Here is a picture of Mason's room. I am still working on the details..... Thinking of adding a scrapbook picture on either side of the crib.....what do you think? I welcome suggestions!!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Labor, Delivery, Recovery & Parenthood
So I'm a Mommy. It was a little weird for the doctors in the hospital to call me "Mrs Pendergraft". I guess I'm a grown up now? LOL.
Being prego was a breeze compared to labor, delivery & recovery.
Labor was 15 1/2 hours. I was induced. Went into the hospital Sunday at 11 pm and he was finally born Tuesday at 7:46 am. 3 1/2 hours of pushing. He did not want to come out! He must have been cozy there in the womb. Injured my tailbone and it still hurts almost 2 months later. The hospital nurses were awesome. Wish I could have brought one of them home with me! The first 2 weeks after Mason was born I felt like a zombie. So exhausted! The nurses at my doctors office were so nice to answer all my millions of questions when I got home from the hospital. I don't know how women have multiple kids! Its certainly not easy. I cant imagine taking care of another kid, a new baby and yourself.
My parents came out for almost 2 weeks when he was born and they were a lifesaver! Doing dishes, running errands, helping me with the baby, cooking dinner, putting up with my grouchiness....LOL! Seriously we were really greatful because they did everything that I couldn't.
I have seen enough Judge Judy to last a lifetime! LOL. The first month all I did was watch TV and feed Mason and shop online....whew that can get expensive! There is so much cute baby stuff out there-its dangerous. I was so glad to get the go ahead to start cleaning and be able to leave the house for a little while to run an errand. I'm not really looking forward to going back to work. Its gonna be hard to leave this little guy. Although I can't imagine not working. I've worked for so long, went to school and I enjoy it. Its times like these that I wished my family lived closer. Fortunately we have excellent babysitters.
Mason is a reflux baby. He spits up all the time. I don't know where I got the idea that being a parent would be easy LOL. It was kinda scary cause he had to be on IV antibiotics when he was born in the hospital and then he had jaundice. Fortunately he is better now. He has been constipated lately.....I get really excited when he goes poopie!
I realize its no longer just about me or me and Adam....... Its all about the baby now. I don't think it really hit me when I was prego. It wasn't until I brought him home that it really dawned on me.
He is so precious and already so spoiled!! Its just an amazing and overwhelming feeling being a parent. My pugs are slowly adjusting. Baxter is having a hard time, no longer being my baby. When people come over, they go nuts for attention...though they kinda always did that.
Everyone says to enjoy every moment now but I can't wait til Mason gets a little older and is eating solid foods and can walk and talk.
Life has changed as we know it. Welcome to parenthood!
Being prego was a breeze compared to labor, delivery & recovery.
Labor was 15 1/2 hours. I was induced. Went into the hospital Sunday at 11 pm and he was finally born Tuesday at 7:46 am. 3 1/2 hours of pushing. He did not want to come out! He must have been cozy there in the womb. Injured my tailbone and it still hurts almost 2 months later. The hospital nurses were awesome. Wish I could have brought one of them home with me! The first 2 weeks after Mason was born I felt like a zombie. So exhausted! The nurses at my doctors office were so nice to answer all my millions of questions when I got home from the hospital. I don't know how women have multiple kids! Its certainly not easy. I cant imagine taking care of another kid, a new baby and yourself.
My parents came out for almost 2 weeks when he was born and they were a lifesaver! Doing dishes, running errands, helping me with the baby, cooking dinner, putting up with my grouchiness....LOL! Seriously we were really greatful because they did everything that I couldn't.
I have seen enough Judge Judy to last a lifetime! LOL. The first month all I did was watch TV and feed Mason and shop online....whew that can get expensive! There is so much cute baby stuff out there-its dangerous. I was so glad to get the go ahead to start cleaning and be able to leave the house for a little while to run an errand. I'm not really looking forward to going back to work. Its gonna be hard to leave this little guy. Although I can't imagine not working. I've worked for so long, went to school and I enjoy it. Its times like these that I wished my family lived closer. Fortunately we have excellent babysitters.
