Wonderful Wednesday

Swazzle · January 2016

Morning!

Last night, on my way home from work, I was on a very packed train, standing up in the middle of the car. An old woman is seated in front of me. She taps me on the arm and asks if I want her seat. I was confused but I just said no, thank you. She persisted and I said "No, I'm OK, thanks". And then it hit me that this woman, who could be no younger than 60, thought I was KTFU and was offering ME HER seat for that reason. I immediately close my kindle app and text @GoldenPenguin @csousa1 @Hummingbird125 and @buddysmom80 to fill them in on my lovely conversation and halfway through typing, the guy to her left leans forward and says "Excuse me, adalsjdflka" and I was like "What?" So, he repeated himself: "Excuse me, are you pregnant?" And as much as I always THINK I would tell someone off in this instance, I was caught so off-guard that for the second time in under two minutes someone was insinuating that I was so round in the middle area that I'm carrying an actual person in there, that I simply said "No." and turned purple with embarrassment. So, a big GO FUCK YOURSELF to the assholes on my train yesterday. I had GLOVES in my coat pockets. GLOVES. Not a human being.

On a happier note, today is Wednesday which is my weigh-in day and I was -0.8 . Take that, train riders!

Tonight will be the same plan as last night except I won't be storing my gloves in my coat pockets when they're not on my hands. No sirree.

I'm making Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos with Pineapple Slaw and Vegetable Rice from HC for dinner and then I need to finally watch Shameless from Sunday with H.

Have a lovely day!

[Deleted User] · January 2016

@Swazzle I can't even. That is absolutely ridiculous! People should never ever ask a woman if she is pregnant. I'm sorry that happened. Just know you look amazing and awesome job on the continued weight loss. You're doing amazing! Also....I want Bang Bang shrimp! It's one of my favorites!

So yesterdays workout was seriously the worst. It was burpees and wall balls and I was dying by the end of it. I think the cold air was just making it hard for me to keep my breathing under control but my goodness...it was hard!

Callie giggled for us more last night! I just love it!!! It's so cute! I need to catch it on video. It just happens so randomly so I never know when to prepare for it lol.

We are going to try to shift her routine a little bit. A few nights in a row now she has been falling asleep at her bedtime feeding and has been pretty drowsy in the morning for her breakfast. So I'm going to try moving her bedtime feeding a little earlier so she is more alert and gets a longer night of sleep so she can wake up and be alert for breakfast. Hopefully it helps...we will probably have a lot of middle of the night wake ups but if she is eating that's what matters.

Tonight DH is working so I pulled out one of my freezer meals I made before Callie was born. It's Baked Chicken Pesto Alfredo. Not healthy at all but all I have to do is stick it in the oven so it will do. I'll try to fit in some Insanity this afternoon since I won't be able to make it to CrossFit.

Swazzle · January 2016

@southernpeach89 - I NEED to hear a Callie giggle! I'm very excited for dinner tonight! Yours sounds incredible too!

[Deleted User] · January 2016

@Swazzle - Ugh, that is the WORST!!! How rude!!!

@southernpeach89 - Burpees and wall balls are tough, but add in cold air and I agree that it would be really hard to breathe.

H found a CrossFit gym 5 minutes from the house, so he's been going to their 4:45 AM class this week to try it out. He really likes it. I think it's great that he's going, except his alarm wakes me up at 4:30. Boo.

untouchablets · January 2016

@swazzle wtf!!! Someone asked me that once a while ago while I was at work and the same thing happened, I was caught off guard and barely managed a nasty look. People suck. Sorry about the assholes.

@southernpeach89 aw yes please take video I HAVE to see Callie giggling!

Yesterday was fun. I love having a puppy. You guys, I've literally waited 5 years for a dog of my own and she is KILLING THE GAME. Puppies suck in general but she's awesome even when she's running around my feet and chasing leaves at 4 am when she really should be peeing. I have yet to see her walk or run, she just jumps and bounces everywhere. She's a riot!

