After a long day of waiting, Katie's precious little Isabella Marie joined us on St. Patty's Day at 7:31pm. She's 6lbs, 10oz and 19 inches long. And so darn cute!!! I have a really cute pic of me and Izzie but I'm wearing my work shirt and let's face it kids - I'm not really up for sharing that info you know? And I don't want to post a pic of her without Kt's consent so just know that she's so durned cute and I can't wait for her to start talking. Should be any day now, she's just that smart. haha
Can I just say....KT was such a trooper through her labor?! OMG!! No complaints, no cursing, no nothing! She was SO strong!! I am so proud of my BFF!!!
I had a dream last night that I had a baby girl of my own - wonder what that means? Let's just hope that it's not my future k? Not sure I'm what you'd call "maternal". In my dream I was, but hey...I'm not really ready to test that theory. Guess I'll just live vicariously through my buddy!!
Welcome Izz Girl!!! We'll be teaching you how to throw a softball soon! Never can start too early! :)
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Any resolutions?
So has anyone decided on formalizing a New Years resolution? I love this time of year, especially at Weight.Watchers and my gym. At WW, the room is full of people who have decided, "that's it, I'm doing something about my weight!" and at the gym, all the machines are busy, people are motivated and there is this buzz flowing all around. While I dislike how busy it gets, I know that it will be about a month and that will end, us regulars will still be plugging away at our fitness routines.
Talking about the gym brings me to another subject: nakedness in the women's locker room. Why is it, that when I am having a conversation with you, that you must whip off your shirt (I can handle that) and then whip off your sports bra? HEY LADY...YOUR BOOBS ARE IN MY FACE. Can you just turn around for crying out loud? If one of my friends did that to me, I'd tell them to turn around, I don't wanna stare at your boobies, GOSH. But twice last week, with two different women I was having a nice conversation with, this happened. lol....I have to admit, I'm a little envious that they are so free and open. I am not like that at all. Maybe when I'm finally confident about my body, I'll be able to whip off my shirt and talk shirtless to some random girl in the locker room. Ah...but not anytime soon. Cause it creeps me out when others do it to me. So back off shirtless lady! And I can't help but mention the other lady who gets totally naked when she's done working out, takes a shower, walks around totally naked and then gets her big thing of baby powder out. Oh, and that's after she walks over to the scale to weigh herself. You know what I feel like doing? Two things, handing her a towel and also some shave cream and a razor. It's 2009 lady, noone has a big hairy bush like that anymore. Shave that jungle! LMAO!! Oh and before you go thinking to yourself "then why do you look?"....I will defend myself by saying....how can you not look? It's like driving past an accident and not looking. Doesn't happen.
And those are my thoughts for the day. :)~
Talking about the gym brings me to another subject: nakedness in the women's locker room. Why is it, that when I am having a conversation with you, that you must whip off your shirt (I can handle that) and then whip off your sports bra? HEY LADY...YOUR BOOBS ARE IN MY FACE. Can you just turn around for crying out loud? If one of my friends did that to me, I'd tell them to turn around, I don't wanna stare at your boobies, GOSH. But twice last week, with two different women I was having a nice conversation with, this happened. lol....I have to admit, I'm a little envious that they are so free and open. I am not like that at all. Maybe when I'm finally confident about my body, I'll be able to whip off my shirt and talk shirtless to some random girl in the locker room. Ah...but not anytime soon. Cause it creeps me out when others do it to me. So back off shirtless lady! And I can't help but mention the other lady who gets totally naked when she's done working out, takes a shower, walks around totally naked and then gets her big thing of baby powder out. Oh, and that's after she walks over to the scale to weigh herself. You know what I feel like doing? Two things, handing her a towel and also some shave cream and a razor. It's 2009 lady, noone has a big hairy bush like that anymore. Shave that jungle! LMAO!! Oh and before you go thinking to yourself "then why do you look?"....I will defend myself by saying....how can you not look? It's like driving past an accident and not looking. Doesn't happen.
