Five People March 20, 2008

I stole this from Liss’ myspace page. FUN!

Nam​​e 5 peo​​ple​​ you​​ can​​ thi​​nk of rig​​ht off​​ the​​ top​​ of you​​r hea​​d.
Don​’t rea​d the​ que​sti​ons​ und​ern​eat​h unt​il you​ wri​te the​ nam​es of all​ 5 peo​ple​.
Thi​s is a lot​ fun​nie​r if you​ act​ual​ly ran​dom​ly lis​t the​ nam​es fir​st.​..

NO CHE​ATI​NG!
1. Ray
2. Shaelin
3. My Mom
4. Karen
5. Amber

DON​’T LOO​K AHE​AD UNL​ESS​ YOU​ FIL​LED​ UP THE​ TOP​!

1. How​ did​ you​ mee​t num​ber​ 3?
In a hospital on May 14, 1970.

2. On a sca​le 1-1​0 rat​e you​r fri​end​shi​p wit​h num​ber​ 2.
Shaelin is one of my best pals, after all…I spend most of my time with her! I hope we’ll be close forever.

3. How​ lon​g hav​e you​ kno​wn num​ber​ 4?
Karen and I have been best friends for 20 years!.

4. How​ do you​ kno​w num​ber​ 2?
Gave birth to her on December 21, 2005.

5. Wha​t wou​ld you​ do if 5 tol​d you​ the​y lov​ed you​?
She does all the time, and I reciprocate!

6. A fac​t abo​ut num​ber​ 1?
He is my hus​ban​d and​ my bes​t fri​end​.

7. Who​ is 4 goi​ng out​ wit​h?
Um…she’s married to Kevin, but they don’t go out a lot. They have a new baby!

8. Wha​t is 2 doi​ng?
Playing upstairs with my niece and no doubt looking adorable.

9. Wou​ld you​ liv​e wit​h num​ber​ 3?
YUP.  Did for 27 years!

10.​ Wha​t do you​ lik​e abo​ut num​ber​ 1?
He is the most caring, supportive person I know.

11.​ Do you​ mis​s num​ber​ 5?
YES! I wish we could chat more, and maybe even meet someday!

12.​ Wou​ld you​ mak​e out​ wit​h 4?
EW…she’s my best friend!

13.​ Wha​t’s​ ur opi​nio​n of num​ber​ 4?
I can tell her anything and she is always there for me.

14.​ Wha​t’s​ you​r fav​ori​te mem​ory​ wit​h num​ber​ 5?
Pro​bab​ly finding out how much we have in common.

15.​ Wha​t wou​ld you​ do if num​ber​ 1 and​ 3 wer​e goi​ng out​?
VOMIT​.

16.​ Eve​r had​ a lon​g con​ver​sat​ion​ wit​h 5?
YES! On the phone.

17.​ hav​e eve​r sle​pt at num​ber​ 2s hou​se?
Every night​.

18.​ Do you​ han​g out​ alo​t wit​h num​ber​ 3?
Not​ as muc​h as I’d​ lik​e, tha​t’s​ for​ sur​e.

19.​ Who​ hav​e you​ kno​wn the​ lon​ges​t?
#3

21.​ How​ oft​en do you​ tal​k and​ see​ 1?
Dai​ly!

22.​ Wha​t do you​ thi​nk abo​ut num​ber​ 3?
She’s the most influential person in my life and I love her dearly.

OCD continued… March 14, 2008

Most of the time Ray is not OCD about much. There’s one thing that he is OCD about that drives me crazy. And the other night I totally busted him on it! Shaelin has many different colors of sippy cups: pink, yellow, blue, green. Ray MUST stack them in the cabinet according to color. That’s not the part that drives me crazy.

The other night I had put the cups away, stacking them randomly. For some reason, I am not OCD about the color stacking. I went upstairs to do something, came back down, and CAUGHT him in the cabinet, re-stacking the cups according to color! Isn’t that hilarious???!!!