Today I've got some school work to cover because classes started after a month of break. I'm taking Women in Literature and Managing a Diverse Workforce lol. I'm sure I won't struggle like I have the last few terms since my math and accounting classes are done. My GPA could use a little boost.

Tonight I'm working. The guy I'm working with literally never talks. Idk if its because we don't have a lot in common, or if he doesn't like me, or if he just doesn't have a lot to say. I think its the last one, but whatever it is makes for a really boring night. Oh! And I finally made my class schedule and have three full classes of dogs signed up! I'm so excited!! My last day of training is Saturday and I'll finally never have to drive to Queens for work again lol.

LizzyTish88 · January 2016

@Swazzle People are dicks! So sorry that happened to you. Congrats on the weight loss!!

@Southernpeach89 That pesto alfredo sounds delicious!! I also want to see Callie giggle! Good luck with switching her routine around a little.

Good morning! Last night I was a lazy bum! I looked at my FitBit this morning and I was really bummed about it. It was my laziest day this week and I did not feel good about it. So tonight I will get back on the Zumba game and really try to keep getting those steps and activity points! I weigh in tomorrow so hopefully yesterday doesn't affect that too much!

[Deleted User] · January 2016

@untouchablets Omg that sounds so cute! It's making me think she is like a little lamb!

untouchablets · January 2016

@southernpeach89 YES exactly like that, curly hair and all!

Swazzle · January 2016

@CocoBellaF - My H's alarm goes off at 3:45am and I never hear it anymore. We changed our alarm sounds (we both use our phones) so they're different and I think my body just knows to ignore the sound of his, thankfully!

@untouchablets - I'm so glad things are going so well with the new puppy!

@caseface5 - I got fully into bed last night and then synced my FitBit and I was 10 steps short of my goal. So I got out of bed and walked to the bathroom and then got back in bed LOL

Swazzle · January 2016

Oh! All of my new hair products from Living Proof arrived yesterday so I used the shampoo, conditioner, and 5-in-1 styling cream. I shower at night and just let my hair air dry so I really had to wait until today to fully inspect it and I LOVE IT. My hair is so shiny and is laying just right. This morning, I used their texture mist and it added just a little something to my normally very straight hair. I'm really happy with everything!

jenna8984 · January 2016

@southernpeach89 yum that meal sounds awesome. Awww giggles really are the best, so fun!

@swazzle aaaaahh that sucks! You should never ask a woman that EVEN if she looks 9 months!! I mean I guess it's nice to know people offer their seats but wtf man. That shrimp sounds amazing.

@untouchablets Glad you're loving the pup! I will only sacrifice 4am sleep for a human baby hahah

Hmm not much today. Making chicken parm for dinner but I bake the chicken to be healthier. My BFF who lives in NYC is coming home this weekend so I'm very excited to see her. My corporate office in Chicago has a bunch of morons who work there and always f up my shit. Well the ONE smart guy that I really like is leaving at the end of the month- I'm like noooooooooo!

@minskat30 good luck today!!

jenna8984 · January 2016

@swazzle hair pic needed

LizzyTish88 · January 2016

Is anyone else not so patiently waiting to hear what @minskat30 is having and how her appointment went??

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untouchablets · January 2016

@jenna8984 BF feels the same lmao. She did sleep through the night last night though, I just woke her up at that time the first night she was home just in case. Looks like I won't be needing to do that after all

Peaseblossom55 · January 2016

@swazzle people are assholes, yay on the weight loss! I'm glad you love the hair products I remember you were worried if they were going to be good or not.

@southernpeach89 the pesto alfredo sounds so yummy, but on pasta not chicken though...

@untouchablets she sounds so adorable!

