My prego buddy Jacqueline gave birth on Sunday to a beautiful BIG baby boy- welcome Whittaker Lee Samples!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
BGE Loves Me
I am currently using the:
washer
dryer
dishwasher
did a sink full of pots & pans
computer
tv is on
stovetop
oven
At least the air conditioner is off- that should save me some right?
And at least I'm being productive- but what I should be doing is sitting my butt on the couch with a cup of tea and box of kleenex..... maybe tomorrow.....
washer
dryer
dishwasher
did a sink full of pots & pans
computer
tv is on
stovetop
oven
At least the air conditioner is off- that should save me some right?
And at least I'm being productive- but what I should be doing is sitting my butt on the couch with a cup of tea and box of kleenex..... maybe tomorrow.....
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
30 weeks?
It's bad when I can't remember how far along I am..... pretty sure it's around 30 weeks- which is SO hard to believe! I am starting to feel the extra weight- my back hurts, my feet hurt..... Little Charlie is around 3 lbs! I am right on target and progressing very well. So thankful for that!
I have been miserable though for almost a week now with a lingering cold. It is awful, and I have slept for days and days and have drank LOTS of OJ, water, juice, hot tea, more water, more OJ..... no relief. At the doctor tomorrow I'll beg to take some kind of otc medicine that will knock it out for good. I have taken it easy though- didn't go to richmond which made me very sad, but it was the right choice. I shouldn't have gone to work on Sunday, but oh well. So hopefully I'll get better soon.
Because I'm not missing my high school reunion in NC this weekend! I'm really looking forward to it. I've seen and talked with a lot of people from high school, but it will still be a blast.
What else? Not a whole lot. Just a lot of TV watching..... which soon a new teenie bopper show, Priviledged is on- it's cool b/c one of Jason's good friends is the lead male role- "the hot neighbor" so it is fun seeing Brian on tv. He's done a lot of one time roles on shows like CSI, Bones, Cold Case, and stuff like that, but this is a bigger, longer role. So yay Brian!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
oh baby!
A good friend just dropped off two BIG bins of baby clothes- and oh my- they are SO cute! They're cuddly and tiny- lots of onsies & sleepers- which is great. And lots of cute little outfits & dresses- this little one is in for it! I'm going to have to get a bigger dresser! And the two bins only go to 6 months- there is no way she'll ever wear it all!
I'm so thankful for hand me downs!
I'm so thankful for hand me downs!
The lovely bride & groom- getting their latin flare on!
Yay Deanna- you're next! It's coming up so soon!
And then Sunday drove right to Michelle's baby shower- what a sweet time. She's about 4 weeks away from her due date- it's hard to believe how big she is- and how I'll be that way before too long! Little Baby Burger- everyone thinks it's a boy- but we'll find out soon enough!
One of Julia's masterpiece quilts (can't wait to see what mine looks like!!!)
Sisters :)
Looking forward to another fun busy week! Tomorrow will be an awesome concert, Gavin Degraw with fun girlfriends. Then over the weekend hanging out with all my Raliegh peeps in Richmond! Trying to get all of the traveling and fun done while I still can!
Football season is underway.....I like it when everyone gets together to hang out, but it is going to be a long season.... I'm glad Jason enjoys it. Today I kicked his butt in one of those arcade basketball games- bring it on! We're supposed to give Kitty a bath, but I think we'll be too tired.
Cravings this week: SNICKERS ummmm!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
thankful for family
I just returned from a week long trip to see various family members- it was so nice. My sister Julia and her husband Will, and daughter Flora came to MD on Friday the 15th- we had a super busy weekend of cookouts and parties- it was great.
Monday morning we headed out for New Rochelle- to see my dad's mom Nana and two sisters, Aunt Joan & Aunt Liz. We headed out for some fun- but the amusement park we headed for was closed.... but that's ok, b/c we got to go to Walters Hot Dog stand- VERY good! We had a great night of talking, walking the dog, just spending time together. It is always cool to be in my dad's childhood home and to recall my own memories of going there while we were growing up.
Tuesday morning we were off (after I slept in till 8am!) to LaFayette- Grandma's house (mom's mom). That was about a 5-6 hour drive (broken up by cracker barrell for lunch..... ummmm!). We found grandma in the barn tending to her unbelievable garlic harvest. This woman is incredible. We stayed w/ an Aunt & Uncle (mark & melissa) who live a few miles down the road in a beautiful timber framed house overlooking fields & forests. It is so quiet out there and peaceful. I'm not a fan of the winter- but I'd love to be up during a snow. By the time the weekend came tons of aunts and uncles & cousins came to town to be together- I was so thankful to be able to get away and spend time continuing to get to know my relatives.
Highlights of the week away:
- not being the driver! was able to sit back & relax!
- Hot dogs from walters :)
- walking to the park and talking about my parents w/ Julia & Liz
- listening to my nana talk about how she recently took the train to the city (nyc) and just had a great time walking around.
- seeing a wonderful picture I hadn't seen before of my parents while they were in college
- having my picture taken w/ Derek- I know there must be one from growing up, but I needed another one. Derek is worthy of having his own post one day.
-sleeping till noon one day while everyone else was at work or sightseeing!
-not watching hardly any tv
- seeing a cousin's daughter eat cotton candy for the first time at the NY State Fair
-wearing a dress that my mom made while she was pregnant with me and wearing it for "the hen party" (baby shower w/ my relatives at grandma's house)
- getting to spend some time w/ a girlfriend from high school who goes to the same college my parents went to (and getting excited about our high school reunion coming up!)
