooh Bear outfit and some cloth diaper/burp clothes.
Wednesday we started our Thanksgiving celebration. We headed downtown to the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC) to meet up with the in-laws. Thanksgiving day everyone runs a 10K race called the Turkey Trot (I was going to do it this year before I found out I was pregnant). So we got to stay in a room there since the race starts pretty early. We had an amazing steak dinner with lobster bisque and salad to start. Finishing off with creme brulee....my favorite! But that was nothing compared to thursday!!
Thursday morning I was attempting to sleep in, but ended up waking up when Jim was getting ready to leave and decided to hang out with him and his parents for a few before they were off to the races. I spent the rest of the morning lounging in the king size bed watching tv :) It was quite nice I have to say!
Now it's time for lunch.....oh my goodness. It's the best buffett EVER! We start off with a spread of veggies, salads, and other appetizer-ish foods. Then comes the main course: all the sides you can imagine (mashed potates, sweet potatoes, green beans, roasted potatoes....), ham, turkey AND beef tenderloin, eggplant lasagna and probably some other stuff I missed.
Then is the dessert.....this is where I get in trouble. This is where both Jim and I overdid it and felt like we were going to explode for the rest of the day. There was a chocolate fountain, creme brulee, rice pudding, small little cakes and pastries, fruit, pumpkin pie, carrot cake, and more. And of course I have to attempt to try bits of everything. You could of literally rolled me out of there yesterday.
Then we had to head over to my dad's house. Of course they kept asking us to eat, but there was no way. Neither of us could take a single bite. So we just watched them enjoy their turkey dinner and that was just fine with us :) However, it's once again the dessert that gets me. We broke down and had an awesome piece of home made apple pie before we left. I was still feeling full from lunch, but that pie was good. I took some of that and some chocolate cake to go....so I'm sure I'll be enjoying some of that today!
I am now enjoying my day off, lounging in my PJs right now. Poor hubby is working today AND tomorrow. Kind of a bummer. He had a few half days this week, so he doesn't feel too bad about it, he is such a saint sometimes!
No survey this week, not much going on in pregnancy land. The bump is still growing a little and became very obvious in the non-maternity dress I managed to squeeze into yesterday. So I leave you with this weeks picture!!
So Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I am so thankful for my friends, family, my absolutely wonderful husband whom I simply ADORE and this blessing of having a baby that we have been given.
And well, I learned something else for certain that afternoon - Being pregnant I apparently don't do well standing in one place for too long. I'm fine upright, moving around, walking, etc. But as soon as I end up standing in one spot for too long, I always get light headed, dizzy and hot flashes. So I had to leave a bit early to find a good place to sit down for a bit. The same thing happens to me during church and I always end up having to sit down during the time we are supposed to be standing which seems like forever sometimes ;)
This week I only worked on Monday and then had the pleasure of enjoying the rest of the week off. I had a few vacation days to use, so I am still thoroughly enjoying that.
Tuesday I met up with my Grandma for lunch. She's doing well considering the situation (Grandpa passed away last month). She got a little choked up here and there and of course it just breaks my heart. I just am trying to do what I can to call her often and trying to see her whenever I can. Hopefully she will be able to come over for Christmas breakfast that I am trying to plan at our house.
Of course, Grandma rarely fails to show up without a gift of some sorts. So she got a couple cute things for the baby....she pretty excited ;)
Cute little Pooh Bear outfit and some cloth diaper/burp clothes.Wednesday we started our Thanksgiving celebration. We headed downtown to the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC) to meet up with the in-laws. Thanksgiving day everyone runs a 10K race called the Turkey Trot (I was going to do it this year before I found out I was pregnant). So we got to stay in a room there since the race starts pretty early. We had an amazing steak dinner with lobster bisque and salad to start. Finishing off with creme brulee....my favorite! But that was nothing compared to thursday!!
Thursday morning I was attempting to sleep in, but ended up waking up when Jim was getting ready to leave and decided to hang out with him and his parents for a few before they were off to the races. I spent the rest of the morning lounging in the king size bed watching tv :) It was quite nice I have to say!
Now it's time for lunch.....oh my goodness. It's the best buffett EVER! We start off with a spread of veggies, salads, and other appetizer-ish foods. Then comes the main course: all the sides you can imagine (mashed potates, sweet potatoes, green beans, roasted potatoes....), ham, turkey AND beef tenderloin, eggplant lasagna and probably some other stuff I missed.
Then is the dessert.....this is where I get in trouble. This is where both Jim and I overdid it and felt like we were going to explode for the rest of the day. There was a chocolate fountain, creme brulee, rice pudding, small little cakes and pastries, fruit, pumpkin pie, carrot cake, and more. And of course I have to attempt to try bits of everything. You could of literally rolled me out of there yesterday.
