there will be no three things thursday. i have to clean up the house a bit more, pack and head out for our weekend trip to NYC. sorry! <3 love your faces. <3
we're cleaning the apartment. i'm taking a break to write this and talk to my dear bex. the next few days are going to zoom by but i hope they are fun and full of love and relaxation. didn't i say in a blog a while ago that i wanted to take a vacation where i get to relax? what happened to that? seems like all i do on vacations is stay busy, walk around a lot and such. oh well... it will be fun!
today was fun. got home, watched some cosby show, had dinner, and have been cleaning. not much to report and i really should get back to cleaning. so here is a random picture from my pc. :) enjoy. love to you!
today was fun. got home, watched some cosby show, had dinner, and have been cleaning. not much to report and i really should get back to cleaning. so here is a random picture from my pc. :) enjoy. love to you!
this is the water dispenser in my doctor's office in hong kong. i wanted one for my house so bad... never happened. maybe when we go back!
today i have a recipe for you! isn't that a miracle? its one i've made several times and have been told by my father-in-law that its the best damn apple pie ever! quite the honor! he can be a big food critic. i see where bud gets it from... however bud is MUCH tougher and even he loves it! anyway - here is my recipe for dutch apple pie! yum!
recipe: dutch apple pie!
ingredients
crust
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening (or butter)
4-5 tbsp. ice water
pie filling
7 apples peeled, cored and sliced thin
1/2 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. flour
1 tbsp lemon juice
crumble topping
1/3 c. sugar
3/4 c. flour
6 tbsp. butter
directions:
crust: mix flour and salt. cut in shortening. sprinkle with water and toss with a fork until the dough balls up. best results if you make this ahead of time and allow the crust to be refrigerated for an hour. turn onto floured surface. with the side of your hand, make 3 "karate chops" in one direction; then 3 more at the right angle. sprinkle with flour. roll with floured rolling pin to fit a 9 inch pie tin. flute the edges.
pie filling:
mix filling ingredients together. pour into pie plate.
crumble topping:
cut butter and sugar into flour (similarly to the technique used for the crust). sprinkle/mold over the apples. pat with a spoon.
bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes. you'll want to have a cookie sheet underneath the tin so that when the pie bubbles while cooking, you don't get apple gook everywhere! and that's it! not terribly difficult and the end result, no matter what it looks like, is delicious! (i say that because my friends becky and mike didn't realize my pie was a crumble top so they said my pie looked messy!)
recipe: dutch apple pie!
ingredients
crust
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening (or butter)
4-5 tbsp. ice water
pie filling
7 apples peeled, cored and sliced thin
1/2 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. flour
1 tbsp lemon juice
crumble topping
1/3 c. sugar
3/4 c. flour
6 tbsp. butter
directions:
crust: mix flour and salt. cut in shortening. sprinkle with water and toss with a fork until the dough balls up. best results if you make this ahead of time and allow the crust to be refrigerated for an hour. turn onto floured surface. with the side of your hand, make 3 "karate chops" in one direction; then 3 more at the right angle. sprinkle with flour. roll with floured rolling pin to fit a 9 inch pie tin. flute the edges.
pie filling:
mix filling ingredients together. pour into pie plate.
crumble topping:
cut butter and sugar into flour (similarly to the technique used for the crust). sprinkle/mold over the apples. pat with a spoon.
bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes. you'll want to have a cookie sheet underneath the tin so that when the pie bubbles while cooking, you don't get apple gook everywhere! and that's it! not terribly difficult and the end result, no matter what it looks like, is delicious! (i say that because my friends becky and mike didn't realize my pie was a crumble top so they said my pie looked messy!)
yum! enjoy!
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lately i've been thinking of marriage and the depth of what it truly is. partially because my best friend just got married and i got to witness the coming together of two lovely people, who are now one. also, bud and i are coming up on our 4 year anniversary. in 2 days we will have been married for 4 years! 1460 days! 8760 hours! 2102400 minutes! (i think i did the math right... math is not my strength.) anyway - i love my husband more and more each day. but there is a time that the butterflies fade, the warm gooey feelings calm themselves and sometimes that can be kind of scary. in the movies and on television, you see couples who have relationships that seem to never have dull moments, that they are always hopelessly romantically in love and ready to take one another in their arms and embrace all night. there was a time that bud and i were like that. but we aren't like that now and sometimes that makes me sad.
however, i understand it. we have things in life that are demanding and not enough minutes and hours in the day. if we could, i think we'd spend at least 2 hours in bed everyday—not necessarily doing anything, just talking about life, thoughts, and dreams. we'd spend time doing things we love to do together and we'd spend more time together in the word. however, life is so busy that we flub. we tend to fall short more often than not, so the romance kind of fizzles. thankfully, while i know times get tough and sometimes we don't see each other or we don't treat each other the way we should because we are sinful humans, i know that God is faithful to sustain us and get us through the dry spells. i also know that my husband honors God enough to stick with me, even during the days i'm a raging witch and driving him insane! (don't let me fool you - i am not always full of rainbows and smiles!) my husband holds to his promise, to the covenant he made with me, before God, our family and our friends. he has promised to love me through all of life's circumstances until death do us part. and bud has the same promise from me - i am not going to leave him, no matter what! our three strand cord is not easily broken and will not be!
the thought of marriage also brings me to another place in my thoughts. it reminds me that it is the perfect example of God's relationship to His bride, the church, His elect. i remember when i truly came to the realization of my sin, my total and utter depravity and then realized the amazing miracle it is that God has saved me and preserved me in His arms until i go to be with Him in heaven. it was a momentous occasion. many tears were shed, my heart was torn from feeling awful because of my total depravity but my heart was beaming with joy because i realized i was safe and did not need to fear! but, being a sinful person by nature, even though i do not have to live in that life anymore because i have been redeemed by the blood of the lamb and given saving faith, i falter. i am not perfect and sometimes i do not give my all to God, i do not live the way i should and need to repent daily. and very much like my relationship with my husband, the initial joy of being blessed with the miracle of salvation, unfortunately fades from day to day. but i know that God has saved me. and He will never leave nor forsake me. i am safe in his arms and do not have the fear of not having his love. we are covered in God's covenant with His people. it may not always be a lovely and easy road because we are constantly under fire by the world and satan - but thankfully - God doesn't go anywhere and we just have to remember to listen to the Holy Spirit's guidance and return to the Lord, daily.
all that to say - i am thankful to have married a christian man who loves God more than me. and i am thankful that God is showing me to love my husband properly and i pray that God will grow my husband to continue to do the same. that we will be a closely knit family and that when we gaze upon one another, the first thing we see is Christ and not each other. that our lives will be a testimony to His grace, mercy and power. and i pray that if we are so blessed to have children, that we will raise our children in the ways of the Lord and allow them to see what a christian marriage should look like. a team. a partnership. a man loving his wife as Christ loves the church. a wife submitting to the head trusting that he is being lead by God in his decisions. Lord, help us to remember that we are each other's distant second and you come first. and help us to grow together in You and let us not grow apart. and help us to find the heat and romance and remember where it came from... and hold on to it daily.
sorry for a long entry... just had a lot on my mind. time for bed now. but first - check out this music video. its lovely and brings me to tears every time!