- going to Knoxie's (the bar that you drive by everyday but have never been in)
- seeing my 84 year old grandmother with her twin sister- and not always being able to tell them apart! They need to write a book!
- going to the cemetary where my dad lies & my mom and brother are remembered. Seeing two fawns run away as we leave from there- and just feeling close to them.
- fried green tomatoes at the Dinosaur BBQ
- everything else we ate at the Dinosaur BBQ for that matter (mac & cheese, wings, pork egg rolls..... we had the bbq the day before at the state fair!)
- reading and relaxing
Things that I could have done without:
- the cd selection in the car (sorry will......but I do agree 100% that the driver picks the music!)
- a week without my husband
- going to the cemetary.....first time since the burial. It was good in a hard way.
- a week without my kitty!
- not feeling Charlie move as much- but I swear as soon as we crossed the MD state line at midnight she got back to kicking..... but it did make me paranoid all week that she wasn't moving a lot!
- some hurtful conversations and not being able to ask my mom what to do!
- the hardness of the water in new york state- it just smelled funny!
- random food at random times- glad I took the jumbo sized tums bottle......
Monday morning we headed out for New Rochelle- to see my dad's mom Nana and two sisters, Aunt Joan & Aunt Liz. We headed out for some fun- but the amusement park we headed for was closed.... but that's ok, b/c we got to go to Walters Hot Dog stand- VERY good! We had a great night of talking, walking the dog, just spending time together. It is always cool to be in my dad's childhood home and to recall my own memories of going there while we were growing up.
Tuesday morning we were off (after I slept in till 8am!) to LaFayette- Grandma's house (mom's mom). That was about a 5-6 hour drive (broken up by cracker barrell for lunch..... ummmm!). We found grandma in the barn tending to her unbelievable garlic harvest. This woman is incredible. We stayed w/ an Aunt & Uncle (mark & melissa) who live a few miles down the road in a beautiful timber framed house overlooking fields & forests. It is so quiet out there and peaceful. I'm not a fan of the winter- but I'd love to be up during a snow. By the time the weekend came tons of aunts and uncles & cousins came to town to be together- I was so thankful to be able to get away and spend time continuing to get to know my relatives.
Highlights of the week away:
- not being the driver! was able to sit back & relax!
- Hot dogs from walters :)
- walking to the park and talking about my parents w/ Julia & Liz
- listening to my nana talk about how she recently took the train to the city (nyc) and just had a great time walking around.
- seeing a wonderful picture I hadn't seen before of my parents while they were in college
- having my picture taken w/ Derek- I know there must be one from growing up, but I needed another one. Derek is worthy of having his own post one day.
-sleeping till noon one day while everyone else was at work or sightseeing!
-not watching hardly any tv
- seeing a cousin's daughter eat cotton candy for the first time at the NY State Fair
-wearing a dress that my mom made while she was pregnant with me and wearing it for "the hen party" (baby shower w/ my relatives at grandma's house)
- getting to spend some time w/ a girlfriend from high school who goes to the same college my parents went to (and getting excited about our high school reunion coming up!)
- going to Knoxie's (the bar that you drive by everyday but have never been in)
- seeing my 84 year old grandmother with her twin sister- and not always being able to tell them apart! They need to write a book!
- going to the cemetary where my dad lies & my mom and brother are remembered. Seeing two fawns run away as we leave from there- and just feeling close to them.
- fried green tomatoes at the Dinosaur BBQ
- everything else we ate at the Dinosaur BBQ for that matter (mac & cheese, wings, pork egg rolls..... we had the bbq the day before at the state fair!)
- reading and relaxing
Things that I could have done without:
- the cd selection in the car (sorry will......but I do agree 100% that the driver picks the music!)
- a week without my husband
- going to the cemetary.....first time since the burial. It was good in a hard way.
- a week without my kitty!
- not feeling Charlie move as much- but I swear as soon as we crossed the MD state line at midnight she got back to kicking..... but it did make me paranoid all week that she wasn't moving a lot!
- some hurtful conversations and not being able to ask my mom what to do!
- the hardness of the water in new york state- it just smelled funny!
- random food at random times- glad I took the jumbo sized tums bottle......
Ukraniane Catholic Cemetary in Syracuse, NY.
Derek & me. Is Derek technically my uncle? Not sure!
A VERY happy pregnant girl w/ some of the best food in the country!
Julia, Grandma & me- ready to go home, but not ready to leave!
Grandma's homegrown garlic. Amazing!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Fabulous Birthday!
It's the week of Sylvia..... :)
No, last night we had my birthday dinner at the Melting Pot- I was very suprised to have flowers & balloons waiting at the table when we got there- thank you husband! We had never been there before so had fun picking things out. Makes me want a fondue pot!
This morning went to work to come in to this:
My boss Kelly is THE most creative, fun, generous person! I've been so blessed to have worked for her for two years! Each baggie had a little thing for Charlie- shoes, hat, blanket, shirt...... all pink, green, & brown polka dots. This little one is in for it! :)
Had a very productive day at work, lots of hugs- VERY tired.
I was supposed to teach a middle school bible study tonight for a group of girls, but had to back out. Feeling too exauhsted, and these days I know when to listen to my body. So we've just had a relaxing night- napping with Kitty, looking forward to gymnastics.
28 is wonderful so far! Although it's 8:30 & I'm ready for bed!
The crazy week continues......
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