I did work out last night on the elliptical and made a decent dinner for H & I. I didn't get to much reading though. I felt a bit down. I got the paperwork to go the PGS ( screening for embryos) and they told us only 15-20% of the embryos will be normal. It seems like such low odds, we are going through all of this medical stuff paying thousands of dollars for low odds. I didn't talk to H much about it because the issue is from his genetics and I did not want to make him feel guilty. He does know of the odds though. I am trying to be positive and think to myself it only takes one!

H has hockey so I have the house & TV to myself tonight. So I'm not sure what I plan to do, hopefully I can find time to get in some reading, get to bed early. My annual review is today, I wish I could expect a raise or something exciting but I won't.

GoldenPenguin · January 2016

Morning! Last night wasn't overly eventful. I FTed with @swazzle to watch PLL, which was actually really good, even though I made some faces at some of what was happening. (@alpacina - you have to let us know when you watch so we can discuss. Should we start another PLL thread to talk about it?) @swazzle looked adorable in her Haleb Forever t-shirt, and she got to see some of Bruschi's antics.

Tonight, I'll unpack our Home Chef box and decide what to have for dinner. We also got the Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos, so I might be dinner twinsies with Swazzle.

I cannot stop sneezing.

@untouchablets - I'm so glad the puppy stuff is going well! I still have some serious puppy moments with Bruschi, and he's a year old now!

@caseface5 - I'm also waiting impatiently for @minskat30.

@southernpeach89 - Yea, we're going to need video evidence of Callie laughing, or I'm never going to believe that it's happening.

beachyone15 · January 2016

Good morning. So we moved all of our furniture back into the house last night which feels great. I did have a crazy dream last night that the carpet flooded again and I just lost it. Fingers crossed we are done for good, because it kind of feels like I'm just waiting for something else to happen. I guess since the process took so long, it feels like it's still not over (even though I keep telling myself it is). Tonight we'll continue putting things away (damn, we have a lot of stuff!) and cook dinner. Tomorrow is my Friday and then it's my birthday weekend at the beach!

@swazzle - I'm so sorry that happened to you. It's happened to me before too and I am always so caught off guard that I never know what to say. Why don't people understand that unless the baby is crowning....don't ask!!!!
@southernpeach89 - How cute! That's so funny that Callie likes to randomly giggle like that. But that just has to mean that she's a happy baby!
@untouchablets - I love that puppy stage where all they can do is bounce and hop around. So cute.
@jenna8984 - I have chicken parm on my list for this week's dinner too! I'm going to try it with spaghetti squash instead of pasta so we'll see how it turns out.
@Peaseblossom55 - That's tough to hear. I really hope you guys are successful because I know how bad you want it! You are right, it only takes one.

Peaseblossom55 · January 2016

@beachyone15 thank you. Glad the furniture is being moved back in. The beach sounds so wonderful this weekend. Happy early birthday!

speakeasy14 · January 2016

@Swazzle

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When I was in college I went to a gun show with my ex. We were looking at knives and the vendor asked if I was having a boy or girl. I did the exact same thing you did, and then cried when I got home. My ex just laughed (which should have been sign 10029340573 that he was a dbag).

GoldenPenguin said:

Morning! Last night wasn't overly eventful. I FTed with @swazzle to watch PLL, which was actually really good, even though I made some faces at some of what was happening. (@alpacina - you have to let us know when you watch so we can discuss. Should we start another PLL thread to talk about it?) @swazzle looked adorable in her Haleb Forever t-shirt, and she got to see some of Bruschi's antics.

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And yes we can start another thread to talk about it so we don't consume the daily thread.

I have nothing else to add today.

LizzyTish88 · January 2016

@GoldenPenguin Today on my "On this day" on FB was a message from @csousa1 because we were getting close to our dinner where we all met. Can't believe how long ago that was!

eilis1228 · January 2016

@Swazzle

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@southernpeach89 Burpees are the devil. Omg. I can't believe you're able to walk today after a workout like that, let alone consider doing Insanity tonight. You are awesome! PS: Please record a Callie giggle!
@CocoBellaF Ugh, 4:30 is way too early. Kudos to your H for getting up that early to go to the gym. I never win the battle with the pillow.
@untouchablets Awwww puppy fun

Zoey is allegedly 5 months (the vet thinks that's an optimistic guess), and she still hops around outside and gets distracted by acorns and leaves. So glad you are loving your new pup!
@caseface5 I've been there with the FitBit guilt. One lazy day won't kill your week though.

