Random Bullets

I can't seem to get my mind around any specific topic to post about. As soon as I think I have an idea, I write two sentences and realize that about covers it...I am blaming it on one hell of a work week. Anyway, here are a few points that weren't important enough to be actual posts...

• The Trailblazer is back and good as new! My dad has a guy that does body work, so we got it done really cheap. Can't beat that!
• Nick has today off to get rid of some overtime. I have no idea how he manages to go to work on my Fridays off...I just want to curl back up into bed! It looks so nice...
• I made meatballs the other night, then as soon as I took them out of the oven I had to throw them all away (then get them out of the house because, oh my GAWD the smell...). I am pretty sure the meat was bad, but Nick said they smelled fine to him...but looked a little funny. I am not sure how anybody could miss the nasty nasty smell coming from the kitchen. We had a delicious salad instead.
• I have a Christmas party to go to tomorrow and I need to bring a gift that comes from my house (so I spend no money) that I no longer want, but someone else might enjoy. These are the rules. I think it is awesome, and yet I have NO IDEA what to bring...clock is ticking.
• Nick and I are going to see "The Day the Earth Stood Still" tonight. I am really excited and hope it doesn't suck...
• The new belly pic is up!

Okay, gotta get to work (oh how the bed is calling to me) so that's all for now! Hope you all have a great Friday!

Home Sweet Home

Sorry I haven't posted since I have been back in town. Monday night we worked the full day up in Chicago, then hit the road for home. I got back into town around ten. I of course could not just go right to sleep. Not with the new car, the new TV and the new roommate! Nick, Missy and I stayed up late talking about our week and watching some Futurama....aw, how I missed home!

The car...the car is amazing. It has been so long since I have had a really nice car (ever??). Wanna see a pic? Thought so...

I am not sure why I didn't take the picture of the ENTIRE car, but for some reason when I was outside the zoomed in angle seemed perfect. Now it is cold, so this is all you get. The rest you will just have to imagine! I will tell you that the car is worried about my safety. Last night when I got in, the screen on the dash said, "Possible Icy Conditions"...my car loves me already! The radio (actual normal old radio) is also worried about my music knowledge. I will never again have to say "I wish I knew who sang this..." because it scrolls over the dash as well...Title and Artist of every song. Amazing...Plus it has OnStar....which I am never going to pay for, but nice to know it is there for emergency's! Okay, I am sure you all don't care all that much about my car, so I will move on.

Wanna see what else I got while I was away??

I love the TV so much that I am not even embarrassed that I am watching the X-files on the Sci-Fi network on it...okay, maybe when I loaded this picture I did think of taking a new one with the TV off...but laziness won again! I will add that the TV is so realistic that when I took the picture, my digital camera recognized Skully's face as a person in the picture...impressive!

We are loving having Missy here too. I would take her picture, but she is at her internship right now. We always love her being around, so it has been a real joy. Now, she might get a little tired of us and our nerdiness eventually, but for now we are all great. We curled up on the couch last night to watch Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. Nick was all like, "I hear this movie is long. I am the only one of the three of us that is going to see it all!" With an hour left Nick was snoring and Missy and I were hooked! I liked the movie...right up until the end. Now it is haunting me. I don't like when Movies end wrong. Why, people, WHY???

Anyway, now I am sitting at home. (this really is a long rambling post...I should have not waited so long to get back on the computer...) I was sent home from work today due to excessive overtime. I was excited about the large check, but this half day is better...I am getting some laundry done, blogging...watching the X-files. You know, BIG stuff! I do have dinner going. Tarp is coming over to eat with us because Jim is down in Costa Rica having some "work" done. I am not telling secrets here. Everyone knows he is going for some "work". Come to think of it, it might be odd for someone to go away and come back with a younger looking face. I guess you always have to tell... Tarp is going down in a few weeks once he is feeling better, but for now he is home alone. What better day to get sent home early? Now I will seem like an amazing cook, and I might even sneak in a nap. I am so so happy to be home...