today i went to work. was ridiculously tired. left work after a interesting day with my nephew. went to the mall. looked for shoes. had dinner with bud. broke my sandals. (sad day!) went to the bank. got gas. went home. ordered shoes online. and now i have been talking to bex for an hour or so. i'm going to bed very soon. i need to take a bite of some food and take a pill. then i can get to bed.
anyway - i love you all. sorry this isn't more interesting. life has been so crazy and i'm finally sort of coming down from it... but i'm still tired and not into writing right now. bear with me. i'll get better! <3
anyway - i love you all. sorry this isn't more interesting. life has been so crazy and i'm finally sort of coming down from it... but i'm still tired and not into writing right now. bear with me. i'll get better! <3
today is easter. it didn't really feel like easter until we got to church and the sermon was all about the meaning of what Jesus' death and resurrection means. how we, his elect, are freed from sin and no longer have to return to it. it was a really good service. and after we did our entrance interview with the session/elders and in 2 weeks, we will officially be presbyterians! huzzah! it was amazing how happy i felt after we got through the interview and everything. i felt like i was truly joining my family of believers. it was awesome. praise God.
i'm on a shai linne kick... he is so good. true reformed theology rap music! its awesome!
i'm on a shai linne kick... he is so good. true reformed theology rap music! its awesome!
in this land of do or die
where innocent bystanders
lose their lives
you do what you got to do
to survive.
what's the answer? Christ crucified!
where brutal guys abuse their wives
cats who seem to have it all
committing suicide
check your heart, what you trustin' in
you decide
what's the answer? Christ crucified!
— "Christ Crucified" - Shai Linne
check him out... he's legit.
so last night bud and i had a big talk about future endeavors. we have options opening up soon because bud is going to be done with his ba in a couple months. how exciting is that?? anyway - there is a lot on our minds. what do i want to do. how much do we want to commit to here in america? how long do we really want to stay here? its a lot to take in. and before i go spouting off all the things we're thinking of doing and possibilities, i want to keep thinking about it and truly pray and seek the Lord's guidance on this. not just by myself, but with my husband and truly seek God's guidance and trust that He will show us where He wants us and what He wants us to do. so if you read this and you're a believer, please pray that we will listen to God's voice and trust in Him, and be receptive to His voice and leading.
in a few days bud and i are heading out to NYC for our 4 year anniversary! i'm so ecstatic! haha. i've never been to nyc and there is so much we are hoping to do! hopefully it all works out flawlessly and we have a really nice trip. i think we're gonna visit bobby flay's restaurant! and we are going to try to get in to see daniel radcliffe's broadway play. i've heard so many good reviews. its sold out, but there are sometimes last minute tickets (i'm sure the seating won't be great but its a broadway show and it has daniel radcliff in it! i'm all about it). and then we'll do time square, empire state building, i HAVE to take a picture inside the plaza hotel where home alone 2 was filmed, and i'm sure bud and i are going to stuff ourselves with all sorts of nyc style pizza and its going to be awesome. this week though, i have to get some new shoes. hopefully the shoes that i want will be around and i can get them. i'm gonna check tomorrow. :)
anyway - today i went over my parents house and had easter lunch with my parents and brother dan and his family. it was lovely, although i missed my beloved. he went home and has been doing homework since he got home! he has a lot to do and he's really enjoying this class, but its proving to be a lot more work and more difficult than past classes. thats why he likes it. its challenging him and its interesting. i'm glad he's enjoying it. :) lets see... what else... i watched a lot of the cosby show today. i truly love bill cosby and if i could, i'd give him a huge hug and kiss and thank him for the comedy, wisdom, and true talent he shares with the world. he is a genius!
well... i'm going to bed. i'm super exhausted. been really tired lately... not quite sure why. it could possibly be all my allergies are not letting me sleep very well lately. i hate it. :( OH and we have the invasion of stinkbugs already! we really need to find a way to get rid of them or at the very LEAST lessen the amount. i literally killed, vacuumed up or flushed at least 10 today. ugh... just ugh. they are nasty vile disgusting creatures that serve NO purpose but to freak you out with their loud buzzing and drunken like flying and their little armored bodies. yuck... how gross and disgusting.
anyway - i will leave you with a random hard drive picture, once again. goodnight to you all. looooove!
crunk factory... only for me and nick!
oh how i miss that shirt... and my hair!!!! it was super long and like the best color i ever had. the red was super vibrant and the blonde was perfect... ugh. amazing.
yeeeah. fun times at the del mar fair!
yesterday i worked from 7:15am till 10:30pm. long long day. no wonder i came home, sat on the couch and passed out. it was funny.
the day went well - minus the rain. however, the rain helped my allergies. all week the pollen has been killing me! my eyes are itchy, my lungs are wheezy, i'm sneezing. ugh. i just feel miserable. no matter what i do. so i think tomorrow i'll go to target and get some allergy meds. i think i will try either zyrtec or claritin. maybe if i take them and really just keep taking them, they will help. who knows.
i watched the twins and they were, again, ecstatic to see me. i love walking in and as soon as they see me they smile and start running around like crazy. they went insane and wanted to hold me and hug me and play. it was a lot of fun and i still miss them everyday. too bad i can't combine jobs and not work at rhonda's house. *sigh* it wouldn't work out really. the lack of structure of the twins meeting the great structure of my nephews i don't think would mix well. oh well. (and i don't want to be their nanny anymore anyway - i just miss the girls!)
this is all. sorry. yesterday was a blur of business.
OH and my dear friend katy came and brought me steak from adam's ribs! :) it was yumtastic! hehe. thank you, katy! you're the best.
the day went well - minus the rain. however, the rain helped my allergies. all week the pollen has been killing me! my eyes are itchy, my lungs are wheezy, i'm sneezing. ugh. i just feel miserable. no matter what i do. so i think tomorrow i'll go to target and get some allergy meds. i think i will try either zyrtec or claritin. maybe if i take them and really just keep taking them, they will help. who knows.
i watched the twins and they were, again, ecstatic to see me. i love walking in and as soon as they see me they smile and start running around like crazy. they went insane and wanted to hold me and hug me and play. it was a lot of fun and i still miss them everyday. too bad i can't combine jobs and not work at rhonda's house. *sigh* it wouldn't work out really. the lack of structure of the twins meeting the great structure of my nephews i don't think would mix well. oh well. (and i don't want to be their nanny anymore anyway - i just miss the girls!)
this is all. sorry. yesterday was a blur of business.
OH and my dear friend katy came and brought me steak from adam's ribs! :) it was yumtastic! hehe. thank you, katy! you're the best.
i love bleach. (bud... lets catch up on bleach please & thank you.)
i think i will do a three things thursday before heading to bed. just took an english quiz and got a 100%. go me! (we're going through the play the crucible and i guess its interesting... but i wish i could watch it acted out rather than reading it...) anyway - three things:
i love my husband's eyes!
an oldie but a goody! his eyes are gorgeous...
frank sinatra has nothin' on my husband. his eyes may have been a paler blue but my husbands blue eyes are unique and speak a thousand words just at the sight of them... (no pun intended).
he's beautiful.
i love my romping around in the rain when its a warm summer day!
the rain creates many great things... muddy puddles are one of them!
there is something to say about the cool drops of rain hitting your face...
jumping in puddles is the best! i remember doing this with a roommate of mine in bible college. oh it was fun!
i love being married!
cancun cantina... for my best friend's pre-wedding party!
when you say you love me, do you know how i love you...
so this is love...
