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Happy Holidays

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Just a quick shout out to tell everyone Happy Holidays. I hope you all have a great one, whatever it is that you celebrate. Remember to be thankful for friends, family and life in general.

Tonight we are having our family Christmas, like we always do, on Christmas Eve. We’ll eat Chili for dinner, open gifts afterwards and then put together a Gingerbread House kit and just hang out for a little while. Gene and I will head home from my parent’s house and watch National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation while we fall asleep.

This is our first Holiday season together as an officially married couple but also our last Holiday season together with just us. Next year we will have a little one joining us :)

I’ll be back after the busy Holidays slow down a little.

A farewell to November

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Well November, you have been a pretty good month. However, I have to admit that this has been by far the fastest moving month so far this year. It really seems like we were just starting November and all of a sudden, it’s over. This has been a mild November for us okies and I’m sure for a lot of other states out there. Usually we’ve had at least some snow flurries by now but there is no sign of temperatures that cold.

I’m looking forward to the first snow, even if it is a few little snow flurries that don’t stick to the ground. I need something that signifies that we are entering Winter. Right now it seems like some kind of on and off Battle of the Seasons between Fall and Winter. And truly? I have no idea who is winning. Some days it is in the 70s and some days it is in the 40s or 50s. This is the kind of wonky weather that totally throws my sinuses off track. I’m trying everything in my power to stay healthy and NOT get ill with a sinus infection again. I am sick of those darn things!

My Thanksgiving was great. We didn’t do Black Friday shopping. I really can’t remember if we even did last year or not but there were horrible “deals” (if you can even call them that) this year. Also, after hearing that a poor man died at Walmart by being trampled to death, I realized that maybe Black Friday shopping may be on our list of Things To Boycott. I don’t want to be involved in craziness that risks people’s lives. I spoke with a friend who works at Walmart nearby and she said they had a fight break out while people were running to the merchandise. I don’t understand why people become to violent when it comes to all of these stupid material possessions? It makes me sick and embarrassed to even be of the same species as them.

My BIL and SIL came in to work with their 2 week old baby, so I did get to spend an evening with an adorable newborn. It made me SO excited and so ready to have this baby. When Gene was holding the baby I just felt like, wow this is going to be my life in 5 short months. It’s amazing! Also, a friend from out of town came to town to visit and catch up with people so it was really great to hang out with her. We walked around Target, went to eat Pho and ice cream. It was a nice visit! I felt like it was a great long weekend for catching up with old friends and family and just hanging out with my husband and my family as well. Good times!

I did buy a few things that were on sale, but not until late evening, so I personally don’t think it counts as Black Friday shopping. I got a game for my Nintendo DS Lite and I Also got a few movies: Peter Pan, Rush Hour 3 and 101 Dalmations. My Disney collection is coming together nicely. I’m glad to know that my kids will have a nice stack of (ahem, GOOD) Disney movies to watch as they get older. A lot of the classics that I also enjoyed as a child.

Today has been a lazy one. I wrapped all of the gifts I have bought for people so far (almost done!) and watched part of Santa Claus The Movie (my FAVORITE classic Christmas movie), fell asleep on the couch and just woke up from a call from my Mom inviting us over for dinner tonight.

We’re finding out the sex of the baby in just 10 short days!!!

Heartburn. 3am. Enough said.

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Here I am, at 3:00 AM, writing up a blog post. Why? Because I’ve technically been awake since 12 AM when I first awoke with really bad heartburn and sweating. Now I’m sitting at my computer, too scared to go lay back down in fear of the heartburn returning. I haven’t had an ounce of heartburn up until yesterday and today. And guess what? We’re out of Tums! I’ve been drinking milk but I always have to drink water after I drink milk to get that aftertaste out of my mouth and that just leads to MORE heartburn. It’s a vicious cycle!

Anyway, so I am sitting here, completely amazed that I am pregnant. I am only 16 weeks but am trying to pay more attention to how my tummy feels so that I can notice any movement in there. I am a big girl and probably wont really feel anything until 20-25 weeks or so, but I am trying to become more in tune with my body and what it needs or is trying to tell me.

I am so excited to have this baby and I am so excited that I have such an awesome man to share this experience with. He has made it extra exciting just by showing his own excitement. I’m a lucky woman!

Oh one more thing.. We got an appointment with a high risk doctor on December 10th for my big ultrasound. I will be 18 weeks that week and really looking forward to finding out the sex. Everyone I know is guessing a girl and all of the “gender predictor charts” online are predicting a girl. I don’t really care either way, as long as I have a healthy baby. Anyone got an predictions or guesses?

Oh and if you wanna swap Christmas cards, please email me (girlhaq at gmail dot com) so that we can swap addresses.

Happy Thanksgiving if I don’t talk to anyone before then!! Have a great one and remember to stuff yourself silly :) It’s the only day of the year that it is perfectly okay to be in a food coma!

