Here, there, everywhere

I am blogging from my comfy feather bed at the Doubletree in DC. I don't feel like I have stopped in the past few weeks but Alan is here on business so I came to see the gals I used to work with in Alexandria. Back to the Metro and crazy cabs drivers. Last week, we drove the entire state of Florida. We were planning on going to Tallahassee for Thanksgiving but got news that Alan's uncle had a stroke and wasn't going to make it. So, we headed to Fort Lauderdale on Monday. He passed away and I am glad we were able to get down there. This is the Suskey side of the family and I had never met Alan's grandpa(who is 86) and he had never met myself or Reis. I think it helped the grieving process by having Reis as a little distraction. We stayed there until Wednesday and then drove up to Tallahassee for Turkey Day. After stuffing our faces, we went to Alan's parents(in the Marianna area) for his cousin's wedding. This may sound bad but if you're from Florida and raised to love football, you don't plan your wedding on the biggest game day(FSU v UF) of the season...you just don't. Saturday we went to the wedding and reception but made it back for halftime and no surprise we were getting our butts kicked...the mojitos helped soothe the pain. We left Sunday at 3:30 and it took us 7.5 HOURS to get home. I was over it. I now know why they say the Thanksgiving holiday is the worst one for traffic accidents. We sat on I-10 for a hour. It was a parking lot. So, 6 wrecks later we were home by 11:30. I had one day to get everything ready and now we are here in DC. My little man is with Memaw so it's nice to have a little time and I know he is having fun with them. I went to Mccormick & Schmicks last night with Alan, his boss, and 2 other men. I really felt like the odd man out while listening to them discuss work and politics. If you asked me what my husband does, I would say he meets with big wigs to try and get money for projects...beyond that, you got me. The wine was good so I was content. The "men" wanted to have cigars so all FIVE of us piled in a cab and went to a cigar bar in DC. Nothing like halfway sitting on an older gentleman's lap who you have just met and then being the only woman in the bar(besides 2 lesbians) with a bunch of DC power men. I am starting to question my desperate attempts at getting out of the house:) We had fun though and now I can just kick back and relax although it is FREEZING here.

Do I feel guilty...mmmm...no

My birthday is Saturday and always falls either on Thanksgiving or around that time...obviously. I always feel kinda guilty while everyone else is starting their Christmas shopping I am simply spending my birthday loot and shopping for myself. But hey, momma needs some shoes and clothes. So, I shall go forth and not feel guilty. Maybe I will throw in a little Christmas shopping while I am at it...who knows:)

Just because

Husband came home last night with flowers in his hand. I asked him why and he said just because and you had a bad day yesterday too. Thursday was a good day that morning. We went to the design center to pick out stuff for our house. I was hesitant about taking Reis but he did okay mostly because we had researched and knew what we wanted. I guess it was getting him out of his "schedule" or something but by the afternoon, he was being a royal pain in the you know what. He screamed, cried, and whined from about 4-6 that afternoon. Then proceeded to throw all his food on the floor. Which is another topic for discussion. The Dr. said he is perfectly healthy but in the lowest percentile for weight. Maybe because he is so tall. So now, I am paranoid that he is not eating enough. Anyway, back to my original story, he screamed from 4-6 and then I had had enough so I put him to bed around 6. He cried for about 45 minutes and then gave it up. There are just some days when I wish I could crawl into a hole. Alan had plans to go out with his buddies to Winghouse or Boobhouse might be a better description. So, he left and I grabbed some wine and headed for my bed and some reality tv. I gasped when I found out how much the flowers were but they sure did brighten my day.


Here are the cabinets and granite we chose...am very excited;)

Hilarious

Mumbo jumbo

I have a lot going through this brain of mine so let's just rattle them off. I am feeling better but still not completely normal. Actually, I feel pretty much like a hermit. I have not left the house except to go to a few events and simply have not wanted to. I went to the Dr.(a shady one I believe) and he said my 50mg dosage was nothing and should have no side effects whatsoever. Well, NORMALLY I don't wake up with a headache, chills, sweats, dizziness, and nausea. It has gotten better but not completely. It's only been about 2 weeks. I made an appt.(you have to for kids) at the gym tomorrow so maybe my hermit behind will feel better if I force myself to get out.

I ordered Twilight from Amazon and received it on Monday after rave reviews from a few ladies. I am almost halfway through and it's good. I have been looking for something good to read for awhile and a little love story has been a nice getaway.

I was reading Tara's blog about her brother and it got me thinking. I have not been the perfect person with a lot of things in my life and know we need to find a good church here and get ourselves and Reis involved. Heck, maybe I can meet some other moms. But, you cannot justify good things happening in your life as simply luck with no intervention from above. We recently had to write the rest of our earnest money deposit which was $3200 and were going to have to spend another $1000 next week at the design center. With me not working, things get tough at times and husband stresses. It makes me feel helpless because I am not contributing monetarily. Well, when he went to write the check, Kim(our salesperson) said they were offering a new incentive where you don't have to put any money down when going to do your upgrades. So, that is $1000 we don't have to spend. Thank you Lord:)

Tigger, 2 Minnie's, and a Princess

Anna(Minnie), Lexi(Princess), and Reis

Sammy(the 2nd Minnie) and Reis

Reis ready for some loot

My little Tigger

I wasn't able to get them all to stand still but here are a couple pics from last night before we headed off into the neighborhood. I really shouldn't laugh at this but it was funny. I should have gotten a pic of the "men" pushing a stroller with their beer in it. Some of the wives got a little peeved but my husband is pretty good about behaving most of the time so if he works hard all week and wants to have a brew while we walk around the neighborhood I have no problem with it. I couldn't get mad because the sight of it was actually pretty hilarious. Hope everyone had a great time:)

This gets me everytime

What a hottie