New Look:

I'm thinking that it's time I give my blog a little makeover. I no longer feel as though "tales from a blob" fits my current life. I'm still going to continue to blog and keep this one, it's just going to have a slightly different look to it when my sister gets done with it's makeover! I hope you will enjoy the new look...If I can ever decide on a good one that works! :)

The last 2 months..in a nut shell..

WOW! I haven't been on here in forever! I honestly kind of forgot about this thing. I was never one to really blog in the first place, but once I start I always get addicted and it's honestly a great way to express myself, without having to talk out loud. Well anyways..let me catch you up on what's been going on around here these days..

Well the last time I posted anything I was still pregnant and anxiously awaiting the birth of my son, Jayden. He graced our presence on October 20, 2011 at 7:57pm. I ended up having to have a C-Section b/c he was just so comfy in his little home, he didn't want to come out and started to show a little stress, so the doctors thought it best to go ahead and get him out safely. I wasn't upset or scared to have this done. In fact, I kind of had a hunch it was going to end up happening at about 3ish in the afternoon. I had been in the hospital since 5am, and hadn't made much progress, I went from about 2 1/2 3cm upon arrival to a whopping 4cm by like 3ish. I wasn't making any change and never got past 4cm the entire time. I wasn't upset about having to have the surgery, but I was concerned about having to listen to all the noises when they are suctioning out everything. Though, to my surprise, I didn't hear any of it. I was so doped up n pain meds and numbing meds that I was totally out of it during the entire procedure. In fact, when they held up my son so I could see him, I was in such a drunken like state that I wasn't even able to focus on him and didn't really see him until I was in recovery afterwords. In recovery I remember them asking if I wanted to hold him and I had to compose myself and try not to cry when I told her "Yes, but my arms are numb and I can't move them." She then just placed him on my chest and watched him to make sure he wouldn't roll away. He was such a good baby and so adorable, I couldn't wait to get some rest and be able to cuddle with him.

I never really got that "over whelming sense of love/mom" feeling that everybody talks about. I don't know if i'm weird, or if it was b/c I felt like I was pregnant and then had a baby and missed the middle part b/c of being so out of it with the surgery..but I never had that feeling. Don't get me wrong, I love Jayden to death and will do anything to make sure he is always safe and healthy, but it didn't hit me like everybody talks about.  I do wonder if i didn't have a section, if I would have felt different b/c I would have remembered that middle part, or actually having the baby, but I wouldn't change him being for anything! :) I'm glad he is healthy and doing well!

So fast forward a few days: We have left the hospital and are back home now which I couldn't be more happy about. Well those first few weeks were killer! I was sooo over exhausted from trying to recover from surgery, and having to deal with trying to breast feed, that anything little thing was setting me off. I felt really bad for Nathan b/c I snapped at him a lot over the smallest things. He was a champ and just let my comments fly off his shoulders and he smiled and spit back a sarcastic remark. He really put up with a lot those 3 weeks he was here and I couldn't be more thankful and happy to have him in my life! I really tried not to snap at him, but there were times I was so over tired and stressed out from everything, that I couldn't help it. I would have snapped at Jayden if he was older I was that tired! It was a hard few weeks. I was attempting to breastfeed which wasn't going as well as I thought and I mostly blame that on the lactation visits. Up until my first visit with them, I was care free and relaxed about the whole thing thinking that jayden was doing what he was supposed to and getting enough food to eat. After the first visit though, things went to hell and I really started to stress out over it and it made trying to nurse him VERY difficult! She was wanting us to supplement him with formula after he ate, and that was making him fussy and gassy with spit up..it was not a good combo for him. The more I nursed him, I was so tired I would fall asleep causing his latch to be terrible in turn making me EXTREMELY sore! I was trying to be a trooper and stick it out b/c I really wanted to nurse him. I was dealing with thoughts of "am I being a bad mother b/c I can't get him to latch on right, and is he getting enough to eat?" It was extremely hard on me and I eventually ended up breaking down into tears on more than one occasion. I kept feeling like I was failing b/c I wasn't making enough for him, or that I was doing something wrong. It was hard to deal with, but I eventually figured out a method that worked for me. It was after I got so sore that one day I started pumping blood with the milk. It was at that point I KNEW I needed to take a break from latching him on and pump only for the next 24/48 hours. Well after those 24/48 hours were up and I realized how much less stressed I had been those days, I knew I wanted to just pump and bottle feed him that way. I don't regret my decision at all. It had made it so much easier on myself and I feel like Nathan can be included with the feedings and help out if he wants to. When I was nursing him, It was only up to me and if I didn't want to, or I was to tired, I was SOL and had to suffer through it and do it anyways. With pumping and bottle feeding him I was able to pump for ten minutes and get my ounces and Nate could feed him while I pumped. It was working out great, and still is to this day. I now wonder if Jayden would even latch on if I tried?! Who knows, but all in all, I'm not sure I would want to go back to being that stressed out over it again. I know for my next baby that attending lactation visits is NOT for me. I will just nurse that baby when they are hungry and if it doesn't work out, I will go back to pumping and feeding them like I am right now.

The hardest thing for me thus far though, without a doubt in my mind, was when I had to watch Nathan leave us the first time he went back to work. I cried on and off the entire day. It broke my heart to have to watch him say bye to Jayden, and that's the moment I knew that no matter what, I had to find a job soon so we could all be together in our own place. He had been such a HUGE help over the three weeks that I was really going to miss him not being around. I love him so much and he is such a big part of my life that I don't know what I would do without him here. I know it must be so hard on him to be away from us from time to time, I know it is on me. Not a minute goes by that I wonder what he is doing or how he is feeling about being away. He is being so strong and has been so strong for us through this whole year, that I just want him to know how much I appreciate it and love him for everything he has done for us. I know it hasn't always been easy, but we love him and appreciate everything he has done. None of it is taken for granted. I tell Jayden every day about his daddy and ALWAYS give him a kiss goodnight from him. I know Nate would do the same thing if I were away, and I want to make sure that Jayden knows his daddy loves him so VERY much! :) Everybody says Jayden looks just ike Nathan, but I think as he gets older he may start to look like me...or at least I hope he starts to. the only thing he has now is my nose..otherwise everything else is pretty much the spitting image of his daddy! It's a good thing Nathan is so cute, otherwise who knows what Jayden would look like. lol! :)

Nursing and feeding aside, Jayden is such a happy and sweet little boy. He is smiling now all the time, and is even starting to ALMOST enjoy his tummy time. He is getting stronger and better at keeping his head lifted up for longer periods of time. He now weighs 11lbs 1oz and is 22in. long. He was 7lbs 14oz at birth and was 19.5in long! He's two months old, and time has flown by!  I'm currently looking for a job and have applied to several places in the hopes that I will hear something back very soon! The sooner I'm able to find a job, the more comfortable we will feel about getting a place of our own, b/c we will have my money to spend on the side as well as what Nathan will be getting. I'm looking forward to the day we will all be together again and can live in our own place as a happy family! I love Nathan from the bottom of my heart and can't wait until we are together and in one place once again. I'm ready to take of my boys and be there to cheer them up when they are having a bad day. I know it will all come in due time, but I just can't help but think of how amazingly life will be with Nathan and Jayden. I'm so happy and I couldn't ask for more...

Until Later...

~Sarah~

Pictures!

Yesterday, Sunday Sept. 4th, Nathan and I went to have pregnancy pics done to have some really great belly shots! It was sort of a hot day, but Kim (The photographer) made it lots of fun! We took pictures for about an hour around Mooresville at various locations. They were run down places near the sides of buildings, barns and other such things. You wouldn't think it would have made for a picture worthy location, but the few preview shots we've seen so far turned out really great! :) I had a lot of fun taking pictures and spending the afternoon with Nathan. I'm glad he was cooperative and agreed to get some done. I can't wait to see what the rest of them will look like. I hope we get them back soon!! :)
On another note, this upcoming weekend is my cousins wedding and I couldn't be more excited for him and his fiance, Katie, to get married. I'm looking forward to being able to attend the wedding and get to be such a part of it! I have heard so much about the ideas and planning that I can't wait to see it all come together! I know it's going to be a wonderful ceremony!  I really wish Nathan had the weekend off of work so he could come with me and meet some more of my crazy family, but I know he's saving his time off and sick days for when Jayden arrives. I think that is smart for him to do, b/c i know the first days are going to be such an adjustment and it will certainly be nice to have him around for it. :)  Not to mention I know it's going to be hard for him to return to work after Jayden is here. I'm sure he will miss him like crazy the first time he has to go. We might even have to make a day trip down to visit him at work and show him off to everybody...assuming mommy (me) feels up to the drive. :)
Speaking of, Nathan's family's baby shower is coming up soon also. His mom has worked really hard to plan and throw a shower for us on Sept. 17th, and I couldn't be more excited about that! I'm looking forward to meeting his other friends and family I have yet to meet, and I think it will be a great day for all of us to get together! :) I will post more about it later as to how the day and what we did! :)
Well, my dad is getting ready to head to bed, which means I'm gonna be getting the boot off the computer in a few seconds. I'd write more, but my time is up for tonight..more later!

