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confessions
i had hoped that by this christmas, i would finally feel close to the nieces. i worry that it will never happen. the older one is three.
whenever i wear a layering piece, i normally tuck it into my underwears to make sure it stays tucked.
i spent $11 on popcorn when i was home. dh was horrified. i don't care. i plan on finishing it tonight.
Re: confessions
I'm wearing spanx pantyhose and a spanx cami with my dress for H's graduation (I ordered a spanx unitard, but apparently I'm the tard because I got the wrong size and it just hangs on me). I'm still trying to figure out whether I should tuck my cami into the hose, or hook the hose to my bra so it doesn't roll down.
I'm seriously the most fashion-dumb person you'll ever meet.
another confession - i already created an invitation template for a shower i want to have for my SIL this summer.
this is so good to hear. most of the time, the only thing going through my head when i look at my nieces is, "really?"
stinky, do not hook the cami and unitard together. come bathroom time, you will seriously regret this decision.
just tuck one into the other.
Believe it or not, I'm actually not that retarded.
I was debating whether or not to hook the pantyhose to my bra because I'm concerned they'll roll. But then I realized I could just *wow what an epiphany!* order a new unitard in the correct size. So I did.
I'm a little slow today. It's the Mucinex.
I'm ready to go back to work. Yeah, what's that about.
I laugh at myself far too much. I'm really not that funny.
I spent the entire time I was home with my family complaining about the temperature in the house.
My parents keep the house at 68 degrees, which is far too cold for me, even wearing layers. So I kept my coat on for most of the trip. At night I wore 2 pairs of socks to keep my feet warm.
I'm annoyed by the xmas gifts from my IL's. We asked them not to get us gifts, but they got us a huge set of corningware. We got a set of corningware lite for our housewarming...so I really don't need the new set. I mentioned to MIL that I had a set already and she said "No you dont. You have the lite set. This one is better." That may be the case, but I use my other set all the time and cant return it. And I don't have room for a new huge set. The problem is, I don't know where it's from and I need a receipt...so I'm going to have to ask. not looking forward to that.
She also got me a salad bowl because the one time they came over for dinner I served salad in a mixing bowl and she was offended. I happen to love my mixing bowls and think they're multipurpose (Parker Bowls from crate and barrel). They way she said it you'd think I served her salad in the dog dish or something.
i liked him whern he was new - maybe until he as 6 months old, but since there are dozens of ILs who want to hold a baby, i just step aside and let them. we never bonded. but we hung out together on sunday and i learned a little about his personality. he's a funny kid!
i bonded quickly with our other nephew, who is now 11. i thought it would never happen with the 6 year old.
I've been there. Which is why I appreciate their new handy crotch slit/hole/hatch/WHATEVER. You simply pry the thing open and *omg, if you could see how hard I'm laughing right now...* get your business done.
I don't like when H stays home from work. I'm glad he's taking some time to get healthy, but I like having the house to myself. That said, I have no idea what to do with myself once I'm alone with the puppy.
H said yesterday that taking care of the puppy makes him more confident about having kids. I squeed very silently when he said that. I'm hoping to wear him down in the next 6-8 months.
I'm planning a shower for my fSIL. I talked to my mom today about where to have it, and she told me she didn't think the place where my shower was held would work, because we're inviting a lot more people to fSIL's. I was annoyed because I already think my mom likes her more than she likes me.
CW, I think Kohls sells those huge corningware sets, and you can return anything there. No need to ask for a receipt.
Crap...I Mean Crafts
I am not happy that younger SIL is pregnant...at all. I'm even more irritated that she chose to announce it Christmas day so she could send everyone into WTF shock at once.
The first thing I do after getting MILs gift home is take inventory, check tags and see what I can return. I am also pissed that fugly purse was bought over an hour away from here.
IF/Baby Blog
2 years, 2 surgeries, 2 clomid fails, 2 IUIs, 1 loss, IVF #1 - 10/25/10 = BFP!
TTC #2 - June: surgery #3, FET #1 w/ Lupron = canceled, poor lining
FET 1.2 mini-stim = BFN
FET #2 mini-stim, no BCPs = BFP 5dp5dt, betas:11dp5dt=350,13pt5dt=978, 16dp5dt=4606!!
I can't wait for the "im getting a divorce" post in 5 years or so because your husbands were fed up with your disgusting chair asses from playing on the knot all day and getting fired 4-5 times for not doing any work. you guys are all winners!! ~ Laur929
I'm glad MIL bailed before we opened gifts on Christmas day because my parents got to hear the news about the baby without the annoying presence of the ILs.
