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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.
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Thank you.
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Smiles/AW/Vent/Confession
I like the idea of adding something positive to our rants and confessions, so in addition to those tell us what is making you smile today.
And...... GO.........................
Married: October 11, 2008
Re: Smiles/AW/Vent/Confession
Smiles: A good friend had her baby this morning. She was 41 weeks, so it was about time!! From what little I know thus far, it sounds like she was able to have her planned birth method too!! I'm so happy for her!
AW: We sold our condo last week!!!!!! Inspection went great (thank god!) and the appraiser is doing his appraising thing as I type this - so unless something totally unexpected happens, we will close on September 2! I am shocked that we sold it so quickly - less than 2 months on the market - and that we are selling it for MORE than one realtor adivsed us to list it for. Still less than we originally asked and MUCH less than I paid 8 years ago (ouch!) - - but WE SOLD IT!!!!!
VENT: Because of the quick close on the sale of our condo, DH and I are scrambling to find a place to live - or we will be homeless in less than a month!. And because we had such a great tiny mortgage on the condo, we are finding apartment rents a bit much - - - and of course, since we will only be there 6-9 months, we don't want to spend a lot and would rather use this time to build savings/pay down debt. UGH. I have been calling around non-stop and nothing has everything we want - or it does and it a bit pricey or it has bad reviews, or it is a less than desirable location (not a bad neighborhood, but adds to much to our commutes). At this point, I just want to know that we have somewhere to live!! We are looking at two this afternoon - - both in a great location and affordable - so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
CONFESSION: Now that we've sold our condo, I'm really sad. I keep looking around thinking "I'm going to miss this!" It is a great place and I bought it myself (before meeting DH) 8 years ago.It has everything we need except space. I am really going to miss having my own laundry room, my own garage and parking spot right outside my door, big trees and green grass, private entrace . . . . and the location is just perfect. Easy access to everything. *sigh* I know we couldn't stay there forever and selling it was the right thing to do . . . . but moving into an apartment seems like we are taking 10 steps back! I just need to concentrate on the multitude of forward steps this will enable us to take. It's hard though and I think this month is going to be incredibly emotional for me.
Vent 1: My dream from last night is sticking with me and is kind of weirding me out. The back story is that I knew this guy many years ago and had a huge crush on him. We "went out" in junior high and then he moved away. A year or so ago I got curious and looked up him on FB and all I found was a memorial page - he had been murdered!!!
SO, in my dream last night I was the only person who could see him. I told him he should give me a message for his family and have it be something only they would know. So he tried telling me a code of letters and numbers but I couldn't find a pen that worked to write it down. It was frustrating. And weird. And now I'm kind of spooked. Eeep. I hope he is at peace wherever he is. Sadly his murderer is still out there.
Vent 2: My mom knows better than to bug me about babies. Earlier this week though when I was home sick with something nasty stomach related she gave me the third degree about my symptoms and how I was feeling. She REALLLLLLY wanted it to be morning sickness!! But alas, I think I just ate something nasty. If morning sickness felt like that NO ONE would ever have babies.
Confession: I'm secretly happy I lost 5 pounds this week while sick. Might as well get something good out of feeling so sick right??
Smiles: DH was laying on the living room floor last night and both of the dogs went and laid down next to him and put their heads and paws on him. My heart MELTED!!!!!!!!!!!
Smile: This morning as I was getting dressed for work, our dog Hurley came into the bedroom, jumped up on the bed and curled up and snuggled in next to my husband. They both looked so sweet and peaceful sleeping there.
AW: My mom sister and I just booked a girls trip to Isla de las Mujeres, Mexico for Thanksgiving. Yesterday, I bought Sade and John Legend tickets on Groupon for $35 (for $100 seats). So excited!
Vent: I am flipping out about how my PhD will be funded this semester. I applied for this grant from NIH months ago and still haven?t heard anything. The next semester starts in 3 weeks and I?m trying not to freak out. I just feel like I have so much riding on this. The funding would allow me to work full time on my dissertation and allow us to take out less medical school loans for H.
Confession: I don?t really have a solid Plan B if the above situation doesn?t work out. This is totally unlike me.
Smile: We're going camping this weekend. I cannot wait to get up north, into nature and just breathe in the fresh air.
Vent: Wish rain wasn't in the forecast for tomorrow and I hope it doesn't turn into bad storms, that a tree doesn't fall on us and we don't get hit by lightning.
AW: I feel like I'm making some progress training our foster dog. A week ago, he pushed his head in his food dish before I even had it on the floor. It only took him a couple minutes to sit for his breakfast this morning!
Confession: When I was in my early teens, I used to sit in my bedroom and daydream about all the cool things I would do and places I would go when I grew up. I sure didn't imagine it this boringness. I think I need to reinvent my life but how the heck do you do that?
Tired after a long morning of hiking and swimming.
I've been lurking a lot lately, but I'll play today!
AW: I've been super productive around the house lately. Apparently it only takes 1 1/2 months of basking in the summer-vacation-nothingness to light the fire under me to get sh!t done.
