Dianthe’s Blog

12 hours later and i STILL can’t believe that Cheetah Girl is gone - what is this world coming to?she totally should have been in the finals - granted her performance Monday night wasn’t her best - but overall, she definitely didn’t deserve to go home - i watched it again when Kelley got home (Cheetah Girl was his favorite) and you could tell that all the other dancers were completely shocked - Cameron was shocked because he thought it was him, Julianne’s mouth was wide open when she was coming down the stairs - and poor Cheetah - she was trying so hard not to cry - i’m still blown away - but this proves what i said when people were mad about the Dallas people voting for Mark Cuban - at the end of the day, it’s still a popularity contest

today begins the first day of the longest basketball season ever - i say this only because i have a feeling that 82 games is going to be a LOT longer when Spike gets here - as it is, JC keeps pointing out that Spike is due right around Superbowl time - that combined with the Mavs schedule - ugh.  all i know is that i will NOT be watching the Mavericks while i’m in the hospital - i’m a good wife, but not that good! 

i am really getting annoyed with maternity clothing designers - why can’t they make cute maternity tops for winter like they did for summer?  all summer long i got to wear cute, flowy, empire waist tops in stylish colors and prints - now, all i’m finding for winter are tshirts with mu-mu type bottoms and huge sweaters with ugly prints on them - i don’t know why everything is all of a sudden huge and frumpy - what happened to all the cute belly skimming stuff - i have a cute belly - i want to show it off - i’m not at all interested in this stuff that makes me look bigger!  anyway, i’m off to check out the plus size racks today - i found more cute stuff in XXL at Old Navy than i did in maternity - i bought 2 mini skirts in size 14 and 16 and some cute pants in a 14 - as long as they’re low rise, i’m good to go!

the baby bedding is coming along - i would have gotten more done but this tired/fatigue thing is killing me - so of course i had to take a nap yesterday! but i finally got all of the fabric cut and i finished the crib sheet - Kelley was very impressed - i don’t think he knew i could be this domestic - watch out, dude - if you think this is impressive, just see what i’ll be able to do with a high tech sewing/embroidery machine!!  he suggested me making new bedding for our room next but seeing as how we still haven’t been able to agree on flooring for the living room … i swear we’re like oil and water when it comes to design stuff - our tastes are so different!  anyway - i’m hoping to have the bedskirt done today and the bumper tomorrow - and after that, new chair covers for the glider - that’s going to be the biggest undertaking because i don’t have a pattern for it - but mom didn’t seem to think  it would be that difficult, so i’m going with that!

and if i can ever figure out this stupid photo software, i’ll post pictures!!

now it’s starting to get good …

Cheetah Girl - it didn’t really look like a fox trot - i guess because it was so fast - she was good but i thought the routine was too choppy - it needs to be more elegant

Jennie Garth - i just love that she gets better and better every week - i don’t think she’ll win but she’s getting my votes now that Mark is gone - the choreography was fantastic - and even though they missed that one hand off, it was still very good!

Jane Seymour - poor Jane - she’s so good at the slow elegant dances but her versatility stops there - she was so awkward during the jive - i just don’t think she has the funky stuff in her - and it’s too bad because she has a rocking body - Dear God, please let me look as good after one baby as Jane Seymour does after twins -  

Cameron Mathison - i’m with Len and Bruno - i just didn’t get this routine - i mean, i guess it was good but it just didn’t click for me - and while i’m an AMC fan, i’m tired of hearing Cameron complain about his grueling schedule - everyone has a tough schedule - work it out already!

Scary Spice - she and Maks have good chemistry (even though i can’t stand him) - i think the routine played well on their chemistry but i didn’t think they did enough dancing - 10s? i don’t think so 

Marie Osmond - it was a solid performance from Marie - i think her fainting will keep her around another week - and can someone tell me why she looked like Elvira, Queen of the Night

Helio - it was a fun routine and i liked the Saturdy Night Fever feel - i think i’ve got a girl crush on Julianne - she’s just so cute and such a good dancer - you thin God will make me dance like her if i just ask very nicely?

