Yep, we're having a baby! We are 12 weeks today, due in November. Yes, we were trying, but we didn't expect to be successful that soon! I've been experiencing a full range of emotions and physical issues. Fortunately no morning sickness but a lot of feeling awful all the time. That seems to have subsided recently (hooray), but I'm still exhausted all the time.

We plan to stay in our current apartment for awhile longer, turning our office into the nursery. Yes, the commute to work is rough (hooray for just 3 weeks of school left!!), but we have two loving mothers nearby who are willing and wanting to watch the baby after I return to work. Yes, I am planning on returning to work. We'll see how much I can handle.

We plan to find out the sex of the baby this summer. One of the things I am most excited about is that our baby will have a cousin just 3 months older than him/her! My brother and sister-in-law are expecting their first baby in August!

So blessed!

What a beautiful day!! It was warm (80!!!) with a nice breeze - hello, spring!
We slept in (my body is gonna have a rude awakening tomorrow at 5:40 AM after enjoying spring break sleeping in til 9) and enjoyed a great service at Living Stones Church.
We had lunch at TGI Friday's, and it was sooooo good!! I had been craving ketchup (I'm pregnant), so I heartily enjoyed a burger and fries with ketchup.
Then my mom and I went to a great vintage and handmade craft bizarre. We didn't buy anything but enjoyed looking around at cute stuff and visiting with people. Then we enjoyed Blizzards at DQ (perfect for this weather) and chatting.
Josh and I have been watching The Office. He opened the windows in the living room, and it feels - and smells - great in here. He made me a yummy dinner - a sandwich and a mango, and I enjoyed a raisin oatmeal spice cookie he made this afternoon.
I plan and hope to go to bed early to help with the early awakening tomorrow.
Spring Break has been great!

9 months of wedded bliss today. We are so blessed.
It's Spring Break. We're about to head out for a little getaway at a fabulous hotel!
I got to sleep in, and now my honey is cooking me breakfast while I lounge on the couch in pj's.
I love my life!

Josh wrote a blog last night, which got me thinking that maybe I should do the same.

I thought I'd share with you what has been entertaining me lately.

Music: We listen to Pulse FM on our commute - love their morning DJ. Through a special deal they were having, we were able to get cheap tickets to see Amy Grant & Micheal W. Smith in concert this week. When I first heard they were touring, I thought it was neat. When I heard they were playing their old school music, I wanted to go!!! I knew all but maybe 5 total songs between them both (4 being Michael's music). It was a walk down memory lane as I had seen them in concert during her Lead Me On tour back in '88! It was so much fun!! As an added bonus, for the encore they donned 80's apparel from previous album covers! Smitty wore this argyle sweater, and Amy wore this awesome blazer from her Unguarded album.

Movies: Last weekend my family & I saw The Grace Card. The acting started off a little shaky but got better. It told a good story and preached a good message. I would recommend it.

TV: Well, our tv decided a couple weeks ago that it was no longer going to access ABC or Fox, so that leaves us with NBC, CBS, and the WB. We've been watching The Office but not really finding it humorous anymore. Yawn.

Books: I continue to read middle school literature. I am almost finished with a book called Gideon's People. It is set in 1911 and shows differences and similarities between an Orthodox Jewish family and an Amish family. It's been really interesting! No idea what I'll read next.

Games: I am addicted to Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook. I refuse to accept applications on facebook though, so I play on Josh's account.

Beyond the entertainment, work continues. This year is flying by! The 3rd tri is going really well! I had some changes in my schedule, and things have been just dandy!

We have trimesters at school. I think it's kinda weird, but oh well. It is nice to have some change. So, Monday begins a new trimester, and I have a lot of new classes to adjust to. In fact, only one class is staying the same.

My day will begin with Science (ugh) with my most challenging student - the one who makes it a daily habit to yell at me, call me names, and tell me to shut up and shove it (this is when I remind myself of two blissful words: Summer Vacation). This will be with a teacher whom I have yet to meet. Up next will be Art. This should be good but also challenging as it is with a physically handicapped child. Then PE (really? Another trimester of PE? For ME, the one who dreaded PE in junior high and high school!!!) with a different teacher than 1st & 2nd tri PE, but with my same student from 1st & 2nd - sweet kid! Then I'll be doing study hall and then the last lunch period. What's good about this is two-fold: I won't have lunch duty (that cafeteria is *unbelievably* loud!!), and I'll get to eat lunch with my husband! After lunch will be a new math class and then my standby English which I adore.

Art with my physically handicapped student is upstairs, so last week I had to go to "sling training" so I know how to transport the student down the stairs in case of a fire drill when the elevator is inoperable. I don't know why, but I inwardly freak out during any sort of drill. Fortunately I've been able to keep it all inside so far. The worst is the lock down drills. I guess my mind is just too active, my imagination too vivid. I can't help but think about times when lock down procedures are used that are NOT just for practice. Even now if I think too much about it my mind transports me into the worst scenario, and I hate to dwell there, so I'll change the subject.

I can't believe the year is already 2/3 over! The year has gone by quickly. And the days fly by, especially compared to my last job! I love that fact! Drama practice has started, which means more evenings spent at the school. The next couple months are gonna get insane here! I'm doing dinner out with a co-worker friend this week, so I'm looking forward to that!

It's been awhile. Life's been busy but seemingly not blog worthy. Does that make sense?

I won a cool giveaway on my friend's blog which prompted me to make some updates on my blog assuming I may get a few new visitors from the contest. I updated some information about me (interests, occupation, etc.) and added a picture. I hope to get a new header made in the near future, but we'll see.

My life lately consists of work, commute, - Maybe I should pause here; I'm allowed to interrupt myself. I started a new job in September. I'm working with special needs 6th graders. Zowsers, is it a challenge!! But it's a good challenge. For the first two months of work I continued working part-time at my old job, which just about killed me. I literally got to the point of being physically ill trying to keep up with both. Anyways, the cool part is that I'm working at the same school as Josh. We carpool, which is good, but it also means that his before and after work commitments sort of become my commitments as well. So we spend a lot of time at school, or at least it feels that way.

We just (re)joined a gym. It is hard to have the time to work out, but we force it into our schedule whenever we can.

We are in a growth group through church. We see family and friends occasionally. And that's pretty much life lately.

When we're home, we're all about downtime! Right now we're watching "Save the Last Dance." Brings back memories. Fun movie. :)

Over and out!

• I love not watching tv with my husband. Our tv is rarely on, and that makes me beam.
• I got a new cell phone. This one's gonna take me awhile to learn. It matches my purse, and that makes me happy.
• I'm reading classic older kids literature. Anne of Green Gables was first. Now it's Secret Garden. I can't wait to see the movie after I finish the book and see how it compares.
  
• I get to attend a special pizza party at school tomorrow. This should make my husband happy - one less lunch he has to make for me.
• Yes, my husband packs my lunch AND makes me breakfast every day. I am so lucky! Seriously, how did I get this lucky???!!!
• Christmas Break is almost here! Counting down to many good things!!
• We got our wedding pictures from our photographers last week - about 1,200 to absorb and remember and cherish. This makes me all mushy inside.
• In the last week, 3 friends have gotten engaged! It's so fun to celebrate with them and remember our engagement one year ago!