I just booked a one way ticket to Boston for Dec. 12. Oh, family, if you are reading this - I'm going to call you tonight lol....
TK is going to meet me there on the 20th and then right after Christmas we are going to PA to visit his family... then coming back to SC.
We did put up our Christmas tree which makes me happy. Pictures of it coming soon. The star we got for the top was way too big and heavy and we couldn't get it to stay on lol so we have to find something else.
And you can see me with my brown hair too!! We took some pics at TK's going away party but I look HORRIBLE in them... my eyes are all droopy bc of the flash!! So I am not even posting them. It's my journal and I will only post the most flatterring of pictures lol...
Look how cute my little girl is in her overalls!!!
She has 2 teeth now!!!! The first one started coming in last week... and yesterday I just noticed she's getting her other bottom tooth!!! So cute. I can't wait for them to completely grow in!
We went to this place called Gibraldi's or something for dinner. Turkey and giblet gravy. It was good. Then we came back to the hotel and slept lol... we need to get out of here and go set up our place today. We're being lazy lol..
Gotta get going. Soon the dirt page will be updated again and I'll have more interesting stuff for the journal. Right now I am just trying to contain my headaches and stress issues and get settled here.
Get this... Somehow I must have made a typo on mapquest or looked up the wrong thing or SOMETHING... because Babyland General is more like THREE HOURS away!!! Grrrrrrrrr.... can't anything go right for me??? We are still going anyway, but an hour is a lot different than 3 hours!!
I was just about to load some new pictures when I realized TK has the cord for the camera in the bag he took to work - oh well - you can wait haha... Pics of me with brown hair coming soon!
So I think I am going to go on the air at his station here.... just for the fun of it lol... Nothing is definite yet at all, we are just talking about it. It will be fun.
Kyla is taking a nap. We were playing earlier and she has a new trick!! She has this little tigger rattle thing... and I stood it up on the floor, she knocked it over and laughed.... so I stood it up again, and she knocked it over and laughed... we did this over and over and over again for a while and she giggled EVERY time and then looked at me like "do it again!" It was awesome. It's the first time she's really completely interacted with me playing and she KNOWS what's up and gets a kick out of knocking over the Tigger toy!
I have done nothing all day. I am going to explore the mall later but I wanted to wait until Kyla took her morning/midday nap before we go anywhere. This way hopefully she'll be in a good mood for a while.
That's about it. Nothing too exciting. What the F is up with Jessica Simpson and 2 men? I just saw the headline on a magazine, I haven't read it. I need to get back into the gossip thing!!
Yes, I believe by the time I move away from here "ya'll" will be a part of my everyday vocabulary. Growing up in MA you NEVER say or hear the word "ya'll" but everyone here says it... It drives me insane. Some people in FL say it... but here, EVERYONE SAYS IT. Ya'll. Only word that bothers me more than "ya'll" is "ain't" - and they like to say that here too.
Today was good. I went to a playdate with some other moms and kids!! I met some nice people so hopefully I will have some friends here!! We are already making plans to go shopping :)
We went shopping tonight at Old Navy. Kyla needs some winter clothes!!!!!! She has all shorts, sundresses, etc. so I got her a fleece jacket with mittens and a hat, some overalls, long sleeve shirts, etc. I got a pair of PJs and a shirt, and TK bought all these fleece things... They don't sell Tommy Bahama in Columbia so he has to change his style a little lol.
We went to Popeye's for dinner - YUM. NOT.
Aw... there is a Disney commercial on and I just realized I don't live near Disney anymore!!!
We are going to my new escape.... BABYLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL - where Cabbage Patch Kids are born - this weekend!!! I can't wait. I think we're going Saturday or Sunday.
Oh... and for Thanksgiving - well, I don't know what we are doing. Probably having some turkey at Crackah Barrel or something... not my idea of a family fun Turkey Day but it will be OK.
I gotta go... TK wants some time with the computer.
Oh, did I already say that lol... Well, it's true.
The new place is.... OK. I mean, it's nice. It's just that the master bedroom is all shaped weird and we can't fit our furniture right. I HATE THAT. There's room for the bed, with ONE night table next to it... but the other night table won't fit bc of the closet door and bc the wall is at an angle... and our long dresser has to go against the angled wall... it's just AKWARD and whoever laid the floorplan this way must have been SMOKING CRACK. It has some nice stuff... fireplace with a mantel which is cool... nice bay window... in fact lots of windows... decent closet space.... a garage so I can't bitch about parking ever again, although once we get 2 cars and have to park behind each other it will suck since it's long enough for 2 cars but only wide enough for one...
