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Thursday, October 25, 2012

This looks amazing (edited from amazeballs)



Edited almost a year later to say that it would have been better if it were an hour shorter or maybe I would feel differently if I had read the book first.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Pictureless Wednesday

We ended up going on a last minute trip this week down to Newport Beach. My husband had a business trip and wanted us to tag along so I pulled Miss out of school for the week.  I also forgot the camera.


This week consists of the occasional work study, sleeping in, ordering room service, swimming in heated pool, eating in swanky lounges at night and playing ping pong.
Right now, I'm drinking Chardonnay from a Chinet cup by the pool, watching Miss swim and the planes fly over from John Wayne airport.  It does not suck.

This post is also tagged as typo Wednesday as I'm on my Kindle.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Still here

I got busy with the move and school starting. Let me just tell you, school this year is tough.  4th grade seems to be the new 10th.  They kicked it up a few notches this year, that's for sure.


Here is some of the girl's sidewalk art from the past couple of weeks.




In music news, I have discovered http://www.ofmonstersandmen.is/


One of my favorite things is when I discover and new group and I just cannot get enough of them. I have a feeling I have a new obsession coming on.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

It's hard.

I am in the two week wait. For those of you wondering-The two week wait is the time between ovulation and finding out if you are pregnant or not.
We've been at this for three years now with some chemical pregnancies in the midst of it. Our daughter was conceived on the second month but I was much younger then and in much better shape. Now we are eleven years older and I am getting to a point where I am beating myself up less with the fact that we should have started trying much much earlier and just accepting that life got in the way.
So here I sit, in our beautiful, quirky, new/old house waiting. Dh's horoscope said that he would get good news regarding a baby at the end of August. Ironically, I have been eating alot of garlic, quinoa and avocados without even realizing until today when I read an article that all of these foods are excellent for fertility. I feel bloated and crampy, blah, blah, blah.

Despite everything I still always feel hope. Then my period usually comes and I feel anger, rage, and sadness, why me, lather, rinse, repeat.

Also, yesterday I saw I'm guessing around 20? pregnant woman. I also saw a woman who appeared older than me with an older child and a baby who resembled my husband. Maybe I'm starting to go crazy.

Maybe it's finally my time? Maybe I will be here in a couple of days posting with my box of wine, olives and feta cheese?

Time will tell.

Friday, August 10, 2012

The Lions, tacos and moving day.

Tomorrow is the day to move our furniture into the new house. We have been over there almost every day moving little things, boxes and swimming.

The weather has been pretty brutal for our area lately so I feel super lucky to have a pool.

We have four men plus my husband to help move so hopefully it shouldn't take too long. After that they have to go out to Guadalupe to pick up my early 40th birthday present.  That's right. I found an upright piano for $50 on Craigslist and all the keys work. It's beautiful! And the guys are awesome for picking it up for me.

I am trying not to stress out as I am not good with change even if it is good change. I came home earlier and listened to The Lions online and had tacos for dinner which boosted my spirits even though they lost. I would love some wine right now but we are in the two week wait. I still have alot to do tonight but I just want to sit on the couch listen to music and play WoW. I'm exhausted.

I'll leave you now with a little Iron and Wine. This particular CD just works tonight. I'm feeling a bit meloncholy.






Monday, August 6, 2012

My girl is 10 today!

I can't believe it. Where does the time go? The activities of choice today are lunch at Denny's, a shopping trip to Michael's Arts and Crafts and swimming.

I'll admit, I don't miss the chaos of having a party this year. Last year was a bit insane.


                          Happy Birthday to my sweet girl!

Friday, August 3, 2012

Apparently no see um and flea bites look the same

and that makes me feel a touch better. I was at the new house swimming and was wondering why the girlie and I were getting bit. I realized that these bites were not itching though. Came home and googled flea and no see um bites and viola! It's still gross but makes me feel better on some weird level.
I love our new house so much. I did not want to leave but the big stuff is not being moved over until next weekend. I am armed now with Off and Eucerene Calming Creme. Oh, and wine. I bought some Fish Eye Chardonnay at Albertsons this afternoon. I've also got feta cheese, white cheese crackers and olives. Therapy.


Tuesday, July 31, 2012

My own little bubble

I'm prone to anxiety. I worry a lot and along with my INTJ Personality Type I am highly sensitive and internalize everything. I feel especially anxious today. I thought about not having a cup of coffee but since I skipped it on Monday, it sounded good today. We are going to be moving the whole month of August. They say that moving is one of the most stressful things and even though this is good and exciting I have never been good with change. We are also going on three years of trying for a second child and it's just not happening. I'm pretty sure I had another chemical pregnancy and I had a rough emotional weekend. Things feel off balance for me not surprisingly.
I think that I hit a point where I just need to lock myself in my own little bubble. It happened a little while ago when I started reading a comments page on Yahoo. I know, I know, that is the worst possible thing to do when I'm feeling like this. It still shocks me how cruel and spiteful people can be to one another and just makes me want to stick my head in the sand. It's especially bad because it's an election year but the vitriol with how people post is scary. More and more I am realizing that I need to keep as much zen in my life as possible.

I need to get back to packing and purging. We get the keys tonight and I can start moving things over tomorrow. Also swimming will probably be happening. Woot!

The girl and I are watching this for the 500th time. Still not tired of it.






Monday, July 30, 2012

Skittles, a Cat and a new address

 It's 11:30, the girl is still up with me (It's summer, c'mon!) and we are watching the Olympics.  I just finished a small bowl of Skittles and my boy kitty has finally settled down to sleep near my head. He was quite clingy earlier and I'm wondering if he senses that we are moving soon. Not far. Just down the road. Bigger house with a pool. Yay!

I should try and go to bed but the summer schedule has me staying up later and sleeping in. I just discovered a group called The Joy Formindable . Actually I have heard if them before, have always liked their name and am now finally checking them out. I'm hooked already. My 40th birthday is less than two months away. Perhaps I'll buy one of  their albums.  Some women buy shoes. I buy music. I-Tunes is my downfall. Since we are moving, I'm trying to curb my purchases. Thank goodness for Spotify.