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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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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.
Re: 5 Things Friday
1. I took another pregnancy test this morning, because I am still in disbelief that I am really pregnant.
2. After the test I spent on hour sitting on line and looking at baby bedding
3. We are celebrating Christmas Sunday with DH's dad and plan on telling him the big news.
4. Tomorrow we have to go to my younger brothers' band concert, then family dinner to celebrate my brother and sister's birthday, then to my other sister's college graduation, then out that night to celebrate the birthday at the bar. Do you think anyone will notice Im not drinking?
5. I have to find the motivation to get out and finish my Christmas shopping today and I am finding it hard.
1. I'm going to make a double batch of cookies this week. They have to make it until Christmas!! I've GOT to stop eating all the cookies I make. I blame pregnancy :-)
2. My big plan this weekend is to wrap gifts while DH does his shopping for me.
3. I've convinced myself I'm going to win one of the prizes in my company's holiday sweepstakes--the last 3 days of Christmas they are giving away Kindles, Kindle Fires, and an Ipad. I want one!
4. I'm done wearing pantyhose during this pregnancy. Leggings or bust. I'm glad I don't have any more court appearances (knock wood).
5. Can't wait to sleep in tomorrow!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Still pregnant???
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
If they do notice could you say you just want to be the DD? Or you could always get a cranberry juice and claim its a vodka cranberry
Then tell them you are keeping it light tonight because you have a bunch to do the following day. Good luck!
1. I bought gas for $3.02 this morning! I was pretty excited!
2. I put a TON of creamer in my coffee this morning (French Vanilla). It's delicious, but super unhealthy. YUM!
3. I'm impressed that the ILs dog (Gracie) is handling her "abandonment" pretty well. Last time the ILs went to Germany, she was freaking out by day 2. She's doing pretty well right now!
4. I decided to take off next Tuesday, which means my totally number of hours of work left until a two week vacation is 15! I'm so excited!
5. I got DH a really nice watch for his birthday! I think he will love it!!!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
Very good suggestions!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
I giggled at this.
I giggled at this.
1) I got back a workable number from Home Office so I will be Michigan bound next month! I can't believe it's all happening so soon.
2) Because #1 I really need to find a house to rent in Michigan ASAP. I don't really want to live with my dad and step mom when we move home.
3) I know they are necessary evils, but I hate passwords and security questions especially for websites that don't even store any crucial personal info. I even use the same 3 passwords for everything and I still get tripped up by something. Dumb I know.
4) All of DH's gifts are wrapped and under the tree. I wish we could exchange them now! I am horrible about waiting till Christmas to exchange. I love to give gifts.
5) I have no idea what I am doing for New Years Eve this year. Probably packing haha.
So jealous! Enjoy!
1. I have mixed feelings about today, my last day of work for the year. I'm excited to have time off, I'm not excited it's not my choice I'm not getting paid.
2. DH is going to Champaign for 3 weeks for work in February. It was going to be in January but someone couldn't go then. Now it's February but the dates haven't been verified. I'm annoyed. I'm a planner!
3. Last night we made 10 lbs of fudge and they didn't come out as creamy as we hoped. It still tastes good but I don't feel comfortable giving it out. Soooo I told DH we can just freeze most of it and nibble at the rest - but once he opens the KA ice cream maker attachment for Christmas I'll tell him I want to make an ice cream cake with homemade ice cream and fudge! I'm so excited!
4. I received my grades for the semester yesterday and I'm really pleased with them. I could always do better, of course, but I think I did well seeing as how I was planning my wedding/getting married/took a week off for the HM so school wasn't the biggest priority, haha
5. Taco night last night = total success.
2) Give us details -- where exactly would you like to rent? How many bedrooms/bath? Specific sq. ft? How long will you be renting? How much are you willing to pay per month? I'd love to help you try and find a place.
4) I feel the same way! We are basically running out of room under our tree and I don't want to wait! (but I know I'll be sad on Christmas morning for not having a bunch of stuff to open, haha)
I have this attachment and I love it!!!!!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
I think part of my problem will be the area I need to live in. I will be working in Farmington Hills and DH is going to school at Oakland so ideally I would like to live somewhere in the middle. Closer to work the better since DH will only be driving to school twice a week.
We want to rent for a year and pay no more than 1100. I don't even know that this is possible lol. Any help would be appreciated!
1. I got on the scale this morning and it was not pretty!!!
2. I wish I could take the whole month of December off work because I have the hardest time finding the motivation to work!