And those are my thoughts for the day. :)~
Update on my Dad Dad Daddio
After 4 days of being in the hospital (yes my dad spent New Years Eve/Day cooped up in there!), my dad was released back home. For a scary couple of days, we thought he might have MRSA (think really super bad virus that's really hard to figure out how to fight with antibiotics). Turns out he has a staph (sp?) infection. His finger looks pretty gross and hurts to touch it. So there isn't much of that! He also had a pick-line installed, so that for the next 4-6 weeks, he'll go to the hospital for daily doses of antibiotics to treat the infection he's got.
So much for the safety pin and duct tape method (most farmers use those two items to fix anything, trust me).
He'll be back to work on Monday, although his doctors aren't really amped up and excited to allow that to happen. All I know is, I'm glad he's doing better! It's hard to watch someone who is rarely sick like that. One good thing that happened though is, I got to spend more time with my dad in the past few days than I have in a long time. It was nice :)
So much for the safety pin and duct tape method (most farmers use those two items to fix anything, trust me).
He'll be back to work on Monday, although his doctors aren't really amped up and excited to allow that to happen. All I know is, I'm glad he's doing better! It's hard to watch someone who is rarely sick like that. One good thing that happened though is, I got to spend more time with my dad in the past few days than I have in a long time. It was nice :)
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Well crap.
So my mom calls me at work today, and she never does that so I immediately think there is something wrong. And yes, there is something wrong.
My Dad got a cyst removed from his left ring finger a week or so ago. He warned me that it was pretty gross, but of course I made him show me. He was right...totally nasty. I figured that was the end of it. But today, Mom called and told me he's going to the hospital tomorrow (Tuesday) to get surgery on that same finger - because there seems to be some kind of bad infection and it is hurting him so bad, he went home from work. That's pretty bad, him leaving work. The man never leaves unless it is required (i.e., going home for the night, my heart surgeries, etc.) So I knew this was gonna be bad.
So here's the gory details: tomorrow he'll be put under into never never land, they'll remove (ick!) his nail, and then slice open his finger to relieve the pressure and find out what the dealio is. As he put it, "worst case scenario, they cut it off". Good golly Miss Molly, I would say that is pretty effing serious!! I could tell he was in pain though when he was on the phone with me tonight.
So please say a prayer for my Daddy tomorrow, he should be having surgery right around lunchtime or so.
Thanks!!
My Dad got a cyst removed from his left ring finger a week or so ago. He warned me that it was pretty gross, but of course I made him show me. He was right...totally nasty. I figured that was the end of it. But today, Mom called and told me he's going to the hospital tomorrow (Tuesday) to get surgery on that same finger - because there seems to be some kind of bad infection and it is hurting him so bad, he went home from work. That's pretty bad, him leaving work. The man never leaves unless it is required (i.e., going home for the night, my heart surgeries, etc.) So I knew this was gonna be bad.
So here's the gory details: tomorrow he'll be put under into never never land, they'll remove (ick!) his nail, and then slice open his finger to relieve the pressure and find out what the dealio is. As he put it, "worst case scenario, they cut it off". Good golly Miss Molly, I would say that is pretty effing serious!! I could tell he was in pain though when he was on the phone with me tonight.
So please say a prayer for my Daddy tomorrow, he should be having surgery right around lunchtime or so.
Thanks!!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
RAK
Merry Christmas everyone! I must say that I am truly blessed with friends who care about me, two jobs that provide for me, a car to drive me around, a cell phone and computer to keep me in touch with the technological world, ah...the list goes on.
Some people don't have any of that. Kinda blunt eh? In my line of not-so-fun-all-the-time work, I get to talk to those people. The ones who have lost their job, the ones who have been living off their unemployment for the past weeks, months, maybe over a year. The ones who have been searching for a job, only to find out that there were 350 others in front of them applying for the same job. The ones who have children and have to figure out if they'll even be able to buy gifts for Christmas. The ones who didn't get Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner because they couldn't afford it. You know what, I could go on and on about this too.
I guess what I'm getting at is, there are people who are in need right now and you can help them. Whether it is a kind word or maybe a bag full of groceries - that is your choice. Do what your gut (and God) is pushing you to do. Try practicing RAK for a day. RAK is a Random Act of Kindness. It is simply amazing what happens. Let me know what your experience is when you try it. I can't wait to hear all about it!
