Hi ladies! I'm at work super early so I decided to start the thread since this is the only time I've been able to come here. Work is busy. Our new system at work went live on Saturday. I think I talked about how I am a "super user" so I helped out with trainings and I will be on the floor for support constantly for awhile. This week I am the "captain" of the super users so I have to call in to huddles at 7am and 3pm. I usually don't start work until 8 and I am NOT a morning person so it's been tough for me to wake up this week. Our department hasn't fully started in this new system yet but shit is going to hit the fan soon and it's going to get crazy.
Anyways- me and H and our broker went to see our first house last weekend. It was an open house and from the pics we LOVED and it thought it was going to be the one. We learned just how deceiving pictures can be! Needless to say the search continues. Right now we're just looking for open houses to check out because we don't want to run our credit for a pre approval yet- H is disputing something stupid on his credit report and his score is just below 700 so we'll qualify for a higher rate.We can really only go to open houses without the letter so if we happen to go to one and want to put an offer in we will get a letter and have to go with a higher rate if we get the house. We're trying to see if we can hold off until his credit card hopefully takes this mark off his report and his score goes back up to what it should be. It pisses me off because he didn't really do anything wrong and my credit score is pretty awesome but that doesn't matter since they go by the lower one- credit is so friggin stupid.
Last Friday I started a new workout program- PIIT28 (pilates intensity interval training). I had finally just had enough with feeling miserable about my body. It's 6 days a week so it will be tough but hopefully that will help me not fall off the wagon.
Sunday was H's birthday so we went to dinner with his family. I was not drinking alcohol so H could drink and I'd drive home- his cousin asked me if I was drinking water because I was pregnant. I pretty much only drink water most of the time and really?
That's really all that's going on with me. Oh and just when I'm almost done with my brazilian laser hair removal the place I go to finally came out with another groupon so now i'm going to get my underarms done too for $180. Pretty exciting stuff lol.
@minskat30 Ani's room looks so cute!
@cocobellaF I hope your BP stays low enough and you are feeling OK
@jenna8984 I'm sorry you're feeling off - possibly all the hormones throwing you off!
@swazzle I'm sorry about your weigh in but like everyone else said yesterday it's probably just stupid water weight and you will be back down next week. You're doing amazing, keep on going!
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Re: Tired Thursday
We had some crazy storms here last night. They woke all of us up at like 12:30 with hail nailing our windows. Surprisingly the only person to stay asleep in our family was Callie LOL. Maddux hopped into the bed with us and slept with us the rest of the night.
DH got a lot of stuff done around the house yesterday since he is on Spring Break this week. Hopefully the rain didn't wash all the fertilizer he laid down yesterday.
Not much planned tonight. I'm still sore from Tuesday from all the push ups at Crossfit. Luckily tonight it's mainly shoulders and legs and not so much chest.
I have to clean up some stuff off my desk today. The past few days have been crazy at work, so I want to clean up and get to a good spot before I leave tomorrow!! I am super jealous of all those going to Chicago tonight and I can't wait to get there tomorrow night!
Tonight I am going to ask my cousin if she wants to try SkyFit again. It's also the American Idol finale and I am super excited for it. Other than that, just throwing last minute stuff in the suitcase and getting ready for a great weekend!
@southernpeach89 glad the storm didn't wake Callie up! That seems like a miracle.
Nothing to report here.. H convinced me to get pizza for dinner last night. It was delicious.
@caseface5 - I had to clean up my desk yesterday. It was driving me crazy!! Piles of paper everywhere that I needed to file, mostly, but still.
@southernpeach89 - Glad Callie didn't wake up. She was sleeping like a champ.
@PamBeesly524 - Mmmm. Pizza. I told H that as soon as this baby is out and I'm allowed to eat food, he has to get me pizza. I'll hold the sea monster in one arm and down pizza with the other. Pizza consistently makes me sick for at least 2 days, so it's a no-go. I can't WAIT. The official countdown is on... 102-ish days left... until pizza time.
Yesterday I really stayed on track with food, which is a miracle. I made homestyle Cobb salads for dinner. Lettuce mix + baby tomatoes + HB eggs + cucumber + stale ciabatta croutons + avocado + shredded cold chicken. Chicken doesn't bother me as much when it's cold. I doused mine in EVOO and balsamic and it was glorious.