its so difficult thinking of things you love sometimes. not because i don't love that many things but because i love so much and i don't know how to narrow it down! well... that is all. goodnight. enjoy the pictures!
today i had becky and brody come over for a play date with carter. it was a lovely success. :) i hope they get to hang out more often and become good friends! after they left - bud came over! so carter got even more excitement and fun with uncle bud! it was a fabulous day. i'll post pictures another time. as for now, i am sorry but this is the extent of my blog for the evening. i just spent 3 hours ripping off my fake fingernails. yeeeeah. i always say "never again" but i always end up doing it anyway. i still have 1 fingernail on and i'll work on it tomorrow i suppose. :( but at least i can feel my fingertips again!
i love you all. gooooodnight.
oh p.s. my dear friends erin and brian barton who have been trying for a very long time to get pregnant, are having their baby tomorrow. i'm so overwhelmed for them and i know God will bless the day that they finally get to meet their son face to face. *chills!* so happy for them!!
i love you all. gooooodnight.
oh p.s. my dear friends erin and brian barton who have been trying for a very long time to get pregnant, are having their baby tomorrow. i'm so overwhelmed for them and i know God will bless the day that they finally get to meet their son face to face. *chills!* so happy for them!!
i miss traveling! :-X
so life got super over the top busy the past few days and i really have had either no energy or no time to really update! my best friend of over 20 years got married and i was the matron of honor. she was absolutely stunning and the day was perfect. couldn't have asked for a better time! i was so blessed to be apart of such an occasion and to have such a role. hooray for my kate! she is no longer kate neall... she is now officially kate morrow! hooray!
so friday was the rehearsal dinner. it was held at the mccormick & schmicks in baltimore on the harbor. it was a lovely night and the time together was fun. we got to have a relaxed meal, talk and get to know one another (families and friends from both sides) and really just kind of veg before all the craziness! (oh let me also say this: i got fake nails put on! for the wedding of course. they turned out nice and were a nice touch but now it sucks... seeing as they are officially a week old!) anyway - i forgot that i can enjoy baltimore... if i'm in the right place. i'd like to visit baltimore again... the harbor. do something fun. hmm...
saturday was so immensely busy but such a blur of fun. i woke up 20 minutes late! i had set my church alarm, not my saturday alarm. ugh. anyway - i got up, took a shower, put some mouse in my hair (as per the instructions of the salon people who were going to be doing my hair) and ran out the door. no not to the salon. to kmart. i needed an outfit to wear. 1) because all our clothes were dirty and 2) because i thought i was going to be changing after the wedding for the after party at cancun cantina. didn't happen. anyway - went to kmart, got what i needed, headed home and made sure my make-up from the night before was completely removed. i had washed it off, but some of it didn't come off. i had to actually use make-up remover for my eyes! weird. anyway - got my stuff together and went off to the salon with lindsay. it was nice because we stopped at her mom's house to pick up our dresses and i got to see david (their brother) and his little boy and meet his dog and say hi to his wife and other people of the family. its lovely to spend time with the neall family again. they have and are always loads of fun.
so we got the dresses and went to david alexander's salon. it was lovely. they fed us fruit, muffins, and orange juice. it was fun. the lady who did my hair, jamie, was very nice and had a lot of fun things to talk about. she and i got along well and were laughing and joking around! i think she did an amazing job on my hair and i don't think i got a really good picture of it. fail. the lady who did my make-up was awesome too. she didn't make me flinch but once! i felt completely safe, even with her jabbing sticks and such in my eyes. haha. after the salon we headed over to the venue where kate was to get married. i was so nervous because i started having headaches. i was so afraid that was going to ruin the day. thankfully with the help of ibuprofen, the headache went away and didn't come back. the venue was beautiful! and even though it was raining, the way the choppy water looked out the window, made for an amazing view for the ceremony.
speaking of the ceremony, it went off amazingly! i cried like a baby but i think i held it together well enough. considering kate is basically my sister~! i did a bit of lip quivering and tears streaming, but i didn't sob too loudly. and christian did well too. =D
lets see... after pictures and such, we had appetizers and drinks and then the reception happened. i had to deliver a speech and i was first to go! oh man. i was so nervous. mostly because i didn't want to cry in front of all those people and i wasn't sure if anyone would get what i was going to talk about. but who cares... it was for kate and mike anyway. =D everyone seemed to like it and that was good. after that, i was pretty much done with my role, except for making sure things got dealt with for kate and behind the scenes kind of stuff. afterwards, we went over to cancun cantina and had a blast having drinks and spending time together with friends. it was awesome. the entire wedding and get together was like a high school reunion. a reunion with people i actually cared about seeing and catching up with. fun times! kate and i showed up in our wedding attire, as did mike. they had a slow dance on the dance floor and everyone cleared the floor for them, as it was their wedding day! it was awesome. i snagged a few awesome pictures. this is my favorite.
so friday was the rehearsal dinner. it was held at the mccormick & schmicks in baltimore on the harbor. it was a lovely night and the time together was fun. we got to have a relaxed meal, talk and get to know one another (families and friends from both sides) and really just kind of veg before all the craziness! (oh let me also say this: i got fake nails put on! for the wedding of course. they turned out nice and were a nice touch but now it sucks... seeing as they are officially a week old!) anyway - i forgot that i can enjoy baltimore... if i'm in the right place. i'd like to visit baltimore again... the harbor. do something fun. hmm...
saturday was so immensely busy but such a blur of fun. i woke up 20 minutes late! i had set my church alarm, not my saturday alarm. ugh. anyway - i got up, took a shower, put some mouse in my hair (as per the instructions of the salon people who were going to be doing my hair) and ran out the door. no not to the salon. to kmart. i needed an outfit to wear. 1) because all our clothes were dirty and 2) because i thought i was going to be changing after the wedding for the after party at cancun cantina. didn't happen. anyway - went to kmart, got what i needed, headed home and made sure my make-up from the night before was completely removed. i had washed it off, but some of it didn't come off. i had to actually use make-up remover for my eyes! weird. anyway - got my stuff together and went off to the salon with lindsay. it was nice because we stopped at her mom's house to pick up our dresses and i got to see david (their brother) and his little boy and meet his dog and say hi to his wife and other people of the family. its lovely to spend time with the neall family again. they have and are always loads of fun.
so we got the dresses and went to david alexander's salon. it was lovely. they fed us fruit, muffins, and orange juice. it was fun. the lady who did my hair, jamie, was very nice and had a lot of fun things to talk about. she and i got along well and were laughing and joking around! i think she did an amazing job on my hair and i don't think i got a really good picture of it. fail. the lady who did my make-up was awesome too. she didn't make me flinch but once! i felt completely safe, even with her jabbing sticks and such in my eyes. haha. after the salon we headed over to the venue where kate was to get married. i was so nervous because i started having headaches. i was so afraid that was going to ruin the day. thankfully with the help of ibuprofen, the headache went away and didn't come back. the venue was beautiful! and even though it was raining, the way the choppy water looked out the window, made for an amazing view for the ceremony.