Mason is a reflux baby. He spits up all the time. I don't know where I got the idea that being a parent would be easy LOL. It was kinda scary cause he had to be on IV antibiotics when he was born in the hospital and then he had jaundice. Fortunately he is better now. He has been constipated lately.....I get really excited when he goes poopie!
I realize its no longer just about me or me and Adam....... Its all about the baby now. I don't think it really hit me when I was prego. It wasn't until I brought him home that it really dawned on me.
He is so precious and already so spoiled!! Its just an amazing and overwhelming feeling being a parent. My pugs are slowly adjusting. Baxter is having a hard time, no longer being my baby. When people come over, they go nuts for attention...though they kinda always did that.
Everyone says to enjoy every moment now but I can't wait til Mason gets a little older and is eating solid foods and can walk and talk.
Life has changed as we know it. Welcome to parenthood!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Still cooking......
Today is my official due date. Still no baby...... Did you know that 40 wks is actually 10 months?!
He seems content to chill for a while. Meanwhile I am getting very uncomfortable- can't sleep, headache, nausea, carpal tunnel, back pain, going to the bathroom all the time, feeling short of breath, getting anxious, etc... Everyone says to enjoy your time now and rest...but I can't seem to get comfortable enough to rest. I am ready for him to be here!!! So glad I started my maternity leave this week.....
I will be induced next week if he doesn't come on his own this week. So hopefully he will be here by next Tuesday! Yay!!! And yes we expect him to be a big baby. I am thinking 9-10 pds. Will post pictures when I can. In the mean time, drop me an email or message on Facebook.
He seems content to chill for a while. Meanwhile I am getting very uncomfortable- can't sleep, headache, nausea, carpal tunnel, back pain, going to the bathroom all the time, feeling short of breath, getting anxious, etc... Everyone says to enjoy your time now and rest...but I can't seem to get comfortable enough to rest. I am ready for him to be here!!! So glad I started my maternity leave this week.....
I will be induced next week if he doesn't come on his own this week. So hopefully he will be here by next Tuesday! Yay!!! And yes we expect him to be a big baby. I am thinking 9-10 pds. Will post pictures when I can. In the mean time, drop me an email or message on Facebook.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Its a boy!!
Me and Katie and the dogs
I'm sure everyone knows by now.....I have a bun in the oven. Due date is August 1st.
Here's what I've discovered about pregnancy:
1) No one tells you that you get FAT. I've already gained in 6 plus months what I wanted to gain the entire pregnancy.....I am actually looking forward to working out after the baby.
2) The first trimester wasn't terrible. Just had to eat to avoid the nausea.....
3) I eat all the time....I'm obsessed with food. I love fruit, ice cream and mexican food. Those are my 3 food groups.
4) Back pain= no bueno. It is only going to worse. I am now rethinking not being in shape before I got prego. haha.
5) The last trimester is moving SLOW.
5) Choosing a name is really hard. We really haven't made a final decision yet.
6) Babies are expensive!!
Of course it is all worth it....but this is my chance to vent :-)
We are super excited. Last week I had my baby shower.....thank you Sally and Aubri! It was great to see everyone and have my sister and Mom fly out for it. Everyone was so generous....we really appreciated all the beautiful things we received!!
Now I just gotta get through the summer!!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Let's Catch Up...........
Its been FOREVER since I last posted on here.
The Fall background had to go!
I went with very girly pink, kind of Valentine's Day/Springtime-like.
Let's re-cap:
1) Vegas in November for Skylar's birthday. Highlights: Bahama Breeze, Blue Martini, visited my old job & friends. Dinner with Adam's fam. I miss the fantastic restaurants & happy hour specials! And of course we miss our friends. hint, hint.......come visit!!
2) Christmas was great! Roadtrip to CA to see the fam and a stop in Reno to see Adam's fam. Long drive with the dogs! I finally got my straightener, thank you Mom! Adam surprised me with a beautiful necklace. It was just great to see everyone and spend time with family during the holiday!!
3) Switched to a 4-10 work schedule. 3 day weekends=woot, woot!!
4) I LOVE to cook! I watched Julie & Julia & Food Network! I heart Rachel Ray, she makes it look so easy! I made lemon cake with lemon cream cheese -whip cream frosting, 3 cheese chicken enchiladas, BLT salad, mini mushroom cheeseburgers, pineapple smoothies, etc. I love lemonade, fruit and salads lately.
