I am so excited I am on the very edge of the weekend. My whole goal for the weekend is to be like a huge power house and get a lot finished so our house can go back to being a nice peaceful place (well at least until the baby gets here). I have so much to organize and assemble and Stan has so much manual labor to finish up. I have to say I am looking forward to just forcing both of us to get everything done and just enjoy our last several weeks as just a couple.
This week has been so busy but I think things for the most part have been going pretty well. I have been sleeping a lot better at night and I think the baby has been resting up a lot .
Friday, November 7, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
I Voted!!
Yeah take that you non-voting lazy people who are ignoring your CIVIC responsibilty! Anyway I have an I Voted sticker and I had heard that I could get a free burrito from Chipotle but NO that is not true so now I have an I Voted sticker and a burrito that cost me like $8! They put a lot of cheese on so I feel ok with paying. Whoa! Welcome to my sidetrack!
Everyone kept talking about how the polls were insane but Stan and I were in and out like that. We had no line at all which made me wonder if the people who were talking about these long lines just wanted to sleep in and go into work late. Well as long as they actually voted I am cool with that. I kept asking Stan if somehow we ended up with our own personal poll place because it was like that empty.
Work today has been a breeze. The whole day has gone by so fast and before I knew it I was borrowing my team leaders car halfway to an empty chipotle (to give you and indication of how late we actually went to lunch). I feel so productive today like this person who could do anything. I got my mailing materials together, wrote my thank-you notes, contacted the travel service for my RFA, did my part in choosing the leader of the last remaining Super Power, posted pictures onto my other blogs, and of course had time to listen to some super great Motown music! Did I mention that not only did I vote before work but I was one of those who made it on time? There was like no traffic today so we got here super fast! Ok I should stop rubbing in the fact that I am clearly a super hero and go back to rubbing in my participation in the first non-Bush election in 8 years.
Everyone kept talking about how the polls were insane but Stan and I were in and out like that. We had no line at all which made me wonder if the people who were talking about these long lines just wanted to sleep in and go into work late. Well as long as they actually voted I am cool with that. I kept asking Stan if somehow we ended up with our own personal poll place because it was like that empty.
Work today has been a breeze. The whole day has gone by so fast and before I knew it I was borrowing my team leaders car halfway to an empty chipotle (to give you and indication of how late we actually went to lunch). I feel so productive today like this person who could do anything. I got my mailing materials together, wrote my thank-you notes, contacted the travel service for my RFA, did my part in choosing the leader of the last remaining Super Power, posted pictures onto my other blogs, and of course had time to listen to some super great Motown music! Did I mention that not only did I vote before work but I was one of those who made it on time? There was like no traffic today so we got here super fast! Ok I should stop rubbing in the fact that I am clearly a super hero and go back to rubbing in my participation in the first non-Bush election in 8 years.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wishing Kevin Smith Luck!!!
I just read a report about Kevin Smith reaching his top weight ever and being worried. Apparently he has gotten so heavy that he broke a toilet. Anyway I wanted to say that I love Kevin Smith because he is totally talented and I would like to see more from him in the future so I completely support his choice to make a healthy life change. I am going to follow him as well as Queen Latifa through their journey to better health in hopes of finding inspiration from their stories.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Sleeping and Waking
In an effort to get more sleep I took off work yesterday but I decided to do the laundry and try to pick up the house and before I knew it the day was over. Last night we celebrated Millie and Aida's birthdays at Maggianos with Stan's dad, Aimee, Aida, Millie, Stan, Me, Maggie, William, and John. We all had a great time and William showed us all what a great sharer he was with his Lucky Charms.
Stan and I are still focusing a lot on trying to get the house ready for the baby. I am really going into crazy mode thinking of all the stuff we have yet to complete. It is cool to start seeing the baby's things in our house. Like I love seeing the furniture in the room and the clothes I have so far hanging up in his closets just waiting for a little wash in Dreft and then for Wyatt's little body to fill them out. I am starting to get used to saying his name and all my fears of the birth have completely melted away. I am just looking forward to finally getting to see him and to get to know him. I keep wondering what his personality will be like and if he will have hair when he is born, what color his eyes/hair is etc.