Vent: I love my MIL and SIL to death, but I'm sick of their backhanded comments/advice/opinions regarding how to take care of our dog. I have had dogs my WHOLE life and I know how to take care of Lucy and I know what's best for her. Just because I don't feel comfortable having her off-leash up at the cabin (at 7 months old, her recall is horrible when she's up there and she doesn't know the boundaries, so she likes to wander off to the neighbors), doesn't mean that I am a mean/uptight dog-mom. Just because SIL's dog goes where ever the heck she wants to, doesn't mean that I'm going to let my dog do the same thing.
MIL also doesn't agree with the idea that Lucy gets 3 smaller meals spread out through the day, so when Lucy's getting dinner at 7pm, she makes comments about how mean Lucy's parents are for making her wait so long for supper. Seriously, she just ate a few hours ago- she's NOT starving! Plus, being part Great Dane, Lucy needs to be calm for at least 45 minutes after eating to help prevent bloat. After every meal, MIL makes some sort of comment about how she would think that they would just grow out of it, and how she should be able to go run and play after eating because that's what dogs do. Sorry, MIL, you will not be winning on this one. It will be this way for the rest of Lucy's life. I'm not looking forward to raising kids around MIL and SIL, because it's going to be like this, only a bazillion times worse... (sorry, that vent got long!)
Confession: Last night, all I wanted to eat was candy. I need to get rid of this sweet tooth!
Smiles: I've a got a shitton of basil that's ready to use. I love walking outside and smelling it!
Vent: I would really, really like a raise at work. I work my rear end off and get paid crap. I'm half tempted to quit at some point this fall and then do craft shows again starting next year.
Smiles: My sister is getting married today and DD is the flower girl.
AW: DH is working again. Not an ideal job, but work.
Vent: Work has been so busy that I feel like I can't get anything done and it is stressing me out.
Confession: I can't wait to go on mat. leave. I'm so excited to be off work for the holidays!
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Smiles: After a meeting tonight, I have a wedding free weekend! So excited. Ecstatic. Relieved. Seriously, there are no words to accurately describe how elated I am to have this weekend off.
AW: I accepted a new job offer this week.
Vent: I'm too overscheduled and I never see my husband.
Confession: I know my husband would like kids right now, but the idea is so unappealing to me that I just ignore/avoid the topic. I know it's a bad way to handle things, but it's the easiest way. At least I own up to my cop outs?
margaritas in mexico
Another confession...I'm probably more excited than I should be to see The Change Up. I love Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman. They could just sit on a couch saying nothing and I would love it. :-) If Ryan Gosling showed up and took his shirt off that would be just about perfect. Then Steve Carrell could show up and tell a joke. (Speaking of them - Go see Crazy Stupid Love. It's good.)
:-)
DH and I went to Isla a few years ago and loved it! It would be an awesome girls trip. You have to try Baseball Tacos.....best freaking tacos I've ever had.
Tired after a long morning of hiking and swimming.
Smiles: I have an entire weekend with no plans! Yay! Of course, I have some cleaning and yard work to do, but I don't have to rush to get it done between other things. I love an open schedule!
AW: I have avoided fried foods for 2 whole weeks. It helps that I've been stocking up on good fresh veggies at the farmer's market.
Vent: Summer goes by way too fast. I need another 3 months of summer.
Confession: I've been thinking about buying a treadmill rather than just walking/jogging outside. I feel guilty about spending money on a treadmill when I could go outside and exercise for free. I do walk the dog every day, but due to his joint issues, he can't walk more than a mile at a time, which is not enough exercise for me. I feel bad leaving him in the house alone while I go for longer walks. Also, it's not so pleasant to go for long walks outdoors in the middle of winter, so I'm not exercising as much as I should during the cold months. This is the worst part ... I think I would enjoy exercising more if I could do it in front of the TV so I'd be entertained while exercising. That's so bad.
Mr. Sammy Dog
Smiles: Just got my hair cut and colored and I love the fresh look
AW: Since starting to count calories a few weeks ago I have lost a solid 5lbs, and when I went to the Dr today and she told me I needed to lose weight I could confidently reply that I was well on my way!
Vent: I am so sick of waiting to hear back on the offer we put in on a short sale, I know it takes a long time, it has been over 3 months, but the sellers Realtor refuses to update us, even a "haven't heard anything, will let you know when I do" reply to our Realtors emails and phone calls would be nice. I just want to get out of our tiny town home and have a yard for our dog.
Confession: I was confronted by one of the higher ups of the organization I work for, she asked if I was interested in a transfer to another location (close by) it would mean a promotion and raise, but truth be told I am hesitant. I love the location I am at and the people I work with. The other location is not as nice. I just feel that I have finally found a job that I absolutely love and don't want to disturb it, but more money would be nice and I don't know when this chance would come up again.
It's been forever since i posted. but here's mine.
Confession: I have moved out. It was all lies and more than I want to go into.
Vent: I have to get a second job to be able to live comfortably with only my income.
AW: Kael is now crawling this adorable little crawl that is hilarious!
Smiles: Miley and Kael are inseperable every time he is over. If Kael is crawling somewhere, Miley is rightbyhim to make sure he isn't getting into trouble. And she will look at me and whine if she thinks Kael is getting into somethign he shouldn't.
