tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16386197847763632332024-03-14T11:49:37.511-07:00Miss E's MisadventuresMiss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-9042992754124311062011-08-31T22:00:00.000-07:002011-08-31T22:00:20.374-07:00Well, friends, here goes nothing!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Viviana June came into the world on May 11, 2011 after a scheduled induction weighing 7 lbs 12 oz. My delivery was not easy, but <i>thank God</i> it was fast. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now I know what you’re thinking…7 lbs 12 oz isn’t huge and this is a true statement. But at barely 5’3” with a small torso, I just didn’t think I could grow an almost 8 lb baby. I was clearly in denial, look how big my belly was just days before delivery. <i>What did I think was in there?!</i>
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</span>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-60546576545838106282011-04-12T10:51:00.000-07:002011-04-12T10:51:31.701-07:00Final Countdown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well, friends, we're in the final countdown. My due date is May 12th...exactly one month from today! I can't believe we'll meet our little girl in the next month!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We're as ready as first-time parents can be. We have the car seat, crib, stroller, a closet full of clothes and two hearts full of love for this little person who is going to complete our family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Hubs and I had an awesomely laid-back weekend, just soaking up our time together. We went to dinner at a Spanish restaurant, we saw a movie, we went for a walk. You know what, though? As great as it was, it feels like we're waiting, like we're missing something. I know it's <em>her</em>...we're just waiting on <em>her. </em>We're already a family of three and we're just waiting on this baby girl to make her arrival. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Speaking of <em>her</em>, I should formally introduce you her. We've had the name decided on pretty much from the time we found out the gender. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We wanted a name that was unique yet classic, strong and feminine, something that could be said in both English and Spanish...and Viviana was the perfect fit in our minds. June is my <a href="http://missesmisadventures.blogspot.com/2009/02/strong-line-of-women.html">grandma's name</a>, who embodies those unique, classic, strong and feminine qualities and who all-around is one of my most favorite people on this planet. To be able to work in a family name - <em>and her name, no le</em>s<em>s</em> - was the perfect bridge to her name. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We call her Vivi (<em>"Viv-ee"</em>) or Viv for short and I'm sure we'll come up with other fun nicknames once she gets here and we see her personality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So there you have it, friends! One month and counting!</span></div>
<br />Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-7136908464789170032011-04-06T14:57:00.000-07:002011-04-06T14:57:21.399-07:00Weeks 31-33<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well hello again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> SUSHI. I want it <em>like whoa</em>!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Cravings:</strong> Still loving Hubs' PB&J sandwiches. Also, hot dogs. <em>So random, I know.</em><br /><br /><strong>Symptoms:</strong> A little heartburn, a few leg cramps.<br /> <br /><strong>Best Moment This Week:</strong> On March 19th we had the most beautiful baby shower hosted my by mom, </span><a href="http://www.sincerelysaracate.com/"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Sara Cate</span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> and two of my oldest and bestest friends. It was such a special day to have all our closest friends and family around to celebrate the upcoming arrival of our sweet girl. I can't wait to share the details with you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What I miss: I'm back to missing ham sandwiches. It's my first request for when she's delivered!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Best Moment This Week: We had an ultrasound on March 1st that showed Baby Girl was breech. After doing some 'exercises' (which basically consisted of me laying on my head) we went back in on March 8th for another position check and she had turned. So we're pretty much locked, loaded and ready to go!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This next weekend is our baby shower, which I couldn't be more excited for! I can't wait to share pictures and details with you all, so stay tuned!</span></div>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-83135441142815440772011-03-14T11:32:00.000-07:002011-03-14T11:32:35.313-07:00Hello and Giveaway Winner Announced<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hi all! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm sorry to have been gone for so long (I know, I know - <i>excuses, excuses</i>). We've been tackling the house and I'm happy to say we are done with renovations/painting! And we're mostly done unpacking! We hosted our first garage sale this past Saturday, which was a major success. We sold just about everything that we had out and got some extra cash to put towards furniture. <em>Win-win! </em>Looks like we will have everything in place before this baby makes her debut. <em>Hallelujah!</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have been remiss in anouncing a winner for the <a href="http://missesmisadventures.blogspot.com/2011/02/apothica-giveaway.html">Apothica Giveaway</a>. So without further ado, the winner is....