Get it. Got it. Done.

Well, as per Saturday's post, I did in fact accomplish quite a bit. Not as much as I wanted to, but quite a bit nonetheless =)

I went to all of the stores I wanted to go to except Winn-Dixie, which I ended up going to on Sunday. I ended up getting all of the things I wanted to get, plus a couple of extra, inexpensive knick-knacks. By 12:30, I was home and ready for lunch. Once I grubbed and let it digest, I began my cleaning duties but was only able to do both bathrooms and sweep and mop the kitchen floor =\ Apparently, cleaning and pregnancy don't ALWAYS work hand in hand. Sucks, but I did what I could. After all of the cleaning and resting in between, I jumped in the shower at about 6pm so that I could at least be showered and made-up by the time the Mr. got home from work so we could head out for my friend's birthday shindig.

We ended up having a great time at Bongos and left at about 12:30. We really had no choice. They started playing house music and everybody around us started jumping a bit aggressively. The hubs and I looked at eachother and non-verbally suggested, "Let's get outta here." Gotta protect the possible athletic investment in my belly =)

On Sunday, we took the most exciting first step in nursery preparation....we painted the room! =) We painted it a baby blue that is actually called Sapphireberry by BEHR. I'll take pics of the entire room when it's finally set up so you can share in the excitement with us =)

Whistle while you work!

Do you see the time of this post?

Do you realize that TODAY is a Saturday and to be up at this time, while you are in your third trimester is almost completely unheard of?

I knew I would be up early today, but I didn't think it would be right after the Mr. left to work =P

Sensational! Means I can get more done today.

So far, I have gone onto Big Lots' website and looked over some of their inventory to make sure of what I am going to get there when I go this morning. I have also put one of our comforters to wash and will prepare to put in the sheets and other comforter shortly.

On my To-Do List today:

• Go to Walmart, Target, Big Lots, and Winn-Dixie for different reasons:

- Walmart - Because I need some lotion that is ONLY sold at Walmart, plus I need to pick up some household essentials (bath tissue, paper towels, etc.)
- Target - Because mama needs a new pair of shoes =P I've been on the hunt for comfortable, prego-appropriate shoes for my baby shower for about a week now. Haven't had any luck =\ So I shall try today.
- Big Lots - Mainly because I like their deals and I want to see if I can get a shower curtain rod there for the Mr. to finally be able to use the second shower instead of the hall shower that restricts him a bit. It's a teeny shower-only and for a 6'1", 220lb. man, it is just a teeny bit small. The other bathroom is a full shower and tub and he has anxiously been waiting for the final cleaning and preparation of it so he doesn't look like Buddy the Elf when he takes a shower anymore =P
- Winn Dixie - Well...because we need to eat, right? Not that big of a mystery....

• Clean the entire house (includes: bathrooms, bedrooms, floors, and kitchen....from TOP to BOTTOM) Gotta clarify that because some people consider cleaning to be surface cleaning where the dust no longer shows. Nope...not the case at all.
• Finish a couple of loads of laundry once I get some laundry detergent from one of the above-referenced locales.
  
• Get ready before the Mr. gets home at 7 to go out to Bongos to help one of my best friends celebrate her 23rd birthday! =) Yay!

Well, I believe that is all I will get to typing for now....especially if I plan on doing everything on my list =) Ta-ta!

**Update** The second comforter wash will have to be a no because apparently the washer leaks when it's a big load like that =\ Gotta talk to the hubby about that.

**sniff sniff**

Do you know what kind of heaven I am in this morning?!?!?

The cleaning lady for our office has come in and started her twice-a-week cleaning ritual. The smell of Fabuloso and Pine Sol is invading my senses and causing me to enter an indescribable euphoria.

Ahhhh.....delish!

Ice, Cleaning Supplies, and Stretchie Pants

I know I haven't posted on here in a while. So sue me =P

If you had any idea whatsoever of what I've been going through within the past twelve months, then you would understand...completely! =)

Let's see. The easiest way to update you? Within the past twelve months I have had surgery, gotten pregnant, gotten engaged, and gotten married (and yes, in that exact order!) However, the only one of the four that is ever prominent in my everyday life would be #2. The fact that I am pregnant is playing such a big role in my life that to explain it, I would need about a week to simply come up with the ROUGH draft of what I would say. I now understand when women say that you no longer think or worry about yourself; instead, it is all for the baby.

I am about 7 1/2 months along and I must say, it has been an interesting ride. I haven't had any "unusual" cravings, per se. The only slight craving I have had is sweet and salty at the same time, but I used to crave that BEFORE I was pregnant so I'm not thinking that it actually counts. As of late, I have had an obsession with the smell of cleaning supplies. Anything and everything that involves cleaning is something I have become infatuated with. The smell of Pine Sol, toilet bowl cleaner, Windex, Fabuloso, etc. etc. etc. It all smells SO delicious to me! So much so that I look forward to the cleaning lady coming to the office just as I look forward to a 7 day cruise!!!

I have also found comfort in chewing ice. No water. No soda. Nothing to accompany the ice. Just. Plain. Ice. Yum! And if it's crushed, EVEN better!

Part of the title of this blog is Stretchie Pants... I have no obsession with them, but they sure are comfortable when your belly is growing by the day! So I decided they deserved some homage in the title.

Well, seeing as I can't post that much right at the moment (since I am at work) I will post some more later today.