A Traveling Family

Well, I just got a call at work to see if I would still be able to make the trip up to Chicago. The project has yet again changed and they need us there tomorrow. Thank God I did all that laundry... I said I was all about going, so looks like I will be on the road first thing in the morning. Although I am so excited...excited about the work, excited about the new people, the new opportunities, and of course excited to be seeing my best friend and having her take me around the city...this really isn't the best week for me. How very annoying.

We are getting our new car on Wednesday-ish. This means I will be gone for that! I mean, I am sure Nick can handle it, but that is an exciting day! Not just a normal boring old Wednesday, but a GOOD Wednesday. Plus, our new TV comes in on Wednesday! I mean, that is huge! The car AND the TV!! PLUS, Missy is moving in this week. Like...on Wednesday. Right. All of these things will still happen without me home and when I get back the change will still be exciting. I just hate to miss it.

When I called Nick to say I was going up in the morning he asked when I would be home. They had left this decision up to me. I could come back on Friday, then go back Sunday until Tuesday, or I could just stay the weekend. I figured with Nancy up there I would just stay. That was until Nick told me that he was leaving for Pittsburgh on Sunday. Oh. Right...I think I want to come home for those two days now. I am going with a girl from the main lab, and I hear she needs to be home for the weekend as well, so looks like I will be home for a couple of days. I will bring the laptop, so look out for some updates from the city. Wish me luck!

Finally!!!!

Well, I know you all have been on the edge of your seats waiting to hear this...we finally bought a car! Yes, yes. It's true. I know that it has been nearly a year that I have been talking about this car search on here, but that will finally come to an end. The long search has ended and we could not be happier with our new wheels! It is in PA right now, so we are having it shipped to us, but we bought a dark blue (with tan leather interior) Trailblazer. I am in love. Seriously. I thought it was going to go for way to much, but I logged in to bid on it just in case. We did have to go $100 over our budget, but what is $100 in the big picture? After a year, I am going to say it is nothing! I am hoping it will be here early next week and I will get some pictures up here for you all. I know you must be as excited as I am about this huge purchase...

We actually made another large purchase last night. Last week we started rearranging the living room. We thought if we turned the room around, we would have way more space. We(Nick) were so right. It is amazing. We had enough room for an entire recliner! The only catch was that now we needed a new flat screen TV...darn. Due to my amazing price matching skills we ended up with a TV that was for sale at Best Buy for $1500...and we paid $1079! We were thrilled. You should have seen the two of us walking out of there with these big grins on our faces. The only problem...it also has to be shipped. This means we have no TV in the living room until next Wednesday. We have one in our bedroom, but due to the renovations it does not have cable. This means our only TV with cable access is in the guest room. Guess where we ended up sleeping last night...

Besides that I have just been crazy busy with work. I was working out of town one day last week. The rain was back so I stayed the night with my in laws and had to be at the main lab at 4:30am....that is just crazy talk. Who has to work in the middle of the night?? Now there are discussions of my work sending me up to Chicago on Sunday. Yesterday the plan was a go and I was so pumped about it. My childhood best friend lives up there and we were going to hang out and...I don't know what. Gossip non stop for a week I guess...but now it looks like this trip might be canceled. I should know this afternoon. Anyway, these are my poor excuses for not posting this week...I will do better!

.....YEA for my new Trailblazer!!!

Babysitting

So have you noticed how I have been posting, like every day...I have. I think it is pretty darn impressive. You would think it was some crazy new years resolution (oh yeah...I never made one of those...) or something. Really it is just that the holidays have passed and the addition is at a resting point...and I guess I just actually have some time!