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Also, I have a new layout courtesy of the amzingly talented Jessica at <a href="http://www.diamonddolldesign.com/">Diamond Doll Design</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">She is so easy to work with and has such a creative flair. She put together every item of my 'wish list' and I'm absolutely in love with what she designed. Please stop by her <a href="http://www.mybeatlesbabies.com/">blog</a> and give her some love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'll be back later on with a pregnancy update. We're getting close...if I'm lucky I have 9 weeks left, although I'm banking on more like 7 (my mom was exactly 2 weeks early with my brother and me). <em>Eek!</em></span>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-67781999112655081422011-02-17T10:00:00.002-07:002011-02-28T14:18:36.775-07:00State of the House: Part 1<div style="border: medium none;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Except worse. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We now have every piece of clothing we own laying across all of the above surfaces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You see, we are in the process of rebuilding closets in order to create more useful space for storage. So instead of one hanging rod, we have built-in shelving units and double rods in all 3 closets. The end result will be glorious. We can see it more and more everyday as progress is made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We are also painting. Every wall, door, cabinet and all the trim. The house was built in 1985 and although it has been painted/updated by previous owners, it still has a very heavy feel (notice the cabernet-colored wall in the family room pic above?). We are painting the trim and doors white, walls will be shades of taupe-y gray (minus the baby's room which will be pink!), and cabinets will be a steely brown. Here's an idea of what we're choosing:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have some before/after shots that I'll work on posting this week. Fingers crossed we can start to unpack some things this next weekend! My nesting instincts are in full effect...12 weeks until our sweet girl is due and I have a feeling she's not going to wait the full time. So I'm banking on more like 9-10 weeks as the deadline to get everything situated/organized. Which sounds like a good amount of time, but to this mama? I just feel the days melting away. So here's hoping I don't drive myself, my mom (<i>only the best interior designer out there!), </i>or our poor contractor crazy.</span></div>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-50867369236071305242011-02-16T08:00:00.001-07:002011-02-16T08:00:03.731-07:00Week 26<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>How Far Along:</strong> 27 weeks last Friday, but I'm recapping week 26.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /><strong>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</strong> 14 lbs<br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Maternity Clothes:</strong> I finally bought some long-sleeved maternity tops at the Gap sale a week or so ago. They are perfect for work and give me room to breathe. Hallelujah!<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Gender:</strong> Girl!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Movement:</strong> I almost always have a foot (at least I think it's a foot) under my ribs on the right side. My next ultrasound is on March 1st so I'm curious to know her position.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><strong>Sleep:</strong> I'm so exhausted at the end of the day, sleep comes easily.<br /><br /><strong>What I miss:</strong> Nothing.<br /><br /><strong>Cravings:</strong> Regular Coke, which I've never liked let alone craved. And, no worries to the Mommy Police, I don't drink that much/often. Just enough to enjoy the fizzy sweetness.<br /><br /><strong>Symptoms:</strong> None.<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week:</strong> Attending our first birthing class last Thursday. It's crazy to think this little girl will be here in 12 weeks!</span></span>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-49812419159331617892011-02-15T15:22:00.001-07:002011-02-15T15:54:19.956-07:00What A Weekend!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Friday morning I woke up with the chills and knew I was either suffering from something drywall-smell-related (due to the recent drywalling of our master closet) or I had caught the bug that my dad had earlier in the week. By 5am it was confirmed: stomach flu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Sunday we slept in, started laundry and planned to meet my parents and Gram for lunch only to find out that someone had broken into our car on our driveway and stolen Hubs' briefcase. <em>Yes, at our new house.</em> In an otherwise-safe neighborhood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So Sunday afternoon went from laid back to frantic in 0.2 seconds. We called the police, insurance company, banks and alerted the credit bureaus (he had checks, an old ID and work things in the briefcase). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Thankfully the window was replaced by Monday afternoon. Just in enough time for a celebration in honor of my mom's birthday. We met up with my parents and Gram to see <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1564367/"><em>Just Go With It</em></a>. It's funny, sweet and predictable - exactly what we needed to finish out a crazy weekend!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also love Bobbi Brown's eye shadows. The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://makeup.apothica.com/Bobbi-Brown-Shimmer-Wash-Eye-Shadow---Champagne-13.html">Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> gives the perfect glow without looking too metallic or glittery. And the best part? You can create your own shadow </span><a href="http://makeup.apothica.com/Bobbi-Brown-Palette---6-Pan.