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Friday Confessions
I confess that I have some big things to confess, and It's only been a week since my last confession!
- I confess that my toaster decided to freak out on us. We were having breakfast for dinner, and I noticed that the kitchen was filling up with smoke. I was focused on the stuff cooking on the stove, trying to deduce what was smoking so badly. It wasn't until we took the stuff off the stove and were trying to air out the place to realize that the toaster never popped the toast. It was charred - WITH EMBERS - by the time we found it. My whole condo reeks of smoke. I had to shower that night because I smelled like campfire.
- I confess that I have no idea how to get smoke smell out of sofas.
- I confess that I'm frustrated with the vet techs at Pugsly's animal hospital. I brought her in yesterday so they could collect a urine sample. Only - the tech couldn't do it! She was freaking poor Pugsly out so bad that she was shaking and wouldn't go for her. I've never had this problem before, and I hope that I never encounter that vet tech again...
- I confess that I collected dog urine last night. With a spoon tray. It was both one of my proudest and most embarrassing moments ever.
- I confess that DH is going to be gone for the weekend, and I'm going to REVEL in the empty condo!
Re: Friday Confessions
I'd try Febreeze to start.
-I confess that there is half of a giant chocolate cake sitting on the counter in front of me, taunting me to eat it. I will probably give in and have a piece after lunch.
-I also confess that I am really really peeved that my boss threatened to force feed me a piece of said cake because he thinks I'm too skinny. Where does he get off deciding what is the perfect size? Ugh.
-I confess that even though I'm really angry about the above comment, I will probably say nothing and just stew about it. I'm too chicken to broach the subject and tell him his food comments (he does it to everyone in the office) are completely inappropriate.
-I also confess that I have this afternoon off and will be spending it watching the trashy tv that DH can't stand.
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I confess that I'm dragging worse today after a full night's sleep than I was yesterday on 3 hours.
I also confess that I told DH I would drive down with our dog to see him at his parents' house where he's dog/housesitting tonight and I really just don't want to. And so help me, if IL's dog bites mine again, I may go postal. last time, one of their dogs put a hole in my dogs ear and a gash on her head. At least this time MIL isn't around to try to brush it under the rug. That dog has some serious issues and MIL doesn't even raise a finger to let the dog know that it is not to behave that way.
- I confess that I'm nervous about meeting my cousin's baby. My cousin is DH's best friend and lives out of state w/his girlfriend and their newborn. You see, cousin and his gf's newborn was a complete and total accident, she's still in college & he was unemployed...she had been on BC, so she didn't think she could get pregnant immediately after coming off of it. Well, much to their surprise you can and she did. So now they have a beautiful little boy. But here's the hard part for me...their beautiful little boy was born the day before DH and I found out that we had lost baby. I want to be happy for him and I want to meet the baby, but he's made some rude comments in the past (knowing full well we were TTC - i.e. "well at least (gf) can get pregnant!"), and I'm just afraid of how I'm going to emotionally handle meeting his little guy. Ugh.
- I confess that I've been a schlub and haven't been to the gym in almost a week and I feel gross. The treadmill and I have a date tomorrow morning.
I confess I uploaded the game "Diner Dash" to my Ipod Touch last night and stayed up until an ungodly hour playing. And I brought my Ipod to work today to see if I can sneak in some play time.
I confess I never thought my husband was the doting type but he has been really sweet since my BFP and I have to say I love it.
And a wish more than a confession: I hope today flies by for everyone and that the weekend give us all the relaxation and rejuvenation we all need.
I confess that I'm really glad today is Friday. This week has been very sh!tty and I need a break.
I confess I have been doubting my "abilities" lately (photography) and really second guessing myself. DH said I am being too critical and too hard on myself...but I can't help it.
I also confess that I already felt like crap, then when my supervisor decided to talk down to me in an email, I defended myself but have been "stewing" about it since Tuesday. I said my peace and I need to learn how to let it go. I'm tired of dwelling on the negative.
I finally confess that we are going to Europe for 2 weeks in October and I am freaking ECSTATIC!
Kristina, I think your abilities are amazing!! I love reading your blog, I wish I lived closer to you so that I could have you do photographs for me! Keep your head up!
Couldn't have been said better! You are an awesome photographer and don't you even think about doubting that!
Well...not really. There has definitely been some changes in their relationship since he made the comment. I guess former best friend would have been a better way to put it.
I confess we have been working so much on redo-ing our backyard lately, that I am so over it now. It feels like all we do is work on it but it's still not there. And to top it off, DH had 2 giant piles of mulch and topsoil delivered to our driveway, and I am sick of seeing them. I have way more time than him (he takes classes a couple nights a week, and I have furlough days) so I really should be tackling them as well, but I don't want to- I just want them gone!