Group Dance - it was chaotic trying to watch so many things going on at once - i’ve said it before, the camera work on this show leaves a lot to be desired - but i still thought it was a lot of fun and enjoyed it - and it took me the entire dance to figure out who Jane Seymour was in that blonde wig - but i should’ve guessed it by that killer body!

i think it’ll come down to Jane and Marie and Jane will be coming home - it’s coming down to the wire and with them moving to 2 dances next week - it’s really going to separate the talented dancers from everyone else! 

things to do before Spike gets here that is - not only did i find THE perfect fabric - i bought it and actually starting cutting the pattern last night - today, i may actually sew! and while i changed my color scheme just a little, i at least have a color scheme - because i found the perfect fabric, i reverted back to my original seafoam green and dark lavender - then i found a dark purple to use as an accent color - yeah, i don’t really care that these may not be the “ideal” color for a boys room - he’s a baby - babies don’t care - and besides, i’ve been told multiple times that once Spike gets here, it will no longer be all about me - so consider this one of my last “all about me” actions! besides, by the time Spike is old enough to know better he’ll have a whole new room

and speaking of Spike - i am falling more and more in love with this baby every day - he is moving all the time now and i am completely fascinated - anytime he starts to move, i have to stop what i’m doing to pay attention - it’s so much fun - last night i had my forearm resting on my belly and i could feel either an elbow or a knee rolling across - it was the coolest feeling - and when i’m sitting with my legs crossed, i can feel his legs down low - i’m just more and more amazed every day that there is a person inside of me - how freaking cool is that?? i can’t wait until he gets here - provided of course he comes AFTER the nursery is done!

ok - so this is probably TMI for any man reading this blog - but it’s all about me so i’m gonna say it anyway - you were warned - my boob itches - and i don’t mean just in this moment - it’s an ongoing problem - the first time i thought it was just my bra, but it’s been happening more and more frequently over the last week to 10 days - and it’s just the right boob - i know Kelley thinks i’m crazy because periodically he’ll look over and i’m scratching my boob - and not in a “look at me i’m a porn star” way - it’s more of a “OMG do i have poison ivy” sort of way - anyway, i don’t have any idea why - maybe it has to do with breastfeeding - maybe i’m going to win the lottery (that’s what Kelley says anytime a body part is itching) - or maybe there’s no rhyme or reason, maybe i’m just crazy!

i forgot my DWTS sheet at home again - i’ll post my review when i get home!

i’m about a week away from full blown panic mode - the living room is in complete disarray - the nursery is still officially Cam’s room - and the house is starting to be overtaken by random baby items that have no place to call home - have i mentioned that i STILL haven’t registered yet - i know i wasn’t around to enjoy them, but i think i miss the good old days where you didn’t have so many options - you just got pregnant, had a baby and did the best you could - now you need cute toys and necessities - a super cute nursery with bedding and painted walls - what have i gotten myself into?  but thank God for friends who’ve already had children - in particular, the great Kellie Rasberry - she’s already given me a bassinet, the womb bear, a sleep positioner, a Jumperoo and a tummy time play mat - at least Spike will have somewhere to sleep when he gets home!  and speaking of Spike - i had a dream this weekend that he as a girl - i’m not sure if that means anything and i still think he’s a boy - but at this point, i don’t guess it really matters one way or another - i just need him or her not to show up until i’m fully prepared - or at least have the nursery done!  oh yeah - and a maid to come clean this house from top to bottom - the thought of doing it myself is starting to wig me out!

so Spike had progressed into non-stop movement - it’s the weirdest thing because he went from moving several times a day to what seems like all the time - except of course when i want him to move for someone - Dad came over Friday to bring Kelley his birthday present (and a few shirts for me - thank God!)  and i tried to get him to move for Dad - clearly Spike is not a child who will perform on demand - look at him - already dashing my hopes of performing Christmas carols for the family at Christmas dinner - how did i end up with a child who doesn’t want to be the center of attention?  anyway, nothing worked - i tried eating jelly beans, i tried rocking back and forth,i tried shaking my belly - nothing - Spike just wasn’t having it!  hater!