I also notice a big difference in terms of my body. I have been eating a lot less actually which I feel is fine because we all know I can always stand to eat less. And I have just been really physically exausted by everything. I have to push myself to just make it through a mall. Actually experiencing how hard it is to get around at this weight has really opened my eyes to the challenges I have been putting on my body for so long. I realize so much more what it will be like if I let myself go down the OE road. I still celebrate food but I now know how challenging my life will be if I don't start taking better care of myself. With this weight I have horrible back aches, I can't get off the couch very easily by myself, and I don't have the ambition to do thing. I can't imagine living like this all the time. Not feeling up to doing things because I am afraid of the exercise and because my body is so taxed from the day. I mean hello I am 26 not 80 so I really need to slow my roll a great deal!
The office has been a little stressful recently. I keep pushing myself at work as much as I can but between the commute and the actual work I am afraid I am starting to slow. My work is still right on point so I am not worried about the quality I am putting out at all but I have to say I am worried about what it is going to be like in 2-3 weeks when everything is nearing the due date. I guess I will have to do what I have been trying to do all along and just hang in there, take breaks whenever I need to, and make sure that I am not losing my attention to what is important (getting the work finished).
Stan and I are still focusing a lot on trying to get the house ready for the baby. I am really going into crazy mode thinking of all the stuff we have yet to complete. It is cool to start seeing the baby's things in our house. Like I love seeing the furniture in the room and the clothes I have so far hanging up in his closets just waiting for a little wash in Dreft and then for Wyatt's little body to fill them out. I am starting to get used to saying his name and all my fears of the birth have completely melted away. I am just looking forward to finally getting to see him and to get to know him. I keep wondering what his personality will be like and if he will have hair when he is born, what color his eyes/hair is etc.
I also notice a big difference in terms of my body. I have been eating a lot less actually which I feel is fine because we all know I can always stand to eat less. And I have just been really physically exausted by everything. I have to push myself to just make it through a mall. Actually experiencing how hard it is to get around at this weight has really opened my eyes to the challenges I have been putting on my body for so long. I realize so much more what it will be like if I let myself go down the OE road. I still celebrate food but I now know how challenging my life will be if I don't start taking better care of myself. With this weight I have horrible back aches, I can't get off the couch very easily by myself, and I don't have the ambition to do thing. I can't imagine living like this all the time. Not feeling up to doing things because I am afraid of the exercise and because my body is so taxed from the day. I mean hello I am 26 not 80 so I really need to slow my roll a great deal!
The office has been a little stressful recently. I keep pushing myself at work as much as I can but between the commute and the actual work I am afraid I am starting to slow. My work is still right on point so I am not worried about the quality I am putting out at all but I have to say I am worried about what it is going to be like in 2-3 weeks when everything is nearing the due date. I guess I will have to do what I have been trying to do all along and just hang in there, take breaks whenever I need to, and make sure that I am not losing my attention to what is important (getting the work finished).
Thursday, October 23, 2008
From the Past to think About the Future
A quote that I felt was very relevent to the election this year:
"My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination concieved."
--John Adams in a letter to Abigail (his wife) on his two terms as Vice President.
"My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination concieved."
--John Adams in a letter to Abigail (his wife) on his two terms as Vice President.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Buy Buy Baby
My energy level has now offically reached rock bottom. I am just way too tired today to do anything. I was scheduled to go to a training but decided that I didn't want to go into Bethesda today so I decided to cancel that training in favor of resting in my office.
This weekend was crazy. Stan and I have been putting on the hustle in terms of trying to get the house ready for the baby. While we are at it we have been trying to slowly but surely childproof everything so we can have William come over more often and play. I had so much fun this weekend when he would come over and grab one of the toys we had out there and start playing so Stan and I are going to get everything set-up in the living room and childproof it all so he can feel welcome to come over and play.
