They're off....

Adam and I saw Dad and Maverick off at the airport this morning! By the time Maverick needed to be at the airport, Stacie was already on her way to CA. We dropped Mav off (well it took an hour to get him checked in but whatever...) and then we headed to the airport to drop dad off. We ended up grabbing some breakfast in the terminal (you know, where they still allow those of us that aren't traveling!).

It is so bizarre to think that dad is gone for good now... he will now be a permanent resident of CA. Stacie will be back to finish out her job and make the arrangements for the movers and then she will join the CA ranks as well.


Saying goodbye to Mavy!


Awww, he has no idea what an airplane ride will be like!


The look on his face can only be described as apprehensive, poor little man.


Dad and I at the airport restaurant... and yes, the food is as bad as you think.



One last shot before dad heads through security! I love you dad!!!

1 Year Ago Today

On September 19, 2006 my husband gave up smoking! This is quite a feat if you know Adam... he has smoked since he was 15 (late by some peoples standards ;~) and it took a solid 2 years for him to finally quit. He stuck with it and kept trying to quit and I couldn't be more proud of him! Congrats on a whole year sweetie!

I've been had...

Good luck following this story but here it goes...

A few months ago Sandy, Adam and I were figuring out when we would come up in September and it was suggested that we come up the weekend of the 14th - 16th so Sandy could throw Joe a surprise party on Sunday for his birthday (which incidentally is actually today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE!)

So for the past month or so I have been trying not to say anything to Joe when I am around him because I don't want to spoil the surprise for Joe.

Finally the weekend is here and we are in H-town helping Sandy get ready for the party. She all over the place trying to make sure everything comes out right... making food, getting the house clean, trying not to spill the beans in front of Joe... who BTW, is oblivious to all the cooking, cleaning and chaos surrounding him. Adam and I get sent on several grocery store trips because things have been forgotten and we are both trying to help clean up wherever we can.

Sunday finally arrives and we go out to lunch for Joe's birthday, as we planned, around noon.

Debbie (Sandy's best friend) is coming over to set up for Joe's party while we are out of the house. So we do lunch, then work on stalling to go back to the house... it's only 1:30 and we aren't supposed to return until 3:15. We putz around shopping centers, in and out of stores... at one point I fell into Adam and told him I was tired of stalling, I just wanted to head back to the house. So finally the time comes and we head home. We haven't figured out a way to explain away the cars to Joe so we decided to just play dumb... as we pull up he is all "damn Sandy, I didn't want a party", "I can't believe you did this" and "you guys slipped up a few times"... we walk in the house and out to the back patio where there is not a party for Joe with the people I have been told will be there... instead there is a clothesline of baby clothes across the patio and an extremely high ratio of women.

Welcome to my surprise baby shower...

Sandy and Becky had orchestrated a baby shower for me up in Hagerstown and... along with everyone else... managed to keep me in the dark about it.

To say the least, this weekend was filled with hysterical antics... at the end of last week I started to suspect something and I kept quiet until Friday evening when I was chatting with Danielle (who is planning another baby shower for me ;~)... I told her I suspected something but she shut me down so quickly saying that everyone from Htown was coming to the baby shower and that she didn't want me walking around all weekend thinking that something was coming when it wasn't. Impressive on her feet thinking especially since I sprung that on her and she hasn't been feeling well lately... well played Danielle.

Once we got to Htown and the fam really played up the "surprise party for Joe" lie... I really started to feel silly for thinking that this was about me and totally bought back into the whole Joe's party idea. And everyone really played the part well... Sandy would take me up on offers to run to the grocery store, she rattled off names of those that were coming to the party.

Then with all the stress that Sandy was under planning this I made a comment to her about not being allowed to throw a surprise party again because its too stressful... I am sure she got a good laugh out of that. Come to find out... the stress was more from trying to keep what lie she was telling straight... pretending to lie to Joe when he really knew and always lying to me about whatever was going on... I can only imagine the insanity that brought on.

The baby shower was awesome... the weather was fantastic and it was really great to see so many friendly faces. I am trying not to post too many pictures but you all know me (and my photographer husband ;~) we have a ton of them... plus 2 videos of them actually surprising me... that might get posted later.

Aunt Becky stealing all the blue pacifier pins from anyone that said "baby" and then managing to not say it herself... she won the prize!