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">palettes</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for easy use and storage.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How Far Along: 26 weeks last Friday, but I'm recapping week 25.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Best Moment this week: Definitely having Hubs feel her dance around my belly. This little girl has him wrapped around her finger already!</span>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-43188495266759059942011-01-28T11:20:00.001-07:002011-01-28T12:50:04.935-07:00Week 24<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How Far Along: 25 weeks today, but I'm recapping week 24.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Movement: I feel her all day long, except she's pretty quiet in the mornings. I'm hoping this is a foreshadowing of her sleep patterns when she's born. I love to sleep in, so I'm hoping she does, too!</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What I miss: Nothing really comes to mind for this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Symptoms: I've had to take it easier than I'd like in regard to the whole <a href="http://missesmisadventures.blogspot.com/2011/01/big-moves.html">moving process</a>, but thankfully we had amazing help to do the heavy lifting and lots of people to remind me to rest/relax.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Best Moment this week: Having strangers ask me if I'm pregnant. It's fun to 'look pregnant' - <em>people are so nice to you!</em> - and I love that they are sure enough of the pregnancy to ask about it (meaning: hopfully I no longer look like I just went hog wild with Christmas sweets)!</span>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-87322322820945102342011-01-25T17:28:00.000-07:002011-01-25T17:28:34.810-07:00Big Moves<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hubs and I have been looking for a home to purchase off and on since last Spring. We looked casually - but often - so we were able to get a good idea of what we were looking for in terms of size, layout, price and location. With Baby Girl's arrival set for Spring, our hunting efforts were kicked into high gear. Luckily (or I should say divinely), the perfect house came up in the perfect location at the perfect time. After a few negotiations, it was under contract to be ours. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>Here is the part of the story in which I gloss over the 6 weeks' worth of back and forth between the sellers/realtors/bank/us that ensued. I'd rather it go down in the books as an "all's well that ends well" type of situation. But if you have questions or care to know more about the process in general, our process specifically, or anything real estate/mortgage process related, just email me!</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The long and short of it is that we closed last week and moved 98% of our belongings last weekend (thanks to our amazing family and friends who did more than we could have imagined!). We are going to paint all the walls, trim and cabinets - <em>so basically every surface of the house -</em> and we have bids out for a few minor renovations to the kitchen and master bath/closet. So until we figure out the game plan for those items, everything will be staying in boxes for the time being. And trust me, folks, it is a sea of boxes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'll post some pictures later on so we can document this journey from beginning to end. Oh, wait, did I just hear one of you out there say that you don't care? Well then I'll document it for myself. Just so I remember not to move while 6 months pregnant ever again in my life. But for reals, this should be fun. And I'm hoping you think so too!</span>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-88275620773105933812011-01-21T16:28:00.000-07:002011-01-21T16:28:30.905-07:00Weeks 19-23<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It feels weird saying that considering it is the 21st of January, but a full month has passed since last we caught up. After finding out baby's gender, we had a whirlwind of the holidays, a trip to San Diego/Disneyland, a hellish few weeks at work and an illness thrown in the mix. I am happy to report that everyone has returned to full health and things have slowed down at work <em>for now. </em>We have some exciting things in store around these parts in the next few weeks, so stay tuned! But, for now, a recap of what we've been up to...</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Maternity Clothes:</strong> Maternity pants, for the most part (after my </span><a href="http://missesmisadventures.blogspot.com/2010/12/week-18.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bella Band incident</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">). I found some great </span><a href="http://www.target.com/Liz-Lange-Target-Maternity-Extended-Sizes/dp/B003OGB9LQ/ref=br_1_7?ie=UTF8&id=Liz%20Lange%20Target%20Maternity%20Extended-Sizes&node=3073601&searchSize=30&searchView=grid5&searchPage=1&sr=1-7&qid=1295649047&rh=style_name%3ATrouser&searchBinNameList=style_name%2Clifestyle-bin%2Ctarget_com_size-bin%2Ctarget_com_pant_length-bin%2Ctarget_com_primary_color-bin%2Cprice&searchRank=pmrank&frombrowse=1"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Liz Lange for Target Maternity</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> work pants that I loooove.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> We went to Disneyland over New Years and I missed riding the fast rides (<em>but only for a bit</em>) - it was so fun to be there and I was still able to get on some of the slower rides. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week:</strong> Baby girl has been getting lots of new clothes. My mom spoiled her rotten this past week and we've gotten some really cute outfits from my grandpa and mother-in-law as well. And Hubs and I couldn't pass up the cutest little party dresses we found on sale at H&M either. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>Thank you for your comments on the furniture in my last </em></span><a href="http://missesmisadventures.blogspot.com/2010/12/girl-or-boy.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>post</em></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>. I'm leaning towards the modern set today, but who knows what I'll think tomorrow. Ahh hormones! Please vote on the baby's gender in the poll on the right sidebar if you haven't already.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> Maybe having clothes (pants, specifically) fit me. I'm not complaining at all <em>as it is obviously for a very great cause</em> but I'm in between regular/maternity pants. I have a Bella Band that is helping me through the transition. But I did walk down an entire hallway at work earlier this week with the Bella Band (unbeknownst to me) up at my waist and my pants undone. <em>You're welcome for the show, hallway-goers.</em> At least I learned my lesson to readjust my clothing prior to moving away from the privacy of my desk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With our gender appointment exactly <strike>6 days, 22 hours, 4 minutes</strike> one week from today all I can seem to think of is <em>girl or boy?</em> We've said from the beginning that <em>ideally</em> we'd like one of each - so it doesn't matter which comes first. And, of course, we pray for a healthy baby. But finding out the gender will set a few things in motion. First, it will help to shape the identity of this little one, so we don't have to call it 'it' all the time. Second, we'll be able to pick a name (which if you know us, you'll know that we have a 50% chance of this being an easy task). And thirdly, we'll be able to start on the nursery!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">I was perusing <a href="http://www.overstock.com/" rel="nofollow">Overstock.com</a> the other day and found some great nursery furniture. I've always gone to Overstock to look for great deals on things like <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Lighting-Ceiling-Fans/300/cat.html" rel="nofollow">home lighting</a> or furniture like <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Armoires/19114/subcat.html" rel="nofollow">armoires</a> or <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Buffets/19115/subcat.html" rel="nofollow">buffets</a> , so I figured they had to have some good deals on cribs and changing tables. I hit the jackpot!</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> Here are some of my favorites. I know they are a different style/look/feel from each other but I like them both for different reasons. What do you think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Gender:</strong> TBD on December 21st! <strong>I opened a poll to the right of my page - please cast your votes! I can't wait to hear what you all think.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Movement:</strong> I'm pretty sure I've been feeling the baby move! It's hard to tell as a first-time mama, but everyone (my mom, Twitter friends, my <em>What To Expect</em> iPhone app...) is assuring me it must be the baby.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> Excellent, except for waking up 1-2 times to use the bathroom now.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> Hmmm, not too much this week. Maybe still missing beer :)</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Cravings:</strong> I've been on a Salt & Vinegar chip craze.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Symptoms:</strong> None </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week:</strong> Feeling the baby move around!</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-18130793535420476482010-12-04T10:00:00.002-07:002010-12-04T10:00:03.339-07:00Christmas music FAIL<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love Christmas music. So much so that I've been listening to it since the beginning of November on Pandora. Now that they play it on 2 local radio stations? I'm in hog heaven. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I've got it down now, thank goodness. Too bad it took me until now to figure that one out!</span><br />
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<br />Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-6817969170130104702010-12-03T14:33:00.000-07:002010-12-03T14:33:47.389-07:00Week 16<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thank you all for the sweet comments you left on my last post and on Twitter. I feel so blessed to have such a great community of blog friends to share our good news with!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The <a href="http://missesmisadventures.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-will-it-be.html">cards</a> you saw in the picture of my last post were what we used to let my family know about the baby. They each say something different: <em>green eyed or brown eyed</em>, <em>fair skin or olive skin</em>, <em>football player or cheerleader, April 2011 or May 2011. </em>I put them in plain envelopes and we passed them out to my mom, dad, brother and SIL. They were a little confused when they opened and read their own cards, but got it quickly after putting them together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I'm going to do a weekly recap - <em>please feel free to skip them if you don't want to read them</em>. I just really want to document this journey. I am borrowing fellow soon-to-be-mama <a href="http://www.talesofthetrees.com/2010/11/week-24.html">Megan's</a> format of recapping the prior week. So, without further ado...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">xoxo</span>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-33574650157367619272010-11-30T13:25:00.000-07:002010-11-30T13:25:36.891-07:00What will it be?