13 Weeks!!!

Well I am officially in the second trimester of pregnancy. The one where you feel great, the nausea and exhaustion leave and you feel the best you have ever felt...right????? Well its so wrong for me!!!! The nausea is gone (has been since about 8 weeks) but I have another wonderful symptom.....dizzyness/fainting. It is especially bad in the morning. I almost fainted yesterday mornign in the shower, I had to shower sitting down. Thankfully we have a bench inthe shower. My mom had mentioned that fainting was one of her symptoms when she was pregnatn but I thought that happened early on and then was gone by the second trimester. Not for me!! I did google it yesterday and it is very normal. There is increased blood in my body now and your blood pressure is at its lowest in T2. So with that info, I am trying to move very slowly when getting up, eating some crackers before getting into the shower and very slowly adjusting my body to the hot water of a shower. It actually worked this morning. 1 down, however many mroe to go!!!!!

I still can't feel the baby but my stomach is getting bigger. The only annoying thing is I just look like I am getting fat. I don't actually look pregnant. I wish it looked like a baby belly!!! Apparently inthe next 4 weeks it will look more like a baby belly and just pop!!! I can't wait. I am going to have to go buy some maternity clothes soon cuz my pants are just too uncomfortable. It is like heaven when I get home and can put on sweats!! Too bad, I can't wear them to work.

DH and I have been getting ready for Christmas and we are mostly ready. We leave for Regina on Christmas eve and are there until the 27th. We are celebrating Christmas with my family on Dec 19th and I can't wait. It should be a lot of fun!!!

We were hit with a big snowstorm last weekend which had us snowed in our community....not fun at all!! We did manage to leave on sunday cuz we were going stir crazy!!!

Thats about all the news I have from our end! Hope things are good with everyone out there!! Stay warm in this cold weather.

Baby Stuff

Sorry I have been MIA for a while. Things got sorta bad after I last posted. The morning sickness, or all-day sickness kicked in and didn't leave me till a week ago. I didn't ever throw up but I felt horribly nauseaus all the time. And all I wanted to do was sleep. Poor Jackson got so neglected cuz I did not feel like walking him or anything. I felt so bad. And now the weather has turned cold so I don't feel like it either but I have to force myself too. It iwll be good for both of us!!!

Well we made our first baby purchase last weekend. We bought a carseat. The one we bought is the Graco Snugride 32. It will last the baby for almost a year!!! It is more expensive but I won't have to buy a new carseat when Baby H is 6 months old.
Here is a pic...nevermind it won't work. Anyways you can go to www.gracobaby.com and check it out. The pattern we got is zurich and its brown and green. Totally neutral so it can be used for a couple babies no matter what gender they are.

Other exciting news is that we had our first ultrasound. It was so awesome to see the baby. It was moving around like crazy!!! It was weird cuz I couldn't feel it at all but it was moving like crazy. and talking too, which was neat to see!!

I am going to try to keep up and post a few times a week. Tomorrow I will post all my stats that I have been writing down. I think here is a better place to keep them!!

Belly Bandit

I found out about this from another blog I read!! I am going to be getting one of these for sure after I give birth. I think it will be a huge help in getting my flat stomach back!!

Here is the website. https://www.bellybandit.com/index.aspx I tried to find a picture but couldn't get one so you will have to go to the website and check it out yourself. They are expensive but amazing!! Celebs have used them and I know a few people who have used them as well and they love them. I will still have to hit the gym but this will just give me that extra boost and I can wear this before I am allowed back in the gym!!

g Diapers

So I have decided that I am going to use g Diapers for baby H. Probably not right off the bat because they will be a little big but once baby H is out of newborn diapers. These diapers are really environmentally friendly and they aren't cloth. They are flushable!! I think that is such a cool idea. If you want to learn more about them here is the website. http://www.gdiapers.com/gdiapers101

These diapers will decompose in landfills if you don't flush them. Or they can be composted or you can flush them. I like the fact that no matter where you go you can get rid of these diapers. I could not stand the thought of bringing baby H's diapers home if I was using cloth ones. That would be stinky and gross!! This way I just flush em!!!

