I had the best day today. Nevermind the fact that I was poked with multiple needles at the doctor’s office, where I sat for three and a half hours this morning. Nevermind the fact that I was worried I would gag on the drink they gave me. Nevermind the fact…
Yesterday, John told me that some of his co-workers have been asking if I’m showing yet. We both found that pretty humorous considering I haven’t worn non-maternity pants in over 6 weeks. You guys have seen the photos. I definitely have a belly. I don’t think I realized how much…
In about 21 hours, I will be sitting down to a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with my husband and some great friends we’ve made here in Germany. It’s bittersweet to be hitting our last holiday season here, but I also think it’s the year we have been the most thankful. Most…
I don’t have anything one particular thing to say that could constitute an entire post, but my thoughts today are much longer than “quick takes,” so now, you just get a collection of mini-posts. Acclimatization or lack thereof is a funny thing. We have people from our office stateside working here…
I tried to think of a clever title, but then all I could think of was “pop, lock it, drop it,” which conjured up images of Monkey dropping and being born already, and I don’t want to think about that. I also had “Pop” by N’Sync in my head (I can’t…
I had the “pleasure” of shopping for maternity clothes while we were home a few weeks ago. My number one mission was to find a dress to wear to my good friend Morgan’s wedding. Unless I wanted to shell out $200+ for a dress I’d likely only wear once, I…