Quick Update

So it's been a month since I updated- that's because it's been a month since I had the internet! We are doing okay and afer a TON of work we are moved into our apartment in Albuquerque. Mike is LOVING his new job and I have yet to find one. It's rough for teachers around here right now. I'm still feeling sick and sleepy but I am officially 15 weeks pregnant so it should get better! We find out on the 30th if we're having a boy or a girl and I couldn't be more excited! It's driving me crazy but the mystery is almost over!

Update

So I thought I would do an update. I am still sick and it seems to be getting worse. I am hanging on to the little bit of hope that during the second trimester (that starts in just two-three hopefully short weeks) things will start to be better! the only upside is that its only a few more days until I get to hear my baby's heartbeat and the ultrasound will show more than a speck! We are very much in the process of moving and I am stressin more and more everyday about the move and getting everything done in time. I stop working December 23rd. Unfortunatly, I work everyday until then at least eight hours. This put my stress at a whole new high. Not only does that cut time short for packing, that means after working an eight hour retail holiday busy shift, I get to go home ad continue to pack up my home until who knows when at night. Boo. On a better note, Mike graduated this last weekend and although I am still tired from staying out late- we had a great time! I am so proud of him and admire him for all of his hard work and ambition. I am glad graduation is over it was definatly a snore and a half but Ms. Paula (my fantastic mother-in-law) fed me peppermint sticks the whole time and we people watched so it was much better than it could've been. I can't wait until its January, because that means all of this stress and work will be behind usand we can get started on our new life!

I Am Sick of Being Sick!

I am so super excited to b e having a baby! BUT I am no longer excited about the naive thought that I would look forward to all of the funny little symptoms that go along with it. To them I say BOO! While I am truly enjoying my beautiful ahem new rack, the joy only lasts a few minutes while getting dressed in the morning because then I realize that I can still smell shampoo and thought of just that smell makes me want to yak! I know it's all worth it in the end, but I want the sickness to stop. I want to be in the "fat, happy pregnant stage" not the "same chunky as I've been perpetually sick phase." Nothing except mac and cheese, oatmeal and cereal taste good and none of that is healthy all the time. The only other thing that sounds good is the Salmon crepes from Double Eagle and I can't even have that! I know, I know, woe is me, millions of women have been through this and more over centuries, but they're not me and I am ready to embarass myself and throw a fit about it if it will stop! Everyone says the second trimester is better and I only have a few weeks until then. I hope it goes by fast!

Thanksgiving Fun..Mostly

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Like always Mike, my mom and I went to Santa Fe to join the Wallers for Thanksgiving. But this year was a little different- I'm pregnant this year. Everyone is so excited and alhtough I felt like I could possibly toss cookies at anytime, the excitement was contagious! Paula bought us the cutest baby outfit! It's gray and white and has a bear on the butt! It also has a hatch in the back! So Cute! We drove down on Tuesday and got up Wednesday morning to find an apartment in Rio Rancho and we did! All before 1pm might I add. It's really cute and not that much more than we are paying now- which is a big feat in Aluquerque! After we found our apartment, we went to lunch with our friend Tricia who will be living all of 10 minutes away and then we went shooping at the best mall- which I might also add is directly across the street from our new apartment...Mike understandibly sees this as more of a problem than something to be excited about!And of course I bought and looked at super cute baby stuff! I got a onesie the says "My Daddy Rocks" Then of course on Thursday we slept late and had turkey at Debbie and Larry's and settled down to look at the sale papers. Because......we got up at 2:30 in the morning to go shopping with Ms. Paula ans Debbie. We only got two hours of sleep. We left the house at 3:00am and by 4:00am we were freezing and standing in line in front of JC Penneys. I know this sounds crazy and it is...but apparetly Paula and Debbie do this every year with great results. After Penney's we went to Sears, Kohls, Wal Mart, Big Lots and Mervyns. I have ever been so tired of shopping by the end I just wanted to go back to bed. But alas, this was not meant to be. Grandma Holly was sent to the Emergency room from the nursing home. She had knee replacement surgery on BOTH knees in September and although is doing pretty well is still having some complications. Poor Paula sat at the emergency room for eight hours with two hours sleep. Grandma Holly ended up with a Baker's cist in one of her legs. Poor thing! Needless to say, we did not end up leaving yesterday as we had planned. We left this morning and went straight to work! I hate when even short vacations end!

November Is Greek for "Life Changing"

This month has totally made up for being the worst year ever! Not only are we getting ready to move- which is stressful and exciting- but I got a new car! This isn't even close to the biggest news- I'm PREGNANT!! I wasn't gonna post it on the blog this soon but my very cute and apparently impatient sister could not keep the secret any longer! It's been hard for me too- but I also know how it is to be an excited aunt! We are so excited an happy to be starting this next great chapter in our lives! I had my first doctor's appointment Wednesday and our baby will be arriving sometime around July 14th which in my opinion is entirely too long to wait! I had an ultra sound and saw that my baby is nothing but a little speck- thus we have dubbed it Speckito Friskito (cuz it blinks at you- courtesy of Mike!) It's also going to be a long time before we find out if the Speckito will turn out to be blue or pink! I don't know how patient I'm going to be able to be!



In other news, right after we found out our fabulous news, we had pictures taken. Mike will be graduating this December hence us moving, so we had Alicia take pictures of him in his grad garb and then our Christmas card pictures. She did a fabulous job! We loved the way they turned out! Here is a sampling of our photo session- Enjoy the formal pictures as well as some of the out takes!

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Ridin' in the Cruiser

So.... after my car completly stopped on another busy street AGAIN... Mike thought it would be wise o get a different car. So after a lot of shopping, which oddly enough is much more boring and stressful then regular shopping, I got a car! I am now the proud owner of a bouncin' 2005 PT Cruiser! I know what you're thinking a PT Cruiser? But yes- I love it! It's way awesome and I feel so good driving it.....pictures are coming soon so stay tuned!

Halloween Party and Wedding?

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This Halloween was a little different from what we usually have. This year we went to a Halloween party the day AFTER Halloween! It was a blast. We went with Alicia, Greg and the girls to one their friends house for a fab party. Their house was amazing! It looked like a house right out of a movie with bay windows, a balcony, and a stone staircase! We had fun eating mini tacos (I don;t kno who thought of that but wow! And they're so cute!) and hanging out! After we left we went to Greg and Alicias to watch Pushing Daisies where I promptly fell asleep- so much for being a party animal - I am getting so old! Mike was hysterical- he went as a redneck-mullet, rotting teeth and all.
The night before- Halloween- we went to a wedding. Strange I know, especially since it was normal wedding, no cotumes nothing. Come to find out the bride scheduled the wedding or that day so her husband would remember their anniversary! Smart girl! It was really beautiful! It was the most fun I had ever had at a wedding- I seem to think I am a dancing queen at weddings! The song Thriller came on and while I don't now the dance, I made it up and apparently everyone thought I knoew what I was doing because they were copying my sweet moves! We had a blast but we are also completly exhausted!

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