On Friday night Stan picked me up from work and we drove over to Buy Buy Baby to get the changing table which just so happened to be in stock (Thank God because it would have taken like 8 weeks to ship and we needed it ASAP for the baby) and while we were there Stan asked the sales associate to check and see if the crib was in and sure enough..it was. Actually it was funny the lady said that they called us on the 17th and I was getting all defensive thinking they never called us I would have gotten the message and all this and that. Finally Stan stopped me mid-rant and reminded me that Friday was the 17th so they called that day and I hadn't been home so I wouldn't have known. You have to love those moments when you realize that you have been going on and you are totally in the wrong. Everything was too big to fit in our car so Stan's dad met us at the store with the Suburban and believe it or not everything was too big to fit in that car so we had to tie the crib to the roof. I was so glad Stan's dad was there because he was a huge help tieing it down and making sure everything was secure. Then we went out to dinner at the mall and went home. That night Stan carried in the crib and the hutch but the dresser was too heavy so on Saturday John came over and helped him carry it in. Then they put the furniture together and we all went out to dinner. On Sunday Stan and I bought the mattress and the changing pad and got that all situated. It looked really nice and everything is Organic cotton and the mattress feels really firm so it should give him some good support. It fits the crib really well. Then my parents came over and we watched the football game while playing scrabble. My mom and I made dinner so then we all sat down to the table and ate. It was really nice. Then later that evening Stan's mom, dad, JOhn, Maggie, adn William stopped by. Sugar gets so hyper everytime she sees William like she really wants to play with him. She gets this huge smile!
I am just pleased that everything is coming along and I have to say I love the fact that everyone has helped with the nursery. It is so nice to have everyone's help and I think it will make for good memories to know how everyone pitched in for the baby. And I think it makes the nursery extra special.
We still have a lot to do but we are getting there and that is a good thing. My goal is to get everything finished by this weekend for the most part since we will be getting more baby stuff in as the date approaches.
This weekend was crazy. Stan and I have been putting on the hustle in terms of trying to get the house ready for the baby. While we are at it we have been trying to slowly but surely childproof everything so we can have William come over more often and play. I had so much fun this weekend when he would come over and grab one of the toys we had out there and start playing so Stan and I are going to get everything set-up in the living room and childproof it all so he can feel welcome to come over and play.
On Friday night Stan picked me up from work and we drove over to Buy Buy Baby to get the changing table which just so happened to be in stock (Thank God because it would have taken like 8 weeks to ship and we needed it ASAP for the baby) and while we were there Stan asked the sales associate to check and see if the crib was in and sure enough..it was. Actually it was funny the lady said that they called us on the 17th and I was getting all defensive thinking they never called us I would have gotten the message and all this and that. Finally Stan stopped me mid-rant and reminded me that Friday was the 17th so they called that day and I hadn't been home so I wouldn't have known. You have to love those moments when you realize that you have been going on and you are totally in the wrong. Everything was too big to fit in our car so Stan's dad met us at the store with the Suburban and believe it or not everything was too big to fit in that car so we had to tie the crib to the roof. I was so glad Stan's dad was there because he was a huge help tieing it down and making sure everything was secure. Then we went out to dinner at the mall and went home. That night Stan carried in the crib and the hutch but the dresser was too heavy so on Saturday John came over and helped him carry it in. Then they put the furniture together and we all went out to dinner. On Sunday Stan and I bought the mattress and the changing pad and got that all situated. It looked really nice and everything is Organic cotton and the mattress feels really firm so it should give him some good support. It fits the crib really well. Then my parents came over and we watched the football game while playing scrabble. My mom and I made dinner so then we all sat down to the table and ate. It was really nice. Then later that evening Stan's mom, dad, JOhn, Maggie, adn William stopped by. Sugar gets so hyper everytime she sees William like she really wants to play with him. She gets this huge smile!
I am just pleased that everything is coming along and I have to say I love the fact that everyone has helped with the nursery. It is so nice to have everyone's help and I think it will make for good memories to know how everyone pitched in for the baby. And I think it makes the nursery extra special.
We still have a lot to do but we are getting there and that is a good thing. My goal is to get everything finished by this weekend for the most part since we will be getting more baby stuff in as the date approaches.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)