and speaking of haters - my other Hellyon child was in full effect this weekend - that’s right, the dog - Dad also brought us some homemade banana bread (Dad’s specialty) and  because i was so tired when he left Friday night - i left it in the living room on the coffee table - well Saturday afternoon, mom stopped by and while Kelley was making one of his 583 trips to Home Depot (which i’ll get to later) we ran to the fabric store - imagine my shock when i got home and saw foil on the floor - UGH!!!  i wasn’t sure what it was at first - i really though it was something that Kelley had brought from the store - but of course upon further inspection, i realized that the dog had jumped/reached up ion the coffee table and pulled the bag down to the floor - then she had gotten into the bag, tore the foil off the bread and eaten a little over half of the banana bread - OMG - badass - i was so mad - well, as mad as i could be at her since it was my fault i left the bread on the table - it just never occurred to me that it was within her reach - of course when i told Kelley the story, i made sure to tell him what HIS dog had done - i’m telling you - it’s just a matter of time before they send me to the crazy house!

Kelley was on vacation last week and spent the bulk of his time on home repair stuff - not cleaning out Cam’s room for the nursery or switching out the DVD players for me like i asked - but home repair stuff nonetheless (no … i’m not bitter!) - so Friday and Saturday’s project included changing out the dingy white/cream electrical sockets in the kitchen to black and silver to match everything else - the only problem is that it included turning the power on and off about 30 times, a gazillion trips to Home Depot and a short in the plug that the microwave plugs into - now THAT was almost a major issue - we were without the microwave for about 30 minutes - until i was able to track down an extension cord - how did we ever live without microwaves?  but he finally got everything figured out and i have my microwave again - life is good!

Kelley’s birthday was a success - thanks to everyone who sent me suggestions - i’m not sure why i felt the need to do something major since my husband is a simple man - he got the Hugo boss cologne he asked for and a wireless headset for the home phone - and we ended up doing dinner at P.F. Changs - and even though we had to wait an hour for a table (because the pregnant woman didn’t realize we needed reservations) - i got points for taking him to eat Chinese since i don’t eat Chinese food (except shrimp fried rice) we were going to catch a movie too but Kelley knew i wouldn’t make it through the movie - so instead we headed home and ate leftover dessert from Spaghetti Warehouse - YUM!!!  so i stressed myself out for nothing - y’all be sure to remind me of this next year when i start my “omg - what am i going to get Kelley for his birthday” panic  

i can move again!!!  it was like a Thursday afternoon miracle!  the chiropractor saved me - i can’t believe the immediate difference - we went to the movies last night after my appointment and sat in the movie theater for almost 3 hours - i popped right up afterwards with no problems and the same when i got out of bed this morning - i wasn’t stiff or sore or anything!  she did this cool body scan thing where she went over my spine witha roller and completely adjusted me and it was painless - i’m so excited!!  plus, she said she loosened up my pelvis and now there’s more room for the baby to move - so Spike is moving a TON!!  she showed me where his head was and everything - it was great!!

so yesterday i made the switch from the Crackberry to the BlackJack - could life be more difficult - i spent 2 freaking hours in the AT&T/Cingular store yesterday while i waited for them to set up my email - did i mention the 2 hours - i finally got fed up and told them (as nicely as i could) that if she wasn’t doing anything more than sitting on the phone with tech support, i could do that from home -so i took my phone home and did exactly that - only it took me a little less time - a day later, my email is still screwed up - but at least i have a long list of phone numbers of people to contact to try and get it fixed - which is more than i can say for the unhelpful employees at the AT&T/Cingular store - they couldn’t tell me how to receive my email on my phone but i could tell you what everyone in the store is doing for Halloween - and where they are going for drinks after Saturday’s corporate meeting - yeah, if you’re going to screw around while you’re on the clock - you should probably do it out of earshot of the customers - ugh.

random - but for some reason, i cannot spell “maroon” - this entire week, every time i have typed the word “maroon” (as in Maroon 5) i have typed marron first - so annoying!

so while i have decided what to get Kelley for his birthday, i haven’t decided what to do - i know - i totally put this off - pregnancy has kicked my procrastination skills into overdrive - i completely forgot my stepdad’s birthday this week too - i NEVER forget that - i even talked to him this week and totally forgot - DUH.  anyway, i’d like to do more for Kelley than just standard dinner - that seems so boring - but there is nothing going on in town - i figure i’ve got about 24 good hours to come up with something

other than that, my goals for the weekend are to find a crib, find fabric for the bedding and shop!!!  that’s probably bad since it’s my husband’s birthday - but i’m sure he won’t mind!

