Well, the new news here is that I am finished working for two weeks! Yesterday, Friday, was my last day. Now my life consists of packing, packing and more packing. I think that I would rather be at work!
Steve is trying to finish his last week of school. He only has two classes this session, but he has never had SO much homework! He is spending the whole day in the library, which kind of works out, because it is one less item to move around in the house!
We are also trying to do all of the last minute things, like the last dentist appointment, haircut, and errands. I went to get my haircut yesterday, and ended up with 4 and 1/2 inches cut off of my hair. I really like it, it's just hard to get used to!
Other than that, there is really nothing new. We are all still doing just fine.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Packing is Overrated!
How do the days go by so fast and get so full??? It seems like this past week has been the longest week in history, but then I look back and wonder where has the time gone?
Last weekend I was in Shaumburg, IL, which is a suburb of Chicago, working at the first ever National Children's Ministry Conference. It was so fun to meet people that I have only heard about, written emails to, or talked to on the phone. It was also nice to see familiar faces such as my bosses, pastors, and other friends that I have met during the past 2 years. It was a great conference and an exhausting one too.
Sunday night brought me back to my sweetheart, and reality.... only two days left of work by myself, and three weeks before we move! After my slight panic attack, I realized that I still had time to pack an entire apartment, no problem. Remember when I asked the question how do the days mysteriously get so full and go so fast? Well, it happened. Monday came and went, Tuesday came and brought us a baseball game, Wednesday brought us an unexpected babysitting gig (although it was only for about an hour). Thursday I worked 10 hours and bowled on my league, Friday we got to hang out with some friends and I got to listen to one of my favorite bands (OAR) for free at an event called Live off the Levee. So as you may be able to gather, there has been little or no progress on my packing agenda. Even today we woke up early to gather with the seminary community at Planned Parenthood to pray for the people who were going inside. We got there and couldn't find our group, so after waiting for awhile, we decided to give up and come home. The day continues with Steve working, then baseball practice, then we have to cater for the rest of the evening. Tomorrow is looking a little better, but I am sure the same thing will happen, something will come up... not saying it's a bad thing.
I have also been lucky enough to train the woman who will be taking my job for the next year. I never realized how much it stinks to talk all day non-stop!!! Not even water could quench my thirst. I only have 5 more days left of work, but who's counting!
Last weekend I was in Shaumburg, IL, which is a suburb of Chicago, working at the first ever National Children's Ministry Conference. It was so fun to meet people that I have only heard about, written emails to, or talked to on the phone. It was also nice to see familiar faces such as my bosses, pastors, and other friends that I have met during the past 2 years. It was a great conference and an exhausting one too.
Sunday night brought me back to my sweetheart, and reality.... only two days left of work by myself, and three weeks before we move! After my slight panic attack, I realized that I still had time to pack an entire apartment, no problem. Remember when I asked the question how do the days mysteriously get so full and go so fast? Well, it happened. Monday came and went, Tuesday came and brought us a baseball game, Wednesday brought us an unexpected babysitting gig (although it was only for about an hour). Thursday I worked 10 hours and bowled on my league, Friday we got to hang out with some friends and I got to listen to one of my favorite bands (OAR) for free at an event called Live off the Levee. So as you may be able to gather, there has been little or no progress on my packing agenda. Even today we woke up early to gather with the seminary community at Planned Parenthood to pray for the people who were going inside. We got there and couldn't find our group, so after waiting for awhile, we decided to give up and come home. The day continues with Steve working, then baseball practice, then we have to cater for the rest of the evening. Tomorrow is looking a little better, but I am sure the same thing will happen, something will come up... not saying it's a bad thing.
I have also been lucky enough to train the woman who will be taking my job for the next year. I never realized how much it stinks to talk all day non-stop!!! Not even water could quench my thirst. I only have 5 more days left of work, but who's counting!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
We Did It!
Now that we are over 15 weeks into the pregnancy, something like 170 days until our Christmas Day due date, Steve and I made the much anticipated trip to go and register.
