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May 13th, 2008
12:51 pm - wow
I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted. Blame it on being a mom. I still don't have the hang of my days. Or I should say, I don't have control of my schedule yet. Baby Bee is in charge!
House news--- it's back to painting. I wish that I would just finish all the rooms in my house in one summer instead of just painting one or two. It's taking a long time to finish. This summer's plans are the kitchen cupboards and the den.. :) Someday my bedroom will be done.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/creative.gif) creative
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June 11th, 2007
08:04 pm - 38 week mark
it's amazing to me that i haven't updated this in such a long time. where did all the time go?
I am a very pregnant lady-38 weeks along now. It seems so crazy--me..38 wks pregnant. Now Ck and i are just waiting for the little man to make his debut. We can't wait to meet him. It might sound all cliche, but we are already so in love with this little boy. Everything that we've bought for him has been carefully chosen and thought out. His room is so beautiful. The only things left to do are to hang some things on his walls. All of his clothes are washed and folded carefully in his baskets. All separated by size, item, etc. You can't have onesies with pj's, dontcha know?! :) At night when I should be sleeping I am instead thinking of what my life is going to be like as a mom. thinking about what i want to teach him, how i want to be, all the dreams and aspirations i have for him.
in other news.. we have a little kitty. Well, technically she's not little. She's 3 yrs old. Meowie. named because she loves to "talk".... she is tiger-striped and very lovey. She was abandoned and lived on our deck. Once we fed her and let her inside, she "adopted" us formally. A trip to the vet's office got her all squared away.. shots were administered, flea medicine was given, tests were done, and it was all pronounced... that the kitty now belongs to us. Ck has never really cared for cats, but he adores Meowie. he's the one who always wants to buy her a toy or treat. She spends her days outside and snuggles with us on the evenings until we go to bed.. for now the arrangement is satisfactory to all of us. Probably in the winter we will transistion her to a full-time indoor cat. She loves to snuggle and sleep.
hopefully this will be updated very soon.....
Current Location: on the sofa
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/sleepy.gif) sleepy
Current Music: big girls don't cry-fergie
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March 13th, 2007
02:36 pm - baby boys
Poor forgotten blog. Working full-time and being pregnant leaves me exhausted at night and the blog is suffering as a result.
Found out on Friday that we are having a little boy. A little boy!! Wow! It's so exciting to finally know. Now we can buy baby things. So far we bought a few outfits, a baby book, and his first blankie. His blankie is amazing. It's so soft, I just love it.
This weekend we are planning to go to Chicago to do some major shopping.
I guess the nesting bug has hit me. I've got new curtains for my dining room, finally hung pictures up on walls, rearranged furniture in rooms, and have been getting rid of things like crazy. It's like I can't get rid of enough stuff. Sadly, this purging hasn't extended to my scraproom yet. Supplies are plentiful in there.
My clothes all fit me really badly now. My stomach is the only part that's really grown during my pregnancy. Although I haven't gained much weight, my tummy looks like it has a soccer ball in it.
I am so excited these days. Just loving life.
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January 16th, 2007
01:08 pm - pregnancy journal- January 16th
How far along? 16 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I'm down 15lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight. Fine with me!
Maternity clothes? Not yet! :)
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep:Barely sleeping at all. I have horrible insomnia, but I am exhausted all the time It's not fair.
Movement: I don't know it I'm feeling anything. My tummy is always rumbly and bumbly these days. People describe the movement as feeling like a butterfly in your tummy or gas, but I wouldn't know how to distinguish what's going on in my tummy to say that it's the baby or not.
Food cravings: Water w/ lemon. Apples
Best moment this week: Not throwing up for two days!!!!! :) What I miss: Sleeping on my tummy
Baby gender prediction: Not a single clue. I wish I had that "sixth" sense to instinctively tell me.
