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Thursday Chit Chat
I feel like AW always runs kind of slowly since it is so defined to AWs, so what's going on this weekend? Anything to b!tch or share about the week? Anything you just want to talk about?
We are visiting family all weekend. DH's mom called yesterday to invite us to Easter dinner. We already had plans and she got a little upset...but oh well, we just saw them last weekend.
In the realm of just wanting to talk - I have been lurking the trying to get pregnant board thinking it might hold more interest for me now, but it still scares me to death. So much snark and so much craziness. Lots of talk of eating the core of a pineapple to increase implantation chances - I ran away.
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Re: Thursday Chit Chat
Hi! I'm a fan of chit chatting today.
DH came in late last night, and left this morning to go to Houston to get some kind of certification for the jobs he's been doing out of town. Since our hometown is halfway between here and H, I told him he could just stay there tonight since I'm coming down tomorrow... I really wanted to be super-selfish and make him drive all the way back to D tonight so he could ride back down with me tomorrow, but I didn't. Also, I told him to take our dog to my parents' house, so I can just leave straight from work tomorrow... I'll probably regret that decision tonight when my house is totally empty
Also, who is off work tomorrow, and who will still be here?
I'll join in! Let's see for the first time in years, it seems, we have no official Easter plans. How strange. I know DH's family is not doing anything so that leaves my mom's side.
On the baby talk thing, it's so funny listening to everyone ask us "when are you going to have a baby" or the major hints my dad gives us. I knew that it was going to happen soon after the wedding, but seriously 2 weeks after the wedding or if it's my Dad part of his toast at the wedding was about wanting grandkids now. LOL So I just smile and say in a couple years!
I will be at work tomorrow!
Do we get in trouble for promoting other MB's? We don't have a mod so what does it matter. Don't judge but I confess that I lurk the Pregnancy MB's on iVillage and they seem like a great group of gals. There is no snark and 110% support. I would suggest the "Waiting To Try" or "Waiting to Try Grads" board. The WTT is for those that want kids but are waiting for whatever reason (money, time, being more emotionally ready) and the WTTG is for those that have started the TTC journey. They are full of information as well.
I am glad you are getting a day off. Enjoy it!
I am here tomorrow but only from 8-12.
Manda - I told everyone "a few more years" too, now I get to eat those words...haha.
I will be here tomorrow. My company recognizes MLK, Presidents, and other odd holidays...but not Good Friday. Boo!
On another note, I don't really know how to feel about all of the recent kidnapping and murder cases I hear about lately. I've never been a scared-y cat for that sort of thing, and I know these things have always happened.... but for some reason I'm more affected by them recently.
Like when I opened my garage this morning, I actually peeked out side to make sure someone wasn't out there lurking and going to get me. No lie.
ETA: ...and I went to both 24 hr fitness locations "near" (20 min away) from my house last night. Um, yeah. Never again. We are going to upgrade to the Super Sport for the remainder of our pre-paid membership. It is closer, newer, cleaner, and probably safer.
I am a little proud of myself. It was dollar hot dog night last night at the Ballpark. I only had three. You were limited to five but they weren't that great and I just wasn't feeling it. And I LOVE hot dogs.
Leslie,
I go over there very rarely but I just get so bothered by all the TMI in their siggies.
I feel like I've tried enough with my ILs but I do keep trying. Like I told Bill to invite them on our cruise in 2012. Do I really think they'll come? No, because my FIL will screw around and try to buy at the last minute and there will be no more staterooms or only the really expensive ones will be left. But at what point can I really wash my hands of them because I have tried enough? I don't need to be liked by everyone but the fact that they don't like the fact that we got married, didn't do a pre-nup (even though I can only take things from Bill that we acquired while we are married), just gets to me. I don't really require an answer but it just gets to me.
And here's another one I don't really require an answer to and I hate being a Debbie Downer but....We're coming up on a whole lot of firsts and "it's been a year since" and I am finding that these are more difficult to swallow than the anniversary party, her birthday, Thanksgiving and Christmas combined.
Thanks I will check this out. I am a fan of MB (obviously) and would like to have someone to ask questions too, but asking questions on the Bump gets you yelled at by the regs. I think it has a lot to do with the emotional nature of trying for so long and not conceiving while girls just flit in and out of the board in a couple of months. It has to be hard, but I am not looking for something like E or SB.
Speaking of mods - Lacey - what's up with that?
This is normal Julie, greive all you want, there is no expiration on missing someone.
