Christina is now almost 5 months old. I can't believe how quickly the time has passed, while at the same time, I feel like I've been taking care of her forever.
Bought a duplex in March & are currently fixing up one side of it to live in. Living with my parents is almost over! While I love them and am grateful that they've graciously let me live with them, I'm ready to have my own place.
In-laws are coming this weekend to hopefully get the duplex done so we can move in soon.
Got a jogging stroller & used it on Monday, but it's been cold & rainy the past couple days & the forecast isn't looking good. Bummer because I'm looking forward to puttin a lot of miles on it.
Maybe I'll try to blog more regularly. We'll see. I'd hate to disappoint my audience of one.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Friday, October 5, 2012
Update
I'm supposed to be chronicling all my adventures on this here blog. I'm not doing such a great job considering how long it's been since I last posted. But nothing too crazy has happened.
We moved last weekend, which was a bit of an adventure. At first, I wasn't even going to be helping. Zack had 2 weeks off between when classes ended & his internship began, so he was going to spend the first week working for Kevin & packing up. Then his buddies were going to help him move stuff on the weekend.
That didn't work so well. We had tire problems with the bug, so he didn't make it back to Des Moines til Monday (Sept 24) afternoon & thus worked long days Wed, Thurs, & Fri, which didn't leave him much time for packing. Then one of his buddies went on vacation unexpectedly, & the other was remodeling his kitchen- he helped Zack load up the big stuff, but Zack helped him install cabinets.
I went to Des Moines on Fri afternoon, arriving just in time to help (mostly watch) the cabinet installation. In total guy fashion, or maybe just someone who hasn't moved before, Zack underestimated how long it would take to get everything packed up & moved. He thought he'd be done & back to Lincoln Sat night (and that wasn't including my help).
We spent all day Sat boxing stuff up & took one trailer load to the warehouse. Kevin let us borrow a trailer, we borrowed Nathan's truck, & Kevin also said we could store our stuff in his co's warehouse. The fun thing about the warehouse is we were putting it on shelves & had to use a forklift to get the stuff up to the shelves. It was quite interesting to learn how to use a forklift- those things are not intuitive at all- they're a pain in the *ss to maneuver! Sunday was another long day of moving stuff- we finally got everything to the warehouse, the car & truck loaded with stuff for Lincoln, the house cleaned & were headed to lincoln at about 7:30pm. The one good thing about the weekend is that we got along pretty darn good & didn't fight, even though we were both tired and stressed (it might have helped that I was lifting Zack up & down to the shelves with the forklift- and you don't want to piss off the person operating the forklift you're on ;) ).
It's been so nice to have Zack home this week. It's so nice just to be able to wake up next to him in the mornings; sounds cheesy, but it's true; it's the little things I missed the most.
We moved last weekend, which was a bit of an adventure. At first, I wasn't even going to be helping. Zack had 2 weeks off between when classes ended & his internship began, so he was going to spend the first week working for Kevin & packing up. Then his buddies were going to help him move stuff on the weekend.
That didn't work so well. We had tire problems with the bug, so he didn't make it back to Des Moines til Monday (Sept 24) afternoon & thus worked long days Wed, Thurs, & Fri, which didn't leave him much time for packing. Then one of his buddies went on vacation unexpectedly, & the other was remodeling his kitchen- he helped Zack load up the big stuff, but Zack helped him install cabinets.
I went to Des Moines on Fri afternoon, arriving just in time to help (mostly watch) the cabinet installation. In total guy fashion, or maybe just someone who hasn't moved before, Zack underestimated how long it would take to get everything packed up & moved. He thought he'd be done & back to Lincoln Sat night (and that wasn't including my help).
