Oh the Fabulousness

Well, I finally made the time to enjoy the BEST Christmas present ever yesterday. Michael gave me a gift certificate to have a massage at Spa Nordstrom. Jane Jones, that really was her name, is my new best friend. My one hour massage was so wonderful I just really don't know if I can do it justice. I highly recommend that you all run out and get a massage. I haven't had one since college and I don't know what I was waiting for. Go, go right now, you will not be sorry! And, I must say if you live near me the massage at Nordstrom was not nearly as expensive as I thought it would be. I have enough on my gift card to go back for another!

It Really is a Magical Place

So we finally made it to Florida after a delayed flight that included the captain letting us know that he and the other cock pit members had "enough manuals to get a college degree out to figure out what's wrong" yikes! I figured out that we were staying on Universal Studios property... I'm a quick one. We had originally planned to go to Disney that day (Wed.) but decided it was too late and we were too hungry. So we rode the super cool water taxi about 5 minutes to City Walk and had a great hamburger at Hard Rock. We enjoyed looking around and were so glad for food breakfast was at 6:45 and this was our next meal at about 4:45! Too bad they didn't have early bird specials.

Then we went to see The Bucket List I thought it was great, but I cried Buckets. I don't know why I didn't think before we went to see it that it might be a little sad-duh. However, pack a BOX not a few kleenex and go see it. It really is worth going to see.

Then we met some of Michael's friends who had come in on a later flight at another fun restaraunt on the City Walk-Margaritaville. It was very fun, but you may remember how I feel about Margaritas and vacation....So I was a little sad. But, it was a great night because we had a fun date and I got to practice meeting new people on a smaller crowd. I think I did all right and all of Michael's work friends were so nice.

This was our great view from the water taxi on the way back to the hotel. Thursday, Fridayand Saturday Michael worked his tail off while I had a mani-pedi, read a good book (see the review if you are interested) and generally enjoyed myself lounging. I went to some of the meetings and enjoyed most of the speakers I heard a lot more than I thought I would. Thursday night there was a cocktail party to meet clients and I met the most people there. I thought it went really well and that everyone was so nice. Saturday night was the black tie dinner and I think we cleaned up pretty nice. My dress was probably a tad casual, but I was comfortable and didn't feel out of place so that was good. It was a long night and I was very glad I was in something comfortable and cute if I do say so myself. Unfortunately this picture was taken pretty late so we are a little ragged looking. We didn't even plan it, but I thought we coordinated very nicely. :)
Sunday we got up bright and early and headed to the MAGIC KINGDOM!!!! What can I say it was greatness at every turn. My Disney experience was truly everything it was cracked up to be. Everyone was so nice from the moment we hit the property. As soon as we made it into the park there was a parade on Main Street. It was so neat.


After the parade we walked to Cinderella's Castle where there was a fabulous show with Mickey, Minnie and Donald-I was in kid heaven.

We rode several rides and loved them all. My favorite was the Buzz Lightyear Ride, even though Michael big time beat me. He also really liked Space Mountain. I just can't get over the attention to detail at every turn. Even the bushes are amazing. Everyone was nice, helpful and accomodating. I also think January is a great time to go. Even though it was a little cold we didn't have to wait long for any of the rides we rode. Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Minnie and come back home. I can't wait to take Wee there and find out if we go to the princess or pirates party!

Yummy!

Well, we had another Dr. visit yesterday and all was well! Wee continues to wiggle along with no problems. I also had the pleasure of doing the old glucose tolerance test. It was kind of like drinking an orange pop ice, times TEN MILLION on the sweetness. Even though it didn't taste great I was able to remember slurping on tons of pop ices in the summer at Papa's lake house, so I made it through. I am so glad they had orange and I didn't have to have fruit punch. I think I will have yummy dessert this weekend, just in case I fail and have to cut down on the sweets.
I hope you are all having a good day even though it is cold and rainy here, Wee and I are nice and warm.

I hate to brag....