Then we had to head over to my dad's house. Of course they kept asking us to eat, but there was no way. Neither of us could take a single bite. So we just watched them enjoy their turkey dinner and that was just fine with us :) However, it's once again the dessert that gets me. We broke down and had an awesome piece of home made apple pie before we left. I was still feeling full from lunch, but that pie was good. I took some of that and some chocolate cake to go....so I'm sure I'll be enjoying some of that today!
I am now enjoying my day off, lounging in my PJs right now. Poor hubby is working today AND tomorrow. Kind of a bummer. He had a few half days this week, so he doesn't feel too bad about it, he is such a saint sometimes!
No survey this week, not much going on in pregnancy land. The bump is still growing a little and became very obvious in the non-maternity dress I managed to squeeze into yesterday. So I leave you with this weeks picture!!
So Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I am so thankful for my friends, family, my absolutely wonderful husband whom I simply ADORE and this blessing of having a baby that we have been given.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Weekly Update
So I decided to pop on my old friend the pedometer today! I haven't used it since the end of September. 1st Tri just kicked my butt and I was literally getting hardly any steps in per day. Under 1000. It was pretty bad. FINALLY, I feel like I could actual get on the treadmill and walk a mile or just walk around the mall. Well, today, I banked about 4,200 steps. That is about 2 miles of activity. Not too shabby! If I can just get in a mile or so a day, I think that would be good for my overall health.
I'm still in the "in between" phase with clothes. I'm ready to just dive in and get some cute maternity clothes, but the shirts for the most part are still too big around the middle (except for the one in the above picture which fits rather nicely!). However, my current shirts aren't quite long enough so tend to ride up and show off the lovely large elastic waist band that my maternity jeans are sporting.
Which by the way....I LOVE. It's almost like wearing jean colored sweat pants. They are just so much more comfortable than my regular pants, which 90% can't button anymore, and the ones that can, just feel too uncomfortable once they are on. I think I could wear the maternity pants forever.....j/k...or am I?
So anyways, I'm just in clothing limbo at the moment. And I need to get a dress for Thanksgiving. I tried on a couple at the mat. store and they were a no-go. So I think I just need to find a larger sized regular dress. I'm running out of time, so I better hit up the mall again this weekend.
I leave you with another survey if you so care to read....
How far along? 15 weeks
How big is Baby? 4.5 inches, 2-3 oz. About the size of an orange
Total weight gain/loss: Still down about 2-3 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleep is good
Best moment this week: Actually being able to walk around the mall without getting too tired
Movement: Not yet, but I should be feeling something soon!
Food cravings: Still aversions, had a craving of chocolate covered strawberries for the last couple days. They were good :)
Gender: Still waiting!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I am looking forward to: My bump to keep growing and the gender!
Milestones: N/A
Saturday, November 14, 2009
One of those survey things
Why not.....at least it will force me to blog something once a week, right?
How far along? 14 weeks 2 days
How big is Baby? 4.5 inches, 2-3 oz. About the size of an orange
Total weight gain/loss: Still down about 2-3 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yep, and loving them!
Stretch marks? Not yet....praying for minimal damage :)
Sleep: Sleep is good, not as good as pre-preg due to waking up to pee and just tossing and turning more
Best moment this week: Hearing the heartbeat (147) at the doc appointment!
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: Nothing really sounds appealing really, I'm having more aversions than anything
Gender: Find out next month!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, not even really showing yet
What I am looking forward to: That baby bump to become more prominent
Milestones: Into 2nd Trimester!
I leave you with a funky blurry iphone picture of me at 14 weeks. This shirt makes me look more pregnant....I need more shirts like this ;)
How far along? 14 weeks 2 days
How big is Baby? 4.5 inches, 2-3 oz. About the size of an orange
Total weight gain/loss: Still down about 2-3 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yep, and loving them!
Stretch marks? Not yet....praying for minimal damage :)
Sleep: Sleep is good, not as good as pre-preg due to waking up to pee and just tossing and turning more
Best moment this week: Hearing the heartbeat (147) at the doc appointment!
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: Nothing really sounds appealing really, I'm having more aversions than anything
Gender: Find out next month!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, not even really showing yet
What I am looking forward to: That baby bump to become more prominent
Milestones: Into 2nd Trimester!
I leave you with a funky blurry iphone picture of me at 14 weeks. This shirt makes me look more pregnant....I need more shirts like this ;)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Big 'ol Announcement
Wow, so it's been about two months since my last entry. And I have a very good explanation for that. Jim and I are happy to announce that we are expecting!! We found out in early September but wanted to just feel things out, get a doc appointment or two under the belt and make sure everything was going well before we spread the happy news!