xoxo's
Sarah & Jayden

Baby Shower #2

First of all a HUGH THANK YOU has to go out to Jenny and Tina for throwing a most wonderful baby shower! I had such a great time and I was glad Nathan was able to be a part of it! I think he enjoyed himself, especially since he won the baby game. I was glad he got to meet some of my friends from college so now he'll be able to put a face to a name when I talk about them. The shower was held at this really nice restaurant where Jake (Jenny's husband) works. It was so beautiful inside that it reminded me of being on a cruise. It was the perfect location I would have to say and the things she and Tina had planned worked out perfectly there. When I arrived (a little later than I would have wanted) the girls were ready to get the evening started. Soon behind my arrival were Erica and Carolina. We all sat down and introduced ourselves and then chit-chatted for a little bit before ordering our dinner. I got a cheeseburger (which so freaking delicious), Nathan got this steak and french fry thing, and mom got mountain trout. Everybody was very pleased with their dinner and it was most delicious! Soon after our food arrived Jasmyn popped in to say hey for a little bit and drop a gift. She wasn't able to stay very long, but I was glad she took the time to pop in and say hello. It had been quite awhile since I had seen her last. Throughout the night we played various games. They were quite fun and entertaining. One of the games lasted the entire party where you weren't allowed to say the word "baby" and if you did, you would have to give you diaper pin to whomever caught you for saying it. Of course I lost mine almost right away, but twice through out the night I got some back. It didn't last long though, b/c I would forget I now had a pin and slip up and say baby and get caught causing me to give up my pin. Nathan was the overall winner of this game, but that's only because he didn't say much at dinner, I think he was afraid of slipping up and losing his pins so he just stayed quite and had everybody else's by the end of the night! :)
One of the other games we played was where you had to write down songs that either had the word baby in the title or in the lyrics somewhere in the song. I was off to a good start, but once I started thinking about it my head couldn't recall any more songs, it was quite the challenge! I think my favorite game was the one we played where we took the letters in "Jayden Taylor Bradley" and had to arrange them and form words. I had 54 by the time the night was over, and I thought this was pretty good, mom and Nathan had more than me, but it was still a fun game to play! :)  The most amusing game I think we did was where everybody had to draw a picture of what they thought Jayden was going to look like when he was born. Sounds easy right? Not so much. The catch was, you had to draw the picture with your eyes closed! So that made it even more amusing, some of the babies were like stick figures, other were missing their heads, and one even had 3 eyes! It was too funny to watch everybody do! :)   After dinner and finishing up the games, we ate the most delicious cake ever! It was a lemon pound cake with butter cream frosting and it was super cute! It had the letters A B C D around the sides to look like blocks and written on top was Welcome Baby Bradley. It was a beautiful and delicious cake! I almost didn't want to eat it! After cake we  took some time to open the gifts and they were great gifts! I loved everything we received and thought it was especially neat that Jen and Tina took the time to build their own diaper cake! It was really well crafted and had the coolest things attached to it! Carolina got us the BIGGEST box of diaper wipes ever! It had over 500 in it! I think that should last us quite awhile, that's for sure! Jasmyn got us lots of green things and even picked out an orange onesie that said "born to be wild" on it! It was really neat and I thought it was great that it was orange since that's Nathan's favorite color.  Erica got us some refils for our diaper pail which will be great because, from what I hear, babies need to be changed about 10 times a day! After that we took pictures and said our goodbyes. It was a lovely night and I couldn't have had more fun! I'm so greatful for my friends and I'm glad they are all so supportive of us and our soon to be baby boy! :)

~Sarah & Jayden

So Excited!

Excited for what, you may ask? Well Jenny and Tina are throwing me a baby shower in Greensboro on Friday and I can't wait for it! I'm excited to see what they have been planning all along. I wish more of my friends were confirmed RSVPs but 10 will be a good turn out as well. I'm hoping everybody who said yes is in fact able to make it, so that Jen and Tina don't feel disappointed that more people weren't there. Even it ends up being a small gathering of us, I have no doubt it will be a lot fun. BONUS: Nathan has the day off so he will able to come with me and meet some of my friends from school! :) I'm looking forward to that b/c now when I talk about them he will be able to put a name to a face. I also am glad he's able to come b/c I like that he's able to share the experience with me. It's nice to have him around as much as possible so I don't feel like he's being left out.

On that note: We have been looking at apartments again and I think we might have found a couple that seem okay. We decided, at first, that it's probably better to start off in an apartment vs. a house right away. It will be cheaper, and just seems more practical right now. We have been looking in the Rock Hill area b/c that's a heck of a lot closer to Nathan's work and he wouldn't have to drive as far to get there. We found a couple online that look promising, so maybe sometime in the future we will go down and look at them and see what the deal is. I wouldn't mind relocating down that way, so long as it's to a safe area, which I'm sure it will be, b/c I don't think Nathan would want to live any place sketchy, so I'm not worried about it. I know when the timing is right and we will be able to make the move without drowning we most certainly will jump on the chance. Ideally we would love to be settled in before Jayden arrives, but if we aren't able to we will make it work to the best of our abilities. :)  If there is one thing I'm good at, it's compromise. I've always been able to find a way to make things work.

Oh man! So I have become more and more forgetful every day. I have constant reminders going off on my phone to make sure I don't forget to buy this, don't forget to email back (insert name here), or don't forget to bring this with you, I swear some days I feel like a walking post-it note, haha! But no really, without all my constant reminders and little side messages to myself about various things, I'm pretty sure I would forget to get dressed in the morning. LOL!  I should invest in a mini notebook and carry it with me whenever I go somewhere, that way when I think about something I need to do, or have an idea hit me, I can write it down and then I will know where to go to find it later. :)   (better write that down so I remember to do it..hahaha!)

Aside from being scatterbrained these days, life is going well. Things with Nathan and I are great as always, and I'm finding things to do to cure my boredom, so all has been going well. My mom works tonight so she put me in charge of my brother and his friend Caleb, who's spending the night. When she told my brother she said "Sarah's in charge and you have to do whatever she says."  My immediate thought was "How can use this power I have just been granted to my advantage?!" lol! But I think I don't have anything to worry about. Afterall my brother is 15 and can pretty much take care of himself. At some point I'll have to make them food, but otherwise I don't have to worry about them to much. :)

Tomorrow Nathan is coming over and I'm looking forward to that. It's been awhile since he's come up to visit and I decided that since he was going to drive up I would make a delicious dinner. I was thinking about cooking meatloaf, since I believe he said he liked it at one point, and my mom has a delicious recipe for it, so I thought I would try it out and see what he thinks. *fingers crossed* It'll be a success and maybe he won't think I'm such a horrible cook after all! LOL! :)  I'm not really that bad when it comes to cooking, I just need a recipe and to plan ahead and then all usually goes well! So tomorrow I will look up the recipe and head over the new earth fare and pick up the ingredients we will be needing to make the meatloaf! :)  I assume when he arrives (since he's coming from work) he won't feel like doing a whole lot, so we will probably watch all the recorded episodes of trueblood I have been saving...or maybe he will want to do something and we will come up with some other great idea! :) Maybe if the weather is nice and he feels up to it, we could go play mini golf after dinner, I still have a free game coupon to cash in. This could be my comeback from when we played glo-golf and he beat me by 2 points!

Well, I think that's about it for now...until later, peace out peeps!
~Sarah & Jayden

Pure Romance

Where to start with this one?!  Let's see, I guess I will start from the beginning. A few weeks ago I was invited to Ashley's (Nathan's sister's) pure romance party. I wasn't really sure what I'd be walking into since I've never been to one before but I also thought it would be a lot of fun, so I told her I would go. I looked online at their website ahead of time so I would have sort of idea as to what I would be walking into. When her invite came in the mailbox it said where we were having it, that the theme was luau, and that we could bring friends with us if we wanted to. When I read that I immediately thought about inviting Lacy to come. I knew she would have fun and would get a kick out of it. When I asked her she said she had the day off and would certainly come. We planned to wear lei's as part of luau theme and I went and picked her up after work. The party was being held in Gaffney, SC about an hour from where we are, so as soon as I got Lacy we hit the road and started driving down there. When we got to exit 8 (Kings Mountain area) we stopped to grab some mcdonalds b/c I was hungry and so was she. Soon after we got back on the road my phone started ringing. I answered it and it was Ashley. She was telling me that they didn't have a spot to meet anymore because her co-host's husband was freaking out and said they couldn't hold it at their house. She also said they had pretty much called off the party, but they were still hoping to try and find a location and felt bad that we had driven all the way down there. After passing the message along to Lacy I asked what she wanted to do, and Lacy told me she was okay to go down and hang out for a little with her since we had come this far (we were just in SC when she called). Well when we had arrived, they had found a location to meet so the party was still on. I was glad because I was looking forward to it and knew it would be a lot of fun. We met in the Olive Garden parking lot and talked for about 5 minutes and then headed over to Bronco's (a mexican restaurant) where we would be having the party in a back room. When we arrived the consultant started getting everything set up while we munched on some chips and things to drink. Once she was set up she started with her presentation of the various items. She had everything from body spray to toys and everything you'd need in between, lube, cleaner, etc etc..  She explained how various ones worked and which she would recommend. At the end of her discussion she set up in a table and if you had questions or wanted to place an order you could see her there. While she was getting her table set up Ashley came over and asked what I was getting. She kind of paused for a second and then was like "maybe I don't want to know since it's my brother and all." I just laughed, and didn't mind, it's not like I was going to be giving her a play by play or anything..lol! I told her I was going to get the kiss & tell flavored lip gloss for sure because Nathan doesn't the like the taste of my chapstick or other lip gloss, and was still contemplating a few other things. Before I made my final decision as to which lip gloss flavor I wanted I sent Nathan a text with a list of the various flavors they had and told him to pick one. His pick was strawberry so I decided to go with that one. I thought maybe if he liked the taste I would be able to wear it more frequently around him. After that I also picked up another product that was supposed to be good for razor burn and help prevent it from happening, and as an added bonus, it can be used as conditioner, so I thought I would try that out. I originally went with the original scent, but then after hearing it smelled like baby powder I decided to switch it to mandarin, which had a sweeter fruitier smell and I thought my allergies could handle that one better. After I made my purchases and Lacy got hers, we said our goodbyes and thanked her for inviting us to come. It was overall a really fun night and I think at some point Lacy and I might have to host our own party up here! We both had a great time and ended the night on a good note. It was sooo much fun, and I can't wait for the next one!

