Appetizer What is your usual bedtime? Do you like that, or would you rather it be different? I go to be around 10 or so. It’s ok. If I didn’t have to work, I’d definitely stay up later. I’m a night owl at heart. Soup When it comes to advice, do you give more or receive more? I give it when asked. I take it when I ask for it. Salad Describe a memorable meal you’ve had. When Rob surprised me and took me to Dante’s Down the Hatch. I wrote about that here. Main Course Name a work of…
So yesterday was Alex’s birthday. He had a great day. For me, it wasn’t as great. It actually started Tuesday when I went to put my contact in my right eye, which looked irritated. I didn’t think much of it. I just went ahead and switched to a new contact, because my other one had some jagged edges. That night I took my contacts out and my eye was even more irritated and red and it hurt. It got worse every time I blinked, so I went and looked in the mirror and it was bloody right above my iris.…
Exhausting day! I’ll let you in on the details tomorrow. Here’s a couple collages of pics from Alex’s photo shoot Saturday. These will be his THREE year pics.
This is the day he went home. Believe it or not, this outfit was for newborns, but it swallowed him up! Where has the time gone? I can’t believe three years have passed already. In so many ways though, his birth and the whole labor and delivery process seems like a dream, like it never happened. I think back to that day and it’s hard to fathom that I went through that agonizing pain. It’s crazy how time tends to dampen the feelings you go through the day a child is born. When you’re in the moment, everything is vivid…
Well, I was trying to think what came after the wedding and well it was pretty much a baby! I found out I was pregnant at 5 months!! I was on the bc pill and just had no idea until I started feeling movement and my tummy was getting big and hard. Yes, it was quite scary. Twenty-two, newly married, in college, and pregnant! It definitely could have been worse. I do realize that, but calling the family to let them know that we were expecting was pretty nerve-racking. Everyone approved and it’s not like anything was going to change,…
I’m so unmotivated to get Alex to potty train. I’ve got to find some motivation some where, because he’s going to be 3 in a couple weeks. Drew was potty trained at school in a matter of days! As for Alex, he doesn’t have the structure from his teacher that Drew had, so I guess I’m forced to take on the task all by myself. I just hope that when I find the motivation that they back me up at day care. So bring it on people. What can I do to kick start this thing called potty training?
Continued from Part III. Soon after I moved to Auburn I got a job working at Auburn City Hall. I worked there from May until September, when school started. In May of the next year (1997), we decided to get married. So the frenzy of planning of a wedding was underway. We only had about 3 months to plan, since we had set a date of August 30!! Rob was working at DP Fitness, which was about to go out of business and I was a full time college student, so we didn’t have a ton of money. We were…
Continued from Part II. The first day I was in Auburn, Rob and I decided to walk to campus. We ended up over at the stadium, where it was open, because they were inside doing some cleaning. Rob talked me into going in, so we could go all the way up to the top to look out over campus. Needless to say, it was an awesome site to see. Jordan-Hare is much larger than Texas Tech’s stadium and it was a really beautiful view of campus. After coming down, as we were walking to the gate where we came in,…
Continued from Part I. So I was planning to visit Rob over spring break and I was moving to Auburn at the end of the semester. The catch was that my Grandparents, parents, and family knew nothing about this. Since they didn’t know I’d already been there once, I had to tell them that I was going there in March. I also had to wait until after I went so that I could say that I liked it there and have more to back up my plan. I went and visited over Spring Break. I had a great time, confirming…
I’ve been under a great deal of ‘work’ stress, so I haven’t been writing much. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been thinking of things to write about. In fact, I found a great blog today, where JenMom does a beautiful job talking about her past. I had actually thought of lots of great things to write about that you don’t know about me, especially from my past. No I don’t have skeletons in my closet. It’s nothing like that. That leads me to tell you about Rob and I. I’ve only mentioned briefly to you that we met on AOL.…
Drew and I were headed to Hobby Lobby this evening to get stuff for his Pinewood Derby car. All of a sudden it wreaked of 9 year old gas! Him: *sniff-sniff-sniff*, What’s that smell? Me: *Chuckle, while rolling down the windows* You-woo farted. I’ll do what my dad used to do and we can play freeze out. Roll down on the windows when it’s freezing out. Gah! That stinks. Him: *in a squatting position* I can’t help it. I got the farts. Me: Squeeze your butt cheeks together when you fart. Helps it not smell so bad. That’s what I…
Appetizer Choose one: Popcorn, Pizza, Pretzels, Peanuts, or Pasta. Pizza Soup Describe your personality in terms of a particular vehicle. Hmmm…..Beemer Salad If you won a shopping spree, from which store would you want it to be? Well, it would depend on how much the shopping spree was for, but probably Target! Main Course Which television show re-runs do you enjoy watching? I Love Lucy Dessert If you could look into the future, how far down the road would you like to see? 10 years? 100 years? A million? Probably just a year ahead. Going to far ahead is scary.