I already have 6 covers in orange and vanilla because babysteals had them for half off so I ordered them! Now when the time gets closer we just have to buy inserts!!

Here is the prices for the diapers too, they aren't any different then plastic diapers. They are also sold at superstore so I don't have to go out of my way to get them!!
Newborn 14.49 for 40 – 0.36 per diaper

Covers are 16.99

Stats

I want to record some stats for this and I forgot to add them to the last post, so you get two posts in one day! This one will be short though!

September 8 - 13 period
September 23 Ovulated
October 2 BFP (very faint line)
October 3 BFP (darker line)

I have a pic of the pregnancy tests but I accidently wrote the wrong dates on them, I wrote Oct 1 and 2 instead of Oct 2 and 3. Oh well, its documented here!!!

Long Awaited Post

I have been MIA for quite sometime! Well we went to Vegas and got hitched on the september long weekend. It was an absolutely amazing time. I had so much fun with everyone that was down there and didn't want anyone to leave!! Once everyone left we had a few days to ourselves which was nice but after a week in Vegas we were both ready to come home!

Once we got home we didn't have any time to relax. I was busy for the next week getting ready for my friends wedding which was a ton of fun! Then after that I was busy planning a baby shower for another one of my friends this past weekend. Both events went off without a hitch and were enjoyed by all.

On friday though we got the most exciting news of all. I am pregnant. If all goes well, then we will have another family member in the middle of June 2010. I think we are still in a bit of shock and it hasn't totally sunk in yet. I have taken two tests so far and both were positive. I am goign to pick up some cheapies and test again this week and hopefully there will be some more positives. I think part of me is kinda waiting to feel some symptoms before I actually believe this. Like my husband said, its seems like it happened way to easy to be true. I know its a bad way to think but its hard not to think like that.

I plan on keeping this more up to date and tracking my prenancy with this blog. I will update with how the baby is doing and how I am feeling and stuff like that! Right now I am only in week three and four so I am not feeling a whole lot yet.

Here is some info on week 4....

Week 4 of Pregnancy
The blastocyst that will be your baby splits to form the placenta and the embryo, and the specialized parts of your baby's body begin to develop.


Your Baby in Week 4 of Pregnancy
No bigger than a poppy seed, the ball of cells that will develop into your baby has completed its journey from your fallopian tube to your uterus. Once settled in its new home, it will undergo the great divide — splitting into two groups. Half will become your baby (or embryo), while the other half forms the placenta, your baby's lifeline until delivery. The multilayered embryo then begins to grow into specialized parts of your baby's body. The inner layer, known as the endoderm, will develop into your baby's digestive system, liver, and lungs. The middle layer, called the mesoderm, will soon be your baby's heart, sex organs, bones, kidneys, and muscles. The outer layer, or ectoderm, will eventually form your baby's nervous system, hair, skin, and eyes.




Your Body in Week 4 of Pregnancy
While the tiny ball of cells that is your baby begins to undergo its magical transformation into a multilayered embryo, your body is going through a magical transformation of its own — from a reliable buddy to a weird and wacky science experiment. You may start exhibiting early pregnancy symptoms like bloating, cramping, and mood swings that feel similar to premenstrual symptoms. You might also experience implantation bleeding , a common (and harmless) light pink, red, or brown spotting that can occur when the egg settles into your uterus.You might feel a little pressure in your abdomen (nothing to worry about!) and your breasts may feel a little tender and become even bigger (but get ready for more growth spurts!).




