Vegas, Maine, Estes, Florida
Clara is starting to stop saying mommia for grandma :(

5th year of teaching is halfway done!

Christmas has been very relaxing. I even got to see Ann today and eat at Guads! Meagan comes next week!

Rereading my old entries makes me realize Gweedo is a great friend. I miss him.

As I re-read, I keep saying to myself that I was no good for the person I was dating. Truth be told, we were great together. I felt uncomfortable talking about sex and let that ruin how great we were together. Younger me was not always very bright :-P

Family life continues to be amazing. Josh is the best dad I've ever seen, and I will be jealous of the relationship he and Clara have someday <3 She's still not gaining weight well, so we'll be taking her in on April 11th. She has discovered some toys, but her absolute favorite is her play mat. She bats at the toys and enjoys the lights/music. She ( Read more... )

Clara Quinn arrived 12/31/15 at 10:44pm. The last week and a half was rough for me as Christmas Eve came and went, then Christmas came and went. We got spoiled over at Pam's for Christmas Eve. Ben and Mom came out, but still no baby. Mom took me shopping. We all went out to celebrate Ben's approaching final semester at ISU. Ben and Mom left, but ( Read more... )

We're winding down 2nd quarter today and tomorrow :) My kiddos are excited for the break, but are doing really well here at school. They really are a stellar bunch of kiddos.

Josh and I had a fun date day when we went to Omaha to see the new Star Wars movie. Josh had so much fun :) I like being able to show him a good time <3 He definitely ( Read more... )

Baby could be here any day! I am starting to feel more prepared. Josh and I have the nursery mostly put together. Sarah and Lisa threw me a nice shower at school. Grandma has been helping me clean up the classroom. My sub plans are coming together ( Read more... )

Mid-November is already here! It has been a very busy time. I got bronchitis and some stomach bug in the same week, which was disheartening and difficult. Josh had to pick up a lot of slack. We had a baby shower for me here in Lincoln, which turned out very cute and sweet. Mom visited. It's hard when she has to leave or when I have to leave Ankeny ( Read more... )

Life has been very good to me this last month or so. James and I spent a whopping 8 hours at the fair. We hung out with Jessi, Gweedo, Gabe, and Colleen, tried lots of fair food, and rummaged through all the crafy things. I also got my annual glass of honey lemonade. Katy, Stina, and I managed to spend some time together, too, which always makes my ( Read more... )

Waco was a good trip :) The flights were pretty short and uneventful. Meagan and I got to enjoy the farmers market, shop quite a bit, visit the Homestead Heritage, eat way too much, and see some of Austin with Meagan's mom :) The puppies she has right now are a lot of fun, too ( Read more... )

I went back to Ankeny for my mom's birthday and Colleen's baby shower. Dani, Mike, and I had a good time wandering the farmers market, too. For my mom's birthday, Josh, James, my mom, and I went to HuHot. Gweedo found us there later ( Read more... )