Feeling SO much better

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After those AWESOME antibiotics and lots of rest, I am finally feeling better. No more sinus pain, my eyes are clearing up. They’re still tinged with pink a little but they aren’t bothering me anymore. I’ve woken up the last couple of days with a little bit of crust around my eyes but nothing that is causing them to stick together or anything.

Now.. back to regular life. You know, cleaning, doing dishes, cooking, etc. May even go out on a limb and break out the DSLR again. It’s been so long since I used it. The only problem is that it is DARK outside when I get off work at 5 PM. I hate that!

Btw, can I put my Christmas decor up yet? The inside stuff, at least?

A list of current thoughts

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I’m too lazy to form sentences with proper punctuation and grammar so here is my random list of thoughts for the day:

  • I really want this lingering head cold to go away for good. It’s draining into my sinuses and I cannot STAND sinus pain.
  • Pregnancy related nausea isn’t near as bad as it was. It’s getting a little better as each day goes. The fatigue? Still there. VERY much still there.
  • I’m really excited for the first REALLY cold night when we can use our fireplace.
  • Oh and the Christmas tree! I have a new Christmas tree skirt and a new pre-lit tree!
  • Oh, Oh! I have one of those air blown light up lawn ornament things of Winnie the Pooh! I can’t wait to use that this Christmas season as well. Oh yay for new Christmas decor that was bought on clearance from last season ;)
  • Looking forward to seeing all of the adorable kiddos dressed up on Halloween this year. I just LOVE handing out candy and seeing all of their cute costumes.
  • Going to start my Christmas shopping this month so that I can get it done well ahead of Christmas.
  • Gene & I really need to buy a car this month! My car is a 2 door and his car is… well.. for lack of better terms… a piece of shit! We’re going to look at the Honda CR-V. I want one soooo bad!
  • Anxious for my maternity pants to arrive. I ordered 2 pairs of jeans. I’m worried I got the wrong size and want to be able to order new ones in time for any more cold weather. I have none that really fit me right now.
  • I got some decaff lipton black tea yesterday at the store and I’ve already had 2 glasses. It’s so warm and yummy. Especially on these gloomy days we’ve been having.
  • Really anxious to find out the sex of the baby. It’s all I can seem to think about lately. We probably have until early to mid December before we can find out, but I am still anxious :)
  • Excited for the upcoming holidays. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years. All great, warm family holidays.
  • I may have said this before but I’m not sure if I did: I LOVE MY HUSBAND! He really is the greatest person in the universe. He does sooo much for me and takes the best care of me. He is my best friend :)

Exhausted doesn’t come close

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to expressing how I feel right now!

I am beyond exhausted, actually. But that’s okay, I am going to hit the sack here soon. All I need to do is put the last of laundry into the dryer and then get my shower and I’ll be set for bed. Oh and slip into the warmest jammies I have and take a nyquil.

I think I’ve been fighting this stupid cold for a good week now. It’s been on and off. I feel okay some days, and somedays I feel like crap. There are actually days where I feel good and like crap, all within’ the same 24 hour period. Sometimes even in just a 12 hour period. It’s ridiculous! I was chalking it up to allergies and sinuses but I think it may just be a really low-grade cold. I wish it would go away because my nose is pretty much raw from having to wipe it so much. You’d think someone would eventually run out of snot, you know? I mean, how in the world am I creating this endless supply of the stuff? It has to end, right? Please?

Today I have been cleaning and preparing for our New Year’s Eve Party. We’re going to play Wii games and Karaoke and have a good ol’ time! I’m really exhausted.. Mostly because I am excited to just be around friends and have a good time. The Mysterious Red M will be there and wherever she goes, laughter and good times follow. I hope everyone has a very happy and safe New Year’s Eve. If you drink, please get a designated driver or just crash wherever you are! It really isn’t worth the risk to be driving around.

Margarita bucket is in the freezer and you know what that means, right??? GOOD TIMES AHEAD!

Happy Holidays To You and Yours!

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I decided to brave it and we went over to Mom’s house tonight to make Christmas cookies. I am so exhausted. My back is super hurting right now but I am going to take it as easy as possible for the rest of the night. We’re probably going to watch a movie and just hang out tonight.  I can’t believe Christmas Eve is tomorrow! I’m just wondering where exactly December went??

I’ll post some pictures on my Flickr of the Christmas cookies sometime soon. I may just wait until we open gifts tomorrow evening and then post our Christmas pictures all at once.  Tonight I really had my Grandma on the mind. Was really thinking of her at home with my Grandpa, alone. I feel for both of them and my heart aches for them. I hope she is feeling okay. She always tells me to pray for her. And even though I am not religious and I have lots of “questions” in my head as far as organized religion goes, I still try to make it a point to say a silent “prayer” in my head every night. I may not know who I’m talking to every night or if anyone can actually “hear” it or not, but she wants me to pray and I’ll do anything she wants. She deserves that much.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday. No matter how you celebrate it, I hope it is filled with loved ones nearby and lots of laughter and smiles and love.