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at last (friday)
ugh. yesterday was rough. and there was a mouse in my office. and i got home and couldnt run because my P is here and she is throwing my body for a loop. You try running with the amount of painful bloat i had going on. and i checked on my first red-ish tomato i had growing...and some animal had come and eaten it like it was an all you can eat buffet. have of the little red thing was gone, just eaten. mother effers.
but
i went for a walk last night with gerren and it was lovely (he hates going for walks). i slept well. and today is friday. it is weigh in day (im scared. see above: bloat) and then we are going out to eat (mexican or chinese). and we have a fun/relaxing weekend planned filled with things like getting lost on purpose, brewery tours, long runs, sleeping in, cleaning the house, harry potter.
happy friday, ladies, we made it!
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TGIF. Yesterday sucked balls except for Jersey Shore. My headache from yesterday is still present and I'm exhausted. DH was out late last night and woke me up when he got home, the nerve! J/K He offered to sleep in the basement and of course I said no.
Pug face was a brat last night and this morning, missing her daddy. But my friend brought me Starbucks, so it's looking up already. Plus I've already worked 40 hours this week, so I might skin out early.
This weekend is the Rockies game I got for DH for his bday. Too bad they are awful right now. They weren't when I bough the tix. Sunday is the triathlon that I'm not doing. But I just got an email with my bib # and I might just show up and see what happens. I haven't trained since June due to trips, bum knee and overall laziness. But I paid my non-refundable race fee, so...
What do you guys think I should do? Show up and try or just bag it?
Boo for bloat Shauni. Eat whole grains & fiber. I swear it helps.
Brew - If you think you can make a decent showing and not be in too much pain after, show up and give it a shot. Although after a month+ of not training, you could hate me for that afterwards.
Happy Friday. Was much easier dropping off Baby Q this morning, although I'm sure I'll miss him fiercely by the time I leave work today. Successfully worked from home yesterday. K came home and mowed the yard then took the baby so I could make dinner. We watched Salt (not bad) then I unloaded/loaded/ran the dishwasher, washed bottles & pump parts, packed bottles and my lunch and prepped the crockpot with dinner for tonight. Washed a load of laundry, gave Baby Q a bath, put him to bed then finally finished my book. An easy Jodi Picoult is next on my list.
Blew the breaker while drying my hair this morning. I swear our house is wired like it's the 19th century. While I was in the basement resetting the breaker I decided to wash another load of laundry and picked up/vaccuumed the basement. Started the brisket, fed the dog, cats & baby and still made it to work before 8 am.
Car show, music festival and K's cousin's birthday party this weekend. Plus my parents are staying with us. So much for relaxing after my return to work this week...
Brew- I watched How i met your mother last night, and it was the episode where Barney was like I can run the NY marathon. I say do it! (This is also coming for someone who would NEVER do it so I might not be the best advice
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YAY for Friday! Even though this is going to be a sad weekend. This is the weekend our friend is leaving to move back to Mass.
So Greg was asking me last night if there was any way I could take a year off when B is born and still have my job after the year. B can't start my school till Aug 2013 when she will be a year. You have to be a year by July 1 so she will miss next school year. If I took this year off i would just work at the restaurant when Greg wasn't working for money.
I love my job and I know I will not be able to take a year off and still have my job. Also, when we would want her to start preschool this is where I would want her to go. So I don't know what I want to do.
Xtine - The Pact. I heard it's reeeeeeally good. Of course I like all of hers that I've read so far. Except The Tenth Circle. That was just a little too out there for me.
Even if you take the year off, wouldn't you have to find daycare for B for the time from when she's one til she can go to your school? What would you do for child care during that time period? It would be nice to be able to stay home, but I don't blame you for being hesitant...if you have a job you love there are no guarantees there would be space for you when you're ready to start working again and a lot of people (me included) wants to start over if they don't have to...
The Pact was my first book of hers I ever read. It's a good one. The Lifetime movie is also really good.
If I took a year off Greg and I would work it that I wold pick up shifts when he wasn't working so he could watch her. Not ideal for our relationship but as it is now we work opposite schedule so it wouldn;t be a ton different.
Samesies!
And Brew, if you think you can finish without being in pain, or risk of hurting yourself, I say DO IT! It is a sprint tri, yes?
I always get nervous for my long runs on weekends, I have to do 9 miles again on Sunday and I am already nervous about it, even though I know I can do it. I partially look forward to it (its good to spend nearly 2 hours alone with myself just thinking and focusing on me and my health) and partially dread it (it is hellish for the most part).