H taught bible study at church last night, and I stayed home. I took a long bath and used some lavender mint salt scrub my friend gave to me. I lit a candle and just soaked my back and legs. I'm having to transition to sandals more because my feet get too tight in shoes now... thankful it's warm weather. Then I used my belly balm and lotions and did a little spa routine on my face. I colored a bit and ate some grapes and cashew butter, then turned on the diffuser (lemon and lavender) and dozed until H came home. A very nice, girls' only night for me and K. She kicked a lot, so I guess she enjoyed it, too. The only thing that would have made it better would have been a cold, sweet wine but... Another time!
@pambeesly524 PIZZA. That is one thing I am really looking forward to in Chicago. I'm pretty sure BF will kick me out of the house if I can't find a way to bring him back some.
@CocoBellaF Sorry that pizza makes you sick, but I agree, it will be worth the wait and taste so much better when you get some!
@lavenderfields13 Thanks! I have been feeling better since H has been doing things like sending me the gift and he's been helping more with dinner and dishes. Dude let me tell you- you will see some downright WEIRD things when you house hunt!! We saw one that was fabulous....and then we were like um what are those little cabins along the backyard? Turned out to be a bible camp! They owned separate property but it was literally along the perimeter of the backyard- so strange! We saw another that we loved...and it had a wood foundation! What, who does that?! Ever heard of termites and rot?? We saw another where the owner refused to leave and followed us around telling us all about the unpermitted work he did himself. Hmmm oh and the one we also loved but it had some weird ass septic system that was built on top of rocks (where it can't work properly and seep into the ground) so it would sound an alarm when it "stopped" working. And you couldn't do anything about it- you literally wouldn't be able to flush a toilet or run water until eventually made it's way into the ground or bubbled over into your front yard. WTF?! When a soil perc test fails- it fails- it means you can't put a septic here. Don't know who that builder sucked off to get final inspection approval on that mess. Anyways...at the end of the day...week...month...the perfect home is out there
@southernpeach89 Glad Callie was a good little storm baby and slept through! I wanted to ask you- do you have a video monitor or just a basic sound? I've been researching this shit for 2 days and I just can't decide! Majority of my mom friends say their sound ones are fine but then you get the 1 friend who is like "nooooo you NEEEEED picture". So I dunno?!
H is going to Batman with a friend tonight. A little annoyed because I wanted to see that but they apparently made these plans a month ago and it's at 3pm so I can't join. So I think instead I'll stop at Marshalls and look for any cute décor.
I've heard not to get the wifi ones. They are easy to hack, and if the wifi goes down they don't work.
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We have three cameras and one monitor. I would say get a monitor with a video screen because you might hear the baby moving around and making noises but they might not be awake and I'll tell you now...you DO NOT want to wake that baby up when they are napping unless it's time to feed lol.
I like ours because you can adjust the sound, attach it to multiple cameras using one monitor, it has a nice big screen, and you can talk through it so if your baby does wake up you can speak through the camera and say Hello lol.
Morning! I'm on a train to Chicago, in class all day (boo) and a half day tomorrow (boo again), then hanging out with some lovelies on here so I won't be on much online. Cannot wait to see and hug them all!!
Have a fabulous weekend, all!!!
@lavenderfields13 good luck with the credit issue, hopefully they change it quick.
@CocoBellaF that salad sounds really yummy! And your relaxing night sounds perfect!
@pambeesly524 we had pizza last night too! It was so freaking good.
@southernpeach89 I'm glad Callie is not only sleeping through the night, but through storms! That's an awesome improvement!
We met with the mechanic last night, he hasn't even touched my car. My bf talked him down on price though, so we're leaving it there for a few more days. If it isn't done when I get back from Chicago we're bringing it to another place. While my bf was negotiating, I went through my car and took out my fleece and my ski jacket.
We also went out for dinner at one of the local wineries. They have a brick oven and make amazing pizzas. So we had some wine and a prosciutto, basil, and olive pizza.
Tonight will be packing and heavy duty cleaning. I also need to teach my bf how to use the coffee pot. Tomorrow, I plan to be in bed by 8. I need to leave by 3am at the latest to get to Philly. Then it's Chicago all weekend!
@southernpeach89 - So I guess "sleeping like a baby" is a real thing!
@PamBeesly524 @speakeasy14- Super jealous of your pizza! I turned down free pizza at work yesterday. It was really hard.
