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Monday, January 15th, 2007
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2:05 pm - My son Tristan
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| Tuesday, November 15th, 2005
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2:13 pm - Gettin Bigger
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Well, I am almost 6 months pregnant now. So far so good, just gettin bigger by the day. We started buying the furniture for the nursery. We got the crib 2 weeks ago and are now looking at rocking chairs for me and a dresser/changing table. We are going to wait until after Christmas to set the room up, that way when we are bring all the Christmas decorations to the storage unit we can bring what once was our office there as well.
We are leaving for South Carolina again next Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with family, but will be spending Christmas here in California mostly by ourselves. I think we have decided to stay in California, things just aren't right out in South Carolina for us to move anytime soon.
It's hard to explain, but have you ever realized that "family" wasn't all that it's cracked up to be? Well, I think my husband is realizing that some things just won't change and now we have a son to think about and that makes more of a difference. It's sad to realize that when you are an adult and have the power to speak your mind and to work to make things better that some things will not change no matter what you do.
On a happier note, I think we are both getting excited abut the baby. Now that I can feel him kick and move it feels more real. In just about 4 months our little one will be here and I am finding that utterly amazing!
Hope all are doing well!
Vicky
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| Friday, September 23rd, 2005
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11:23 am - THought I might post somethig update
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I know it's been quite a while and a lot has happened since my last post. I am currently 3 1/2 months pregnant. Very unexpected, but after the miscarriage in June I got pregnant right away and without any fertility treatments. We had decided to take a month off from trying and low and behold that was the month we got pregnant.
So on March 24th my husband TOdd and I will be expecting our son Tristan to be born (give or take 2 weeks) and we are extremely happy!! My job has been great allowing me to take time off and work from home. I have been having a very rough time of it with the morning sickness (who ever named it Morning Sickness was obviously mislead, for me it has been 24 hour sickness), headaches, and exhaustion. It feels like I am coming out of it now that I am in my second trimester and feel like I am returning to normal. Good thing too because I am getting really tired of being curled up on the couch for months.
Everything else is good and about the same. We leave for South Carolina next Saturday to visit family for a full 9 days and I can't wait. This visit we will actually start looking for a house. We plan to move sometime next year after Trisitan is born and need to start looking now since we will be bringing my mom with us and need a house with a small guest house in the back.
Well, that's enough of an update for now. I hope everyone is doing fine.
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| Thursday, June 30th, 2005
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12:27 pm - Update
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I know, it's been awhile. So, here's the update. I am in my 4th month of fertility treatments. Last month we actually got a positive pregnancy test result and were very happy for a whole 2 1/2 weeks when I miscarried. To loose the baby after only 4 weeks was very tough, but Todd and I are ready to jump back on the band wagon and try again. Our doctor says it's a good thing that we were able to get pregnant and that he is optimistic that it will happen again. I guess I haven't been posting because the fertility drugs make me really irritable and I just didn't feel like putting down in words all the frustration.
On a happier note, Todd and I leave for South Carolina tomorrow to visit our family. We will be there for 5 whole days before making the trip back to California. We are really looking forward to going out there, it has been 6 weeks since we last saw Todd's parents and longer then that since we have seen his sister and her family. Now that everyone has moved out of California, it's a bit lonely here. We still have our friends, but with the traffic of commuting to work and everyone wanting to spend time with their family on the weekends, we don't see them much. That's what Todd and I use to do, spend time with our family on the weekends, now we have to settle for a few days every 6-8 weeks.
I think the only things I love about California at this point is where we live (I just love Pasadena!) and having the ocean and theme parks so close. We are Disney freaks and love to hang out at the park (although it's been awhile since we've done that. A well, back to work, hope everyone is doing ok!
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| Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005
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12:11 pm - Another Day and Many $$$$$
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The one good thing about my trips to San Antonio are the overtime. I really enjoy my time here, but I hate being away from Todd. I know that sounds lame.....that I can't leave him for even a week......but I do miss him and even though I am not afraid to go out on my own I much prefer knowing that at the end of the day I will come home to him.
