That Was the Worst Vomiting Experience of My Life

Okay...so the BIG news! As of today, I am 8 weeks pregnant! :) I'll try to get in here weekly, or every so often to update my progress. My last pregnancy didn't make it to 8 weeks and I certainly didn't feel this sick, so I am keeping my fingers crossed. If I can just make it through this morning, noon, and night sickness, I'll be okay. My doctor says I am doing fine. I have an ultrasound picture of the baby at 6 weeks and 6 days and I think it'll be awesome to show it to him or her one day. :)
Right now though, my throat is on fire from vomiting up my entire dinner I ate 2 hours ago!!! I don't remember ever throwing up this much. Ugh!!!

Back To Reality

End of Day 2
Originally uploaded by ladyrhowan.

Disneyland was fun, a lot of fun, but now I am fully back to the reality of work and school. I've got some other things going on too, and as soon as everything is confirmed, I'll be posting about it. Here's a hint in the meantime; I had to quit smoking and drinking coffee this week ;)

I Need A Vaction From My Vacation

Just got back from Disneyland...will post pics soon....

Citibank Sucks

Please go to Aaron's Blog and check out his story on how Citibank has recently screwed him (us).

Recently Reading, Watching, Listening...

The month of February was a tough one for me. I've been busy with school and work and trying to make something of my life. I've been depressed and started therapy. So not much reading, watching, and listening has been done. Here's a short list for the month of February:

Books:

1. Life's A Bitch and Then You Change Careers by Andrea Kay
2. Morning Has Broken by Emme and Phillip Aronson

Movies:

1. Babylon 5 (season 5)
2. Firefly

Music:

95.7 Max FM

That is pretty much it for February. Hopefull March is better to me, though it's not getting off to a good start....

The Good Old Days

Got this in my email this morning from a friend. God, I miss those days!
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Aaaa the good old days.......
Go back...

Before the Internet or the MAC
Before semi automatics and crack
Before SEGA or Super Nintendo...

Way back...

I'm talking 'bout hide and go seek at dusk.
Red light, Green light.
Playing kickball & dodge ball until your porch light came on.
Mother May I?
Red Rover
Hula Hoops
Running through the sprinkler

Wait...

Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons
Mighty Mouse, Road Runner, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Donald Duck &
Mickey Mouse

Walking on stilts stilts, roller skating on the street and playing
and hp-scotch
Catchin' lightning bugs in a jar
Christmas morning...
Your first day of school

Bedtime Prayers and Goodnight Kisses
Climbing trees
Getting an Ice Cream off the Ice Cream Truck

A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers
Jumpin' down the steps
Jumpin' on the bed
Pillow fights
Runnin' till you were out of breath

Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt
Being tired from playin'
Your first crush...
Rainy days at school meant playing "Heads up 7UP" in the classroom

Remember that?

I'm not finished yet...

Kool-Aid was the drink of the summer.
Giving your friends a ride on your handlebars.
Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.

Class Field Trips
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there.
When a quarter seemed like a fair allowance, and another quarter a
miracle.

When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to
carry groceries, and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.

When your parents took you out to eat and you were so cool.

When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to
the
fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home. Basically, we were in
fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs,
gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! And
some of us are still afraid of em!

Didn't that feel good, just to go back and say, "Yeah, I remember
that!"

I want to go back to the time when...

Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo"

Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"

"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "monopoly"

Catching fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.

Being old, referred to anyone over 20.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.

Nobody was prettier than Mom.
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.

It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people"
rides at the amusement park.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.

Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare"
Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for
giggles.

The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
Water balloons were the ultimate, ultimate weapon.
Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest
protectors.

If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!