@beachyone15 YAY the nightmare is over! Life can go back to normal! I hope you enjoy your birthday weekend trip!
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I totally surprised H last night. It was awesome! A few of our friends came over with H's favorite meal from a nearby restaurant and some of his favorite cookies, and they decorated the apartment while we were at Zoey's training. I made sure H was the one to open the door, and he was so surprised that he jumped back when he saw everyone! We all hung out until about 10pm, and then I watched Scrubs and colored while H goofed off on the computer. I'd say it was a successful birthday.

Today is Work From Home Wednesday, so I'm chilling in my PJs listening to The Beatles on Spotify and eating leftover cookies for breakfast. #winning

MissKittyDanger · January 2016

Morning!

@swazzle I commend you for not responding to the question. Unless it's very obvious someone is pregnant, I don't think the question should be asked.

@southernpeach89 omg baby giggles!!

@GoldenPenguin you getting a cold? $:\$

Not much last night. Matt finally went through all the electronics so we're set to take them to the recycle at Best Buy this weekend. I'm giving my mum a suitcase set also, so that's another thing out of the locker. Yayyy! Since the apartment is pretty much done being sorted through {for now} I'm gonna start locker.
Minimum two bags are going to be done before end of weekend.
I think we have some totes to go through also, but those may end up taking longer. I just want to toss a bunch of stuff *sigh*

I need to make lists of what the sizing for my albums and frames are so we can start getting photos printed, etc.

All this talk of shrimp tacos makes me want some ....

[Deleted User] · January 2016

@Swazzle - NOT OKAY. But I'm with you, I think I would be too surprised to tell anybody off. But I would be super cranky about it later! Also, I love all the Living Proof hair products I've ever tried. Their Overnight Protector is amazing, and their dry shampoo is my favorite.

@southernpeach89 - I am in awe of your workout. Go you!

@untouchablets - PUPPY!

Is it seriously only Wednesday? Yesterday was my long day--I teach from 10:15-11:30, 1:30-4:15, and 5:00-7:20. I came home and ate leftover lemon-asparagus spaghetti with Italian turkey sausage, and thought I was going to crash, but then couldn't sleep. So I didn't fall asleep until about 1:00, ugh. I am dragging this morning...but I did move a French press into my office this semester, so I can have good coffee to get me going!

I also weighed in this morning and was down 2 pounds! I stepped on the scale for the first time since August last week and I had put on 10 pounds, so needless to say I've been cranky. I'm going to be 30 this year, so I decided this was going to be the year that I take care of business and keep it off. I've been trying to start running again, and last night I made myself go when I really didn't want to, and it ended up being awesome! Now to stick with it!

Also my brother's wife posted pics from their wedding. I know I bitched and moaned about it a lot, but it does make me really happy to see them so excited. I've been kind of bemoaning the fact that I'm probably not going to see my family again for a year, so the pictures made me smile. AW sibling pic:

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OK, I have to work now. Blargh.

jenna8984 · January 2016

@beachyone15 so glad your house is back in order, that must feel awesome

@futuremrshistorian that's a really great picture! And nice job on the weight loss, keep it up.

@misskikttydanger always fun getting rid of old crap!

@eilis1228 your morning sounds like perfection

has anyone else seen the new season of Biggest Loser? This contestant Felicia- I cannot look at her without thinking it's Jenna Fischer from The Office... (frigen picture isn't loading...)

minskat30 · January 2016

@swazzle - Ummm, WTF. Completely rude! Those train riders are not only assholes but they are also stupid. I've seen pictures of you and you do NOT look pregnant AT ALL. The few times someone has done this to me I couldn't tell them off either I was so shocked so I feel you but you are a freaking goddess and not looking like a pregnant lady at all!!!