Week 4 Pregnancy Tip: Figuring Out Your Due Date

Think you need a Ph.D. in quantum physics to figure out your due date? Doing the math is actually a lot easier than you think (even if you slept through high school algebra): Your estimated due date is 40 weeks from the first day of your last period. Too easy? Here's the slightly confusing part. If you do give birth on that day, your baby will have clocked in only 38 weeks in utero, not 40. That's because pregnancy counting begins two weeks before your baby is even conceived (making you about 4 weeks pregnant before you can tell you're expecting from a pregnancy test). Want to set your watch to that due date — or at least, plan your maternity leave to it? Not so fast. Remember, your estimated due date is just that — an estimate. Most babies are born between 38 and 42 weeks (with babies of first-time moms more likely to arrive on the later side); only a handful actually make their debut right on schedule.


Implantation bleeding (possibly): If you find that you’re spotting this week (right around the time that you would have had your period or a little before), don’t be alarmed. This is usually a sign that the embryo has implanted itself into the uterine wall (and that’s good!). Don’t have any spotting at all? Don’t worry, either — only a small percentage of women experience implantation bleeding, so not having this symptom doesn’t mean that you’re not pregnant.

PMS-like symptoms (breast tenderness, bloating, mood swings) that might not go away: Sore, tender boobs? Check. Trouble buttoning your pants? Check. Feeling grumpy one minute, happy the next? Check and check. Early pregnancy symptoms are sort of like PMS symptoms but a little more exaggerated (think PMS on steroids). So your breasts may be tingly, sore, and feel a little full, thanks to the progesterone and estrogen coursing through your system (and getting your breasts ready — yes, even at this early stage — to feed your baby). And what’s up with the bloating? Well, blame progesterone for that one. It’s helping to slow down your digestion to allow more nutrients to enter the bloodstream and reach your baby. You can also blame your roller-coaster moods on hormones (go ahead — they’ll be a convenient excuse for the next nine months!).

Best Wedding Entrance EVER!!!!

I seriously love this entrance! I love how much fun everyone is having!! They are such a fun couple and you can tell they are going to have an amazing life together!!

The best day and the worst day...

how can you have both in one day you ask??? Well I will tell you about the good part of the day that I had first. I got my braces off today. I am super happy abut that and am really glad they are gone. My mouth feels really weird though! Its like something is missing! In a few days I am sure I will be used to it though. The other part of my good day is that my FH took me to Red Lobster for a celebration dinner! I had crab legs, lobster, shrimp and scallops, it was so delicious!!!!!

Now onto my bad day.....after I got home from the orthodontist I got a call and it was my dad. He talked to me for a few minutes about getting my braces off and then said "Well I am glad you got good news today cuz I have to tell you some bad news" Then he proceeded to tell me that he got laid off from his job today so he won't be able to sell me his Nissan Pathfinder. That's fine, I don't care about the truck. I am beyond pissed off cuz of what happened to my dad. Ok, I am pissed off on how they did it. My dad has been going through a lot of stuff lately. He has been seeing specialists, and doctors and a bunch of things. His boss was concerned about him and called my mom and HR at his work sent him to see doctors through his work. This has been going on for a few months now and is not finished. Yes my dad has had some issues at work but he is working to figure out what is going on with him. And in the meantime his asshole boss goes and lays him off. I want him to go to a lawyer cuz I don't think what they did is legal. If someone is sick, you need to try to help them first and then if your help doesn't work then you can let them go. That's what we have had to do at my work with alcoholics and others that are sick. I am just so upset about this whole thing cuz my dad is also dealing with depression right now and in the last week has been doing so much better. I am really really worried that he will fall into a deeper depression. I don't want that to happen. Its so hard to see my dad like that. I just want him to get better and I don't think that losing his job is going to help him. I am praying that he finds another one soon. I have been so stressed out about my dad lately that I can't even be happy about other things that are going on in my life. I hate this, I just want everyone to be better.
Well I have to go to bed. Not sure I will get much sleep tonight but I am going to try. Please keep my dad in your prayers that he doesn't get more depressed over what happened and please pray that he finds a job soon. I truly believe that everything happens for a reason and that when one door closes another opens. I just hope that my dad doesn't look too long at that closed door that he misses the open one. I really really hope that God has a good reason for all this happening to my dad. A few months ago a man that has a cabin down from my parents committed suicide and i am super scared that my dad will do something like that. I would be so devastated if I lost my dad now. I still need him and so do so many other people.
Ok now I am for sure going to go to bed.