speaking of the ceremony, it went off amazingly! i cried like a baby but i think i held it together well enough. considering kate is basically my sister~! i did a bit of lip quivering and tears streaming, but i didn't sob too loudly. and christian did well too. =D
lets see... after pictures and such, we had appetizers and drinks and then the reception happened. i had to deliver a speech and i was first to go! oh man. i was so nervous. mostly because i didn't want to cry in front of all those people and i wasn't sure if anyone would get what i was going to talk about. but who cares... it was for kate and mike anyway. =D everyone seemed to like it and that was good. after that, i was pretty much done with my role, except for making sure things got dealt with for kate and behind the scenes kind of stuff. afterwards, we went over to cancun cantina and had a blast having drinks and spending time together with friends. it was awesome. the entire wedding and get together was like a high school reunion. a reunion with people i actually cared about seeing and catching up with. fun times! kate and i showed up in our wedding attire, as did mike. they had a slow dance on the dance floor and everyone cleared the floor for them, as it was their wedding day! it was awesome. i snagged a few awesome pictures. this is my favorite.
all in all it was lovely. kate and mike - may you dance together happily for the rest of your lives! love you both so much!
sunday - i recuperated. well... i tried. it really took me a couple days to fully recover. i watched the cosby show all day! well i went shopping for some food and then watched the cosby show the rest of the day.
monday - i did heaps of homework!
tuesday - went to a movie. arthur was a good movie. go see it! and now i'm here... updating on all the awesomeness that ensued this weekend. that is all. no tasty tuesday treat this week. sorry. love to you all.
so today started off nice. got to work and spent time with my lovelies. they were exceptionally sweet and cute this morning. then my dad showed up so i could go to my obgyn appointment. i got there on time and then sweat nervously as i waited for bud. he met me there and i was so nervous that he was not going to be there in time. but praise God, he made it. we went in and talked to the doctor and she confirmed a fear i've been hoping would not be true.
i have polycystic ovarian syndrome. in short its a hormone imbalance that causes infertility issues. what happens is my egg follicles do not mature fully meaning they will not release, meaning i'm not ovulating. which in turn means it is impossible to get pregnant. a big part behind it is the fact that i'm overweight and not producing enough insulin. and basically makes for amenorrhea or missed periods. i have been put on metformin (a few months ago now) and they just recently upped my dosage from 500 to 2000! so the big thing for me to do now is lose weight and stay on the metformin. if i'm able to lose weight and the metformin does not bring on a period, then the next step is to take clomid. i'm scared of that stuff but if it helps then awesome. but i really need to not worry about getting pregnant and just focus on changing my lifestyle, not being lazy and actually cooking food and eating healthily. its so difficult but if i want children - i need to do this. being overweight is not the only reason i have pcos but it is a big part of it. sucks what being fat can do to you.
the devastating thing for me is the fact that i don't only have pcos but that is coupled now with my endometriosis. why doctor's ask me why i know i have it drives me crazy. and why they act as if its not a big deal drives me even more insane. endometriosis is awful. its debilitating, its embarrassing, its annoying... it can lead to cancer! it is a major cause of infertility! *sigh* i will never understand why they don't do more to find a cure or at the very least, find the culprit behind what causes the dang thing. *sigh*
anyway - so that was that. glad bud was there with me. glad they said that his tests he had done were a-okay. glad to know he is in good working order. go bud!
afterwards, i went back to work and ate lunch and played with carter and evan alongside my dad for about an hour before they went down for a nap. my dad watched the boys while i was gone and stayed a little while longer to keep playing. it was a lot of fun. i've spent a lot of time with my dad and mom this week. its been a nice time! anyway - finished the day off at work strong and fun. oh man, its been a long time since i played with a mr. potato head. haha.
after work i headed straight to my parents house where my mom and i got together and went to get our nails did. i got a pedicure, crystal gel, and got my eyebrows waxed. it had been so long since then and oh man it was way overdo! haha. but it was nice and i enjoyed talking to the lady who did my nails. and she is totally like the crystal gel lady. if you have not seen this video... go watch. its lovely. i looooove it.
so after nails i went and had dinner at my parents house. we had soup! i had my dad's homemade turkey soup which is amazingly wonderful! yummy! now i am home and cleaned up monsters 2 day withheld poop off the floor and lysol'd the floor. ugh. but now my nose hairs are burning because i sprayed too much. i forget how potent that stuff is. so anyway it is 10 and i should be in bed. im so tired anyway i think i will. here is a picture for you!
i have polycystic ovarian syndrome. in short its a hormone imbalance that causes infertility issues. what happens is my egg follicles do not mature fully meaning they will not release, meaning i'm not ovulating. which in turn means it is impossible to get pregnant. a big part behind it is the fact that i'm overweight and not producing enough insulin. and basically makes for amenorrhea or missed periods. i have been put on metformin (a few months ago now) and they just recently upped my dosage from 500 to 2000! so the big thing for me to do now is lose weight and stay on the metformin. if i'm able to lose weight and the metformin does not bring on a period, then the next step is to take clomid. i'm scared of that stuff but if it helps then awesome. but i really need to not worry about getting pregnant and just focus on changing my lifestyle, not being lazy and actually cooking food and eating healthily. its so difficult but if i want children - i need to do this. being overweight is not the only reason i have pcos but it is a big part of it. sucks what being fat can do to you.
the devastating thing for me is the fact that i don't only have pcos but that is coupled now with my endometriosis. why doctor's ask me why i know i have it drives me crazy. and why they act as if its not a big deal drives me even more insane. endometriosis is awful. its debilitating, its embarrassing, its annoying... it can lead to cancer! it is a major cause of infertility! *sigh* i will never understand why they don't do more to find a cure or at the very least, find the culprit behind what causes the dang thing. *sigh*
anyway - so that was that. glad bud was there with me. glad they said that his tests he had done were a-okay. glad to know he is in good working order. go bud!
afterwards, i went back to work and ate lunch and played with carter and evan alongside my dad for about an hour before they went down for a nap. my dad watched the boys while i was gone and stayed a little while longer to keep playing. it was a lot of fun. i've spent a lot of time with my dad and mom this week. its been a nice time! anyway - finished the day off at work strong and fun. oh man, its been a long time since i played with a mr. potato head. haha.
after work i headed straight to my parents house where my mom and i got together and went to get our nails did. i got a pedicure, crystal gel, and got my eyebrows waxed. it had been so long since then and oh man it was way overdo! haha. but it was nice and i enjoyed talking to the lady who did my nails. and she is totally like the crystal gel lady. if you have not seen this video... go watch. its lovely. i looooove it.
so after nails i went and had dinner at my parents house. we had soup! i had my dad's homemade turkey soup which is amazingly wonderful! yummy! now i am home and cleaned up monsters 2 day withheld poop off the floor and lysol'd the floor. ugh. but now my nose hairs are burning because i sprayed too much. i forget how potent that stuff is. so anyway it is 10 and i should be in bed. im so tired anyway i think i will. here is a picture for you!
i definitely miss this. small group at the oppenheim's house in temecula... so much to think about and miss... but so glad i've grown a lot since then. however, i wish i was as disciplined to study the word more... *sigh*
goodnight. work tomorrow and bible study tomorrow night. busiest week ever! oxox
i don't have any clue as to what kind of recipe i want to give you. so i'm going to skip this week. sorry if this is a huge let down. this week is crazy busy and i'm just not in any mood to sit here and type out a recipe. so let me just copy and paste one. its of something i want to try!
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recipe: salmon with summer tomato salsa
ingredients4 (4 ounce) fillets salmon, skin removed
1 cup chopped fresh tomato
1/2 Hass avocado, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 cup cooked corn kernels
1/4 cup minced red onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
salt and pepper, to taste
1 lime, cut in wedges
directions1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Combine all ingredients (except salmon fillets and lime) in small bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Bake salmon for 15-20 minutes, or until cooked thoroughly.
