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BoyMom21
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Vents/Confessions/AW
Vent: I am still butthurt over a comment my SIL made when we announced that we were KU to H's side of the family. She said, "Well, we (her and her H) could tell a couple of weeks ago that you were pregnant because your face looked fuller.". And then she motioned to the underside of her jawline, to specifically show me where she thought my face was fat at. I just don't understand why people pop off shitty things like that. I surprisingly didn't say anything to her...I was so shocked it even came out of her mouth that I didn't respond. No one else heard her say it, either. Sigh.
Re: Vents/Confessions/AW
^^^^ Ew. That's rude.
Okay, my confession is pregnancy related as well - NO NOT THAT. Two of our couple friends got married in November and they made it pretty clear they hoped to get KTFU on their honeymoon. They didn't but were at our house about a month and a half ago and said to us "SURPRISE! We are pregnant!" I wasn't sure how to respond so I just said "Oh okay." They have been baby this, baby that since five months before they got married so what is so SURPRISE about it? And further, at that point, they were like a day pregnant or something. Okay, eight weeks. Anyhoo, I think they were pretty p!ssed that I wasn't more excited but seriously, after already enduring a year of this, I am sort of over it.
Surprise! I am a b!tch!
Boymom, that was amazingly rude. I can't believe she said that!!
AW: I've been taking G for walks 5 days/week for 3 weeks. Started out doing ~1 mile----this week I walked 2 miles/day. I know some people run like 10 mi/day, but for me this is a big deal
AW 2: I got a new job!! I've been commuting an hour each way for 3 years....my new job is less than 15 minutes from home!!!! And, amazingly enough, we were able to enroll G in the daycare right across the street from where I'll be working. SOOOO EXCITED!!
Good for you! Keep up the good work. And congrats on the new job!
I guess my confession is I'm the a$$hole who said this to my SIL when she was pregnant with her first. It wasn't that her face looked fat but she is skeleton skinny and her face is very angular. I had not seen her in 6 months and her face looked
"softer". She didn't look fat just different so we knew something was up. I didn't mean anything bad by it but I'm sure it was taken that way. Hopefully your SIL wasn't saying it to be mean.
Vent: I've been pretty put out w/ FIL lately. He hasn't been feeling good lately, but it has lasted for about 2 weeks now. All it is is ringing in his ears. We went over there for the 4th of July and he just sat on his butt while DH went and grilled hot dogs. It didn't seem to bother DH (he didn't mention it at all), but it kind of bothered me.
Also, I don't know if it's a generational thing, but FIL will just leave his plate and cup on the table and let MIL clean up after him. Drives me up the wall. DH doesn't do this. He helps out cleaning up after we eat.
I've gone out for ice cream the past 3 days. I talked several coworkers into going to Freddy's Frozen Custard for lunch Thursday, then another coworker and I went to Braum's on Friday (his idea). Then I ate Cold Stone today since I was nearby and had a gift card and a coupon. I got the large and brought half home, so I can have more ice cream tomorrow!
Vent: I'm tired of being a punching bag. I can't wait for August 30th.
Confession: DH and I both got new cars today. Which required me to trade my beloved Lexus in for a more kid friendly and budget friendly car (Murano). I cried. Multiple times. I'm still upset. I probably have another good cry in me. I'm just not a mom car type of person.
AW: DH got a new job!!! This is huge for us! Now I'll be able to quit my Mon-Fri job and stay home after the baby is born, and I picked up a weekend job. No babysitter is needed!
Ohhh - what kind of Lexus did you have? I bawled when I sold my IS250 - in fact, I saw a girl hot rodding around in one today and had a good cry about it .. and... I sold my Angel two years ago. DH had to remind me that I have a pretty freaking awesome kitchen and life is about "priorities" He is right but I wanted to punch him in the face. Regardless, a Murano is a really nice car, and certainly not a car that I consider "budget friendly" lol.
I *had* (wahhhh) an IS250 too. I know, I'm being a big brat about the Murano. I know most people love them. This one is a little older, 2007. It's a pretty basic model with no bells and whistles and it was a really good deal. I'm getting the priorities speech too. I'm also having the desire to punch him in the face. I'm glad we're on the same page.
A 2007 is a VERY responsible decision. Plus, you get to stay at home with your baby now, that is good, right? But I totally understand. I am a "car" person - I spend a lot of time in my car. I have been cooking like a mofo today to remind myself why Angel (my IS' name) had to go away. Sigh. But I do LOVE my new car..but it isn't an IS. Man, she was such a sweetie.
I am way too excited about the Olympics. And glad that it'll be slow time at work, because I'll probably spend some of my work days watching coverage online.
I'm on this organizational kick, something that hasn't happened in years. I spent most of this week digging through old boxes/clothes, throwing out and donating things, and looking at new furniture for the kids [and a new bed for me, woo]. I think I've overdone it though, because while my closets look great, I've been really tired and achy from all the lifting I've done. I need to exercise more.
I really, really hate car shopping. But my dad's insisting that our trip to Great Wolf Lodge in less than two weeks will also include car shopping. I'm trying to get out of it but know we have to get a bigger vehicle...just not looking forward to having car payments again.
We're supposed to go to a wedding down in Norman tonight (will be nearly an hour drive from our house) and I'm really contemplating on skipping out. I adore the bride, she was a college friend and the wedding sounds interesting (short ceremony followed by a tailgate party, casual dress requested due to the heat) but I only got two hours of consecutive, uninterrupted sleep last night and my period is being a total draining (sorry, pun not intended) biatch to me today. H is also being whiny about it, because it's super humid and hot.
It's obviously not a sit-down dinner where they'll be out a ton of money if we don't go. I adore her, but I doubt I'd be much fun. Grrrrr. Why couldn't it have been yesterday when I was in good, well-rested spirits?