Thank You a la Jimmy Fallon

This video had me rolling! I love Jimmy Fallon's "Thank You Notes". Hilarious!

Thank You Notes, Jude Law, Abby Elliott, & Christmas Sweaters

This inspired me to think of all the things that I am thankful for. So in the spirit of Jimmy Fallon I would like to write my Thank You notes.

Thank You Angry Holiday Shoppers,

For truly bringing the holiday spirit to all those around you. You really inspire others to be full of Christmas Cheer. And thank you for turning left in front of me in the Mall parking lot, even though I had the right of way. And for honking your horn in anger like I was in the wrong when I tried to turn right before you, scaring me half to death. It really made me want to burst into holiday song. Merry freaking Christmas!

Thank You Junk E-mail,

For cluttering up my emails so severely that if I don't check my e-mail for a week, I will have over 200 new emails. I really love spending the time deleting each one and probably missing out on an important ones in the process. It is probably my favorite pass time.

Thank You Regular Junk Mail,

For cluttering up my real mailbox. I love looking at ads of stores that I never shop at and catalogs that I have not purchased from in over 3 years. And for taking up so much space that I have missed important mail such as bills and jury duty. I am so glad you were sent to me so I could fill up land fields with your uselessness.

Thank You Squished Bladder,

For waking me up in the middle of the night. I love spending the next hour trying to get back to sleep. And Thank You for giving me that wonderful feeling of urgency every time I stand up. It is so nice to need to run to the bathroom all the time. I really am looking forward to the time when I will become incontinent every time I laugh, cough, and sneeze.

Thank You Sciatic Nerve,

For the shooting pain you send down my leg. I love limping. It really adds to the "waddle" I already have.

Thank You Dry Eyes,

For making it nearly impossible to wear my contacts for more than 6 hours. I really love wearing my 5 year old glasses that I can barely see out of. And thank you Costco lady for the lecture on not spending money on new glasses because I am pregnant, even though I already talked to my ophthalmologist about it (AND HE GAVE ME A NEW PRESCRIPTION). I really think you know more than him. I guess not seeing is just another part of being pregnant.

Thank You Laundry,

For never being entirely done. Even if my entire house is clean, I know the vary clothes I am wearing is just another chore waiting to be done. And thank you dryer for never getting my clothes dry enough so I have to run two cycles. Just what I wanted to do ALL DAY LONG.... laundry.

Thank You Left-overs,

For being entirely gross. Why do I save you? I don't want to be wasteful, but I will not eat you. I didn't even like you that much when you were fresh. I am just creating more work for myself when I throw you away in a week and have to clean all my Tupperware. Plus you occasionally grow things that make me want to hurl. Should of just gotten rid of you in the first place!

And Thank You Jimmy Fallon... for giving me an outlet to vent!

MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Cannon's!

Since I didn't get the chance to take pictures and send holiday Christmas cards. Here is my Christmas Card blog style.

As the year comes to the end, it gives me the opportunity to reflect on what a fantastic year 2009 has been! It started off with some great snowboarding... and I even got Chris to like it more this year! I may even be able to coax him into going later next year!

Then was our big Vacation of the year to The Big Island, HI. It was the last of the Hawaiian islands that I had not been to yet. It was a great vacation as we got to see lava fields, volcano's, waterfalls, tropical fish, and relaxing at the beach. We thought we might as well take advantage of Chris's flight benefits while we still have them!

Right before Father's Day we found out that we were pregnant with our first! It is a very exciting time for our little family. I think my parents are way excited too since it will be their first grandchild. He make his debut around February 20th 2010.

(and he is already so cute!)

Chris:

Chris has been doing really well plugging along in school. In March he will have completed 2 years non-stop (except for 2 weeks off in June and 2 weeks in December). He is doing so well that his GPA is a 4.0 and he has made the Dean's list every semester. He has also been a fantastic husband. With my struggles being pregnant he has been great. Bringing me water after I puke, cleaning the house, taking care of the kitties, cleaning out their nasty litter box since I can't, putting up with priming and painting walls since I picked an awful paint color, and being the cook. I knew he was a caring man, but I realize more and more that I picked a great husband and I'm a lucky girl!

