TGIF

It's Friday and it's GORGEOUS outside. I just got done meeting Vince for lunch (and an appointment with our lawyer about house stuff.. but that's a whole other post) and while I was driving back to the office I had the windows down and my sunglasses on and I realized that simply the weather can make me so happy. Unfortunately this nice weather isn't supposed to last long, but it does give me hope that spring is just around the corner!

We don't have too much planned for this weekend. Vince's cousin is moving into a new house on Saturday so while Vince is helping with that I am going to go get my hair done and run some errands... but other than that I plan to kind of just lounge around and do nothing for the next two days.

I may also start working on organizing some of the nursery. The furniture doesn't get delivered for two weeks, but my shower is next weekend so I figured the stuff that we have already bought I should at least start putting away. On Wednesday I actually came home to find a large box on my doorstep.. my grandmother ordered us our travel system (stroller and infant seat) for my shower but didn't want to have to bring the box herself so I got to get it a little early ;) I had Vince bring it in before he left for work and then I spent the next 30 mins putting it together. It was actually really easy (the hardest part was getting the darn thing out of the box haha)... but it's really nice and I love that the color can be used if we have a boy next time. (not that we are even remotely thinking about that happening any time soon!)

once I was done I wanted to play with it and since I don't have a baby to make sit in it yet, I used Ty as a stand in. Too bad he hated it and immediately jumped out every time I tried to make him sit there haha... poor dog..

Hope you all have a good weekend! Happy Friday :)



Are you serious?

So as promised I will update you on some of the changes in my life since I stopped blogging. I figured I would start with the biggest and most important change.. Vince and I starting our family.

Like you know, I am pregnant and due at the end of April. (technically my due date is April 29th, but after some of my more recent appointments the Dr said she thought that might be a week off.. so now they are saying somewhere between the 22nd-29th). Which makes me around 30 weeks. (Oh. My. Gosh. Just the thought that my little one will be here in about 10 weeks is CRAZY! and oh so exciting! :) )

I won't explain everything, because that would be WAY too long.. but I do want to do a quick recap of some of the more important moments.

I will start with one of the best and most exciting moments... finding out I was pregnant :)

I had briefly mentioned when I was blogging awhile ago that Vince and I wanted to start trying to have kids. I didn't go into too many details because it was something I really wanted to keep private at the time. It wasn't the easiest thing for us, it was actually kind of stressful. We tried for 8 months with no success. (Which I know is NOTHING compared to what some people have to go through, but even just those 8 months of constant disappointment was hard.) I talked to my Dr before we even started trying and she suggested using the ovulation kits and the thermometers and all of that fun stuff. So after 8 months of nothing I talked to her again and she said that I should take a few months off of trying and then maybe after the first of the year we could look into having some tests ran just to make sure there weren't any issues. That was in the beginning on July. So we stopped trying and planning (and stressing about it) and then just like that it finally happened. On Monday August 23rd I found out I was pregnant.

I wasn't even planning on taking a test that month. Typically the months before I would take a test 5 days before I even missed my period to see if I was pregnant, but this time I was trying to not even think about it.

Well on Monday while I was at work I realized I was a few days late (which wasn't the first time that had happened so I wasn't getting too excited yet), but I did go right after work and buy a pregnancy test. I took the test and left it in the bathroom and actually ended up forgetting it was even there for like an hour. Then as soon as I remembered I ran back in and saw the 2 lines (which meant it was positive) on the screen. I stood there and just looked at it for a minute and then decided that it had to be wrong since I let it sit too long so I had to take another one. Long story short after 4 (yes four) tests all showing the same results I finally let myself get excited.