We spent all day Sat boxing stuff up & took one trailer load to the warehouse. Kevin let us borrow a trailer, we borrowed Nathan's truck, & Kevin also said we could store our stuff in his co's warehouse. The fun thing about the warehouse is we were putting it on shelves & had to use a forklift to get the stuff up to the shelves. It was quite interesting to learn how to use a forklift- those things are not intuitive at all- they're a pain in the *ss to maneuver! Sunday was another long day of moving stuff- we finally got everything to the warehouse, the car & truck loaded with stuff for Lincoln, the house cleaned & were headed to lincoln at about 7:30pm. The one good thing about the weekend is that we got along pretty darn good & didn't fight, even though we were both tired and stressed (it might have helped that I was lifting Zack up & down to the shelves with the forklift- and you don't want to piss off the person operating the forklift you're on ;) ).
It's been so nice to have Zack home this week. It's so nice just to be able to wake up next to him in the mornings; sounds cheesy, but it's true; it's the little things I missed the most.
Friday, May 25, 2012
*Hugs*
I just want to give my brother a big hug. I know his job is stressful & he works long hours & puts up with a lot of crap. Add to that that he's not feeling that great & I wish I could give him a hug through the phone. It'd be even better if the hug could make it all better, but I know it doesn't work that way.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Tired
Not pregnancy tired, or sleepy tired (even though I haven't got that much sleep the past few nights), but tired of living in two different places. Tired of spending Monday thru Friday looking forward to the weekend so I can see my sweetie. Not that everyone else doesn't look forward to the weekends; everyone enjoys the two days off. But I'm tired of feeling slightly anxious/on edge, feeling like I'm just killing time. I feel restless & edgy. It sucks. I'm not normally an anxious person (and it sucks!). I spend the week looking forward to the weekend, and half the weekend dreading the upcoming week. We were not meant to live like this. Sometimes I think it would be easier if we didn't see each other on the weekends. I think I could get used to being gone, but it's unsettling to go back & forth, never really feeling like you belong anywhere.
I live in someone else's house mon-fri, and I'm basically visiting someone else on the weekends. It's disconcerting. Blah. I think I'll just chalk it up to pregnancy hormones & call it good. No use wasting time moping about something that's not going to change. Time to find some way to look at the bright side of things. Not sure what that is at the moment, but I'm sure there's a blessing in all of this. And my two favorite sayings are always helpful.
"Life's a bitch and then you die", and "everything works out in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end, cuz everything works out it the end".
Real uplifting, and a wonderful example of circular logic, but they pretty much apply to any situation & it's my way of accepting & dealing with the daily sh*t. My own blend of realism and optimism.
I live in someone else's house mon-fri, and I'm basically visiting someone else on the weekends. It's disconcerting. Blah. I think I'll just chalk it up to pregnancy hormones & call it good. No use wasting time moping about something that's not going to change. Time to find some way to look at the bright side of things. Not sure what that is at the moment, but I'm sure there's a blessing in all of this. And my two favorite sayings are always helpful.
"Life's a bitch and then you die", and "everything works out in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end, cuz everything works out it the end".
Real uplifting, and a wonderful example of circular logic, but they pretty much apply to any situation & it's my way of accepting & dealing with the daily sh*t. My own blend of realism and optimism.
Friday, April 6, 2012
First Doctor's Appointment
My first doctor's appointment is this afternoon at 2:50. I have to admit, I'm really nervous. An actual doctor's appointment makes this pregnancy seem like more of a reality. Since I'm not showing or anything, it's hard to believe that there's an actual little somebody in there. Since I've done three home pregnancy tests, I'm pretty sure there is but...
I think we're going to tell people this weekend. I was really hoping my grandparents would come for Easter, but Aunt Denise is doing something. I want to tell them in person, so we'll have to figure out the logistics of that. I'm hoping mom will have some good ideas. I'm a bit scared of telling mom & dad. Things have been a little tense (between them) lately & I'm not sure how they'll react. Mom's going through some hormonal stuff herself. And I never thought I'd be pregnant and living with my parents. I hope they take it well. Seeing how much mom enjoys having Mason, and how much she's willing to change her schedule for him & Nathan & Rachel is encourageing. But still, that's a lot different than living with a baby full time. I'm having visions of a full melt down/you can't live here anymore scenario. I'm fairly certain they're completely ridiculous, but still.