Ashes:

Although she is 15lb (massive really) we are grateful to have her. She has always been so playful (she drags around shoe laces that we call "her string" so we will play with her) and hates table scraps (except for beef jerky) so the fact that she is obese is a mystery to us. We even bought diet food (High fiber, low calorie) per the Vet's recommendations. It didn't work. But she can still jump! She some how can get all 15 pounds into the air when chasing after her string. We love our little butter ball Chewy! This is her favorite way to sleep:

Squeakers:

Named for her squeaky little meow that we thought would go away when she was older, but it hasn't. Squeakers is a little more mischievous. She likes to eat toilet paper rolls, especially the brand new used maybe once ones. She likes to take cotton balls (if she can find them) and put them in water and then fish them out. She used to put them in the toilet, but we have since altered our practices so the lid is always closed. But on occasion, we still step on a nasty wet cotton ball and want to scream! She also likes to flush the toilet. I guess she is fascinated by the noise it makes. Now if only she could go in it....

But she makes up for all of that because she is the cuddly and lovey one. She loves to cuddle up close to you and purr. And like Ashes, she also likes to sleep on her back. We have strange kitties!

Lisa:

I have be so blessed this year! Thanks to all of you and your support. I am so grateful to be pregnant and to be a mom, but pregnancy has been tough. It is no picnic, at least not for me. But I have had great family support, lots of prayers, and I couldn't be more blessed! I am still working at Primary Children's as a Registered Nurse. I am so grateful for a great job and the great people that I work with. I feel so blessed to work in a field where I get to help others and still get paid for it!

Baby Boy Cannon:

We are narrowing down names for him... but it still hasn't been decided. I think the final decision will be made after he arrives. His favorite past times are moving, kicking, and hiccuping. He likes sugar. He has to because that is all I crave. He has also been making me way hungry lately (Growth spurt maybe?) I could barely eat a slice of toast all day when I was first pregnant. Now I think I could eat 2 dinners! He is growing and growing and will probably be a big boy! We love him so much, and can't wait to lay eyes on our beautiful baby boy!!

Merry Christmas to all of you!!

(Hopefully next year I will have pictures and ACTUAL Christmas Cards!)

I just don't get it?

I don't get the obsession, especially in older women... but this had me laughing out loud!

(Courtesy of http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/329/a/6/Twilight_Moms_by_InLoveWitEdwardC.jpg)

Still haven't seen New Moon yet. But I'm always up for a good laugh.

I Don't Recommend...

....puking while driving.

I think it is as distracting as texting, making phone calls, putting on your makeup, and eating breakfast.

I just hope that the people on Foothill Boulevard weren't too grossed out if they witnessed this event.

(I really hope it was just something bad I ate last night over the pregnancy sickness coming back with full vengeance)

Brief Update

I know I have been a little MIA for awhile, but things have been busy, and I find myself away from the computer more and more.

The whole Thanksgiving weekend turned out to be a success. I got somebody to work on Thanksgiving day for me and the day after. (A big shout out to Teresa and Hon who are Thanksgiving ANGELS that pulled off this holiday miracle) We spent the day with Chris's family, but I still got to see and visit my family, and stay with my aunt and cousins.

I was able to make all my purchases for gifts on Black Friday, and nobody came out with injuries despite the craziness and complete chaos. Walmart was a nightmare x10! So crowded and overwhelming, but I still got what I wanted there! Plus I found some super cute (and super cheap) boy clothes at Babies R Us. So overall it was a success!

Getting the Nursery ready has been quite the battle between my work days, Chris's work days, Chris's school work, Chris getting sick, me being tired, going through all the stuff that we need to get rid of, picking out paint, priming walls, getting ready for Christmas.... there is just not enough time in a day!

But the Nursery is finally painted! At least we are making progress... slowly but surely!

I can't believe Christmas is coming so soon!!

Getting Excited!

While everyone is getting excited for a little movie called "New Moon"... (blah)

I am getting excited for Black Friday!!

I have gone every year since I was 15 with my aunt and cousins. It's tradition! And even though I am crazy to support this mad chaos of consumerism - especially when it starts around 4 am... I can't wait!! One more week. I almost had the misfortune of having to work on one of my favorite days of the year, but a sweet girl traded me. I owe her BIG TIME.

I have recently been addicted to this website which has given me access to all the ads before hand so I can already plan my purchases. God bless the Internet!

I know... I'm crazy.

Baby Shower!

My friends from college threw me a baby shower last Saturday which was lots of fun. I feel like I have a little jump start on the baby stuff now since all I have really purchased so far is my adorable baby bedding!We played a few games, here is where I had to guess all the baby items in the bag. (I did pretty good!)
And here I am with all the good stuff! I got lots of clothes, toys, a book and stuffed animal, a blanket with matching sheet, a cart insert for baby to sit, and my Boppy pillow! I am so grateful for my cute friends!