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Loved The Pact and Plain Truth. Eh to other Piccoults.
Misty, I am the naysayer. Me personally if I didn't do anything for a month, no way would I attempt a triathalon. If you do, Godspeed.
Ahoy ahoy ahoy. TGIF!!
I didn't get up to walk this morning so off to the gym I go. Balls.
I forgot my book. Balls again.
I started a blog. Today I blogged about one of my BFFs since it's her wedding anniversary, first one divorced from her narcissistic (sp?) cheating lying buttface husband so she could use a pick me up. Yes, I did name my blog weinerwhistle. I had to poop or get off the pot (see first post yesterday). http://weinerwhistle.blogspot.com/2011/08/luke-loves-laura-and-so-do-i.html
Last night I got home, changed, and MFD made dinner. I vacuumed the basement, mopped laundry floor, cleaned powder room, organized utility room and library, cleaned up dinner, packed lunch, and clipped and organized coupons while watching two episodes of The Closer, one Famous Food and the new Jersey Shore. This season looks cray cray. MFD is totally into it now. heeeeee.
Today was a large iced coffee with skim from DD kind of morning.
I have to get this draft of the proposal done then head to the gym before I'm too pooped to pop.
Morning Ladies! Long time no post! TGIF! Weekends are much better when DH is home with the baby and I. I feel like a little family and not a single mom taking care of Carter for 20 hours a day!
I'm still uber jealous of all of you that can run like machines! I'm pretty sure I am going to go back to Zumba in the next few weeks to get an hour to myself to dance my butt off. I have 25 more pounds that I want to lose. I'm down 30 pounds.. which puts me at 20 pounds less than what I was this time last year.. so I'm pretty stoked. Between breastfeeding, taking the baby for walks, constantly on the go with him (since he usually likes to be bounced all day!!), and some working out, I hope to be down the 25 pounds by the holidays!
Next week will start my dreaded week of contacting malpractice lawyers for all of the crazyness that happened during the birth of Carter. I got my medical report from the hospital and it is almost 600 pages. I barely can read all of the medical terms and handwriting, but I did learn the two things that I was curious about. 1.How long was I coded for? (10 minutes.. sweet baby jesus I am lucky to be alive with no brain damage!!) 2. How was I revived? (A heck of a lot of CPR, epinephrine, and a crap load of blood transfusions. The CPR for 10 minutes explains why my chest was super sore for 5 weeks and the bruised ribs that I have!) I figured I might as well see if anything can come out of what happened to me. Nothing sits right with me and what they say went wrong doesn't fit either. The ability to have more children was completely taken away from me and that really makes me sad. The least they could have done was freeze my eggs when they removed them.. so DH and I had an option for a surrogate! But, I'm lucky to be alive. Thank you Jesus.
On a happy note, DH and I are dropping little man off to my in laws for a few hours tomorrow night so we can enjoy a nice dinner out to our favorite local restaurant/brewery. Time to start perusing the menu now..
Steph has a blog!! Woohoo!! I've been waiting for this day :-)
Shauni sorry you are in full bloat mode :-( I will share my cheesecake and breakfast burrito with you! Totally smash your diet but it will make you smile.
SusieQ you are friggin amazing to be done with all of that before 8 am. I have enough trouble getting E and myself showered and ready no way I could do laundry and clean the basement.
Brew~Do it :-)
Alice Cooper show tonight! I love him :-)
Last night on the way home from daycare I asked E how her night with her dad went. E: I cried. Me: Why? E: Cuz I thought it would be funny.... Ummm where does she get this stuff???
TFIG! I am so freaking glad it's Friday. I stayed up late last night watching Project Runway. Actually both DH and I stayed up late watching it. I am so glad the new season is here because I just LOVE project Runway.
Tonight I have to do more training for the Crisis Center. I'll be learning how to answer law enforcement calls, and do intakes for the confidential shelter. Then I plan to hit the gym. If I am ever going to be ready for Hawaii I need to get serious about losing weight.
We are going to Napa tomorrow and going wine tasting. The best part is that it's free!! Yes, it's good to have a hook up. I hope to hit up some sparkling places (Mumm, Domaine Carneros and Chandon). We should be back hom on Sunday and we'll just relax.
Brew- Since you paid for it I say at least show up. Once there if you don't think you can do it then don't. You actually might feel motivated when you see everyone else all hyped up and ready for action.