Last night, mom & dad were working outside on the yard. I wasn't feeling the best & I'm fairly certian mom was expecting my help. Luckily, I needed to finish a few things up with the books for dad's business. Didn't get done with those until mom & dad were close to being done. Turned out to be good timing.
And now I'm just rambling.
I think we're going to tell people this weekend. I was really hoping my grandparents would come for Easter, but Aunt Denise is doing something. I want to tell them in person, so we'll have to figure out the logistics of that. I'm hoping mom will have some good ideas. I'm a bit scared of telling mom & dad. Things have been a little tense (between them) lately & I'm not sure how they'll react. Mom's going through some hormonal stuff herself. And I never thought I'd be pregnant and living with my parents. I hope they take it well. Seeing how much mom enjoys having Mason, and how much she's willing to change her schedule for him & Nathan & Rachel is encourageing. But still, that's a lot different than living with a baby full time. I'm having visions of a full melt down/you can't live here anymore scenario. I'm fairly certain they're completely ridiculous, but still.
Last night, mom & dad were working outside on the yard. I wasn't feeling the best & I'm fairly certian mom was expecting my help. Luckily, I needed to finish a few things up with the books for dad's business. Didn't get done with those until mom & dad were close to being done. Turned out to be good timing.
And now I'm just rambling.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Good News
Holy freaking shit! I am pregnant. Not that that should be a huge surprise since I took a pregnancy test on sat (march 31), but I just talked to a nurse at the doctor's office. I'm 9 weeks along. NINE!!!!! Cue complete freak out.
Zack & I discussed how long we should wait b4 telling people since generally 12 weeks is considered the "safe" date. I had no idea I was so close to that. Freakout commencing.
Do you wait for a doctor's appt to confirm before telling people? I would like to talk to my sisters-in laws to see who they used for a doctor (to make an appt) but if I ask, they know something's up.
Eeks. I want to talk to someone.
Zack & I discussed how long we should wait b4 telling people since generally 12 weeks is considered the "safe" date. I had no idea I was so close to that. Freakout commencing.
Do you wait for a doctor's appt to confirm before telling people? I would like to talk to my sisters-in laws to see who they used for a doctor (to make an appt) but if I ask, they know something's up.
Eeks. I want to talk to someone.
Friday, March 23, 2012
And this is why no one knows I have a blog
I skipped writing about quite a few adventures, such as Zack's acute appendicitus & resulting appendectomy right before Christmas, Christmas break spent with family, ticket for tinted windows, ect. But there's too much to catch up too, so I'm not even going to try.
Currently, I'm needing to call DSI for a quote on shocks & struts & parking brake. We noticed the tires on the Bug were wearing unevenly, so we took it to the Daily Driver for an alignment ($68). Then we received the unfortunate news that an alignment wouldn't fix the problem & needed new shocks & struts & to fix the parking brake ($1200). Ugh.
On positive side, sent a little 'thinking of you' note to sister-in-law. Haven't received a response. Am attempting to improve the relationship. We'll see how it goes since it takes effort on both people's part. And frankly, I'm not really sure how much either of us care about making it better; we've kind of just gotten used to the fakey niceness when we're around each other crap. But I figure I've at least tried to make a peace/truce gesture & that's a start. Probably never going to be that great of friends though. I think we're too different personality wise & have very different priorities & values.
Currently, I'm needing to call DSI for a quote on shocks & struts & parking brake. We noticed the tires on the Bug were wearing unevenly, so we took it to the Daily Driver for an alignment ($68). Then we received the unfortunate news that an alignment wouldn't fix the problem & needed new shocks & struts & to fix the parking brake ($1200). Ugh.
On positive side, sent a little 'thinking of you' note to sister-in-law. Haven't received a response. Am attempting to improve the relationship. We'll see how it goes since it takes effort on both people's part. And frankly, I'm not really sure how much either of us care about making it better; we've kind of just gotten used to the fakey niceness when we're around each other crap. But I figure I've at least tried to make a peace/truce gesture & that's a start. Probably never going to be that great of friends though. I think we're too different personality wise & have very different priorities & values.
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