3. I really want to bake but don't want to gain anymore weight and I'm not sure I can control myself to not eat it all!
4. I can't believe it's only 9:30, this is going to be a LONG day!
5. I love Christmas music but some of the songs they play regularly are so annoying.
1. The power went out at work last night. Which meant my coffee wasn't automatically brewed when I got to work.
2. I am spoiled by my Cusinart Kuerig at home because waiting for Mr Coffee to brew seemed to take forever.
3. My boss has a guest here and he is drinking all my coffee.
Had I known he was having a guest, I would have made a full pot and been fine sharing. But, I didn't so I'm not. 
4. Can you tell I need coffee in the morning?
5. I have a customer of a customer's customer mad at us this morning. Yep. Hopefully I'm getting all the blah stuff out of the way early and the rest of the day will be good.
I could have written this. All of it. Especially number 2 and 3. I was not brave enough to get on the scale this morning. Thought about it, but I knew it would make me sad. So I'm going with the ignorance is bliss stance today.
1. I am SO glad today is Friday!
2. It's Free Shipping day today, I may have to try to buy some gifts online. A few years ago DH ordered some gifts that were guaranteed to be delivered before Christmas and because of a snow storm, they ended up being late
I'm a little worried that some gifts may not arrive in time.
3. Tomorrow is the first day I don't have to set an alarm in over a month!
4. I'm happy the sun is shining today!
5. Let's keep this board busy today to help pass the time!
This all makes me laugh, because your SN is Latte, and you have a picture of a latte in your profile... Apparently you like your coffee
I don't blame you, I drank 20 ounces of coffee this morning!!! YUM!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
dup
haha! I dind't even think of it that way. What's funny to me is that I didn't used to like coffee at all. It started about 6 years ago. And it started with a latte. I think when I was deciding on a new sn, I just looked around my desk and picked the name because I saw the drink. I'm creative. Ha!
My OB wouldn't see me until 8 weeks for an u/s, I definitely took at least one test a week before I went to make sure!
I wish I wouldn't have weighed this morning but I'm hoping it helps keep me under control. I had lost 98lbs and have struggled over the past year to not put weight back on!
I'm nervous I'll be addicted...
1. I am so very glad it is the last day of the work week. This week has DRAGGED ON at work. Today my boss has me organizing all of his bills so he will be ready when tax season rolls around- and to be honest I really don't think I should be seeing the financial status of the company. BUT, I am getting paid to do it, so this is my last complaint today.
2. I am doing the 12 days of Christmas for my H and today is date night
He gets to pick the restaurant and the movie. I am so excited because I've been so busy and have barely seen him in the last week.
3. I am pretty excited because my mom bought me these cute tights and I am wearing them today! I never wear tights but I REALLY like them. I think I might wear them to our Christmas get together next week at our place
4. I am also excited because I went down on the scale at WW last night! I've been up since the wedding and I was getting really frustrated with myself. Hopefully I will be getting back on track today.
5. I am so excited for next weekend because it is going to be a weekend long family fest and I love to spend time with my family!
1. Getting into a schedule at "work" is hard. I find that I sit around wondering what to do....then I realized what I should have been doing that whole time....then I scramble to get crap done because now I am behind. It's annoying!
2. I'm looking forward to the GTG tonight!
3. I need to get a small cake for our party on Sunday, and forgot to look into it (see #1). Now I'm reading that the local bakeries are closed on Sundays. Crap. I think I'm going to have to get one off the shelf at Kroger.
4. We're getting a new office, and I'm excited to decorate it!
5. I think I will have a peanut butter, banana, & honey sammich for lunch. Yum!
Just make sure that when you go to make the ice cream, you have the mixer on... If you put the ice cream liquid in the machine before you turn it on, it will all freeze to the sides of the container and the mixer part wont spin... I learned the hard way, with a (what would have been) delicious, kind of expensive batch of frozen yogurt....
I made pineapple sorbet the next day to make up for it! SO GOOD!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
1. Yay for Friday!
2. I am having Christmas with my dad and step-mom tomorrow.
3. I am going to be seeing my brother and his FI tomorrow. Sweet.
4. I am about 2/3 done with wrapping presents. Luckily, I did everything I need for tomorrow first.
5. I'm looking forward to dinner at Champps tonight!
1. Today is my last working day of the year.
2. My boss has been gone all week and I will be honest I have been slacking at getting things done. Which means the next 3 hours I have to really start working.
3. So I should get off the nest, but I probably wont!
4. I just smiled when I remembered I don't have to set my alarm for the rest of the year!
5. I finally mailed my ornament today, it should arrive tomorrow. So I guess I am not late, maybe just the last one!