Really exciting week and a vent

This week has been so exciting and will continue to be until Saturday!! So far these are the things that have happened. We went to the lake last Friday for my birthday and for our annual golf tournament called the Canvas Invitational. And my friend and bridesmaid from Vancouver showed up!! I kinda had a feeling that she would be there but wasn't sure that was going to be the surprise until I saw the back door of Jill's car start to open!! It was an AMAZING surprise and I am so happy she came last weekend. We all had a really good time!! The golfing wasn't so great cuz the course we had to go to this year is way more strict then the one in Invermere but oh well! We still had fun. We drank, went swimming, played Ladder Golf, played Cranium etc. All in all it was a lot of fun!!
Then yesterday I got my nails done and I have been waiting while to do this. I want them done for the wedding but didn't want to get them too soon! Typing today is interesting because i am still getting used to them.
Tonight I am going to get a new phone that my FH is buying me for my birthday. I am giving in and am finally going to join the crackberry world. I am super excited to do it too!! Its going to take me awhile to learn but I will try my best!! I might not be great but my friend has one too and she can show me things.
Then on Thursday it will be the best day of all. I have been waiting for this for almost 2 years now! I GET MY BRACES OFF!!!! Finally!!!! I can't wait to run my tongue over my teeth and not feel a whole crapload of metal. I can't wait to not have cuts in my mouth constantly. I can't wait to not have a painful few days every month when they change the wire. I just can't wait till they are gone. They were totally worth it but I am finished with them now!!!!
Then on Saturday its my stagette, which to be honest I'm not all that excited about it. I have no idea where i am going so how can you get excited about that????? I am sure it will be fun though and I really appreciate all the time and effort that my bridesmaids have put into planning everything!! Not looking forward to Sunday though cuz I am going to be hungover!!!!

Well I hope everything is good out there in your world. I have to get back to work. I will post again on Thursday once my braces are off!

Its the most wonderful time of the year....

Its Stampede week here in Calgary and its my favorite week of the year!! There is so much happening and there are a ton of free breakfasts and lunches to attend all week. Also the whole city dresses up western and as cheesy as it is, I LOVE it!!! Its also the week of my birthday!! Usually I go to stampede for my birthday but this year we are heading out to the lake for a golf tournament. I can't wait!! It will be so much fun and the weather is supposed to be HOT, HOT, HOT!!! Lots of wake boarding, water skiing, drinking, swimming and boating!!

My vacation last week was awesome. So relaxing and I totally enjoyed my time away from work. I really needed this break. Next vacation.....August in Winnipeg. I am going back with my mom for my Aunt and Uncle's 25th Anniversary. I can't wait to see all my family again!

I also am going to work this week at getting some pics off my camera to post up here. Just trying to find time in between everything else going on. But I will put it on the top of my list and hopefully it will get done!

Hope everyone has a great Stampede week!!

6 and a half hours.....

to go till I am on vacation!!!! I am so excited. FH and I are heading out to my parents cabin tonight after work and we are staying there until Sunday!! It will be so relaxing. I brought a bunch of books to read and I plan on laying out on the deck suntanning and reading. The weather is supposed to be beautiful this week so hopefully I can get a bit of a tan so my legs are so ghostly white!

We have a wedding to go to for FH's cousin on Saturday but they are just doing an afternoon ceremony so we will just head into Edmonton for the afternoon. I think I will make a trip to bath and body works for some new hand soaps though!! Can't totally avoid my shopping addiction!!!!

