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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Something about a clean bed...

What is it about a fresh set of sheets and a made bed that can totally turn my mood from bleh to YEAH! :) {rhyme intended ha}

Seriously... there is just something as simple as that that can clear my mind and soul. 
Why don't I make more of an effort to make this happen daily!? 

oh and here is how it looked while I was cleaning up our room... just staying honest ;) 


do you make a habit of making your bed everyday?? 

I sure wish I did... this is one thing I HOPE I can teach Raleigh Grace to do at a young ago so when she is my age it will just be a habit... :) 

Thursday, July 14, 2011

the dreaded test...

So, today was my DREADED glucose test!
I was also sad that it was going to be my first doc apt without my hubby. 


So, I arrive at the office and they give me my "drink"... I have heard that there are different flavors of this drink and that you could choose... well my office just hands me a red drink.  Tropical Punch- EW! I hate all things tropical punch... but really it wasn't that bad.  It tasted a LOT like tropical kook-aid with an extra pound of sugar in it.  It was cool but not cold and that was the worst part of it all.  I chugged that yuck and then an hour later had my blood drawn.  Should get the results tomorrow so I am praying that I don't have gestational diabetes!(thank you sugar water for the most horrible indigestion all day long today! ugh)


THEN...


I get a phone call from my hubby asking what I'm doing... (mind you he is at work 2 hours away... right!? WRONG...)
Apparently he decided to drive down to meet me for my Dr. apt that was at 2:15 today (yes, I had 2 different appointments today, don't ask. ha)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was soooooo excited I really couldn't contain myself. :) :) :) It was the BEST surprise!!


We had a nice lunch at firehouse subs, and then got a great report from the doc (who's --his--  name happens to be Raleigh-- awkard! ha) 
"your belly is measuring perfect!" yaaay!! I have been nervous about not gaining enough weight but I am doing great he says! wheph! He was so happy that my pregnancy has been so "normal" and great... lets hope it stays this way!!
We got to hear Raleigh Grace's heart beat also :) which was 156bpm-- again, perfect! yes!! It took the nurse a bit of effort to find it long enough to count-- after my sugar drink our baby girl was all over the place moving around-- K told her that we have a non-compliant baby and I assured the nurse she got it from her daddy ;) ... she is a mess already and I love her so so much!!


After our doc apt, we headed back to the condo where hubby so kindly set up our bed (its not completely finished... but the frame is there :) ) and then he had to head out.  I was SO thrilled to have some time with him today, our time this summer is so special because the hours are few.  He is such a blessing in my life!!
now I have a get-away place to crash ;)


picked up bedroom! yay!
I finally did a little work on "unpacking" the condo myself.  I got most of the kitchen things unpacked and on the shelves... and I also cleaned our room/ organized it some and put things in their place.  As my grandma told me this past weekend, "a place for everything and everything in its place!" ... this is my motto this year!


it might not look like much but I am making some progress...


here is the LACK of prgoress... I felt like since I never took full-on BEFORE pics, I would start now... seriously, you could not walk in the condo at first.  there is still a long way to go but so much has been done!  check it out :)






hall


kitchen mess... EW


other side of hall (no, we are not obsessed with Mike's- K got all the boxes from work- he worked for a beer distributor in TX)


living room


SOME of the unpacked boxes.. this is not all of them i promise :)






I finished out the night with a great meal at Logan's Roadhouse with my stepmom.  Great times!!


WONDERFUL DAY!!  :)


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Update on last night-- we (my stepmom and I) headed up to the mountains again to see the bro, the hubs, and the fil! :) We went to a small town in VA, Galax and ate at a delicious BBQ resturant (sorry for the lack of photos)... we saw santa and mrs. clause there!
Then we spent the evening driving the Blue Ridge parkway... we DID take pics there which I will have to post later bc they are on K's camera (which he has with him)... We had a wonderful night!! :)

Friday, October 30, 2009

Overload! BU Homecoming... Jack-O and More!

(an advance "sorry" for the lengthy post... don't worry though, its well worth the read and it's mainly pics.  enjoy!)
Is it just me or does it seem like the more I have to blog about the harder it seems to sit down and do it?  My hubs informed me today that I needed to update my blog because he had no idea what was goin on in my life.  He was kidding of course but that just made me think about all of you and how I owe you a glimpse into my life the past few days.  Very busy, fun days at that!  
So let me back up to friday... that seems like a good place to start.  K worked and when he got off work we ordered a pizza and started something that will not end anytime soon.  