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December 21st, 2006
02:56 pm - good, bad, and ugly
i had a great day out of the house planned for today. i've been a recluse all week staying home and have soo much that needs to be done. i had planned on finishing up some holiday shopping, taking ck a pie and coffee for his team, and even going out to lunch. i mentally prepared myself trying to block the idea of smells from my mind. it didn't go so well.
i went to best buy to get ck some dvd and cd for christmas. waited in line for 1 hr. felt hot and sick. and nauseous. must everyone wear so much perfume & cologne? ugh. I was gasping for fresh air the second i left that place. went and picked up the pie and coffee. had to pull over off the 6lane road to whip open my car door and vomit profusely on the road. my humiliation didn't end there. i had to pull over 4 more times before i made it to ck's work. he was very concerned.. told me that i should go home. so i did. after pulling over many more times on the way home to get sick. no lunch. no library. no shopping. i came home a dizzy mess. had to lay down on the floor for awhile.
i've never felt so tired and sick in my whole life. i am amazed that women can handle all this. my sister is pregnant with her 4th baby, for goodness sakes, and I am barely making it through one. i worry about how i'm going to handle having a job when i can barely go to the grocery store. my hope is that sooon, very, very soon this sickness will go away so that i can live a normal life.
got my final grades yesterday.. very pleased with them. i graduated with an overall gpa of 3.85!!! Yippee!!!! (3.85 out of 4.0)
i ended up better than i thought i would.
watched a scary ass "baby story" yesterday. note to self... stay far away from those shows, you really dont' want to know what the labor process is like. must remain in denial... :)
Current Location: laying on the couch.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/sick.gif) sick
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December 19th, 2006
11:10 am - holidays 2006
I can't believe that next week is Christmas!! it's crazy. Of course I haven't finished my shopping yet. Mainly because of the violent reaction my stomach has when I'm around people wearing heavy perfume or cologne. Ugh. One wiff and I'm done. I also can't stand the smell of fast foods or many foods at all for that matter. Ugh. My doctor told me that 90% of women stop experiencing sickness in the second trimester, which I've just arrived in, so I'm hopeful that my tummy will soon settle down. it seems like the sickness gets worse every day.
I had my first sonogram. It was truly magical. I had thought that the baby would look like a little pea or something, but surprisingly it looked like a real baby! It jumped around the entire time of the sonogram. We got to hear the heartbeat and it was amazing. Ck and I were both awestruck by it all. Suddenly it became so real that we are having a baby & that's so huge.
Other news.... I graduated on Saturday!!!! Amazing!!!
Happy Holidays everyone!
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December 7th, 2006
02:22 pm - sum ding wong
- it's amazing how long it's been since i've updated this. i blame my absence on taking so many classes, getting ready to graduate, and dealing daily with sheer exhaustion and stomach aches. i feel the worse in the mornings and at night when i try to go to sleep. i get horrible heartburn and can't get to sleep.
- tomorrow i have yet another doctor's appointment schedule. i have had two previously scheduled, only to be cancelled both times by the clinic. the first cancellation resulted from fumes shutting down the building. the second cancellation happened from the horrible ice and snow storm that hit the midwest last week. i really hope that i can actually go to tomorrow's appointment.
- there are still many people who don't have electricity here yet.
- i graduate next saturday.. amazing
- i have finals next week
- yesterday a disaster happened when my cell phone fell out of my coat pocket and into some slush. it won't work now. i'm really hoping that it will when it dries out. stupid college that doesn't ice sidewalks well and forces people to slip and cell phones fall out of coats.
- i don't have anyone's phone numbers now.. i don't memorize numbers, just program them in my phone. i had to send out a begging email asking people to send me their numbers. ugh. this time i'm going to go to verizonwireless.com and do the whole free backup thing so i will always have a copy of people's phone numbers regardless of the status of my phone. i feel like such a dork.
- have decided to forego christmas lights this year. don't want to pollute baby invitro with lead lights and lead dust. ck and i have been desperately trying to find american-made lights so they won't have lead, but can't find any.
Current Location: computer lab-College of Business
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/hungry2.gif) hungry
Current Music: stomach growling, complaints of students about their classes
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November 6th, 2006
10:54 pm - newness..
-martha stewart has a new book out... It's a housekeeping book. Ck bought it for me over the weekend. I A-b-s-o-l-u-t-e-l-y love it!!! Martha has really out done herself! It's an awesome book!
-i have been feeling very, very ill. I thought I had contracted a foul, evil form of food poisioning from spinach. much to my utter surprise.. i found out that i am pregnant! a very surprise pregnancy. i tend to like a very well-planned out life, but sometimes life throws things that you can't plan. after a few days of initial shock... the idea that we are going to be parents is slowing sinking in. we've been looking at books and looking at baby things. but i am still so overwhelmed by everything. i need help!! i don't know anything about being a parent or having a child.