Grandma and I... she knit the most beautiful baby blue blanket... I can't wait to put that out in Peabert's room!

My wonderful husband who was on "dog duty' all day long... which was a task because boy was Riley confused about what was going on ;~)

Madyson and I posing for the camera... she was my big helper during the presents... picking out my next one and trashing all the paper for me... #1 helper for sure!

"What happens at Grandma's House, stays at Grandma's House" -

Peaberts "Jr. Lawyer" suit courtesy of Aunt Becky

LOVED the cake... everyone wanted to know the meaning behind Peabert ;~)

Riley can't be bothered with the baby shower... he is too busy soaking in the rays.

Heather, Gracie, Madyson and Cori

Debbie, Sandy's best friend and her daughter-in-law Sarah

Sandy and her good friend Therese

Trust me... I could have posted hundreds more pictures but I will spare you all... needless to say, it was an awesome party and I can't thank Sandy and Becky enough for throwing it for me. I had a wonderful time and was thoroughly surprised!

You have a strange way of getting ready for bed

A joke around our house is that even when I say I am ready for bed, that means I have about 8 other things I need to do before bed actually happens. It can be a variety of things that need to be done depending on what occurred that evening or what is on my 'to do' list.

Last night Adam and I were getting ready for bed and as he was straightening the sheets, I was shredding receipts. Adam looks over and says "you have a strange way of getting ready for bed"... yes I do ;~)

Going Away Party

My Dad and Stacie's going away party was this weekend. It turned out to be a great party and I think everyone had a lot of fun. It was at Iggies in Baltimore where you BYOB and eat the worlds best pizza ever... seriously folks... awesome pizza, try it sometime!


Dad and Stacie with The Economist which just happened to have "Who's afraid of Google?" as the cover story... Adam and I couldn't pass up bringing it to the party!


Rose and Nick came to send my dad and Stacie off... Rose has basically been an extension of our family since college... holidays, living at the house, learning to cook from dad and many more memories to great to list here. BTW - doesn't she totally look glam... love your style girl!


I also got to see my lifelong family friends Vicki and Brooke. Our friendship started when I was 9 years old... Vicki had just had her first baby and agreed to watch me during the summers for my mom... years of that pass and then I in turn start babysitting for her family... as it got bigger and bigger with the addition of Jon, Joy and Josh. Not only are Vicki and Brooke like second parents to me but their kids are like my little brothers and sisters. I love their family... to which they have added one more... little Julia who is by far the cutest little pistol ever!

There were many other people there saying goodbye to dad and Stacie but I don't know many of them so I am not going to post their pictures ;~)

All in all it was a fun evening... a little surreal to think that dad and Stacie won't be around after this month... but exciting nonetheless. T minus less than 2 weeks ;~)

Homecoming

A few (of the many) pictures from Josh's homecoming ;~)


Adam, Heather, Laura and I showing off the front of our Josh T-shirts


And the backs of the shirts say "Wife of...", "J", "O", "S", "H"


Heather and Josh reuniting for the first time in 4 months


Getting ready to go home!


The boys are back!


and of course... Josh being reunited with his little Layla Bean!

What a great experience that was... not that I would ever want someone to go through the pain of being apart for that long but if they have to... watching them reunite is the most heartwarming thing. I kept forgetting to take pictures because I was tearing up and so intent on watching Josh! I couldn't (and still can't) believe that he was home! It feels great to have him back safe and sound! Welcome home Josh!

This could possibly be the best day ever...

Josh is coming home today! He called Heather this morning from his last stop and was getting ready to board the plane to come back to the states. I can't say enough about how overjoyed we are to have him home. I am just praying that God orchestrates it so all of us can get to the airport to greet him. For anyone out there that feels the need... please pray for his continued safety as we expect him in anywhere from 4 - 7 pm! More to come!

32 Questions

Got these from Kathi!

1. The phone rings. Who do you want it to be? I always want it to be Adam

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart? Nope, the hubby does!

3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener? Depends on the setting and how comfortable I am... generally the listener

4. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive? Only if there were a hotel within walking distance... any by walking distance I mean no more than a mile.

5. Do you like to ride horses? I do but I don't ride very often

6. Did you ever go to camp as a kid? Sure did

7. What was your favorite board game as a kid? I can't remember but I remember playing the card game Spit with my mom... I wonder if I even remember how to play anymore!

8. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was taken what would you do? Ugh... I hate the 'no respect for relationships' mentality... not only does he have no respect for his own but he has no respect for mine... not a guy I would ever want to be with anyway

9. Are you judgemental? I try not to be but I can be if I don't keep myself in check

10. Do you know how to shoot a gun? No but mom and I always wanted to learn

11. If your house was on fire, what’s the first thing you’d grab? Adam and then I grab the baby and he grabs Riley

12. How often do you read books? I use to read all the time, now...rarely (right there with ya Kathi!)

13. Do you think more about the past, present or future? Wow... prolly a good bit of it all. I think about my mom a lot... I think about being pregnant and how happy I am in life right now... I also think about what will happen after Peabert is born, financially, how will we make this work? So, I guess I think of it all... I have to figure out how to turn this brain off somehow

14. What is your favorite children’s book? A Little Princess

15. How tall are you? 5'10"... I used to hate it but now I think it's great!

16. What are the keys on your key chain for? House, Jeep, Dad's house, unknown, lock on the back gate and 2 more unknowns... I also have a big bright green flip flop that says I "heart" Adam on it... thanks to my mother in law ;~)

17. What did you do last night? Painted my living room... weird right? Who paints on a workday night? We do apparently but it looks amazing!

18. What movie do you want to see right now? Ehhh, I could take or leave movies... movie theaters make me insane so I don't go and I have too much I could be doing at home to sit still

19. What will you do for New Year’s? I have no idea... but I bet it involves celebrating it with my new little man, husband and puppy!

20. Do you own a camera phone? Yes but it rarely gets used...

21. What’s the first letter of your middle name? M

22. How many hours of sleep do you get at night? Generally 6 - 7... I could use more but I will be getting less here soon

23. What do you sleep in? T-shirt (although even my large t-shirts don't really fit comfortably anymore!)

24. Anything big ever happen in your hometown? Where exactly is your hometown... where you were born? Where you spent the bulk of your childhood? Where you live now? I need an explanation people!

25. Is your tongue pierced? Nope but my belly is... even still thanks to the pregnancy belly ring!

26. Who is the funniest person you know? Adam... he never ceases to make me laugh... unless we are in a fight, then things just aren't funny anywhere ;~)

27. Do you like funny or serious people better? Funny... a serious side is good but humor makes everything more tolerable

28. Did you eat a cookie today? Funny you should ask... I did. Em brought some into work and they are delicious!

29. Do you use cuss words in other languages? nope... sad to say they slip out every so often in English though...

30. Do you steal or pay for your music downloads? pay but I am pretty particular about what I buy

31. Is your cell phone usually on Vibrate or ring? both but I miss it a lot anyway...

32. Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend? I have my hands full with my husband...

Gotta love a long weekend

This could be one of the only long weekends in my existence where I didn't feel like it flew by. Don't get me wrong... I could use another day off but all in all... the past 3 days were very productive and relaxing (well for the most part, I will get into that later).

Adam and I spent time on Friday running errands... one of which included stopping at Michael's. When we pulled into the parking space we noticed that the woman next to us was getting out of her car and coming around to her passenger side and our drivers side... Adam looked down and she had a completely deflated tire. Adam steps out of the car and asks if she could use some help putting a spare on. Her face lit up and Adam got to work. As it turns out Myrna is very nice and was very grateful for us stopping to help. She invited us to a neighborhood barbecue that was happening on Saturday.

Saturday morning Adam and I went to celebrate his sponsors 29th year of sobriety... this guy has been sober since August 28, 1978... one day longer than I have been alive. He is quite the guy and it was nice to celebrate along with him!

In the afternoon we spent some time with Rob and Danielle... just hanging around the apartment chatting... which really meant a lot to me because the 3 of us (Adam, Danielle and I) have spent MANY hours doing that very thing but it was so cool to actually have Rob there in the mix and being a neighbor. At one point, I looked around at the 4 of us and just thought about how great it will be when he is finally home in MD for good. P Street isn't and won't be complete without him and Josh home.

Before we left for Merna's barbecue (yes we did go!) we made and dropped off tuna casserole for John and April, the latest couple in our bible study to have their baby! Little Dante Paul came into the world on August 21, 2007 and the new parents couldn't be more thrilled! Adam even got in a little practice since Peabert is not far behind!