4. Serve salmon surrounded by the salsa and lime wedges.
Can serve salmon either hot or cool --
Serving cool salmon with salsa is a great summer recipe; just refrigerate until cool
**makes 4 4-oz fillets
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recipe: salmon with summer tomato salsa
ingredients4 (4 ounce) fillets salmon, skin removed
1 cup chopped fresh tomato
1/2 Hass avocado, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 cup cooked corn kernels
1/4 cup minced red onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
salt and pepper, to taste
1 lime, cut in wedges
directions1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Combine all ingredients (except salmon fillets and lime) in small bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Bake salmon for 15-20 minutes, or until cooked thoroughly.
4. Serve salmon surrounded by the salsa and lime wedges.
Can serve salmon either hot or cool --
Serving cool salmon with salsa is a great summer recipe; just refrigerate until cool
**makes 4 4-oz fillets
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it sounds amazing! looks yumtastic as well.
so i am going to go relax and get ready for bed. sorry - but tomorrow is another busy day. *sigh* next week things should slow down! love to you all. <3
today was good. went to work and spent time with my nephews. it was pretty much your average day although the weather was absolutely gorgeous. there is something about feeling a cool breeze on your skin that is already heated by a blazing hot sun. i loved it. and then to have tree flower petals fall in your hair and lay upon your skin. oh what a lovely spring day. i love spending these days outside with my nephews. as i said before, evan is super content with being outside and carter would stay outside all day if the reality of certain bugs, like ants and bees, didn't loom and mockingly show their existence to him the entire time we're outside. =D but nonetheless. he loves being outside too. yay!
things are set up for me to go up to white marsh tomorrow to get my dressed fitted. excited for that. not looking forward to the drive but meh, it won't be that bad. i just hate driving my silly car anywhere like that. too busy and makes me feel uneasy.
i took my english test on the book of 'a highwind in jamaica' and got a 100%. awesome!
i am writing out all that i need to get done for my history class and its a lot. BUT at least the big book for english is out of the way and the big paper. i have like a month left until my classes are over so i really need to get history done. so i hope to hunker down and get a lot of it done tomorrow! but i am thrilled that i'm doing so well in school. hooray!
lets see - ate left over pizza for dinner and now i have heartburn. i've been ridiculously tired lately. i'm hoping life will slow down a little soon and allow me to rest and catch up on some sleep! :-X i'm a tired tired lady. right now i'm going to go watch an episode of the cosby show (i got all the seasons on netflix!) and then will head off to bed. gooooodnight.
things are set up for me to go up to white marsh tomorrow to get my dressed fitted. excited for that. not looking forward to the drive but meh, it won't be that bad. i just hate driving my silly car anywhere like that. too busy and makes me feel uneasy.
i took my english test on the book of 'a highwind in jamaica' and got a 100%. awesome!
i am writing out all that i need to get done for my history class and its a lot. BUT at least the big book for english is out of the way and the big paper. i have like a month left until my classes are over so i really need to get history done. so i hope to hunker down and get a lot of it done tomorrow! but i am thrilled that i'm doing so well in school. hooray!
lets see - ate left over pizza for dinner and now i have heartburn. i've been ridiculously tired lately. i'm hoping life will slow down a little soon and allow me to rest and catch up on some sleep! :-X i'm a tired tired lady. right now i'm going to go watch an episode of the cosby show (i got all the seasons on netflix!) and then will head off to bed. gooooodnight.
as per usual, i am missing HK.
so yesterday i didn't post... AGAIN. i know. i'm getting bad. but yesterday was full of business and then relief and then tiredness. i didn't sleep that great the night before. i was having nightmares that the dress i was going to be trying on was not going to fit right or that i was going to hate it and it just kept me alarmed all night. not to mention the cat decided to play with my hair throughout the night. oh and also - not to mention - that i kept waking up looking for bud and he didn't come to bed till super late. :( sad times. i hate hate hate sleeping without him but there is nothing i can do to change it. hopefully he'll have a change of heart and come to bed with me one day... and keep coming to bed with me. :-X
anyway - i went with katie up to bel air to check out the dress. it fit! perfectly! the only thing it needs is to be hemmed because my legs are short and i don't wear big heals. oh and a dart put in the top to help the dress lay flat on my skin rather than stick out so people can see down my dress. but i'm so excited that it fits and that i like it so much! the other girls dresses are beautiful too but i feel super blessed to have been given the opportunity to wear this dress. i like that i'm wearing something a tad bit different. i am the matron of honor. it didn't matter to me that i wasn't, but now i feel special. haha. anyway - it laces up in the back and oh well.. just wait a few days and i'll post pics! i love it. oh and it was absolutely wonderful to spend some time with katie alone and just get to soak up catching up with her. we both miss the time we lost while i lived in california and hong kong and she was in college and such. :( but i'm glad we're still best friends. wow... 21 years. intense!
came home and mom and bud were working on taxes. turns out we owe the state $552 dollars... BUT we are getting back 3550 for federal. so when that happens... we totally will be debt free. its going to be a glorious and wonderful occasion! and man i will feel heaps better about things. :)
i watched some dr. who with bud and then i watched some cosby show and went to bed. missed church and will probably miss it again next week as the wedding festivities will no doubt wear me out! anyway - excited that today worked out pretty much flawlessly. tomorrow i finish reading a high wind in jamaica and take a test on the book. i hope i do well. =D
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yeeeah this is what i would have written but didn't. yeah.
anyway - i went with katie up to bel air to check out the dress. it fit! perfectly! the only thing it needs is to be hemmed because my legs are short and i don't wear big heals. oh and a dart put in the top to help the dress lay flat on my skin rather than stick out so people can see down my dress. but i'm so excited that it fits and that i like it so much! the other girls dresses are beautiful too but i feel super blessed to have been given the opportunity to wear this dress. i like that i'm wearing something a tad bit different. i am the matron of honor. it didn't matter to me that i wasn't, but now i feel special. haha. anyway - it laces up in the back and oh well.. just wait a few days and i'll post pics! i love it. oh and it was absolutely wonderful to spend some time with katie alone and just get to soak up catching up with her. we both miss the time we lost while i lived in california and hong kong and she was in college and such. :( but i'm glad we're still best friends. wow... 21 years. intense!
came home and mom and bud were working on taxes. turns out we owe the state $552 dollars... BUT we are getting back 3550 for federal. so when that happens... we totally will be debt free. its going to be a glorious and wonderful occasion! and man i will feel heaps better about things. :)
i watched some dr. who with bud and then i watched some cosby show and went to bed. missed church and will probably miss it again next week as the wedding festivities will no doubt wear me out! anyway - excited that today worked out pretty much flawlessly. tomorrow i finish reading a high wind in jamaica and take a test on the book. i hope i do well. =D
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yeeeah this is what i would have written but didn't. yeah.
i love bleach. i really want to catch up on it...
name that toon!
so today we woke up and headed over to the eastern shore to spend the day with family and families friends for my niece meaghan's birthday party. she is 8! makes me feel so old. haha. anyway - it was a lot of fun. they had a moon bounce and all the kids had so much fun they barely came in for lunch, cake, and presents! it was fun. meaghan loved the splat toys we got her... yay!
afterwards, we came home and just vegged. we watched the hangover. i had seen it but bud had not. he almost died several times from laughter. haha. fun times.