So as of now I am about 12 weeks along and feeling.....well I won't lie, I feel kinda blah! Tired, a bit of nauseousness and indigestion/bloating from hell! But it's all worth it. I really don't want to complain much :)
Here is the little bean at our first ultrasound (6 weeks):
So the last two months have been remotely uneventful. I have just been relaxing and taking it easy. Looking back through the calendar, here are the highlights:
Renaissance festival: Went with a few close friends and had fun as usual. People watching never fails to entertain....it definitely attracts an interesting crowd.
Garage Sale: Made $150! Not too bad. And Salvation Army picked up anything that we didn't sell, so it was nice to finally get rid of the accumulating pile of stuff that we had stacked up in the basement.
On a somber note, my Grandfather passed away on October 21st. The whole family just sat at his bedside waiting for him to pass. It was a very sad experience. He was 86 yrs old and was a WW2 Marine veteran. Him and my Grandma had been married for 61 1/2 years. 5 children, 6 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. He was very loved and will be missed.
Birthday: Came and went, especially due to the circumstances with my grandfather. Jim took me out to a nice dinner at one of our favorite restaurants: Kruse and Muer. I got some awesome crab cakes and we had some great artichoke dip for an appetizer. I love that place!
Halloween: Pretty laid back day as well. We carved pumpkins and passed out candy. Here are some pics:
Waiting for trick or treaters
Jim was waiting too! Check out that awesome Mickey inflatable pumpkin!
Kitties wanted to come out and play!
My scary pumpkin
Jim's very creative pumpkin
Anniversary: 1 year! We made it! We had a wonderful weekend that involved a nice dinner out to Macaroni Grill, Sharing our wonderful anniversary cake (we got a fresh cake from our bakery for free), went to church at the place we were married, watched our wedding video, and cuddled up and relaxed the rest of the time. It was a wonderful weekend!
It was such a wonderful day (11-01-08)
And there we have it. It will be pretty low key until the holidays kick in....which is right around the corner! I'll admit, I'm not one who likes to start thinking about Christmas so early, but for some reason I'm getting that itch to start decorating all ready. Even Jim (who just LOVES Christmas) isn't ready to bust out the decor yet. I'll have to at least wait until after Thanksgiving.
So as of now I am about 12 weeks along and feeling.....well I won't lie, I feel kinda blah! Tired, a bit of nauseousness and indigestion/bloating from hell! But it's all worth it. I really don't want to complain much :)
Here is the little bean at our first ultrasound (6 weeks):
So the last two months have been remotely uneventful. I have just been relaxing and taking it easy. Looking back through the calendar, here are the highlights:
Renaissance festival: Went with a few close friends and had fun as usual. People watching never fails to entertain....it definitely attracts an interesting crowd.
Garage Sale: Made $150! Not too bad. And Salvation Army picked up anything that we didn't sell, so it was nice to finally get rid of the accumulating pile of stuff that we had stacked up in the basement.
On a somber note, my Grandfather passed away on October 21st. The whole family just sat at his bedside waiting for him to pass. It was a very sad experience. He was 86 yrs old and was a WW2 Marine veteran. Him and my Grandma had been married for 61 1/2 years. 5 children, 6 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. He was very loved and will be missed.
Birthday: Came and went, especially due to the circumstances with my grandfather. Jim took me out to a nice dinner at one of our favorite restaurants: Kruse and Muer. I got some awesome crab cakes and we had some great artichoke dip for an appetizer. I love that place!
Halloween: Pretty laid back day as well. We carved pumpkins and passed out candy. Here are some pics:
Waiting for trick or treaters
Jim was waiting too! Check out that awesome Mickey inflatable pumpkin!
Kitties wanted to come out and play!
My scary pumpkin
Jim's very creative pumpkin
Anniversary: 1 year! We made it! We had a wonderful weekend that involved a nice dinner out to Macaroni Grill, Sharing our wonderful anniversary cake (we got a fresh cake from our bakery for free), went to church at the place we were married, watched our wedding video, and cuddled up and relaxed the rest of the time. It was a wonderful weekend!
It was such a wonderful day (11-01-08)
And there we have it. It will be pretty low key until the holidays kick in....which is right around the corner! I'll admit, I'm not one who likes to start thinking about Christmas so early, but for some reason I'm getting that itch to start decorating all ready. Even Jim (who just LOVES Christmas) isn't ready to bust out the decor yet. I'll have to at least wait until after Thanksgiving.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Here we go....
Not updating again. Really hasn't been all that eventful since Labor Day. We had a good time with the family, it was a beautiful weekend. Brought home something with us that we didn't want however.....a cold. Jim and I were held up in the house for a week or so with a cold. I still have a mild cough that nags at me a bit. Luckily it wasn't too bad and it didn't last too long. We are finally back to normal again.
