I'm Alive!

I am happy to report that I didn't die in route to San Francisco, and actually, I wasn't as scared as I have been in the past. I think people were praying for me.

It is so good to be back in the Bay Area. Truly, there is nothing like home. It is not until you are gone, can you really appreciate it. Its the little things I miss the most...the smells, the feel of the air, the sound of sprinklers in the early afternoon. I'm so blessed to be able to have a place I can call home and to be able to visit and know I can always come back.

Really, home is wherever Mike and I plant roots, but I'm glad I have the Bay Area and the people I love there.

Leaving on a Jet Plane

I'm leaving today to go back to California for about three weeks! Even though I am so excited to see family and friends, I am really scared of flying. I never was scared until I got pregnant, and all my fears were directed towards this stupid fear of flying.

I need prayers today, truly.

My new obsession

My latest and greatest new obsession is a little website called, Babysteals.com. I seriously feel like I have no life because I have to be at home right at 11a EST to make sure I get first dibs on the steal of the day.

Here's how it works. Every morning at 9a MST, a very chic, very expensive, very practical baby item goes on sale. Usually its around 50% off which is a steal to me. Crazy Moms like me buy instantly and usually its sold out by mid-afternoon. I have only bought a couple things on it, but so far its been pretty addictive.

Check it out all you Moms out there--www.babysteals.com

Happy Shopping!

Here is what I have bought so far:

Fluffernutter

Have you ever had a Fluffernutter? Personally, I have never even heard of such a thing. I'm starting to learn very new and usual "must haves" of the East Coast. My friend Kristin, who is from Boston, told me I had to have a Fluffernutter as it will satisfy all my pregnant cravings.

So, about 2 hours ago I told Mike about a Fluffernutter and he ran straight to the grocery store to pick up Marshmellow Fluff, white bread, and Jiff Peanut Butter (I think he has more cravings than I do). When we got home we put this weird concoction together and to my surprise it was so light and fluffy and delish!

To Home I Go...

I am headed to the Bay Area in a couple days. I extended my time until the 31st because Mike will be in football camp and I'd rather not spend my nights alone. I'm so excited to be able to see my family and friends, and well, to be back on the best Coast there is-The West Coast. I have discovered the grass is greener on the other side, and the other side is California.

With all that being said, I'm going to miss Mike a lot! I will be away from him for almost three weeks and we have had such an incredible Summer together. We have seen so many amazing places on the East Coast. We have also had a great time just being together and lounging around. We are truly best friends and I'm so sad when I'm not with him. I know he is going to miss me, but I think he will miss Peyton the most. Which means he will miss my tummy.

I'm am sooo on your wavelength

Have you ever met someone that you instantly connected with? There have been many times where I have connected with someone and instantly we have become friends.

Today I went into the Dr. because I have been having Braxon Hicks contractions. Hello? Why didn't anyone tell me about Mr. Braxon Hicks? I thought I was going into full on labor. This would not surprise me because if Peyton is anything like her Mommy, she is impatient and can't wait to come out and play. I tell her often she needs to stay in and "cook" for a little longer. Before I was diagnosed with Braxon Hicks (which was only about 2.5 hours ago) I was called by the nurse to get my vitals. This is where the connection comes in...this girl is totally on my wavelength. It is like I have known her forever! I think she's from Jersey because she is beautiful, Italian, tan, and has big blue eyes (and she has a Jersey accent). She and I almost got in trouble because we were talking too much about how we always think something is wrong with us, blah-blah. She told me she lived at the Dr's office when she was pregnant and just made me feel so much better. It was when we were about to start telling our life stories that she realized she wasn't at a coffee shop, but at work!

I really hope we can become friends, because she is my kind of girl!

Gone Fishin'

Connecticut's great and all, but I've been wanting me some BIG OUTDOORS! A couple years ago my family took all of us to Big Sky Montana and truly it was God's country. There's just days when all I'd like to do is grab my fishing pole and head down to the river or pond.