The time is a little twisted today because although I am off work, I am also babysitting sweet baby Carter! Scott is having surgery today, so Carter is spending the weekend with me and Nick. He stayed the night last night, and will be spending the next three days with us. We are loving it. Loving it in that "what the hell are we thinking when we plan on having one of these things all the time" kinda way...but we really are enjoying him. He has been so sweet. We have watched Thomas the Train about a million times, set up a train track, read a train book, for a while Nick took on the roll of train last night...it has been a train filled event thus far...

We did also make a stop at the DMV today. He was asleep so I thought I could just run in...right. The wait was like an hour. We jumped in the line and I figured if he went crazy we would just go. He was an angel people, AN ANGEL. One lady told me he makes her want to have another baby. He was perfect. Unfortunately the bitch behind me must just dislike every living thing. Over the hour wait she managed to tell me that it was clear I was NOT his mother since I didn't have toys for the line, that I shouldn't give him pop, that he shouldn't play with my necklace, that he shouldn't play with my bracelets, she let out a loud sigh when he was playing with my hair....He was standing beside me jumping up and down and laughing (yes, he can entertain himself well) and she actually let out this gasp...um...is he hurting you in any way? Is he crying? Is he screaming? NO. What the hell did she want me to do?? Get out of line I guess so she could move up one precious spot in line....I did not do that. I did get my registration. Not on a new car or anything...then this might be a more interesting story...

Anyway, this is not a great post, but honestly, I wasn't quite ready to let this daily posting streak die...I am really freakin' proud (yes, it has only been like five days...don't care)! Here are a couple of pictures that make take away from the dull factor on this here blog entry...

caught...

When you say cheese...this kid knows what you are talking about!

Ellie thinks this train track is curiously close to her bed....Notice how there seems to be a high number of accidents in that general area...

And here is just a really great one...

And now I think I am going to go crawl into the bed with Mr. Carter and join in on the afternoon nap plan...

All Wrong

So, apparently when I choose to do an update post, I should really check all my facts first. Lets see...we are not buying the car from our friends any more. They just aren't sure if they want to sell just yet (and I totally can't blame them, they are both finishing up school and they live in Cleveland, so the four wheel drive is nice) and we figured we should move on without them.

In other lies, it looks like Nick does not have to go to Pittsburgh until after the first of the year. They don't have the samples ready yet. With the holidays fast approaching, they are just going to wait a few weeks. On a side note, how awesome is it to work for a University?? I am not even talking about teaching here, which we know has wonderful hours, but just regular old working. Nick (and nearly the entire university staff) is off work from Christmas until after New Years Day. This is not vacation time, the entire week is just scheduled holidays....now why can't the rest of the jobs in the world realize we all need that time!

In other updates, this has by far been the easiest period I have had in years. I was so sure it was going to be terrible with me being so late. I just knew the endo was back, and it was all down hill from here. Not so much. I have nearly been like a normal person! I can't tell you how exciting this is for me...not to miss an entire week of life. Looks like I might be okay with the 43 day cycle!

Now, all of this is not that exciting. So if you want to see something really amazing, run over to Optimistically Waiting and check out the newest picture of my gorgeous niece!! I can't tell you how much it means to all of us to see her sweet face again...we just can't wait to bring her home!

Auction

We are officially in fast forward on buying the car. We have been waiting on our car guy to find one for months now, but I have now officially had enough of bumming rides. I am fairly sure it was the pushing of the truck that put me over the edge...anyway, I have now called in the help of my dad. We didn't originally go this route because we thought it would take to long. How terribly wrong we were.

Now my dad and I are working together looking for the cars and then bidding on them at online auctions. So...that is why I am home right now. In the middle of the workday. We found a good (great) Xterra, and I am hoping in goes within our budget. I am not sure if it will...this one seems a little to good to be true, but here's hoping it works out! If not there are many many others. Looks like we should be able to get me something in the next week or two. Keep your fingers crossed for me that this one will be the one!

**The Buick is back up and running. It just needed a new battery. Lucky us!**

UPDATE** Auction just ended...didn't win. I will try again tomorrow!**