My dad died in 2008 and I seriously still get so down some days. I will randomly remember something associated with a place I am or the date and it feels like he died yesterday. It seems like the holidays are easier for me because I am surrounded by family but I will still feel a void sometimes then too.
Leslie,
Thanks. I know my mom still grieved for her mother up until she passed and that was 17 years ago now. I just thought, since I handled the holidays okay and all the other stuff, that I wouldn't get emotional about the stuff coming up. But....
Leslie - I emailed Knot Annie about the mod thing over here, but no answer. I figured she'd atleast know where to point me... but nothing. I guess we will run around unmoderated for a while?
I like chit chat. I stayed home sick yesterday (no sleep, coughing, upset tummy... just general crap feeling) but I was able to go get my name officially changed.
Did anyone else feel like they were having an identity crisis changing their name? I always knew I was going to change it, but it felt so weird when I actually did.
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the first tri board seems to be less snarky. i didn't spend any time on the TTGP/TTC boards so i didn't realize they were like that. but i see people asking TTC questions on the first tri board. i think if you say "hey, i'm TTC, but the board over there is too snarky, can y'all help?", they'll be fine.
warning, though, there's a LOT of tmi happening on that board. it's just the nature of the beast.
Tiffany - I finally left my office around 8 last night and I was truly a little scared to walk to my car (in the parking garage). I held my keys between my fingers in case I needed to stab someone.
Leslie - Brianna sent KA a message about it, but she never responded. So... I don't know.
ETA: Brianna had already posted an answer. She's a ninja!!
Yes. This was the feeling I was trying to explain on TK one day when we were discussing it. I'm not against anyone changing or not changing their name, it was just a little hard for me to do. I got used to it, though. Especially since my new name is SO much easier for people to pronounce and understand than my old name.
hugs. i lost my mom when i was 20 (1999) and it does get easier, but never "easy". holidays have gotten better, but her birthday always gets me. my birthday too a little. if you haven't heard of it, i would highly suggest reading the book "Motherless Daughters" by Hope Edelman. it's not something to read out in public, because you'll probably find yourself crying, but it's a really good book and really helped me process some of what i was feeling. it has stories from people who lost their moms at all different ages, so something for everyone.
See... I have the opposite problem. My new last name is SO different now! haha
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Brianna - I'm sure it will be weird when I do get to change my last name. I know that when a few people have greeted me as "Mrs. DH" it doesn't register with me. I'm like huh, are you talking to me? LOL
Do you ever have one of those weeks where people you normally enjoy being around just really annoy the shiit out of you? For not really any good reason?
Also, I'm glad we're doing this instead of health and fitness. That thread bores me. A lot.
I was definitely happy to do it, but it's just weird to not have my old last name anymore. I don't know, its hard to explain.
And yes - and this is my week.
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Leslie the Getting Pregnant board scares me also. They are a little snarky and I feel like if I posted a question I would get eaten alive. I'm not charting or doing any of that stuff so I feel very lost over there! We are just going to go the old fashion route and if it doesn't happen in a a couple of months I might think about it.
This week has been hard! Getting back into the swing of things from vacation both at work and school, finding out that we might have to delay the getting pregnant thing for a few months until the doctors can figure out why I'm getting UTIs so frequent and I've had a headache since we got back in Texas.
Most of you know that my last name is a car company, well I also drive that brand of car. One day I was at the car wash and the guy came in and said "DH last name" and I said "How did you know my last name, I never told you?!?!" He said, "Honey, I was talking about your car." Duh?!?!
I was in this camp too until DH pointed out that if I do chart it will probably happen quicker. This is TMI territory but I am medicated to where I don't have cycles currently and the idea of having to have one for up to year scares me to death.
I hope things get better quickly so you can go forward. I know you guys were wanting to get started ASAP.
Julie- Let me just say that you are a better person than I. After lurking on TK, I know the lengths you have gone to to be kind. As a person that is not favored by her inlaws, all I can tell you is the best feeling you will ever have is when you just let go.
I have never really understood my DH's loyalty to such crappy parents. (I would have told them to eff off years ago!) After reading The Glass Castle last year and attending a great sermon series at church on relationships, I have really been able to let go.
Bahahaha me too!
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Well I'm wisdom teethless now. Yesterday sucked but today is MUCH better! I'm staying pretty drugged up and DH is doing a good job of taking care of me.
Brianna, I felt the same way about changing my name. But I wasn't lucky like you to have a "normal" last name to begin with. LOL. Now I'm "Julia Gulia"
But I am getting used to it and embracing it.
Yes. Yes, I am.
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