Myrna's barbecue turned out to be quite the shindig... I mean it puts our little P Street friendships to shame! They had what looked to be 2 rows of townhouses involved... each of which was making food in some capacity: grilling, deep frying, smoking, ect... there was a moonbounce as tall as the houses, a DJ with fantastic music going and people were out dancing. It was quite the display of neighbors! We had a great time and enjoyed a lot of the extremely good food that was provided. Myrna can consider us paid back for changing her tire!

We got home and the neighbors came over to finish working on Josh's welcome home shirts. He is due to be home sometime on Thursday but as with the military we are just praying that they don't change it. Regardless, since we are all planning on going to get him from the airport (as many that can get there ;~) we decided that we needed t-shirts with his face plastered all over them. We finished the iron on pictures and proceeded to write things with puffy paint... yeah, he will be a tad embarrassed! Heather is beside herself with happiness that Josh will finally be home. Please pray that he gets home on time and safely! I will try to get a picture of everyone with their shirts on so I can post what they all ended up looking like!

Sunday for us saw a lot of rearranging furniture (this would be Adam and Rob forming a chain to push the China cabinet a foot over, it's a heavy piece of furniture!) and pulling down of our DVD shelves which left some pretty big holes which, since we are experts now, we spackled and sanded like pros ;~) Since we now had white patches on our beigeish wall, we pulled what we thought was the same color of paint from the storage unit and painted over them... yeah, not so much. The paint never ended up matching so off to Home Depot we go ;~) We will have newly painted walls most likely by this weekend.

We were supposed to have dinner with my dad and Stacie Sunday night but alas, he called me Sunday morning from the emergency room. As it turns out he has kidney stones and has them so bad that he landed in the hospital and has to have a procedure done. This has not been the best week for dad and Stacie so I am asking everyone to pray that things calm down a little around them and allow for some enjoyment and productivity when it comes to moving. So dad spent Sunday and Monday in the hospital.... they did the procedure on Tuesday and sent him home (thank goodness!). He still has follow up but hopefully he will just get better and better and he will be clear of this as quickly as possible.


Monday we planned a neighborhood breakfast which included Adam and I, Rob and Danielle, Heather, Laura and our other neighbors Tom and Danielle.... oh yeah, we are totally taking over the neighborhood with our crazy friendships. We all brought different foods (loved the Monkey Bread!) and cooked it at our house. It was really great to get together and eat a ton of food... breakfast literally lasted from 10 am to at least 2 ;~) Love to see Rob back in the Poang!


After breakfast was over, Adam and I went to visit dad in the hospital and then ran some errands... including getting paint for the living room!

All in all, a great weekend... just need to get dad healed up and back to his regularly scheduled life!

PS. sorry for the novel but a lot happened this weekend!!!

So begins the last year of my 20's

It's official... I am now 29 years old... feels much like it did when I was 28 ;~) Although someone did mention that it was my last year of my 20's and that struck me as odd... not good, not bad... just odd. I happen to like where my life is leading me right now so being another year older doesn't really bother me ;~)

I had a fantastic rest of the day yesterday!

Dinner at Bicycle with Adam, Dad and Stacie was absolutely divine... I encourage anyone in the area to make it a point to have dinner there! For an appetizer I had Sashimi Tuna and Avocado Tartare, for dinner I had Tenderloin of Beef and for dessert I had a dense warm chocolate cake that absolutely melted in my mouth... easily one of the best desserts I have ever had. I even splurged and had a glass of merlot... and boy was it good!

Dad surprised me with a brand new digital camera of which I am thrilled about. I really wanted a nice camera of my own when I am home with Peabert all day long. I love to take pictures and I have a feeling he will be a perfect subject ;~) The camera also serves a dual purpose... Dad and Stacie will be receiving many, many, many pictures and videos of little man! It will be a great way for us to keep in touch through the distance ;~)

It really was a nice birthday... So many people sent me birthday wishes, it made me feel very loved. Thanks to everyone out there that gave me that feeling ;~) I am blessed.

It's my birthday!

Happy Birthday to me! Today I turn 29!

My friends however seem to have a hard time remembering this... Heather came over on Monday night and dropped off a card so I could open it on my birthday, Tuesday the 28th. Then I get to work on Tuesday, the 28th, and have an email from my friend Rose wishing me a Happy Birthday. Then I get a text message last night, Tuesday the 28th, just before midnight from Danielle saying that she is so sorry she missed my birthday and that she would be over today to apologize more.

