For my LJ friends that I don't have on facebook, we are safe after the earthquakes/tsunami. We are in Misawa, Japan, and are a few hours North of Sendai, where most of the devastation occurred. Although we're only 3 miles from the coast, our area experienced little damaga and the tsunami was much smaller than in other places and didn't come as ( Read more... )

breakfast: bowl of life cereal
snack: cheese
lunch: cheeseburger and fries, didn't eat all of either, plus shared them with Annelise
dinner:

exercise: 30 minutes on the elliptical

Well, I've been really busy the last couple of weeks so this post is a little late...  My sweet baby girl, Annelise Marie is here!  She was born on November 26 and is now just over 2 weeks old.  She was 21 inches long and 8 pounds, 1 ounce.  We go back to the doctor next week, I can't wait to find out how much she weighs now.  She lost almost a ( Read more... )

i'm a lot calmer now than i was yesterday or even this morning.  john and i talked about it and he in no uncertain terms told me to not worry about making annelise get out just to go to vegas.  even though we both want me there, i'm coming to terms with the fact that i'm just meant to miss some of the most important events in his air force career ( Read more... )

Well, I've been having a great pregnancy so far.  I had morning sickness, but nothing horrible.  I haven't gained a bunch of weight that I'll have to struggle to lose later.  My baby is very active, she loves doing flips and turns.  I predicted that since I was having such an easy pregnancy, something crazy would happen mid-October.  It took one ( Read more... )

Well, we've got just a few more weeks till Annelise's due date!!  Everything is going well, she is healthy and happy.  I don't think she's ready to come out anytime soon, but I can live with that.  I'm trying to sit back and enjoy these last few weeks of being pregnant before Annelise is born and my life completely changes ( Read more... )

Now I know why dads hate complicated gifts, they're the ones who have to put them together.  I consider myself a capable person, I can put together a prefab desk or bookshelf just fine.  Putting together Carsyn's Cozy Coupe, however, is a whole other story.  There are things you have to hammer together where the one on one end won't go on straight ( Read more... )

Well, I'm due a month from tomorrow (and SUPER HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Annan tomorrow!!) and today was another first for Annelise!  My dad has some cows in the pasture, we generally don't even notice they're there.  I've come home a few times to find the black calf hanging out in the yard and a few weeks ago I caught the black calf and its mommy hanging ( Read more... )

Our baby shower was today and it was truly amazing.  'Amazing' is one of those words that is over-used, but this time I am definitely using it correctly.  The room was full of friends and family from all over Texas and Annelise and I were surrounded by love.  I had high school friends, college friends, Air Force friends, and tons of family.  My ( Read more... )

Canastapallooza was a blast, it was great to see Aunt Faye and Norma Jean one more time before we move to Japan.  It's going to be sad to miss it for the next few years.  NJ and her daughter Tina gave Annelise a baby gift, they're such sweethearts!  I didn't play any games since Skip-Bo was left at home and I'm the only one that likes Phase 10, but ( Read more... )