It's cold again today (it was 38 degrees when I left for work this morning), but at least the rain has stopped! I just realized that you can probably tell that I work with all guys by the meals that we have. This morning we started out the day with chili cheese tater tots and corn dogs! only after I made them stop at the local Starbucks so I could get my fix!! We will probably eat lunch around 3 or so and it will be big helpings of red meat and then either skip dinner entirely or go out to whatever is open at 11:00 pm. Did I mention that its cold here and I know I know I am a weather wimp!
In other news I made a new LJ icon of one of my wedding pictures this morning, yay! and I'm listening to the Phantom of the Opera soundtrack as I work. I love that soundtrack, the original London cast recording of course! and haven't listened to it in awhile so this is good.
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| Tuesday, February 1st, 2005
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10:58 am - YeeHaw
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Well, I'm back in Texas. Actually I've been in San Antonio for a few days already and its back to the long hours and eating dinner at 11:00 pm again. Only this time it's cold and wet here and working out in the shop is a bit different then it was in the warmer weather. It's strange how much this place feels like a second home to me now. I stay in the same room at the same hotel, I know the city well enough now to get around and go to my favorite places and the people I work with here are now friends not co-workers any longer. So, it's nice to come back, only it is a bit colder then I was expecting this time.
In other news money sucks right now. It's a good thing I am getting a bit of overtime because we need it and tax season is right around the corner. It's a shame that once you get married they really get you. Todd did a priliminary run through of his taxes and if he files single he gets back around $1,200 if he files married (either filing seperatly or jointly) he will owe money. So, since we were married in Sept and I believe we have the choice this year of filing as single people, guess which road we are going to take! The only down side is knowing that the days of getting a refund are over now and as of next year we will have to get use to giving the government more money!
I think I'm tasting some good ole Texas BBQ for lunch!
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| Monday, January 17th, 2005
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3:54 pm - I Live Here Because......
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It's days like today, in the middle of January when it's 80 degrees out, that I live in So. California! All the cold and rain is gone and it's summer again, woo hoo. I am still feeling the need to get my house in order and I think this afternoon I will concentrate on getting all my Creative Memories things out of the way and then work on going through all the junk in the second bedroom and THROW OUT! That way I can get the computer and desk into the spare bedroom to make room for the dining room table.
I have decided to go for a smaller table then the one I originally wanted. It will save money and give us more room in the dining/living room. I checked the Crate & Barrel web site and they still have the table and chairs, but in limited quantity so I am thinking we should get it soon and the extra $400 I made this weekend we should be able to do it! YAY!I don't know why, but warm weather always makes me want to clean and get organized.
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7:45 am - Is It Really Monday?
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For some reason it really doesn't feel like Monday. Maybe it's because it's a holiday and the freeways were completely clear and the no traffic thing has me confused. Or maybe because half the population isn't working so I'm convincing myself that I am actually at home and not at work. Or maybe I just love to work......nope that's not it! Anyways, I had a good weekend, even if I did have to work for most of it. There's something about working from home that doesn't feel like work, it's easier some how. The extra $$$ isn't bad either, maybe Todd and I can afford that dining room table now, no chairs yet, LOL, but the table would be good!
current mood: accomplished
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| Friday, January 14th, 2005
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8:02 am - TGIF
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Even when you like your job and it's not one of those "I hate to even get up in the morning and go to work" kinda jobs, it always feels great when it's Friday and you know you have two days off!! Todd and I are going to try and see a movie or two this weekend and spend some time with family and friends, a typical weekend, but better then work by far. Oh, and I think it's finally time to put away all the Christmas decorations. It felt really good last weekend to finally get control of all the laundry we had piled up and now I'm feeling like I really want the house cleaned and need to do something about the spare bedroom, it has become a rather large storage unit and it frustrates me. That is all.
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| Thursday, January 13th, 2005
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1:02 pm
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I just love driving into work and seeing the snow on top of the mountains. It doesn't happen all the time here in So. Cal. but when it gets cold enough and there is enough rain (which we have had more then enough of lately thank you) we get snow on our local mountains. So, yeah for snow topped mountains! In other news, I want to plan a trip back to New York, I miss the city of my childhood and am feeling the need to go back. The last time I was there was last December for my aunt's funeral so it wasn't under the best of conditions to show Todd my home town. I want to plan a trip for us to spend a week in the city exploring all the wonderful things NYC holds. Now, when to go....I am thinking next fall, maybe for our first wedding anniversary!