This weekend should be interesting. We are having a garage sale. I have personally never held my own garage sale, so I'm not sure what to expect. We priced everything out, which was difficult since I really had no idea what they were worth. We really don't care if we make any money, we just want to get rid of the crap. It's a sub-wide garage sale, so hopefully we will get a lot of foot traffic!
That's about it. Jim put up some more curtains and hung up some more art work around the house. Still tons more to do!
This weekend should be interesting. We are having a garage sale. I have personally never held my own garage sale, so I'm not sure what to expect. We priced everything out, which was difficult since I really had no idea what they were worth. We really don't care if we make any money, we just want to get rid of the crap. It's a sub-wide garage sale, so hopefully we will get a lot of foot traffic!
That's about it. Jim put up some more curtains and hung up some more art work around the house. Still tons more to do!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Almost the weekend!
And I am ready for it! Not too much planned. Just going to try to see the families at some point this weekend. The weather is supposed to be nice, so It is shaping up to be a fun and relaxing one.
Hope you all have a good holiday weekend too!
Hope you all have a good holiday weekend too!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
We've been keeping busy!
Time for the well needed house update! We took a couple trips to Ikea and Bed Bath and Beyond over the past two weeks and have finally gotten some things together. The family room still isn't at 100%, but it's looking better and better:
Here is our new curtains. We still need to put up our celing fan.
Here is our new entertainment center. We plan to add two shelves in the middle area above the TV.
The Kitchen is complete. We put up blinds and well, since I never posted it when we painted, here's our new paint job.
The dining room is still a mess, but I wanted to show off our new china cabinets. There is one on each side of the window. This one holds my collection of polish pottery, the other one is our wedding china. We also got new chairs for our table. We have curtains to put up still.
Little by little we are getting things done. Next up on the agenda:
Paint half bath on main floor
Paint small part of master bath (toilet is in a separate area)
Remove wall paper from Guest room and paint
Paint other spare room
Hang art work throughout house
That has been keeping us pretty busy the last two weekends. This weekend we are planning to kick back and relax with the family. Supposed to be a good weekend, I'm looking forward to it!
Here is our new curtains. We still need to put up our celing fan.
Here is our new entertainment center. We plan to add two shelves in the middle area above the TV.
The Kitchen is complete. We put up blinds and well, since I never posted it when we painted, here's our new paint job.
The dining room is still a mess, but I wanted to show off our new china cabinets. There is one on each side of the window. This one holds my collection of polish pottery, the other one is our wedding china. We also got new chairs for our table. We have curtains to put up still.
Little by little we are getting things done. Next up on the agenda:
Paint half bath on main floor
Paint small part of master bath (toilet is in a separate area)
Remove wall paper from Guest room and paint
Paint other spare room
Hang art work throughout house
That has been keeping us pretty busy the last two weekends. This weekend we are planning to kick back and relax with the family. Supposed to be a good weekend, I'm looking forward to it!
Friday, August 21, 2009
It's consuming...
Those darn books are just consuming my time now. Luckily I am almost done with Book 3. Only one more to go after that. I am almost ashamed to admit it. Hi my name is Andrea and I am addicted to Twilight. What am I....sixteen? Ah well, I know I'm not the only one, so that helps. What doesn't help is the hot actors they got to play in the movie. Woo, someone hand me a fan. They are some good looking fellows for sure (don't worry, I still love you sweetie).
They are quick reads. I started Twilight last Friday I think and a week later I am nearly completed with Eclipse. I don't have a copy of Breaking Dawn yet. I need to get it from my "dealer". Yep, my dear friend who got me hooked in the first place.
It all started with a friendly girls day. I don't see her enough as it is, so when we were both free one afternoon, we took up the opportunity to hang out. She asked if I had seen Twilight. I said no, and honestly I didn't have a ton of interest. Looked good, but really could care less. It was a good movie! And then she sent me home with the first 3 books. The rest is history. I now have a crush on a vampire and a werewolf.....fabulous.
All is well though. I least I am reading. I haven't sat down and read a book in its entirety since probably early college! Not that I haven't wanted to, just haven't done it. So perhaps this will start a new trend and I will start reading more again. I have a few books in mind that I would like to read and the library is just a few minutes away. This could be a good thing.
They are quick reads. I started Twilight last Friday I think and a week later I am nearly completed with Eclipse. I don't have a copy of Breaking Dawn yet. I need to get it from my "dealer". Yep, my dear friend who got me hooked in the first place.
It all started with a friendly girls day. I don't see her enough as it is, so when we were both free one afternoon, we took up the opportunity to hang out. She asked if I had seen Twilight. I said no, and honestly I didn't have a ton of interest. Looked good, but really could care less. It was a good movie! And then she sent me home with the first 3 books. The rest is history. I now have a crush on a vampire and a werewolf.....fabulous.
