It's on...

like Donkey Kong!!! Okay, so maybe it's not that big of a deal. But, I'm realizing that I have just over two months until my life will be consumed with a baby and lack of sleep. I have been slowly, and I mean slowly, reading the Twilight series, and my mission is to complete the series by October. Can it be done? You'd think so, considering I don't have a job!! Ha!! Happy reading!

Winner, winner, I got brownies!

So a few days ago I set my Facebook status to say, "All I need is a winning Powerball ticket and some brownies, then I'll be set." So needless to say, I should have been more specific. My ticket won me $7.00, and I made brownies today. I guess I should have said that I need to win the Powerball jackpot!!! Oh well, maybe next time!!! At least I got the brownies! :)

Snoogle!!

After another few weeks of absolute frustration trying to barricade myself in bed with pillows, I gave up and purchased a maternity body pillow. I got up this morning absolutely exhausted b/c I spent the night tossing and turning, and waking up about every hour to resituate myself. I am looking forward to going to bed tonight (or possibly an afternoon nap) with my new purchase!! Let's hope for some hip and back relief!!! I chose the Snoogle b/c I am a total back sleeper and I wake up on my back everytime, regardless of how I build my pillow castle. This will hopefully prevent that as it can wrap around your front or back. I'm super excited about this!! Plus, I was smart and found it at Burlington Coat Factory for $39.99, and I was planning on driving all the way up to Babies R Us to pay $52.99!! Score one for me!! I will let everyone know how my first night of 'snoogling' goes!!

Pink, or not too pink, that is the question!

So I put on the first coat of paint today in the nursery. I hoped to have the pink completed, but the pink might be too pink for me!! I put a second coat on one of the small walls to see if that made a difference, and I'm waiting for it to dry to make my decision. If not, it's off to Home Depot to have them add some white to my second gallon to help the cause, b/c I can't have a screamingly pink nursery!! That's not how I roll. I will have brown added to two of the main walls, so that might ultimately help, but I want more of a suttle pink, and this ain't suttle!! So, the painting might not be completed until early next week, when I hoped to be done Friday. Oh well. I've got time!!

I'm an acrobat.

Another task burdened by pregnancy, painting my toe nails. I haven't had my nails painted for a few weeks, and decided that I needed to perk them up a bit. Let's just say that it is most likely the last time I will be painting my own toe nails until after November!! Man did I have to do some crazy acrobatics just to get some pink on my toes. There is no way I could be my perfectionist self this time around. So next time, it is either a near and dear loved one, or I'm paying someone at the salon!!

Side to Side

So as my belly continues to grow, it is getting more and more difficult to move around in bed at night. I seem to wake up every time I need to move positions. The most difficult part is that I am a total back sleeper, and I need to be on my back to fall asleep. I do sleep on my side, but not the entire night!! I hate waking up after being on one side for a long time b/c my shoulder kills!! Not to mention, that when I lay on my side, I tend to scrunch up in a ball and then I irritate my wrist that I have had issues with! Ugh, only three more months!! I still lay on my back, but not the whole night, I figure, what does a little here and there do, if it brings me some sort of relief, then whatever! The worst part is definitely getting up in the morning, b/c my back is so sore, but after a little bit of movement, it isn't that bad. Just stiff from not moving as much in the night. I do use our big pillows that we have on the bed on each side of me to bring some support, but who knows what it really is doing. Oh well, it could be a lot worse!!

The fabric is ordered!!

Well, today we had a productive day. My mom and Chip came down and we figured out the crib bedding layout and what all we needed to order for fabric!! I'm so excited!! The best part of it all is that to purchase the crib set from the website would cost us $295.00, but to order the exact same fabric (I know b/c I order swatches from the website) from a different site, only cost $66.31!!!! Plus, it will be made with love by Grandma Marlene!!! What more could you ask for?! I'm really excited now!! We are on a roll!! Oh, and thanks Chip for letting us borrow your muscles and help Curt carry the heavy desk down to the basement!! You guys earned your dinner! :) Here are pictures from the website on what we are doing:

I needed an upgrade.

Well, yet another pregnancy side effect has come into play for me folks!! Today, I took a trip to Kohl's and moved up a step on the ladder of cup sizes. I am officially a D cup, WTF!!! Let's hope this is the only upgrade we need throughout pregnancy!

My Garden

So this spring my hubby and I put in my first flower garden at the new house. I think I am really getting the knack for this stuff, and I love looking out my window at it. In fact, Curt makes fun of me at dinner b/c I sit and stare at it from my spot at the table. But who can blame me for being proud of my own back breaking work?! Here are some pics to show off my work!

Before Garden:

Just complete:

As of today:

Slowly Decorating

Now that we are coming up on living in our new house for a year, I figure I might as well start truly decorating the house. It's hard b/c I don't want to put holes in the walls to later decide I want something totally different. It all started by me 'cleaning' the basement. I knew I needed to get the crap in the basement organized and sorted so that we could move our 'office' downstairs to prepare the nursery for baby. Once I realized how much stuff I could be putting on the walls, I decided it's time to get my act together. After all, I am unemployed people! :) So here are the few hangings I have done recently.

Above the fireplace in the living room. I still need my mantle, I know!

By the stairs, in the living room. I bought this last fall, liked it, and couldn't figure out where to hang it.




In our bedroom. Old pictures, same layout, new location.

What is it?

We made a big purchase this week. What do you think it is? An expensive cat bed, or a travel system for Baby Lockman? I guess it depends on who's answering the question!

Weekend Excitement

So I had my first official week of being unemployed and I found myself super bored! I am totally the kid that complains on the second day of summer that they are bored! I think I did enough moping and sitting around that I probably will be more active and get things done that I keep saying I have to do. I do have a baby to prep for!

So after my long week of boredom, I am extremely excited for our good friends Ben and Yasmin's wedding!! It will be like a college reunion, only I won't be doing kegs stands with everyone. But I will be a darn good photographer since I won't be too wasted to take pictures!! Maybe Karl will split his pants at this wedding too?!

After an exciting weekend of reuniting with friends, I will have to wait a few long days until we finally get to find out the sex of our baby. God I hope it cooperates with us and let's us see what our precious baby is!! Maybe once I know what baby is, I can actually start getting excited about planning for baby!!

Maybe now that I'm unemployed I can start blogging again. Ain't got shit else to do!!

Would you like to take a survey?

* I am: thankful for the friends and family I have
* I want: a new car, but will wait it out
* I have: to pee
* I miss: Those Crazy Jacintos!
* I fear: we will be paying out big time on taxes this year
* I feel: like getting a mantel for our fireplace
* I hear: Obama ordering a burger on Air Force One. (We're watching a special on the Air Force One.)
* I crave: an ice cold pop
* I cry: when shows and movies really hit home (like seeing a dog in Grand Torino)
* I usually: stay up too late
* I search: for the perfect pair of jeans
* I wonder: what parenthood will be like
* I regret: letting myself get lazy and gaining weight
* I love: my husband
* I care: too much about what people think
* I always: check facebook daily
* I worry: too much about the little things
* I am not: as confident as I may seem
* I remember: the most random things
* I believe: that I am the best friend I can be
* I dance: at the teen dances..casper slide is my favorite
* I sing: to my cats daily
* I don't always: agree with my husband
* I argue: only on the things I care most about
* I write: to do lists often
* I win: always
* I wish: I always had the answers
* I listen: the my mom regularly
* I don't understand: how people can't be happy with what they have
* I can usually be found: at home
* I need: to keep going to the gym!
* I forget: to call my friends regularly
* I am happy: where I am at