Can I go on a rant for the next five minutes?
My father-in-law has said he doesn't like our couch. He thinks it's uncomfortable. Heath & I love it. We bought it a couple of years ago when we had to throw out our old leather couch due to damages. Our couch is a five piece sectional and it's microfiber. It's a great couch for a house with kid's and pets. The couch is comfortable for us. Carleigh always takes naps on it, so it can't be that horrible. And honestly, if you only come out to visit twice a year, stop complaining. If you hate our couch, sit your ass on the floor. Let me know how comfortable that is.
So anyway, my father-in-law kept calling Heath and leaving voicemails today. He even sent a text that was like, "Can you please call me back NOW!!" something like that. When Heath saw that, he was thinking it was some kind of emergency, so while we were shopping, Heath calls his dad back. I could overhear Heath talking about leather. So I turn around and just give him that "seriously, is that what was SO important?" look. His dad kept calling us over a COUCH he saw at Sam's Club. He told Heath that they found a "nice" leather couch and chair set at Sam's Club for $700 and wanted to buy it for us for Christmas because our couch isn't that great and because of our "situation". I don't really know what "situation" he's referring to. First of all, I don't want leather furniture in my house. Not because it sucks, but because we are going to have not one, but two young kids and pets. I'll pass on all leather furniture until we're old and retired. Second of all, you're not our interior decorator. Stop trying to buy furniture for our house. If he liked that set, he should've bought it for his own damn house. Just saying.
I cannot stand the meddling. I think he assumes that since we are going to have two kid's and plan to go one income or me working part-time only that we won't be able to afford anything ever again. He forgets that we are being responsible and not buying two brand new cars every six months. Good for him if he makes six figures, but that doesn't make you "rich" by any means. We have one car paid off and another to follow within the next five to six months. There will be some other random small debts paid off too. If I continued to work full-time and had two kid's in daycare, then we would have a "situation" on our hands because that would be about $1,500/mo for two kid's in daycare.
I just wish they would shut the hell up and worry about themselves. I'm tired of having them make decisions for our family as if we can't make them for ourselves. I'm tired of them assuming we have money troubles. I'm tired of them assuming we can't do anything for ourselves. They have their adult son (25) living with them still because I know they do the same shit to him too. He enjoys it, so he figures why should he ever move out.
All I'm saying is, please let us purchase our own furniture for our house and stop complaining about the furniture we bought. I really don't care if you think our couch is uncomfortable. That's not my problem. We bought our couch because it was comfortable for us. It makes us happy, so deal with it. Sit on some plastic $5 chair from Walmart if you hate our couch that much. No one is stopping you from bringing your own chair.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Life As Usual
Carleigh had a blast during Halloween. She dressed up as Minnie Mouse. We went down our street and the street next to ours. That was enough to fill her plastic pumpkin to the brim. After that, we walked back home so we could hand out some candy. We didn't have as many kid's show up this year like we did last year. I think it's because it was a bit cooler than usual here. We have a decent amount of candy left over. At least it's the good stuff.
This afternoon, we drove to the Galleria Mall in Henderson. It's far from our house now and we rarely go there. We had lunch at Red Robin, another favorite that we don't get to go to often. Heath & I wanted to get our hair cut. I also wanted to buy a comforter for Carleigh's bed, but found a micro fleece sheet set instead. Since it's much cooler here this year than normal (or at least feels that way), I wanted to get her something that would be warmer. We figured a nice fleece sheet set would be best. We don't turn the heat on in our house until it's below 40 degrees at night. The sheet set was listed at $75, but we got it on sale for $34. Not a bad deal.
After the mall, we went over to Target to get a few things for the house. Carleigh ran over to the toy section to play with different things. I found a Red the Firetruck toy and tried to hide it in the cart and give it to her for Christmas, but she spotted it when I put a few other items in the cart. She was so excited to have a new toy. She fell asleep while playing with it in the car. I have other items on Amazon that will be given for Christmas that she won't see until she unwraps them. I loved shopping for Christmas items with Carleigh in the cart when she was too young to understand.