now i am here - writing this so i don't forget and fail like i did yesterday. i am so tired. life has just been so busy. tomorrow i go to try on my dress for kate's wedding. *sigh* i hope it works out. i'm sure it will. anyway - i need to get some homework done as well. anyway - i don't really have much to say as i'm so tired and am thinking of going to bed and its only 11:15pm. haha. talk to you later!
so today we woke up and headed over to the eastern shore to spend the day with family and families friends for my niece meaghan's birthday party. she is 8! makes me feel so old. haha. anyway - it was a lot of fun. they had a moon bounce and all the kids had so much fun they barely came in for lunch, cake, and presents! it was fun. meaghan loved the splat toys we got her... yay!
afterwards, we came home and just vegged. we watched the hangover. i had seen it but bud had not. he almost died several times from laughter. haha. fun times.
now i am here - writing this so i don't forget and fail like i did yesterday. i am so tired. life has just been so busy. tomorrow i go to try on my dress for kate's wedding. *sigh* i hope it works out. i'm sure it will. anyway - i need to get some homework done as well. anyway - i don't really have much to say as i'm so tired and am thinking of going to bed and its only 11:15pm. haha. talk to you later!
i'm missing my lydia and katie today.
i'm missing my oppenheim family. <3 love you all so much.
all our troubles seemed so far away! wait... thats backwards. everyone was freaking out yesterday with the possible shut down of the government. but i won't go into it. the government did not shut down. everyone can sit back in their upright positions and take their finger off the red panic button. anyway this is a blog for yesterday because i failed... so here you go. it will be short so i can update for today.
yesterday i worked for my brother in the day time. it was fun, pretty low key as carter had his 3 year check up (he is a picture of health!) so i just had the baby who was asleep for most of the time. it was pretty chill. i missed playing with the boy but thats okay. afterwards, got some sushi at the mall and hung out at bud's work. talked to bex and bud for a bit then headed on over to rhonda's. i watched the girls last night. it was so sweet to see them. they ran to me and met me with hugs and kisses. they were thrilled! i was thrilled. i missed them a lot more than i let anyone see. they are like apart of me. i've watched them for an entire year and basically feel like they are mine. but i know they aren't. it was just a weird feeling. but i sure do/did miss them. look forward to seeing them again in 2 weeks.
afterwards, got some wine and headed home. reisling relax is amazing. becky and i love it!
had some good times with the husband once he got home from work and i called it an early night as i was exhausted. besides, had to get up at a reasonable hour to go over the bridge for my nieces birthday party. huzzah! so that was yesterday. sorry for the fail and no update. <3
yesterday i worked for my brother in the day time. it was fun, pretty low key as carter had his 3 year check up (he is a picture of health!) so i just had the baby who was asleep for most of the time. it was pretty chill. i missed playing with the boy but thats okay. afterwards, got some sushi at the mall and hung out at bud's work. talked to bex and bud for a bit then headed on over to rhonda's. i watched the girls last night. it was so sweet to see them. they ran to me and met me with hugs and kisses. they were thrilled! i was thrilled. i missed them a lot more than i let anyone see. they are like apart of me. i've watched them for an entire year and basically feel like they are mine. but i know they aren't. it was just a weird feeling. but i sure do/did miss them. look forward to seeing them again in 2 weeks.
afterwards, got some wine and headed home. reisling relax is amazing. becky and i love it!
had some good times with the husband once he got home from work and i called it an early night as i was exhausted. besides, had to get up at a reasonable hour to go over the bridge for my nieces birthday party. huzzah! so that was yesterday. sorry for the fail and no update. <3
yep.
here are three things i love!
i love wedding dresses!
this is the dress that i wanted to switch to for my wedding but didn't have the time or financial resources. i'm still sad about it. :( oh well...
i used to hate this style. but now its growing on me. i would love to wear this dress (only in red! and not for a wedding...) to something super fancy!
this is close to what my wedding dress looked like. its still very pretty and classic.
i love lush!
this is angels on bare skin! what an amazing product. it makes your face feel as soft as a babies bottom! love it. and it smells nice. i think its lavender and almond. all natural!
this product is all natural and i use just a little bit and it takes care of my hair. its one of the only items i've ever found that helps to keep my frizz at ease and tame my curls!
the "buffy" bar! it leaves a moisture on your skin and smooths it so much that you feel like you literally got new skin! i love it!
i love water!
save water! save life!
oh water - it doesn't matter if its in rain form, snow form, a stream, lake, ocean... i love it all.
not to mention that its amazing to drink! yum!
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i talked to tibet a lot today (in between customers and doing stuff around the shop). she is a lot of fun. if you don't know who she is, that is sad. she works with bud and becky at q chocolate and coffee. she is quite a lot of fun and i think if i kept talking to her, we'd become good friends. lovely lovely. tibet is one of those people you talk to and you feel like you've known her for years! love when i meet people like that.
so tonight is a bust. was supposed to spend quality time with the husband and the most we got was him cuddling me while i read my book for english. i read wrong and thought i only had to read 2 chapters and it turned out i had to read 4. so that screwed everything up. so here's to another night of no special time with my husband and feeling alone still. boo.
other than that - the day was nice. so beautiful outside, i think i got a little sunburn on my cheeks. i wore little carter out as he ran around for a good half hour today. looooove! umm... what else. got off work early, spent about an hour talking to my brother and then went to visit bud and bring him a cheese log from the amish market. aaaand he forgot it at work. :( oh well. time for bed. goodnight. loooooong day tomorrow. i get to see my twins! very excited to see them. i'm missing them a lot today. anyway - goodnight.
so all i can think of is john lovitz singing ladies night on the wedding singer... oh yeah, you know what i'm talking about...
oh man. so today was pretty amazing. looks like things are working out with the dress situation for katie's wedding so that is good. still not sure whats happening with our jeep. and lets see... today at work, my dad came and hung out with carter. i invited him. not that i wanted a break, but i just thought it'd be good for carter. and it was! he wore the poor little guy out. but it was a lot fun to watch them play and have so much fun. =D then carter and i spent 90% of our day outside playing with sidewalk chalk!
"he's losing his mind. and i'm reaping all the benefits!"
(click on the picture - its an animated .gif - its so worth clicking and seeing what it does!)
(click on the picture - its an animated .gif - its so worth clicking and seeing what it does!)
carter showing off the chalk on his face.
pop pop and carter.
carter is clearly being abused by pop pop. and by abused i mean "TICKLE AHH!!!" so cute. he was laughing so hard i thought he was going to get sick!
little evan... oh he is so sweet. sleepy baby. he is pretty content when we are outside, i think he likes it. even if he can't get out and play. =D
after work, i went home and read a chapter out of my book. 2 more and then i can take my test for english. yay! the book is at least getting better. after that, i ate a sandwich and went over to the mall, met up with mom and went to delight in a lovely ladies night at q chocolate and coffee. we made chocolate cups, dipped strawberries, had a few drinks, i got a henna tattoo and just hung out. it was a lot of fun. =D glad my mom decided to come. hmm... what else. now i am home and ready for bed. i need to wake up on time to shower. i was going to tonight but i'm too sleepy. and now i'm talking to dear cami, a wonderful delightful friend. oh i miss her. anyway - that is all. i had a wonderful day and i'm choosing to focus on the good stuff and not on what my heart is aching about. trying to remember that God provides peace that surpasses all understanding and i need to trust that He will. *sigh* <3 goodnight.
for the enjoyment of my husband and a few other people who commented on the use of the triple t's - i've switched the day that i will be posting treats and recipes. so there you go. i'm also not going to be as strict on the format of how i write this. ooooohkay. enough of that.
this week i chose to do fish!
recipe: salmon with garlic asparagus
ingredients
2 - 6oz salmon fillets
1-2 tbsp butter
1/2 lemon
lemon pepper
salt
garlic powder
3 tbsp soy sauce
4-6 stalks of asparagus
garlic salt
2 garlic cloves (optional)
method for fish
1. melt butter in pan over medium high heat.