Taralynn- Oh my goodness. You sure went through some serious stuff! I hope that everything works out for you. It makes me sad to hear that you won't be able to have anymore kids
Morning!
I've got meetings all day - how's that happen on a Friday? At least the last of them starts at 2:30, rather than 4:00 or something. Jerks.
I'm off tonight to spend the weekend in Sonoma with my BFF, the one who is throwing my shower. It's her Relay for Life event, plus her daughter's ballet recital on Saturday, plus just hanging out since H is gone. H comes home Sunday, and I am so glad to see him!
Brew, I'd probably say go, but stop if you feel icky. I did that 10k last Thanksgiving with my sister after not training, and I paid for it the next few days! I wish I'd just stopped in the middle, but she didn't know how to get to my house on her own from the finish line (she had been training but didn't warn me, thebitch!), so I felt like I had to keep going.
Shauni, a mouse? In your office? I'd freak. Ick. I'm paranoid about this because I keep lots of snacks in my office at all times, pregnant or not. I'm not pleasant to be around when I haven't eaten.
Debdeb, I'm so jealous! I might cutabitch right about now to get a glass of champagne. I already have my first pump 'n dump session planned around a bottle of J Rose. Yummo!
Steph, can't wait to read your blog!
Also, I'm so excited, you guys! I decided a bassinet would fit better in our room for Predator to sleep in when he's little, and found a lightly used PB Kids one on CL for 1/3 the price of it new. I went and bought it last night, and am now bidding on the bedding (bassinet skirt, bunting, mattress cover) on eBay that was a floor sample, for 1/3 the price of new as well. My mom said she'll make a few sheets, because the online reviews said the PB ones aren't great.
It's white wicker, but the handles are a little worn (baby was a preemie and the mom carried the basket all over the house so she could watch him sleep) and I think I'd prefer dark anyway, so I think I'm going to repaint it. Yay!
dear lord carhart wearing, full on mutton chops, mullet-haired baby jesus, STEPHANIE HAS A BLOG.
my life is now complete.
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Something was in the air last night. After work, I managed to go to Costco and within 5 minutes of getting home, DH calls me to tell me his car was overheating and he needed to be picked up. I picked up his dad (who is a mechanic by trade) on the way...15 miles to get him, car diagnosed with broken radiator which was replaced 3 years ago needs to be replaced again. We get home, eat and then go retrieve car with tons of water. When DH and I got home, you would think WW3 broke out, both of us were stressed and argued. I'm stressing because he wants another car (a used one) which I can agree to an extent but his radiator needs to be replaced. He wants to sell it after radiator is fixed. Ugh, we really don't need this shiiit with upcoming acupuncture and fertility treatments. Anyway long story short, we are figuring out what to do. Anniversary trip is still going to happen, we both agreed on that as this will be the last hurrah before IUI's start and we haven't been on vacation since 2009 and Disneyland tickets have been paid for and are non refundable & non-transferable.
This morning I walked the dog about 3 miles, DH took my car to work since I'm working from home. Going to finish laundry, vacuum, dust and crunch numbers for our budget.
IUI #1 10/12/11 (Bravelle + HCG + Prometrium & acupuncture) = 10/26 BFP! Beta #1=250, Beta #2= 615. 1st u/s 11/8.
Ah hahaha. Thank you. I think I surpised some of my FB peeps with today's post, people don't ordinarily see that side of me. They are used to a cranky commuter.
SMD - your blog post made me all verklempt. Everyone should be so lucky to have such good besties.
Damn you all with your blogs...how will I ever get any work done when I must read them every day!!!
I feel so fortunate to have such fantastic friends. I truly appreciate them.
This is the day that will never end.
Today is kind of a wasted day. It's the last day for the interns, so we went out to a suuuuuper long lunch in Little Italy. Because of this, I got nothing done pre-lunch (trying to make arrangements), and we didn't get back til 3. Additionally, since it's my intern's last day, I didn't really want him to start anything...I'll probably leave early.
My Droid came last night and I think I am seriously under-utilizing it. I think it's pretty and I love having e-mail and other things at hand, but I'm definitely not smartphone-crazy and I don't get the hype. Yet.
I finished book two of Game of Thrones last night and all I want to do is go home and read the rest of the series. I may have to convince Jeff to get HBO in time for the next season.
BabyQ needs a blog.
Laura you will soon love your smarty :-)