so yesterday i bought the pattern for the baby bedding and i bought the bumper pads - and oh yeah - i resisted the urge to punch my husband in the face - that’s progress, right? Kelley is seriously driving me crazy - first we go to the Lonestar Babies store that is “supposed” to be having this big sale because they’re moving - please explain why NOTHING in the store is on sale - ok, so maybe a few things here and there but nothing out of the ordinary - THAT was a waste - so we go to Babies R Us to look at cribs - why do i even bother?  we walk through the store and he pretty much has no opinion on any of the furniture that i show him other than “yeah, that’s okay” - okay fine - so i say “does anything else jump out at you?” he replies in his best “i’m a big fat sulking baby” voice ‘well it’s kind of hard to shop for stuff when you don’t know what you’re having’ - ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME???  GET OVER IT!!  YOU’LL KNOW IN 15 WEEKS!  of course, i screamed this in my head as to avoid looking like the crazy, irrational, tantrum throwing, pregnant woman in the middle of Babies R Us - instead, i used my calm you’re-annoying-the-crap-out-of-me voice and said “please stop saying that - it’s just a crib” - of course, then he tried to backtrack and mentioned something about the store being filled with other things besides cribs and that he was referring to that - whatev - as far as i was concerned,  it was too late - he’d lost me for the day and i wasn’t having any of it

i realize that sometimes men have a harder time grasping the whole pregnancy thing since they aren’t actually carrying the baby - but this is getting ridiculous - just because you don’t know the sex of the baby does not mean you can’t have an opinion - he didn’t mind having an opinion when i wanted a light-colored, neutral nursery - now i’m running all over town trying to find fabric with “punch” because he wanted color - but don’t worry - i’ve learned my lesson - i’m now approaching baby planning like i did wedding planning - i’m just picking out what I want and he’ll just have to learn to like it

YAY!!!  it’s chiropractor and i can’t wait - i only got 2 hours of sleep last night and i am exhausted - so pretty much the only thing on the agenda for the day are napping and chiropractor - and then Kelley and i are going to the screening of American Gangster - cause he’s a big Denzel fan then, more sleep  - i’m coming in an extra half hour early now that DonGay is gone and my body is having a very hard time adjusting - for some reason, i just cannot get to sleep at a decent hour - and i am paying for it today 

so i’ve decided that i’m not talking to Spike enough - everything i’ve read says that the baby pretty much hears everything the mom says because mom’s voice travels through the body - all other voices have to travel through from the outside - so i’ve decided it’s time to start building Spike’s library and i’m starting with a book my friend Kelly recommended - it’s called “Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch - now, Kelly said that she cries every time she reads it to her kids - but i thought she meant sentimental, eyes watering tears - yeah, i found the words online last night and was in full blown crying mode - it’s not a sad book - but i think as a mother you just become overwhelmed with how much you love your child - so anyway, i figure if i read it every night between now and when Spike gets here, i’ll be able to read it to him without bawling once he’s born - it’s a kids book so it’s fairly short - here it is in case you’re interested - but be forewarned - you WILL cry

A mother held her new baby and very slowly rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she held him, she sang:

I’ll love you forever,
I’ll like you for always,
As long as I’m living
my baby you’ll be.

The baby grew. He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was two years old, and he ran all around the house. He pulled all the books off the shelves. He pulled all the food out of the refrigerator and he took his mother’s watch and flushed it down the toilet. Sometimes his mother would say, “this kid is driving me CRAZY!”

But at night time, when that two-year-old was quiet, she opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor, looked up over the side of his bed; and if he was really asleep she picked him up and rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. While she rocked him she sang:

I’ll love you forever,
I’ll like you for always,
As long as I’m living
my baby you’ll be.

The little boy grew. He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was nine years old. And he never wanted to come in for dinner, he never wanted to take a bath, and when grandma visited he always said bad words. Sometimes his mother wanted to sell him to the zoo!

But at night time, when he was asleep, the mother quietly opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor and looked up over the side of the bed. If he was really asleep, she picked up that nine-year-old boy and rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she rocked him she sang:

I’ll love you forever,
I’ll like you for always,
As long as I’m living
my baby you’ll be.