5) I am still 'thinking' about working out.....(thinking burns calories right?) yet I continue to eat and eat!! I am going to be signing up for acquatics & yoga classes.
6) Winter is almost over...........yea!!! I am so done with snow and cold weather! So glad I live close to Trax!!
7) We will be moving again......UGH! Lease is up in June. Not sure where yet but it will be in Salt Lake. Dogs need a yard. What was I thinking getting a 3rd floor apartment?! I dream of being able to afford a home on the east benches! Family is coming out to help us move....thank you!!!
Stay tuned......I will TRY to post more often!!
The Fall background had to go!
I went with very girly pink, kind of Valentine's Day/Springtime-like.
Let's re-cap:
1) Vegas in November for Skylar's birthday. Highlights: Bahama Breeze, Blue Martini, visited my old job & friends. Dinner with Adam's fam. I miss the fantastic restaurants & happy hour specials! And of course we miss our friends. hint, hint.......come visit!!
2) Christmas was great! Roadtrip to CA to see the fam and a stop in Reno to see Adam's fam. Long drive with the dogs! I finally got my straightener, thank you Mom! Adam surprised me with a beautiful necklace. It was just great to see everyone and spend time with family during the holiday!!
3) Switched to a 4-10 work schedule. 3 day weekends=woot, woot!!
4) I LOVE to cook! I watched Julie & Julia & Food Network! I heart Rachel Ray, she makes it look so easy! I made lemon cake with lemon cream cheese -whip cream frosting, 3 cheese chicken enchiladas, BLT salad, mini mushroom cheeseburgers, pineapple smoothies, etc. I love lemonade, fruit and salads lately.
5) I am still 'thinking' about working out.....(thinking burns calories right?) yet I continue to eat and eat!! I am going to be signing up for acquatics & yoga classes.
6) Winter is almost over...........yea!!! I am so done with snow and cold weather! So glad I live close to Trax!!
7) We will be moving again......UGH! Lease is up in June. Not sure where yet but it will be in Salt Lake. Dogs need a yard. What was I thinking getting a 3rd floor apartment?! I dream of being able to afford a home on the east benches! Family is coming out to help us move....thank you!!!
Stay tuned......I will TRY to post more often!!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Random thoughts
So Its been a while since I've posted on here.....
Let's catch up.
We went home to San Fran in September for a Giants-Cubs game. Its been a tradition cause I'm a Giants fan & Adam's a Cubs fan. It was awesome to see everyone and to be in the city. I miss it there! The people, the weather, the ocean, my fam! If only we could afford to live there.... Not on my social work salary! Lol.
Adam is back in school this semester. He got a new job, doing the same thing but different company. Its flexible which is awesome for his crazy schedule.
I have been thinking about getting a new job and going into the clinical field. I like my job now but I feel like something is missing, like I should use my degree or something. I miss the hospital setting. I miss working with teenagers and the world of residential treatment......never thought I would say that!! Been checking the ads online and no one is hiring. I would consider doing it part time on the side, in addition to my day job.
And by the way, no one explained to me that my job involved sales, numbers and quotas! My performance evaluation is based partly on how many successful closures I have.....I get that we have to have measured outcomes to justify our program to the Feds but its unrealistic given the population I work with, in addition to the state of the economy.
I think about working out but I don't actually go.....which would explain the extra pounds, or maybe the ice cream & the carbs & eating out?! I moved back to Utah, lost a couple pounds & then gain it back....Blar!!
My favorite word is Blar....its my word for being annoyed with whatever is going on that day/week. It seemingly fits every scenario lately. I can thank Melinda for this one!!
Later this month we are going to Vegas.....woot woot!! So looking forward to getting away for a few days. A bunch of us are headed down there for Skylar's 30th Bday. We are gonna see Adam's fam and take a couple days to relax and have fun. I found an amazing deal for a hotel! $30/night!! Trader Joes, Bahama Breeze, Blue Martini are must do's!!
Let's catch up.