Kyla is chillin. I have been SO TIRED and stressed lately I feel guilty that she has had to sit in a car seat, or in a stroller, or in a portacrib... Right now she is cool though. We played on the floor in the new place today while we were waiting for the movers.... she was rolling around EVERYWHERE. And we've had king size beds in our hotel rooms so she likes to play on the bed. Her tooth is totally coming in which is SO cute!!
Well that's about all for now. I haven't been paying much attention to anything other than MOVING and all the stress that goes along with it. TK went out to Food Lion to get some grub because I just don't feel like eating out AGAIN. It's so tiring with a baby.
Yes, Food Lion. No Publix :( Just when I got use to Publix instead of Star Market in MA... I have to learn the Food Lion way of life.... It's always fun to check out the different places in an area... There are 3 Targets around here which is definitely good... and of course WalMart... and SHONEY'S.... what is it about the Shoney's? I have eaten at a Shoney's once when I was in Virginia Beach on vaca a long time ago.... but Shoney's is like THE THING in "the South"... yup, even though I moved farther north than where I was - I'm now living in "the South". And you know you are in the Bible Belt when there are Pro-Life billboards on the highway and like 5 gospel channels on the radio :)
Well I didn't think I would have access to the internet for a while but of course TK rigged it up in the hotel room!!! OH... I'm at a HILTON. Great. Pouring more money into the Paris shopping fund... at least I'm not paying for it out of my own pocket...
So the ride here was OK. We didn't hit much traffic... right after we got through Orlando on I-4 some douchebag in a red truck almost killed us... but other than that it wasn't bad.
Not sure what we're doing for Thanksgiving yet!! As long as we are together and we have turkey it will be cool.
I feel like we're on vacation... like we just went from one hotel to another... it hasn't sunk in yet that we're going to be living here!! We just got here at 11:15pm so I haven't explored anything... we only stopped once on the way here - it took just over 8 hours.
Kyla slept the whole way... but now she is all wide awake and we are both ready for SLEEPIN TIME!!! She's in the little portable crib they gave us at the hotel... and she's trying to stand up!
Her tooth is coming in nicely too!
Oh, my brother was in Tampa yesterday. I picked him up at the airport and we went to the mall for a little bit... I hate that we had to rush our visit and plan it around moving bs... Plus I was SO TIRED when we went out to dinner last night I could barely keep my eyes open!!!
This suite we are in has a microwave so we are chowing down on snacks :)
More later... I am going to eat, play with Kyla, and hopefully get some sleep soon!!
Yeah, I have done a LOT today... if only the last few days had been this productive I'd be about done! Now it's just odds and ends and trying to decide what I might need in the next 36 hours... yes, at 8:30 in the morning they come to taka all of our stuff!!! And since we only have one car right now and it'll be full with the 3 of us and our suitcases for a few days.... EVERYTHING has to go with the movers or we're in trouble lol.
Does anyone want a black entertainment center.... or a glass end table... We have a few things I need to get rid of that I don't want to bring to our new place! The Salvation Army took some stuff earlier but since I wasn't sure what I was doing to do with things when I called them, they couldn't take 'em. Oh well... we'll figure it out.
I am doing laundry like crazy bc I want to have all clean stuff when we get there but I doubt that will happen lol.
YES!!! Kyla has a tooth!!!!!!! It's just starting to come in but it's there. Her gums are all red but I can't see it yet... but I can feel it!!! I am so excited - just had to share!!
WOW. My hair is COMPLETELY different!!! I got a few inches cut off... and it is BROWN. There is not a hint of blonde left!!! I am a brunette again!! I totally love it... it is weird getting used to it, but I like it!! There's a little bit of a reddish tone to it because it was SO blonde the color is lighter in some places and came out reddish, but it looks great. Jennifer at Regis did it... and Danny at Regis is awesome too... Westshore Mall!!
OK... so there's this guy who works at the Starbucks in Westshore Mall and HE IS THE HOTNESS!!! I went in to get a frappuccino before I came home and he was just so adorable. I would have felt all fabulous with my new hair.... but I had my eyebrows waxed too so my entire forehead/eyebrow area was BRIGHT RED so he must have thought I had some weird skin issues... But he was FINE.