Some people don't have any of that. Kinda blunt eh? In my line of not-so-fun-all-the-time work, I get to talk to those people. The ones who have lost their job, the ones who have been living off their unemployment for the past weeks, months, maybe over a year. The ones who have been searching for a job, only to find out that there were 350 others in front of them applying for the same job. The ones who have children and have to figure out if they'll even be able to buy gifts for Christmas. The ones who didn't get Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner because they couldn't afford it. You know what, I could go on and on about this too.
I guess what I'm getting at is, there are people who are in need right now and you can help them. Whether it is a kind word or maybe a bag full of groceries - that is your choice. Do what your gut (and God) is pushing you to do. Try practicing RAK for a day. RAK is a Random Act of Kindness. It is simply amazing what happens. Let me know what your experience is when you try it. I can't wait to hear all about it!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Hi :)
So I haven't been here in a while, it's almost Christmas and the end of 2008 is near. Since the wedding in November, I'm happy to report that I'm actually sleeping again. Thank GOD. I still have no results from my doctor, but I'm thinking that I must have been pretty anxious about that whole thing (the wedding) because I'm not kidding, the next night after the wedding? Slept like a baby. And I have ever since then.
Had the annual Christmas party for my mom's side of the family this past weekend. It was nice, but a whole different vibe than what we normally have. It was weird. Was nice to see everyone - in fact some of them I only see once a year so it's nice to catch up. I remember in the past we had some pretty volatile parties - people getting into fist fights, verbal abuse - apparently people are either self-medicating or they've just finally grown up and forgiven/forgotten the problems they had with each other. Personally, I think it's a bit of all that.
I've made a decision to not quit the 2nd job. In this economy, I am very thankful to even have a job, let alone two. I'm going to pay off my debt and then I'll think about quitting. The way I figure it, I'll have all my unsecured debt paid off by 2010.
Ever read the book called "The Secret?" If not, check it out. Positive thoughts equal positive reactions/things in your life. For example, if you say, "oh my gosh - I'll NEVER pay my debt off" - then you won't. You will continue to rack up the credit cards. If you say, "I'm going to pay off my debt" then it will happen. It's the law of attraction. I really like that book.
I only work 3 days this week at my "real" job. I wish we could go to work in our pajama pants and slippers!
Had the annual Christmas party for my mom's side of the family this past weekend. It was nice, but a whole different vibe than what we normally have. It was weird. Was nice to see everyone - in fact some of them I only see once a year so it's nice to catch up. I remember in the past we had some pretty volatile parties - people getting into fist fights, verbal abuse - apparently people are either self-medicating or they've just finally grown up and forgiven/forgotten the problems they had with each other. Personally, I think it's a bit of all that.
I've made a decision to not quit the 2nd job. In this economy, I am very thankful to even have a job, let alone two. I'm going to pay off my debt and then I'll think about quitting. The way I figure it, I'll have all my unsecured debt paid off by 2010.
Ever read the book called "The Secret?" If not, check it out. Positive thoughts equal positive reactions/things in your life. For example, if you say, "oh my gosh - I'll NEVER pay my debt off" - then you won't. You will continue to rack up the credit cards. If you say, "I'm going to pay off my debt" then it will happen. It's the law of attraction. I really like that book.
I only work 3 days this week at my "real" job. I wish we could go to work in our pajama pants and slippers!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Wow...it's finally over
The big day finally came - the wedding I've been preparing for all these months. Well the bride was preparing too, don't get me wrong, but I've been working out, dieting, helping her plan and get ready for her big day too. A few of you know the trials and tribulations I went through up to this point. For those of you who don't, well...I'd rather not bring up old negative shit. So...the day started out by raining...downpour raining - coming from the North. Water was leaking inside of my home. That set me off. Then I forgot to go to Weight Watchers. How the hell can I forget to do something that important? That's not like me! I get my hair done, hoping and praying that it'll actually stay the way my girl does it, due to the rain. As you can see from the picture, it stayed. The bride was absolutely gorgeous, the groom was very handsome and neither of them cried during their vows. Their love for one another is very strong. I'm so excited for them! I, on the other hand, had to drink two glasses of wine to take the edge off before walking down the aisle. I just gotta say - it worked. I ended up drinking way too much and letting loose. I love when I get to do that. I'm too damn serious most days! I woke up today with a hangover, and should've taken a nap, but I didn't. Tomorrow I go back to work after a week long holiday. Sniff Sniff...
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