A serious topic

I wanted to have a serious talk about something that's very important to me. And I'm not joking. In case you start to think I am after I tell you what I'm thinking about...

Here it is.

Straws.

And not the straight ones if I can have my choice. The bendy ones... like these.

I know you're wondering why STRAWS on a Monday morning. Here's why. I like to have orange juice before breakfast every morning and I always add a bit of water, at least 3 ice cubes and a bendy straw if I have one. And I've noticed in my drinkings (it's a new word...) that oj just tastes better with a straw. In fact, most drinks taste better with a straw.

I did try to find some scientific evidence to back up my claim but I couldn't find any recent studies. However, let me tell you my theory. When you just take a regular sip of whatever you enjoy, it hits your entire mouth at the same time. With a straw, you have some control over this! You can steer exactly where you want your tasting to be. And yes, I know as I write this, that I sound like a TOTAL idiot. But for the record, who cares.

I love straws.

And that's all I have to say this morning. About straws at least.

Sleeping Beauty

Well, okay maybe the title is a little bit presumptuous of me but since I'm 25lbs heavier than normal and still growing, leave it alone please.

Basically, I only have one thing to say this morning...

The memory foam mattress is a MIRACLE! MIRACLE I tell you. I am beyond relieved.

No longer sleepless,

:-)

This and That

It's funny because sometimes I'll be in the middle of something and go 'oh, I'm going to blog about this' and then I forget what the heck I was thinking of. Well, right now I'm thinking about my Christmas tree, the ribbon I just put up and what I still need to do to get it all purty for the holidays! What else... oh, maybe some of the bothers of pregnancy, a bit of a project happening in our living room (before photos taken, after photos still to come) and... OH I remember what it is I was going to write about today!

And just wait because you'll be so glad I remembered. It's that important. To me, at least!

In order for you to see the good fortune of my story, you'll need some background. I'll keep it short.

I used to love my bed. It was a great place to sleep and sleep I did. Now I don't. I feel like I'm sleeping on a cement slab. I used to feel like this about going to bed at night...

Now I feel like this...

And I'm not joking. AT ALL. Just ask the guy laying next to me who wakes up to my crying and upset several times a night. But this is not a story with a sad ending. It may have a happy ending that I'll tell you about tomorrow! All because of this

Yup, 3 inches of happy sleeping! Memory foam heaven on top of our mattress! Thank-you Costco!

And that's my story. The end!

A simple though for today

If you could do one thing that would bring life, something positive, into the world... even if it's just for one person, what would you do? It could be anything!

What would I do? I'm thinking about that right now.

A sweet Bumbleride ride

On this happy Friday, also known as Black Friday to many shopping crazy people, we made a purchase. Sort of. We made the purchase but really, the item we have ordered is a VERY, VERY amazing and generous gift from Luke's grandparents on his dad's side of the family.

So what is this amazing gift, you ask?

And since you have asked so nicely, I will tell you!

A stroller. For our baby. And not just any stroller... a Bumbleride stroller! Maybe you don't know what this is or even care. And maybe it doesn't even really matter but for us, it's just the stroller we've been looking for. And it's SO pretty! I like it. Wanna see what it looks like?

Introducing the newest, well as soon as it arrives, member of our household!

Such a lovely profile!

I'm pretty thrilled with it. We drove 40 minutes away to get our hands on the nearest one we could find in person. It is a very important decision, the stroller you choose. Sort of like a car, a mode of transportation that could either be a really good choice or a really bad one. This one will work for Luke running on the trails and also for tight corners in the store. Who could ask for more? And only 20lbs.

Anyway, enough gushing on the stroller. It comes in 2 weeks. I'll save the rest until then.

A Thankful Day.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

It's so funny how we make days that become special holidays and somehow, we feel different on those days. Take this morning for instance. It's cloudy (same as always), kinda wet outside (same as always), my kitchen is a vile mess (same as always) and yet, this morning is special. Because it's Thanksgiving Day. Which I am sure you know and are rolling your eyes at me for reiterating it for you this morning.

And although I try to be a thankful person everyday for the stuff that's easy to take for granted, today it feels even more important to take some time and be deeply thankful. For a lot of things too.

1. My Husband: I could seriously gush at this point and probably nauseate the whole of our entire county with how thankful I am for this guy. All I can say is that my hope is for every person I know to be as happy and in love as I am when they get married. I'm totally not joking either. Luke would probably say that I border on creepy every now and again but hey, don't be picky, is what I always say to him!

2. My baby: I'm sure you'd say well duh, of course you're thankful for the bubs growing in your tummy. But really, I'm SO, SO thankful for him. He has been a very long time in coming and my heart is full with how much I love him already. Enough said there.

3. Deeter: Believe it or not, I am thankful for our little mutt of a doggy. No matter how annoying he gets, he makes me laugh at least once every single day and good grief, his face is just so cute! No matter how mad I get at him, his cuteness keeps him at our house!

4. Family: I could go on and on with this one too. All I'll say is that there are a lot of people and I love them all!

Those are my top four for this morning... the ones I've been thinking about a lot since I woke up less than an hour ago. Ha!

As you spend time with your family and friends today, eating hopefully more than is appropriate... I'll leave you with this thought...

I don't know if Deeter could really come up with a thankful thought at this moment. Maybe pray for him if you have a second.

Little Miracles

Last night I held the SWEETEST little baby girl. My heart melted a 1000 times just looking at her. And what a little miracle she is to her family and to all who meet her.

There's not much else to say except my heart is full and I can't wait to meet my own little baby.

That's it for today.