Greetings from my chaotic life
It's not really chaotic, it just feels like it has been recently. Clearly I haven't found the time to update in a while, which is sad, because I have checked in a couple of times to see if anyone else updated. I guess I just didn't have the energy.
Since I updated in July, I have done a few things worth mentioning.
For Steph and Alex's birthday, the family went to Medieval times. We managed to get seated in the Green Knight's section again. They must save that area for the really loud people. We got our knight to almost win, but as he was the bad guy, we could only do so much. (We weren't going to cheer on the prince because he was really lame.) Much fun was had, and a couple of people got a little drunk.
My "Uncle" Bob died just the week before. (He's an old family friend of my parents'.) He hadn't been doing well lately because of a relapse in cancer, but his spirits were never low. My parents, sisters, and I went over to our "Aunt" Meredith's house for a wake. It was really busy there because they both had many family and friends show up as well. He worked for the city for a long time and was really active in the community, so we weren't entirely surprised by the crowd. The memorial service was in August because his daughter had just left for a 20 day European tour when he died. They wanted to wait for her before holding the funeral. (He was cremated in case you were wondering how that would work.)
Chuck and I visited Erin in New York in mid-August. Kerry had the unenviable position of driving us all around. We hung out mostly, hitting the theatre for G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra (which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be), eating out, and visiting the Buddhist temple/monastery. The worst part of the trip was the way up when we got held up for a couple hours because of traffic, and then the drive back, which was clearer, but we still hit patches of evil construction that slowed traffic to a crawl.
I did have my 20 week ultrasound. We found out we're having a girl, though we're still keeping things neutral and picked a back-up name. She sat cross-legged most of the ultrasound, and we got some good pictures out of it. I can go back for a complimentary 4-D ultrasound (the 4th dimension is color), but that has to be between 28-32 weeks.
The first weekend in September, Jon, Steph, Eric, Chuck and I went to the Renaissance Festival. We spent a lot of time walking around and eating food. Part of the wandering and waiting around we did was because we met up with a co-worker of Chuck's (I knew her as well) and her friends. We ended up splitting up and meeting back up for a particular show. I bought three pictures from an artist. Each of the pictures has a dragon at a different age, but with the same teddy bear in each one. Everyone I've described them to thinks it's a cute idea, but mom disappointed me with her, "Dragons in the baby's room already?!"
This past week as been particularly hectic. Last Thursday, Jon, Steph, Chuck and I piled into one car to drive up to Indiana for my cousin's wedding. Mom, Eric, and dad were in the van. Heather, Tony and Jack flew up on Friday evening. It was good to hang out with the cousins for a while when we arrived Thursday night. We didn't get much chance on Friday, but we did hang out with Aunt Mary Ann and Uncle Brian. Saturday we spent most of the time hanging out in the hotel just vegetating before we had to get ready for the wedding. They got married in a court house (it's now a historically protected property). Corrie looked great in her dress (fabulous silhouette), but I did have to wonder how she managed to make it down the stairs. The cocktail hour went a little long. I think that's because the photographers went a little overboard. Foodwise, the steak was a hit, but I couldn't eat it because it was too pink in the middle. I was among the few who ate the cordon bleu, which was a little bland. The mashed potatoes were a little bland as well, but nothing some salt couldn't fix. The dancing started after the speeches. I didn't think the dj was the best but it was fun to watch his white man dancing. I only danced a couple of songs, mostly because it's been a while since I've worn heels and I'm just more cumbersome than I used to be. We stayed for entire wedding, but it wrapped up a little after 9 (I think that's about when it ended). We did basically go back to the hotel, wash off make up (for us girls anyway), and went to bed. We left fairly early the next morning, although we did eat breakfast at IHOP, so that delayed us a little. We got back a little after 7. Chuck and I took a breather at mom and dad's before we headed home.
The downside of this week was discovering that my car battery was dead yet again when I went to go to work on Monday. Dad came by to pick me up so I could go to work and Chuck picked me up. Tuesday we had it towed to the dealer (they were the ones who put the last battery in). Chuck dropped me off at work and dad picked me up. Those two days went a little long for me, especially since I'm used to being at work earlier in the day. Wednesday, Chuck had to go to 7 Corners and he dropped me off at the dealer so I could pick up the car, which I then took immediately to work. The good news is that I didn't have to pay for the battery or the engine check and the towing was covered by our auto insurance. Thursday I had another prenatal appointment. Since I worked a couple of hours longer on Monday and Tuesday, I ended up leaving for the appointment around noon and didn't go back. Chuck met me there. The good news is that I passed my 3 hour Glucose Tolerance Test, though barely. The bad news is that I have to do the 1 hour test again because I'm so borderline. I also have to go in to get a RhoGam injection in the next few weeks because I'm RH-. That's another 3 hours in the hole.
Next week should be a normal week, but Chuck's parents are coming into town on Thursday evening and we'll be out of town the following week. I also have to schedule a hospital tour and register for a childbirth class (we're just going to go for the 2 day class instead of an intensive program). Not to mention I have to put the nursery together and childproof the house. I also have a wedding shower this weekend.