~Sarah and Jayden~

My Update...As Requested! :p

Well, I haven't been on here in a few days to update b/c I've been so busy! I've been spending a lot of time with Nathan the past week and we've been having a lot fun. The first time I went over there we cleaned up his room a little bit. I dusted until I couldn't stand it b/c my allergies were going crazy and then I vacuumed his room. It was much needed (lol) but I enjoyed it. The whole time I kept thinking how I couldn't wait until we had our own place and I could clean and cook dinner for him. I kept picturing myself running around doing laundry, cleaning, cooking, etc. and it made so excited for when we would find a place and call it our own. That being said we have started looking into places again. This time we are considering renting apartments/houses as well as buying, though I think it might be smarter to rent for a year and then buy. I think it will make the transition process easier especially with a little one. We wouldn't have to worry about yard work and fixing something if it broke. The problem we are finding now, is that every place that seems decent location wise and space wise is SUPER expensive and it sucks b/c I feel bad that I'm not able to contribute anything towards the cost of it. :/  I'm sure in due time we will work out the best option for us. Weather it be to wait a little bit longer, or find a place soon and start to get settled in before Jayden arrives. I'm not opposed to either of the options we have thought of but I do want to make sure were in a good location, safe neighborhood/community, and it has a enough space in it so we don't feel like we are living on top of one another. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before we find the perfect place for us! :)

On another note: Nathan and I went and played glow golf, which was really cool. We both glowed in the dark b/c we were wearing white. It was a close game, 58-60, but he won. I think if we had played the other side I totally would have won that one. It was interesting to play with him because he plays a little differently then I do. In his version you hit the ball until you've sunk it in the hole. When I play I always alternate turns and whoever is further away from the hole hits their ball next and so on until you've both sunk it in the hole. It was fun to play a different way, but maybe next time if we go we will switch up playing styles. :)  After glow golf we went to see the new planet of the apes movie and it was really good. I liked the story and was pulling for the apes the entire time. Though I will say seeing Malfoy in that movie as somebody other than Malfoy was a little weird. I couldn't help but see him as a wizard the entire time. And go figure, he was typecast as the bad guy again...big shocker there. We bought a puzzle with a bunch of beer on it and I think the next time I'm down there we will probably work on building that one, once we finish the Halo ship we started way back when. We would have finished it the last time I was down there however my smart (or not so smart) self forgot to steal the piece were missing from bee so we were unable to finish it. :/  Next time I will remember to bring that, the tacs, and curtains I said I would bring down there. :) I hope Nathan likes coca-cola. lol. I think if nothing else, he will enjoy their light blocking capabilities they have. I used to have them in my room and it'd be pitch dark at noon if the curtains were closed. The only thing he'll have to get is a curtain rod and something to hang it up with...which I'm sure he could find at work. :p  lol!
On Saturday I went with Nathan to Brandon and Amber's and hung out at their house in the morning with Kenzie while Amber was working and the boys took off to hike up the mountain. Nathan took a lot of pictures and it seemed like they had a good time climbing up the difficult trail. I watched glee and waited for Kenzie to wake up which didn't happen until about the same time the boys got back. Well when she got up we hung out there for a bit talking and hanging out with Kenzie. Amber showed up soon after the boys and we went over and had breakfast with kenzie's nana. Oh man, it's so funny when Amber says walk like nana and kenzie crouches over and walks really slow..it's so funny. Breakfast was delicious. It was bacon, toast, gravy, and eggs. I thought it was quite a delicious meal. We hung out afterwords at their house for a little bit, and then headed back home. When we got home we watched "30 Rock" an eventually passed out.
I'm running out of things to talk about, or rather my head is getting tired of thinking so I'm going to hop off of here but I will return soon and update some more. :)
Love from Sarah and Jayden!

Weekend In Review

So my weekend was actually quite entertaining. On Friday I went down to visit Nathan and, go figure, he was napping again when I arrived. :p  I had figured as much because he stopped texting me back while I was driving, so I knew he had fallen asleep. I wasn't planning on waking him up when I arrived, but when he opend his eyes to acknowledge that I was there, I thought he was waking up, so I jumped on the bed and was like "get up, get up, get up!"  To which he eventually did. After he awoke, he took me shopping at his mall and we walked around for a little while. We went into the motherhood maternity store and of course they were having a sale! I was excited about this, but at the same time didn't want him to spend a whole bunch of money of me, so I only picked up a couple of really cute items to try on. I tried on these two shirts and one dress. Let me just say this, the dress was HIDEOUS! It was by far the worst thing I have tried on in a very long time. The two shirts were super cute and i picked out the burtn sienna colored one because I liked it most. I also had tried on a couble layered grey tank top, but I wasn't liking the two layers, had it been only one or maybe if it was swen together differently, it would have been cuter, but otherwise not so much. I didn't see much else in the store that I liked so I ended up only getting the one shirt. I was happy b/c I had anew shirt and it was SUPER cute! :) Also it's different from the shirts I have in my closet so it provides me with some variety in my wardrobe now, and that's what i'm looking for. After we were done at motherhood we walked into spencers and saw some pretty hilarious stuff. They had thses really hilarious pregnant tees, but unfortunally the sizes on those were OSFM (one size fits most) and I'm most def, not the most size. LOL. They were built for like TINY girls who were maaaaybe 3-5 months along, so there was no way i would have been able to squeeze into that. It was okay though, b/c it got me thinking they can't be the ONLY store that sells shirts like that, so I decided at some point I'd look online and see if I might be able to find any there. After walking around spencers for awhile we went into victoria's secret. I thought maybe I might be able to find some cute boyshorts but, go figure, they had none of the cute ones in my size...stupid big butt....Anyways, I didn't bother looking at anything else b/c that would have just frustrated me considering they don't make their bra's big enough for me either, so I wouldn't have been to get any even if i found one that I really liked. I just sturck out when it came to shopping that day, but it was okay b/c I enjoyed being able to spend time with Nathan and walk around. I would have tried on more things had I been able to shop for normal size clothes, but right now that would have meant I was playing a guessing game, and I didn't want to take the risk of me guessing wrong. After we finished up at the mall we went over to best buy so Nate could pay his bill, and then to wal-mart b/c I thought they might be cool and have a maternity line there. Turns out wal-mart is super lame and had no such line...Another reason why Target is SOOOOO much better...but that's another story for another time.. When we finiahed up running around thete we came back to the house and put in movies and watched those until we fell asleep. The next morning Nathan had to work so I left about the same time he did and headed back home. When I got home nobody was around. Mom, dad, and Lisa had already taken off to go to Wilmington to move Lisa's stuff around, and Bee was passed out asleep still. He eventually woke up within the hour or so, and then went over to his friends house. I hopped in the shower and made myself all prettied up by putting on my new shirt. After this I decided to run over to target and pick up a few things. I wanted to try this liquid foundation I had heard about and thought it might work out better than the powder kind I already had. On my back from target I decided to call up Lacy and see if she wanted to do something. She did and told me she had to get ready and would call me when she was. I said okay and headed home. When I got home I decided to try out the foundation and see what I thought. Well it worked a lot better than I would have thought and that made me happuy and I felt really cute. Well about the time I was ready to go, Lacy had texted me sying she was also. I decided, if she was up for it. we would drive down to rock hill and I could stop in and say hey to Nathan. I wanted him to see me looking all cute with my hair scrunched and make-up on. Well go figure we got stuck in traffic and by the time we arrived he was on his break. I told him I was across the street and he told us to kill some time before he got back in the store. I decided Lacy and I could walk around the mall for a bit to kill the rest of our time, so we did. Well around 4, Nate called me and told me they let him go early and so I decided I would pop over and see him for a little bit befor ehe drove home. So we left the mall and I met him in the parking lot and talked to him for maaaybe 10 minutes and then we parted ways. Well since I didn't spend much time with him that day, I decided that I would come down to his place today (sunday) and look all cute when I arrived. Well since it was raining pretty bad he asked if I'd come get him from work, and I was like sure. This took away from my original surprise of beating him to his house and having stir fry ready for him when he arrived. Instead, we went to the store and got pork chops, creamed corn, and french frys. Then came back and cooked them for him while he played COD with the boys. It's now 11:32 and I decided I would pop on here and up date this while listening to him scream at everybody when he dies...which is happening a lot tonight...haha!   "I wouldn't have to scream if these effing people weren't on the wal-mart connection"   pssh, excuses for everything..  :p  hahahaha!!  :)
Yeah, other than that not to much has been going on. I've just been trying to think up creative fun ideas for things to do for a day trip somewhere that's not to expensive...so far all I have thought of has been going to mountains, but IDK if it'd be to hot for that, not to mention IDK what we would do when we got there. So in the meantime I'm just thinking up other possible ideas of something to do. Oh so I think it's hilarious b/c as I'm typing this Nathan is reading along...and it amuses me b/c he keeps saying he's going to update HIS blog, but hasn't done so yet....It's okay. I just think it's funny!  :D I was thinking about saying "Hey, you can't read this until you update your blog, but then I was like naah.." So now I'm just sitting here. :)  Alrighty, well I think I'm going to hop off of here and move over to fbook. Until I pop on later.

<3 Sarah (AKA The Blob) & Jayden

Title-less..