This weekend I am going to make it my mission to take some pictures that I can post up here. I don't have anything saved in photo bucket to use on here and now that my blog looks so pretty I feel like I need to add some pics to it. I bet you guys would all love to see pics instead of only reading what I have written!!

Well I better get back to work. I hope everyone has a great Canada day!!

Check out the new template!!!

I got a new template for my blog today and I love it!! It makes me way more excited about blogging.

Hope you all like it too!!!!!

Trying again.....

So my last post was kind of a downer. Sorry about that. I know that's not what this blog is supposed to be about but I was having a really awful day. The days following that have been much, much better!!!!

My bridesmaids threw me a totally awesome shower this past weekend. I had so much fun!! They had such nice decorations and they bought Gerber daisies cuz that's what I am having for my flowers. I got some really nice gifts and some great advice!!

FH's family all came to visit last weekend as well. It was a lot of fun but it was a busy house!! There were 6 of us in our house and there really isn't enough room for 6 people!! We had fun though. Friday night we all went to Cowboys to watch a friend of FSIL's sing. I haven't been to Cowboys in years and I had fun till the singing competition was over. Then the bar started to get busy with the young kids so we left! FSIL and FBIL stayed with their friend and came home later.

Saturday morning we just relaxed and then the guys went shopping and the girls went to the shower. The guys planned to cook dinner that night and they made a fantastic meal! Rotisserie chicken, prawns and scallops. It was delicious!!!! I was pretty exhausted once we finished dinner and cleaned up so I relaxed for a bit and then went to bed.

On Sunday we had my parents over for a Fathers day brunch. Everything turned out perfectly and everyone enjoyed it. It was my first time cooking for a big group so I was slightly nervous. I am glad it all turned out! I am just disappointed that I didn't take any pictures! Oh well, there will be a next time so I will take pictures then.

This week I have been busy getting ready for a good friend of mines wedding shower. She is getting married two weeks after me and I am in her wedding. I am excited. She has not been a bridezilla at all!! We are going tomorrow to try on the bridesmaids dresses that came in. I can't wait to see how they look when they are actually in our sizes.
I took my dress in for alterations yesterday and it looks like its going to cost me close to $300 for alterations. Its a bit steep but I know she is good and she knows what she is doing so I can't be too worried!!

Well I should get back to work. I have a few things to finish before I leave for the day and I have a busy evening ahead of me. Its Jackson's last obedience class. Lets cross our fingers and hope he does good tonight!!

Just Rambling

So today I have a ton of things on my mind and I am very frustrated. All I have felt like doing today is crying. First I had a bad encounter with my boss. I'm not going to get into it because in the grand scheme of things its not really important. Then I talked to my mom. To give you some history that will explain this I need to first tell you that in the last 5 months we have noticed a change in my dad. He hasn't been himself. He has been "out of it" when you talk to him. He has been sleeping a ton. Not interested in anything. It has been super hard on my mom and she has been telling me all about it. I am extremely worried about my dad. I thought it might have been a stroke but the doctor says no. Our doctor has been sending him for all sorts of tests and things but nothing has been found. I know that something has happened. My mom mentioned today that she thinks it might be Alzheimer's. That thought had crossed my mind too but I didn't want to admit it.
I told my mom that she needs to make an appt with our family doctor and tell him her concerns. I think sometimes this guy just brushes people off. My mom needs to talk to someone in order to deal with my dad properly. She is getting mean towards him and its hard for me to hear. She isn't nice when she talks to him because she gets so frustrated. I hate it. I really hope that she goes to the doctor and really pushes for him to do something for my dad. If not, then I will be going in there and telling out doctor to get off his lazy ass and figure some things out. I hate that doctors in Calgary are so overworked that they just rush people through and things get missed or misdiagnosed. You can't do that with people's lives.
It helps me to write in here so I can get it off my chest but I know this isn't exactly positive. Its just been really hard to stay positive lately.