2. season fish with salt, lemon pepper (about 1-2 tsp), and garlic powder (this is totally up to you, depends on how much garlic you want on it). make sure to season both sides.
3. place seasoned fish into pan with the melted butter.
4. pour in the soy sauce and squeeze some lemon juice on top of the fish.
5. wait a few minutes and flip and squeeze the remainder of the lemon juice onto that side of the fish
6. cook about 10 minutes per 1 inch thickness of salmon or until the fish flakes
method for asparagus
1. while fish is cooking, steam asparagus a few minutes - until desired tenderness is achieved. (i usually do like 4-5 minutes on thick asparagus. that way its still semi-crispy but not bitter and has some tenderness)
2. once it is done i toss the asparagus with butter, garlic powder (or the garlic cloves... up to you/whichever you have on hand), some salt and pepper
3. serve with the fish.
voila! i hope you enjoy this recipe. i just had it on sunday and it filled me up and was delicious. another idea is to substitute the lemon for orange juice! soy sauce and orange juice (freshly squeezed) on salmon is delightful! try it! oh and if you want to cut down on some of the fattiness of this, try grilling it. just brush the fish with some melted butter, season it, put it on tin foil and grill it with all the seasoning! yum!
this is kind of what it will look like. i forgot to take a picture!
yum! let me know if you try it and what you think. i kind of made this up on my own... so i hope you all like it. i know i do.
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life is incredibly stressful right now. we will be down to 1 car as early as may (thankfully katie said i could use her mom's old car for a temporary solution), my dress has still not come in, i have to go to va and possibly buy a new dress as a contingency plan, the wedding is next week. *sigh* its just so stressful! bah. anyway - i stopped and had dinner with bud and that was nice. especially since i won't really see him all that much this week because he's working all nights except thursday. *sigh* anyway - i am going to get off of here and relax. i haven't really done that in, oh... 2 weeks! goodnight. love to you all!
this week i chose to do fish!
recipe: salmon with garlic asparagus
ingredients
2 - 6oz salmon fillets
1-2 tbsp butter
1/2 lemon
lemon pepper
salt
garlic powder
3 tbsp soy sauce
4-6 stalks of asparagus
garlic salt
2 garlic cloves (optional)
method for fish
1. melt butter in pan over medium high heat.
2. season fish with salt, lemon pepper (about 1-2 tsp), and garlic powder (this is totally up to you, depends on how much garlic you want on it). make sure to season both sides.
3. place seasoned fish into pan with the melted butter.
4. pour in the soy sauce and squeeze some lemon juice on top of the fish.
5. wait a few minutes and flip and squeeze the remainder of the lemon juice onto that side of the fish
6. cook about 10 minutes per 1 inch thickness of salmon or until the fish flakes
method for asparagus
1. while fish is cooking, steam asparagus a few minutes - until desired tenderness is achieved. (i usually do like 4-5 minutes on thick asparagus. that way its still semi-crispy but not bitter and has some tenderness)
2. once it is done i toss the asparagus with butter, garlic powder (or the garlic cloves... up to you/whichever you have on hand), some salt and pepper
3. serve with the fish.
voila! i hope you enjoy this recipe. i just had it on sunday and it filled me up and was delicious. another idea is to substitute the lemon for orange juice! soy sauce and orange juice (freshly squeezed) on salmon is delightful! try it! oh and if you want to cut down on some of the fattiness of this, try grilling it. just brush the fish with some melted butter, season it, put it on tin foil and grill it with all the seasoning! yum!
this is kind of what it will look like. i forgot to take a picture!
yum! let me know if you try it and what you think. i kind of made this up on my own... so i hope you all like it. i know i do.
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life is incredibly stressful right now. we will be down to 1 car as early as may (thankfully katie said i could use her mom's old car for a temporary solution), my dress has still not come in, i have to go to va and possibly buy a new dress as a contingency plan, the wedding is next week. *sigh* its just so stressful! bah. anyway - i stopped and had dinner with bud and that was nice. especially since i won't really see him all that much this week because he's working all nights except thursday. *sigh* anyway - i am going to get off of here and relax. i haven't really done that in, oh... 2 weeks! goodnight. love to you all!
i finished my essay and my amazingly talented english "professor" husband edited for me. i was still almost 100 words over the minimum so that is good! i hope i did well. i know i procrastinated but i know i worked hard on it. so at least i can say that much.
today was a lot of fun! instead of writing it out... here's a picture blog. i'll start with a little bit though:
i got to work and watched a half hour of tv with carter. then we decided to play with some of his new toys he got from his birthday party. to add to it, we colored some spider man and did a few mazes! :) then while evan went to sleep he and i went outside and played with the 3D chalk i got him... believe it or not... it totally works! i don't know how but it does. we went inside and he relaxed while i woke the baby up and changed him. had some lunch and then we went outside again! and this is what happened:
after that we went in and i fed the baby while carter watched go diego go. i put baby evan down for his nap, got carter ready and he went down for a nap too. i took a 30 minute "nap" (it was more of a rest my eyes but could hear everything that was going on type nap) and then watched some british comedy. once the boys were up we played, i fed evan, carter had a snack and we played some more until sarah got home. it was a delightful day.
then the not so fun part came. i went to the auto parts store and got new windshield wipers (that is a good thing). went home and got started on my paper. took me about an hour and a half to really get started on my paper... and i'm just now finished. bud edited it and i turned it in. its not that i don't like writing. i love writing. but i have such a hard time getting papers started that it holds me up. and i can't just start from the middle and then come back to it. i need the beginning so i can kind of have a heading to go from there. it sucks. but once i get the beginning its USUALLY smooooooooth sailing.
well now it is really late and i need to go to bed. oh Lord, please make my sleep feel like more than it really is. tomorrow i have to really look into dresses that i like as a contingency plan for katie's wedding. we're going out on wednesday night to check out dresses. maybe we will find something that is lovely and fits right off the rack. thats what i'm hoping and praying for. *sigh* okay. for realz now. goooooodnight!
today was a lot of fun! instead of writing it out... here's a picture blog. i'll start with a little bit though:
i got to work and watched a half hour of tv with carter. then we decided to play with some of his new toys he got from his birthday party. to add to it, we colored some spider man and did a few mazes! :) then while evan went to sleep he and i went outside and played with the 3D chalk i got him... believe it or not... it totally works! i don't know how but it does. we went inside and he relaxed while i woke the baby up and changed him. had some lunch and then we went outside again! and this is what happened:
the boys sitting together! :) he put his hat like that and said it was like a basketball player.
my handsome nephew and me: photo op!
carter put about 15 pieces of sidewalk chalk in his hat and then put his hat on... so silly!
carter was really into watching the trash truck. they were kinda cool. they waved and beeped their horn for him. he thought that was the coolest!