I've got quite a collection of clothes already!

In other Cannon news, we have been trying to organize and get rid of a lot of things in order to re-paint, and re-carpet the nursery. It has been a long ordeal trying to haul things to DI and and the trash can. And between me working a lot, and Chris getting sick so much (he needs a better immune system before the baby comes!) it has been difficult. But hopefully we will paint in the next couple of weeks so we can get that carpet!

And here I am 25 weeks and feeling bigger every day!

Why I Hate Driving

I was driving home after a LONG night shift, therefore I was already a little irritated. And you know when you are already irritated every tiny little minute thing that could possibly bug you does! Well that is what happened. So as I was driving, I was noticing how terrible drivers really are. C'mon people. Nobody is perfect, but let us at least try to make the world a little bit better.

So here is what was totally irritating me:

People who don't signal. I understand if you are in the middle of nowhere and you don't signal to move lanes because NOBODY would see you, therefore rendering it useless. But please don't just all of the sudden drift into my lane giving me no preparation so I then have to slam on my breaks to avoid rear ending you since it would be "my fault" costing me lots of money and my insurance premiums would increase. So next time... just let me know that you are coming over!

Running through an orange light. This means between a yellow and a red. Guess what... they put up a yellow light on purpose. When I was in San Fransisco, the second the light turns red, the opposing light turns green. SO if you ran it, you would likely get into an accident. But here in Utah, there is a delay between when the light turns red, and the opposing light turns green therefore training us all to run orange or even red lights. I too have been guilty of doing this on occasion. I blame the system. Whoever decided that making this delay would be safer, just created bad habits from us all!

Road block. I need to merge over so I don't miss my exit. However, Mr. Semi and Mr. Van are both going 45 mph and the car behind said Van is not letting me in (Even though I am signalling!) because he too is irritated at the road block created by Mr. Semi and Mr. Van. Just let me get over so I don't miss my exit!

Construction. I know they are improving the roads, but it is such a long process, and it seems as if the project is never complete. I think it is coming on 3 years that I-80 has been a mess! And it constantly changes so I never know what to expect. Is 13th east exit open or is it 7th east?

Thanks for the vent session :)

Happy Driving People!

I Feel Like I'm Getting Huge!

I know that this is my first pregnancy.

I know I am not massive.

And I know that I will only get bigger, and I have no idea what "huge" really is.

But just to give you an idea:

17 1/2 weeks:

20 weeks:Today: 24 weeks (and 3 days)
I have just ballooned in the past 6-7 weeks.

At my 20 week ultrasound (I was 20 wks 2 days), baby was measuring anywhere from 21 wks 1 day to 21 weeks 5 days.

I went to the doctor today, and my fundal height is measuring 27 weeks!!

But at least he is healthy, active, and everything seems to be great. That is all that really matters.

Even if he does come out 8+ pounds and looking like a 2 month old!

Thought of the Day: Jolly Ranchers

So, lately I have been a BIG FAN of candy. It is probably the only thing I really have "craved". And it's not so much the chocolate kind... it's the sweet tarts, laffy taffy, gobstoppers, and jolly ranchers.

Jolly Ranchers tend to be the "free" candy available at my work (meaning they are in all the offices that have candy dishes). So I always steal a few and stick them in my pocket and suck on them during my shift. A nice little sugar rush. And they must have a massive stock of them hiding some where, because some of them have that weird, not so fresh, softer outside that eventually gets hard as you suck on it. I haven't died yet so they probably aren't toxic... just a little old.

Well the other day as I was picking through the candy dish for a watermelon, I realized there were a lot of 2 flavors.... GRAPE and BLUE RASPBERRY. That lead me think of how sad I was when they discontinued the all time best flavor in the world... THE LEMON JOLLY RANCHER.

I know what you are thinking... ew. It was usually lemon's left at the bottom of the candy dish. (Probably why the flavor was discontinued) But that was like my dream come true! I was the one that took all the lemons, because nobody wanted them. Why couldn't they have discontinued grape? It was always sort of the arm pit of the Jolly Ranchers to me. Plus who is a fan of having your mouth turn all purple.

Which led me to think of the OTHER flavor... BLUE RASPBERRY. What exactly is a blue raspberry anyway? Are there such things as blue raspberries? I understand that they probably didn't want to make it red in case some idiot got confused with cherry and watermelon, but why BLUE!! It stains your mouth, tongue, and teeth blue...which isn't exactly attractive when you are taking care of somebody's baby. So I can understand why they are avoided.

