Thursday, August 23, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
this month
so a TON has happened since i last wrote and im just not sure where to begin... lists always do me well so here it goes and then ill attempt to fill in the blanks with photos and whatnot when/if i gain the energy.
1. stephen and i went on vacation to the jersey shore and nyc about a month ago... geez, its already been a month? we had a lovely time catching up with the cardillo clan at the shore with lots of sun, nj waves and great food. i got to take a ton of pictures of bright lights, cheesy beach hotels stuck in a time warp, boardwalk games and rides, the new jersey Italian bocce ball league and hot dogs.
a few members of my moms side of the family were able to join us as well. it was SO nice getting to hang out with the santa marias and yacovones. i miss being close to all of my extended family. it was a nice reminder though that we want our son to know just how big his family is. he already has dozens and dozens of people who love him more than he knows. that kind of gift is simply amazing. it was a nice reminder to us that family, far and near, should always be top priority.
our brief stay in NYC was excellent as well. we got to hang out with some of our closest friends that we miss dearly. we stayed with our friends joel and mandy in Brooklyn. then all four of us met two of my best friends, molly and maggie, at a restaurant in little Italy for dinner. i am so glad that it worked out so well to visit with everyone.
2. i have officially quit my job as professional nanny. my last day was a little over two weeks ago. now i will soon take on a similar job without the weekly paycheck. what was i thinking again? its strange not getting a paycheck anymore for very similar work. especially since i'm sort of working harder now.
3. we went for another Dr.s appointment a week and a half ago. everything is going very well. i only gained 1lb. i only put that in there because it seem that every jackass stranger, and the occasional family member, feels the need to tell me that i look HUGE. i just don't understand the strange logic that goes through someones head before they utter such words. im not THAT big. i mean its just about all baby belly. its not like my butt has tripled in size or anything... it's not at its most attractive state either, but it's only slightly larger.
so, a word of advice to the clueless masses out there, when i tell you my due date it's rude to say, "oh really? i just can't believe that! you're too big to only be that far along." no one asked you. i don't go up to overweight strangers or family and ask them how long they've been on their diet plan and then gawk at them insisting that it couldn't possibly be that long because they just don't look that different. the same rules should apply. do i sound bitter?
4. my good friend, grace, will be leaving us in Chattanooga for a bigger and better job in San Fran soon. i will miss her sorely. it has been so nice to hang out with her while we've had her here. that being said, before she has to leave christian and she decided that they wanted to throw Stephen and i a baby shower. so last Friday the festivities began. it was a really nice time had by all i think. our friends were incredibly generous with lovely items both on and off of our registry list. its always nice getting things off of the registry list from friends who have great taste and know ours well.... but with anyone else that can be a bit frightening. we scored big. thank you to all who came and helped s celebrate. we had excellent company, great food, lovely music and, I'm told, good cocktails.
5. i think ill end here for now. some studio time is calling my name. i apologize for the sporadic nature of my blog posts. then again, any of you who know me well, know that its quite similar to the way in which i carry on a conversation so you ought to be used to it by now. i will try to be better about posting in these last two months before the newest nichols arrives....
1. stephen and i went on vacation to the jersey shore and nyc about a month ago... geez, its already been a month? we had a lovely time catching up with the cardillo clan at the shore with lots of sun, nj waves and great food. i got to take a ton of pictures of bright lights, cheesy beach hotels stuck in a time warp, boardwalk games and rides, the new jersey Italian bocce ball league and hot dogs.
a few members of my moms side of the family were able to join us as well. it was SO nice getting to hang out with the santa marias and yacovones. i miss being close to all of my extended family. it was a nice reminder though that we want our son to know just how big his family is. he already has dozens and dozens of people who love him more than he knows. that kind of gift is simply amazing. it was a nice reminder to us that family, far and near, should always be top priority.
our brief stay in NYC was excellent as well. we got to hang out with some of our closest friends that we miss dearly. we stayed with our friends joel and mandy in Brooklyn. then all four of us met two of my best friends, molly and maggie, at a restaurant in little Italy for dinner. i am so glad that it worked out so well to visit with everyone.
2. i have officially quit my job as professional nanny. my last day was a little over two weeks ago. now i will soon take on a similar job without the weekly paycheck. what was i thinking again? its strange not getting a paycheck anymore for very similar work. especially since i'm sort of working harder now.
3. we went for another Dr.s appointment a week and a half ago. everything is going very well. i only gained 1lb. i only put that in there because it seem that every jackass stranger, and the occasional family member, feels the need to tell me that i look HUGE. i just don't understand the strange logic that goes through someones head before they utter such words. im not THAT big. i mean its just about all baby belly. its not like my butt has tripled in size or anything... it's not at its most attractive state either, but it's only slightly larger.
so, a word of advice to the clueless masses out there, when i tell you my due date it's rude to say, "oh really? i just can't believe that! you're too big to only be that far along." no one asked you. i don't go up to overweight strangers or family and ask them how long they've been on their diet plan and then gawk at them insisting that it couldn't possibly be that long because they just don't look that different. the same rules should apply. do i sound bitter?
4. my good friend, grace, will be leaving us in Chattanooga for a bigger and better job in San Fran soon. i will miss her sorely. it has been so nice to hang out with her while we've had her here. that being said, before she has to leave christian and she decided that they wanted to throw Stephen and i a baby shower. so last Friday the festivities began. it was a really nice time had by all i think. our friends were incredibly generous with lovely items both on and off of our registry list. its always nice getting things off of the registry list from friends who have great taste and know ours well.... but with anyone else that can be a bit frightening. we scored big. thank you to all who came and helped s celebrate. we had excellent company, great food, lovely music and, I'm told, good cocktails.
5. i think ill end here for now. some studio time is calling my name. i apologize for the sporadic nature of my blog posts. then again, any of you who know me well, know that its quite similar to the way in which i carry on a conversation so you ought to be used to it by now. i will try to be better about posting in these last two months before the newest nichols arrives....
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