The best $15 I ever spent...RIP friends

Yesterday afternoon something tragic occurred....the sunglasses I've had since 2007 broke.  For no real reason.  I took them off of my head after swimming and the part over my ear was snapped and only held on by the rubbery decoration.  I nearly cried.

Below you will find a memorial montage of my beloved sunglasses....may they rest in peace

When they were in their original color, blue

Yes, originally they were a nice dark shade of blue, with dark unscratched lenses.  Dark enough I could wear them on calls when I was an Animal Services Officer (aka: dog catcher...little known blog fact about me!) and no one could see me sizing up everything around me...they thought I was talking to them.

Last year...look closely, you can see the fade happening

I think the pool bleached them the most, but they still held up for me.  Supported me, protected my eyeballs whenever they started to squint.  Helped J give me the nickname "Mole"

Last photos of my beloved sunglasses

They had fun with me...went antique browsing in Kentucky...and the last picture I have of J and I while I'm wearing them...
And...the very last picture of me wearing dear Old Blues, and I'm sure they were broken in this picture I was just blissfully unaware:

Forgive the hair...it was a no style/ponytail day

So, I finally did what J has been bugging me to do for months now...buy new sunglasses.

Here's my moment of silence for my poor beloved sunglasses......


LOL  Thanks for letting me be silly!!  I did love those sunglasses, and I'm not completely satisfied with the new ones.  Too girlie, as Old Blues were mens lol, and they're not dark enough.  I like my shades DARK!

Friday's Letters

• Dear Kia: Thank you for the adventures in driving while the gear shift is locked.  All of a sudden Wednesday, we couldn't get the car out of neutral into reverse (and park)...and then out of park into any other gear.  How do you remedy this?  Pop the cover off of the Shift Lock Release, and shove a screwdriver into the Shift Lock just to get the car parked or moving.  Lovely huh? 
• Dear Kia Dealership: Thank you for getting that taken care of ASAP...other than the bummer of having to get up at 6am to meet J at the dealership so we could both go back home and go to sleep.
• Dear Sully: Your limp is pathetic, however I can see right through you.  Funny that you only limp when you think someone's watching, when you want attention.  Funny how the limp magically heals itself when you are running full speed around the house playing.  Funny it also heals itself when you go outside to potty and stand on that leg to pee.  
• Dear Weekend: I want warm weather!  Hot even.  Seeing as how I have Saturday-Monday off, I'd love nothing more than to spend at least half of that time in the pool.  No rain, and heat.  Got it?  It is summer after all, so this gloomy cloudy 80s mess can go on any time.
• Dear Phone: It would be nice for you to deliver my husband's text messages to me, all of them and not just every 4th or 5th one.  Because by the time I get those, he's pissed because I haven't been answering the rest of them.  (I realize that sounds controlling, but it isn't.  I'm someone who responds to texts quickly, so it's totally abnormal for me to not respond to several texts)
• Dear Braxton-Hicks: Not a huge fan of your's...I realize that you haven't shown me all of your wrath, not even hardly, but it's still no fun.  You can also take your friend Puffy Ankles with you.

28 Weeks!

28 Weeks!

12 to go!

It's been crazy here, between an early doctor's appointment yesterday morning and the car messing up and having to go to the shop/dealership today at 7am I forgot to take a picture!  Maybe I'll add it in later in an edit!  Likely I'll forget that too! lol

How far along are you? 

28 Weeks

Total weight gain: 

I was not pleased with the number on the scale yesterday...however Dr C didn't say anything about it and said everything looked great.  So, I guess I shall not fret.  

How big is baby?:

What to Expect says a small cabbage (17" 2.9 pounds)

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Maternity clothes: 

always...the closer it gets to my due date the less I want to spend any more money on anything new

Stretch marks?:  

On my hiney!!  I was NOT a happy camper to find those!  

Still applying Palmers religiously

But I've started getting spider veins on my belly?!  

I guess because I'm so white and just don't tan

Sleep?: 

getting less and less easy to sleep through the night

More tossing and turning, which is growing increasingly difficult to do as the belly grows

Best moment this week?:

watching him move and make my belly turn funny shapes on Sunday night.  He hasn't done it since, it's like he has one BIG day of moving ALL DAY LONG and then he doesn't move a whole lot for several more days.  Must wear him out

Movement?: 

see above lol

Food cravings?:

The past two days Sonic watermelon slushes...

COLD

ice, ice water mostly

I just want anything COLD

Food aversions?:

Not too bad, kind of depends on the day

Labor signs?: 

NO!  Stay put Baby!

Some Braxton-Hicks

Belly button in or out?: 

Still in, but I can see the bottom of it...which is a new thing in my life lol

What I miss: 

sleeping WELL, and not being tired all of the time and congested...

I'm constantly congested

What I'm looking forward to: 

getting our place so I can set up Pierce's nursery

What I'm not looking forward to: 

Summer, I'm already hot! 

Milestone: 

Not sure it's a milestone really, but I had my glucose tolerance test yesterday

waiting on those results...with my craving for slushes lately, let's hope it's a good result!  lol

Blog Star Link Up!

Jumping on the Bandwagon with Mrs Monologues 


I'm Amanda, a late 20s fairly newlywed expecting her first child.  As of today, I'm 28 weeks 1 day; expecting a little bundle of blue!
My husband is J, as I call him, and we both work in law enforcement each in a different capacity.  Thankfully, right now, I don't have to be concerned with his well being, as he's not on the road as an officer.  We're both firmly seated indoors (in the same building...)

