September 2008 Weddings
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2 things: Midwest GTG & Babies, Houses, and Jobs
I am requesting your help in catching me up.
1. What is this Midwest GTG that was mentioned in my post below? Is there a date and/or location?
2. Who has had exciting/big/life changing news in the past year? New babies, houses, jobs, etc? My life has been pretty boring, but I'm seeing tickers and pictures and I want to offer congratulations properly!
Thank you in advance!
Re: 2 things: Midwest GTG & Babies, Houses, and Jobs
We sold a house (it was my grandparents, 4 hours away), that's about all my excitement.
I hope we have baby news soon, unless JT changes his mind again.
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1. There is no date, but location discussed was Chicago.
2. I haz a Ben now. He was born 3 days after our anniversary at 9 lbs 12 oz, and 3 days of labor, a totalled car and a c-section later. More pics on my fb page. He's a pretty fun dude. Handsome too.
Yay for selling the house and good luck TTC!
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Chicago is good. Just a train ride away for me.
I've seen some of Ben's pictures on facebook. He's a sweetie. 3 days of labor?!?!?! Add this to reasons why adoption looks like a good idea for Jo. I'm a pansy.
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Hey Jo!
1. No clue
2. Mariela Joy was born 3-25-10 weighing in at 8lb 6oz 20 1/2 inches. She shares a B-day with another S08 baby, Curtis (Karina's son). She'll be 9 1/2 mo on Saturday and is a complete joy....always happy and smiley and looks just like her Daddy. I finished grad school (but I think you were here for that??), we got a second dog (Lily- another Cocker in brown & white) last May, and I lost my cat- Sebastian- to cancer.
How about you? What is going on with you and DH. I haven't seen much on your blog lately and I don't think we are FB buddies yet.
Nothing too exciting here. Both DH and I still have our jobs (yay!).
I became an auntie in September and I am loving every minute of it!
I became certified (Certified Professional Secretary) last month.
DH and I are going through some IF (infertility) struggles and we have an appt with the RE on Friday to go over our plan.
We are still continuing to save for a house.
2. I have a new job in IR in NYC. I start on the 18th. After a couple of weeks of not a word after being asked for a background check, its all moving rather fast. We're listing the house soon and are going to stay in my parents attic during the week until we can get a new place in NJ (hopefully ours will not languish on the market).
And C is a tiny bit pregnant. After our experiences this past year, there is such a thing as a tiny bit pregnant. I'm hoping by Monday she'll be a little bit pregnant
This past year has been kind of eh for me, but late December was better.
Mariela is absolutely gorgeous, congrats! I'm sorry to hear about your cat. I lost a dog to cancer in high school and know how hard it is to watch them deteriorate towards the end.
Not too much is new with us. I'll be finishing grad school in May. DH is still officiating like crazy. Right now it is basketball season. He has started working some community college games, which is cool. We are currently focused on figuring out what I will be doing once I graduate in term of work. We are hoping that I will be promoted/receive a substantial raise at my current employer, but with the state of Illinois' finances it's up in the air. Other than that, we are trying to figure out some nice vacations!
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Isn't being an aunt fun?! For us, it's great getting to play with and enjoy them, but still get to sleep in on the weekends.
I wish you and you DH luck with the RE. I hope that you have a successful 2011 TTC!
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IR as in institutional research? That's what I do. I enjoy it, but most people look at me like I have 3 heads when I tell them what I do.
I hope you have luck selling your house. There were two houses for sale on our street (or about 20 houses) a couple months ago and they both sold withing a week or two. Hopefully you will have that kind of luck!
I'm thinking good thoughts that the tiny bit turns to a little bit and then a big bit!
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I am working a modified 3rd shift schedule 3am-11am to accommodate DH and I not sending Maddy to daycare. MIL comes over a couple of hours in the afternoon to watch her so I can nap. So I really tend to post at really odd times.
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I love, love being an aunt!! My niece is such the cutest thing and she looks EXACTLY like my sister did when she was a baby...it is scary. We were wiped out at Christmas after playing with her.
However, she is not on board with DH yet...she cries when she sees him.
Thank you, I hope to post a BFP soon!!!
1. No specific date yet but we are looking at sometime in March. I believe Chicago was the choosen location.
2. Well Jeff and I have a baby girl named Brynn. She is AMAZING! She was 6 months on the 30th and I have a hard time believing that she is that old already. She is the best part of my day.
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Jeff had surgery (a disc fusion) at the end of October so things leading up to and since have been pretty frusterating and boring for us. But we now see the light at the end of that tunnel
I'm glad to hear things are going so well for you. Good luck with your last little bit of school. Oh and if you guys come back up to TP for a car again you HAVE to let me know!
Hey Sarah! I hope you are doing well. Maddy is super cute. I can't believe I missed all these new kiddos.
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Chicago, in March. I will keep that in mind.
Love the name Brynn. I now know two special little girls names Brynn
I hope Jeff gets back to normal soon. We went through a lot of intense shoulder surgeries with my dad when I was in high school so I know how frustrating it can be for him and for the family.
No plans for a new car for 4-5 years now. Hopefully we won't NEED to get one, but we have been talking about taking a short trip to Chicago sometime since I have never really seen much of it outside of Navy Pier and both baseball parks. It is likely that I will have an overnight up around there for work sometime, too. I'll definitely let you know!
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Yes, I have fallen for Lucy through facebook. I really hope that if I ever have a child he/she has red hair like Lucy's - even though it doesn't run in either of our families.
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Congrats on graduating and the new job!
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Hi Jo! Welcome back! I didn't get to post when I saw you the other day.
Big news for me last year was having Dylan on January 22, so he will be 1 in just a few weeks! Can't believe it! Also I graduated in December with my B.S. in Elementary Education and am currently applying for jobs. Hopefully come across one soon! This year we are going to start seriously looking for a house. Still saving money and at the same time still looking so hopefully that will work out too!
Hi Erin! Congrats on Dylan and graduating. Hopefully you'll have some luck this summer finding a teaching job. Is there a certain grade you are hoping for?
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Thanks Jo! I would love to teach Kindergarten but those jobs are hard to come by. I prefer the younger grades but will take anything that comes along! Just need a better job before those students loan payments start appearing!