The boy grew. He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was a teenager. He had strange friends and he wore strange clothes and he listened to strange music. Sometimes the mother felt like she was in a zoo!

But at night time, when that teenager was asleep, the mother opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor and looked up over the side of the bed. If he was really asleep she picked up that great big boy and rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. While she rocked him she sang:

I’ll love you forever,
I’ll like you for always,
As long as I’m living
my baby you’ll be.

That teenager grew. He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was a grown-up man. He left home and got a house across town. But sometimes on dark nights the mother got into her car and drove across town.  If all the lights in her son’s house were out, she opened his bedroom window, crawled across the floor, and looked up over the side of his bed. If that great big man was really asleep she picked him up and rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she rocked him she sang:

I’ll love you forever,
I’ll like you for always,
As long as I’m living
my baby you’ll be.

Well, that mother, she got older. She got older and older and older. One day she called up her son and said, “You’d better come see me because I’m very old and sick.” So her son came to see her. When he came in the door she tried to sing the song. She sang:

I’ll love you forever,
I’ll like you for always…

But she couldn’t finish because she was too old and sick. The son went to his mother. He picked her up and rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And he sang this song:

I’ll love you forever,
I’ll like you for always,
As long as I’m living
my Mommy you’ll be.

When the son came home that night, he stood for a long time at the top of the stairs. Then he went into the room where his very new baby daughter was sleeping. He picked her up in his arms and very slowly rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while he rocked her he sang:

I’ll love you forever,
I’ll like you for always,
As long as I’m living
my baby you’ll be.

- Robert Munsch

this morning has been a beating - and when i say beating, i mean B-E-A-T-I-N-G!!!!  then the girl that wrote the email to Fall Out Boy called - i put her through since Kidd had just read the letter - no big deal, right - well she called back to thank me - how sweet was that?  she just wanted to say that it meant a lot for her to get to talk to them and she really appreciated it - that one call changed everything - the morning was still a beating, but Naomi made it worth it!

i’m a creature of habit - i’m not big on change and there is reason for that - because change is bad - yesterday i went grocery shopping (FINALLY!!) and i bought toothpaste - now normally i buy the Colgate with the mint strips in it and normally i buy blue or green - because that’s what i always do - but i got sucked in by the purple-y stuff on the package and the fancy catchy name “Kiss Me Mint” - it should have been called “Kiss My &*%” because that’s what it tasted like!!  $1.25 wasted because i tried something “new” - whoever said change is good, LIED!!!  

Kelley’s birthday is Friday and i have no idea what to do - i asked him what he wanted and he said cologne - um, okay - that’s easy - i guess we could always do the plain and simple dinner but i wanted to do something more “fun” - there isn’t really anything going on this weekend - i doubt he’s wants to spend his birthday at my alma mater’s Homecoming (GO MEAN GREEN!!)  and he’s not really a Maroon 5 fan, so that doesn’t leave much - i’m WAY easier to shop for than he is - makeup, purses, shoes, clothes, spa day - see, the possibilities are endless!

you know your life is dull when the most exciting thing that happened to you is the fact that your dog slept in her bed - i was so tired yesterday (like that’s a surprise) that i didn’t even bother to look for the dog when i went to bed - i think she was in the living room - she usually wanders into the bedroom sometime during the night so i didn’t even think about it - when i woke up this morning, i didn’t see her anywhere in the room and i was just about to go searching for her when i realized she was in her bed - YAY!!  i’m not sure why this is such a big deal to me since i am getting use out of the bed/nightstand - but i was so proud - can you imagine how excited i’ll be when Spike does something i love - oh, how easy it is to please a parent!

there is a baby store in town that i just found out is closing - so today, i am on a hunt for furniture - i swear if i don’t find something soon, Spike is going to be sleeping in a drawer - that’s how they did it back in the day, right? child abuse, shmild abuse - as long as it’s lined with something soft and cuddly - ***the baby just needs a loving home*** - whateve dude - it’s crunch time and i have got to get on it!

ok - so i had a long day and i’m just getting around to posting my review - as i’m watching the results show -

Marie Osmond - if she’s not in the bottom 2, it’ll be because she fainted - her routine wasn’t terrible but she has no flexibility in her waist - she looked like a rag doll being thrown around - a rag doll with a steel rod running threw it - i like Marie, but she’s close to the end - and i was about 30 minutes when i was watching the show last night so i knew she was going to fall out - but it still freaked me out and i teared up - that was just crazy!