I don't sound busy at all, do I?
Since I updated in July, I have done a few things worth mentioning.
For Steph and Alex's birthday, the family went to Medieval times. We managed to get seated in the Green Knight's section again. They must save that area for the really loud people. We got our knight to almost win, but as he was the bad guy, we could only do so much. (We weren't going to cheer on the prince because he was really lame.) Much fun was had, and a couple of people got a little drunk.
My "Uncle" Bob died just the week before. (He's an old family friend of my parents'.) He hadn't been doing well lately because of a relapse in cancer, but his spirits were never low. My parents, sisters, and I went over to our "Aunt" Meredith's house for a wake. It was really busy there because they both had many family and friends show up as well. He worked for the city for a long time and was really active in the community, so we weren't entirely surprised by the crowd. The memorial service was in August because his daughter had just left for a 20 day European tour when he died. They wanted to wait for her before holding the funeral. (He was cremated in case you were wondering how that would work.)
Chuck and I visited Erin in New York in mid-August. Kerry had the unenviable position of driving us all around. We hung out mostly, hitting the theatre for G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra (which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be), eating out, and visiting the Buddhist temple/monastery. The worst part of the trip was the way up when we got held up for a couple hours because of traffic, and then the drive back, which was clearer, but we still hit patches of evil construction that slowed traffic to a crawl.
I did have my 20 week ultrasound. We found out we're having a girl, though we're still keeping things neutral and picked a back-up name. She sat cross-legged most of the ultrasound, and we got some good pictures out of it. I can go back for a complimentary 4-D ultrasound (the 4th dimension is color), but that has to be between 28-32 weeks.
The first weekend in September, Jon, Steph, Eric, Chuck and I went to the Renaissance Festival. We spent a lot of time walking around and eating food. Part of the wandering and waiting around we did was because we met up with a co-worker of Chuck's (I knew her as well) and her friends. We ended up splitting up and meeting back up for a particular show. I bought three pictures from an artist. Each of the pictures has a dragon at a different age, but with the same teddy bear in each one. Everyone I've described them to thinks it's a cute idea, but mom disappointed me with her, "Dragons in the baby's room already?!"
This past week as been particularly hectic. Last Thursday, Jon, Steph, Chuck and I piled into one car to drive up to Indiana for my cousin's wedding. Mom, Eric, and dad were in the van. Heather, Tony and Jack flew up on Friday evening. It was good to hang out with the cousins for a while when we arrived Thursday night. We didn't get much chance on Friday, but we did hang out with Aunt Mary Ann and Uncle Brian. Saturday we spent most of the time hanging out in the hotel just vegetating before we had to get ready for the wedding. They got married in a court house (it's now a historically protected property). Corrie looked great in her dress (fabulous silhouette), but I did have to wonder how she managed to make it down the stairs. The cocktail hour went a little long. I think that's because the photographers went a little overboard. Foodwise, the steak was a hit, but I couldn't eat it because it was too pink in the middle. I was among the few who ate the cordon bleu, which was a little bland. The mashed potatoes were a little bland as well, but nothing some salt couldn't fix. The dancing started after the speeches. I didn't think the dj was the best but it was fun to watch his white man dancing. I only danced a couple of songs, mostly because it's been a while since I've worn heels and I'm just more cumbersome than I used to be. We stayed for entire wedding, but it wrapped up a little after 9 (I think that's about when it ended). We did basically go back to the hotel, wash off make up (for us girls anyway), and went to bed. We left fairly early the next morning, although we did eat breakfast at IHOP, so that delayed us a little. We got back a little after 7. Chuck and I took a breather at mom and dad's before we headed home.
The downside of this week was discovering that my car battery was dead yet again when I went to go to work on Monday. Dad came by to pick me up so I could go to work and Chuck picked me up. Tuesday we had it towed to the dealer (they were the ones who put the last battery in). Chuck dropped me off at work and dad picked me up. Those two days went a little long for me, especially since I'm used to being at work earlier in the day. Wednesday, Chuck had to go to 7 Corners and he dropped me off at the dealer so I could pick up the car, which I then took immediately to work. The good news is that I didn't have to pay for the battery or the engine check and the towing was covered by our auto insurance. Thursday I had another prenatal appointment. Since I worked a couple of hours longer on Monday and Tuesday, I ended up leaving for the appointment around noon and didn't go back. Chuck met me there. The good news is that I passed my 3 hour Glucose Tolerance Test, though barely. The bad news is that I have to do the 1 hour test again because I'm so borderline. I also have to go in to get a RhoGam injection in the next few weeks because I'm RH-. That's another 3 hours in the hole.
Next week should be a normal week, but Chuck's parents are coming into town on Thursday evening and we'll be out of town the following week. I also have to schedule a hospital tour and register for a childbirth class (we're just going to go for the 2 day class instead of an intensive program). Not to mention I have to put the nursery together and childproof the house. I also have a wedding shower this weekend.
I don't sound busy at all, do I?