All is well though. I least I am reading. I haven't sat down and read a book in its entirety since probably early college! Not that I haven't wanted to, just haven't done it. So perhaps this will start a new trend and I will start reading more again. I have a few books in mind that I would like to read and the library is just a few minutes away. This could be a good thing.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Woman Problems
No, not those kind of problems! Just sometimes I feel like it's a problem to do the things I want to do just because I am a woman. One particular incident got me thinking. It wasn't really an incident actually, more of just a paranoia and what if?
I was running, alone, on a trail in a kind of wooded, unpopulated area. It's close to my house and about 2 miles long one way. There were a few runners and bikers passing by, but overall, it was pretty secluded. A biker passed by me, I gave my generic wave and smile and kept moving. He passed by me a second time and again I wave and keep moving. Well, then he stopped on the trail ahead and had his bike on the ground and was just kinda standing there. Not really in a spot you would think to stop and take a break or anything. I passed by once again, nodded and moved on.
That's when my brain started to wander.......What if he (or anyone else for that matter) came up behind me and attacked? I am alone, I am running (therefore pretty much out of energy), and overall kind of helpless. If I was a man, I wouldn't be having this problem. I know men can get attacked too, blah blah blah, but really....what's the probability of something happening to a male runner along a trail compared to a female runner?
So the remainder of my run consisted of me looking over my shoulder every two seconds. It was kind of freaky. So I'll probably stay away from that trail for awhile. I have others to go to that are busier and there is more chance of running to someone's house in case of emergency or something instead of being stuck in the middle of the woods.
I might invest in some pocket pepper spray too...
I was running, alone, on a trail in a kind of wooded, unpopulated area. It's close to my house and about 2 miles long one way. There were a few runners and bikers passing by, but overall, it was pretty secluded. A biker passed by me, I gave my generic wave and smile and kept moving. He passed by me a second time and again I wave and keep moving. Well, then he stopped on the trail ahead and had his bike on the ground and was just kinda standing there. Not really in a spot you would think to stop and take a break or anything. I passed by once again, nodded and moved on.
That's when my brain started to wander.......What if he (or anyone else for that matter) came up behind me and attacked? I am alone, I am running (therefore pretty much out of energy), and overall kind of helpless. If I was a man, I wouldn't be having this problem. I know men can get attacked too, blah blah blah, but really....what's the probability of something happening to a male runner along a trail compared to a female runner?
So the remainder of my run consisted of me looking over my shoulder every two seconds. It was kind of freaky. So I'll probably stay away from that trail for awhile. I have others to go to that are busier and there is more chance of running to someone's house in case of emergency or something instead of being stuck in the middle of the woods.
I might invest in some pocket pepper spray too...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Busy Month: A Visual Guide
So instead of typing out everything that has gone on since the last time i've updated, I thought just a brief visual tour would do the trick!! So here we go..
For our "dating" anniversary we picked up a new game:
It pretty much just monitors your steps for each day. We each have a goal of 6,000 steps which is approximately 3 miles. Over one month later, we have reached our goal every day except for one! It has definitely kept us motivated to stay active. I highly recommend it!
So yes, I have been getting into running more! It is a great workout and fun to get outside and clear your mind during a nice run. I run about 3-5 miles every other day or so (been slacking the last week though).
It pretty much just monitors your steps for each day. We each have a goal of 6,000 steps which is approximately 3 miles. Over one month later, we have reached our goal every day except for one! It has definitely kept us motivated to stay active. I highly recommend it!
So yes, I have been getting into running more! It is a great workout and fun to get outside and clear your mind during a nice run. I run about 3-5 miles every other day or so (been slacking the last week though).
To help me out on my longer runs, I got this nifty hydration belt. It holds two 10 oz containers of water and has a pouch just big enough to fit my key and cell phone. It straps around my waist and surprisingly isn't bothersome at all. I really have enjoyed having water readily available when I need it and not having to run without my cell phone on me.
July 11th we headed to a graduation party for my church sponsor son. 
Down to Hamtramack for some awesome polish food to celebrate my grandma's birthday.
Mmmm.....Dill pickle soup, my favorite!
We headed off to the family cottage the following weekend. The weather was actually quite cold and the bugs were just insane. So we shacked up and watched "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Interesting movie....it was nice to have a little getaway, even though we were doing the same thing we would probably do at home!
Since the cottage was so buggy, we left early on Sunday and decide to go to the zoo! We hadn't been there in years. I will post pictures as soon as I load them onto the computer!
We decide we would try to do a ton of geocaching for a week. We made it out for two evenings and found 20 or so. Not too bad :)
I met my MIL for lunch one afternoon. We had some great sandwiches and then headed over to the local gourmet grocery store and had some wine samples. You can actually drink wine while you shop....I totally want to go back!