The OC on DVD.  
I understand that to many of you this may seem trivial or even funny but I understand that you don't understand.  And if you do understand, come over and join us, its the best time ever.  But anyways, this show at first thought, may seem like just another one of your teeny-boper shows, but its not. I promise you that it is pure greatness! And for those of you that really know me... ya'll know that I don't watch TV and I don't watch movies... but this is my exception ha! Check it out for yourself.  Thanks to Lindz and Hil my old roomates who helped me start this massive addiction.  
Anyways, K and I stayed up Friday night until the wee hours of the morning watching the OC and finally we had to crash.
Saturday morning we got up at 5am to drive to WACO, TX for Baylor University's 100th Homecoming! 

the sunrise! 
SIC EM! We unfortunately got stuck in massive amounts of traffic heading south due to an accident that had all 6 lanes of I35 closed. Gross!  Luckily we made it to the parade in just the nick-of-time!  For those of you that don't know, Baylor University has the NATIONS LARGEST collegiate parade. Thats right, largest in the nation!

To check out more images from the Parade click here:
Baylor Proud
After the parade we made way to the football game vs Oklahoma State University.  Despite the score we had a wonderful time.  It was so great to run into sooo many people that I had not seen in quite some time including my wonderful roommate from freshman year in South Russell. Such great times!

That is my baby and I at the game

Jess and I - Freshman year roomies SoRo 461!


The game ended and the hubs and I walked around Baylor's Campus for several hours.  I showed him where all of my classes were, my favorite spots, my dorm room, the swings, etc.  As if we hadn't had enough fun already we went to Baylor's Alpha Chi Omega get together in the Panhellenic building.  He got to see our room and where I spent countless hours of my college life.  

in front of Pat Neff 

Baylor's equivalent to a "Sorority House"



Judge Baylor



Love me some green and gold! Sic Em Bears!


The day was finally wrapped up with a delicious dinner at none other than Waco's best... Georges Bar! My friend Franzia met us and we had a great time before leaving good ol Baylor U.  


We again headed southbound (yes, this is still Saturday... we had quite a long day...).  We finally arrived at my parents house around 11pm or so and spent a small amount of time catchin up before bed.  It was so nice to get to go home again!  Sunday we went to church and then K and I to lunch together before going back to the church to help with their Pumpkin Patch.  We consolidated pumpkins, bowled rotten ones as well as smashed rotten ones, loaded pallets for a bonfire and much much more. They had the best of Houston's singers and songwriters come out and play music. The weather couldn't have been better and the company couldn't be beat!  (I will have to get mom to email me some of the pictures we took on her camera) 
Monday, the storms came and we decided to sleep in which I of course enjoyed!  Monday afternoon we went and ate indian food and boy was it good! Mom, K and I had fun hanging out there and then went to the grocery to get some items for din-din.  We stayed long enough to help with dinner and to enjoy it with my dad when he got off work and then it was back on the road heading north this time.  
We felt so blessed to get to spend so much time with my parents and for their loving and welcoming arms (and house).  There is just something about being back home that no other thing can satisfy.  K even told me it made him feel like he was closer to home just getting to spend time at mine. Thanks mom and P for all you did to make our trip so enjoyable! oh and for AJ- thanks for giving up your room for the weekend! :) We appreciate it!


Last night was fun. We celebrated Halloween just as I would like... watching "The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," and carving a pumpkin! 

karl cutting the bottom out (its a good trick- easier to light the candle then just set the pumpkin on top) 
me pulling all the nasty goo out... I had no help :( 

KJ would NOT get the goo out so I did it ALL by myself :)   
 (right) Me carving the pumpkin
 
pumpkin got a lil sick
 
K carving....

cleanin the old man up...
  
lighting the old man up (that sounds awkard ha)

And here is the final Jack-o-lantern... I'm not gonna lie, he kinda creeps me out a lil bit ha!


Well that was our weekend/week for yah!  And that is just about all that has been goin on.  I will however update you on another creation that I attempted to create this morning.  Boy was it a chore but it was still fun! 
If any of you like Home-made cinnamon rolls this is a good one to try! Although, I will warn you-- this recipe makes about 20 HUGE rolls... waaay more than K and I can handle on our own so some of my sweet friends got a lil early halloween treat! :)  To find the yummy recipe you can check out Blue Cricket Design.  Enjoy the photos! <3 

   rolling the dough out, and then rolling it up, and the final product plus icing...mmmm!


PS: IF YOU READ THIS WHOLE ENTRY, LEAVE ME A COMMENT! YOU ARE MY HERO! :) sorry for the overload there was just lots to update on :) 
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