We went home to San Fran in September for a Giants-Cubs game. Its been a tradition cause I'm a Giants fan & Adam's a Cubs fan. It was awesome to see everyone and to be in the city. I miss it there! The people, the weather, the ocean, my fam! If only we could afford to live there.... Not on my social work salary! Lol.
Adam is back in school this semester. He got a new job, doing the same thing but different company. Its flexible which is awesome for his crazy schedule.
I have been thinking about getting a new job and going into the clinical field. I like my job now but I feel like something is missing, like I should use my degree or something. I miss the hospital setting. I miss working with teenagers and the world of residential treatment......never thought I would say that!! Been checking the ads online and no one is hiring. I would consider doing it part time on the side, in addition to my day job.
And by the way, no one explained to me that my job involved sales, numbers and quotas! My performance evaluation is based partly on how many successful closures I have.....I get that we have to have measured outcomes to justify our program to the Feds but its unrealistic given the population I work with, in addition to the state of the economy.
I think about working out but I don't actually go.....which would explain the extra pounds, or maybe the ice cream & the carbs & eating out?! I moved back to Utah, lost a couple pounds & then gain it back....Blar!!
My favorite word is Blar....its my word for being annoyed with whatever is going on that day/week. It seemingly fits every scenario lately. I can thank Melinda for this one!!
Later this month we are going to Vegas.....woot woot!! So looking forward to getting away for a few days. A bunch of us are headed down there for Skylar's 30th Bday. We are gonna see Adam's fam and take a couple days to relax and have fun. I found an amazing deal for a hotel! $30/night!! Trader Joes, Bahama Breeze, Blue Martini are must do's!!
Am I scary OR what?!
I love Halloween!! Something about dressing up and reminding me what its like to be a little kid again. And I LOVE candy!! I admit it was fun to dress up and freak out my clients at work...... I can be a bia, so why not be a witch!! :)
Friday, September 18, 2009
Welcome to the West Side
Sorry I haven't blogged lately. We finally moved and are all settled. FINALLY! I never want to move ever again but since we are still renting, it is envitable! I don't know why they even make 3rd floor apartments. My calves were killing me for the next few days afterwards! I am getting used to the dreaded West side. I NEVER thought I would live west of 7th East! Its not a terrible location and I don't have to deal with the downtown crowd, ie transients & clients!! I made an exception because our place was brand new and they had a fantastic move in special. And I love my large tub for bubble baths. I've taken Trax to work in the morning a couple of times, it certainly wasn't BART, that's for sure! But it wasn't terrible and it will save gas $. That's what I will be doing this winter because everyone knows how much I hate to drive in the snow!
Our dogs are certainly getting a work out as well, 3rd floor up & down, up & down to go potty! Even though we downsized, I couldn't give up our babies! They are actually doing okay with it and Baxter uses the potty pads (most of the time).
My Dad came out a few weeks ago to visit and help us get settled in. Seriously the coolest Dad ever. We went shopping and had dinner with our cousins. I cooked dinner and invited a few friends over to meet my Dad and see our new place. We played board games with my Dad after dinner, so much fun! Thank you Dad for everything! I wish we lived closer. If only we could afford to live in the Bay Area!
I discovered my new fav dessert, these fantastic Island Sorbets from Costco. They make me want to have a Hawaii themed party or a Luau minus the pig.
I am so excited that Fall is upon us. Love the change of seasons!
Our dogs are certainly getting a work out as well, 3rd floor up & down, up & down to go potty! Even though we downsized, I couldn't give up our babies! They are actually doing okay with it and Baxter uses the potty pads (most of the time).
My Dad came out a few weeks ago to visit and help us get settled in. Seriously the coolest Dad ever. We went shopping and had dinner with our cousins. I cooked dinner and invited a few friends over to meet my Dad and see our new place. We played board games with my Dad after dinner, so much fun! Thank you Dad for everything! I wish we lived closer. If only we could afford to live in the Bay Area!
I discovered my new fav dessert, these fantastic Island Sorbets from Costco. They make me want to have a Hawaii themed party or a Luau minus the pig.
I am so excited that Fall is upon us. Love the change of seasons!