We headed over to a cute local bar for a friend's birthday Friday, July 24th. It was busy and loud, but we had a good time.
Another day of geocaching, however, this time we turned into a road trip. We hit Grand Ledge which was a cool place for the geocaches, then proceeded to Grand Rapids for the bet hot dogs EVER!!
Yesterdog. Seriously. Best. Hotdog. Ever.
MIL birthday was that weekend, so we went over to celebrate on Sunday. Had a wonderful dinner and for dessert and amazing torte.....we got to take home the leftovers too. I'm sure it all went straight to my thighs.
Back to the cottage! This time the weather was great. We did some tubing. No that is not a picture of anyone in particular up there, just something I pulled off the web, lol. We all attempted to stand on the tube whilst moving. It was really hard. My legs were killing me for the next two days. We had a lot of fun and ate a LOT of food. A few favorites....
Grilled Chicken
Avacodoes!
Here we are to today! I spent most of the day trying to work on our landscaping. I was doing a lot of shoveling and moving around of dirt. I am basically trying to reconfigure the whole orientation of the existing landscaping in our front yard. I am still dirty and frankly I'm pooped. 
August 22nd, Jim and I are running an 8K (5 mile) race. I really need to get back into my running routine. It's hard when we have been working on the house so much. I don't really have time for both it seems!We finally picked up curtains and other random things for the house. Hopefully we will whip it into shape before the winter hits. I hope to have the front yard landscaping done and have this house decorated more by then. We plan on painting two of the bathrooms and our "activity room" as we like to call it is turning disney themed room since we have so much disney stuff! It'll be a fun, even though I hate painting.....
I am here
Still alive, with tons of things to blog about, just haven't sat down and done it!! Tonight, I promise!!!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Weekend Update: When life gives you lemons....
You are supposed to make lemonade right? I would rather squirted lemon juice in someone's eyes. I had someone in mind too, but I won't go there. Instead, I made the proverbial lemonade a salvaged what could of been a miserable weekend.
On the way home from work Friday, Jim got a phone call and was told he had to travel 5 hours down into Ohio to deliver some material and work on a job site Saturday.....4th of July. Fantastic! We, of course, had holiday plans to spend with family and have a good time out at the cottage, oh and can't forget to mention we were supposed to have an awesome Frankenmuth chicken lunch with his family as well! I was so looking forward to that!! But instead, I piled into the car with Jim Friday night and we trekked down to Blanchester, OH. Blanchester....it just sounds fun doesn't it? We booked a room just outside of Dayton, about 45 min from Blanchester since there no place much closer to stay. Jim headed to work 7am and I proceeded to hang out in a hotel room for most of the day. But, alas, I made the best of it. Slept in, hung out at the pool for a while and walked across the street to the Dayton Mall. Not much of a mall, but I got a good walk out of it.
I also had brought a vase of flowers that Jim had bought me earlier that week and took a few photos of them. I was inspired to do so by another blog I was following here. She took a few pictures of flowers to decorate the house. I already have some of my photos hanging on the walls, so why not a few more. Here are a few of them:
So, Jim ended up getting out of work and back to the hotel pretty early. We had originally planned to spend Saturday night as well and do some geocaching on Sunday. A quick check of the weather changed our minds. It was supposed to be rainy and cloudy. But home sweet home on Sunday was supposed to bright and sunny. So we decided to drive on home. We got back around 7:00pm, watched a movie and hit the hay!
Sunday, we got up and went to church (it had been awhile, it felt good to be back!). We then had arranged to meet up with my dad and join him and his wife for a day out on the lake in his boat. We headed out to Orchard Lake and spent the day cruising the waters and lounging in the sun. We had a lot of fun and ended up having a pretty darn good weekend!
The week has gone by kinda fast so far, despite the fact that I have a bit of cold that is preventing me from getting a good night sleep. It's been rather annoying. I am pretty much just fine all day, but as soon as I lay down and try to sleep, I start hacking up a lung. I am pretty much just exhausted now. I can't wait to get a good night sleep again.
On the way home from work Friday, Jim got a phone call and was told he had to travel 5 hours down into Ohio to deliver some material and work on a job site Saturday.....4th of July. Fantastic! We, of course, had holiday plans to spend with family and have a good time out at the cottage, oh and can't forget to mention we were supposed to have an awesome Frankenmuth chicken lunch with his family as well! I was so looking forward to that!! But instead, I piled into the car with Jim Friday night and we trekked down to Blanchester, OH. Blanchester....it just sounds fun doesn't it? We booked a room just outside of Dayton, about 45 min from Blanchester since there no place much closer to stay. Jim headed to work 7am and I proceeded to hang out in a hotel room for most of the day. But, alas, I made the best of it. Slept in, hung out at the pool for a while and walked across the street to the Dayton Mall. Not much of a mall, but I got a good walk out of it.