I ran out to the store and bought a bib that said "I love my Daddy" and stuck it in the top of my bag. Shortly after Vince got home I was sitting on the couch and he got up to get a drink and I asked him to get something out of my bag for me... he pulled out the bid, read it and just turned to me and said "are you serious?". I didn't say anything, but nodded my head yes and waited for him to let it sink in. Within seconds he was lifting me off the couch in a big hug. To say it was one of the best moments of our relationship would be an extreme understatement ;)

Now some of you may notice that I said I found out in August and I quit blogging in September.. so why didn't I mention it? Well we decided to wait awhile before telling anyone other than our parents. We didn't even tell siblings or grandparents until I was further along. But since I knew his mom (who couldn't wait for me to get pregnant) would be over the moon excited, we did want to at least tell both of our parents right away. I called my mom first (since she doesn't live here) and we cried together haha.. and then later that night we gave Vince's mom this picture frame as a way of telling her.

I took the picture with my old phone so it's blurry, but it says " we are expanding our home by 2 ft, additions to be completed in April 2011". We figured it was the perfect fit since we were in the process of building a home at the time haha. We told her we would put an actual picture in it as soon as the baby was here :)

SO anyways that was the story of how this all happened. Obviously a LOT has gone on during these past 7 plus months of being pregnant and I don't want to bore you with all of the details..  but I will do a very quick recap of some of the big things in a post soon!

Hope you all are having a good week so far. This week is kind of busy for me, but I will try to post some more later on in the week! :)

Where do I begin..

OK, so clearly I have taken quite a bit of time off from blogging.. and to be honest I have sat at my computer multiple times and started to type up a new post, but never ended up finishing it.

I guess I am struggling a little bit with the whole blog concept.

I originally wanted to use it as a sort of online journal, but then I got a little unsure about how much of my life I really wanted to be posted for just anyone to see. So because of that when I was blogging before I got a little side tracked and my online journal turned more into just random posts with not much substance. And that just started to annoy me. I felt like I was posting things just so that I wouldn't go too long with nothing new on my page, but it wasn't helping me to get things off my chest or just process my thoughts like an actual journal would do.

Now, it's been almost 5 months since I stopped blogging and to be honest I miss doing it. I have spent some time thinking about if I actually wanted to start up with this whole thing again and if so what do I want to get out of it. (other than getting to know all you wonderful bloggers out there ;)) So this time around I am going to try my best to make this more about me and my life and use it as a place to kind of sort things out and also just to write random things down that I want to remember. Basically I plan to write whatever I am thinking about at the time and not worry as much about who's reading or whether I am wording things just right so I don't offend someone (which obviously I would never intend to do).

So I hope you will follow along again and not hate me for being gone so long ;)

Now the big question is where do I even begin to start updating you all with my life over the past few months??

I'll have to dedicate a couple of the next posts just to fill you in on what's been going on, but just as a quick sneak peak... I am pregnant and Vince and I are expecting our first baby at the end of April (about 10 weeks away and we CAN"T WAIT!), we've moved into an apartment while we wait for our house to get built (if that EVER  happens.. it's been such a stressful process), and we're both still working like crazy and trying to decide just what our goals are for our a careers.

So stay tuned and I will update you some more! Hope you all have a great weekend :)

Taking a Little Break..

Clearly I haven't been posting for the past few weeks... and I really didn't mean to just up and quit, but after a little bit of unwanted drama I decided to take a step back and think about whether having so much of my life posted online was really the right thing for me. (and I don't mean just with blogging, but with facebook too).

At first I stopped blogging completely and then I stopped uploading as many pictures and stuff like that on Facebook. The problem is that I like to blog and post things on my facebook page. 

So, I still haven't really found the balance between doing these things and yet still not putting too much out there... but for now I have decided to take a little break from blogging (just for now, I do plan on starting up again and I promise to still keep up with your blogs!) and as far as Facebook I have changed some of my settings and changed a lot of my albums so only I can see them (because a lot of the pictures I don't have copies of anymore so I didn't want to just delete them completely).

Anyways, I wanted to at least explain a little and not just stop blogging out of the blue like that!

