Hello Out There

I am quite sure that no one reads this anymore as I have not posted in a year. I am afraid I've stayed in touch with everyone mostly through myspace and have neglected my blogging. Let me update you on what has been happening in our lives.

In February 2006, we discovered that we were expecting a baby. We were very excited and couldn't wait to share the news. Unfortunately, that never really happened. When I was just 5 weeks along, I miscarried. I don't mind telling you that this was pretty devastating. You never think that you will lose your baby, even though you know that these things happen. Miracle of miracles 6 weeks after my miscarriage, I discovered I was pregnant again (5 weeks along) and everything has gone very well since then. I am now 27 weeks, 4 days and things couldn't be better. I just had a doctor's appointment last week, and he said everything looked great (with the exception of my iron being a little low).

During this time, we have vacationed in Virginia and Atlanta (Dragon*Con 07), sold our Mustang, tiled our kitchen, bathrooms, and hallway, painted our kitchen/dining area/hallway and living room, and in general have been trying to do all the things we can to our house before the baby arrives.

We do not know if it will be a boy or a girl. I really wanted to be surprised, and having the wonderful husband that I do, he consented and only the doctors know at this point. We've had a hard time picking names, but we are working on it.

I spent the summer teaching swimming lessons and lifeguarding (with my doctor's consent), and I really think it was good for me. It kept me from being bored, getting fat, and helped us save a little money. Up until about 7-8 weeks ago, most people didn't realize I was pregnant unless I told them, and I think this was b/c I spent every day in the pool. I really will miss doing that next summer.

I can honestly say that I cannot think of anything else to exciting happening to me right now. The closer I get to D-day, the more I am baby-focused. I have already begun my "nesting" and have spent the last several days cleaning, emptying closets, and washing baby things. Austin and I will be taking a birthing class starting this week. Only 4 lessons so it won't be too bad. I wasn't sure I wanted to take it, but I figured that it couldn't hurt.

If anyone actually reads this, leave me a message and let me know. Otherwise, I'm not sure how many more times I'll be posting. I'll be staying very busy from now on.

I would also ask that you pray for some friends of mine. For different reasons, they are having trials in their lives and any prayer support they receive will be wonderful. Off for now....

My Temperment

You Have a Melancholic Temperament

Introspective and reflective, you think about everything and anything.You are a soft-hearted daydreamer. You long for your ideal life.You love silence and solitude. Everyday life is usually too chaotic for you. Given enough time alone, it's easy for you to find inner peace.You tend to be spiritual, having found your own meaning of life.Wise and patient, you can help people through difficult times. At your worst, you brood and sulk. Your negative thoughts can trap you.You are reserved and withdrawn. This makes it hard to connect to others.You tend to over think small things, making decisions difficult.

Be nicer than you need to be. Everyone is going through something.

Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up!

So I thought the heart quiz was kind of cool. You just answer some questions and it gives you a profile of love. I'm thinking about joining myspace. It seems kind of cool. I'll post more later.

Heart Quiz

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved. You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily.

Just For Addie!!

Well, at the conference we went to that about 20,000 people attend, 75% dress up in costumes from movies, comic books, television shows, or just anything they love. I will put up a couple for you to see, but one in particular is especially for Addie! Pirate Hello Kitty. We had a blast with Kitty as we called him/her (since you couldn't exactly tell), and we had to have some pictures. It was a great costume!! and no these are not the actual stars though--the costumes are so good at times and the people act just like you would expect so sometimes it's hard to tell.

Check it Out!!

So we went to a Dragon*Con conference in Atlanta this past weekend, and had a blast I might add. We took a ton of pictures, but I'm only going to post the ones that we got taken with famous people!! Kevin Sorbo has been in several movies along with playing Hercules on the TV show. Alan Tudyk is from A Knight's Tale/I, Robot/Serenity/Firefly and many more and Summer Glau is from Serenity/Firefly/ had a small part on Angel and is currently in The 4400 and finally The Ghosthunters. It was really awesome and they were all really nice.

Pictures

Well, here are some pictures of our vacation in Destin with Ben and Melissa. One is from our sunset cruise, one from this really cool bar called Howl at the Moon. If you ever get a chance to go there, do it! It was awesome. The one with all the money on the ceiling is from McGuire's. Great Irish restaurant that we go to every time. Hope you enjoyed the one with Austin and Ben in their masks.