I actually bought something at BEBE!!! I haven't shopped there since before I was prego... I only got a shirt - the jeans were too long... and TK didn't give me enough allowance money to get both lol... I realized just how enormous my boobs are now!!! I tried on a few v-neck type shirts and I just can't wear them. My boobs are just too big they fall out. I got a cute top though, it's pink and goes straight across the chest above the boob line so no slutty cleavage. Then I got some jeans at Old Navy for $7 and a shirt for $10... It was a fun shopping trip.
Packing - ugh. Not fun.
The movers come Friday... so danasdirt.com and the journal will be on hiatus from Friday morning until sometime next week... maybe after Thanksgiving!!
TK's going away party is Friday at Stormans.... I can't wait. I have gone out ONCE since Kyla was born - ONCE... so that's why I had to get the hair done and get a new outfit... Come out and see us!!!
I've been packing...well, kinda lol. We packed a bunch earlier today but I've been hanging out with Kyla. We went for 2 walks today... now she is sleeping on me and when I tried to put her down she cried so I guess I will just HAVE TO sit here and hold her lol... She just sleeps on my lap with the boppy pillow - yes, SPOILED!
Not much else is going on bc all I can think about is packing and more packing. I did get my first Japanese CPK in the mail today... he is SO cute and worth WAY MORE than I paid for him as far as I know... he is a redhead too and redheaded vintage boys are HTF... so that was exciting!
Kyla has some pimples on her cheek and her nose... I don't know why! I think it might be from rubbing her face on me so much lately... when she gets tired and cranky she rubs her face on my shoulder, and since I always hold her in my right arm its that cheek that is red... she doesn't have a fever or anything else wrong, and she hasn't been eating any new foods, so that's the only thing I can think of.
I guess it is pretty chilly in SC right now. I need to get her a winter coat and some mittens and a hat. Babies are just SO cute when they are all bundled up!!!!
So I know I am a little late on this one but holy sh*t did you see Anna Nicole on the AMA's?????? I could not even believe it. The funny thing is TK had JUST changed the channel to the AMA's and we were talking about how boooooring awards shows are these days, and then Anna Nicole comes on and slurs and stumbles... we both sat there dumbfounded. I think it f'd me up just WATCHING her.... I thought she was going to pass out on stage. What was she on? Because that wasn't drunkeness, and that wasn't being stoned on the wacky tabacky... what was Anna's drug of choice? I'm sure it was a combination lol.. CRACK!?! Can't say bc I've never done crack... but I'm curious to know. That was the highlight of the whole show.
Kelly Clarkson looked like a raccoon. How bad was her eye make up, and could she wear a dress that makes her little boobabumps look ANY SMALLER? I love Kelly C. but she did nothing for herself.
I thought Usher & Alicia Keyes had a decent performance but there is something about him that weirds me out...
Jessica Simpson lost her wedding ring at the show I guess. Uh-oh... maybe it's a sign...
Anyway, TK is bringing home Cheesecake Factory for dinner since I packed up the kitchen so we can't cook... and I am not grocery shopping anymore bc it would be pointless right now. All that's left in the cabinets is Gerber food lol.
OK I hope it worked this time!! There she is... what a cutie pie!!
I am starting to pack - finally. Cleaning out the kitchen closet and cabinets... What fun. But it's not good to be spending the entire morning in the kitchen bc I keep munching!!
Sonja is here to help with Kyla which makes things SOOOO much easier!
Yes, there's lotsa cursin' in this little ditty I am about to post... but it is HILARIOUS and is a big F U to "The South" I have to post it. My friend Jessica feels for me since I'll be moving from one "red state" to another... so she sent it to me... She did not write it, it was just a FWD that is going around. It is blatent bitterness but it's funny and if you voted for Kerry you'll feel better.
But just a warning... If the F word offends you - don't read this!!! And if this offends you - too bad. It's nothing personal!!
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Fuck the South. Fuck 'em. We should have let them go when they wanted to leave. But no, we had to kill half a million people so they'd stay part of our special Union. Fighting for the right to keep slaves - yeah, those are states we want to keep.
And now what do we get? We're the fucking Arrogant Northeast Liberal Elite? How about this for arrogant: the South is the Real America? The Authentic America. Really?