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">xoxo</span></div>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-3177217056216430412010-11-05T10:07:00.000-07:002010-11-05T10:07:12.342-07:00Trust In The Plan<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So remember how I was waiting on some big news in </span><a href="http://missesmisadventures.blogspot.com/2010/08/just-call-me-bridget.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">this post</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and then again in </span><a href="http://missesmisadventures.blogspot.com/2010/08/so-that-call-i-was-waiting-on-it.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">this one</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://missesmisadventures.blogspot.com/2010/09/limbo.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">this one</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">? Well I got the final verdict the second week in September. What a long, drawn out process. And all for nothing. I didn't get the position I had been hoping for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's funny how life works out, though. Two weeks after being let down <em>and thinking for sure my career was over, </em>something new came along. Something better. I went for it - and guess what? It worked! A month after taking a leap, I'm happily starting a new gig (within my current company) on Monday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>When God closes a door, He opens a window. </em>You'd think after 29 years, I would learn to trust that there is always a plan. It may not be my original plan. <em>It's a better plan. </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">xoxo</span>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-80309395351856099112010-11-04T17:14:00.000-07:002010-11-04T17:14:34.042-07:00Shuffle<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I saw this on </span><a href="http://handbagobsessed.blogspot.com/2010/11/lets-do-shuffle.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Handbag Obsessed</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> today and if you know me at all, you know how much I love music. I have my iPhone contstantly playing music in my ear all day long - it gets me through my day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So here are the first 10 songs that play when I hit shuffle....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kenny Chesney "Beer in Mexico"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mat Kearney "In The Middle"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wynonna Judd "Tell Me Why"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cam'ron "Hey Ma"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Blessid Union of Souls "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give It Away"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Gavin DeGraw "Just Friends"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Eminem "My Dad's Gone Crazy"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Andrew Belle "Make it Without You"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Aladdin Soundtrack "A Whole New World"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kind of a random mix, isn't it? I love it all. Each song brings back a different set of memories....80's/90's country music as a child (think: George Strait, Alabama), my parents playing 70's folk/rock on Colorado vacations (Gordon Lightfoot, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor), blasting college music with my roomies (Britney, Eminem, Nelly). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So tell me friends, what random music is on your iPod?</span>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-32739185837184066652010-11-02T17:34:00.000-07:002010-11-02T17:34:48.369-07:00Nov 2nd<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've read so many Facebook posts and Tweets today about people going out to vote. And while, yes, it is redundant to read that each and every person in your friend list voted, I am absolutely loving it. <em>Soaking it up. </em>I love that our generation is involved, informed and excited to get out there and do their civic duty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So if you're not already bored to death with all the updates, I'll leave you with my own...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>-Thomas Jefferson</em></span></div>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638619784776363233.post-64366974174036390482010-10-19T17:38:00.001-07:002010-10-20T08:10:15.081-07:00<a href="http://www.simply-bags.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Simply Bags</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> recently contacted me and generously offered a personalized lunch tote. Since I work the corporate 9-5 I thought it would be great to get a lunch tote to motivate me to pack my lunch. The product doesn't disappoint! It is the perfect size to fit my food, yet isn't too bulky to carry around.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.simply-bags.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Simply Bags</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> has a great selection of other bags that you can personalize as well. Check them out!</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Yes, my initials are ESL as in English as a Second Language. We go by our initials at work, so it is only appropriate that I personalized my lunch tote as such!</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-small;">***Fine print: The item was given to me at no cost; however, my opinions are entirely my own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">xoxo</span>Miss Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04610486499743096430noreply@blogger.com5