Jane Seymour - hot & sexy!!  i didn’t think she did enough dancing though - she did a lot of leg lifts and extensions instead - but i still think she was really good

Mark Cuban - he has improved every week and this week was his best dance - but as much as i love him, he’s just not a dancer - plus i noticed this week that he’s pigeon toed - that’s a BIG part of his problem - despite the efforts of the Dallas fans, i think he’s bottom 2 this week

Cheetah Girl - wonderful as usual - i really like her personality and i like that she stepped out of her comfort zone this week - she was sultry instead of energetic and it showed - i had to google her to make sure she was old enough to be sultry - she is - she’s 23

Jennie Garth - she must be dancing her butt off because that baby weight is GONE!!!  unfortunately, she messed up several times - i think she’s uncomfortable being the sexy girl - she should take a shot of tequila before she dances - she needs something to take the edge off - then she’d be really good - and how cute is Tori Spelling?  LOVE her!!

Helio - he didn’t do much for me this week - the dance was choreographed more for her than for him - it was still really good, but it was all her - not him

Scary Spice - it was a good routine but i thought the fact that she and Max were both sick showed a little bit - they were definitely better when they repeated the performance for the results show - i do like her personality though and i was excited to see Posh Spice - i wish David would come play for the Dallas team so me and Posh could become BFFs!

Cameron Mathison - WOW!!  i was very impressed with how far he’s come - last night was his best performance BY FAR!!  i’d like to see him go a little further

i think Marie and Mark are in the bottom two this week and Mark is going home

okay - J Lo - let me first say, i am not a fan of hers - i don;t know what it is about her - but she irritates the crap out of me!  that said, i think she is beautiful and i like her music (a lot actually) and like her as an actress - but personally, i find her annoying - she looked phenomenal tonight - and i like her new song - too bad it’s getting NO air play - and i realize she deserves her privacy blah-blah-blah - but dude, come on - you’re visibly pregnant - can you just say it already - you don’t have to give details - i don;t care how long you’ve been trying or if you went through IVF - but can you just issue a press release and move on already - geez.

seriously?  i can’t believe Jane is in the bottom two - Marie better be headed home next week!

i can’t believe that Spike is going to be here in 100 days (give or take) - i have GOT to get on it and soon!  there is so much to do and not nearly enough time! plus i had a few people tell me that they think i’m going to go early - i don’t know that those comments were based on anything scientific - but either way, it’s time to get on the ball!  in 2 days, i’ll be in my 3rd trimester - YIKES!!

so apparently 6 months is my magic number - when all things pregnancy related start falling apart - i’m still not at the point where i’m bothered by Spike moving - i love it every time i feel it - even when it catches me off guard - i love every minute of it - i guess it helps that i’m a hard sleeper and the kicking doesn’t affect me when i’m asleep - but everything else … not as much fun - i’m starting to get a little heartburn here and there and my balance is definitely off - i’ve started walking into walls and tables - it’s a good thing that we don’t have a house with stairs - where i used to be able to race up stairs 2 at a time - i now have to take them slowly with a firm hold on the rail - and i think i’m starting to get sciatica - NOT fun - your butt is NOT supposed to hurt when you stand or bend over unless you’ve been doing 20 rep sets of squats every day - and i think we all know that hasn’t been happening - and i can no longer cross my legs when sitting - if i do, it starts to hurt on one side or the other and this is a body that likes symmetry!  and before you PG crazies get on me about complaining when i should be enjoying being pregnant and the miracle of life blah-blah-blah - i’ll just go ahead and tell you to workit out now - i’m not complaining - it’s just such a strange feeling to have lost complete control of your body - no matter how many times people try to tell you what it will be like, you’ll never know until you experience it first hand!

