I Can't Wait

Until Easter when we will be downstate! For several reasons of course but right now I'm kind of thinking about those three USB cords sitting in my in-laws garage. On Sunday, we also stopped at a local pier to see the waves crashing against it. And I forgot my camera, so I guess even the USB cord wouldn't help me there! The water looked like geysers every time a wave would hit the pier, throwing chunks of ice up into the air at the same time that new ice was forming. It was quite a sight. Also quite a sight was the surfer that we saw...yes I said surfer. The waves were so big and even that frigid temperature wasn't going going to keep him away! He was wearing a full-body wetsuit with a hood, but his face was still exposed. I'm not sure if I could ever be that hard-core!

Did I Forget to Mention?

We were married a year ago today. We didn't have any plans for our big day. That was fine by me. We had talked about going on a weekend trip somewhere south but that never happened, maybe in a month or so. We actually ended up hiking Sugarloaf Mountain with Paul and Kate H. They like to get us moving whenever we hang out with them. ;) We ended the day at Jeffrey's, a local restaurant that my Jeffery has wanted to try out. They even gave us free dessert because it was our anniversary! And now I will finish out the night by going to bed early. I'm think I've caught that virus that seems to be going around, I am positively exhausted!!

I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream!

We had company over for the first time last night (local company that is). I decided to host an ice cream social. Our little apartment was filled with guests and busy children (sorry neighbors). Jeff and I had such a good time and I kept saying afterwards, why don't we do this more often? At which he would reply, "Well...that was just the first time..." It's always so much fun to get everyone together at once. Now I'm just wondering, What should I serve next time...?

Cravings...

I feel pretty lucky so far, I haven't had too many crazy craving, or unhealthy cravings for that matter. It's usually fruit. And maybe ice cream every once in a while...:) BUT, right now, I want Panera Bread!! I'm not sure if that's a pregnancy craving or not. I think I've been craving that since we moved. The weather channel was playing music during the local on the 8's and it reminded me of the music they play at Panera Bread. Oh yum, I will definitely have to eat there when we go downstate! I was introduced to that place when I worked at the daycare, the teachers used to eat it all the time so I gave it a try one day. I remember walking in and feeling so awkward and out of place because it felt like this high-class place with its music and all the business people all dressed up having lunch. And there I was, wearing snot on my t-shirt! HA! I laugh at that thought now because it clearly is not a fancy-dancy place. Just kind of classy I guess. But that doesn't mean you can't walk in wearing tennis shoes! Or snot on your shirt for that matter.

Do you have...

A printer that you don't need/want?

We really need one, ours stopped working just as soon as we got internet (go figure). For now, I just need one to print coupons so I don't need anything fancy.

If you have one that you are looking to get rid of please let me know! We will be downstate for Easter so if any of you downstaters have one, I'm talking to you too!

Oh baby!

I now hold in my possession, six more pictures of our darling 11 ounce baby.
I am at 19 weeks (if I told you 20, I'm sorry, I just had to double check the calendar) so it was time for another ultrasound. And again, I had to try so hard not to laugh, it's just so much fun to see! I think our baby had hiccups and he/she kept kicking my belly. Looks like we'll have an active little one! Not to mention a thumb-sucker. Those ultrasound machines are just so amazing. It's incredible that I am able to see my baby right now, all of its bones, its brain, and even its little heart beating away!
We're halfway there! In about 20 more weeks, we'll be able to meet our little one!

Dear Heloise,

How do I get that blue ring off of my toilet bowl?

I know some people may struggle with rusty red rings or limey white rings, but mine is blue. Now, I do love blue, but not in my toilet. No amount of scrubbing seems to help and letting the toilet bowl cleaner sit for a while doesn't help either...maybe because that is blue too?

Any suggestions?

-A frustrated toilet scrubber.