Today I woke up at 5:00am. Don't ask my why, (oh wait, that's right I had to pee, lol) Any ways, After I woke up I found myself unable to fall back asleep. I decided to text Nathan around 5:15 or so, since I knew he would be up for work, to say good morning and tell him I hope he has a good day at work. I know he's been doing inventory all week and working crazy shift hours, so I thought maybe by sending him a good morning note it would help make the day (or at least morning) pass by more quickly and brighten his day. I'm not really sure if he appreciated it since his response was "go to bed woman," but I was like oh well, "It's the thought that counts." :) While waiting for a response to my text back, I fell asleep and woke up around 6:15 or so...about an hour later. Well at this point, since I was pretty much wide awake and couldn't sleep any longer, I figured I would go ahead and get up. I didn't want to toss and turn all morning trying to fall back asleep only to wind up not doing so. Well since nobody else was awake yet, I opted to put in season 9 of friends and start watching it. I made it through almost an entire disk before I was so exhausted that I ended up falling back asleep for a little over an hour. At this point it was now about 11 or 12 o'clock so I decided, at this point, that I should probably get up and socialize with my family...or at least let them know I was alive. haha! After doing so, we didn't really have much planned for the day so I went back into my room and watched more friends and read my "What To Expect: The First Year" book. I also read up on what was happening with little Jayden this week in "What To Expect: When You're Expecting." I love these books. They are so full of such great and relevant information, and it's also nice to know I'm not crazy or the only one who wonders certain things. I think the next time I'm down at Nathan's I'm going to leave the books there for a few days, IDK if he has interest in reading them, but the other day when I was down there, I did catch him flipping through the pages, so he may have more of an interest in reading over them than I thought.
Speaking of, things with us are going great. There's no reason why they wouldn't be. We always have fun when were together and no matter what we do it's always entertaining. :) Yesterday I was walking around the mall with my sister and mom while Lisa (my sister) was looking for clothes for grad school. She's trying to acquire more of a professional casual look or a more sophisticated one for school, and interviews she will be going on. While walking around the mall and seeing all the cute clothes they have out started to make me really miss shopping and being able to get non-pregnancy clothes without having to guess if its close to right size..or if it doesn't fit b/c I'm pregnant or wondering if it will fit later. Well I texted Nathan and told him that I missed shopping and he said "we will take you shopping when I get paid." I told him he didn't have to, I was just saying...but then added, If you want to I won't be opposed ;)  He said yea why not it'll be fun. So now I can't wait for that, I know it's going to be so much fun. Not to mention I will be able to try on the craziest of things and see his reaction to them...that is, if he's up for it. LOL!  I just have to wonder what I might shop for...I'm thinking maybe something "cute, yet not so comfortable ;)"  lol. But no really...  I just don't know. I'm just so lucky to have him in my life. Not a day goes by that I don't think about how much I love him and how much we just fit together. He's so good to me and I love him so much for that. I have a few surprises/ideas up my sleeve that I'm going to do for him, I just have to wait until the opportune moment. :) Which one of them will be done within the week...so look forward to that. When I have carried out with my surprises, I will write more here, but, since I know Nathan reads this, I can't say to much to soon, or else he may figure them out, and that would ruin the surprise! :p
Oh man, so today I got the new issue of cosmo, and I haven't gotten their issue in awhile. I have skipped a couple of months, and finally decided to pick up this months just to see what kinds of things they will talk about this month. Well that inspired me to get creative and needless to say I came up with an interesting idea for a game. I'm not exactly sure how well it'll go over, but I figure it can't hurt to try, and at the very least will be amusing. :) Not to mention it will give me something to do to kill some time in my day.
Oh man, so I'm so thankful that these posts have an auto save attached to them. I just closed out of this page and was so very much hoping that all of it would somehow be saved when I got back to it...and sure enough it was! Thank you blogspot.com for being so considerate of us and our need to leave drafts open sometimes.
Well that's about all I can think to post in this one, I'll write more later.
Until Then.....

~The blob & Jayden

.......As Requested.......

So I was requested to update my blog by Nathan, so this is me doing so. I find this rather amusing b/c I have probably updated this at least 4 times in the last week and he has yet to update his, so this is me requesting him to update his  :p  (I say this b/c I know he will read this and probably do so..  :p)   Anyways, what to say....Well my cousin has returned up north to spend time at my grandparents with her dad before heading back home to her house to start band camp and school sometime in august. It was nice having her here to visit for awhile, but I'm glad things have finally settled back in to normal. It was getting hard to keep finding things to entertain her with while she was around. I got tired of playing the same games and doing the same things, so I was glad that things have settled back down into our normal routine. Don't get me wrong, I love my cousin, but I after awhile I get to needing my space, and feeling like I had to entertain her all the time was starting to feel like a chore. I'm sure she will be back next summer and it will be fun to have her around, a little different b/c at that point i'll have my son to take care of, and hopefully won't still be living at home, and will have a job, but it will be nice to see her again when she returns! :)
To get her where she needed to be that meant that we would be taking a trip up to ohio. We drove up this past weekend and stayed at my grandparents house for a couple of days. We left bright and early on friday morning and got to their house around 3pm. It wasn't a bad drive at all and it didn't feel like we were in the car for a long time. It was nice to get there and be out of the car when we finally did arrive and that started our weekend visit. Friday was a fun day and we just hung out at their house and played games and ate some delicious food and then went to bed. The next was saturday and I decided I was going to take pictures around my grandma's house to show nathan all the creepy things she keeps there, such as the dolls and other such crazy things. Katie also would be heading out this day which meant that my uncle and other grandma would be coming to pick her up. They arrived around noon and we all had a nice lunch before they headed out and took katie up to michigan for a little bit. Before they arrived I was in a rather upset mood and had to make myself cheer up so I wouldn't be bitter. I was so upset because my brother, sister, dad, and grandpa were outside shooting the rifle gun as practice and I wanted to go out and try. I was inside playing cards with my mom and katie and she was talking about how she didn't want to shoot, but the minute I said I was going to go, she was all about it. Well I walked outside to see if I could come and the first thing my dad says is "do you think it's a good idea in her condition" like I was incapable of shooting a gun b/c I was pregnant. This really hurt my feelings because the way he said it made it seem like I had this horrible thing that was wrong with me and I couldn't partake when everybody else was. I decided to walk around the house and just let the comment go b/c I didn't want to make a scene. Well when I got back to where everybody was he was like okay you want to try? So of course I did, but when I went to pick up the gun I wasn't holding it right, but I needed to hold it one way and then move it the other for it to seem comfortable to me. Well when I did that my grandpa and dad flipped out and kept telling me I needed to it another way, and I was going to but they didn't let me explain and my grandpa was like "if you're not going to do it right you can't do it all" So this really hurt my feelings and I ran away and started getting really upset. I didn't see what the big deal and I could tell they didn't think I should be doing it anyways, and I kept feeling like they were looking at me like I was breaking some law of something or I was gonna hurt myself, so I just stormed off and went inside to not be bothered. Nobody brought it up and my mom didn't even come in to see if i was okay. My dad knew he had upset me, but just did his whole "pat on the back/back rub" thing he always does and didn't say anything. Well that was even more annoying, and since my grandma's house is so small, there was no place I could go to hide out and not be bugged by anybody. I was upset for a good hour or so and then got interrupted when my grandma and uncle showed up. I was still in a sour mood when they got there so I just didn't get into conversation much b/c I didn't want to snap or end up crying for no reason. The only thing that made me feel a whole lot better was when I texted Nathan and he talked to me for a little bit. He told me he would teach me how to shoot a gun and that made me feel better b/c I knew that if my dad and grandpa wouldn't be patient with me I hoped he would at least be more willing. I was just so upset b/c my sister got to leave and tell her boyfriend that she got to shoot a 22 caliber rifle for the first time in ohio and i knew he'd be proud of her....he's got a gun and always talks about hunting and I just wanted to have a really awesome story to be able to tell my boyfriend when I got back. I didn't think it was fair that she had a cool story to tell and I had nothing. I was sad b/c I just wanted to come back with this epic story to tell nathan and he could be like "man, my girlfriend is so cool" ....but no, instead I came back with nothing. I just hope one day I will end up having a really awesome story to tell. Well now that I'm in a sad mood from reliving all of that, I'm going to write about something less upsetting.
Well our drive back home was decent, we did run into rain, but it wasn't so horrible. On the way home my dad wanted to stop by his old college where he went to school and show us what it looked like, so we did. It was kind of neat to hear his stories and see where he lived for four years of his life and where he met my mom. After that short detour, we headed home for the long hull. When we finally arrived home at about 5pm i unpacked and then repacked to head down to Nathan's. I got to his place around 630 7ish and then talked to him for a little bit before going to get some food at McDonald's. We decided we would start building his halo ship i got him for his birthday back in may and that was a fun project for us to work on. We worked on it for a couple of hours before we got tired and decided to head to bed. This morning we woke up and started working on it again. We are 2/3 of the way finished but unfortunately can't go any further due to the fact that we are missing a piece. I'm thinking it's lost somewhere in Nathan's room... Maybe he will be prompted to clean in order to find the missing piece...lol, doubtful. :p  I mean he's a guy, and in my experience, guys tend not to clean much. :p haha! After we got stuck and couldn't find the missing piece we watched tv for a little while before he decided to come in his room and play COD. I'm now sitting on his bed listening to him talk/yell at his friends and the tv while playing. I've been put-sing around facebook and dailybooth.com updating my social networks I have, and just kind of chilling. I don't know how much longer he will be playing, but I hope it's not to much longer. I think we should put in a movie and watch that as something to do, but who knows if that will happen. Anyways, all is going well on my end. I'm off to chill and play bubble shooter until Nathan finishes his game of COD. :)

xoxoxo's
Sarah & Jayden

GAH!

UUUUUGGGGGHHHH!!  I just wish I could find a job so I can have something to do, and also so I can start having money, I don't like feeling like i owe my mom money from my last two credit card bills. :/  OIY! I just really need something to do! Like now! This is getting to be a bit to insane for me! I'm going crazy sitting inside all day. It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't as hot out, b/c then I would go down to the park and walk around or just sit by the water and enjoy the view, but forget that happening in this heat, i'd die the minute i got to the bench to sit. I just don't know what to do....I'm running out of things to entertain myself. :(  Oh well, i guess i will figure something out....
Until later.