But, I just have to say I am so proud of my husband. I knew I would have fun at Disney World and hanging out with him on this trip. But, I had no idea how proud it would make me to see him at work. This weekend (Thurs-Sat) was the annual meeting for the clients his company serves. He and his boss work with 120 clients and about 40 of these couples were able to come. It was great to get to meet them, and put faces with the names of people he tells me about. Here are a few of the things I already knew but LOVED being reminded of about my fabulous husband.



1-He is a great listener. He remembers all the little things that ALL these people tell him. They loved when he remembered to check on what was going on in their lives, and their families.


2-He can talk to anybody. As I said I stink at this. I don't think it is Michael's favorite thing, but you would never know it as he put me and all the people we spoke with at ease in no time flat.



3-Everybody loves him. All his clients couldn't wait to tell me this and how they would be lost without him. It was especially cute to hear this from the men, in their way since they don't gush like their wives do.



4-He is the hardest worker. He literally worked from 6:30 or so until 10:30-11 at the earliest and even until 1am on Saturday night. I could never be on point, helpful and friendly for that long.



5-He is good at what he does for a living and enjoys it. We waited a long time for this job to come around. Michael was great at everything he did at his last job, but it is so much more fun now that he likes his work. We are truly blessed to be in this position. While no job is perfect this one has so many great qualities and it was evident that Michael is awesome at it.



Now if Michael could only revisit this nap, I think he earned it. But, you know him he was back to the grindstone first thing this morning.

Sorry for the bragging, I couldn't resist. I'll post Magic Kingdom pictures ASAP-they'll be a little less nauseating. :) Happy Monday!

Tony Romo's Not Going to Disney World, But I am!!!!

Well, I had really hoped that this was the year of the come back for my boys. I even got clearance from my OB to go to the big game if need be. Sadly, that will not be the case. I had a bad feeling when the Giants won last week, I think we could have beaten Tampa Bay but the Giants are on a roll and we've had a long time off. I am very thankful to all the babies at work for being so good, I got an LCD and went to the game to cheer on da Boys. I am glad Michael and I can tell Wee he or she went to a playoff game, but sadly it was not a winning one. I will say I don't think the loss was at all because of Jessica Simpson. Come on people there are plenty of pro athletes with hot babe girlfriends/wives. The whole team was not fired up enough and made some crucial mistakes. There's always next year. Hopefully, we will just get better and not loose anyone too important in the off season.
In other news. I am so excited-we are going to Disney World. Michael's work trip I have been whining about is in Orlando! I am getting really excited about nice weather and some Mickey Mouse. The work part will be 3 days, but Michael and I are going a little early to do Disney in a day. I will tell you all about it when we get back. Hopefully we will even have some good pictures.
Also, I added a new element to my blog. I saw on a friend's blog a list of books she read and what she thought about them so that she could keep track of what she read and others could see, too. So, if you are interested check it out. If you have any suggestions I am always looking for a good book.
Happy Monday!

