Death by Mucus

 

Yummmyyy!  Haha!  I’ve been so seriously sick the last few days.  Just bronchitis, but I’ve felt like death and I went to work EVERY day of it!  I’m a trooper.

K, that’s all I have energy for…

 

xoxo

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

 

If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.   -Martin Luther King Jr., 1963

Remember his words today.

 

 

Today I woke up with the beginning of bronchitis after just getting rid of a 24 hour stomach bug… Not how I imagined my 3 day weekend.  But on the other hand, I have today off and I only work 4 hours tomorrow. Yay! 

In just a few minutes I’m off to buy supplies for my latest craft project.  It should be good and I WILL take pictures. 

 

xoxo

First Post of the New Year

Our NYE party was wonderful, and I even made a really sweet banner and hung it up in the living room.  The only part that was at all not wonderful was that one of my friends that was there recently found out she is pregnant and it was tearing my apart inside... I tried to just get over it.  The next day I told Nick that when I get pregnant I promise not to complain(too much) about anything to do with pregnancy.  I will simply be happy that I am pregnant. 

Moving on...

I think this year will be full of good things for my little family.  We have been looking around at houses since we have officially been approved for a mortgage!!!! I was never so excited when I got that news on Christmas Eve.  BEST PRESENT EVER!  Plus hopefully by the end of the year I will be pregnant.  I've been trying to mentally prepare myself for pregnancy with type 1 diabetes. 

So today we went to an open house.  I thought it would be better than it was, but I was so disappointed.  It was a little bungalow in the neighborhood that I luuuurrrrvvvveeeee.  The asking price was right on(!) and I thought it would be AMAZING and cute but instead it was run down and...well...crusty.  I think it was a rental before the current owners bought it.  Sagging floors, peeling paint, falling ceilings and only 1 tiny, gross bathroom.  Boo.  They sure tried though.  They spent a LOT of money on marble countertops for the kitchen, the tiny bathroom and even a slab in the living room on top of a side table...random...  So needless to say it was NOT for us.  We were disappointed, but there's always other houses.  Oh, and the realtor was very uninterested in us and had brought along a small child who was hiding in one of the bedrooms and scared the crap out of us!
There's another bungalow one street over, but I learned from the realtor that it had been under contract and didn't pass inspection due to some problems with the brick on the exterior.  Again, boo.  So the search continues!  Until next time...

xoxo

Baby on the brain

 

So.. my husband has babies on the brain, BAD. He has been begging me for a baby since the day we got married almost 2 years ago.  I’ve been reluctant because I still feel like a kid myself, but now I feel a little differently.  I used to think I was ready, until I really imagined myself as a parent and then it felt like I was standing at the edge of a cliff about to fall over the edge.  Some days the urge to procreate is so strong and it just washes over me.  Other days I’m indifferent.   Recently, 3 of my close friends had baby girls, which only fans the flames of baby mania…and makes it exceptionally difficult to get out of Target without another adorable baby gift. 

I’ve had very vivid dreams lately about being in the hospital with my newborn baby girl…holding her, staring at her..even breastfeeding.  That might be weird, but the dreams make me want to be pregnant so badly, and I feel it in my stomach for days after the dreams.  Has this ever happened to anyone out there??  And if so, what does it mean?

However, there is a hitch in the whole pregnancy giddy-up.  That hitch is Type 1 diabetes, which I was diagnosed with at age 20.  I am not very good at keeping it under control, although I’m trying to be better lately.  What this means, is that I can’t just get pregnant like I had always thought I would be able to.  I never imagined having kids until recently, and when I accepted that fact I never imagined I would have to plan my pregnancy. It seems like that takes some of the..I don’t know…fun?spontaneity?joy, even? out of getting pregnant.  I never wanted a planned out pregnancy.  I just wanted it to be a joyful surprise for my husband and I. But now it seems that VERY careful planning is the only way to go for the health of my (future)baby and I. 

I really just needed to write all this out..to figure out where I’m really at with this.  This is my stream of consciousness when I think about getting pregnant:  clearance from Vanderbilt, worrying, testing, testing, testing, restrictions, insulin, complications, impossibly tight control, hospital stay, big baby, birth defects, C-section, 50/50 chance, spontaneous abortion, spinal defects… what to do? 

If you have an insight on this, or just some good advice I’d really like to hear it.