H broke the news to MIL yesterday, I'm sad I wasn't there to witness the moment. Her response was, "ohhhh, God willing..."
God willing, what? God willing it's a bad dream she'll soon wake from? Anyhow, she didn't display anywhere near the excitement my family did and I feel bad for H about that. Seriously, I think MIL would die if she were to show any shred of excitement about anything in life.
i cannot wait for sil and i to start having kids (not with each other, obviously). i think other sil is no fun at all with her kids. i think mil is getting a little sick of having to fly all the way across the country for a little time with her grandkids, and sil and i are close enough -- and willing -- to drive.
"God willing" is better than my wildest dreams of what your MIL would say.
Do you think her lack of enthusiasm is because she doesn't like you, because she doesn't think your H is capable of functioning like an adult, or just bitterness that she's not needed anymore? I've never heard of a woman who didn't want grandkids.
Crap...I Mean Crafts
How much you want for it, CW? I have no Corningware, and I could totally use it - it's the casserole dishes, right? Those pretty white ones? I'm always willing to take it off your hands.
All of the above. She doesn't want to admit that H is capable of functioning like an adult. Every time she knows he's working from home she stops by. Last time happened to be the day I came home early because I was sicker than a dog. I didn't see her because I was in bed. A couple hours later she brought over a meatloaf. She does that every time she finds out I'm sick.
People say, "Oh I wish my MIL would do that!" I want to tell them they're idiots, but I instead explain that she doesn't do these things out of the kindness of her heart. She does these things because she doesn't think her son is capable of wiping his own ass and his wife is a demonbitchwhore for expecting him to wipe his own ass.
L&R, i was a little miffed at how i got the news about *my* SIL. i felt like people kept it from me on purpose.
i knew something was up before anyone told me about the possibility of my SIL being pregnant. i have radar or something. her husband told my new SIL (who has the biggest mouth) on xmas eve, and she told everyone. so before DH and i got there, everyone was all abuzz.
no one said anything to me about it, i felt like it was a dark secret or something.
on xmas day, DH and i went to SILs to bring the kids their gifts. as we were walking up the walkway, DH said, "you know [SIL] might be pregnant?" i said yes, because i had a feeling. but i didn't know that everyone had been talking about it on xmas eve until that very moment.
this was the worst possible time to tell me this. as soon as we walked in, i had to go into the bathroom because i felt like i was punched in the stomach. splashed water on my face and got over it. then SIL told me herself. after my selfish bathroom espisode that no one else IRL knows about, i got it together. two days later, i shared her pee stick moment and got over myself. i may as well embrace it, right?
but if this was my new SIL? i don't think i could set aside my envy and bitterness for her. i know it's wrong, but i can't help it.
I bought the booties to go with my dress, because I think they'll look cute and trendy. Also, I can wear them more often then strappy heels or other heels. Plusalso, I don't want to look like everyone else. If I did, I would buy a black dress.
PS. I want spanx too.
SHUN. You're not even worth the time it would take to find an awesome picture to go with the shunning.
Crap...I Mean Crafts
Meh. Not like it hasn't happened before.
Shunning is the new black.
Yeah...I definitely wasn't able to pull myself together with being noticed (didn't help that she waited until we were all several drinks in and all sitting down in one room)...I figure I'll embrace it later...like a few months after the baby is born.
Good news though....MIL says it will happen for us if I "just relax". FML.
IF/Baby Blog
2 years, 2 surgeries, 2 clomid fails, 2 IUIs, 1 loss, IVF #1 - 10/25/10 = BFP!
TTC #2 - June: surgery #3, FET #1 w/ Lupron = canceled, poor lining
FET 1.2 mini-stim = BFN
FET #2 mini-stim, no BCPs = BFP 5dp5dt, betas:11dp5dt=350,13pt5dt=978, 16dp5dt=4606!!
I can't wait for the "im getting a divorce" post in 5 years or so because your husbands were fed up with your disgusting chair asses from playing on the knot all day and getting fired 4-5 times for not doing any work. you guys are all winners!! ~ Laur929
When SIL told us last year I was pissed. I don't think I came around until she was about 5 months pregnant. I was more upset at the fact that DH and I weren't quite at a stage yet to start trying, and yes the beebee in me wanted to be first.
Confession: I keep praying that my old job will call me back and say "just kidding, we want you back!". At the same time, I think it's a blessing. I'm absolutely relieved to not have to get on a plane. I think I was deluding myself into thinking that I loved that job, and maybe now is the chance to start fresh.