Cause we fucking founded this country, assholes. Those Founding Fathers you keep going on and on about? All that bullshit about what you think they meant by the Second Amendment giving you the right to keep your assault weapons in the glove compartment because you didn't bother to read the first half of the fucking sentence? Who do you think those wig-wearing lacy-shirt sporting revolutionaries were? They were fucking blue-staters, dickhead. Boston? Philadelphia? New York? Hello? Think there might be a reason all the fucking monuments are up here in our backyard?
No, No. Get the fuck out. We're not letting you visit the Liberty Bell and fucking Plymouth Rock anymore until you get over your real American selves and start respecting those other nine amendments. Who do you think those fucking stripes on the flag are for? Nine are for fucking blue states. And it would be 10 if those Vermonters had gotten their fucking Subarus together and broken off from New York a little earlier. Get it? We started this shit, so don't get all uppity about how real you are you Johnny-come-lately "Oooooh I've been a state for almost a hundred years" dickheads. Fuck off.
Arrogant? You wanna talk about us Northeasterners being fucking arrogant? What's more American than arrogance? Hmmm? Maybe horsies? I don't think so. Arrogance is the fucking cornerstone of what it means to be American. And I wouldn't be so fucking arrogant if I wasn't paying for your fucking bridges, bitch.
All those Federal taxes you love to hate? It all comes from us and goes to you, so shut up and enjoy your fucking Tennessee Valley Authority electricity and your fancy highways that we paid for. And the next time Florida gets hit by a hurricane you can come crying to us if you want to, but you're the ones who built on a fucking swamp. "Let the Spanish keep it, it’s a shithole," we said, but you had to have your fucking orange juice.
The next dickwad who says, "It’s your money, not the government's money" is gonna get their ass kicked. Nine of the ten states that get the most federal fucking dollars and pay the least... can you guess? Go on, guess. That’s right, motherfucker, they're red states. And eight of the ten states that receive the least and pay the most? It’s too easy, asshole, they’re blue states. It’s not your money, assholes, it’s fucking our money. What was that Real American Value you were spouting a minute ago? Self reliance? Try this for self reliance: buy your own fucking stop signs, assholes.
Let’s talk about those values for a fucking minute. You and your Southern values can bite my ass because the blue states got the values over you fucking Real Americans every day of the goddamn week. Which state do you think has the lowest divorce rate you marriage-hyping dickwads? Well? Can you guess? It’s fucking Massachusetts, the fucking center of the gay marriage universe. Yes, that’s right, the state you love to tie around the neck of anyone to the left of Strom Thurmond has the lowest divorce rate in the fucking nation. Think that’s just some aberration? How about this: 9 of the 10 lowest divorce rates are fucking blue states, asshole, and most are in the Northeast, where our values suck so bad. And where are the highest divorce rates? Care to fucking guess? 10 of the top 10 are fucking red-ass we're-so-fucking-moral states. And while Nevada is the worst, the Bible Belt is doing its fucking part.
But two guys making out is going to fucking ruin marriage for you? Yeah? Seems like you're ruining it pretty well on your own, you little bastards. Oh, but that's ok because you go to church, right? I mean you do, right? Cause we fucking get to hear about it every goddamn year at election time. Yes, we're fascinated by how you get up every Sunday morning and sing, and then you're fucking towers of moral superiority. Yeah, that's a workable formula. Maybe us fucking Northerners don't talk about religion as much as you because we're not so busy sinning, hmmm? Ever think of that, you self-righteous assholes? No, you're too busy erecting giant stone tablets of the Ten Commandments in buildings paid for by the fucking Northeast Liberal Elite. And who has the highest murder rates in the nation? It ain't us up here in the North, assholes.
Well this gravy train is fucking over. Take your liberal-bashing, federal-tax-leaching, confederate-flag-waving, holier-than-thou, hypocritical bullshit and shove it up your ass.
And no, you can't have your fucking convention in New York next time. Fuck off.
We just walked over to Channelside for lunch. My friend Amanda came by and then we went to Stumps. Kyla was such a little angel the whole time. All the waitresses were in love with her :) Now I am trying to figure out where to begin with this packing... it's almost like I don't want to do any of it because it seems like such an endless task. I am the queen of procrastination!!