Anyway, I miss the Lemon Jolly Rancher. So tart, yet so sweet, and lemony refreshing. If only they other ones came close...

The Only Reason...

Probably the only reason I will go see New Moon:
Nothing wrong with a little underage eye candy right?

Go Team Jacob!

Spoiled Already.

So... my little baby boy is already spoiled.

He is the first Grandchild on my side, and the 2nd on Chris's side. My sister-in-law already spoils our nephew a ton. So she got a jump start with our little guy! When we found out we were having a boy we went to Chris's mom's house to tell her and there was a present already there...

These will be great for those middle of the night diaper changes. No unbuttoning and re-snapping required! (I am terrible with snaps for some reason... and buttons... forget about it!)

There was also this adorable Air Jordan onesie, hat, and booties set. So she sort of kicked off the baby stuff since I hadn't bought a thing yet!

The day after we found out I decided to go to the fabric store and get some flannel to make baby blankets. We have lots of adorable flannel blankets that people have donated at my work. I thought... I could do that. I have minimal sewing skills, but figured I could sew a straight line with my sewing machine. (I bought one a few years ago when I was motivated to sew my own scrubs, but got so frustrated and figured buying them was cheaper anyway.) So I went to the fabric store and found two adorable fabrics. One being:

This adorable golf print was my first gander at the sewing project. I read online how to make simple blankets and followed the instructions. It said to wash the material in the washing machine and then sew the blanket. So that is what I did.

Little did I know that I should have used a delicate cycle. My adorable golf print had lint balls all over it and the edges were all frayed. I was so depressed, but was still able to salvage it enough to make a blanket. It's the thought that counts right?

So the second time around I didn't wash the material first. So I hope it survives it's first washing... But here it is along with the ADORABLE onesie and booties that my little sister got for her first nephew!!

She said, "You got to indoctrinate them early". Ha ha ha ha :) Hope he ends up being a Utah fan! Go Utes!

He is going to be one spoiled little boy!

It's a....

So Chris and I finally got to have our 20 week ultrasound. It was so neat to see the detailed pictures they could get from an ultrasound. Not only did we get to find out the sex, we got to see his entire body anatomy.

I was relieved to find out that there are 4 chambers to the heart, 3 vessels in the umbilical cord, tummy's intact (no gastroschisis), no clubbing of feet, lip is intact, spine is intact, fingers and toes there, and he just looks like an overall healthy little boy! He is already measuring a week ahead, but maybe he is just tall since both his father and I have tall genes. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the ultrasound:

(Sorry son, to display this for everyone to see, but there is not doubt about it!)

(Hi little guy!)

(His feet that I have felt many times. Maybe he's gonna be a soccer player...)

(Waving to the camera!)

Half Way, 20 weeks, 140 days

So in honor of being half way through my pregnancy, I figured I would do the two things I do best on my blog.... Complain and update! So I thought of the best and worst things about being pregnant and decided to do another thing I love to do... Make a LIST!

So without further avail...

THE TOP 10 WORST things about being Pregnant

10. I can't eat Sushi. I miss it. I have even broke down and got a Tofu roll (I hate Tofu) so that I could have a "sushi" roll. It was delicious, but not quite the same. I also miss lunch meat, FISH, Shrimp, really anything that comes from the ocean/water, and caffeinated soda's (although I allow myself a little here and there... I still have to work night shifts!)

9. Charlie Horses. I know I probably need to stay better hydrated, but waking up to the intense cramping of your right leg is noooo fun! The last one had me limping for 2 days!

8. Needing to Urinate often. It can be inconvenient. Especially during the night. I am a nurse and have a "nurses bladder" (meaning I can usually hold it and don't have to go very often).

7. SLEEPING ISSUES. Like 4 hour shifts because of the needing to urinate frequently. Sometimes I can go right back to sleep, sometimes it takes me hours. Sometimes I feel like I could sleep for days, sometimes I can hardly sleep. Like I said.... ISSUES!

6. Scary things like bleeding episodes. Gratefully I only had the one (knocking on wood). I have truly been blessed not to be scared like that again!

5. Round Ligament Pain. Weird sudden sharp cramps you may get from standing up.

4. Sciatic Nerve Pain. It only is an issue when I sit for long periods of time, but it is no fun. I feel like a cripple sometimes!