On Wednesday, we find out if we're having a boy or a girl. I'm really excited for that appointment because I just NEED to know what colors to purchase and we can pick out a name. We have a couple of boy names in mind, but still nothing for a girl. I have a few ideas for girl names, so I'll add those to my list tonight after I ask Heath if he likes them too.
This afternoon, we drove to the Galleria Mall in Henderson. It's far from our house now and we rarely go there. We had lunch at Red Robin, another favorite that we don't get to go to often. Heath & I wanted to get our hair cut. I also wanted to buy a comforter for Carleigh's bed, but found a micro fleece sheet set instead. Since it's much cooler here this year than normal (or at least feels that way), I wanted to get her something that would be warmer. We figured a nice fleece sheet set would be best. We don't turn the heat on in our house until it's below 40 degrees at night. The sheet set was listed at $75, but we got it on sale for $34. Not a bad deal.
After the mall, we went over to Target to get a few things for the house. Carleigh ran over to the toy section to play with different things. I found a Red the Firetruck toy and tried to hide it in the cart and give it to her for Christmas, but she spotted it when I put a few other items in the cart. She was so excited to have a new toy. She fell asleep while playing with it in the car. I have other items on Amazon that will be given for Christmas that she won't see until she unwraps them. I loved shopping for Christmas items with Carleigh in the cart when she was too young to understand.
On Wednesday, we find out if we're having a boy or a girl. I'm really excited for that appointment because I just NEED to know what colors to purchase and we can pick out a name. We have a couple of boy names in mind, but still nothing for a girl. I have a few ideas for girl names, so I'll add those to my list tonight after I ask Heath if he likes them too.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Mood Swings
Mood swings are the absolute worse thing about being pregnant. At least they are to me at this current moment. I'm not really sure what triggered the mood swings, but I have them and I want to scream. We went shopping at Target and got groceries after that. I was feeling moody at the grocery store and all day after that. It's just awful.
On Thursday, I left work for a couple of hours to see my doctor because I was having some cramp-like pains on my right side. I found out it was just a round ligament and it's totally normal to have. I don't remember having something like that when I was pregnant with Carleigh. It also caused some really awful backaches too. This pregnancy is definitely harder than my first. The doctor also told me I wasn't gaining enough weight. I'm 18 weeks and only up five pounds so far. Honestly, who cares? Every woman is different in her pregnancy. I can't force myself to eat more during the day to gain weight. If I overeat, it will make me nauseous and uncomfortable. The holidays are coming up and I'm sure I'll gain enough weight during then. With Carleigh's pregnancy, I gained too much weight. So I think my body is just taking it easy this time around. My 20 week scan is scheduled for November 6. Then my 3D ultrasound is November 9. It should be fun since Carleigh gets to go to the 3D appointment.
In other news, we paid off my Jaguar last week. I am so excited to no longer have a car payment. Heath's car isn't too far behind. We are getting closer and closer to becoming a one income family. If anything, I'll just have to work part-time to help pad things until we can fully reach that goal. We are trying to avoid having me go back to work full-time after the baby is born because paying for daycare for two is very expensive. Carleigh starts kindergarten next fall, but I'd still rather be home to drop her off and pick her up every day. Otherwise we would have to pay the daycare for morning and after school care. It's just an expense we don't need and would like to try to avoid at all costs. It's doable.
Carleigh is excited for Halloween. She's going to be Minnie Mouse this year. We are taking her to the pumpkin patch tomorrow. We are painting instead of carving this year. It will be less of a mess for me to clean up. That's always a win.
I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween!
On Thursday, I left work for a couple of hours to see my doctor because I was having some cramp-like pains on my right side. I found out it was just a round ligament and it's totally normal to have. I don't remember having something like that when I was pregnant with Carleigh. It also caused some really awful backaches too. This pregnancy is definitely harder than my first. The doctor also told me I wasn't gaining enough weight. I'm 18 weeks and only up five pounds so far. Honestly, who cares? Every woman is different in her pregnancy. I can't force myself to eat more during the day to gain weight. If I overeat, it will make me nauseous and uncomfortable. The holidays are coming up and I'm sure I'll gain enough weight during then. With Carleigh's pregnancy, I gained too much weight. So I think my body is just taking it easy this time around. My 20 week scan is scheduled for November 6. Then my 3D ultrasound is November 9. It should be fun since Carleigh gets to go to the 3D appointment.
