Hello Darlin'. It's been a looooong time.

Hey guys. Sorry that I have totally let this blog go stale. If any of you have been paying attention, you know this happens from time to time. :p Allow me to do my best to try to catch up from where we left off.

I don't even remember when I last posted anything, and I am too lazy to go back and look. So if I haven't told you already, I'm pregnant!! Matt and I are expecting our first in May 2010 and I could not be more excited. I am 12 weeks along, so almost out of the first trimester. We will find out the sex of the baby sometime around Christmas.

I am already learning that pregnancy has its ups and downs. It's really great to have an excuse to eat like a cow and be lazy. If someone is moving, you don't even have to consider that they might ask you to help. Asking for seconds is the hip thing to do. Bitching is expected, so I will start with that now :) I've been tired almost to the point of being completely useless. I have had a little bit of morning sickness, but thank God that has been few and far between. I constantly feel like I might puke, but most of the time nothing happens. I am happy for that.

Matt has been beyond wonderful with this entire thing. He has kept the house spotless, taken care of the dogs, driven me to Sonic when I know he didn't want to. He is marvelous, despite his sometimes horrid choice of accessories.

So needless to say that is the biggest thing going on right now. Or the tiniest, depending on how you look at it ;) I have a lot of other stuff to say, but I thought I might as well get the major news out of the way first. Now I must simply continue to resist the urge to spend every dime I have on baby stuff. I have been assured that the day will soon arrive when that will no longer be optional :p

I think I'll keep him.

You just have to love a man who puts flowers on your desk before you wake up in the morning.
And he even grew them himself :)

I'm really enjoying your gardening endeavours, Matt. It makes the yard seem so much friendlier. I our little home, our little fur family, and I love you :-)

Happy Birthday Sis :)

Sis, I was gonna send this to you via email but I lost your address. Now everyone gets to see Ebony, and, Sis, you can just steal them from here :) Mikey will know how to do it if you don't already know.

Hope you enjoyed your birthday :)


Eating grass. Ebony's favorite thing to do to pass the time.


I don't think she really likes the flash that much. Or maybe
it was my obnoxious whistling?


Back to eating grass. :)

RiteAid wants the ladies to be more independant.

Earlier today I had to declare a household state of emergency when I realized that I was drinking THE LAST soda in the house. I am trying to quit smoking. If I am depriving my body of all these cigarette chemicals, I'll be damned if I am gonna torture myself by going without carbonated beverages. Screw that.

So I went to RiteAid, because it's close to the house and (warning: too much info starts here) they carry soda and something else that we are out of, KY.

I grabbed my 12 pack of Mountain Dew, and made my way back to the "family planning" section of the store. While looking at the gazillion personal lubricants that they have on the market these days, my eyes drifted a little too far, and I saw that they actually sell vibrators at RiteAid!!!

I'm not talking about a fingertip pleasure machine here. This thing was the real deal. Complete with a "natural contour design" and "discreet carrying pouch." It was manufactured by Durex, the same peeps that make the condoms. It was large. And to show that we have really stepped into a new era here, it was on the third shelf from the bottom, for all to reach, packaged in a bright purple and pink box, with a convenient "look at me!" flap that opened on the front of the box, so that you can take a look at the product.

Vibrator at RiteAid: $19.99
Temptation to buy it and see look on cashier's face: priceless.

I am not offended by this, but I am shocked as shit. I remember back when a woman's personal pleasure needs had to be taken care of via catalog or that sketchy store on Highway 25. It was great when Adam and Eve got and online store. Still, I never thought I would live to see that day when people were selling dildos less than 15 feet away from where my grandmother picks up her Lipitor.

Lack of creativity, obviously

So, I lifted this survey, or whatever you wanna call it, off of Facebook. Thought I would throw it in the blog since I haven't written anything here in a while. Erin tells me she is having AbsolutRachel withdrawals, so something had to be done :)

USING ONLY ONE WORD
(I really hope you guys appreciate how hard it's gonna be for me to answer ANYTHING in one word.)

Where is your cell phone?
Pocket

Your significant other?
Tall

Your hair?
Black

Your mother?
Chocolate

Your father?
Willerwoller

Your favorite thing?
People

Your dream last night?
none

Your favorite drink?
carbonation

Your dream/goal?
bliss

What room are you in?
Living room (That was impossible answer in one word. Not fair!)

Your hobby?
dogs

Your fear?
misery

Where do you want to be in 6 Yrs?
home

Where were you last night?
home

Something that you aren't?
easy

Muffins?
no

Wish list item?
baby

Last thing you did?
play

What are you wearing?
overalls

TV?
TruTV

Pastime:
relaxing

Your pets?
love

Friends?
best

Your Life?
marvelous

Your mood?
exhausted

Missing someone?
always

Smoking?
sure

Your car?
new

Something you're not wearing?
socks

Your favorite store?
CharlotteRusse (sorry, had to make that one word :) )

Your favorite color
pink

When is the last time you cried?
recently

Where do you go to over and over?
Executive (now that's embarrassing, but another 'thing that I am not' is dishonest)

Five people who email me regularly?
(So now they are giving me permission to break the "one word" rule? What the hell.) spam, Verizon, Blogger, Progressive, Richard. (in that order)

My favorite place to eat?
Schlotsky's

Favorite place I'd like to be at right now?
OuterBanks

Because I think I may have promised Abi I would post this

Old, worn out photo from Prom, junior year, 1998. Why didn't someone feed me

Just fine

If this song doesn't make you wanna get up and shake-it, you may need to adjust your Prozac dosage. :)

Thanks for re-introducing me to this song, Gina, and sorry about the pic. I just had to :) Look at the time on the clock!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ETfNxDVlpQ