I guess that's really more of a vent...
I confess that I hate it when DH goes out of town for work but if he doesn't we are going to go broke. Part of this is because I start work at 6am and there is NO daycare open that early and I will not leave my children home alone. Don't know what to do.
I confess that if DH doesn't start paying more attn to the dogs so they will stop barking that he will not be happy with the end result.
I confess I hate my body right now.
I confess I am tired of my hormones being out of whack.
I confess that I have not cooked a meal all week (well besides pasta).
I hate, HATE, going to the grocery store. It's such a chore and I end up leaving there with a few items I don't really need in the house. I find the cereal aisle overwhelming (too many choices!). I really need to sit down and meal plan so the trip will be easier, but even at the simplest trip to the store I cringe at the total on the reciept.
I love going back home, but I find it so hard and frustrating at the same time. Splitting time up between our families is hard, especially when the ILs have something planned every night.
My MIL is frustrating.
My MIL is frustrating too.... DH's parents wanted to come for Mother's Day but instead DH is going to go there.... I really didn't think my mom wanted to spend "her" day with them and do what they wanted to do...it's always about them and how they feel and what they want to do....blah!
H always tells me that we don't have to everything they plan (usually they include dinner, drinks and games) and it's no problem saying no to them, but I don't think he notices how huffy and puffy his mom gets when we do tell her no. Ugh, and it really gets me when they want to go down to their lake house for the entire weekend we are in. How in the world do you split time up between two different cities in one weekend?
We are hoping to go to Europe for our anniversary, too! It'll probably be earlier in October though, maybe even the last week of Sept/first week of Oct. When/where are you guys going?? We haven't nailed down an itinerary yet. DH has never been to Europe and he really wants to go to Germany.
-I confess that I really need to get my office cleaned out this weekend while the weather is icky... but instead I've scheduled a massage and manicure for tomorrow!
-I confess that I'm kind of looking forward to DH going out for guy's night tomorrow so I can have the house to myself.
-I confess that I am so glad it's Friday and I don't have to go to WORK for the next two days!
-I confess that I'm a little hurt that my parents aren't going to be at the finish line for my first ever 5k next weekend because "it's too early". My mom has been on my case about losing weight and getting in shape for a DECADE and she can't drag herself out of bed at 8 on a Sunday to see me finish a race? I thought I had gotten over needing their approval but apparently not... sigh.
YAY! We are going the first 2 weeks in October! We are going to stay with friends in Spangdahlem, Germany. It's just north of Trier, Germany. We were going to rent a car and drive around Germany and then take the train to Paris so we are "in Paris" the day of our anniversary (October 10th) and spend a few days there. We haven't done an itinerary either...yet. Both of us have never been so we are SUPER excited! We will have to meet up at a castle somewhere or share some bread in Paris!
Where are you guys staying in Paris? DH and I had a fantastic time there.
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We have no clue yet. Where should be stay? What should we do? I'll take as much info as I can get!!!!
We'll maybe stay in Paris 2/3 days?
If you're only staying 2-3 days, I'm afraid I won't be much help with accommodations. We rented an apartment on Ile St-Louis, which is in the 4th district, but you couldn't get rentals through that company for less than a week.
Stay as close to there as you can, though! There are so many cool things right there: Notre Dame, Ste-Chapelle, the Pantheon... The Eiffel Tower and the Champs-Elysees are in the 7th/8th districts, great for upscale shopping. We focused mostly on historical places, since we're both major history geeks. We loved Sacre Coeur, the Louvre was in walking distance of where we stayed, and the Musee d'Orsay.
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I confess am so jealous of my bosses new Coach purse that she got on her Vegas trip!!! it is a beautiful bag and I want it.
Thank you! That's helps a lot!
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I confess that I've been in the same funk as Cipolla. I've been feeling that way for the last couple weeks and am having troubles getting out of it.
I confess that I worked out to my Jillian Michaels DVD for the first time in a very long time yesterday... and today I am so sore I don't want to MOVE!
Basically, I would read up on the neighborhoods of Paris (arrondissements) and then you can make your decision based on location, proximity to the Metro, and price. Anything in the center of the city is going to be really expensive, but there are some arrondissements you'll want to stay away from cause they're scary. When I went to Paris we stayed in the 14th arr. which is on the outskirts of the city, but our hotel was a couple blocks from 2 Metro stations so it was easy to get anywhere in the city.