Dallas Cowboys & Christmas Shopping

This past weekend Mark and I went to Dallas with our friends Jon and Andrea and their baby Riley who is 3 months old. Andrea and I surprised Mark and Jon with tickets to a Dallas Cowboys football game! They are both football fanatics, so Andrea and I have learned to like football. The other day I went to the Y to work out and they had basketball on the television and I actually wished football was on instead! If you know me, it’s surprising that I had that thought!
So anyways, we had a good weekend. Jon plays the drums for Ornan’s Floor, who is a great band by the way, and they had a weekend event in Dallas this past weekend so it worked out great! Mark hung out with the guys while Andrea, Riley and I got to do some Christmas shopping. We went to Babies R Us and I think I found a bedding set I like for if we have a boy! Oh I can’t wait to find out what we will be having, I have a hard time being patient for things like this. On Saturday we shopped for about 6 or 7 hours and only made it to 2 stores! I think we looked at every single thing in both stores! Needless to say I was worn out at the end of the day.
On Sunday we went to church with the guys and after they were done we went to drop Mark and Jon off at the Cowboys Stadium; that was crazy. There were so many people trying to get in the stadium parking lot at once, so we weren’t moving very fast. We saw a lot of people with a Cowboys jersey on in other cars, we told the guys they should go ride with one of those people but they didn’t like that idea! We got pretty close to the stadium but the traffic was moving so slow we figured it would be quicker if they just got out and walked the rest of the way. While we were moving so slowly on the highway they jumped out of the car and I jumped in the driver’s seat and Andrea, Riley and I went to do some more shopping (Riley was so good the whole time we shopped, he slept the entire time!). Mark and Jon made it in plenty of time to grab some lunch and get to their seats in time for kick-off. They said the game was great and they had good seats! The Cowboys won! It was a great day. Andrea and I did so much shopping that I think if we had bought one more thing we would have had to strap it on top of the car.
We went back to pick the guys up, and just so you know, I hate driving in Dallas. I used to think I wanted to live there….not anymore! So we call the guys to tell them we are close to the Stadium and they tell us to pull over on the highway and wait, they are going to walk to the highway and jump in the car with us. I think I scared Andrea and myself, there wasn’t a good place to pull over. I just wasn’t comfortable with the whole idea. Then after a few minutes they call us back and tell us that they are standing on the side of the highway and we need to get back on the road and drive slowly. I think they picked the worst spot in the world for us to pick them up at. They chose to wait for us right by an entrance onto the highway. The cars were not moving slowly, they were all going fast. So while all these cars are coming onto the highway, they want me to get in front of them and pull over. After thinking about not pull over and have them meet me us somewhere else, I pulled over at the last minute, I think scaring everyone again. Mark told me I timed it bad, like I can time the traffic in Dallas! I was so flustered that as soon as Mark was in the car I started to pull off, only to find out that Jon was not in the car. Sorry Jon, I’m just glad I didn’t run over you!
So anyways, all is well and we made it home safely (I didn’t drive anymore after that!). It was a great weekend with lots of laughs, which I love. I wore myself out shopping, I haven’t walked that much since I found out I was pregnant! I can’t wait for Christmas now! Our next appointment for the baby is December 3, we get to hear the heartbeat again! I can’t wait!

Bring on the Turkey

Last night Mark and I went to eat with Mark's parents at their church's annual Thanksgiving dinner. It was all very good. I love this time of year and I love to eat so it works out well. After dinner Tom and Dana came over to our house and we all played Farkle. I always forget about that game but it's really a great game. You don't have to think a whole lot, it really just depends on how lucky you are! The first time Mark and I played Farkle was when I lived on Ave. M with Megan and Amy. Mark won a few games that night and ever since then he tells me he is the "Farkle King"! He's so funny. Good times with family.
Tonight our small group also had a Thanksgiving meal....it's a good thing I like turkey! It was all really good too. This is all the beginning of a lot of really great food.
So a few things that being pregnant does to me: I will be absolutely starving and feel like I'm going to die if I don't eat, and then when I have food in front of me I can't eat a whole lot before I feel totally stuffed. I guess everything is really starting to run out of room because I know I can eat. The other thing is my emotions! Poor Mark, one minute I'm fine, the next anything will make me mad, and the next I'm crying. I really hope this is all from the hormones, I don't think I'm normally like this.
Well, I guess I had better get going so I can pack for our trip to Dallas this weekend, it's going to be fun!

Hello Blogger World

So my best friend Megan recently became a blogger and said I should do the same. I’m not much of a writer so we will see how this goes!
Mark and I have had some pretty exciting things happen in the last few months. We made our first HUGE purchase together…we bought a house (or are in the process of)! It’s perfect! It is a 3 bedroom 1 ½ bath with a 2 car garage. We have a great size backyard with some nice shady trees. I’m just now getting everything the way I want it. We did a lot of work on the house, almost every room is a different color which I know sounds crazy but it actually works. My mom and sister came over this last Saturday to help me finish unpacking all the boxes we had in what will be the baby’s room!
Yes, we are expecting our first baby! I am due May 28th. I wonder how close to my due date we will actually have the baby. We had our 2nd doctor’s appointment a couple of weeks ago and got to hear the heartbeat! It didn’t sound like what I thought it would sound like, but it’s amazing to hear. Some days it’s still hard to believe that there is a baby really in there, especially since I’m over the whole feeling nauseous 24/7 thing. So now we are just waiting to find out if it will be a boy or a girl…then we can start painting the nursery! You can follow how the baby is growing on my baby timer; it is pretty exciting to watch! My only major craving has been for fried okra, and sadly not many places in town have it. The other day Mark and I went to KFC thinking surely I could get some there because that’s kind of their thing, and surprisingly they do not have fried okra. The only place I know of is Golden Chick, so if anyone knows of any other place I can get some or want to make me some let me know! Well, I guess that’s about it for today…until next time.