<3 Sarah & Jayden

blah blog.

So my cousin is leaving friday. I'm looking forward to things returning to normal around here and it being pretty mellow all the time. I feel bad when i shut myself in my room b/c i don't want to be around people b/c i know i'll snap or because everybody is driving me nuts with their tapping or acting aniexty, that i don't like to be around them. Since she's returning home, that means we have to take her to ohio, and that's an 8 hour drive up to my grandparents, and an 8 hours ride smashed in the backseat of the car. :( oh joy! I plan on bringing my computer, ipod, and headphones so that i can drown out the annoyingness of being stuck in the back. I'm looking forward to my brother coming back home, b/c at least his anexity moments are predictable and i know when he'll start tapping. Anyways, I was wishing that i didn't have to go b/c nathan has the weekend off and i would have loved to have spent time with him. Not to mention the ride up is going to suck b/c i'm going to be cramped and have to pee often, which will drive my dad nuts having to stop every so often. Seriously the more I type I contemplate driving my own car up there. In the long run it'd be probably be better for me, but I just don't want to. Anyways, enough of this. On to something else.
I don't think I'm going to sleep very well tonight. It's already 12:15 and I'm not tired. I have a lot of things going through my head right now. I can't shut off of my brain and just relax, so I will resort to watching friends and blogging right now.
I've been told by lots of people that I'm not the jealous type and I try really hard not to be, but every once in awhile it does pop out, and I end up with green monster of envy/jealousy hanging over my head. It's never for the same reason, sometimes it's because attention is being taken away from somebody, or because i like the new shirt this girl has. Maybe it's even because the girl sitting next to me is a little skinner than me and i wonder what it'd be like to be her. Whatever the reason I find it does pop out from time to time and I can't help it. I always try to keep it at bay but after awhile it starts to creep up and I can't help but thinking all these crazy things. But usually after time it starts to go away and I forget about it, but sometimes it just stays around and I can't help it. I don't want to be the jealous type, but i just can't help it. It's like no matter how hard I try to hide it, it just keeps coming back. :/  I guess that makes me a bad person, who knows?! But I'm trying to work on it......
Anyways, enough of that, just something I was thinking about. Oh man, so it's late and I was sitting here thinking about what I used to do when it'd be late and I would have nothing to do, and I started thinking about how Nathan and I used to text all the time like 24/7 until all hours of the night. We used to stay up until sometimes 3am typing to each other about the most randomest of things. I miss those days sometimes. We would talk about everything and anything and even some other equally crazy stuff. Maybe we ran out of things to talk about, or since we started dating and seeing each other all the time we just don't text that much, but idk. I mean don't get me wrong, we talk about everything, but never until 2 or 3am and late into the day. Or when we do it's the same old same old, "how was your day? What are you up to? etc..."  kinds of questions and not a set topic like dinosaurs or something as completely crazy and out there.
Well anyways, I think I'm going to get off here and hop into some comfy clothes! Night everybody!

<3 Sarah & Jayden

Shower News! :)

So last time I was here I kept saying how excited I was for my baby shower and how I couldn't wait, so I think an update is due as to how that went and everything we got. I had an excellent time (despite being on house arrest upstairs until about 1:00pm)! Amber and Nathan showed up around 12ish and saved me from being to bored hanging out upstairs by my lonesome. They had great timing b/c I had just finished getting ready and was wondering what I was going to do until I was allowed downstairs. Around 12:45 my grandma made us all grilled cheese and tomato soup b/c we so hungry. It was very delicious and afterwords we were all able to go downstairs and see the decorations and everything they had been working on. I thought my sister and mom did a great job with it all and even picked out a super cute cake! It has a monkey on it and said "Congratulations Sarah and Nathan" I had great time playing the games and spending time with my family and friends. It was a good turnout, and although not everybody could make it, those who did had a great time and really enjoyed themselves. We got a lot of great stuff including a stroller with matching car seat and even a dragonfly yellow and grey pack-n-play. Not to mention everybody was very generous with the clothes, stuffed animals, diapers, and other such necessities. Amber got us the coolest thing ever. It's a bathtub that's in the shape of a rubber duck and it's inflatable, and the coolest part is, when you squeeze the nose/beak it makes quack quack noises! I wonder if they make them in adult sizes?! lol! It's such a great gift and will def. come in handy when we have to bathe the baby from being all dirty. :)  I love the stuffed animals, clothes, and even diapers we received from everybody. I will certainly say that Nathan and I are off to a great start when it comes to what we will be needing for when "Ultimus" arrives in October.  Overall the shower was wonderful and I really enjoyed it. I'm super excited for the one Nathan's mom is going to throw us, as well as the one Jenny and Tina are planning in Greensboro! (speaking of, I really need to get them a guest list....I will have to work on that tomorrow, so it's not like a week before and they are freaking out on me)

On Sunday I went down to Nathan's to spend some time with him since he had the day off and I really wanted to see him. I'm trying to get down there as much as I'm able to because I miss him a lot these days when he's not around and I enjoy our time spent together. Well when I arrived his lazy butt was still asleep in bed, which i had a feeling was going to happen. So I decided I'd climb in with him and take a nap since I was still tired from being up early. It took about 10-15 minutes of me laying there for him to decide he wanted to get up and get ready for the day. He took a shower and then cleaned his room while I piddled around online for a little bit. Afterwords we went out to lunch at applebee's and then went to the new Harry Potter movie. I was glad he decided to go with me, b/c I really hoped we would see the second part together since the first time we hung out we went to see the first part together. It just so happened that it would out to which we would do so, which means....the next movie we have to see is winnie the pooh! :) lol. Nathan is like I don't want to see that movie, and I'm 100% convinced that i'm going to be able to get him to come with me, but I just don't know anymore. All I can say, is i'm determined to see it before it goes out of theaters!  But anyways, back to potter. It was a really good. Not nearly as sappy as i thought it was going to be. There was only one part that made me really want to cry, otherwise I think the way the killed off the characters and everybody was done well and not in a super sad/sappy way. I enjoyed the way they put it all together and the way they wrapped it up. It makes me really want to read the books from where I left off. (I only ever made it to book 5, and only about the first 4 chapters, before I was tired of reading the potter books) I think the next time I try and read them I will start there so it will be new information I'm reading and I will stick with it longer.  But it was an excellent movie and I'm glad Nathan took me to go see it.
After the movie we went back to his place and watched the end of the world cup, which was interesting enough to say the least. While watching it we worked on his simpsons 3D puzzle ball he got. It was to crazy to do, and we ended up using the cheat numbers on the back. haha. We worked on the puzzle for about 30 minutes and then watched swamp people for about 2 hours, and then Nate let me switch it over to something different if I wanted to. I took advantage of that and switched it to bridezillas which I think made him angry and left him wanting to punch the TV b/c of the annoying crazy girls and the guys who he decided were totally whipped. I assured him I would never get that crazy and that I didn't understand how they could flip over the stupidest things! I think we both agreed that the show is just to crazy to watch. After a couple episodes of their screaming and yelling, we decided to change the channel and settled on a movie called cyberbully. It was alright, kind of annoying, and showed how stupid people can get online. I didn't like the ending and was disappointed in it, but thought it was overall an okay movie, if you were in high school, or dealing with the things they talked about. Aside from that I wouldn't really recommend it. Well after that was over we decided to hit the hay and go to bed. It was midnight and Nathan had to get up the next morning and work.

That brings us to today. Today was a fairly boring day. Nothing to exciting happen, though we did get a new security system installed, completely free of change, that allows us to be able to be directly connected to the police/fire department/etc in case of a true emergency. It was interesting to hear the guy talk about the features it has as well and other stuff. He was a younger guy so my mom was asking him questions like what he did for school and how he got into this. Turns out it's his summer job and he's from california! It was weird but he seemed cool and provided my mom with tuns of info on the new system. He came around and said they were doing this to promote their company and would upgrade our old system free of charge if we agreed to display their sign in our front yard. My mom was skeptical at first, but once she found out the monthly payment would stay the same as the one we had before she didn't see why not. I figure might as well, especially when my dad is always paranoid when we go on vacay or away for a weekend. I guess now when we go to ohio we won't have to worry about anything getting stolen or damaged.  It even has this key fob like thing that activates and deactivates your alarm while you're siting in your car in your driveway. It's really cool b/c then you can just press a button and it's armed when you're already outside of the house and all with just the push of a button.

But anyways, tomorrow I'm going to so I be pricked and have my blood drawn so they can make up and prepare my shot i have to get on wednesday b/c of my blood type. It's got something to do with a monkey gene, and either I have it or i'm lack mooresville ing it, and that's why i have to get this shot. I believe it's that i'm lacking it since my blood type is negative, and they have to give me this so my body doesn't fight off a possible negative blood type pregnancy if i wanted to have more kids down the line. It's a way of preparing me so I can have more children without complications, if i so choose to do so at some point. Wednesday is my "super fun" appointment (note the sarcasm) where I have to drink my bottle of goo and hope I don't end up with gestational diabetes, which is a possibility. I'm hoping I don't b/c I really like ice cream and I other sweets and I couldn't imagine not being able to eat them until october or so. I will be 28 weeks or 7 months tomorrow, for those of you who are keeping track. I'm in my last tri-mester and plugging along great. I don't feel like I've gained much weight up to this point, but I'm sure that won't last much longer and I'll be gaining lots like a crazy person. Lol.

Well I'm getting sleepy and I have to be up early tomorrow, not to mention I'm kind of running out of things to talk about, so I think I'm going to call it a night and hit the hay.