Another thing hit me recently... The new place will have to be baby proofed!!! At this point she can't get very far too quick so I haven't done much other than make sure there is nothing she shouldn't have on the floor or in her crib... but other than that I haven't put things in the sockets or baby proofed the cabinets, etc.. I was reading in the "What to Expect The First Year" book and there's like 15 pages on baby proofing!!! I'm like, maybe I should just throw away everything I own that is smaller than a tennis ball so she can't choke, and cover everything with 5 layers of cushioning... Babyproofing... what fun. I mean, obvoiusly the key is to watch your child lol - but they are SO QUICK... and fearless!!
Not much else is up- just gotta figure out where to begin with packing..
I have to admit at first I wasn't really impressed with the pictures... She was not happy most of the time but we did get a few good shots at the beginning... but now I love it. It's so her!! They recentered it and put an effect around it and it looks really cool... There are a few other ones too but I'll save those for later :)
They printed her picture up right away and it's hanging in the back of Sadie's... so if you go in there you might see her. I am not sure how long they'll keep it up.
TK should be home from Amp soon I am DYING for my Subway sandwich! He went to get one for me last night but they were out of bread. How does a SUB SHOP run out of BREAD?
I can't believe a week from today I will be leaving for SC... Crazy. We are so not packed. It just seems like such an endless task I'm like... where do I begin!?!
I am getting my hair done this week definitely. New place, new 'do... and new color. Well, back to my old color. If I don't like it I can always go back to blonde... but I think I want to be a brunette for a change.
So there's JT with all his fake tattoos... What do you think about JT as an actor? Do you think he will do well... I mean he's looking like a Brad Pitt type but we'll see how he performs. I bet there's going to be a lot of former N'Sync fans going to see this movie and I'm not so sure they're going to dig the storyline...
Anyway, speak your mind. I just don't know. I could go either way. I mean, Eminem was cool in his movie... but he was also pretty much playing himself...
Oooohhh I should be sleeping! Little princess Kyla is laying next to me sleeping SO peacefully... Earlier tonight I was pretty upset as I have been a lot lately... and I put my hand over hers and even though she was sleeping she kind of squeezed my finger... so then that made me cry too!!
More and more she is developing a little personality. She LOVES tigers!!! Seriously... we have this Baby Einstein tiger puppet she has liked since she was 3 months old... and we have this little Tigger rattle and she cracks up at it!! Oh, and now when she eats she enjoys the little airplane game. I tried it for her before and she just kind of looks at me like what are you doing... or doesn't pay attention to it... but now she watches the spoon - and sometimes I throw her for a loop and get up and spin around before delivering the deliciuos spoonful of peas to her mouth - and she CRACKS UP!!! It is so awesome to know that she reacts to silly things and enjoys them. She's also ticklish now... very ticklish... her armpits and belly... She likes when TK tickles her better... I get a little giggle but he makes her hysterical. It's crazy.
Today at the mall she was hamming it up... I didn't realize babies can be that way this young but when I was waiting in line at Chick Fil-A she was going after this woman's shopping bag... and she was hitting it and smiling at the woman... and when I took her in the dressing room to try on the Christmas picture dress she knew she looked cute. She's just a fun happy little girl...
Sorry... I try to keep it clean here but people across the country are CHEERING today that he was found guilty. Not that it takes away from any of the pain Laci & Connor's family will feel for the rest of their lives... but it's nice to know that justice is served to that dirtbag.
Death penalty... I don't know. I think it would be very difficult to sentence someone to death for a lot of people... I don't even know if I would be able to do it. He will have his day to be judged... and who knows - maybe he'll get his in prison like Jeffrey Dahmer. He will rot in hell when the time comes. Let him sit in a prison cell for years and years... To me the death penalty just puts someone out of his misery.
I watched the verdict on Court TV and the female reporters who had been in the courtroom looked all broken up... Very emotional. I don't think I'd be able to report on something so awful without getting emotional either. They were both kind of choking up as they talked about Laci's family.
Should be interesting to see who testifies regarding his penalty. Where were these jurors when OJ was on trial??
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So onto some other stuff... I got Kyla the CUTEST dress for her Christmas pictures tomorrow... I actually had to take her into the dressing room at Old Navy to try it on. I found it on the website yesterday and figured I would take my chances it was in the store... they only had 3-6 and no 6-12 but I tried it on her and IT FIT PERFECT!!! When I brought her to the dressing room she just totally was all happy and when I got the dress on her she looked up at me like "I look cute huh mommy!!" It was so sweet... and I got her a Santa hat to go with it... all red velour... and little white tights and red velour shoes... Now let's hope she is happy in the pictures this time!!!
