Back in the Blogginghood: Part II

SECOND PART:

Things that HAVE changed:

* FLASH NEWS! Did I mention that I’m pregnant? WELL I AM!! I will be 4 months preggo next week… yay! I still don’t feel completely comfortable telling the world – no facebook/twitter/similars for sure! – I think it’s because it’s hard to believe right now when I’m not showing yet, I’m still in that ‘fat girl’ state where people see me as a little chubbier and not all of them know I’m pregnant. It sucks, because nothing fits me right, but I’m not ‘fat’ enough to wear maternity clothes. I’m stuck in between. Oh well, it will come soon enough I hope. And no, I still don’t know what I’m having – but YES, I will definitely find out. I don’t understand why people don’t want to find out, I still respect it but I don’t get it. I have some shopping to do and only 4 months after that! That’s so little time.

* I’m going to San Francisco next week! Wheee!!! Way excited about that, every time I leave town I get excited, even if it’s just to Salt Lake City (no, that was a lie, I do not like Salt Lake, ew). Correcting: I love every time I get out of town ON A PLANE. We’ll be there from the 9th thru the 14th and I’m hoping to do a lot of walking and a lot of photographing. Finally I’m going to start using my SLR camera!

* I have to renew my green card this year. And paperwork needs to be sent in two weeks. I’m excited about that too, because a year after that I could apply for citizenship and my mom will finally be able to come and visit me. Even more now with a grandkid on the way!

* I have more aches and pains. Not very often, but they exist. My back hurts, my uterus hurts (from growing and hanging – it cramps when I stand up too fast! It’s the ligaments holding the uterus, I guess it bounces/stretches faster if I stand up too fast… it’s kind of a funny feeling!).

* Days go by so slow if you look at it day by day but so fast if you look at it month by month! Soon enough, my little baby will be here… like for Thanksgiving, it will probably be born by then! (I hope so anyway, even though my due date is Nov 26, I hope it’s born before so I don’t miss Thanksgiving dinner! Yum!)

* I’m going to celebrate Mother’s/Father’s day next year! J did give me a little something for mother’s day and I’m planning on doing the same for him on that Sunday. I think we have begun on the parenthood thing already, I mean, I had to change my eating/drinking habits, my sleeping time, my sleeping positions, read a whole lot more and give up my beloved sushi and wine. And J, well, he has to put up with me and at the same time encourage me to be good. Plus we’ve been doing SO much reading… we have like 4 books about pregnancy (and counting) and he’s so good to me. He cooks healthy food for me and massages my back when it hurts. Maybe I should do another post about that, of all the things he does for me and why he’s already a good daddy. Oooooh! I’ll do it for Father’s day! Gosh, I’m so creative, I can’t get over myself.

* One of my very best friends is pregnant too! And she’s two weeks behind me… I think I’m having a girl and she thinks she’s having a boy. We have already decided they will be together, get married and have little kids. It’s going to be so perfect! She lives in California, so I hope we get together when our tummies start getting bigger and take some cute pics. It’s so exciting, we can talk about it all day and that way, we don’t make our other friends bored. It works perfectly!

I just realized pretty much everything on this list is pregnancy/baby-related. I hope I don’t become one of those moms-to-be that only talks about babies 24/7.  Please spank me if I do! Even if I’m pregnant I still have a life (or should have one anyways) So I should start thinking about other things to blog about. I know I have some topics but I can’t think of them right now, I’m in baby mode, geez.

I have tried to keep up with my favorite blogs, but if I miss something big, would you remind me? I think everybody is ok and with the normal ups and downs of life, right? I hope everyone is healthy, with a job, and happy.

Will be blogging again after my trip to San Fran! (hopefully sooner )

Happy Wednesday!

Back in the Blogginghood: Part I

I’m baaaack!

Not sure if I’ll be posting everyday as I used to but it’s good to have some time to blog. I have had a pretty interesting life lately, full of little details and mostly happy things so this post ended up being super long – I know I know. You’re not ready to read too much on a Tuesday are you? For your own sake, I’m cutting this post in two parts, so you don’t fall asleep by your computer.

See? I’m still nice!

Shall we begin?

Things that have NOT changed:

* I still have a job. That’s always good right? Except that we have been extra busy, our company is expanding and we have had more paperwork to do… more people to deal with, and I haven’t been as patient as I used to be. Well, I guess I have never been too patient, so go figure.

* I’m still married. My poor hubby has been very nice to me, even though I have been the bitchiest bitch in the world. He’s been patient, he’s listened to my venting, my bitching, my yelling and my complaining about random things like work, traffic, food, tummy aches, etc. Gosh, I would not marry myself if I were him, seriously. I can’t comprehend her vast and unlimited supply of patience… I’m a lucky wifey.

* I still have friends. I haven’t been hanging out with my girlies for a while, everyone has been on vacation or working super hard. I miss them very much and still talk with them on the phone, but still. It’s not the same if we don’t get together for the gossiping catching up.

* I still love my iPhone. And each day I love it even more. Next to my 401k, it’s one of the best investments I have made last year. Just to mention a few of my newly added applications are Slacker Radio, GoSkyWatch (expensive but worth it), Live Poker (also an app on Facebook!), Penguin, my adored Bejeweled, DoodleJump, FlickFishing and of course, Bookworm. This last one you HAVE to get it if you own an iPhone. It’s just completely addicting.

* I still want to go home (Peru) but I still can’t afford it. Yep. That’s the saddest truth. Makes me so sad I don’t even want to think about it.

* I’m still healthy! Hey, I can’t complain too much as long as I’m healthy, right? And I have one strong inmmunity system. I think it’s all that expired crap I eat. I’m immune to crap because it’s part of me he he What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!

* I still love my boss. I’m one of those rare people that completely hits it off with their bosses. Now even more after she left me to take a 10-day vacation last month and I thought it was my end. I always vent /bitch with her and when I go home I’m sane and normal. But when she was gone I was a mess. I would go home and talk about work ALL FREAKING DAY. Poor J had to stop me at some point because we would only talk about drama at work. The next minute I realized that I really missed her and how much she means to me. I cried a little and hoped she doesn’t like Hawaii too much and decides to stay there. She did come back and I’m back to normal mood now!

* Penny is still the best puppy ever. She has learned new tricks, I’m such a proud mama. I’m still trying to teach her to wipe her paws on the mat but she doesn’t get it. If you have tried and and have any tips, do tell me. The one thing that I hate from her is that she still barks when someone rings my bell or knocks at my door and she still gets super defensive when other dogs come around to smell her. She automatically thinks they’re attacking or something because she starts growling really quietly. I’ve learned to read her signs like the hair behind her neck starting to spike up, or she staring at the other dog’s eyes without moving. After I see that I just pull her away because the next thing that could happen is that she could start barking or even snap at the other poor doggie and scare it. I don’t know what else to do, I think it’s hopeless.

* I still don’t own a house. Just a little one bedroom condo. It’s ok for now but I wish I could afford a house with a nice yard. Maybe if I move out of Park City I could afford a nice 5 bedroom house in a little town in Texas or Minessotta or somewhere in the middle of nowhere where real estate is cheaper. But then again, I wouldn’t have this job that allows me to afford my little –way too expensive – condo. It’s a dead end. Sigh.

* I still haven’t mailed out my Pay It Forwards. I SUCK, I’m so sorry, I have been slacking so bad. I do hope that they will be going out soon. (didn’t  I say that last time? Gosh. I really suck at excuses too.)

My second part will be coming tomorrow!

I have missed you guys