Until Next Time~

~The Blob & Ultimus      .......(i got in trouble for calling him blob jr. the last couple of times. I guess     ...                                                Nathan just doesn't get it, lol)

Mental Note....

CANT BE AROUND THE FOLLOWING SCENTS:    Onions, Spicy food, Herbs, Ground Beef.

Going to be eating dinner in my room tonight b/c mom cooked some herby onion potatoes tonight and it's killing me! I was going to eat outside, however it is raining  :(   that being said, i will be forced to have to eat upstairs in my room in my bed. Oh well. Better than sitting at the table and gagging every five seconds...  At least I'm being considerate of others and not letting them listen to me. Okay imperative that i spray down my room now. Anywho, if anybody was keeping track those are the current things I can't stand being cooked. Just throwing that out there. :)

~The Blob & Blob Jr.

The time is....

The time is 10:19am. I have been up since 8:19am. I'm tired, but also glad to be awake b/c now I will get to sleep sooner tonight, which means that tomorrow and the baby shower will arrive faster!  I had to get up early today b/c mom had the carpet cleaner guy come and he showed up at 9:00am, which meant that I needed to be up earlier so that I could hop in the shower and get dressed by the time he arrives.
It's now 11:20am the carpet guy left about 30 minutes ago and now I'm thinking it's lunch time. Time to feed the beast. Sooo hungry.
Until next time.
~The blob & Blob Jr.

More News...

So I guess since I started keeping up with this again, I should do just that and give you an update.
Well the last couple of days around here have been pretty mellow. Not really a whole lot of anything going on. Mostly just me spending time with bee, katie, and my mom, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, however I'm at the point now where if I have to play another card/board game, or play any more wii i might just explode. IDK how I'm going to survive the drive to Ohio with my three of us smashed in the back seat. :/ I guess, as my mom always says, "I'll cross that bridge when I get there." Until then I've got more important things to think about. Like my baby shower on Saturday! I'm still SUPER excited for it and I can't wait until then!
There's a lot going on b/w now and then which should certainly keep my mind occupied and not being anxious about it finally arriving, which has proven itself difficult to this point. Today my mom has the house cleaners coming and they are going to dust and clean the entire house so it will be ready for the shower. Tomorrow she has the carpet cleaners coming to get out all the dog smell and make it look super nice around here for whenever everybody arrives. Speaking of the canine, we sent him to Bed and Biscuit (an upscale boarding place) where he will be spending the next few days until we pick him up from the shower. I'm glad he won't be around, mostly b/c now my allergies won't freak out on me half way through the shower and also we won't have to worry about him not liking anybody who shows up and possibly biting them. He's kind of a protective canine, which is a pain in the butt, b/c if you are a boy and tall and pet him he tends to not like you, which is why I'm glad he won't be there.
My sister is supposed to be coming home at some point today whenever she gets around to leaving wilmington, which i know has to be hard since her life and boyfriend are there, and when she comes home it's just kind of mellow and boring. Which believe me, nobody knows this one more than I do. Tomorrow my grandparents are showing up for the shower and that will be great b /c then i will have more people to talk to, and it'll be different topics of conversation. At this point I feel like i've covered every topic with mom and katie, minus the ones that would be incredibly awkward to talk about. Or the ones I can't tell my cousin b/c that would weird.   (this is sooooooo totally random i know, but i just had to spell checker to fix the word awkward, and who knew it was spelled with two w's???)  anyways, where was i? oh yea, topic of conversations with people. Speaking of, I have been wanting to CHUCK my phone across the room at a cement wall for days now. I haven't been able to talk to Nathan via text and it's been driving me crazy. I feel like i haven't talked to him in forever, even though we've talked everyday on facebook for at least an hour each time, but still. I miss being able to text him right before i head to bed to see how his day was, or tell him goodnight and that i love him. It's driving me nuts! The thing that bothers me the most about it that I will clearly have 2 bars of service and when i go to send a text message it says "network unavailable" or "network busy, try again" I'm like WTF phone?!?!   This is stupid!!!!!!!  Not the mention if i walk to the end of my driveway and get only 1X for service I have no problem sending my message. Yet if I'm in my room and i have 1X II with the two bars of service, it won't let me send anything. I just don't understand. I think it's technology's way of sticking it to the man, and unfortunately I'm the man. :(   UGH!
Anywho, that's about all i have for right now. I'm sure as my day goes on, I'll have more to post up here, but for now I'll just leave you with this.....

<3  The Blob

Much Much Much Needed Update.

Well hello there people, long time no talk! I'm no good at keeping up with these things, but since i don't have much else to do these days i figured i'd pop back on here, as it'd be a great way to express myself and get some thoughts out there. (yeah i know, that was a horrible run-on sentence, but i so don't care. lol)

Anyways, where to start?! Well lets see, I believe I updated you on my being pregnant. Initially it took some getting used to since it was a bit of a shock, but now i couldn't be happier about it and i'm soo excited for the little guy to pop out so we can meet him in october. We found out we're having a boy and he's due october 11th. Most days i'm so ready for him to be here so he can be a part of our life and keep us entertained with all the silly little things he's going to do but at the same time, as ready as i am for him to be here, I also know he has to stay inside a little longer and finish growing. He's now up to two pounds, if you can believe it! I'm 27 weeks along to the day, and so far all has been going well! I have been contemplating the idea of taking one of the classes they offer about babies, or a Lamaze class, or something like that but idk if nathan would be up for it. I'm thinking of all of the classes, the two of us would benefit the most from doing like an infant 101 class, or something to that extent. I thought about the Lamaze classes, but after talking to my mom, i think it would give me waaaay to much information, and i'd be even more freaked out the day of delivery than if i knew just enough info and nothing more. That's how i'm different i guess you could say. I keep telling everybody i'm on a need to know basis, and if i don't need to know something, then please don't tell me b/c my mind will wander and run with that thought until it was kept me awake at night. So that's one of the reason I'm thinking doing a Lamaze class wouldn't be such a good idea for me. Mom says it would help me to know how to breathe and all that, but i figure i could have her teach me what to do and it'd be like a win win...without getting more info than needed. lol! When it comes to the little guy though, i want to know everything i'm able to when he shows up. Nathan's sister got us this book called "What to expect the first year" and i haven't been able to put it down! I love it. It's got so much great information from everything to choosing the right pediatrician for your little guy, to how to change diaper and when he may start talking to everything in between. It's a great reference and i'm so glad she got it for us.....now i just have to finish reading it so nathan can look over it if he so feels inclined. lol! I have baby shower that my sister and mom have worked on putting together this upcoming saturday (the 16th) and i'm super excited about it! I know that nathan is excited too and i'm glad he was ale to work out his schedule so he'll have the day and will be able to be there to see what everybody has gotten us. :)

Here's to catching you up on my whole job status and what's been going down in that universe... :/
I quit my job at express back in may due to stress and shitty management and trying to cope with everything else going on. It was such a relief to be away from it, but after about 2 weeks i started to think i had made the worst decision ever. Ever since then I have had a heck of a time trying to find a new job. I have gone on 4 interviews all of which have ended in nothing. It sucks b/c I keep feeling like nobody wants to take a chance on me because i'm pregnant and I would have to leave in october when i went into labor for a bit, but would be back as soon as possible. No matter what i tell them, I feel like i can't win. It's getting harder now b/c i'm creeping into my last tri-mester and that means my odds of finding a job are pretty slim. Knowing that is hard b/c i feel like I shouldn't be spending money b/c i don't have, but at the same time i don't want nathan to have to do everything when we go out. I've started paying for dinner or lunch more frequently when we go out b/c i don't want him to feel like he has to provide everything. It's just hard b/c i'm so torn b/w what i want to do and what should i do. I feel like if nathan pays for everything everytime we go out that i'm a burden to him, and i don't want him to think that, b/c i'm certainly not trying to be one at all, yet at the same time, i feel like if i spend money on my card i'm going to hear about how my bill was a little more than it was last time from my mom (since she's paying for it right now b/c i have no money at the moment.) It's just hard on me sometimes b/c i know nathan wants us to have a place, but it's hard b/c without an income on my end, it's put that on hold. I feel terrible about this b/c i feel like i'm failing somehow by not being able to find a job. Not to mention Nathan has now started looking into taking on a second job where he used to work on top of his crazy full time hours at lowes. I just hope that if he does decide to take the second job that it doesn't end up wearing him out bc if that happened i would feel especially bad.

I keep thinking how awful i feel b/c at this point that i'm unable to provide for ultimus (that's our nickname for the baby, until we come up with something else) and I can't do all these great things I want to for nathan. I keep thinking about what's going to happen if i can't find a decent job by the end of the year. I'm really trying not to think about the negative things so much, but at the same time i have to, b/c it may end up being a possibility. It just sucks because I have soooooooo many great things i keep thinking i want to do for nathan and things i'd love to buy for ultimus, but the lack of money at the moment has not allowed me to do so.

I think the worst day of it all was on nate's birthday. I had just spent the last of the money i had saved up from my job, a few weeks earlier on gas, and was unable to get him the birthday present i really wanted to. I ended up getting him something else and he said he liked it, but in my head my original idea was going to be great. I could see his reaction and how happy he would have been and i felt really bad that i wasn't able to get it for him. I have a plan that i'm already working on to get it for him for christmas b/c i know he will just love it and i just want to see his reaction when he opens it.