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| Monday, January 10th, 2005
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8:06 am - Rain, Rain and more Rain......
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Just when you think it has rained as hard and as long as it can it rains some more. We have had 4 days of solid heavy rain with rally no let-up and this comes from almost a month of on again off again rain. I feel really sorry for all those people who live in the canyons and the burn areas, they must be totally freaking out with the amount of rain these past few days. I don't think I have ever seen it rain this hard for so many days here in So. Cal.
So, I'm at work and the roof is leaking here. Todd couldn't even got to work because his car is not running properly and substituted as a boat this past weekend and I just want to go back to bed, I am feeling very unproductive today! Maybe the roof will cave in and we will have to go home, he he he :)
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| Friday, January 7th, 2005
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10:43 am - Back From the Holidays
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So, we got back from visiting Nashville, TN and Greenville SC to colder, wetter weather then we had back East, go figure. The holidays were good, not great because Todd and I had see the new homes of his sister and her family and his parents and the realization that everyone was no longer going to be living in California was all too real. Todd and I will be the only ones left here in So. Cal. after this May and it was harder then we thought it was going to be to be faced with that.
It was a little weird too, and I don't mean this to sound bad, but I got the feeling that our sadness and our hurt over everyone's leaving was not really considered. Todd's dad was great, he took the time to talk to us and hear what this move was doing to us and I really felt that he understood and was deeply sorry for the physical division this move was going to cause the family. He listened and you could see how our pain was affecting him. I didn't get the same feeling from his mom. I love her dearly, but I really felt that what mattered most to her was what Todd's sister was going through and her own sadness over leaving California and all that entails. I am really sorry to say that I felt she didn't want to deal with what Todd and I were feeling at their leaving and did what she could to distance herself from us.
I am truly sorry that Todd and I couldn't show the joy she was hoping for at seeing the new home that will be so far away from us, but at the same time I was expecting more sympathy from her when we told her how much we will miss them. I just feel a little differently about her now and I hope that passes.
Other then that, I have a new favorite restaurant that we discovered being back east, it's called "Cracker Barrel" ooooh it's a good thing there are none on the West Coast cause I would weight a ton!
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| Friday, December 17th, 2004
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9:39 am - A Christmas Poem
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FIRST CORINTHIANS 13 CHRISTMAS VERSION
Author Unknown
If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows,
strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls,
but do not show love to my family,
I'm just another decorator.
If I slave away in the kitchen,
baking dozens of Christmas cookies,
preparing gourmet meals
and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime:
but do not show love to my family,
I'm just another cook.
If I work at a soup kitchen
carol in the nursing home
and give all that I have to charity;
but do not show love to my family,
it profits me nothing.
If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels
and crocheted snowflakes,
attend a myriad of holiday parties
and sing in the choir's cantata
but do not focus on Christ,
I have missed the point.
Love stops the cooking to hug the child.
Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the spouse.
Love is kind, though harried and tired.
Love doesn't envy another's home
that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way,
but is thankful they are there to be in the way.
Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give
in return;
but rejoices in giving to those who can't.
Love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things
endures all things.
Love never fails.
Video games will break,
pearl necklaces will be lost,
golf clubs will rust;
But giving the gift of love will endure.
Wishing you a joyous & meaningful Christmas!
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| Thursday, December 16th, 2004
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9:04 am - Work, Work, Work, Work
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Too much to do before the holidays, that is my work life at the moment. I do love feeling productive, but when it feels like 3:00 and it's only 9:00am, that sucks!
Side Note: I still haven't finished either the Thank You or the Christmas cards, AAAAHHHHHHHH
Other Side Note: I'm heading back to Texas in January for another grueling two weeks. It will actually be good to be back there for awhile, I have really enjoyed my time in San Antonio, the only down side is that Todd won't be able to join me and right after I get back home he leaves for Las Vegas for two weeks, which totally SUCKS!!