@jenna8984 - Have fun shopping! That sounds way better to me than seeing the movie
H and I had company last night to watch Survivor and I stayed true to my word and drank a bottle wine
I made Skinnytaste pickle-brined baked chicken tenders and roasted green beans for dinner and the chicken was a HUGE hit! It'll definitely be going in the rotation.
Tonight I have a Devils game which is actually my last until next season! I'm a little sad about that even though I don't really want to go. I'd rather go home and pack because I definitely didn't do that last night.
I can't wait for tomorrow @audrewuh @speakeasy14 @minskat30 @TwoDimes @AlPacina@500days @caseface5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@cocobellaf @southernpeach89 ok awesome! I'm glad that those work well at the "cheaper" price range. I kind of wanted a video one but not the Motorola & Samsung ones that are $250. One of the reviews for yours on amazon cracked me up- the lady said "Who gave this 1 star? I mean were they expecting a damn computer?!" Which is how I feel- I just want something basic that works, I don't need it to be top tech worthy!
@speakeasy14 mmmmm brick oven pizza! Haven't had that in like years! Wait they had it on my cruise last fall....YUM I want.
Still here and still fabulous!
@cu97tiger have fun this weekend!
Yeah, it seemed like the PERFECT house for us online and then when we walked in we were like "well, this sucks". But if we didn't go see it we'd still be thinking about it. I want to go to another this weekend- the description of the house says everything has been updated but all the pics except one are of the outside of the house.If everything is updated why wouldn't you want to put pics to get more people interested? I usually ignore the ones with no pics of the inside because they're a mess but want to see this one.
Booj's lion mane arrived yesterday!
I swear he didn't hate his life nearly as much as he appears to! He was purring the whole time he had it on.
Lucy was VERY interested in this new creature:
And I also got a new pillow in the order:
@southernpeach89 yay for Callie sleeping through storm
@PamBeesly524 we had pizza too but it was frozen lmao
@CocoBellaF that sounds like an amazing night! I think we are scent twins because now I'm thinking of all the scents I have similar to yours
Not much last night. Did dishes, which was literally all the plates and cutlery. Threw in some laundry.
I've been going through my books lately. I'm going to buy a bunch of my series on Kobo eventually. As I buy on kobo, I'm taking the books off the shelf.
Also I have Matt going through his books. I said his novels, but he has a lot of old textbooks that he's opted to toss out. Textbooks we're going to see if my friend wants them since she does the same as he does. Novels etc, I'm going to donate to the library.
I think we're doing pretty well on the tossing clutter.
Tomorrow I'm at a different office and pretty busy, so I don't think I'll have a chance to post tomorrow.
Weekend plans:
Friday Matt's going to a friend's place. I'm likely going to watch either a movie or continue Gilmore Girl's, take a bath and sort through the table crap. Maybe colour while tv is on.
Saturday we've got to stop at Matt's parents place to help with his step-dad's computer and bring tea that they ordered. Likely going to stop at Home Outfitters for home decor stuff and swing by the library to donate books.
Sunday is likely a boring day. Maybe some simple cleaning and a movie.
Last night I talked H into getting Mexican food instead of cooking. It was a good decision. We watched Survivor and a few other shows before bed. Tonight I am going to see a play with my mom - Cinderella! It was one of my favorite movies when I was young so I'm really excited to see the theater version. Other than that I'm just looking forward to Friday!
@lavenderfields13 - HI!!! Glad you came back! Looking at houses is exciting but I agree that pictures are deceiving. When we bought our house, we only had the realtor's pictures to go by, and the house was still full of the current owner's belongings (heavy curtains, dark colors, etc.). So we had to see past that, but we could really tell it was a good layout. Some new paint and carpet and now it looks awesome! And wtf to your cousin? Why do people feel the need to ask that? Hopefully it's just bc she's excited for it to happen for you, but still.
@PamBeesley524 - Ooh, what kind of pizza?
@speakeasy14 - That's funny about teaching your bf how to use a coffee pot. I have to admit, I'm so used to my Keurig that I wouldn't know what to do with a regular coffee pot. I mean, how much water do I put in?!
@swazzle - We watched Survivor too. H really loves Tai and is rooting for him. Is your H's friend's ex-gf still in it??
@TwoDimes - Aww, is Indy that cute in every picture? Seems like it!
Also, all of you Chicago people better eat a piece of deep dish pizza for me!!!