We started our adventure at Babies-r-Us ... two hours later, we made it out alive. I have discovered that Babies-r-Us is the mega for pregnant people. Of course it makes sense, but I have never felt so comfortable in a store...surrounded by people who are all in the same boat as we are. It was fun to watch how many women came with their Mom's, or another woman to register. Then there were the couples. All of the men held the scanners, as the women told them what to scan. That is how our day played out. I shopped and compared, while Steve scanned. If you check out the registry, there may be random things on there...I apparently went to slow at times for his trigger finger!?!
It is amazing how little we actually knew, and how many choices there are out there for just one little human. So many items are also used for only such a short time, and the price! I never realized how expensive a crib could be!!! That lead us on a whole new search ... We already knew that we wanted to get a crib that changed into a toddler bed, then a full size bed. That was the easy part. We then tried to narrow it down to the color of wood that we wanted. We thought that we knew, but just couldn't find anything that we wanted. Our search then lead us to multiple websites and stores. Finally today, Sunday, we found "The One" at JC Penny's, and registered for it!
Our search on Saturday also brought us to Target, which was easier to handle, since we had just researched all of the products at Babies-r-Us.
Finally, we headed home to rest our tired feet before celebrating our completed task at the Olive Garden.
We started our adventure at Babies-r-Us ... two hours later, we made it out alive. I have discovered that Babies-r-Us is the mega for pregnant people. Of course it makes sense, but I have never felt so comfortable in a store...surrounded by people who are all in the same boat as we are. It was fun to watch how many women came with their Mom's, or another woman to register. Then there were the couples. All of the men held the scanners, as the women told them what to scan. That is how our day played out. I shopped and compared, while Steve scanned. If you check out the registry, there may be random things on there...I apparently went to slow at times for his trigger finger!?!
It is amazing how little we actually knew, and how many choices there are out there for just one little human. So many items are also used for only such a short time, and the price! I never realized how expensive a crib could be!!! That lead us on a whole new search ... We already knew that we wanted to get a crib that changed into a toddler bed, then a full size bed. That was the easy part. We then tried to narrow it down to the color of wood that we wanted. We thought that we knew, but just couldn't find anything that we wanted. Our search then lead us to multiple websites and stores. Finally today, Sunday, we found "The One" at JC Penny's, and registered for it!
Our search on Saturday also brought us to Target, which was easier to handle, since we had just researched all of the products at Babies-r-Us.
Finally, we headed home to rest our tired feet before celebrating our completed task at the Olive Garden.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Kicks and Heartbeats
Well, yesterday we could hardly wait until 3:45 when it was time to see the doctor. I think that I would feel better if I could just check in on this little baby once a day to make sure there is still a heartbeat. After yesterday, it's probably a good thing that doesn't happen daily, because I think that I could watch our baby move forever!
We were able to see the heartbeat, yes, that's right see the heartbeat. Here is the heartbeat. Don't feel bad, I think it just looks like lines too! On the right though is a picture of the head.
We were also able to see what I think is really cool, Steve still can't really see it though. Down the middle of th
e picture is a straight white line, that is the spine. Coming out of the white line, Spine, are little white lines that look like a star burst. Those are the ribs!
I know it's a little hard to see, but way to cool not to share!
The coolest picture that we got was our little baby giving us the thumbs up! The doctor said this is the clearest and earliest thumbs up he has ever seen! he was really excited too!
I just liked to sit and watch our baby kick his/her little feet around! I can't wait to meet her/him.
We were able to see the heartbeat, yes, that's right see the heartbeat. Here is the heartbeat. Don't feel bad, I think it just looks like lines too! On the right though is a picture of the head.
We were also able to see what I think is really cool, Steve still can't really see it though. Down the middle of th
e picture is a straight white line, that is the spine. Coming out of the white line, Spine, are little white lines that look like a star burst. Those are the ribs!I know it's a little hard to see, but way to cool not to share!
The coolest picture that we got was our little baby giving us the thumbs up! The doctor said this is the clearest and earliest thumbs up he has ever seen! he was really excited too!
I just liked to sit and watch our baby kick his/her little feet around! I can't wait to meet her/him.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Penny for your thoughts...that's all their worth
To give you an update... my weekend meeting was fantastic, and it was great to see friends once again and get reconnected to the Lord through others words and ideas. It was inspiring and I was hoping for a day of rest and reflection afterwards, but it ended up to be a sudden jolt back to reality. So now here I am supposed to be working, but thought that I would instead put down a few thoughts for y'all. After all, I have a l-o-n-g car ride up to MN this weekend to process my thoughts.