3. BOWEL ISSUES. It started out with diarrhea the first 12 weeks, which my doctor thought was weird. But I do have some IBS. But then the Constipation hit. I would rather have diarrhea than the constipation! It is terrible!

2. The NAUSEA/VOMITING. It started out just feeling nauseated and not wanting to eat. Then the full blown all day and night nausea accompanied by sometimes violent vomiting. Now my gag reflex is so sensitive that I have vomited after simple things like, blowing my nose, brushing my teeth, and crying. I used to have a "I haven't vomited since (insert # of years)". That streak is long, long gone! Thank goodness I can take Zofran. I can't afford to lose any more weight!

1. The MIGRAINES. I have suffered migraines since I was little. I have always been a "headache" person suffering from them frequently. But these are full blown, nausea/vomiting, light sensitive, head pounding, misery hellish migraines. That's all you need, head pounding and throwing up combined into one! AND ALL I CAN TAKE IS TYLENOL!! Every time I get one I just wish I could die! But they do eventually go away... and it is all worth it right? (That's what I keep telling myself)

THE TOP 10 BEST things about being Pregnant

10. Telling People... especially Family and Friends! They are so excited!

9. Not having to clean the Kitty box. Already one of the worse chores. Now I just have a good excuse not to do it!

8. Not having to lift heavy items.

7. Getting sympathy/empathy from people when you are having a bad day, weird pain, back ache, nauseated. They are just more understanding.

6. Maternity Pants. Seriously... so comfortable! And I have a perfect excuse for why I need to wear sweat pants (or giving-up-on-life pants as Chris refers to them).

5. Shopping for cute baby things. I haven't really bought anything yet, but anyone who has ever seen a pair of baby shoes can understand! My heart melts when I see baby shoes! And I can get things like new carpet for the nursery (hopefully I still can!) I have wanted new carpet in the spare bedrooms since we moved in!

4. Being so excited that it is hard to think I have to wait 4 1/2 more months!

3. Having a wonderful supporting family who has said many prayers and put me on the temple prayer roll many times for some of the hardships I have had. They truly have helped me so much and I couldn't ask for better support!!

2. Feeling baby kick/punch/move. It is the weirdest, craziest, coolest feeling. Just letting you know that they are still in there!

1. Loving something so much that you have never met or even seen. Concerned about it's welfare. Abstaining from things you would otherwise enjoy. Enduring physical hardships. Just so that you can protect and provide the best environment for your little one. I am so excited to be a mom and love my little one so much!

Appendicitis Adventure

Crazy how one little word can bring so much chaos into your life.


It started last Tuesday when Chris text me to bring a mask home because he had the flu. I came home to find him in bed with sore throat, body aches, and a fever of 103. Alarmed because he looked so sick and I wanted to help, but wanted to stay as far away from him as possible at the same time. So I brought him some juice and medicine, than I set up camp in the spare bedroom so I wouldn't be exposed to his germs.


He was sick for the next few days in bed. I have been struggling with migraines as one of the many symptoms I have had during pregnancy, so I wasn't much help as I was recovering from one later that week.

Then Saturday evening Chris complained of abdominal pain. Great I thought. One of the hardest things to diagnose because the majority of your organs are in your abdomen so it could be a lot of things. He said it was in his upper abdomen, midline. I thought... Acid Reflux? He took some tums. Didn't help.


He finally broke down and took a lortab he had left over from his toothache. But, by about 10:30 he was really uncomfortable. So I said... Do we need to go to the Emergency Room? When he said yes, I knew we needed to go. He is the kind of person that avoids hospitals and doctors at all costs.


In the ER they worked him up more for the flu symptoms (Fever, cough) over the abdominal pain, even though that was the whole reason we went to the ER. They gave him some fluids, some pain meds, and some anti nausea meds. He felt a little better and they sent us on our way. We filled a prescription for some pain meds and he took one and went to bed.


We didn't get to bed until about 3am, but by 8 am Chris was in a lot of pain. This time it was more on the right side in the middle. I was a little worried we would go to the ER and the same thing would happen, so I looked at his ER discharge papers and they had recommended a clinic to follow up. I called the clinic and they could get him in at 10:30.


At the Clinic the doctor had examined him and said that she was concerned about appendicitis even though his white blood cell count was normal the night before and that morning. She sent us to LDS hospital for a CT scan of his abdomen to be sure. We could get him scanned faster if we went to LDS, so we were off.


