Halloween Festivities

Did you know that I cannot recall a time where I had my own pumpkin to carve any way I wanted?

This year, I challenged that (does anyone else get annoyed at those Olay commercials?).

Lance and I wanted to carve pumpkins!  We were going to do it this weekend, but Lance's sister, Laura, invited us to her place for dinner last Sunday and said that they would be carving pumpkins as well that day.  So, we went to Walmart and I picked out my first, very own pumpkin!

Then I decided that I lack in creativity, extremely, and that I am OCD when it comes to organization and perfection.  Therefore, I decided to use a template, instead of free-hand carving it.  So we bought a book of templates, that included some fancy tools to help make detailed carving a bit easier.

I chose this template:

I like how it turned out.  I am not at all a pro... obviously, since it was my first time, but I am pleased!

I have pictures... I just need to get them off Lance's phone.

Unfortunately, a few days after carving, the pumpkins started getting all bendy and soggy on the thinner parts.  So now my moon's mouth and eye is all bent in.  Oh well!

Rough Week

I've started about 3 blog posts and ended up deleting them all because I just go off on how horrible everything is going right now.

So, instead I'll just say that I'm still here.  I'm exhausted, stressed out, depressed, and I no longer wake up wanting to go to work.  This is the first time in my life where I'd rather stay home and clean all day.

Maybe a new budget is in order so I don't have to work anymore.


In other news, my best friend got married!!  Yay Sierra!  It was beautiful.  She was beautiful.  I had to give a toast and that was really scary.  I think what I said was OK (from what I can remember... I was so nervous, words just kinda came out!), but I wish I had said more nice things about Sierra.  I wish I had gotten across how much I really do love her.


And now for a story...

Three years ago I loved shopping.  I would buy new clothes every week.  After Lance lost his job, I kicked that habit in the butt.  And now?  I hate shopping.  I love having new clothes, but I hate going to the mall, trying clothes on, justifying the cost, etc. So I'm still squeezing into my regular clothes.  Some fit... sorta.  My pants are all getting too tight and it's not really comfortable.  I need new under-clothing as well.  I just don't want to go shopping.  Besides, it's no fun when you don't have someone to go with.  ...As if Lance wants to hang out around maternity clothes.

I bet he would if I asked. I just don't want to go, so I don't want to ask.

Adventures of a Prego Lady

Lance's company is really three companies in one.

One of them, is a jewelry company.  They have some pretty cute stuff.  Last week, Lori, one of the nice ladies that is in charge of bCharmed, gave me two pairs of earrings that they don't have in their catalogue yet.  They are so cute!  Seriously, the cutest earrings I own.  They are also sterling silver.  I was so happy I almost cried!

Well, Sierra's wedding is on Saturday, and I wanted to get some new jewelry to wear.  I decided that maybe I should use my discount at bCharmed to get a nice necklace.  I picked a nice pearl necklace with a pretty flower on it.  I already have a matching pair of earrings and some bracelets.  When Lance went to pay for it, Lori gave it to him for free.

Lance told me and I cried.  Then we laughed at me crying.  It was such a kind thing for Lori to do.  The necklace retails for $35.  I was so happy!


Last night Lance and I went grocery shopping.  Do you know what I found?  Well, Lance saw them first...  We found pomegranates!  I was so happy that I started crying right there.  Lance laughed.  Then I laughed.  Then we walked closer and saw that they were almost $4 a piece.

Are you kidding me?  Maybe I've never paid attention to the price before.  I thought they were usually 2 for $5.  Either way, $4 a piece is a lot when you want to purchase 10.  So I started crying again, out of sadness.  Then Lance laughed, then I laughed.  Then Lance told me to buy some anyway because he knew I'd been wanting them for months.  So we bought 2.

This is the first week I've been emotional.  Guess it hit me later than I thought it would.


Oh yeah, we watched Lion King, and I cried in the first 5 minutes.  It was so intense having all those animals bow to baby Simba.  I had to stop watching.  That movie is too much for me.

I think I would have cried even if I weren't pregnant.  That movie is sad.

In other news, Lily moves around a lot in the evenings.  I'll feel a bump on one side, then another on the other side, then up high and then down low.  Really strange.  I described it the other day as dancing, but really, what the heck she doing in there?  Right now it's light little flutters that are almost ignorable, but pretty interesting.

Pretty Sure

...that those aren't gas bubbles.  I think baby Lily is dancing around in my tummy tonight.

Rant

I am going to explode if I don't get a pomegranate soon.  They should have been in stores a month ago.  Not sure how much longer I can handle this..........  Aggggh!