On a much happier and positive note: Things with Nate and I are going so well. I find myself falling more and more in love with him everyday, and I miss him now more than ever when he's not around. I keep hoping the first time that i feel the baby kick he will be around to experience it so that he doesn't feel left out, b/c i really would hate it if he's feeling that way. I know we don't have the most ideal situation, what with me being at home in Huntersville and him being 45 minutes away down in Bessemer City, but we are making it work. I try to get down there as much as can, especially now, b/c i find i sleep better when he's next to me at night, and i'm also loving his company and miss him when he's not around. He's done so much for me and I don't know how lucky i got to find such a great guy. He's so caring and sweet. He knows how to cheer me up when i'm feeling blue. How to push my buttons and drive me crazy, yet still somehow manage to make me fall more in love with him every day. He's a one of a kind guy and I'm proud to say he's mine. I may not always show it and sometimes i might seem like it's an annoyance, but i'm so thankful for everyday we are able to spend together. I couldn't ask for a better guy to be raising a child with. I have no doubt he's going to make a great father and I can't wait until october when we can both start in our new roles as mom and dad. :)

On a different, and slightly more comedic note, I'm finding myself to be more and more scatterbrained as the weeks go by. Normally i'm already clumsy and a bit of a ditz, but these days it's getting so much worse. I have found myself mid sentence talking and completely forgetting what it is that i'm saying, or where i was going with the point i was trying to make. It's kind of funny, but also very annoying at times. Not to mention I am slowly losing my ability to multi-task. I used to be able to carry on conversations, watch tv, and be on the computer at the same time and be fully aware of what was going on in each area, but now it's like impossible. In fact, i just had to leave the theater room where my cousin was watching tv b/c i kept getting distracted and was unable to think clearly to finish writing this blog post. I also have found myself mixing up my words in my sentence order. For example if i was trying to say, "the dog just crossed the road," it would some how come out of my mouth as, "road just crossed the dog." How sad is that?! It's to the point where the person will know what i'm trying to say, but at the same time will have to re-order everything just to understand me. haha!

Oh man I just finished reading over this and adding and taking away from it, and right before i posted it my computer died. I was flipping out b/c i was thinking "oh man, if this crap didn't save, and i have to re-write all of this i'm going to be sooo angry." But thankfully it was all here, so no anger needed.

Were having tacos for dinner tonight, mom left to go to work, and put me and katie in charge. I'm okay with that, with the exception that i can't cook ground beef right now b/c the smell of it makes me want to throw up. I told my dad what the plan for dinner was and then told him he had to cook the ground beef because i couldn't and katie didn't know how to.

Oh, speaking of, my cousin katie has been staying with us for the past week or so, and it has been nice to have her around. Though I do wish lisa was back, b/c i miss her not being here. Lisa and katie are two different people. For example, i can talk to my sister about sex, (not that i do, but if i wanted to it wouldn't be akward), Katie however i wouldn't talk to b/c that would be weird. Not to mention Lisa and katie are on totally different mind sets. Katie is still in the high school mindset and dealing with home drama and friends drama, which is fine, but i miss being able to talk to lisa about relationships and moving in with people and the whole topic of "more adult things." Katie has been fun to have around, but there's only so much we can do. We've played just about every game in the house, she's finished up her "project" and we've even worked on a puzzle. It's been fun, but i'm getting to the point where i'm tired of feeling like i need to entertain her. I want to be able to just sit in my room and tune everybody out for 2 hours and not feel like i'm leaving her sitting there bored out of her mind. That's another reason why i'm hoping lisa will come hom soon. She has been in wilmington since like the 1st or 2nd of july b/c she wanted to spend the 4th with steve. I totally understand her wanting to stay longer b/c she misses him and hasn't been away from him for more than like a week since they basically started going out. She was going to come back this past weekend, but decided to push her stay out until thursday or friday. I really hope she's home thursday but i wouldn't blame her if she didn't come back until friday. As long as she is here for my baby shower on saturday i will be okay. If she stays in wilmington and misses it, i will be very sad.

We are going to go ohio for four or five days near the end of the month to take katie home and go pick up bee at my grandparents house. I'm looking forward to getting away and having something different to do, but at the same time, it's going to suck b/c i'm going to be so far away from nathan and i'm going to miss him like crazy. I already miss him and i just saw him this morning before he left to go to work. Idk, call me weird but i'm ready to start our own daily routine where he's up and gone to work and i'm watching the baby and then have dinner and hugs and kisses for him when he returns home from work. I want to be able to spoil him and get to spend as much time with him as i can......nathan says i'm being clingy, but i don't look at it that way. To me it's more of how i show him i love him, by spending as much time with him as i can and missing him when he's not around. So i say, call it clingy, call it crazy, call it what you will, but i'm going to call it love, b/c, gosh darnit, i love that boy so much! :)



xoxo's
~Sarah

See...

See...I can never keep with up these things! I don't even remember the last time i was on here to make an update. I guess i should just write about randomness since the chances of this being anything other than that is very rare, lol. so anyways...i found i'm pregnant so that's been super exciting! Not sure yet if it's a boy or a girl, but i'm due october 11th, so i'm now about 12 weeks along! I think once i find a more stable job and something where i know about how much i'll be getting paid each week, nathan and i will start more seriously looking for a place of our own. I'm hoping that will be soon, b/c i hate this only getting to see him like 1 or 2 days a week. I liked it better when we could spend lots of days together! :)  I always miss him when he's away for ever, or when i'm away forever! :(  On the upside, things with us are going great! He came up and celebrated my birthday with me and quite possibly got me the bestest gift ever!!  I got a GIANT WINNIE THE POOH!!!!!!!  I was soooooooo excited! I couldn't believe it! He is just so great! I don't know how i got so lucky to have found him in my life! :)  He also got me glee themed uno and a minnie the mouse towel! :) I will take them with me to florida when we go and have it when we lay on the beach! :) That i'm looking forward to very much! We are going down for a week and staying with my grandparents and going to the beach and disney world!!!!  I'm super excited about disney! I haven't been there in forever! I am also excited b/c i will be able to show him around where i grew up and show him the house the i used to live in. I also got in touch with one of my friends jessica from elementary/middle school and we are hoping to get together for lunch or dinner or something while i'm down there! I haven't seen her in forever! Probably been about maybe 8 years or so. I hope nathan will have fun while we are down there! I'm sure he will! :)  Right now i'm watching winnie the pooh with my brother and working on compiling a list of disney movies i would like to accumulate over time. :)  I thought it would be a good idea, that way if somebody asks me what movies i would like i can just give them a few ideas from my list! :)  Well, i think that's about all i got for now..


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Lots and Lots!

Sooooo, a lot has happened over the last few days! Kind of big news, but not everybody knows yet, so i'm holding out of saying anything on here, but that was a bit shocking and now is just really exciting! :) I'm searching for a new job, or some sort of other source of income, b/c i'm not getting enough hours and over the last 2 weeks i worked a total of 23 hours, and that just doesn't cut it. So now i'm working really hard on trying to find another job and like super mad fast too, b/c i'm getting tired of getting lectured at work...like i would understand if i wasn't being productive, and if i was slacking off, but i'm not, so i don't feel i should be lectured for honestly answering your question..it's BS, if you're gonna ask me a question, i'm going to give you an honest answer, don't tell me i'm being negative..that's just not right! GAH! whatever, seriously needing a new job, if anybody knows of one, please let me know!!!!!!!  :D   Alrighty, well i'm going to switch out movies and pop in another one. i'm off of here for awhile. :)

~The Blob~


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Sick of this stupid crap....

Okay seriously work....WTF?!?!  If you are going to schedule me to work, then please let me come in, please don't call me anymore telling me you have had to cut my shift...at first i didn't mind it, nooooow however, i'm needing the hours and money, and i need something to do!!  This is just crazy! On another note..it's definitely made me start a more rigorous job hunt to find something else!!  I have it calculated that i need to find a job where i'm clocking at least 40 hours a week where i get at least 10 dollars an hour, because then i can have money for a place to live, and also i will be able to have extra spending money on the side! So now my job hunt starts and i must find something that will give me more hours than 6 a week!!  B/c this week was just insanely crazy! I mean like wow! it was just nuts! but yea, anyways, tomorrow is the superbowl and Nathan is coming over when he gets off of work and were going to have crab dip, and bbq, and lots of other delicious food, and will watch the big game when it's on!!  I'm kind of excited, b/c this will be the first i will watch from start to finish without interruptions! It's going to be a lot of fun! :) Alrighty, well friends is calling my name, so i'm heading to be a blob in bed and watch friends!
Until Later...

~Blob~
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booooooooooooooooooooooored!!

OMG! I'm sooooooooo bored! I have nothing to do, and I'm slowly running out of things to do! This is killing me! I wish Nathan wasn't working, I miss him so much and I would go visit him right now if he was home!
On another note...My cousin's fiance wanted me to try on a dress when i got a chance, and i did, but i totally hate it! It fits weird and hangs in all the wrong place..not to mention when i sit down, or bend over, or anything, it's like hello world, here is my underpants! lol! but If she does decide to go with this style of dress, i will find a way to pull it off, and maybe it will be possible for me to have it taken down so it hangs longer, but i'm not sure, i will just have to wait and see what happens when the time comes.
So, I won't lie, having three days off has been nice, however i'm going on half way through the 3rd day and i'm already wishing i was working or doing something else..i think i will use this time to browse around on craigslist or something and see what i can find as far as possible jobs out there...maybe i can even find a nannying job that will pay like 200 a week, or more..who knows..but I'm getting restless at express, and i think it's time for me to move on and start looking into something more permanant..or at the very least, something that pays more than 7.50 an hour..b/c that's just not cutting it for me!! Well, I will keep you posted! tootles for now!


~The Blob~
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Help A Friend??

One of my friends Maurice is trying to get help from people to fund his movie. Donations start as little as $1, and range up $1,000 or more! If you are interested in learning more, or know of somebody who might be interested, please have a look at the following link and check it out! It's a very moving film, and I think he's going to take it places when he's completed it! :) I hope you will at least check out the link, and maybe post it on your page, or send it along to somebody you think will put a dollar or so towards it! Anyways, enough about this yammer, here's the link, i hope you enjoy it! :)


http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1278392556/ask-for-angela-an-honest-film-about-todays-prostit?ref=email

B/c I was told..