That is, count them.... 3 close friends that got it wrong... but not only got it wrong, got it wrong on the same day. No one tops Christine though... I forget how old I was turning but one year I walked into Christine's house and from the end of the hall I hear Happy Birthday being sung at top volume. Sweet and lovely gesture... only it was July 29th... yeah, a whole month early. That memory will live in infamy! I love my friends ;~)

Anyway, today should be a good day. On the one hand I did wake up late so this morning was a little rushed but I am at work now and hopefully things will slow down a little.

On my lunch break I am picking up portraits that I took for a family last year and I am really excited to see how they turn out... one I had printed to put in Peaberts room because I was so happy with it. I will scan it at some point to show everyone.

Tonight Adam and I are going to dinner with Dad and Stacie. We are going to Bicycle for dinner and I am really looking forward to it... supposed to be very nice ;~) I am looking forward to spending time with my dad and Stacie since we are in the countdown of their time in MD. Hard to believe in less than a month they will be full fledged CA dwellers!

I have to say already... thanks to the hubby for serenading me this morning when we woke up. Happy Birthday never sounds so good as first thing in the morning when you are all bleary eyed ;~) Also, thanks to the hubby for volunteering to be on dog detail today so I don't have to be all stressed. He's a good man.

Allow me to vent

Why would you come in the office when you are sick. I don't mean 'sneeze', 'God Bless you' sick... I mean hacking as you walk around... blowing your nose (in which an ungodly amount of snot apparently resides)... sniffling and breathing heavy... basically making co-workers (at least this one) sick to their stomach.

I am 7 months pregnant so I definitely do NOT want to get sick... however, I contend even if I wasn't pregnant, I wouldn't want to get sick from your nasty snot filled germs floating through the air.

Sorry for the rant but let me encourage anyone reading... if you are this sick... TAKE A SICK DAY. Spare the rest of us the misery of listening to you and wondering when we will start sniffling.

Weekend Recap

So as you all know... Friday didn't start off exactly stellar but once I got out of work and got home... things drastically improved.

It started off with Adam making a nice dinner for us... crab cakes with a homemade vegetable medley. Then the Townley's got their first pictures of Rockstar which really made their day which in turn made mine. It was really great seeing how moved they were to finally see pictures of their little one (which I am predicting is a girl!). Then the 4 of us spent the evening playing Trivial Pursuit Pop Culture Edition... boys vs. girls... which I am proud to say the girls won!

The weekend was pretty good as well... I met up with Jaime for coffee on Saturday morning and then Adam and I attempted to run errands but about halfway through I needed to come home and relax. It was 100 degrees out and my 'get it done attitude' was all but gone.

We did manage to get some stuff to fix up the nursery once we were home.

Since Peabert's closet is actually storage and has (literally) no room we have decided to utilize our bookshelves and baskets as storage for Peabert... but that leaves no clothes bar to hang his little church suits on. Enter Heather... she came up with a great idea and Adam implemented it this weekend... I give you ingenuity at its best:

Thanks to Heather for the brilliant idea!


Other nursery changes... cleaned (thoroughly) the new dresser and put away diapers, blankets and other odds and ends stuff. Also, we hung some gifts that I received from my brother-in-law from his multiple trips to Ukraine. Yeah... Peabert has a touch of culture!


We hung some of our birthday presents filled with pictures of friends and family near Peaberts crib.


We have been trying to explain the new arrival to Riley so he is not absolutely confused when the time comes but he is really only interested in sleeping in daddy's spot on the couch. Our dog definitely wins the most laid back award ever!


Lastly I submit my husband, who without fail always makes my life interesting... I don't think he quite grasps the concept of the Boppy. I love you sweetie!

August 24

Today is my mom's birthday. Do I say was my mom's birthday? She was still born on this day, dead or alive... Oh well, semantics.

I am trying really hard to have a good day... I very much believe that your days are what you make of them. You can be happy in the midst of frustrations and trials but today is really trying my patience.

I have already had Mr. Axmurderer flip me off and stare me down at a traffic light... I wasn't perfect in this exchange... although I did keep all offending fingers down but I did get exasperated with him and he saw that and was not so happy with me. Which leads me to be paranoid that he wrote down my tag numbers and will be lying in wait to kill me. I already have my news headlines written in my head. If Mr. Axmurderer doesn't kill me, this is a good opportunity for me to remember to keep my attitude in check no matter how slow or insane I think the person in the car next to me is. I am lucky he didn't pull out a shotgun and shoot me at the stoplight.