Also I have decided that I really need to look for a new job. I just can't shake this "life sucks" attitude when I am supposed to be so happy over so many things.
Seriously sometimes I just want to scream really loud but unfortunately I am at work and am unable to do that.

Got too busy last week

Sorry, I know last time I posted I said I would be back tomorrow but that just didn't happen! I had a busy week last week and didn't get a chance to post. I was even busy during the day at work. And if know me IRL then you know I am not usually busy for a full day at work!! Yes, I need to get a new job!!

Right now, I am not happy in my job. I am not treated very well by the people I work with. It is a very hard and stressful thing to deal with when you don't enjoy your job. Its hard to get up in the mornings. So I have talked to my fiance about this and I am going to do some career testing and then try to find a new job! So far every test I have taken is telling me I should be doing anything besides what I am doing now! No wonder, I am unhappy!!!

The one thing that is hard right now is being in a recession. Its not really the time to quit your job and move to another one. I am working in the Oil industry right now and it has been hit pretty hard. I think almost everyday we hear of another company that has been laying off people. So far this company has done it three times and I have made it through each one. I think that part of that was cuz I secretly hoped I would be laid off. I think someone is watching over me cuz I haven't lost my job yet. So I keep forcing myself out of bed and coming to work! We do have a house and wedding to pay for in the near future! And I really cannot complain about the money I make at this job! This company does pay extremely well!

This past weekend my fiance and I went out to my parents cabin. We were out there with my parents and their two dogs and our 6 month old puppy! Our puppy Jackson is way too playful for my parents dogs who are both 13 years old. Its funny but sometimes my parents dogs get a bit scared!! We had a good time out there this weekend and managed to avoid the snow that Calgary apparently got! We didn't have great weather but it was sunny and no rain or snow. This week Calgary is getting nicer weather. And this weekend when I can't go to the lake its supposed to be 27 degrees on Saturday! Looks like Jackson and I will have to go to the dog park so he can take a dip in the river!

Other things that are happening are that we are getting my car ready to either give back to the dealership or have someone take over my lease. We have taken it in to get the brakes done which was expensive. $500 later we got my car back! Tuesday wasn't as bad, it only cost $50 to get the illegal tint taken off my windows. Yes I was the one who got it put on!! It looked really cool though! Today my car is in to get an estimate on damage to my front and back bumper. I know how the damage to my front bumper happened, I bumped someone when coming up to a stop sign. But the back bumper damage I just noticed when I washed my car last week. So annoying. its a shame when people do hit and runs. Oh well, not much I can do about it since the car has to be taken back in good condition! Plus with KARMA, I would not sell/transfer/give a car to someone that hadn't been fixed. I just couldn't do it!

Tonight FH(future husband) and I are going to be going through stuff in our basement and deciding what we can sell on kijiji. We moved a bunch of stuff from our condo into our house that we don't need so we may as well make some money back on it all! We also have to make a list of things that are wrong with our house so we can have our three month walk through! I can't believe we have been living in our house for 3 months. I sure don't miss that condo at all!! It was way too small for the two of us and it didn't allow me to have a dog.

This weekend I am going to be cleaning for my future in laws to come visit on the the 19th and organizing our basement and our pantry. These last two are things that have needed to be done for a long time but I just haven't gotten around to it. FH is going golfing this weekend so I will have lots of time to get these done but I am also going to make sure I take some time for myself and get out to enjoy the sunshine!!!

Well gotta get back to work! Hope everyone enjoys their day!

June already???

Wow, May sure flew by!! It has just recently started feeling like spring in my city so I am shocked that I had to change my calendar at work to another month. I hope we get a lot of nice weather and only a little bit of rain this month. Usually June in Calgary is really rainy. I am not a fan of the rain so I am hoping for only a little bit. I know we will have to get some rain but I thinking that it could come at night while we are sleeping and if it has to come during the day, it should come on a work day! That way on the weekends we can all get out and enjoy the beautiful weather!