I also had brought a vase of flowers that Jim had bought me earlier that week and took a few photos of them. I was inspired to do so by another blog I was following here. She took a few pictures of flowers to decorate the house. I already have some of my photos hanging on the walls, so why not a few more. Here are a few of them:
So, Jim ended up getting out of work and back to the hotel pretty early. We had originally planned to spend Saturday night as well and do some geocaching on Sunday. A quick check of the weather changed our minds. It was supposed to be rainy and cloudy. But home sweet home on Sunday was supposed to bright and sunny. So we decided to drive on home. We got back around 7:00pm, watched a movie and hit the hay!
Sunday, we got up and went to church (it had been awhile, it felt good to be back!). We then had arranged to meet up with my dad and join him and his wife for a day out on the lake in his boat. We headed out to Orchard Lake and spent the day cruising the waters and lounging in the sun. We had a lot of fun and ended up having a pretty darn good weekend!
The week has gone by kinda fast so far, despite the fact that I have a bit of cold that is preventing me from getting a good night sleep. It's been rather annoying. I am pretty much just fine all day, but as soon as I lay down and try to sleep, I start hacking up a lung. I am pretty much just exhausted now. I can't wait to get a good night sleep again.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Happy (dating) Anniversary!
Today and tomorrow (yes two days) is Jim and I's anniversary! We never could agree what day was considered our anniversary. For those who don't know the story, here it goes....
We met on an internet dating site. Yahoo! Personals to be exact. I remember it pretty well. I had a horrible day and I think even a double shift at the banquet hall I was working at. The night before I kind of got "dumped" by a guy I was seeing. And the fact that he dumped me was just so absurd and strange since, to be perfectly honest, I was way too good for him. That is whole other can of worms though.
So I come home at around midnight and give my profile a look. This was the first day it was actually posted, I had just filled out all the info the day before. I already had about 4 or 5 messages. Wow, this was inspiring! I checked all the guys out and to my dismay most were divorced with children and in their 40's. Not really what I was looking for. The last one I looked at however, was very promising. Mid twenties, enjoys the arts and music. Non-smoker, non-drinker cute blonde haired blue eyed boy. I was sold at first glance.
I immediately signed up for my "free trial" since you have to pay for a full fledged account. I was then able to email him back and give him my real email address. We sent little messages back and forth for a day or two and then started chatting on AIM. That lasted for a day or two and then we had a phone conversation. We decided to meet in person the following Friday (so less than a week from when we first connected.)
8pm Friday, On the Border. It was in a part of time I was totally not familar with. And of course, I was a tad late. I gave him a quick ring to let him know I was almost there. I walked up to the restaurant and saw him there. Definite cutie in my book. Nice black shirt, khaki pants. We were seated and proceeded to have a bit of awkward conversation at first, but soon enough we both felt a tad more comfortable and overall had a lovely dinner. Near the end of dinner he pulled out a present for me.....two CD's that he thought I might enjoy! Now this was totally impressive! Funny thing is, I had burned him a few copies of some of my favorite CD's to give him as well. We were pretty weirded out for a moment that we both gave eachother CD's on our first date. Too cute.
When dinner ended we headed over to play some putt-putt golf. That was fun, and a bit of a challenge being that I was wearing a jean skirt and black heeled sandals. Finally we were done with that and looked at the time. It was only 10pm. What were we going to do now? We really didn't want the date to end, but we knew we didn't want to go hang out at a bar or club or anything like that. Well, he suggested we head back to his place, after all, he only lived right across the street.
Perhaps the red flag should of went up, probably not the greatest idea. We went in his car to his apartment. Single woman with a man she hardly knows going back to his apartment without her car......well, at least I had my stun gun in my purse. If he was going to try anything, he would get a nice zap to his nuts to say the least, haha.
Well, we went back to his apartment. It was very clean and well put together. Nice. I had happened to have my camera with me with all my pictures from my recent trip to Poland, so we sat as his computer and looked at all those. He then showed me pictures that he had from various trips and family events. We talked, listened to music, shared stories of our friends and family and really just got to know eachother better.
The hours just flew by....1pm, 3pm, 5pm, finally around 8pm we were still up and talking. I fancied the idea of breakfast to him and we head out to the local Big Boy. We had omelets and he finally took me back to my car. I thought, okay, time to go...I've definitey stayed long enough. Well, he asked me if I wanted to come back. Most definitely I did!! I was totally in love with this stranger. Head over heels for sure. We went back and watched dvd's and started to get a little cuddly. We just layed on the couch talking and cuddling for a few more hours. Finally at around 2pm or so, he kissed me. Sheesh, it was about time. It was totally sweet and romantic. At 3pm, I had to go....or else I was going to be late for work.
