Oklahoma Nesties
Kaylee & Cole 06.14.08
8/6/11 First 5k! OG&E Expo Run 34:47
9/3/11 Brookhaven Run 5k 34:18
9/17/11 Healthy Sooners Fun Run 5k 33:38
10/15/11 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 33:31
10/29/11 Monster Dash 5k 32:06 PR!
11/11/11 Veteran's Day Run 11k in Dallas 1:13:15 Instant PR!
1/28/12 Texas Half Marathon 2:38:03 Instant PR!
3/25/12 Earlywine Dash
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Confessions!!
I'm starting FFFC a day early since everyone might be busy tomorrow for Christmas Eve (and I'm bored at work and I need some amusement!)
Confess away!!
Kaylee & Cole 06.14.08
8/6/11 First 5k! OG&E Expo Run 34:47
9/3/11 Brookhaven Run 5k 34:18
9/17/11 Healthy Sooners Fun Run 5k 33:38
10/15/11 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 33:31
10/29/11 Monster Dash 5k 32:06 PR!
11/11/11 Veteran's Day Run 11k in Dallas 1:13:15 Instant PR!
1/28/12 Texas Half Marathon 2:38:03 Instant PR!
3/25/12 Earlywine Dash
Re: Confessions!!
BAHAHA... Where does the kid put all of this food?!
I'm done with work for the day. But I have to appear as though I'm working in the field (my company is based in DC and monitors my "work" through GPS... very Big Brother) for another 3 hours until I'm able to work from home for the rest of the day.
SO... I'm seriously contemplating driving to Barnes and Noble to read random magazines and kill time.
I'm ready to get Christmas started..... haha
We're having about 15 people over for Christmas tomorrow. I'm super stressed since our house is not big enough to have a family gathering (especially with the Christmas tree up). But at the same time, I'm kind of happy we got talked into it. Because it motivated us to buy sconces and for DH to hang them up (we just had two light bulbs in the wall before with nothing over the light bulbs haha) and it gave us a reason to go to Hobby Lobby last night and buy some decorations for our living room. We haven't done much with the living room (except paint) since we moved in (nearly two years ago! lol) so it's nice that it looks decent now.
I have a co-worker that sits in a cubicle by mine. She's in her early-mid 20s and she's constantly belching like a man. She thinks it's sooo funny and she thinks she's sooo cute when she does it. But it's not funny and it's not cute, it's disgusting. It's different if you're around your family or close friends and you burp, but I doubt everyone at work wants to hear it.
Kaylee & Cole 06.14.08
8/6/11 First 5k! OG&E Expo Run 34:47
9/3/11 Brookhaven Run 5k 34:18
9/17/11 Healthy Sooners Fun Run 5k 33:38
10/15/11 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 33:31
10/29/11 Monster Dash 5k 32:06 PR!
11/11/11 Veteran's Day Run 11k in Dallas 1:13:15 Instant PR!
1/28/12 Texas Half Marathon 2:38:03 Instant PR!
3/25/12 Earlywine Dash
I totally have days like that too.
FWIW, M is working on her 4th piece of pizza. I have her 1 and then another. Then V gave her his and then she asked for another. I think she might have a tapeworm or something
My parents invited themsleves over tomorrow and Satuday and really, H and I don't want them here. My mom even mentioned them spending the night Friday night so they would be here to see the kids Saturday morning. I feel really badly that I don't want them here, but H and I want to enjoy time with our kids by ourselves.
When I told them that we eat dinner at 5 so the kids can go to bed at 6 and 7 my mom started telling me how I need to let them stay up late once in a while because its Christmas Eve or whatever and how she doens't want to eat dinner that early. H and I finally agreed that we will tell them they are welcome to come over at 4, but the kids are going to bed on time. End of story. We are their parents and we get to make the choices. I also decided I am telling them that we are going to their house Saturday instead of them coming over here. That way we can leave when we are done. Makes me feel bad, but I want to enjoy time with my kids and husband too!
I've done that.
I haven't done that, but I would have if I'd been in your shoes.
People like that just need a real problem to worry over, I think.
I'm all about kids learning to be patient and such, but 4:00 seems like a really long time for them to have to wait and open presents on Christmas Day. I think I'd just let them go ahead, and then maybe all of the adults can open theirs when you guys get there. That way, they might be playing with their Christmas toys and such and you can linger over your own stuff more as well. What do you think?
I've apparently designated myself as Little Miss Fix-It today. Sorry, everybody. *blush*
My sister will have Christmas at her house that morning, so its not like they have to wait all day to open gifts. I think alot of my problem is we ALWAYS have to plan around my sister and the 1 day out of the whole year that C and I have to go to his families its a big ordeal.
Yet again, I am completely miffed by my FIL. We decided that since H and I are going to my family's Christmas day celebration, that we would do Christmas Eve with H's parents. They were surprised we weren't going to be down with my family, but we never stay there. Never.
FIL decided he wants to grill steaks (fine). I offer to bring something and I was told "salad, or you could bring baked potatoes!" We eat effing salad and baked potatoes every single gdamn time we eat at their house. Pork chops, salad, baked potato. Cornish hens, salad, baked potato. It goes on and on. And not real baked potatoes...from the microwave. I find them disgusting and gluey.
So, I suggested I bring a hot vegetable: asparagus. I wanted to roast it. Roasted asparagus and steak are divine together. FIL said he was already going to steam asparagus and have steaks "Oscar" style with hollandaise and crab meat (I find this disgusting). He suggested I could bring the uncooked, unadorned asparagus.