As he drank the contrast his pain got worse and worse. He was only semi OK if he were completely still. As I watched him I just wanted to take it away. I felt awful for him. Finally, as he had tears streaming down his cheeks I wheeled him up to the ER an was like, WE NEED TO GET HIM SOMETHING FOR PAIN ASAP!!!

They took him back and gave him some morphine. He told me it didn't even touch the pain. They scanned him, and as we waited for the result, I started to lose count of the amount of morphine they were giving him. He said it just barely took the edge off.


Then the ER doctor came in and said... "You have appendicitis!" Relief washed over me. I was so thankful that we knew what it was and what can be done to get it fixed. It opened a whole new realization for me about how my patients families feel when they don't have a diagnosis and don't know what to do. I can't imagine. All I knew was there was no way I would leave the hospital with Chris in that much pain.


Chris had his surgery at about 6:00 at night.


He had great doctors and nurses at LDS. But I couldn't leave him in the hospital by himself. I had this gut feeling that he didn't want me to leave him even though I had discussed with him before his surgery that I would go home and get some sleep. So I ended up staying on a little cot. He had to get up to the bathroom a lot with the liters of fluid they had been pumping into him. And he needed pain meds. So we got very little sleep.

By the time he was discharged and we made it home I was on my last string. Not only had I had little to no sleep the past 48 hours, I had sat in the worlds hardest chair for probably about 12 hours. My sciatic nerve was throbbing, my head hurt, I was tired, I hadn't eaten or drank very much.


After I got Chris settled down for a nap and called my mom to come help me, I just lost it. Like mental/emotional/physical breakdown. I was sobbing, which in turn made me incredibly nauseated. Then I proceeded to lose everything I had just forced down. Chris had heard me and was concerned so he was calling me on the phone to check on me. But I thought he needed me so I rushed into our room. He just wanted to give me a hug. I told him I just needed a moment. I was done.


My cute mom came and helped me clean my stinky house and get us settled so I could take a nap. I was so grateful to have her. I just needed some sleep. I took a nap and felt tons better.

So Chris and I have been recuperating this week. Since we were in the hospital at the time that my 19 week Ultrasound was due, we had to reschedule. So baby gets to remain a mystery until October 5th! I CAN'T WAIT much longer!!!

*** P.S. if you haven't voted in the side bar of whether you think We are having a Boy or a Girl... you still can!! Until October 5th!***

BOOOOOO!

Dear Kanye West,

You may be an amazing artist, but you suck as a person.

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Love,

Lisa

Proof That Wearing Your PJ's in Public Isn't So Bad...

You may have remembered my post about the lovely Walmart. I do still find myself shopping there on occasion.... but I had to laugh at this website: http://peopleofwalmart.com . Since nearly every town in America has one, you will likely have seen some sort of strange character while you have been there.

So the next time you feel like wearing your Pajama's shopping, at least you won't be the most ridiculous character at Walmart!

It's Really Not for Gloves Any More...

So guess where I found the following items:

* One of my High School Report Cards
* A Wedding invitation to my friend's wedding who is now divorced
* An old friends Mission Picture
* A toothbrush
* 2 flashlights
* An old name badge
* CPR plastic shields
* A mini disco ball
* Two pencils and three pens
* 5 air fresheners
* Car registrations from the past 6 years
* An old U of U parking ticket complaint form

If you guessed in here:

Then you would be absolutely right! After my whole registration debacle I decided to go through my glove box and couldn't believe what I found in there! It really was ridiculous! So I cleaned it out and now all there is, is the owners manual, current registration, one flash light, and those air fresheners.

It seems that the only thing I didn't find in there.... gloves!

P.S. Chris and I have an Ultrasound on September 28th to find out the sex (if the baby cooperates) So cast your vote whether you think it will be a boy or girl!

I Hate the DMV

Not because they are employed by angry people (who may or may not have fangs and horns).

Not because you have to wait in line for hours on end.

Not because they are inconveniently located in the middle of nowhere.

Because they have FAILED to change my address after MULTIPLE attempts.

It all started when I bought my Mazda in 2002 (I can't believe it's been that long :') tear!). I allowed my vehicle registration to be sent to my parents house since I kept changing my apartment every other year.

Then I got married (4 years later) and I had to go down the the dreaded DMV to get a license with my married name. So I did that. There I changed my address.

Then I moved into my lovely condo. When it came time for Chris and I to register to vote, we went through the process of getting our Drivers Licenses changed to our new address. They made us put a stupid sticker on the back of it (like that is really official).