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I found out something disturbing today and I don't really know what to think about it.... I kind of want to post about it but I haven't figured out how to talk about it without sounding harsh... But whatever, I'll take a shot.
An ex-boyfriend of mine died in a car accident in Ohio the other night. He was drunk, being chased by the cops, knew he'd go to jail if he got another DUI, so he tried to get away and ended up driving into something and was killed. Horrible way to die... but I have to just say thank goodness he didn't kill someone else. I mean, it is hard to have sympathy for someone who brought it upon himself.
I just read the news report from a TV website in Columbus... he was going over 100mph... wow. That's scary. Sometimes don't you wish you could get inside someone's head and figure out what they were thinking?
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I will say that even though the circumstances aren't exactly pleasant, this has brought me back in contact with some friends from college. A person who was a good friend for a while contacted me to let me know... She and I had a LOT of problems before I moved to FL... we parted ways and didn't speak for a long time... but after talking today I realize it might be time to reconcile. It is hard to even recall what exactly went so wrong... All in all she is a good person - we just had some drama between us and some other people that got way out of hand. She emailed me after we talked... I am going to write back. I also found out that she is now married.... and actually lives in my home town in MA now lol.... and I found out my big sister in my sorority who I have lost touch with just had a little boy - so I am going to get in touch with her too... and another one of my sorority sisters who was an amazing friend and we just lost touch... I have her email now too. I think getting in touch with old friends is just what I need. I am tearing up thinking about it. These are people who were part of my life when my mom passed away and I'm pretty sure that even though we have lost touch over the years it will be great to talk to them again.
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I also have to congratulate my friend Sandy who just found out she passed the NJ bar. YES - SHE PASSED THE NEW JERSEY BAR EXAM!!!!! YES!!!! I have a lawyer friend!!!! I have known her since she was at Tufts working on her undergrad and I know how hard she as worked for this - I am SO proud of her. She posts here... So please congratulate her!!!!
We went for another nice walk today and then sat on the swing... I decided to try and take some pics of her on the swing... they were all really close up because I had to keep a hand on her the whole time LOL...
She's fussing to finish eating. Green beans and fruit puffs!!
There's my little baby at like 1 day old!! I can't believe how big she has gotten... I was talking to my friend Aimee last night... she is going to have her little girl Olivia any day now and I was telling her how great it is when they are SO teeny... and it doesn't last long!! My little munchkin is ALL OVER THE place now lol... Sonja is sick this week so she can't be arould the baby... and I really needed her so I could pack... so Rachel is going to come by for a few hours to help.
Here's what I have discovered about my lazy butt taking Kyla for long walks.... she chills out in the stroller... sleeps, whatever... so when we get back from an hour long walk, I am EXHAUSTED and she is like let me out of here I've been sitting for an hour I want to PLAY!! Um, yeah, I need to get in shape!!
So how shady is this... I was selling our leather furniture on eBay and I SWEAR someone was messing with me about it bc I had like 10 emails asking about it... all from people who has just signed up with 0 feedback - I SMELL STALKER... but the cool thing about it is that the couple that is buying the furniture saw all the questions posted in the auction and decided to do BIN for $150 so they didn't miss out! So whoever was messing with me helped me make some money!
The moving guy is coming over today to bring me all the boxes and then I start packing! We just have so much stuff... We literally have 4 cabinets full of drinking glasses and 2 silverware drawers... It's nice to never run out of glasses or forks when they are dirty, but at the same time there is just no room for all this stuff!!! So some of it is going to Salvation Army :)
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So last night I had these weird dreams about people from my past.... Like I think I have brought up my ex-friend/ex-boyfriend Scott before... Well last night I had this dream that I went to visit his parents with Kyla and he showed up and started yelling at his mom for having me over. It was weird!! His parents are the nicest people in the world and they were very good to me... I have actually thought about sending them a Christmas card this year and saying Hi but I don't know what their son told them about me.... So who knows if a card would even be welcome. I guess it can't hurt right.... we'll see. I feel like I have lost touch with a number of people since moving here and maybe that has contributed to why I feel so lonely lately!