-my s
-i had a job interview today! it went really well! I have my second interview in a few weeks. I can't wait to be able to say that I have a full-time job. I'm going to have a 401k., insurance, holiday and vacation pay, retirement savings, all that good stuff.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/curious.gif) curious
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October 20th, 2006
10:24 pm - friday
-Watching the movie, Walk the Line, on HBO. It's really good. I'm totally into it. We have free HBO this weekend and I've been watching tons of movies.
-Read a really good book yesterday, The Last Templars. It was a great read.
-Have drank a ton of coffee today.
-Enjoying the Yankee candles, Autumn Wreath and Pumpkin Pie
-Had a great conversation w/ my friend Jen tonight. We've been friends forever.
Current Location: Circling the Bermuda Triangle
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October 19th, 2006
06:27 pm - YAY!!!
I am totally psyched. Today the Dow closed over 12,000!!! How exciting!
I started becoming interested in the stock market with my first finance class eight million years ago.
I have a subscription to the Wall St. Journal newspaper.
I read it everyday.
I have called the Wall St. Journal and complained if my paper comes late or ruined.
I have bought the paper at the store when my carrier doesn't bring it at all.
I have a huge stack of newspapers in a basket in my living room.
I save articles I especially like in a binder.
I have given stock advice to others and they have earned money.
Did you know that Martha Stewart was once a stockbroker?
I have contemplated becoming a certified financial planner more than a million times.
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October 18th, 2006
05:18 pm - pumpkins on the brain
I really, really love fall.. It's my absolute fave season.
Why am I procrastinating writing my term paper? Why? I know I'll enjoy it, but I'm just having a tough time getting started. Maybe it's because I have so many papers to write this semester?
Grade-wise, I am doing fabulously so far. Thankfully.
Ck is in Pa doing some recruiting. He's having a good time. He did a bunch of interviews today & said he had a lot of great candidates. He comes home on Saturday.
Jamie's mom gave me three ferns on Saturday. I transferred them to different pots and in plant stands. I just love them! Ferns rock. Now i have 5 ferns in my house. All of them are Boston ferns.
I'm so tired. Last night I stayed up way too late doing homework.
Senator Baraack Obama was on Oprah today. He's an Illinois Senator. While I think he's genuinely a great person and a good husband and father, I don't always agree with his voting record. Yes,I am a nerd and get copies of all Illinois Senators votes and Representative's votes. And yes, again a nerd, I email the Senators all the time and let them know issues I am interested in. I 99% of the time always agree with D. Durban's votes. I think he is a great Senator.
Meeting Sarah tonight for dinner. I'm excited to see her, it's been awhile. Since the summer, actually.
Peace out
Current Location: home
Current Mood: hungry
Current Music: you only call me when you're drunk
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October 5th, 2006
October 4th, 2006
10:39 pm - vanilla and oatmeal
yesterday it was 95 degrees here. today it was 60.
typical crazy illinois weather.
the leaves are getting so pretty. i love fall!
i love candles.
pumpkin bread.
making stews.
wearing comfy clothes.
cleaning my house.
school is crazy! tons of papers... tons of exams.. it's overwhelming.
thank goodness for my handy dandy planner. or i'd be hopelessly lost.
our deck is finally all stained. it looks great
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September 15th, 2006
02:47 pm - updates.
what a week!!! taking five classes is certainly no picnic. i'm going to be so stinking grateful when december rolls in. i mailed out my application for graduation a month ago. i decided against participating in commencement. I have already walked in one college graduation. I hate being the center of attention in a big arena. At my first college graduation I remember feeling petrified back stage not wanting to have my name announced and have to walk across the stage in front of so many people. Also, my last name is at the end of the alphabet. It takes forever to get to my name and sweltering in the gown for me is no fun. soooo.... Ck said we can do whatever I want to do to celebrate the big day.
Next weekend we are going on the Fall Foliage cruise that we won from Ck's work. It's an all-day thing and should be lots of fun. I'm pretty excited.
I love fall. Love cooler weather and changing leaves.