Monday, August 17, 2009
MOVING AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel like writing this entire post in CAPS!! We are moving AGAIN, AND YES WE ALWAYS MOVE! The home we have been renting is falling apart. It sucks because 1) we are tired of living here wondering what will break next and getting blamed for trashing it 2) our landlord is crazy 3) did I mention our landlord is crazy? 4) I wouldn't be surprised if the home got sucked into a bottomless hole in the ground like the Poltergeist movies! Its "Charming" because its "historic," all the homes here are 300 years old. The location is amazing because its close to downtown. So because of that, it adds like $300 extra onto the rent, to account for the vintage charm factor and the location. Its not just this one, several of the homes here are falling apart. Students, hippies and yuppies live here. I love the area, just not a fan of the rental.
So we decided to move to Midvale. West side, scary I know, but we found a fabulous deal at a brand new apartment complex. Not excited about the whole apartment situation but so excited about the new part. We will be walking the dogs and getting our exercise for sure.
So I guess we're probably moving next weekend....ugh so this week we will be packing. I'm crossing my fingers to find a new tenant asap. I know no one wants to move in after they read my post here! So because we gave our notice, our crazy landlord asked us to find someone to take over the lease! I posted ads and interviewed potential renters. I finally found someone who was actually willing to pay what she is asking. But my landlord is so picky about a new tenant, I realize its her house but at the price she's asking, beggers can't be choosers! If they pay the rent, who cares? I have never broken a rental contract before, but this place is too expensive and so not worth it. A few months back the landlord said to me, "why don't you move out? it sounds like this place isn't working out for you." I didn't want to move at the time because I hate moving and I didn't have a place lined up to move into. I have that documented in an email. Grrrr!! And yet she is still asking us to find a renter to take over the lease!
So we decided to move to Midvale. West side, scary I know, but we found a fabulous deal at a brand new apartment complex. Not excited about the whole apartment situation but so excited about the new part. We will be walking the dogs and getting our exercise for sure.
So I guess we're probably moving next weekend....ugh so this week we will be packing. I'm crossing my fingers to find a new tenant asap. I know no one wants to move in after they read my post here! So because we gave our notice, our crazy landlord asked us to find someone to take over the lease! I posted ads and interviewed potential renters. I finally found someone who was actually willing to pay what she is asking. But my landlord is so picky about a new tenant, I realize its her house but at the price she's asking, beggers can't be choosers! If they pay the rent, who cares? I have never broken a rental contract before, but this place is too expensive and so not worth it. A few months back the landlord said to me, "why don't you move out? it sounds like this place isn't working out for you." I didn't want to move at the time because I hate moving and I didn't have a place lined up to move into. I have that documented in an email. Grrrr!! And yet she is still asking us to find a renter to take over the lease!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Chris' Graduation
Chris graduated from UC Santa Barbara in June! I was glad to be able to go and hang with the fam. We stayed in the cute little Danish town called Solvang. Best pastries ever!! One morning me and my Mom went to a bakery and picked up a dozen pastries and tried them all! I wish Adam could come but he had work and school. We went to the beach, an ostrich farm (seriously why?!), Mission Santa Barbara and hung out in Solvang, eating & shopping......I rediscovered one of my favorite past times.......shopping! LOL. I took the Santa Barbara Air Bus on the way to the LAX Airport....it drove up Hwy 1, Pacific Coast Highway. I saw Santa Monica Pier, Malibu, etc, the homes on the beach were beautiful! I was sad to come back to Utah and trying to figure out how we could buy beach front property on our salaries!! I can always dream of living in So Cal!!
Meet Baby Ethan
In June I went home to see Brad & Lauri's baby! I am the proud Auntie of Ethan Edward Leidecker. He is adorable! He is the first grandbaby for my parents and they are super excited to spoil him, along with everyone else of course!!
Happy 4th Everyone!!
Hopefully everyone had a good holiday weekend!! It was nice to have 3 days off work! I forgot how much I love holidays!!
We had a good weekend. We hung out with our friends Melinda & Skylar. Friday we went up to Park City to see our friend Lisa's band the "Disco Drippers" play. Then they had Fireworks afterwards. There was so many people. It was at the Canyons Resort and we took the gondola up to the show. The best part was that it was free!!