Where has the time gone? Drew is N I N E today! You don’t know how old that makes me feel. I’ve spent much of the day reflecting on this day 9 years ago. I look back and think how young and naive I was at the time, but SO didn’t realize it back then. I guess maybe when Alex turns 9, I’ll feel the same way about that time, too. Then… Now, here he is with his new pet that he got for his birthday.
Appetizer About how many times per day do you check your email? 10-15 Soup If you had the money to collect something really valuable, what would it be? Hmm…I’m not sure. I enjoy collecting my clowns. Salad Write a sentence using the letters of your favorite beverage. (Example: The egret admires.) Did It Every Time Cause Oscar Kicked Erin (does that make any sense? LOL) Main Course If you could be on a game show, which one would you want it to be? Not sure, I’m not really into game shows like I used to be. Maybe Price is Right.…
Appetizer What comes to mind when you see the color orange? Auburn, baby!!! Soup Did you ever get in trouble while you were in school? If so, what was it for? The only thing that comes to mind is one time in 4th grade, I was cheating on a times tables test. I just remember the teacher (who wasn’t my favorite) walked by and noticed the cheat sheet I had. She took it from my desk, stared me down, and called my first and last name. I knew exactly what she was thinking and that’s all the punishment I needed.…
Here’s another page from my 7th Grade English Journal. (Without correcting errors.) My Short Term Goals 1. To make all A’s 2. To make symphonic band next year 3. To be a good person & friend My Long Term Goals 1. To graduate from Texas University in Austin (hehe) 2. To be a good Cardiologist 3. To help save lifes
This was the drawing that went with page 1. Don’t ya love my cute little drawings. 🙂
I originally said that I was not going to make a list of resolutions this year, but I’m a habitual list maker and I just couldn’t resist the Mama Says Om’s Theme for this week. Here’s my uberlist for this year: 1. I will yell less & praise more. 2. I will frown less & smile more. 3. I will quit being so angry. 4. I will count to 10 before spouting off. 5. I will be a more positive person. 6. I will try harder to keep negative thoughts to myself at work. 7. I will be on my…
I found this over on Zoot’s page. Here’s a similar one I did last year. Hope everyone has a great New Year! 1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before? Put my house up for sale Started using an SLR camera Went camping 2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Yes, but didn’t stick to them. 3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My best friend from high school had triplets. Rob’s older sister had another boy. Rob’s younger sister had a girl. My brother’s girlfriend…
Since I did it last year, I figured, hey why not do it again! 1. I will survive this school year and I will get tenure. 2. We will get motivated and get Alex potty trained. 3. Rob and I will go on a great trip together! 4. We will sell our house. 5. We will move to a new house (hopefully the one on Cedarbrook!) 6. I will reach 1,000 blog entries by the end of the year. 7. I will be a more patient, understanding person 8. I will make some great iMovies and make some DVD’s that…