Mother's Day

Being a mom has its perks...even when the little one hasn't entered the world yet! I saw a commercial for Cold Stone this morning to cash in on free ice cream for moms. Wondering if I'd qualify, I went there this afternoon while Rob was at work. Much to surprise, I was able to get a free creation of my choice. Free ice cream for a pregnant woman is like giving her a diamond! It made my day!! I got some Hollywood smut mags on my way home, which I read outside today. Not only did I get some color, but I got to get caught up on Hollywood gossip. I wouldn't put my neighbors through the horror of seeing my pregnant body in a bathing suit so my tan lines are a little off but as least I'm not lilly white anymore. Reading/tanning wore me out so I took a Mother's Day nap and woke up to Rob coming up the stairs with flowers, chocolate and a card "from" Preston. We're going to go out to dinner in awhile to top off a good first Mother's Day!

Wacky Wednesday

Because I really don't want to get ready for work, I thought I'd blog instead. Yesterday was one of those weird days. Maybe it was due to the wind or maybe due to the fact that it was Wednesday. But, either way I'm glad it's over. I was an absolute "bear" with my students and ended up taking a fieldtrip away from one of them. Then a teacher is mad at me for who knows what now?? (This is a common occurrence with her) She would walk into a room and acknowledge everyone, but me. Whatever....how immature! Then I sent progress notes home, which I always hate because I get bombarded by parents. One parent cornered me and laid into me about how her daughter doesn't like coming to school right now because she is not getting straight A's and I get on her for her behavior. It took about 10 minutes to get my point of view across to calm the mom down. To top it all off, as I was leaving school after a lovely day (I mean that sarcastically), I slipped. I didn't go all the way down but thought I had pulled my groin muscle. It hurt SOOOOOO bad!!! I hobbled to my car, then ran errands and met up with Rob. We went to watch his friend try his hand at bull riding out in Fernley. That was the only fun part of the day. His friend didn't last more than a couple seconds but I was impressed that he even tried it. Rob was really good at coaching him! Surprisingly, Rob did not even attempt to get on a bull. He just helped others that were riding. By the time we got home, it was 9pm and I could barely walk due to the pain. I took Tylenol and prayed like crazy that I wouldn't be too sore today. When Rob's alarm went off this morning, I was surprised to find that I could move without much pain. Thank you God!!!! So, I guess I must've just strained the muscle and I'll be back to normal real quick. Good thing cause I have the Komen's walk to do this weekend......

The Trick!

In my opinion, water aerobics is as good as it comes. A bunch of uncoordinated ladies waddling into the pool, most of them well over 65 years old. Then you spend an hour trying to keep up with an instructor that is not in the pool and making everything look a lot easier than it is! Seriously, though, I have come to love water aerobics. I went to the class last night even though I wasn't feeling like exercising. I'm so glad I did because my "elephant ankles" went back to normal (That also could've been due in part to the foot rub Rob gave me the night before) and I slept like a rock last night. It took me no time at all to fall asleep and I only woke up once to see what time it was. I was surprised when Rob's alarm went off this morning because I am usually up several times during the night. It was nice to wake up, feeling rested and not having back pain. So, if y'all are looking for a good exercise program that, in my opinion, is a cure-all, try geriatrics water aerobics. Nothings compares!!

Weekend Wrap Up

What a fun, but busy weekend! Friday Rob and I finally were able to have a "Date Night" and worked on the nursery. Then, yesterday, I met up with my mom, aunt and cousin before my baby shower. Since I already blogged about the shower, I'll go to the "Girls' Night". My mom had got us a hotel room at a really nice hotel so, after the shower, we drove up to our house to drop off the gifts, show my aunt and cousin the house and have my cousin ride Doc. It was nice to see Rob for awhile before heading back down the hill, where the girls had dinner at my favorite local Mexican restaurant. We got to the hotel and went straight to the pool/hot tub (I was sad that I couldn't enjoy the hot tub!). This morning we enjoyed the hotel's continental breakfast and then went to church. When I got home, Rob and I tackled the baby gifts. I say "tackled" because Rob stood there for a few minutes and kept repeating, "I don't know where to get started." We spent about an hour, admiring everything and finding homes for it. Since May is such a busy month for me, I'll have to organize the rest of the nursery after the school year is over. It'll probably take me several hours to wash all of his clothes! Like I said, it was a fun but busy weekend!!! I always love spending time with my family and friends and it's always nice to come home to Rob at the end of it all.

Overwhelming Baby Shower!!!

All I have to say is Preston is one loved and spoiled boy...and he isn't even here yet! Yesterday was my baby shower and I was overwhelmed with everyone's generosity. 3 friends and 3 family members drove through snow, from Sacramento, to join the 15 other people here in Reno to celebrate Preston. My friend, Kara, threw the best baby shower and made us feel so special. It took almost 2 hours to open gifts because we had gotten so much. There is very little we need now. People's generosity never ceases to amaze me! In fact, I'm going to go back in the nursery to look at all the loot now because I have more time to go through it. There are over 100 baby shower pics so if you want to see them get on Facebook!

Almost Done

After a few weeks of building, painting and pasting, the nursery is almost complete! Rob and I brought home the dresser last night and pasted the border and pony mural up. I am more of an "eye ball" it kind of person with that kind of stuff and Rob is more of a "measure it out" kind of person. So, needless to say, I am glad he helped or our son's room would look crooked. We are pleased with how it looks so far and can't wait to see the final product (with pictures and things on the wall). Enjoy the pictures of what we have so far!

What a Great Day....and I Just Woke Up!!

You ever wake up and just know it's going to be a good day? Well, that sums it up for me this morning. The best thing is that I got a decent night's sleep last night, which I thought would never happen again. I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to conquer the world! I also used a personal day and took the entire day off to get things done before people start arriving for the baby shower tomorrow. The contractor should be here any minute to relay the carpet that was damaged with our water system leaking a couple months ago. That means I'll be able to put the downstairs guest room back together again....no more disarray! Then, the most exciting part of the day will be when Rob gets home. He promised me that we'd put up the horse border and pony mural in the nursery. After that we are going out to dinner, a first for us in a couple weeks. Then we'll pick up the assembled dresser for the nursery (YAY for not having to put it together!!) on the way home. With all the things we'll be doing in the nursery today, it will be 95% complete! The last thing that we'll do in the next month or so is get pictures to hang up in there, along with his "rope name". So, be looking for pictures soon as I am so excited that the nursery is almost done!!! I hope your day is as good as I'm anticipating mine to be!