So how is everyone enjoying Monday? My Monday is going by quite quickly and I am enjoying it. The forecast was originally calling for rain all day today but it has changed and now its supposed to be 15 and sunny! It looks nice outside now. Plus 15 isn't that warm though, especially after this weekend. We had absolutely gorgeous weather this weekend. It was perfect because friends of ours got married this weekend. Their wedding was beautiful. My fiance was in the wedding party and normally I do not like going to wedding where I have to sit alone but this one wasn't bad since the grooms sister was nice enough to talk to me while my fiance was off doing wedding stuff!

Speaking of wedding stuff, I was making a list of things I need to do for our wedding. There sure is a lot of stuff to do but its mostly little things so its OK. I did make a list though and I am going to post my list on here. If you have any cool suggestions for things to do at weddings please leave your ideas in the comments!!!

My wedding list:

1. Get music for the Ipod - instead of paying for a DJ we are going to bring our ipod and use the restaurants speakers!

2. Contact wedding coordinator about my flowers - I have to send her pics of the fake bridesmaids bouquets I had made so she can match mine to their using real flowers. Our venue charges alot for flowers so that is why I went with fake ones for the bridesmaids

3. Look for different ceremony wording - the wedding we just went to had different ceremony wording to make their wedding different from everyone elses. I would like to look into this and see if I can find something that suits mine and FH's relationship.

4. Find hair inspiration pics

5. Make timeline for wedding party and family.

6. Plan meet and greet dinner - we aren't doing a rehearsal since we are having a destination wedding. So I thought it would be a good idea for our guests to all get together for dinner, if they want, the night before.....now we just have to figure out where to have it!!

7. Make table numbers and seating plan

8. Make guest book on shutterfly

9. Pick a tux rental place

10. Find jewelry for bride and bridesmaids

11. Purchase wedding bands

12. Book engagement pics

13. Make card box

14. Checklist for what is needed for marriage licence

15. Make sure passports are current

16. Pick ceremony music

17. Make a list of "must take" photos for ceremony photographer and wedding party photographer

18. Book limo

19. Finish Bridesmaid gifts

20. Pick Groomsmen gifts

wow, 20 things. I didn't think it was that long!! Oh well, now I have it written down somewhere so I will check back and cross things off as they get done! I will probably have to add things to it as well.

So what did everyone do for the weekend? Was there anything exciting happening in your city? We had a street festival on here on Sunday so we decided to go down and check that out. It was incredibly busy though so we didn't stay long. I am not a huge fan of crowds.

I should get going and go back to work! Be back tomorrow!

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I am going to enjoy updating it. This is the second blog I have started. The last one I started about a year ago and now I can't remember my password to get into it so I started this one. Its probably worked out this way for a reason because I think my last blog was slightly on the negative side (ok, ok, it was really on the negative side).

I have been a really negative person so far and I think its because I have had a lot of friends let me down and back stab me. I have also had my heart broken many times by people. I let that all get me down and could never really see the positive in things. The other day at work we had a motivational speaker come in to speak to the admin assistants working here. Its been pretty hard at work since we have had lay offs in both March and April and some of us lost some really good friends in those lay offs. This motivational speaker really opened my eyes to how negative of a person I had become. So I am starting this blog. I will only talk about positive things. I will also talk about things I am trying to change in my life. Mostly its my attitude and it will take some time but I am going to give it my all! I am sick of living with such a dark cloud above me.

Now you will all have to be patient with me because this isn't going to happen overnight and we all do have bad days. But I am going to try my best. That's all I can do right?

I am going to be posting positive quotes to help me through things. I will post things I am grateful for and wonderful that are happening in this world. Yes I understand bad things will happen and I will have bad days but I will not focus on the bad!!

Also I love comments. If you want to leave a comment it would make my day!!

So this is my first blog post. Enjoy, Welcome and check back here often!!