Smile: I only have 15 weeks until the baby born and I can't wait to meet him.
Confession: I have too much on my plate right now. I am trying to study for my board exams, get ready for baby, and we are trying to finish tons of home projects. At the same time my husband is traveling for work every single week, Monday through Friday. I am losing my grip quickly. I have no idea what to do to feel better and get everything done. Today my husband said we need to add to some home projects because there are some things that need to repaired. I am stressed and crying is the only thing making me feel better.
Ro! Where have you been? I've been thinking about you!
around...lurking mostly and keeping up with everyone.
Work has been crazy busy lately and with it being summer i am gone most weekends and have Kael as much as Paul adn Tiff will let me! lol
Vent: I have been training for 9 months for my first 1/2 marathon that was supposed to be tomorrow. I had to downgrade to the 5K for plaguing injuries I've had for a few months now. I'm very frustrated.
Confession: I'm meeting a ton of my blog readers/fellow running bloggers at this event tomorrow who are also racing and I'm kinda nervous.
AW: It's my birthday this coming Wednesday and we're going on a trip to Duluth next week to celebrate!
Smiles: My hubby finished up his 3rd semester of pre-med coursework yesterday and starting tomorrow has the next month off of school so I finally get to see him for more than 1-2 days a month!
:::Our Adoption Journey:::
Evan James was born 1/24/13 and matched with us 2/20/13. The LOVE OF MY LIFE!!!
Smiles: My SIL is super preggers. Although I know she is uncomfortable, I love seeing that belly and can't wait to meet my neice!
AW: I took over the CPR education at work. It's strange teaching nurses that I work with on the floor and my supervisors. Definitely a role switch. One of the more senior nurses told me this morning that she really enjoyed the class and was impressed with my knowledge base. Yeah!
Vent: Although I'm ready to be done with school, I'm not looking forward to this last semester. Word is that it is the hardest and I just don't feel like jumping hoops again.
Confession: H told me how overwhelmed he is with work, his car, his life if at a stand still, want to move out of our townhome etc. I felt really guilty about putting some of my car stuff on his plate, but I'm happy that he is as equally frustrated with our tiny home as I am. I have come to accept that we can't move until I graduate and *hopefully* get a job, but he is reaching his end point. I'd love him to find a new job...he hates the guy he works with but doesn't give himself a release valve. It's been building up and I'm so glad that he is finally verbalizing it instead of flipping out.
Smiles: I made a tasty cake yesterday - banana cake with peanut butter buttercream frosting.
AW: Nothing really.
Vent: Joe didn't hook the caribeaners on Jenson's kennel today. Jenson got out at some time today, destroyed my vintage Coach laptop/business tote (it was my MIL's bag - first thing she bought herself with income from her first adult job), chewed up a few books and... peed on our bed. Twice. Our bed that was sitting naked, without a mattress pad, sheets or blankets because we were washing them. Of course, Joe works at the restaurant tonight, so I get to deal with the clean up. I'm trying not to be pissed, to not "keep score" and say that it was his fault so he should clean up, but this is the third time he didn't attach the clips and Jenson has escaped every single time and gotten into so much stuff. So - I've spent the last 2 hours shop vac-ing the mattress, spraying it down with nature's miracle, shop vac-ing, sprinkling the mattress with baking soda, peroxide and a bit of soap, shop vac-ing, and now have fans on it hoping it'll dry quickly and be clean. I don't want to go through the whole process again, and I don't want to buy a new mattress but my nose is so sensitive that if there is a trace of urine left, I won't be able to sleep. So pissed at Joe....
Confession: Totally bitchy, but I am frustrated with and struggling to be happy for someone in my family that is accidentally pregnant. I want to be pregnant, am trying to get pregnant, and although I truly am happy for this family member, I still feel really jealous and resentful that she got pregnant at an oldish age by accident.
Of course, since I am not pregnant, I can have a cocktail tonight, because after my day I need one! I guess there is a bright side, right?
jack | born 9.13.12 at 40w4d | 9 lbs 12 oz | 23 in
my puppy loves - chloe & jenson
pregnancy blog | chart
This would totally bug me too. We used to feed our senior dog 5-6 times a day. We get this from people too and I just don't give a darn. We treat our dog like our child ( and still do even after having a human child for all the people who said that would change!!). You know what's best for your dog:)
Photo taken at 16 months old
Smiles: Met a close friend from out of town today at the zoo with our kids and although our visit was short it was so awesome to catch up! I wish she lived closer!
Aw: My daughter has been so affectionate lately and it melts my heart. Lots of kisses, hugs, pats, just love her so much.
Vent: My husband had a minor knee surgery on Thursday and today I'm over being his nurse and listening to all his aches and pains. He can be such a baby when he is sick.
Confession: Pregnant with our 2nd baby due in February. I'm excited for the 1st trimester to be almost over and hopefully I can get a little more energy back. I could sleep all day if I had the chance.
Photo taken at 16 months old
Congrats!! I hope you have a happy and healthy pregnancy!