So he can no longer point the finger when I do the same if he doesn’t fold the towels correctly. heh

A Tag from my darling niece…10 random things December 19, 2007

1. It is possible to both love and hate your husband at the same time.

2. I can scrapbook for an entire weekend and not get sick of it one tiny bit.

3. Shaelin is the funniest, cutest, smartest almost-two-year-old I know.

4. Though my family can drive me absolutely crazy at times, I’m DYING to see all of them next week!!!!

5. I am definitely turning into my mother. And her mother. And probably her mother too.

6. Ray is damn lucky to have me.

7. I consider myself to be a really great friend.

8. I am in love with love. And hearts.

9. I tried these new brownies from Trader Joe’s and now I’m obsessed. And I don’t even like sweets that much. They are dusted with sea salt. Sounds weird. But they are the best! Think salty and sweet.

10. I can’t wait to be a mom again. But give me a chance to get through the terrible twos first!

Thanks for the tag, Miss. This was fun! Unfortunately, I didn’t tag anyone else. Boo.

I couldn’t make this up if I tried December 1, 2007

Tuesday night at 11:00 we went in to check on Shaelin before we went to bed. Both she and her crib were covered in vomit, and she had been in bed for 4 hours. Who knows when the poor little baby got sick? I felt so terrible for her. I immediately took her into the bathroom to try and get her cleaned up. She started vomiting bile. We called the doctor, who recommended that we take her to the ER for an evaluation. We ended up being there until 2:30. Thankfully, everything was fine and by the time we left, she was walking up and down the halls talking to people. That’s my girl!

By Thursday she was feeling better but still a bit emotional. I left her with my very capable niece at 1:00 in the afternoon to go enjoy an evening with my mom. We had a little bit of lunch and then my stomach didn’t feel so good. Uh-oh. At about 4:00 I started feeling pretty crappy. By 6:00 I was wondering if I’d make it home. By 8:00 I was in bed. By 8:45 I was vomiting. It doesn’t end there, people!

Ray had a soccer game that night. He offered to stay home with me, but I told him to go ahead, as I would just be in bed anyway. IF I COULD ONLY TAKE THAT BACK! At 11:00 I vomited again and called down to him for a glass of water. He was taking FOREVER to bring it to me. Because it’s all about me, I’m thinking…”Where the hell is my glass of water???” Ray proceeds to hobble into our room with it. He almost broke his ankle in his game.

Friday I drove him to the doctor. It’s not broken, but could be fractured or he might have some bone chips. I felt like a truck had run over me, but of course, NO TIME FOR THE MOMMY TO BE SICK! I had to take care of Shaelin, as Ray obviously could not. He’s on crutches.

Like the title says, I couldn’t make this up if I tried. This was one of the worst weeks of my life. Thank God it’s over!

Rawr October 23, 2007

This year marks our 10-year anniversary. I bought Ray season tickets for the Chicago Fire. (Major League Soccer) We have been going to the games and having a great time. It makes a really fun date night and we both love the game. Ray has played it since he was about 4. I have never played it but have grown to love it through Ray.

On Sunday we went to the last home game, in which the Fire played the LA Galaxy. David Beckham plays for the Galaxy. He is one of Ray’s idols, and he has always wanted to see him play. It was so cool to be able to make that dream come true! As you may know, Becks has been injured, but he was able to see game time on Sunday. PHEW! And can I just say rawr?!! He is gorgeous.

As a bonus, the Fire scored the winning goal in literally the last few seconds of the game to clinch a playoff spot! Woohoo! We get to go to another game on Thursday!

Sydney Jean! October 19, 2007

Sydney Jean arrived at 5:50 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 17th. She is soooooooo cute! Her mommy (my best friend Karen) went through 14 hours of labor and is my new hero. I was present for the entire thing and am reminded of what a true miracle birth really is.

Karen’s mom passed away in Sept. of 2006, she had a miscarriage in Nov. of 2006, and her grandma passed away in March of 2007. This girl needed some joy in her life, and here she is! Jean was Karen’s mom’s middle name and it’s also Karen’s middle name. What a precious sight.

I’m going to be an auntie! October 17, 2007

My best friend Karen is in labor! Her water broke at 4:30 this morning. I can’t wait to hear the news! She hates me right now because I had a 3-hour labor. What can I say…I was very fortunate! I’ll post again after the wonderful event! I’m hoping for a girl, but we shall see…