@southernpeach89 - Record the Callie giggle please for us?!? Also I take my hat off to you for doing burpees with shredded hands, lady.

@untouchablets - Puppies are always awesome when they are yours I feel.

I'm glad you are having a blast with her. Take lots of pictures! They grow up so fast.

@cocobellaf - WTF....4:30. Is he preparing for baby's arrival already with that kind of a wake up call?

@peaseblossom55 - It only takes one, it only takes one, it only takes one. Just keep reminding yourself of that. I'm praying for you guys with everything I've got.

@beachyone15 - Happy early birthday!!

@eilis1228 - I'm glad your H had a good birthday...you are a great wife!

@speakeasy14 - What the hell is it about people at gun/knife shows? The first time someone asked me if I was pregnant was when I was 13 (yes 13) and I went to the shooting range with my Dad to learn to fire a handgun....its practically mandatory in Wisconsin to know this skill apparently. The guy behind the desk told me I shouldn't be firing a gun pregnant and my Dad looked about ready to use the gun at that moment. I cried too.

@goldenpenguin - I hope you aren't getting sick! Take some vitamins stat. Also, since you asked...see below.

@caseface5 - Get on that Zumba lady! Just remind yourself how fun it is once you start it. Also...

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It is a wonderful Wednesday here. Just got back from the doctor's office and IT IS A GIRL!!!! Baby Minskat is a beautiful, LONG-legged (thanks H) girl.

I couldn't be happier. We don't find out if everything is ok from the measurements until tomorrow because my doctor didn't do the ultrasound (the tech wouldn't tell us anything but hinted that everything looked good). Baby Minskat is precious and kept blocking her face with her hands but she is kicking away even though I can't feel it...the tech confirmed I have an anterior placenta (the placenta is in between the baby and my stomach so it will be a while until I feel more movement).

I'm going to have a moment of complete honesty here...I kept telling myself it was a boy mostly because I didn't want to feel any pangs of disappointment if it was a boy. I'd be happy with ANY healthy baby but deep down I really wanted a girl. As stupid as this sounds, I've always envisioned a baby girl as my first child. H was really hoping for a girl too and he is seriously over the moon. Plus now also, I'm not out numbered. H and Rajah vs me and baby.

I feel really, really blessed right now.

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jenna8984 · January 2016

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LizzyTish88 · January 2016

@minskat30 YAY!! So happy to hear that they hinted that everything is okay, and I'm sure it is. Another NEY baby girl! WOOHOO

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wink0erin · January 2016

@Swazzle Congratulations on the birth of your sweet baby gloves. I have a habit of shoving my gloves in my coat pockets, then when I look in the mirror I realize I look pregnant. I still can't comprehend why a stranger would ask that question of anyone. Wtf.

This would probably be my reaction:

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speakeasy14 · January 2016

@minskat30 Congrats!!!! Also, yeah that gun guy is lucky your dad didn't shoot him.

GoldenPenguin · January 2016

@speakeasy14 - I didn't get to see your face though! But yes, I did also text with my other lovely PLL friend (but NOT @AlPacina.) Let's start a discussion thread!!

@MissKittyDanger - I hope not, but it certainly feels that way. WAAAHHH.

Although, I've also been complaining about how dry my office is - I want to get a small humidifier for my desk, because it's so awful. So it could just be residual from that.

@caseface5 - OMG I loved that night!! I surprised you all, mwahaha

@Peaseblossom55 - we were posting at the same time so I didn't mention you in my first post, but I have ALL the things crossed for you. I am sending every single healthy vibe I can muster your way.

LizzyTish88 · January 2016

@GoldenPenguin it was friggen 4 years ago.. and I STILL beg BF to bring me back to that place so I can have that pesto chicken and drink the "Summer" Sangria! Maybe we will venture there this weekend....

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