evan was super content outside. didn't really make a fuss at all. and he did pretty well... he normally falls asleep when he's super content. he didn't this time. he stayed awake most of the time! i think he could tell he was somewhere new. loved it.
he was trying really hard not to fall asleep. he liked the warmth i'm sure!
after that we went in and i fed the baby while carter watched go diego go. i put baby evan down for his nap, got carter ready and he went down for a nap too. i took a 30 minute "nap" (it was more of a rest my eyes but could hear everything that was going on type nap) and then watched some british comedy. once the boys were up we played, i fed evan, carter had a snack and we played some more until sarah got home. it was a delightful day.
then the not so fun part came. i went to the auto parts store and got new windshield wipers (that is a good thing). went home and got started on my paper. took me about an hour and a half to really get started on my paper... and i'm just now finished. bud edited it and i turned it in. its not that i don't like writing. i love writing. but i have such a hard time getting papers started that it holds me up. and i can't just start from the middle and then come back to it. i need the beginning so i can kind of have a heading to go from there. it sucks. but once i get the beginning its USUALLY smooooooooth sailing.
well now it is really late and i need to go to bed. oh Lord, please make my sleep feel like more than it really is. tomorrow i have to really look into dresses that i like as a contingency plan for katie's wedding. we're going out on wednesday night to check out dresses. maybe we will find something that is lovely and fits right off the rack. thats what i'm hoping and praying for. *sigh* okay. for realz now. goooooodnight!
so today i woke up early to go get my dress fitted for katie's wedding. i showered, put on my spanx, my new strapless bra, grabbed my silver shoes and headed out with lindz. once we got there, come to find out that my dress is not there. i contain myself... no need to freak out because it will all work out and i don't want katie to stress and feel any more strain then she is already feeling. but needless to say - i feel like crap. i'm glad i was there (had i known my dress wasn't going to be there, i would have gone anyway because its katie and its apart of the experience and i love her and will do anything for her) to see kate in her dress again and to support her. i'm pretty sure my dress took longer to make because i'm large and in charge. had i been a size 10, 12, 14. 16... it would probably have been easier to make and not taken so long. but thats neither here nor there. i don't want to focus on that... except thats all i'm thinking about now. oh look, the superman theme song is on pandora... awesome.
thats a nice segue.
i got home, watched a bit of tv, had some salmon and okra for lunch, and pushed bud out of the door to do the laundry. i couldn't keep my eyes open and there was no way i'd get any homework done. so i took a nap... woke up still tired. this weekend was so busy! and the next two are going to be busy as well... crap. i thought next weekend would be easy, but i will most likely be heading up to bel air at some point to get my dress and have it fitted, then my niece meaghan is having her birthday party, and thats on top of homework, writing my speech, work, doctor's appointments and everything. man. i think i may die of exhaustion.
monster truck is laying on the floor next to me doing a warning bark thing. it almost sounds like human hiccups. she's too cute.
hey go to: http://dft.ba/-teamfeck and vote for bud. just hit the thumbs up and thats it! super simple and such. remember to vote everyday. you have until the 8th and then voting is closed. this will definitely be super helpful for bud's career.
want another random picture? well... here you go!
thats a nice segue.
i got home, watched a bit of tv, had some salmon and okra for lunch, and pushed bud out of the door to do the laundry. i couldn't keep my eyes open and there was no way i'd get any homework done. so i took a nap... woke up still tired. this weekend was so busy! and the next two are going to be busy as well... crap. i thought next weekend would be easy, but i will most likely be heading up to bel air at some point to get my dress and have it fitted, then my niece meaghan is having her birthday party, and thats on top of homework, writing my speech, work, doctor's appointments and everything. man. i think i may die of exhaustion.
monster truck is laying on the floor next to me doing a warning bark thing. it almost sounds like human hiccups. she's too cute.
hey go to: http://dft.ba/-teamfeck and vote for bud. just hit the thumbs up and thats it! super simple and such. remember to vote everyday. you have until the 8th and then voting is closed. this will definitely be super helpful for bud's career.
want another random picture? well... here you go!
i hope you enjoy the picture. i'm going to bed...
oh and homework... i got the points that i want to write about for my paper. so tomorrow when i get home from work i will be writing my 700 word essay that is due... tomorrow by midnight. at least i have my ideas and hopefully i can just bang it out. i am not usually one to procrastinate but with the new job, the new schedule, being more tired from waking up earlier and really just being so busy... i did this time. i hope to not do that anymore. i should look into my other essay that is due 4/14... crap. so much to do! this month is ridiculous. thankfully my parents are being helpful so if i have to take time off to go get my dress worked on... i can do that because my mom said she'd help by watching my nephews and my dad will take me up to bel air. so thats good. =D thank God for helpful family. that is all... going to bed. stressed+depressed+tired = a very unhappy christin-chan. goodnight. love you!
so today i woke up earlier than i wanted to and made eggs & bacon. yeah i know right... weird. then i got dressed and headed over to my parents house where we drove together to my nephew carter's birthday party! he is 3 years old today! amazing. it was a super fun party, pretty much identical to last year except all the kids are older.
blowing out the candles!
love this!
he was so concerned about having cake on his face he wouldn't smile for a picture... he just wanted it wiped off. ;-P and i think he was like waaay over stimulated and tired. ;-P
so after the fun at the party, my mom, dad and i went back to their house. after a little bit of talking and looking at pictures, my mom agreed to go with me to look at... *dun dun duuuuun* bras... i needed a new strapless bra for the dress i'm wearing in katie's wedding. so we went to lane bryant. gotta love a store for big girls like me. ;-P haha. (hopefully one day i will not need to buy my clothes there but for now, i'm glad they exist.) so after 30-40 minutes of being fitted and trying on bras (who knew that you could a) be fitted for a bra! and b) that it could take so long to try on things that won't even be seen by anyone but yourself - oh and my husband) we went to see bud and becky at q chocolate and coffee. they were busy and doing really well. super happy they had a busy and good day. i decided i was kind of peckish... so i got a slice of pizza. mostly so i could pick at something to eat and have time to sit and chat with my mom.
she and i talked about all sorts of stuff. she is a wonderful woman and i am so blessed to have her in my life. i so don't deserve her. love you, mommy. (she won't ever see this... she lives in the dark ages and doesn't have a computer.) we talked a lot about my fertility stuff and my desire to have children and how i'm really kind of leaning towards snowflake embryo adoption if it turns out that my eggs or whatever aren't able to produce what it needs for me to get pregnant on my own. its quite a remarkable thing. read about it here!
afterwards, we walked through the mall once more, left, got my medicine and headed back to my parents house. after chatting a little while longer and watching some of the march madness game, i drove home. very tired and feeling accomplished and $60 poorer because of the purchase of 2 new bras. but it needed to happen. anyway, slouched on the couch and just relaxed after walking monster truck. bud got home and i decided to spam a good 50 some friends on my facebook to vote for bud's video... so here i'll mention it again here: http://dft.ba/-teamfeck go there and please thumbs up bud's video! we want him to win a contest. takes literally 5 seconds. vote once per day and promote if you could! ♥
i guess thats all i can talk about. i did NO homework... and tomorrow i have to get up early again. i think once i'm done doing the dress stuff for kate's wedding and i get home, i'll take an hour nap and hunker down to do my homework. ugh... i hate procrastinating~! anyway - gooooodnight! love to you.
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