After talking to the husband who tried to reassure me that we would be fine I find out that starting today summer hours are over so I will be working until 5:30 with no chance of getting out early... ugh. Not uplifting at all.

Just not a great way to start out what was a 'veiled' day to begin with. I am trying really hard to keep my head up and be determined to have a good day in spite of all the obstacles... please pray for me. I need it today.

My mom would have been 56 today. She would kill me for telling the world that but it's my choice now!

Here are a couple pictures of mom and I:


Mom pregnant with me... I think I am carrying similar to her.


Our very early days.... hard to believe that soon I will be holding my child the same way she held me.


Mom and I in NY obviously before the towers came down.


This is purely for all of you out there... mom and I had a free portrait sitting so we got all dressed up and apparently played 'war of the highest hair'. I think I win in height but she wins in overall fluffiness. I just love this picture.


Mom and I on vacation in Bermuda


Mom and I at my wedding... halfway through the father/daughter dance Dad and I motioned for mom to come up and I finished the dance with her. I am really glad she was there for that day.

Man I miss her. Happy Birthday Mom.

Just plain evil...

A certain co-worker spritzes this on every so often.. sometimes once a day, sometimes a couple times a day. Remarkably, this stuff smells EXACTLY like cotton candy... which to a sugar crazed pregnant woman is almost unbearable...

I need to find a circus... fair... carnival... something... I need to eat cotton candy.

As long as I can remember

I have wanted to be a mom. This has been my greatest desire since before I have a memory. I grew up always wanting to be in the church nursery helping, babysitting anyone that would have me and basically hijacking any baby that was at any event. There is something that draws me to kids... babies specifically.

I think the reliance they have on us as adults is amazing. They have no capabilities on their own and we have to be their everything. I find that amazing.

I have also always dreamed of being pregnant. I really thought that I knew how great it would be and how much I was going to love it. My dreams and ideas don't even come close to this feeling. I couldn't have possibly known what a utterly wonderful and indescribable feeling this is. Peabert moves and kicks on such a regular basis now... he is really making his presence known. I had no idea how awe inspiring it would be to look down and physically see your belly move and know that you are carrying a piece of you and your best friend. I wish I could convey my amazement but it's impossible. If it were possible then I would have been fully prepared for this and I wouldn't have been surprised but I think that is the beauty of pregnancy. No one, not the most seasoned of mothers, can possibly explain or convey the joy and amazement this brings.

Ok, enough blathering... back to work!

24 Questions

It's that time again... I want to post but I don't have any new pictures and I can't think of anything to say (mainly because I am not sleeping well and I am totally out of it right now ;~)... so here goes another random set of questions!

Write down what you see, hear, and are thinking..
1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.
i am at work with no books around me...
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What's there?
pile of contracts that need to be filed
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
dramatic rescue in OK... was on the news this morning
4. Without looking, guess what time it is:
1:00 pm
5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?
1:13 pm
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
lots of typing from my neighbors and random conversations from cubemates
7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
this morning, walking into work
8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
email and siebel (work program)
9. What are you wearing?
blue maternity tank top with a white skirt that is not actually maternity but fits my belly very well
10. Did you dream last night?
i did... but i don't remember it now ;~(
11. When did you last laugh?
i can't remember... could have been an hour ago but I am so tired, who knows.
12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
nothing really but there are pictures on my cubical... does that count?
13. Seen anything weird lately?
i am sure i have
14. What do you think of this quiz?
i think it's looking for a compliment
15. What is the last film you saw?
Chicago... in my living room with Danielle and Victoria... it was ok.
16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
a house for our growing family and a whole lot of planning for the future
17. Tell me something about you that I don't know...
i love to get stuff done... husband teases me because when i say i am going to bed, that really means i have about 8 more things i have to do, then i can lay down... and i have 'to do' lists EVERYWHERE
18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
i would change everyones 'me mentality' to an 'us or you mentality'
19. Do you like to dance?
its fun
20. George Bush:
not in agreement anymore... its gone on too long
21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
well the first will be a boy (if the docs got it right) but i don't have a name anyway... i do have a middle name that i love though
22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
i think we know but i am not telling
23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
i would consider it but it would a weighty decision, there is a lot for us around here
24. What do you want to say to God when you reach the pearly gates?
thank you for my life and can you point me in the direction of my mom?