In other news, we paid off my Jaguar last week. I am so excited to no longer have a car payment. Heath's car isn't too far behind. We are getting closer and closer to becoming a one income family. If anything, I'll just have to work part-time to help pad things until we can fully reach that goal. We are trying to avoid having me go back to work full-time after the baby is born because paying for daycare for two is very expensive. Carleigh starts kindergarten next fall, but I'd still rather be home to drop her off and pick her up every day. Otherwise we would have to pay the daycare for morning and after school care. It's just an expense we don't need and would like to try to avoid at all costs. It's doable.
Carleigh is excited for Halloween. She's going to be Minnie Mouse this year. We are taking her to the pumpkin patch tomorrow. We are painting instead of carving this year. It will be less of a mess for me to clean up. That's always a win.
I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween!
Sunday, October 13, 2013
A Beautiful Fall Weekend
This weekend has been so gorgeous. It's been in the low to mid-70's. Yesterday, we took Carleigh to Bonnie Springs Ranch. We haven't been out there in two years. Carleigh rode the train a few times, checked out the petting zoo, and walked around the Old West town. We had dinner out there and then came home. It was a fun day. Carleigh fell asleep in the car on our way home and continued to sleep for about another hour after we got home. Thankfully she still went to bed at her usual time instead of being wide awake and hyper all night.
We spent today being mostly lazy. We had lunch at Subway, shopped at Target, and got groceries at Albertsons. We had to get Carleigh her Halloween costume. She picked out a really cute Minnie Mouse costume. She's looking forward to Trick-or-Treating. What kid isn't?
My next appointment is on Tuesday. I'll be 17 weeks pregnant. I hope my doctor will do the gender ultrasound this week. We have a couple of boy names picked out, but no girl names as of yet. If my doctor doesn't do the gender ultrasound this week, I have a 3D ultrasound appointment for November 9th scheduled. I found a good deal on Groupon and purchased it. That appointment will be during my 20th week of pregnancy. So we shall see what happens. I really do hope we can find out on Tuesday.
Next Saturday, I am doing a volunteer event at the park near our house. It's for a Family, Friends & Fur event. We get a lot of e-mails through work pointing out volunteer events in the city. I finally found one that was near my house. I'll be there from 8am-12pm. It's a fun event for dog owners and people who want to adopt dogs too. I've never done a volunteer event outside of work, so this should be fun. I'll still be representing our company, but it won't be the whole team with me. It will be a nice change. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the dogs and the games they have planned.
We spent today being mostly lazy. We had lunch at Subway, shopped at Target, and got groceries at Albertsons. We had to get Carleigh her Halloween costume. She picked out a really cute Minnie Mouse costume. She's looking forward to Trick-or-Treating. What kid isn't?
My next appointment is on Tuesday. I'll be 17 weeks pregnant. I hope my doctor will do the gender ultrasound this week. We have a couple of boy names picked out, but no girl names as of yet. If my doctor doesn't do the gender ultrasound this week, I have a 3D ultrasound appointment for November 9th scheduled. I found a good deal on Groupon and purchased it. That appointment will be during my 20th week of pregnancy. So we shall see what happens. I really do hope we can find out on Tuesday.
Next Saturday, I am doing a volunteer event at the park near our house. It's for a Family, Friends & Fur event. We get a lot of e-mails through work pointing out volunteer events in the city. I finally found one that was near my house. I'll be there from 8am-12pm. It's a fun event for dog owners and people who want to adopt dogs too. I've never done a volunteer event outside of work, so this should be fun. I'll still be representing our company, but it won't be the whole team with me. It will be a nice change. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the dogs and the games they have planned.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Family Vacation
We just got back from our Disneyland vacation this afternoon. It was a very long weekend spent with the in-law's. For our drive out to California, my mother-in-law read every single billboard from Las Vegas to Anaheim. My father-in-law would pay attention to everything except the road. It was even more stressful once we got into the Anaheim area with the crazy California drivers. We checked into our hotel around 3pm and then headed out towards Newport Beach about an hour later. Carleigh had such a great time checking out the ocean and playing with her sand castle toys. We even found a few seashells and brought them home with us. We were at the beach until sunset (which was GORGEOUS!!) and then headed back to the hotel for the night.