 

xoxo

Halloweenie

Let’s just say that I’m very surprised I lived through this past weekend.  On Thursday I was already planning the naps I would be taking on Sunday afternoon, cuddled up on the couch in my sweats.  Now don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed myself immensely but it really took it out of me. 
Friday after a crappy day at work I rushed home to assemble my costume.  Originally 6 of us were going to go as Jersey Shore, but then one couple backed out.  They were going to be Pauly D and JWOWW, but they really weren’t right for those roles so my husband, N, and I took them on with gusto!  N wasn’t really up for being Pauly D but I convinced him and it ended up being so great! 
Our friend D and his girlfriend A went as The Situation and Snooki and they were absolute PERFECTION, I tell you!  Wait till you see the pictures…  On Friday not many people were dressed up when we went out so we were the center of attention.  People were amazed by us, they wanted to take our picture and we soaked it up!  I think we experienced for one night, 1/16th of what it’s like to be a celebrity and I now understand why celebrity could be an addiction.  People were screaming our “names” and staring at us like we really were famous… 

I always knew that skanky shirt would come in handy

Creepy stare and all..I think girls really thought he was The Sitch’

Chewy loves Pauly D

Call me a skank if you want, but I had an absolute blast!  Halloween is the one day you can dress however you want and it was so great.
Saturday night was a whole ‘nother story.  The bars were packed OUT and even more people were screaming our names, taking pictures and staring. Every time I rounded a corner or busted through a crowd guys would say, “J WOWW!!!”.   But before all the madness that night, it was time for HOMECOMING!!!! 
It was my 2nd homecoming as an alumni and it was the best one yet.  I was entirely too hung over from the night before but some fresh air, hair of the dog and hash brown casserole perked me right up.  It was a perfect day outside and everyone looked so great all dressed up for the day.  My fave part of homecoming is always the clothes.  All the guys wear nice suits and all the girls wear great outfits, and of course everyone finds creative ways to work in the school colors red and black.  I just love to watch everyone in their outfits, scope out the jewelry and best of all, the shoes!  It’s a nice change from sweats and boring work wear..

We looked so sharp.  His suit is perfectly tailored, my dress fit like a glove.

My friends Amara and Mere.  Isn’t Mere’s dress fabulous?

So that was our weekend in a nutshell.  I woke up Sunday morning after 12 hours of sleep to a sore throat and the sniffles.  It got worse yesterday and today I went home from work to sleep. It was fabulous because I feel like total and absolute crap.  I’m going to bed early and hopefully I will feel better tomorrow and even if I don’t, it’s too bad.  It’s the 3rd of he month..

xoxo

Autumn is here..

 

It’s that time of year again…my favorite time of year!  Every year it seems I appreciate fall a little more.  I love the colors, the pumpkins, the leaves, the smells, the decorations and the food.  There is nothing about fall that I don’t enjoy, except maybe that this year it is SO FRICKIN HOT OUTSIDE!  Today it is almost 90 degrees outside, which is totally insane.  I want to wear my boots and my cute sweaters but alas…I am still in shorts. 

 

Also this year, I can not stop with the fall decorations.  I love them so much and I just can’t stop buying and painting and decorating everything in sight! Here are a few quick shots of my current fall decor:

 

My little Halloween sign I found at Hobby Lobby for 40% off!

I LOVE that place…

1. I totally HEART my owl

2. My sparkly punkin is the cutest ever. And I learned it from Martha Stewart, ha!

I painted that Casper pumpkin with some gold craft paint and a design from who else, Martha!

That little sign was a gift from my mom before I even had a place to hang it and I love it so much, it comes out every fall.

 

There’s so much more I could show, but I won’t bore you anymore with the fall decorations.  I also have about a million fall scented candles burning at all times, which make my whole house smell INSANELY delicious. ;)

 

So, get out and enjoy the sights and smells of Autumn!  Pick a pumpkin, bake a pie, roll in the leaves and remember to take it all in..

 

xoxo

Black, white and grey all over

 

So recently, the guest bathroom in my house has been driving me CRAZY. You see, normally I would not be one to enjoy things of the black and white persuasion but for some reason when I went to decorate this tiny water closet I went that route.  I bought a black, white and grey shower curtain, grey hand towels, white bath towels, grey rug and then for Christmas I got a black and white framed picture of Audrey Hepburn.

 

target.com  This is my shower curtain

At first I wasn’t crazy about the look, but as of late I have been down right OBSESSED with grey.  Light, dark, heather, I love it all!  So I think a paint makeover is in my near future.  I really want to paint the teeny beeny little walls a nice light grey and then do a glossy circle trellis pattern all over the walls.  Who knows!  What I do know, is that the current brownish color that’s in there right now does NOT in any way look chic or nice. 

I’m just really over brown.  Don’t get me wrong, a nice deep chocolate color with some crisp white and maybe a soft color for a pop is nice but this generic, light brown crap is for the birds. 

 

It’s like this…not so hott…

It really does look like gross cardboard. It’s gotta go, folks!!!

Maybe this weekend??  We shall see!!

 

xoxo