We met while working at the same agency/same job, as he was leaving this agency we started dating...a whopping 4 days later we moved in together into an apartment that was new to both of us.  Talk about some trying times.  We made it through them alive, and stronger!
Engaged 3 months after moving in together, married just over a month later.  Here we are a year and a half later, waiting for September to welcome our boy, Pierce.

We also have one little dogson, Sully (formally Sullivan Peabody).  An almost 9 year old Miniature Schnauzer who has been with me since he was 6 weeks old.  Sully and I have been through thick and thin...and as soon as J came along, Sully said, "Mommie who?"
He is a TOTAL Daddy's boy!

I'd love to have you join me on this wild ride that will be brand new parenthood...and the silly missteps of life.

27 Weeks!

27 Weeks!

3rd Trimester!

Que holy freak out

Why do I feel better about myself in my weekly photos than I do in person? lol

How far along are you? 

27 Weeks

Total weight gain: 

More than I wanted to gain, but not too much  

How big is baby?:

What to Expect says a head of cauliflower! (16 inches head to toe) and 2.5 pounds!

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Maternity clothes: 

always...the closer it gets to my due date the less I want to spend any more money on anything new

Stretch marks?:  

On my hiney!!  I was NOT a happy camper to find those!  

Still applying Palmers religiously

But I've started getting spider veins on my belly?!  

I guess because I'm so white and just don't tan

Sleep?: 

pretty ok, some nights I get so hot I can't sleep and I toss and turn.

Over all, no complaints

Best moment this week?:

His Daddy getting to feel him move several times this week

Movement?: 

A TON!

Food cravings?:

COLD

ice, ice water mostly

I just want anything COLD

Food aversions?:

Not too bad, kind of depends on the day

Labor signs?: 

NO!  Stay put Baby!

Belly button in or out?: 

Still in, but I can see the bottom of it...which is a new thing in my life lol

What I miss: 

sleeping WELL, and not being tired all of the time and congested...

I'm constantly congested

What I'm looking forward to: 

getting our place so I can set up Pierce's nursery

What I'm not looking forward to: 

Summer, I'm already hot! 

We've already hit 91 degrees!

Another round of pain from the hydronephrosis

Milestone: 

Hiccups!  I realized he was having hiccups yesterday afternoon.

Sweet Husband!

I really have the sweetest husband.  He loves me more than I think I have ever deserved, and thinks of the sweetest little things that just make me smile.
We woke up today around 10, and for some reason two hours later were just TIRED!  So, we did what anyone would do on a lazy day off and went back to sleep lol!  We napped for two and a half hours!!  When we woke up, I told him we really needed to go to the grocery store.  He suggested we go to the shopping center where the grocery store is, pick up Subway to go, go over to the nearby greenway/trails and have a picnic.  So, that's just what we did.  It was the sweetest gesture.  It doesn't take much to make me happy.

I remembered to take a picture! First pic of us since Easter!

We got our grocery shopping done, thank goodness for BOGO groceries!  We got $80 worth of groceries for less than $50!!  I'm working on getting a lot of basics for our apartment so we don't have to run out and spend a ton of money on that first grocery trip.  I've been stocking up on cleaning supplies for a while, because you can't beat BOGO cleaning stuff!
We then went to my in-laws and ate steak and I got to see our garden for the first time since it was planted.  It looks great, and is already sprouting!  I'm psyched, and ready to freeze foods for Pierce and our little family.

Other than that...it's been a lazy Sunday.  J and I are both at work for a few hours of overtime.  I'm ready for my bed!  Hope ya'll have had a great weekend!

The mighty blow to my ego

Monday starts 3rd timester, I've gotten through the second with literally 5 shirts that I cycle through.  I just have not seen the need in spending a ton of money on clothes I will wear less than one year; and at this point, doubt I'll ever wear again (J wants 2, I laugh at him).  So, a friend told me that Burlington Coat Factory has maternity, and for cheap.  Oooh, ok, I'm game!
So, today on my lunch, I headed on over.  Figured I could get a dress and a top and be set.  I took 3 tops and 2 dresses into the dressing room. First off, HOLY BOOBIES BATMAN.  I knew they had gotten bigger, but come on...to not be able to fit them into a size large dress?  I knew it was down hill from there.

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This is the Large that wouldn't accommodate the girls

Now, remembering the fact that the girls wouldn't fit into the Large dress, at all...tell me how in the world the medium shirt fit?  LOL.  It fit, and looked ok but I couldn't get past the pattern.  Made me look about 50 pounds heavier.  Twiggy girls can handle that pattern, or maybe it's just me and I am so plain Jane simple that my brain wouldn't handle it.
And, whose idea was it to put a band at the bottom of maternity tops?  It's not flattering!

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Tried this one in blue

And then, the piece that sent me over the edge into full on Moo-Cow-mode?

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Tried it on in a different color/pattern, but you get the idea.
First off, who makes a maternity dress that low cut?  Second, who puts that much pattern in a horizontal manner across a belly?!  Third, and this may be the largest point to make...WHY DID I EVEN TRY IT ON?!  This is something I wouldn't try on at my thinnest!  Must be the hormones making me crazy...take a peek at this...if your eyes dare.  Warning, the girls are out there!

I mean...wth?!

See what I mean?!  I realize if I had better posture it might help matters, but come on.  And, I had to cut my head off because I was making a serious WTH face to send this to J!  LOL.


Guess I'll be sticking to Old Navy and Target!!