We did Disneyland on Friday without fast passes. I felt that they weren't needed. The lines weren't that long. I've seen worse lines at Six Flags. I loved the Halloween decorations around the park. This is my favorite time of year, so seeing Disneyland for the first time in my life during this time of year was so great. Carleigh loved the Astro Orbiter ride and did that ride twice. In Toon Town, Carleigh had such a great time on the Roger Rabbit ride. She doesn't even know who Roger Rabbit is! She also did that ride twice. She did all of the rides in Toon Town including the roller coaster. Carleigh even met Mickey Mouse and Goofy while hanging out in Toon Town. Minnie Mouse was around, but by time we were getting ready to go in her line, she was on break. We did check out Minnie's house though. I think Carleigh got a bigger kick out of that then actually seeing Minnie in person.
On Saturday, we went over to California Adventure Park. That park was our favorite because of Cars Land. Carleigh got to meet Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, and Red the Firetruck. It was so cool. We headed back to Cars Land when the sunset set to see it all lit up. It was amazing! That was my favorite part of the whole park. Carleigh enjoyed the Bug's Life area too. The lines were really short and we did a few of those rides twice at Bug's Life. Carleigh loved the big Ferris wheel. She wanted to ride in one of the cars that rocked back and forth as the wheel spun around. It was crazy to go that fast while being so high up in the air, but she was laughing the whole time. She saw the big roller coaster behind the Ferris wheel but I told her she was way too small for that one. She is so brave. I can't handle any large roller coasters anymore. The kid ones are as far as I will go.
It was a great weekend, but I am glad it's over. I can't wait until we can go back to Disneyland without any other family. At times, my in-law's seemed annoyed because I had to take random breaks because I'm pregnant and all of that walking was getting to me much more than others. My favorite walking shoes no longer felt comfortable after our trip, so I think it's time to get a new pair. I've had them for a couple of years though. It's so nice to be back home now.
It's back to work for me tomorrow. Heath only has to work Tuesday & Wednesday this week. His parent's leave on Friday, I think. It will be nice to have my house back to normal after these two weeks. I'm used to quiet, chill, and relaxing at home. Not running all over the place. At least I have an excuse not to be out late... work and being pregnant! Haha. :)
We did Disneyland on Friday without fast passes. I felt that they weren't needed. The lines weren't that long. I've seen worse lines at Six Flags. I loved the Halloween decorations around the park. This is my favorite time of year, so seeing Disneyland for the first time in my life during this time of year was so great. Carleigh loved the Astro Orbiter ride and did that ride twice. In Toon Town, Carleigh had such a great time on the Roger Rabbit ride. She doesn't even know who Roger Rabbit is! She also did that ride twice. She did all of the rides in Toon Town including the roller coaster. Carleigh even met Mickey Mouse and Goofy while hanging out in Toon Town. Minnie Mouse was around, but by time we were getting ready to go in her line, she was on break. We did check out Minnie's house though. I think Carleigh got a bigger kick out of that then actually seeing Minnie in person.
On Saturday, we went over to California Adventure Park. That park was our favorite because of Cars Land. Carleigh got to meet Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, and Red the Firetruck. It was so cool. We headed back to Cars Land when the sunset set to see it all lit up. It was amazing! That was my favorite part of the whole park. Carleigh enjoyed the Bug's Life area too. The lines were really short and we did a few of those rides twice at Bug's Life. Carleigh loved the big Ferris wheel. She wanted to ride in one of the cars that rocked back and forth as the wheel spun around. It was crazy to go that fast while being so high up in the air, but she was laughing the whole time. She saw the big roller coaster behind the Ferris wheel but I told her she was way too small for that one. She is so brave. I can't handle any large roller coasters anymore. The kid ones are as far as I will go.