That was it, we have been together ever since. We actually saw each other every single day without fail for an entire year and half. Finally, the day came when he had to go out of town for a couple days and I didn't see him. We were pretty impressed we had made it that long.
So what day is it? June 30th or July 1st? Sure, I met him on June 30th, but I don't think our relationship became official until July 1st, the day we cuddled all day and he kissed me. He says the 30th because that is when the date started. So it's our two day long dating anniversary.
We commemorated the event by visiting the same restaurant we met at: On the Border. 3 years later, we are now husband and wife, and I am more in love with him than ever.....
Long story I know, thanks to anyone who read all the way through it :)
We met on an internet dating site. Yahoo! Personals to be exact. I remember it pretty well. I had a horrible day and I think even a double shift at the banquet hall I was working at. The night before I kind of got "dumped" by a guy I was seeing. And the fact that he dumped me was just so absurd and strange since, to be perfectly honest, I was way too good for him. That is whole other can of worms though.
So I come home at around midnight and give my profile a look. This was the first day it was actually posted, I had just filled out all the info the day before. I already had about 4 or 5 messages. Wow, this was inspiring! I checked all the guys out and to my dismay most were divorced with children and in their 40's. Not really what I was looking for. The last one I looked at however, was very promising. Mid twenties, enjoys the arts and music. Non-smoker, non-drinker cute blonde haired blue eyed boy. I was sold at first glance.
I immediately signed up for my "free trial" since you have to pay for a full fledged account. I was then able to email him back and give him my real email address. We sent little messages back and forth for a day or two and then started chatting on AIM. That lasted for a day or two and then we had a phone conversation. We decided to meet in person the following Friday (so less than a week from when we first connected.)
8pm Friday, On the Border. It was in a part of time I was totally not familar with. And of course, I was a tad late. I gave him a quick ring to let him know I was almost there. I walked up to the restaurant and saw him there. Definite cutie in my book. Nice black shirt, khaki pants. We were seated and proceeded to have a bit of awkward conversation at first, but soon enough we both felt a tad more comfortable and overall had a lovely dinner. Near the end of dinner he pulled out a present for me.....two CD's that he thought I might enjoy! Now this was totally impressive! Funny thing is, I had burned him a few copies of some of my favorite CD's to give him as well. We were pretty weirded out for a moment that we both gave eachother CD's on our first date. Too cute.
When dinner ended we headed over to play some putt-putt golf. That was fun, and a bit of a challenge being that I was wearing a jean skirt and black heeled sandals. Finally we were done with that and looked at the time. It was only 10pm. What were we going to do now? We really didn't want the date to end, but we knew we didn't want to go hang out at a bar or club or anything like that. Well, he suggested we head back to his place, after all, he only lived right across the street.
Perhaps the red flag should of went up, probably not the greatest idea. We went in his car to his apartment. Single woman with a man she hardly knows going back to his apartment without her car......well, at least I had my stun gun in my purse. If he was going to try anything, he would get a nice zap to his nuts to say the least, haha.
Well, we went back to his apartment. It was very clean and well put together. Nice. I had happened to have my camera with me with all my pictures from my recent trip to Poland, so we sat as his computer and looked at all those. He then showed me pictures that he had from various trips and family events. We talked, listened to music, shared stories of our friends and family and really just got to know eachother better.
The hours just flew by....1pm, 3pm, 5pm, finally around 8pm we were still up and talking. I fancied the idea of breakfast to him and we head out to the local Big Boy. We had omelets and he finally took me back to my car. I thought, okay, time to go...I've definitey stayed long enough. Well, he asked me if I wanted to come back. Most definitely I did!! I was totally in love with this stranger. Head over heels for sure. We went back and watched dvd's and started to get a little cuddly. We just layed on the couch talking and cuddling for a few more hours. Finally at around 2pm or so, he kissed me. Sheesh, it was about time. It was totally sweet and romantic. At 3pm, I had to go....or else I was going to be late for work.
That was it, we have been together ever since. We actually saw each other every single day without fail for an entire year and half. Finally, the day came when he had to go out of town for a couple days and I didn't see him. We were pretty impressed we had made it that long.
So what day is it? June 30th or July 1st? Sure, I met him on June 30th, but I don't think our relationship became official until July 1st, the day we cuddled all day and he kissed me. He says the 30th because that is when the date started. So it's our two day long dating anniversary.
We commemorated the event by visiting the same restaurant we met at: On the Border. 3 years later, we are now husband and wife, and I am more in love with him than ever.....
Long story I know, thanks to anyone who read all the way through it :)
Warning: it ain't pretty!
30 min on treadmill, 2.1 miles.
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