Last night we saw a play up put on by the Salt Lake Acting Company called Saturday's Voyeur, its a parody of everything random & funny in Utah over the past year! I highly recommend it. And we got discount tickets!
Then Adam and Skylar lit off fireworks in the neighborhood.....of course the neighbor complained so we had to relocate. Something about men and fireworks, it brings out the testosterone or something!! Its the 4th of July! People were lighting off fireworks everywhere!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Happy Anniversary!!
We went away for the weekend up to Eden, UT and used our timeshare at Wolf Creek. It was only a one hour drive from SLC. I had no idea it was so beautiful in Ogden canyon.....I normally don't travel to Ogden (aka the armpit of Utah) but the canyon was gorgeous! It was even greener than Lake Tahoe....we were driving around thinking could we live here, even if means living close to Ogden I would make the sacrifice! Lol!! Hmm....a cabin, a boat, a 4 wheel drive vehicle.....(if its this green in the summer I can only imagine how harsh the winters are!) There are rivers for fishing and a reservoir for boating and trails for hiking! We certainly aren't tree huggers or "mountain fairies" but there is just something peaceful about the mountains! I would be okay living there and doing all my shopping online in the winter!! The only thing is where would we work?! Anyway its nice to dream!!! So glad we moved back to Utah because Nevada has never seen anything that green (unless you count the golf courses)! I would highly recommend anyone taking a day or weekend trip up there! It is so worth it!! The air is just clean and fresh (love mountain air) and the view is spectacular! And the nice thing is it doesn't get hot during the summer, a high of 70 degrees! We found a great little restaurant for breakfast called the Oaks....we are definately going back for dinner. It was nice for us to get away even if it was just 2 days! We have been married 4 years on May 28th! I gave Adam his anniversary gift early.....Depeche Mode tickets! Yes I am the best wife ever!! I am really bad with surprises so it has been hard to keep a secret because I purchased them a month ago! He seemed really surprised and excited because they are his favorite band ever! Here are a few pictures of the scenery in Ogden Canyon....
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Lazy dog owners suck.......
One of my pet peeves is when dog owners let their dogs roam free. I walk my dog in my neighborhood and it seems no one knows how to use a leash around here! The other day me and Adam walked our dogs and there was a big dog sitting on the porch with no owner in sight! I saw a little box on his collar, not sure if it was a shock collar or something? (makes me wonder how nice of a dog he really is!) Anyway we walked by and the dog was sitting there watching us, blending into the porch and we didn't see it until it growled and almost came after us. Good thing Adam was there to tell the dog to back away and the owner yelled something from inside the house! Are people really that lazy?! Today again yet another dog on the porch, this time at least the owner was with him. The last place I lived the golden retriever walked itself. The owner would let him out front to roam the neighborhood in the mornings before he left for work and then when he came home. One morning I almost hit him because I was backing out of the garage and didn't see him standing next to my car! This dog was friendly, I wasnt' worried about him attacking someone, I was worried the dog might get hurt. Another time a giant dog ran after me while I was walking my dogs and I had to scoop up them up and carry them the rest of the way home! 20 plus pounds per arm gets heavy fast!! Normally if they see another dog, they get all excited and whine because they want to greet it....needless to say, they were super quiet and calm, which is weird for pugs! They knew that dog wasn't nice!!
I shouldn't have to feel nervous walking my dogs. where I live. I just don't trust big dogs. Baxter is terrified of them. Adam usually works most evenings so I walk my dogs by myself and its difficult if a dog approaches them and I have both dogs with me. They love the walk and its good for them to get exercise.
Lazy dog owners suck and should walk their dogs on a leash. They dont' walk themselves, that's why they have an owner!
So I will continue to walk my dogs ON A LEASH in my neighborhood...........
I shouldn't have to feel nervous walking my dogs. where I live. I just don't trust big dogs. Baxter is terrified of them. Adam usually works most evenings so I walk my dogs by myself and its difficult if a dog approaches them and I have both dogs with me. They love the walk and its good for them to get exercise.
Lazy dog owners suck and should walk their dogs on a leash. They dont' walk themselves, that's why they have an owner!