I also have a number of friends from college who I thought would be friends forever and one by one they kind of fell off the face of the earth... I was never the best at keeping in touch through mail, but email, IM, etc... I'm good with that!! One of my guy friends got married a few years ago and ever since then we don't talk... His wife is not very nice and she hated me lol.
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Sorry the dirt page is lacking. That computer SUCKS. I also haven't really had a chance to get to it since I haven't had anyone here to watch the baby while I work on it. I am so worried about getting packed and going through our stuff that when she naps that's what I do. Hopefully once we get to SC and get settled it'll be easier. We are setting up the computer in a different room and I am going to put her pack & play in there so I can update while she plays!
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What should I get Kyla for Christmas?!?!?! I just don't know... I mean, I can't wait for her to be a little older so she can tell Santa what she wants and then I can get everything and know how excited she'll be... but this year I'm sure she'll be more into eating the wrapping paper than the presents! We also have to figure out where we'll be for Christmas too.
Now... what do you want for Christmas? I know it's all about the kids but I want stuff too!!! I need clothes pretty bad... and of course I want Cabbage Patch Kids too... I think TK is going to get me a Soft Sculpture CPK - they are REALLY expensive and you can only get them at BabyLand General. I am going to pick one out when we go there after we move. I can't wait!!! I also want a digital camera so I can take better pictures of Kyla - the one I have just SUCKS.
So what do you want? Make your little dear Santa list lol... but don't expect me to hook you up :)
There she is reading at 7 months old LOL.... Well, let's hope she is that interested in books when she gets older. She loves her books now. TK's mom sent her a bunch of those little ones and she loves them!!! I have to keep her from chewing on the card board but she likes to turn the pages and look at the pictures.
Yeah... now that I have figured out how to put pictures up... get ready for more - you know I love to brag!!
So I have been having tension headaches lately.... I never used to get headaches very often but now - all the time. I was nervous at first that there was something really wrong... but I looked up all the symptoms and I have tension headaches. GREAT. I guess I see why - my life has been one stress after another!!!
I am just anxious to get moved and settled now! I haven't really started packing yet... Kyla barely napped today!!! She took her little nap on the swing with me but other than that... She is at that stage where she just wants to be all over the place... and she would rather play UNDER the coffee table than on her big blanket!! She would rather try to suck on the bottom of the swing... like when she's on the floor she scoots over to her swing and goes to bite the metal rods on the bottom of the swing... than bite one of the 20 teethers she has! She is fun of course, but I get worn out!!
Still no picture of her in her Halloween costume... over a week later, I'm still trying!!! My friend Nicole took her son to get his picture done at Sadie's... he was a little black cat... and omg the picture is SO adorable... I wanted a cute one of Kyla but she fussed!! We go to Sadie's to do Christmas pictures this weekend... I HOPE she is in a good mood - especially since this time we're paying for it!
Have you ever wanted to give someone the ultimate payback even though it would be terrible.... I am feeling some temptation but I know it would be wrong.... If only I was not such a decent human being I could have some fun...
Anyway, that's all for now. I am going to eat in a few!
OK here's the deal... the subject came up in a comment made by a good friend of mine last night... Before Kyla was born we had a discussion about breastfeeding and my stance on it at the time was "oh I'm going to but I would NEVER do it in public..."
Well, 7 months of breastfeeding have changed my tune on that one!! Yes, like the political candidate I supported who changed his mind on issues... I have changed my mind.
It's easy for anyone who doesn't have a child dependent on the breast to think "do it somewhere else" "don't do it in public" "it's offensive"... but when you have a baby screeching for milk you better provide it or the child is going to keep crying. A binky doesn't help, a walk around outside doesn't help... Sometimes I had bottles of breastmilk pumped for her and she would refuse the bottle and insist on the breast!! What do I do? Leave the restaurant and go home? Go to the bathrooom and sit on the toilet and feed her in a stall? NO FREAKING WAY!!!
When I am at the mall I try to find a woman's lounge... usually in the department stores they have a nice area in the ladies room, away from the toilet stalls, to sit and nurse. I try to avoid doing it in restaurants but it has happened on a few occasions... If I'm out to dinner and she's hungry, am I going to just not eat and make the baby wait to eat until we are in private? Nah... People can deal.
In every other country breastfeeding is just normal. It's the most common way to feed a child... and most people are used to it. It is no more private than feeding with a bottle. You just do it.