Then we both had to renew our licenses because the time had come. So they sent us new licenses with our real address.

Then last year, when it came time for me to register my vehicle... guess what showed up at my PARENTS HOUSE! That's right, my vehicle registration renewal with my MAIDEN name!

So I went DOWN to the DMV to get it all straightened out. After waiting in the line 30 minutes some lady told me I had to go through the drive thru and they would change my address and give me a new sticker there. When I went to the drive through, I never saw a person. I was speaking to a loud speaker through one of those bank-like tube systems facing a mirrored tinted window (to disguise the fangs and horns, I guess). I had to explain my situation twice... AND write my Address down on a piece of paper. I drove away thinking FINALLY it is done!

Boy was I wrong.

Guess what didn't show up THIS year. Not at my house, not at my Parents house. Where was my registration renewal form?? I am lucky I even remembered, but after 7 years of paying it in August I knew it was fast approaching.

So after many emails since the lame DMV is NO LONGER OPEN ON FRIDAY'S!! I finally figured out that they have my address wrong BY ONE LOUSY NUMBER. SO all my vehicle information is in the hands of one of my neighbors or lost in the mail. They won't let me register online either until my address is correct which is NOT MY FAULT!!! And my car is currently illegal (please don't tell the cops) until I can get this whole mess straightened out.

Needless to say, I have to make more calls to the DMV hopefully by tomorrow. But I have a sneaking suspicion that it still somehow won't be resolved even after my vehicle is registered and I am on my way for one more year...

Absent

So the REAL reason I have been suddenly ABSENT from the blogging world is... Chris and I are expecting!

While I am really excited to start our family... pregnancy has been rough for me. I've had all sorts of symptoms including the dreaded "morning sickness" which I think should be renamed to "pregnancy sickness" since I have it all day and all night sometimes. So I haven't been feeling up to sitting at a computer. I have mostly been reading and following other blogs through my beloved iPhone. And it is harder to post from an iPhone.

Also I had a little scare that made me take it easy for awhile. But everything looks OK!

Here is the first Ultrasound at 9 weeks:

And here is one I had done after my little scare at 11 1/2 weeks:

It's so crazy that there is a baby in there! I am about 12 and 1/2 weeks now so just about done with the first trimester. Hopefully the sickness will go away sooner than later!

I Come and Go

Sorry I have been gone awhile. My blogging life seems to be off and on at times. Sometimes, I think of really great blog posts when I am away from a computer and then when I have time to sit down and write it, I don't feel like doing it. And sometimes I don't have any material at all.

Any-who.

I went and saw the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I guess I'm one of "those" people as my sister says. Yes, some people actually dressed up, and NO I did not! And since I could never get Chris, or my cousin, or my sister to go with me, I ended up going with my cousins husband and his family. It was a good movie. Could of done without the guy that ripped one right after the most serious and sad part. He did it on purpose. But, whatever.

And my very good friend Minna had her baby and she is so cute! Congrats to Minna and Ben!

Pro's and Con's

The Pro's of scrapbooking:

The Con's:

(Not to mention the TIME to set up, create, and then clean up.)

Probably why my enthusiasm for scrapbooking has slowed.

I feel the same way about cooking.

Swine Flu

I had to laugh at this, because this is exactly how my work is treating the H1N1 flu strand (aka Swine Flu). We have to wear goggles, mask, gloves, and a gown if we even enter the room and a special "airborne" mask for certain respiratory treatments.

I mean, it is a good idea to try to prevent this disease from spreading, however, it isn't that crazy of a bug.... yet. I have seen more kids with worse complications who have had RSV over this flu. But I guess you never can be too careful. At least it assures me that even in the worst economy, I have great job security!

Something's Missing...

Guess what these are?

Did you guess a cookie? Well your right... sort of.

BUT, They aren't just any ordinary cookie... They would be chocolate chip cookies WITHOUT the chocolate chips! It doesn't seem natural right?

Chris told me he was going to make some chocolate chip cookies. I was like, go right ahead. We have all the ingredients (including CHOCOLATE CHIPS!). So he went right ahead being all Betty Crocker. Then when they were done he brought one to me and I was like, "What is this!?". And he replied, "It's a chocolate chip cookie with out the chocolate chips." Naturally.

I mean it doesn't seem right... or fair... or whatever. The chocolate chips are like the BEST part. When you get a chocolate chip cookie and one bite doesn't have a chocolate chip you feel jipped. The more the merrier. In fact, my favorite cookie would be the Chocolate Chocolate Chip. So the fact that he left out the best part is rather disappointing.