So I will continue to walk my dogs ON A LEASH in my neighborhood...........
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Missing Vegas
I am having one of those moments when I miss Vegas..... The restaurants, the shopping, the convenience, ooh Trader Joes, Black Bear Diner, Bahama Breeze!! I miss my old crew at UMC.....lunch in the cafe, gossiping and afternoon delight! My new crew at work is not the same, well I don't have a crew! I have made a few friends but its not the same! I realize it takes me longer than most to feel comfortable somewhere. Sometimes I drive around and I'm like, do I live here? Then I look at the beautiful mountains and I think, yes I do!! I do not miss the traffic in Vegas. My commute is 5 minutes, literally. I don't miss my old job, calling CPS everyday and having to deal with kids who had been shot, family drama and kids dying. I didn't realize that Vegas was stressful until I moved and I lost 10 pds from doing nothing. I'm not sure if it was grad school, aka the freshman 15, or my job, or just living in Vegas that made me get fat!! I am now taking steps to being healthy.....I joined a community ed yoga class and there's a yoga studio right around the corner from me, I could walk its only 2 blocks! I'm trying to walk more, my pugs love walking around the neighborhood. I do miss the small dog parks though. But its a small sacrifice. Yes there are trade offs with every place you live. But sometimes you just miss it, even if some of it sucked!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Adam's Trip to So Cal
Adam was in Anaheim this week. He was there for the International Career Development Conference. Because he placed in the St George competition a few months ago, he was able to go to this one. He gets credit for his Marketing Class and is part of the Delta Epsilon Chi club at school. He was elected president of the club for next year. As you can tell from the picture, he got 2 medals and was a finalist out of 80 people who competed in his category, Retail Management. Apparently there were students from all over the country, Mexico and Canada. The medals were for Best Overall Performance and being a finalist. He went to Universal Studios and a Los Angeles Angels baseball game. He said he spent the whole time walking around, typical for those of us who know what being a tourist in So Cal is like! Adam is now snoozing in the Lazy boy in the living room. He is exhausted! I wish I could have gone, but I was here working & dealing with our basement flooding! Anyway, I am proud of Adam and how well he did. Way to go Adam.....Woot-Woot!!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
CA Weekend
Me and Lauri at her baby shower. I traveled home a few weeks ago to go to my sister in law's baby shower. It was a short but eventful trip. I got to see a ton of family and friends. I saw Lauri and Brad's new house. Being back in the Bay Area I realize how much I miss it! Adam said we could move there if I could find a good paying job that would support both of us! haha! I'm a social worker not a physician! I wish it wasn't so expensive to live there :-(
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Moved In
Yes we finally moved in! I'm not sure what is worse, moving over the course of a week, or moving in 1 day. Ugh!! Thank you to everyone who helped. We really appreciated it. Remember what goes around, comes around. So yes we would be glad to help you when its your turn.
The nice thing has been getting rid of the stuff that we dont' need. We donated a truck full to DI. I sold my exercise bike that I never used.
We are slowly getting settled. Neither of us took time off work for the move, so its been a slow process. Adam installed the doggy door. It took the dogs a few days to get used to it. What money we saved by not having to rent a moving truck- we went to Home Depot & Ikea and got a desk, lamp and a small dresser.
We are dealing with much less closet space at the new place "the Mini" so that is taking some getting used to. Now we just need to get everything organized & put away. We have a deadline for next weekend. We are hosting a BBQ on the 18th!
We have a cute little porch in the back, now we just need to get a barbeque!
Pictures to be posted soon!
The nice thing has been getting rid of the stuff that we dont' need. We donated a truck full to DI. I sold my exercise bike that I never used.
We are slowly getting settled. Neither of us took time off work for the move, so its been a slow process. Adam installed the doggy door. It took the dogs a few days to get used to it. What money we saved by not having to rent a moving truck- we went to Home Depot & Ikea and got a desk, lamp and a small dresser.
We are dealing with much less closet space at the new place "the Mini" so that is taking some getting used to. Now we just need to get everything organized & put away. We have a deadline for next weekend. We are hosting a BBQ on the 18th!
We have a cute little porch in the back, now we just need to get a barbeque!
Pictures to be posted soon!
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