i would just like to say that i went to Old Navy looking for maternity clothes yesterday and i was NOT pleased - isn’t there something pregnant women can wear besides those empire shirts - i mean, they were cute when they were the summery flowy ones - but these with the wraps and the ties in the back - i’m out on that - i want something cute!  i’ve got roughly 15-16 weeks of pregnancy left and i intend to go out as cute as i started - even if it does drive my husband into the poor house - i’ll wear them again next time, right?  yep, that’s what i’ll tell him!

so i got a new phone and i’m a little nervous about it - i am a fan of the PDA phone - i started with the Palm Treo, moved up to the Blackberry and now i’m jumping into the wonderful world of BlackJack - i think i may be out of my league - the set up is so different from my Blackberry - i think i may have to actually read the manual - ih the horror - maybe i can just give it to BFF Angie and see if she’ll teach me - she’s good at that kind of stuff - besides, she’s the only person i know who reads the instructions from something start to finish before she actually uses it - i don’t have that kind of patience - i’m more of a scanner - then i can refer back if i have a questions - anyway, we’ll see how long it takes me to get up and running - it may be a while …

i left my Dancing With the Stars comment at home, so i’ll add them this afternoon - can you believe Marie Osmond - it’s bad enough when you see her fall out but when you listen to just the audio and hear her hit the floor - WOW - that was scary!  anyway, i’ll add more later! 

but my best friend is married and that’s what counts!!! my BGF (Best Guy Friend), Archer, got married this weekend and i am SO excited i can hardly stand it - Archer and i have been friends for about 7 years (i think - i’m old and lose count!) and he is like my big brother - we’ve seen each other go through a lot of stuff - good and bad - and Arch has always been there for me - never judging, never patronizing - just super supportive - he even stood up for me as a bridesman when Kelley and I got married - and this weekend i got to return the favor - i stood as a bridesmaid for his wife (hee-hee - Archer has a wife!) and helped plan and coordinate their wedding - it was a wild weekend - we spent all of Friday afternoon setting up the venue - then started early on Saturday getting everything else in place - my 2 new assistants came to the rescue and finished set up so i could get all glamified (i.e. super sexy makeup and mu-mu dress) for the wedding - the wedding was wonderful and the reception was so much fun - i even managed to get in a few dances with my husband! a bunch of our friends from our old job were there and we took pictures in the photo booth (Archer and Erika used Krause Studios just like me and Kelley) and ate yummy cake - overall, i think the night was a success - the cleanup took a little longer than i expected and i didn’t get home until 2am, but that’s okay because my BGF is married!! and it’s just like they say - i didn’t lose a brother, i gained a sister!

it was so much fun - the first couple of hours of the reception i was going non stop - ceremony, introductions, dinner, cake cutting, pictures - it all went by so quickly - before i knew it - Erika (the bride) had changed into her party dress! she was a SEXY bride - her wedding gown was gorgeous and her party dress was HOT!! and you should have seen the look on Archer’s face when he saw her in the dress - clearly it was a surprise and he was SHOCKED!!

i can’t wait to see the pictures - i brought my camera but never had a chance to take any - and really, what would be the point when the best photographers in the world were there - my friend Misti was there and she is due exactly a month before me - can someone tell me why she has a cute baby bump that looks like she swallowed a cantaloupe and my cute baby bump looks like i swallowed a watermelon - now granted, she’s a dancer and is still dancing a couple of times a week (yes, we hate her!) and that’s probably why she still looks amazing - i mean, i look amazing too, just MUCH bigger - my brown mu-mu was a hit too - everyone said it was the same color as the bridesmaid dresses and like i told Erika, “if you like it, i LOVE it!” - although i did feel like i could fly away at any moment - like an angel, dressed in brown! y’all think i’m lying - wait til you see the pictures!

oh - i almost forgot - the crank dat dance - ok, clearly i am MUCH too old to be doing the crank dat - but apparently Archer (ho is older than me) isn’t - cause he was out there cranking it up - so later, a few of us are standing around talking and i told Archer he was much too old to be doing the crank dat dance and he said he looked up the dance on You Tube so he could do it with the kids - then my friend Janice’s husband, Thomas chimes in and says he watched it too - are you kidding me?? i told them that it must be a guy thing because Archer, Thomas and JC are the only ones i know who are learning dance moves on You Tube - COMEDY!! i hope my friends are this much fun FOREVER!!