Out in the open!

Our friends the Townley's have done it... they have gone and announced that they are PREGNANT!!!

We have officially known since July 4th when a very flu like Danielle told us to expect a playmate for little Peabert! After some shouting and hugging, we hightailed it onto the deck because of the overwhelming smell of sausage... and thus began the morning sickness that overtook Danielle!

Seriously I could NOT be happier for you guys and I am so looking forward to having Rockstar next door!

I am looking forward to having all of our friends... Little Ava, Tyler Scott, Rockstar, baby CGT (see end of post that this links to), Shrimpee... so many babies! I love it!

Here's a picture that I have been dying to post...

Diane and I and our bellies are surrounding the newly preggers Danielle!

Month o Birthdays!

Here is Adam showing off his birthday gift from his awesome wife... I doubt he will ever run out of things to write on that shirt!


2 days later (Aug. 10) was Heather's birthday! Contrary to the picture, Heather is definitely older than 18... she actually turned 22!! She was able to get off work early on Friday and we had cake and played games with friends!


Oh and she opened a birthday present courtesy of her hubby in Iraq! About 24 days until he comes home! Wahoo!


Adam and I went to H-town to celebrate our birthdays and this is what we were greeted with! Everything on the table is for Adam and I except for the cat! Julio was just guarding the gifts until we were ready to open them! As you can see we were absolutely spoiled for our birthdays!!! We were basically outfitted with all new pots and pans, a couple new picture frames, sunglasses for me (Oakley's!), Everwood on DVD, Scrubs Season 5 on DVD, a new blanket to cuddle with baby on the couch, a new mug... I am sure I am forgetting stuff too! Needless to say it was a lot of fun and Adam and I feel VERY blessed!


Here we are with the parents... Sandy and Joe ~ Thanks again guys! We really appreciate everything!


Also, while we were in h-town we decided to go looking for a changing table/dresser for young Peabert's room... after seeing exactly what we were looking for Sandy mentioned that she had a dresser from Grammy's house that she wasn't quite sure what to do with... turns out it is the perfect height, has 4 great drawers and looks fantastic in the room! We cleaned it up and brought it home! So here, yet again, God has provided for us in unimaginable ways!

Stay tuned for Layla Bean's birthday (17th), Josh's birthday (26th) and my birthday (29th)! It's a busy month for birthday's on our block!

Video Fun

I have been heavy on the picture/video posts lately but I couldn't help this one... I got this from Brandon and it made me crack up laughing...



In case you don't know what this refers to... check out what floated around the internet a year or so ago... Click Here.

Courtesy of Christine...

Christine went to ArtScape here in Baltimore not too long ago and sent me this picture... I thought it worth sharing!




Every strawberry should wear shades!

Big shout out to...

my husband! He turns 28 today at 8:44 am! I hope you have a good day and I love you very much!



I wish I had some baby pictures to post here... I will have to work on that one!

It's been a great weekend

On Friday I came home to these:

Work has been particularly hard this week and Adam picked these up and surprised me! What a sweet hubby!


This is what a crib comes in... who knew it was to big for the back of a Jeep Grand Cherokee! We learned quickly how to secure this box on the skis of the roof rack and drive very carefully on the way home. Luckily we made it!


This is Adam in jail... never a dull moment around here!


And this is our final product! A place for our baby to sleep! It's so weird that it's getting so close! Hard to believe in a few short weeks we will be full fledged parents!


This is me practicing my domestic skills. I am attempting to perfect eggs over medium... not so much this time around... more like eggs over well done. Oh well, slightly higher heat next time.

I am really looking forward to tomorrow night because one of my bestest friends in the world, Christine, is coming over! We have been friends since we were 9 years old! You may remember an old post about us being pregnant at the same time and how excited I was about that. Unfortch Christine miscarried. After some healing and LOTS of time in prayer, God has blessed her and Greg with another little being. She is going for her first appointment next week and we are so thrilled! I love you girl and God does provide!

Reminds me of my mom

This song has become of my favorites because it reminds me of my mom. I think it reminds me of her because I feel like she was ready to be home with God. She was ready to spend just one day with God rather than live on this earth for another 30 years afflicted with cancer.




Just thought I would share.