I am an effing good cook. I think it is effing stupid to bring uncooked asparagus to Christmas Eve dinner. I think it's stupid to have the same damn thing we eat every time we go over there. It's a holiday, people. Let me bake, let me do something! I am 30, not a child, and a damn good cook. Better than any of you, which is why I think you won't let me bring anything anymore.
Also, I was pissed at lunch because FIL took out the whole office and they invited me, and I was essentially ignored the entire lunch while FIL fawned all over the administrative assistant (college-age girl) and her ability to eat soup properly and all the amazing etiquette she has and blah blah blah. I'm not asking for anyone to fawn all over me, but it would have been nice to have been included in the conversation for more than a comment that I should bring uncooked asparagus tomorrow night.
I have been in a holly jolly mood up until today. I'm pissed.
Amen.
I'm so over checking records, folding letters, staring at this computer screen...my eyes are about to go all sorts of weird ways. I just wanna drive home and snuggle with the little man.
My MIL told H yesterday she was getting him an XBox. I highly doubt this will happen, but I'm hoping it does. I'm trying to put faith in her, but it's so hard after all the BS that's gone down the past 6.5 years. And, my SIL is in town, and H wants me to go see her. Um, after she's spent the last six months talking sh!t behind my back when I've done nothing to her, she's the last person I want to see during the holidays.
I really hope JJ isn't sick again on Christmas this year. Last year, he was, and it sucked. But now I think I'm getting sick...ugh...
So as you all know, Sunday we're going to meet H's family in KC. We didn't want to drive 12 hours with a 3 month old, plus it has snowed a lot in Wisconsin. KC is the half way point for both of us. Well, one SIL has never liked me for whatever reason until we had LO. Now she's as nice as she can be. His other SIL had been dating this guy that no one likes for a couple years and he has 3 small kids. Well she is bringing the kids, but he is not coming. I think this is SUPER weird!!! It's one thing if the boyfriend is coming and they bring the kids, but I just think it's SOOO weird that she's bringing them and he's staying behind. This is suppose to be a family thing and I've never met these kids. Plus, his other sister is pretty upset about it too.
Also, MIL is very possessive over LO when she's around him. I'm breastfeeding and when he's hungry, I have to ask her multiple times to give him to me so I can feed him. This irritates the crap out of me. She also likes him facing her when we go out to eat, but I face him towards me and she makes a point to make it obvious when she's looking at him. I think it's funny. She has also referred to herself as "mom" when talking to him...not once, not twice, but THREE times! NOT COOL!
So needless to say, I'm not looking forward to this trip. They bug me.
It seems like most of us just can't get enough of our inlaws!
Ha!
On a different note, I really do wish that I got along with all of them. I love MIL and she loves me. But, SIL...
I normally do get along with my in-laws. But this last year they've been working every nerve I have! Either my home isn't what MIL wants it to be (and I don't really care) and she won't shut up about it, or FIL is giving me a hard time about talking about my job too much, because he NEVER talks about attorney stuff with H. Never ever
I maintain that he just isn't nearly as fun since he quit drinking. Stupid GERD.
My confession is that I find my inlaws' Christmas a HUGE relief after mine. My family (mom, really) is hung up on tradition, and while some traditions are nice, opening one gift at a time, trying it on, fawning over it, etc. takes at least 3 hours for the 5 of us. Then, there's the exact same breakfast and lunch. Then we each have to show off our gifts to our grandparents. Then... It's just a lot of work. It is nice, and I love my family. They give very generously and really love each other.
BUT when we head over to my inlaws, open the door, MIL immediately hands me a beer and a plate of nachos (she says she always needed liquor to get through her ILs Christmas, so she calls it her gift to me
), everyone is just beginning to wrap gifts (which we all devour so we can watch the ballgame and take naps) and then everyone leaves when they want with no guilt, I'm thankful for the contrast.
Every year or two a certain sibling makes a big deal about buying gifts. They want to draw names. They buy expensive gifts for everyone. The rest of us keeps it around $25-30 and feels awkward by the large gifts. This year, we decided to not draw names but all agreed to the dollar limits above. Email went out from them clarifying if it is $25 per person or couple (H and I buy gifts together so either $50 gift from us to my sister or $25 gift from us to my sister). We agreed to the later, but they threw a fit wanting it the first way. The fit even included deleting everything on their list except donations.
They also threw a fit because earlier this year, we were going to have Christmas at my house because it is a central meeting point. Then a family member had cancer and is going through chemo so we are doing it closer to them since they didn't want to travel. They sent an email saying they didn't budget the extra cost for a hotel and gas (they choose to stay in a hotel). This one couple took three vacations this year, including an international vacation.
Grow up...
Steaks Oscar style is mighty tasty.
I am sick of these stupid credit card ads that keep poping up on the nest. It is tacky.
Late to post, but still need to vent:
MIL since the baby was born has complained of being "sick" with chest pain, anxiety, can't sleep, refuses to drink/eat. She's gone to Dr 3x and ER 3x and what do they all tell her? Take your anxiety meds, drink fluids, and nothing is wrong with you! But yet somehow I should feel bad because I didn't let her babysit my newborn last night when she has all these "issues"
MIL is taking stepkids from their mother on christmas day because it is more fair for them to see their cousins. My issue with this is, 1. we told her not to ask the mother, that is rude, and her day. Besides we are doing our joint christmas with stepkids and inlaws on Wed! 2. why the heck would the mom even be willing to give them up on that day?
I guess cousins come before mom?