It was a great weekend, but I am glad it's over. I can't wait until we can go back to Disneyland without any other family. At times, my in-law's seemed annoyed because I had to take random breaks because I'm pregnant and all of that walking was getting to me much more than others. My favorite walking shoes no longer felt comfortable after our trip, so I think it's time to get a new pair. I've had them for a couple of years though. It's so nice to be back home now.
It's back to work for me tomorrow. Heath only has to work Tuesday & Wednesday this week. His parent's leave on Friday, I think. It will be nice to have my house back to normal after these two weeks. I'm used to quiet, chill, and relaxing at home. Not running all over the place. At least I have an excuse not to be out late... work and being pregnant! Haha. :)
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Cable Free
Heath & I decided to cancel our cable recently. It was the best decision we have made. We had one of the expanded cable packages through Cox. Most of the time, our TV was on as background noise. We don't have a lot of TV shows we actually sit down and make a habit of watching. So instead of spending $75/mo for cable, we decided to axe it out of our budget. Now we stick to Netflix and Hulu Plus. A lot of the shows we watch can also be watched on the networks website the day after they air. So it was nice to keep that extra money in our pockets instead of handing it over to Cox.
The week after next, the in-law's are coming to town for two weeks. We are going to Disneyland and California Adventure Park over the weekend. It will be my first time in California and the theme parks. I'm really looking forward to it. Carleigh is excited to go to Cars Land at California Adventure Park. We will probably have a hard time getting her out of there. I'm hoping we can head out to the beach on Thursday evening. I've been to the Atlantic Ocean many years ago, so it will be nice to finally get to the Pacific Ocean. We have lived in Nevada for five years now and could have gone to California at anytime, but we never did. Now I can cross it off my list of places to go.
We started working on our backyard last weekend. I helped for about 20 minutes, but since I'm pregnant... I'm pretty useless when it comes to raking up the bigger rocks and smoothing the dirt. I'll let Heath do a majority of that. I'll pick out the flowers/shrubs and plant those when it's time. We are hoping we can have the entire backyard done by spring. We are going to grass most of the backyard, put a few pavers that lead to Carleigh's play house, and I really want a fire pit for our cooler months. It will be a fairly easy backyard to maintain, which is what we are going for.
My next appointment is on the 17th. I'll be 13 weeks pregnant by then. Everything has been going well so far. The only downside is anything chicken makes me nauseous and sometimes makes me throw up. No morning sickness. Yay! I've only gained two pounds within the first trimester. I still have one week to go in the first trimester though, so we will see where I am at weight-wise on Tuesday. I've had more back aches than last time. I want to sleep more than last time too. On the weekends, I will sometimes sleep from 9pm-9am. It feels great too!
The week after next, the in-law's are coming to town for two weeks. We are going to Disneyland and California Adventure Park over the weekend. It will be my first time in California and the theme parks. I'm really looking forward to it. Carleigh is excited to go to Cars Land at California Adventure Park. We will probably have a hard time getting her out of there. I'm hoping we can head out to the beach on Thursday evening. I've been to the Atlantic Ocean many years ago, so it will be nice to finally get to the Pacific Ocean. We have lived in Nevada for five years now and could have gone to California at anytime, but we never did. Now I can cross it off my list of places to go.
We started working on our backyard last weekend. I helped for about 20 minutes, but since I'm pregnant... I'm pretty useless when it comes to raking up the bigger rocks and smoothing the dirt. I'll let Heath do a majority of that. I'll pick out the flowers/shrubs and plant those when it's time. We are hoping we can have the entire backyard done by spring. We are going to grass most of the backyard, put a few pavers that lead to Carleigh's play house, and I really want a fire pit for our cooler months. It will be a fairly easy backyard to maintain, which is what we are going for.
My next appointment is on the 17th. I'll be 13 weeks pregnant by then. Everything has been going well so far. The only downside is anything chicken makes me nauseous and sometimes makes me throw up. No morning sickness. Yay! I've only gained two pounds within the first trimester. I still have one week to go in the first trimester though, so we will see where I am at weight-wise on Tuesday. I've had more back aches than last time. I want to sleep more than last time too. On the weekends, I will sometimes sleep from 9pm-9am. It feels great too!