We get to "see" baby Vera again today. I hope that we will get another picture, but I don't want to make any promises.
Well, I really do have a ton of work to do...less than once month left...yikes!
Enjoy your day
We get to "see" baby Vera again today. I hope that we will get another picture, but I don't want to make any promises.
Well, I really do have a ton of work to do...less than once month left...yikes!
Enjoy your day
Thursday, June 19, 2008
For all you out there who were wondering, things here are going well. We are extremely busy right now.
I have a work meeting that lasts Friday through Monday here in St. Louis. Actually it is more of a training event that I was lucky enough to become a part of. It is called SLED, and it is sponsored by my office. This group gathers LCMS teachers from all over the United States to give them the skills that they will need to become principals. We are given a group and a mentor. We also meet 3 times in one year before we "graduate". This is the third meeting. There is a lot of work that is assigned over the year and also throughout the weekend. It is also a lot of information to take in, so I am fried by the time I get home everyday during this meeting.
While I am having fun in my meetings, Steve will be writing a rather large paper. Next week marks the forth and final week of his summer classes. He will then get to enjoy summer for two weeks before heading back to school for four more weeks.
Thankfully we have been able to relax and sleep a bit during this week, to gear up for our up coming fun weekend.
I hope your weekend plans include more fun than ours!
I have a work meeting that lasts Friday through Monday here in St. Louis. Actually it is more of a training event that I was lucky enough to become a part of. It is called SLED, and it is sponsored by my office. This group gathers LCMS teachers from all over the United States to give them the skills that they will need to become principals. We are given a group and a mentor. We also meet 3 times in one year before we "graduate". This is the third meeting. There is a lot of work that is assigned over the year and also throughout the weekend. It is also a lot of information to take in, so I am fried by the time I get home everyday during this meeting.
While I am having fun in my meetings, Steve will be writing a rather large paper. Next week marks the forth and final week of his summer classes. He will then get to enjoy summer for two weeks before heading back to school for four more weeks.
Thankfully we have been able to relax and sleep a bit during this week, to gear up for our up coming fun weekend.
I hope your weekend plans include more fun than ours!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Naps are Good
Since we found out that we were going to be parents, life has gotten busier. New doctor appointments, sleep, shopping trips to find clothes that fit, sleep, deciding on what to register for, and sleep. As you may have picked up, I have been a little on the tired side. I am assured that this will soon go away, but for now I live in a state of exhaustion.
I am lucky that I have not been sick other than a little queasiness every now and then. And sometimes a good thing, sometimes a bad thing, my sense of smell has increased. All the joys and many more of being pregnant.
I started to realize one morning as I was getting ready for work, that the sink in the bathroom needed to be cleaned. I promised myself that I would come home and clean it quick before heading onto the next activity. Well, I got home from work and realized that the couch and a snack sounded much better than cleaning the sink. So the next morning I made the same promise, with the same results. I realized that I can not keep doing the things that I have always done before.
This gave me a thought, Steve and I enjoy a clean house. Now that our lives are changing, can we still achieve this? I would like to think yes. Maybe we are being unrealistic, but I hope that we can still live our lives the way we like to, in a clean put-a-way house.
For now, Steve has really stepped up and helped pick up my slack. And hopefully soon I will have more energy to get back into the swing of things.
I am lucky that I have not been sick other than a little queasiness every now and then. And sometimes a good thing, sometimes a bad thing, my sense of smell has increased. All the joys and many more of being pregnant.
I started to realize one morning as I was getting ready for work, that the sink in the bathroom needed to be cleaned. I promised myself that I would come home and clean it quick before heading onto the next activity. Well, I got home from work and realized that the couch and a snack sounded much better than cleaning the sink. So the next morning I made the same promise, with the same results. I realized that I can not keep doing the things that I have always done before.
This gave me a thought, Steve and I enjoy a clean house. Now that our lives are changing, can we still achieve this? I would like to think yes. Maybe we are being unrealistic, but I hope that we can still live our lives the way we like to, in a clean put-a-way house.
For now, Steve has really stepped up and helped pick up my slack. And hopefully soon I will have more energy to get back into the swing of things.
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