Sears is going to replace our refrigerator. The ice maker has been just wrong for ages. We've had approximately 6 appointments with the repair team where they have tried to fix it to no avail. yay for new frig
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/cheerful.gif) cheerful
Current Music: ani defranco
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August 30th, 2006
11:54 am
getting used to my school schedule is going to take some time. i'm taking more classes this semester than i'm used to. Also the sheer volume of homework that i have is rather staggering. implementing a good time management system will be a necessity for me to survive and be successful. one of my classes is completely difficult. i'm worried about my competency in it. hoping all will go well and i can celebrate with a graduation in december.
it's been a rainy past few days here in the land of lincoln. i've been enjoying the chilly rains though. it's such a nice departure from the normally scorching temps that infuse this state. the rain has made me enjoy drinking coffee and soups, to keep on schedule, and tidy my house with glee.
sooo thankful for the long weekend coming... love labor day.. ck and i are going to stain our deck. i'm excited. hate the color it is right now...
organizational strategy beacons me.. time to get back to work
Current Location: college of business-computer lab
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/calm.gif) calm
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August 17th, 2006
11:45 am - time to buy books......notice... no more accounting classes!!:)
| Term: Fall 2006 |
| Prin.Of Risk Management+Insurance |
0321236874 |
Rejda |
9th 05 |
Pearson |
yes |
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| International Bus.Law:Text,Cases+Rdgs. |
0131014102 |
August |
4th 04 |
Pearson |
yes |
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| Intercult.Comm.In Global Workplace |
0072829222 |
Varner |
3rd 05 |
McG |
yes |
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| Human Resource Development |
0324319789 |
Desimone |
4th 05 |
Thomson |
yes |
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| Strategic Management Theory |
0618775935 |
Hill |
7th |
Hm |
yes |
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August 16th, 2006
01:30 pm - summer is coming to an end...
why did it take me so long to discover the gilmore girls?
i caught an episode this summer quite accidentally. instantly i was hooked.
i have rented seasons 1-3 from blockbuster to catch myself up on the series from the beginning.
What a GREAT show!! I love it! I've already told Santa that he can buy me the dvd's for Christmas. :)
This is my last week of freedom. Monday starts the fall semester... My last semester of school. I've submitted my application for December graduation. I've decided not to participate in commencement, but I will have a little celebration at my house. I'll invite a few close friends and make some yummy appetizers.
Speaking of my house..... The downstairs is all painted!! It's been the summer of painting. 5 rooms!!! Now all that's left is the garage, basement, and upstairs. And the deck. Ck and I are going to start on the deck in a few weekends.
This Saturday we are going to Chicago to the Field Museum. We're going to see the King Tut exhibit. I'm super psyched!
I love going to the city and to museums.
Current Location: family room
Current Music: ancient mysteries w/ Leonard Nemoy
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July 31st, 2006
10:04 pm - mmmm...olives
i have an insatiable hunger for tomatoes and olives. not together, separately.
the weather is unbearably hot here. the heat index was 113 degrees. ugh. i hate summer.
going to King Tut exhibit in Chicago next weekend.
Fall semester starts on Aug 19.
my summer finance class ends next thursday.
i had a crazy busy weekend. mally's birthday party. dinner with friends. painted downstairs bathroom. bookstore. worked. farmer's market. laundry. cleaned house
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July 25th, 2006
09:26 am
ck and i had a busy, busy weekend. on thursday night we went to see the documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. It was wonderfully informative. global warming scares me. In my lifetime I can see how much the climate has already changed. It troubles me. I hate heat, humidity, and icky summer weather. I'd be perfectly content to live in a fall-weather-all-year-round kind of place.
I worked on Saturday and then we went to a bbq & then a get-together. It was fun. But now I am tired. My weekends are usually kind of leisurely. Ck and I like to hang out at bookstores. Socializing is great, hanging out and meeting new people is great, but I'm one of those people who needs a lot of time to just putter around the house. I love to clean & organize and watch tv. For the past two straight weekends we have been very social and I think I need a bit of a small break.
when is this humid weather ever going to end? ugh!
many errands to do today
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July 17th, 2006
05:59 pm - the police in my town.... doesn't make you feel safe..
BLOOMINGTON - A Bloomington police sergeant accused of attempted burglary also is a suspect in a three-year series of unsolved rapes in which women living alone were attacked inside their homes, the officer's attorney and wife told the Pantagraph. Bloomington Sgt. Jeff Pelo, 41, is being investigated as a person police think may have raped up to four women - all single and in their 20s - since December 2002, defense attorney Steve Skelton confirmed. Pelo is jailed on charges of
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