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Turning 30
This coming work week is a short one. My 30th birthday is on Friday and I decided to take both Thursday & Friday off. Heath is also taking Thursday & Friday off. Our Thursday is going to start out a little lame. We have to wait for the garbage disposal mechanic to show up between 8am-12pm. Something is jammed in it and we need it to start working again ASAP. I am really hoping the company shows up between 8am-9am. We don't have huge plans for Thursday, but I don't want to spend half of my day at home. I am hoping we can go up to Fremont Street and play some games up there like we did last year. Maybe squeeze in a little shopping too. I want to head over to the Dooney & Bourke outlet store and see if any of the purses strike an interest. On Friday, we are going up to Mount Charleston in the early afternoon for some lunch at the lodge and to go hiking on the easy trails. While it's about 107 degrees in Las Vegas, it's going to be 82 degrees on the mountain. It's going to be perfect.
The weather has been getting a little bit nicer around here. It was only 99 degrees yesterday. We took Carleigh to the park before lunch so she could run around and burn off some energy for a nap. We ended up taking her back to the park in the afternoon to play at the water park. She was having a blast. The water park in our community shoots water out of the ground and the kids fill up water balloons and just have a really good time. It's not an actual water park with the slides and lazy river. That kind of water park is a few miles from our house, but I'm not at all interested in going until Carleigh is older because she can't go on any of the other rides except the kiddie area. It would be a waste of money to go right now.
Carleigh is outside playing with the neighbor's right now as Heath washes/waxes my car. I'm actually not sure what he's doing out there. All I know is that he is cleaning my car. He might not be waxing it. My car is way overdue for a bath. I don't take to my car to get washed the entire month of July because that's our monsoon season. I just let it stay dirty from July 1 until sometime in August. It will be nice to drive to work in a clean car again... until some bird takes a crap on it.
At my ultrasound on Monday, I was measuring a week behind and we had a heartbeat of 125bpm. I think I am measuring a week behind because I ovulated a little late in my cycle. My doctor seemed concerned, but I really do hope it was the late ovulation that is causing all of this. I am not having any other complications that would indicate a miscarriage was going to happen. My doctor is having me come back on the 20th for another ultrasound to make sure the baby is growing properly. I was so nauseous on Friday night. I threw up a little bit in the evening after my bath. My fatigue has finally died down this weekend. It was so bad the last couple of weeks. There is no need to take a nap today. It feels great.
The weather has been getting a little bit nicer around here. It was only 99 degrees yesterday. We took Carleigh to the park before lunch so she could run around and burn off some energy for a nap. We ended up taking her back to the park in the afternoon to play at the water park. She was having a blast. The water park in our community shoots water out of the ground and the kids fill up water balloons and just have a really good time. It's not an actual water park with the slides and lazy river. That kind of water park is a few miles from our house, but I'm not at all interested in going until Carleigh is older because she can't go on any of the other rides except the kiddie area. It would be a waste of money to go right now.
Carleigh is outside playing with the neighbor's right now as Heath washes/waxes my car. I'm actually not sure what he's doing out there. All I know is that he is cleaning my car. He might not be waxing it. My car is way overdue for a bath. I don't take to my car to get washed the entire month of July because that's our monsoon season. I just let it stay dirty from July 1 until sometime in August. It will be nice to drive to work in a clean car again... until some bird takes a crap on it.
At my ultrasound on Monday, I was measuring a week behind and we had a heartbeat of 125bpm. I think I am measuring a week behind because I ovulated a little late in my cycle. My doctor seemed concerned, but I really do hope it was the late ovulation that is causing all of this. I am not having any other complications that would indicate a miscarriage was going to happen. My doctor is having me come back on the 20th for another ultrasound to make sure the baby is growing properly. I was so nauseous on Friday night. I threw up a little bit in the evening after my bath. My fatigue has finally died down this weekend. It was so bad the last couple of weeks. There is no need to take a nap today. It feels great.
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