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| Wednesday, December 15th, 2004
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8:49 am - Happy Holidays
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I can't believe it's December 15th already. For one, it's too warm here to be this close to Christmas, we were having colder weather for awhile, but at the end of last week it turned back into summer and now we are close to the 80's everyday. Two, I have done close to no Christmas shopping yet and it will all have to wait until Dec. 23rd. My company is changing the dates that consultants to get paid so my only check in December is coming on the 23rd, lets here it for the Last Minute Shopper!!! Whoot Whoot Whoot
My office Christmas luncheon is Friday, at least we get a half day! Todd's office Christmas party is this Saturday night and with free booz I think it will rank a little higher then my luncheon!
My work load has picked up with everyone wanting their manuals done before then end of the year, but that's fine with me, I always get more done when I am way to busy! I also need to get my butt in gear on those Thank You cards for the wedding gifts. I am such a total looser on that one. I look at them every night and let them stare back at me while I watch tv when I could easily be writing them out at the same time LOOSER!
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| Tuesday, December 7th, 2004
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12:54 pm - I need something to say
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I've been in one of those "I don't want to update my LJ" moods. I check in every day and read all my friends posts, but have felt as if I have had nothing to say lately. Work has been busy, which I like because it makes me feel productive. Thanksgiving was great! Todd's sister, brother-in-law and nieces came in from Nashville and it was so wonderful spending time with them again. We hadn't seen them since our wedding back in September because they moved to Nashville while we were on our honeymoon.
Todd's job is going good, we have finally paid off all the wedding expenses and have returned all the duplicate/unwanted gifts (that had gift receipts and where we knew where they were bought) and purchased a few more things off our registry. Plus we have a ton of wedding gifts we can't return that we can now turn into Christmas gifts, LOL, anyone want a fondue pot??
Mom and I did our Christmas shopping Sunday, its harder for her to keep up with me in the mall now that she is getting older. Which makes me sad because my mom was Queen of shopping, where do you think I got my shopping legs from? and it is a reminder that one day I will be shopping for Christmas without her and that's hard to face.
Other then that, its same old, same old, but at least I updates my LJ :)
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| Tuesday, November 23rd, 2004
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5:28 pm - Is it November already?
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I can't believe that Thanksgiving is two days away?? How did that happen? I swear that sometimes the days pass so fast I think I must have fallen asleep for a few months. Todd and I still haven't finished sending out our Thank You cards for wedding gifts, I haven't even begun to Christmas shop and I have so many manuals to finish at work I feel a bit overloaded. Good news, Todd and I have finished paying off the remaining wedding bills, can I get a YEAH!! and we have just caught up on all past due bills due to wedding and honeymoon, can I get another YEAH!! Now after Christmas we can start to save and build up some $$ for the next layoff.....wait that's not very optimistic of me is it.....ok we can save up for a trip to Europe!!
On a bummer not, Green Day is performing tonight and we just didn't have the $$ for tickets, I'm soooo bummed.
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| Monday, November 8th, 2004
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2:27 pm - Blessed
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It's been 4 days and I still love to look at our wedding pictures. Our photographers dropped off 600 photos all nicely put in leather albums and another 600+ on a CD for TOdd and I to pour through and decide which ones go in the digital album and our parents albums. Narrowing it down to only 70 is going to be tough, but the nice thing is we have all the pictures in albums, so we don't have to choose which ones to keep.
What comes to my mind every time I look at those photos is how blessed I feel by Todd's presence in my life. I still can't believe that he married me, that I get to spend my life with this amazing man. I can't describe adequately how this feels, but I am so thankful for Todd, for our love and I can't wait to see where our lives take us. He is the love of every minute of every day of my life!
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| Thursday, November 4th, 2004
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12:34 pm - Pictures
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YEAH! We get to see our wedding pictures tonight. Our photographer is coming over around 8:00pm and we finally will get to see all the shots he and his wife took (who work together as a team, one shooting digital and one shooting film), I can't wait.
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| Tuesday, November 2nd, 2004
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12:35 pm - I VOTED
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Todd and I were in line to Vote this morning by 6:50am and can now sit back and watch what happens. I hope and pray that the right man wins this election and that regardless of what party he is from he will do his best to keep this country safe and its people healthy, productive and hopeful of a better life.
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