I guess Chris has a special disliking for semi-sweet and dark chocolates so he developed a disliking for chocolate chips. (However, a key point, I did have MILK CHOCOLATE chips in the pantry.) But, he really likes the cookie part. And I guess he DID make them so I can't complain too much.

But the funny thing is... our sweet neighbor brought us some chocolate chip cookies the very next day. Guess which ones were consumed first? Ya, you guessed right. Chocolate always rules!

Day Trip

So with my flight benefits (thanks honey!) my cousin and I, with her husband and his brother, decided to take a day trip to L.A. and do a little sight seeing.

The original plan was to go to the beach for the day, but since the weather predicted 60's and overcast... didn't sound like an ideal day at the beach.

We took the early morning (cough 7:00 am) flight. And wanted to get going, but there was a little slip up with the rental car company and Hotwire (stupid "third party"). So that took a two hour bite out of our day and involved taking three shuttles and a lot of phone calls. When we finally got our car it was hideous and smelled like smoke, but at least we had transportation!

First stop, Hollywood Boulevard. We saw the Hollywood sign and went to Graumans Chinese Theater to see the stars hand/foot prints. Then to H&M because there happened to be one located on the street. :)

Look how tiny Shirley Temple's little feet and hands were. And look how old it is!

Then we went to Griffins Observatory and learned about space. It had incredible views of the smoggy, overcast, and extremely LARGE L.A. city scape.

Then we found a cemetery that is located in the middle of the city that has people in it like Truman Capote, Walter Mattheau, Betty Paige, Rodney Dangerfield, Merv Griffin, and Marilyn Monroe.

But pretty soon, it was time to return to LAX so that we wouldn't miss our flight home. All in all the whole trip cost me $45 (most spent at H&M).

You find yourself wondering, is it really worth it to wake up at 5:20 AM to get to the airport early enough, only to fly for 1hour 45minutes and then have to turn around and arrive at the airport early to fly again for 1 hour 45 minutes home and get home at about 11:00 at night all for about 7-8 hours in L.A. Is it really worth it?...

...Maybe for the beach!

Enough of it already!

When I was driving to work I found myself behind a Honda Minivan with the license plate cover that said:

"WARNING: I drive like a Cullen". (in pink mind you)

Am I the only one that wants to barf when I see something like this?

P.S. If you have no clue what this means, I applaud you.

P.P.S I heard that someone paid $28,000 to get a kiss from Robert Pattinson. It may have been for charity... but double barf!

Red Box

Does anyone else have trouble returning these?

I think I've wasted far too much money on these little DVDs! You think, "Sure... it's only a buck and I get to see a NEW release!" Then about a week (plus) later you notice it on your counter top/DVD player/Xbox 360 and are like "crap!". $8.56 later...

Oh well! I guess it is how much you spend in the theater now-a-days.

Lap of Luxury

Chris and I celebrated our anniversary by a very memorable night staying(once again!) at the Hotel Park City. Dinner at Ruth's Chris, a relaxable evening in our private Jacuzzi, and a movie that Chris let me pick [:)]. Soooo worth it! It's amazing what a little spoiling can do for yourself and your relationship!

3rd Anniversary

Chris and I were married 3 years ago today.

This is around the first time we went out.

He moved to California for a year with a job opportunity. This is when I went and visited him over New Years. It was the time I realized this man was someone that I loved and was going to spend my life with.After dating a while... we had this amazing Valentines Day and decided it was time for us to get married! Here is one of our engagement pictures.

This is my Favorite photo of our wedding day. Some more recent photos. I am glad I was finally able to take Chris snowboarding AND he actually enjoyed it!

Why I absolutely adore him:

He makes me laugh every day.

I love his green eyes and his very kissable full lips!

He makes up funny nicknames for everything! Our cats don't even know their real names. They only know their nicknames.

His laugh is infectious. I can be in a completely different room doing a separate activity and he'll start to laugh and I just bust up.

He is sensitive to my feelings (I am very sensitive and tend to cry over things fairly easily)

He is great at computers and even figured out how I could make my own ring tones on my iPhone!

He is playful, always tickling me and chasing me around the house

He is incredibly smart, and once he sets his mind to something, very determined.

He loves kids, especially his little nephew.

He tells me he loves me multiples times a day.

Love you honey! Here's to 3 years and the rest of Eternity!