Dinner and Crazy Teens

So, I was at the mall tonight for dinner with an old friend from high school. There were a table of four 16 yr oldish girls chatting away at the booth a few feet away. Watching them carefully disect eachother and what each boy in the room was doing and who was looking at who reminded me just how far I've come.

I very well may be a bit of an outlier on this but I was a crazy teen in high school. No, I didn't drink or do drugs but wow was I "special". I claimed to be in love with numerous boys after just one date. I analyzed and re-analyzed every potential romantic encounter. After one particular date, I stopped at a good friend's house where she lived with her PARENTS and asked to borrow a blanket at about midnight to snuggle in the park with a particular fella. It was our first date...I thought he was the one. I'm pretty sure I was not supposed to be in the park at midnight.

Realizing now that I may have a girl makes me nervous. I was such a handful - snotty, outspoken, all knowing, princess, supreme ruler of the Wiard house. At one point my mom was locked in her room asking for 5 minutes of peace as I screamed through the door. Oh the joys of teen girls.

Now, my mom and I are best of friends. We take trips and laugh and give eachother advice. I never back her into a room and make her beg for mercy. But still....

So, basically, each night as you sit by your beds please pray for a boy. (And, Carrie - while you're at it put those water bottles away)

Ten Things That Are On My Mind

1) Can't wait for baby snoozer to grow and arrive as he is only an inch big. He because we think it is a boy.
2) My wife has been great throughout it all and enjoys taking her daily vitamin with a small glass of organic milk.
3) The new job is fun and unique as i'm coming home covered in either sauce or flour
4) Got the employee discount and ate some hot n ready tonight. A 14" pie oven fresh with a light gold crust.
5) I finally clipped Guacamole's nails which is probably one of the toughest things in the world to do
6) Tomorrow we get to hang out with Carrie and Shannon who are the coolest
7) Can't wait to go to South Haven next weekend
8) My grandma is in the hospital awaiting surgery on her aortic valve. Hillary thinks it is from all the crisco she bakes with. I tell her crisco is necessary when frying sausage and bacon.
9) I'm naked
10) Next time I write I probably won't be naked and I definitely won't have Hillary comment on each and every word i type. "oh my gosh you're using the backspace way too much are you nervous?!??! What's wrong with you, why can't you spell suuuuaaasage."

Baby Snoozer - Picture Day

So, I'll try to keep this brief but a lot of "long" distance friends/family have requested updates so here we go! Baby Snoozer had his/her first picture day today. The one to the left was our favorite. So far, everything looks a-ok. He's just about an inch long, looks like a turtle and was dancing on the screen to the doctor's amazement.

My mom came and was super helpful/supportive. Ironically, the blood drawing was the worst part.

Other than that, Frank's new job is splendid and I am just tired as all get out.

I'll try to keep this up and quasi interesting for the avid readers out there.

PS: niece adeline is apparently also carrying a baby so that should be good fun

Goals so far:

1) Have Baby Snoozer a decent savings acct before (s)he's born

2) Have a plan to try to get back in shape for Laura's wedding - these nuggets are already doing their damage ha

3) Keep date night at least once a week....we'll see how that goes

4) Talk Gina into keeping her blog up too so I can vent with someone else

5) Sign up for a lamaze class with Amy that promises to reduce all pain of child birth

CIAO!