So I was told to update my blog, so this is me, updating my blog. I have no idea what i'm going to say, b/c i haven't really thought of anything profound, or interesting, or even worthwhile for that matter, but since i haven't really done this recently, aaand i was told to update, this is me doing so, without any other reason than simply that. Maybe as i write, something will pop into my head that i can talk about with deep meaning or understanding, or maybe i'll come up with something intellectual to say where i can use a big word such as antidisestablishmentarianism or something of that nature. Who knows. I'm mostly just writing b/c Nathan told me to update my blog...which, by the way, you haven't updated your blog in awhile, so maaaaybe I should just not post this until you do, and see how long that takes. hahaha!! :) Naaah, I'll post it, i just think it's funny! :)
Oh, so I started my hunt for a commercial editing job today...nothing was on craigslist that looked interesting, so i now have to figure out another route, and another place to go. I'm not sure how well that will go, but i'm open for trying, at least that way i can't say i didn't....  but yea. aside from that not much else is going on...OH! how about this for some shit....i was scheduled to work today from 10am until 2pm, and around 9:30 they called me and told me i didn't have to go in. I was alright with that, but at the same time was like well crap, now what am i going to do?! I soon found something to do, and later stopped by work to grab my schedule for the week and that's when i got mad. I found out that i was called out of work b/c one of the guys had shown up for his call-in shift when he wasn't needed and instead of sending him home, they just called me out, so he took my shift, and i got to stay home. Now normally i wouldn't mind this, however, these days i've been going back and forth b/w nathan's alot that i am need of all the hours i can get so that when my credit card bill comes in with gas i can have some money to pay it off. I did enjoy my day off though, but it does suck at the same time b/c i have the day of tomorrow as well, so now i'm really not going to know what to do with my time! It's so crazy! I would go and visit Nathan, but he's working like mad early now b/c he's got inventory all this week so he has to get up at 4:30am so he can be to work by 5:30am; and I'm kind of a lazy person and like to lay in bed until like 10am or so, and so if he left early i know i wouldn't be able to fall back asleep without him there as easliy, so i just stay here for now anyways. It's okay b/c it makes the time we do get to spend together that much more special! :)
Speaking of..I got the best valentines day gift for him today! :) I'm really hoping he likes, but i'm sure he will. I had sooooooo many ideas of possible things i could do, but i didn't want to go crazy and go waaay overboard, so i did something, but i won't say what becaue i know he reads this, but I have sooo many other ideas for his birthday or a just because i wanted to gift, that i just couldn't do them all at one point. :)  But I'm just going to have to sneak them all and make a scavenger hunt out of it..see if he can figure out the clues to find them all! :) haha...hummmm...another idea...i think so. :) lol. but yea, anyways....I'm looking forward to this weekend, it's the superbowl, and idk what i'm doing yet, but i want to watch it no matter where i end up. :) It's going to be a good game i have a feeling.
OH MAN! So i was at the store today, and i saw these massive cards...i'm talking like at least a foot and half tall, they were sooo HUGE! I thought they were soo cute! I was reminded of when my friend ashley got one freshman year and it sang to her, it was soo funny! I had forgotten the giant cards existed! :)
I was going to post about something else, but I can't seem to think of what it was I was going to say, I think maybe I am getting tired and am in need of some sleep! yea, that's a very good possibility...i mean, it's either that..or i'm slowly freezing into a Popsicle, and i have bad brain freeze that's impairing my ability to think of what i was going to say...but either way, i'm out of here for tonight!


xoxo's ...the blob...



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Hey Now...

I'm not the only one who needs update my blog...  :p   lol!  And yes..in case you are wondering, I am talking to you!

Road Trip!

So this weekend was sooo much fun!!  Nathan and I decided to take a road trip to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences up in Raleigh since we both had the weekend off of work. :)  It was a long drive, though it didn't feel like it was that bad going up, though coming home we were both tired, so it made for a much longer drive. When we arrived, the place they had to parking was filled to the max, so we had to drive about a block away and park on the street like the other cars were doing. It was a nice day, so I didn't mind the walk, despite it being a little bit chilly outside. :)  When we arrived to the museum, we went into one building first and walked around downstairs and into the gift shop. After that, we proceeded to head into the main museum where we began our journey by walking around looking at all the really neat things they had. Each floor was a little bit different, complete from dinosaurs to the forest, and everything in between! It was really fun to see all the things they had on display and they way it was laid out. :) I especially liked the huge waterfall they had in the forest exhibit! I thought it was really cool! :) After walking through the first couple of floors we stopped to eat some lunch b/c Nathan was starving and we hadn't really eaten anything, so we got some food, which was delicious! :) I had  a ham sandwhich, and nathan had fries, and pizza. :) It was a nice break from the walking, and filled out bellies up until next time we would eat! :) After lunch we proceeded to walk around the last floors in the museum only before finishing up there and hunting for all the down escalators! haha! :)  After we were done walking around we went into the gift shop and I found a cute heart shape necklace and i got that to remember our road trip! :)  Once we were done walking around the museum, we proceeded to hop back into the car and drive home. On our way back home, we stopped in gso so i could stop into Jakes and say hey, and show Nathan where i went to college, and the place we always hung out at. We didn't stay in town long and soon enough we were on our way to concord mills mall to walk around there for a bit. :) While walking around, we stopped in the disney store :D and also walked into the bass pro shop and books a million. The mall had really changed since I was there last, and I couldn't believe it! It was a nice break from being in the car all day b/c i'm pretty sure we were both sick of siting on our bums! haha! :) After the mall we headed to blockbuster to grab some movies and then went to get some food so we could have something to eat. We got back to his place and put in grandma's boy and ate our dinner. After that movie finished up we put in man on fire, which i fell asleep about half way through. I said i was going to take a 30 minute nao, but i ended up sleeping all night long! After that movie...i think natthan started to watch blade trinity, but he passed out in the middle so when we got up this morning, we finished watching that, as well as legend of the guardians and charlie st. cloud. Both of which were pretty good! :)  During Charlie St. Cloud, Amber and Kenzie showed up and they stayed and hung out with us for the rest of the day until Brandon got off of work later. When he showed up they stayed for a little bit, and then headed out about 8pm or so. I was next to go, and I headed homje around 9pm for Nathan could get some sleep since he has to be up at like 4ish or so for work rtomorrow. I also have to get up early,. but not near thaaaat early. Speaking of early..it's now about 11:30pm and I need to say goodnight and hit the hay! So until next time....This is the blob saying, adios!


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Weekend Fun!

This weekend Nathan and I both have off of work so we decided to do something fun and take a road trip to Raleigh and go see the museum of natural history they have! I'm looking forward to it and I think it's going to be a great time! It's supposed to be 4 floors of really neat exhibits and different things to look at, I'm excited to see what the adventure will bring about! :)  That being said, I'll head down to his place tonight around 9:30ish when he gets off of work, and then we will leave from there tomorrow morning at like 7am! Sooooo early, but it is a 3 hour drive, so I don't blame him for wanting to get up and go, I think it will be better that way anyways because we will arrive there around 10 or 10:30 depending on traffic and then have the entire day to explore the museum and if we finish up there early other possible cool places in raleigh too! :)   Overall I'm sure this weekend is going to be very very fun! :D
Last night Nathan came here and I made fruit pizza with lots of kiwi's b/c i know how much he likes them! :) After he arrived we hung out here for a bit finishing his intro, and then proceeded on to go to Killington's for dinner...or as he likes to call it "Kirklands" lol! :)  The service there was not very good and we were all disappointed. We came to the conclusion that it's much better to go to for lunch, b/c dinner is just slow and not good. We didn't get our drinks refilled as often as we would have liked, it took awhile for our order to be taken..it was just all around not a place to go back to for dinner that's for sure! Next time we will have to go somewhere better..like longhorn, or chili's or o'charleys, or some place like that. :)  On second thought, maybe I will be better and I can hunt through the recipe books and find something really satisfying to make for dinner! :)  That would be even better than going out to eat!
On another note, I just downloaded some more songs to listen to on my drive to and from Nathan's. I have been going down there so often, that i've exhausted all of the music i have on my CDs and in my ipod. I decided it was time that i get some more music to listen to on my drive. :)
Well, I have to finish washing my jeans  and go throw some things together to take with me tonight.
Until Next Time...



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Career Possibility..

So I was sitting at Nathan's the other night, and we were working on editing something together for him. I hadn't really piddled around with FCP since Jen's wedding b/c I was so tired of working on projects I just kind of gave up on film, and all things related to it. Well, while we were working on piecing together a video of his, I was sitting there thinking I really love doing this, and I enjoy the satisfaction when everything comes together and it's all done and finished. At the same moment I thought that, I also realized I didn't ever want to work on a large project. I was thinking what could I work on that's like short in length and would also involve film? I started thinking and nothing popped into my head. Then a little while later, I was thinking about the episode of FRIENDS where chandler goes into advertising and has to come up with an idea for a commercial for these new skate shoes. That got me thinking that I could get into commercial editing and work on piecing together commercials. This would use my film degree, and they wouldn't be anymore than like maybe 5 minutes at max in length (most would be 45 seconds to 2 minutes tops in length) and i actually might enjoy doing this. So now I'm on a mission to look up jobs in the commercial editing field and find out if I'd be qualified with my film degree to persue such a job. I have to thank Nathan for getting me back into editing, b/c I honestly don't think I would have ever opened that program again if he didn't want help on his video of brandon playing play station move. So thank you!!  And thanks for saying were going to find something to do with my degree, it somehow stuck in the back of my head and has gotten me this far..now all i have to do is figure out what's next and compile a resume...this should be fun. lol!! :)  well, until next time....


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