Wednesday, February 15, 2012

12 Weeks

Happy Valentine's Day!

My growing Valentine update...



How far along? 12 Weeks and some change
Total weight gain: Lost 5lbs
Maternity clothes? nope,  not yet
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep:  the nausea is worst in the evening, so going to bed hungry often. makes it harder to go to sleep, but definitely getting my 10 hours!
Best moment this week: definitely actually being able to go on a date with my husband Friday night.  it was a good day!

Miss Anything? oh my gosh, where do i start?!?!  i miss eating, eating, and eating.  
Movement: not yet
Food cravings: not a one.  HATE food at this point
Anything making you queasy or sick: yes. everything
Gender: i've been thinking boy, but now i'm kinda going the other way 

Labor Signs:  not even close
Symptoms:  just tons of nausea, BUT at least not vomiting everyday anymore
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: reeeeaaally want to say happy, but pretty miserable
Looking forward to: not feeling sick everyday all day!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Times....They Are A Changin'

Well, the latest and greatest is that we are moving.  I've always been honest with my slight dislike with living in Austin, and God has finally answered my prayers!  We're moving back home at the end of the month!  I am so. Stinkin. Excited.  Travis left today to start his new job working for a great gym in Mansfield, Texas.  I'm staying back for a couple weeks to pack up, finish up our clients, and make the move back home.  We haven't quite found a place to live yet, but I'm confident God will provide something soon.  We just are so grateful and excited to be back near friends and family!

I'll be teaching some classes at the gym, and hoping to find a few clients of mine own to train.  With not really knowing how soon I'll be feeling better, it's hard to think about working many hours a week.  I have to tell ya, I have a whole new level of respect and awe for those mom-to-be's who keep a full-time job and deal with all this sickness.  It really is brutal!  So, huge kudos to you, because I am apparently the biggest wuss ever.

I'll keep the updates coming...but we will be back in the DFW area March 1st!!  YIPPEE!

Monday, February 13, 2012

My Life in Chronological Whitney Order

When you talk to people about what kind of music you grew up hearing, Whitney Houston was one of them for me.  I can remember Whitney, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, just some amazing R&B artist.  Kinda random when I think about it, but it's what stands out.  I not only remember her when I was little, but quite honestly throughout my life.  I've decided to do a timeline of my life through Whitney songs from beginning to end.

First up...no words are really necessary for this one.  Let's dance!


This next one I was about 10 when it came out.  Babysitters introduced me to MTV, and I totally remember this video.  How much am I wishing I had a picture to share with y'all of how I pretty much replicated her hairstyle waaaaay past the point it was cool.  We're talking frizzed out perm, huge bows and all!


Starts getting harder here, because I was obsessed with the movie Bodyguard.  Drive in movie 6th grade.  Never will forget it.  Here's a couple from the movie, but let's be honest, the whole soundtrack was money.


And of course..



The movie Waiting to Exhale is next.  It was a pretty good soundtrack.  "Exhale" was the one that must comes to mind.


In high school she came out with "My Love is Your Love."   My best friend, Katie, and I rocked this album all summer long.  We had some of your typical boy drama, so we particularly loved this one.
"It's Not Right, But It's Okay"


Another good one...


Around the same time she did a duet with another one of my favorites growing up, Mariah Carey.  Although this song came out at the same time as her "My Love Is Your Love" album, for some reason it reminds me of college more.  I can remember my college roommate and I singing this as a duet with our fake mics and all.  Ashlie actually does have a voice, so she may have actually been doing it some justice!


Whitney started struggling around this time, and kinda fell off the radar.  The only songs that I really remember were from her Christmas album.  It's hard to find videos from the last years, since she wasn't preforming very often.  Here's what I could find.


I am saddened by her passing.  It seems she really struggled through the last several years of her life.  She was truly a talent, and impacted so many lives.  Praying for her family and friends! Thanks for the memories Whitney!

31, A Fun Year Behind Me, A BIg Year Ahead

Another year, more excitement.  I will say I wasn't as thrilled about 31 as I was 30.  31 just seems so anti-climatic.  Not to mention the fact I'm feeling awful these days growing this "bundle of joy" inside of me.  Unfortunately, due to feeling so horrible, we couldn't go to dinner let alone have a cupcake to celebrate.  Although it sounds pretty gloomy, I know Travis and I have a big, exciting year ahead of us.

But, before we look ahead, let's look back at the year's highlights...

Took Travis to my grandma's lake house for the first time.  It was my grandmother's 80th birthday!  Love this place.  Tons of relaxing, and even did some fishin.


April brought the surprise engagement.  LOVE my ring...and Travis of course!!

May we took a fun trip to Fredricksburg.  Ate lots of good food, drank some good beer, and did some fantastic shopping!



In June we took lots of pictures.   Took our engagement pics, and did my bridals.  They both turned out better than we ever could have expected!  Leslie Spurlock is amazing.


Funny thing about this last one is the beer bottles in the bottom corner.  We loved Shiner's summer beer, and brought a couple to enjoy for the hours we were out taking pictures.  They ended up making a picture!



July continued the hot, hot, and even hotter summer.  Hottest summer on record!  I drove into Ft Worth for my bridal shower.  So much fun getting to spend time with my girls!  Katie did a great job hosting!



August was a big, fun month of lingerie and bachelorette craziness.  Lacy did an amazing job with the lingerie shower, and all the girls planned a super fun weekend on Lake Travis.  Sadly enough, with the horrible heat came a drought, and the lake was super low.  Seriously sad to see how low the lake was!  BUT, we still had so much fun renting a boat (with just us girls), and spending a weekend dancing, singing, and getting as crazy as we wanted!








September was one of the biggest and best months of my life!  I got to marry my best friend, celebrate it with our amazing family and friends, and then go away with him for 8 days to an amazing beach!! Our honeymoon was nothing short of beautiful and amazing!  If only we could go there every year!  P.S. if you'r needing suggestions on beaches, just ask.  Would highly recommend where we were!








And the honeymoon...




I would of thought the rest of the year would have been uneventful. That it would consist of me and Travis enjoying life settling into being newlyweds.  BUT, we were in for another HUGE life change.  November came and went.  Ran the Turkey Trot with Lace, and enjoyed celebrating Thanksgiving in Arlington with my family.  Come December we would stumble upon some big news...

We're having a baby!!  My mom and Joe were planning on moving to Tennessee to start building their house in March, so Travis' parents were nice enough to invite my parents down for Christmas this year.  It really worked out perfectly, because we would actually all be together to share the news.  You can look back a couple of posts where I told the whole story.  Since I just posted about Christmas not to long ago, I'm not going to post more pics from December.  

And January...my last month being 30.  It really came and went.  We have been busy busy figuring out (more like waiting on God) to see what our future looks like.  Fun, exciting things to come!  I'll post more about that soon!  

So, here's to another year in my thirty's!  To continued life as newlyweds.  To the hopes, fears, and excitement this little bundle of joy growing inside me will bring!  And most importantly, to all that God has in store for our sweet growing family! Cheers!