Hope everyone is having a good week.. it's almost FRIDAY! :o)

Fill in the Blank Friday

It's Friday again (YAY!) and time for Lauren's Fill in the Blank Friday. This week is about vacations which works out well since we are going on a mini beach vacation this weekend :)

1. If I didn't have to work anymore I would... ok well if I didn't have to work anymore, I think I would still want to. I actually like working and if I could do something just because I loved it and not for money I think that would be perfect.. like opening my own small business where it didn't matter how successful it ever became just as long as I was enjoying it. Sounds good right? Maybe one day.. haha

2. My favorite thing about a vacation is not having to wake up to an alarm clock.. I seriously hate that sound.

3. When packing for a trip I always overpack. It's somewhat of a problem and even though I always try to only pack what I will actually need, I still end up with a ton of extra stuff.

4. If I could go on a road trip with anyone (dead OR alive) I would choose.. not to sound cheesey, but I would choose my husband, because, we have been on a few together and I have always really enjoyed it and it's a great way to spend time just talking about anything, and we would go on a cross country road trip. We talk a lot about wanting to drive from here to CA and make tons of stops along the way to really see some of the places we wouldn't normally travel to. Hopefully one day ;)

5. My top 3 absolute travel essentials are 1) an updated ipod 2) water and snacks 3) a good book.

6. Vacations are always much needed.

7. On vacation you must always make sure to take some time for yourself and really get a chance to just relax for a litlte bit :) 

HAPPY FRIDAY! Hope you all have a great holiday weekend! ;o)

my current obsessions

Lately I have become slightly obsessed with a number of different products and I thought I would share them with you all :)

NARS lip gloss. (specifically in Turkish Delight) I love this stuff.. I actually ran out a couple months ago and then recently bought a new one and realized how much I had missed it ;)

 Hand sanitizer. Lately I have become somewhat of a freak about germs and keep hand sanitizer with me at ALL times. I have many of these little ones from bath and body works all over the place (my purse, my car, my nightstand, etc).

Michael Kors watches. I really like his large watches.. this past weekend I picked up this watch.. I don't typically wear gold, but I saw this in a magazine and was obsessed and have worn it every day so far this week. haha.

Cream eyeliner by Smashbox. AMAZING. It makes my eyeliner go on perfectly and stay that way throughout the whole day. (if you get it make sure to get the eyeliner brush to use with it!) I prefer it in the dark brown ;)

  Lotion, lotion lotion! I have always been a lotion addict. I have a big box of nothing but various brands and types of lotions. Recently I picked up Aveeno's new "positively nourishing 24-hour ultra hydrating whipped souffle" (yes I know it has a long name.. lol). This stuff seriously leaves me skin satiny smooth. It is mixed with oatmeal, shae and cocoa butter and makes me feel and smell good :)

Nora Robert's Bridal Quartet. (yes I know this one is not a beauty product like the rest, but it's definitely a current obsession)I know I mentioned a little bit ago I was reading the first book in this series.. well after the first one I went on to read the 2nd and 3rd (both within 2 weeks of finishing the 2st) and am in love with these characters and their stories. The 4th book comes out in November and right now that seems like FOREVER from now.. if you haven't done so already make sure to read these!

And lastly, when I went to the hairdresser 2 weeks ago to have my hair dyed she suggested that I try the Shiny Big Hair shampoo.. and let me tell you, it really does leave my hair SO shiny and silky smooth. I would definitely recommend it for all hair types!

 Ok, now I am off to watch project runway! Hope you all had a great Thursday :o)

Is it really only Wednesday??

Yes. It is only Wednesday, and it has already been a very long week. I am tired, grumpy, and wishing I was on vacation rather than working this week.. (and apparently I am whiny today as well). 

You know what would make me feel SO much better?

a MASSAGE... ahhh just thinking about it makes me relax and smile a little. 

I'm not going to be able to fit it in this week, but maybe sometime soon! BUT good news.. we are heading down to the beach for Friday and Saturday night, maybe relaxing with my toes in the sand and the sun in my face is just what I need to shake this crappy mood I am in this week ;)

Happy Wednesday everyone! 

(only 2 more days until the nice long labor day weekend!)