Sometimes you just need your Mamma

This is my wonderful Mamma Cindy Lou! I love her so much and I am so thankful for her. I am laughing at myself as I write this post because I just read my friend Annalee's blog about becoming a Mom and here I am talking about needing my Mamma, but oh well. It's fun to get to be the baby a little while longer.
Any good southern girl know there is a difference between needing your Mom and needing your Mamma. You call your Mom for a recipe or to remember a family member's birthday, but when you are in trouble you call your Mamma.
I have been stressing. Michael and I have a great opportunity to go to Orlando for his work's annual meeting. But, I am NOT good at situations like that. I am really looking forward to putting faces with names and seeing Michael in his element, I think that will be so fun and enlightening. I am really not looking forward to talking to a lot of people I don't know at all, and may or may not have anything in common with. While I love to spend time with friends and people I know, I SUCK at small talk. I get so shy and nervous and can't think of anything intelligent to add to the conversation or to ask someone to get a conversation going.
It probably says terrible things about me, but one way I can feel a little more comfortable is to feel like I am looking my best. 25 weeks into pregnancy, that would not be the case. I know that everyone else thinks pregnant people are so cute, myself included, but it is weird when it is you. Then I find out I need to wear business dress 3 days and have a black tie dress for one night. Seriously! I have a pair of cute jeans and a jean skirt, black pants and some shirts. Nothing super dressy and nothing really business, I don't live in that world I wear glorified pajamas to my job. So panic starts to set in as I go shopping and keep coming home empty handed and struggling with paying a lot for clothes I'll wear a few times. I needed my Mamma.
So, Mamma to the rescue flew into town with Daddy in tow for good moral support. Our original mission was fabric for my couch recovering project Friday and if needed a little while on Saturday. But, by Friday night at 7 I was in tears and we had no dress and hadn't even thought about fabric. I was ready to pack up go home and refuse to go to the meetings. Luckily, Mom persevered with my bratty self. Finally, we found a store that actually had 2 dresses I really liked and a good friend at church loaned me some clothes that are very business appropriate. I picked my favorite dress and we headed for chips and queso therapy. Today I was able to relax and enjoy fabric shopping and find the perfect fabrics, too.
I LOVE MY MAMMA.
Thanks for putting up with my grumpy shopper self, I couldn't have done it without you.

Bye Bye Christmas

Well, I thought I would give you one last look of the Casa all gussied up for Christmas. These are a few of my favorite views. My sister says I loose all rational decorating sense when it comes to Christmas and it is true, so I am only sharing some of the "classier" views, minus the pug in a dress I just can't quit laughing at it.
All of our stockings have now been "un hung" with not as much care after a wonderful holiday season. I am always so sad to take all the fun stuff down and get on with the nitty gritty of every day life.
I was telling some friends at lunch today that I did not slip into my usual depression as I put all the holiday decorations away. I think at least some of this can be attributed to all the fun we had with mission organization. You should all do it I am telling you. As much as we did, we quickly realized we are just scratching the surface and can't wait to get at it again soon.



I never said much about our holiday season, but let me tell you it was fabulous. We are so thankful that we always get to see both of our families at the holidays because they all live in one place, I am the first to admit sometimes I forget what a blessing that is. While we didn't get to see anyone long, we got quality time which was just what we needed.



Here's my Christmas week top 8 in no particular order.....


1. Watching Chevy Chase Christmas Vacation TWICE, that movie cracks me up. We laughed both times at different things. I love it.


2. Learning that being pregnant makes me weepy. I literally cried because the A&M baby onesie I bought Michael was not the same size as the pants. Not just a little, a lot-sobbing with snot and everything, it was ridiculous. It was really late and I was working 5 out of 6 days in a row, but still I recognize this is ridiculous. Poor Michael..... this is not the woman he married.


3. Celebrating with Mom and Dad at their new house. I am so excited for them, they are getting settled and it is great.


4. Having fun with my friends at work on Christmas Eve. I am so thankful for my work friends. It could be sheer torture to spend 12 hours away from the ones you love on Christmas Eve, but we do such a good job of making it fun. It went by as quickly and with as much fun as possible.


5. Getting to see all of Michael's family at his grandparents' house. I know Michael's grandparents love having everyone at their house and this is not always a possibility. It was fun to see them all, and especially to see Grandma and Grandad enjoying it so much.



6. Celebrating 5 years of marriage! I can't believe it has been 5 years, but they have been great. I am so thankful for Michael. I could never say enough to express how I feel.

7. Spending some quality time at home. While it stinks to have to continue to work a regular week with no vacation at the holidays it does force Michael and I to come home and we had a lot of fun working around the house together on the days I was off since he was off all week.

8. Playing my new hand held Tetris. Who knew that a little game from Target aimed at 10 year olds would keep me entertained for hours. I LOVE IT.


On a side note here are some 25 weeks belly shots, I think 5 weeks have made a pretty significant difference. Please excuse the look, we went walking to enjoy the BEAUTIFUL day we had yesterday.

Happy Monday!