I totally understand being a little weirded out by it because it is not the "norm" in this country... but it IS the healthiest and best way to feed a child - it is good for the mother and for the baby - and if it offends someone TOO BAD.
It's funny how having a baby changes your whole perspective on things... and this is one of those things I've completely changed my mind about. I tried just staying in the house because I was nursing, or going through the hassle of pumping and trying to force a bottle on her when she wanted the breast, or planning my life and activities around when she might want to eat... but it didn't work... and I certainly wasn't going to live in hiding for fear the baby might want to eat while I was in public with nowhere secluded to go...
When a baby wants a boob, a baby will scream until she gets a boob.
Would you rather listen to the baby screech and disturb the whole restaurant while you are eating.... or be witness to a mother's breast for a second while she is peacefully feeding her baby?
I hope I didn't come off as being mean lol... I know I was the first one to gasp at a woman breastfeeding at the mall... but now I realize she probable felt the same why I do now - "too bad, I'm feeding my kid!"
OK so here's my icky I'm so annoyed story of the day... I took Kyla for a walk a little while ago and stopped at this place down the street for lunch. I have been there a few times on Sunday's when the place I LIKE to go is closed... The last time I was there the person working had a DOG hanging out behind the counter and it really annoyed me... The dog jumped on Kyla's stroller and people looked at me like I was the ahole for grabbing the dog by its collar and pulling it away.
I am not a dog person and I get nervous with dogs around my child. I trust Lexi to a point, but certainly don't want her jumping on my baby... and with other people's dogs, you just don't know!!
So today I go in there again, thinking the whole dog thing was a one time deal... no, there's a dog in there AGAIN. The owner of the place was sitting there with the dog off the leash and he's like "oh she's friendly" and I was like "ok that's cool, I just don't like dogs near my baby"... so he kind of gave me a look like I was rude and pulled the dog away...
Then I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich and decided to sit outside to avoid the dog altogether... The girl brings me my sandwich (no napkins or anything grrrrr)... then the dog comes outside and sits next to me and begs for my food. I couldn't really get up without having to move the stroller, etc. so I just kind of dealt with it. But how annoying.. I'm trying to eat and entertain Kyla and there's this dog sitting right in front of me. I don't hate dogs... but I don't need one in my face when I'm trying to eat - especially when I was going to pay to eat there....
Then I take like the 3rd bite of my chicken sandwich and it's COLD AND SQUISHY!!! I spit it out... thought it was raw.. but no, it was just like icky dark meat... which leads me to believe it was just microwaved. GROSS.
Overall it was a bad experience. Then I go in to pay and the dog is sitting in the doorway in the way of the stroller and the owner and his girlfriend are standing there and neither one attempts to move the dog out of my way. The leash got caught in the stroller wheel and I had to get it out and hold the dog down... and neither of the owners of the place/dog tried to help.
Sorry, but I definitely am not going back there again. What the hell is a dog doing in a restaurant anyway? If I'm not mistaken that has to be against board of health rules... especially since they allow the dog back where they prepare food. Gross.
After that Kyla and I had a nice walk around the block. There's a swing by the water and we sat there for a while and swung... It was nice... then she started to get fussy so we came home. She's wearing a really cute outfit today from Baby Gap... I should take some pictures!
OK so I'm chatting with Ty online and he just reveals to me that last week Paris hooked up with Andy Roddick.... GROSS. We were talking about how she has the worst taste in men and how I wouldn't be caught DEAD in bed with ANYONE she has ever slept with.... Nick Carter, Rick Solomon, Leonardo DiCaprio... Fred Durst...
YES - PARIS IS NOW HANGING OUT WITH FRED DURST!!!!
And it's really true - he's not making it up like what he was with Britney. Paris & Fred were all over each other at a deli in LA... yup, high class - at a deli.
I hope they get together. She will whip that boy all over the place and then drop him like the loser he is.
The weird thing is I used to like Limp Bizkit until he turned out to be such a sally poser with the whole Britney thing. That was so lame.
Now... here's something to think about - we all know Kevin will inevitably cheat on Britney... I actually think one of the reasons she wants out of the spotlight is to keep HIM out of the spotlight too and keep him away from all the other young chicks in Hollywood... but I bet Paris will somehow dig her claws into Kevin JUST to get at Britney. I am stunned they haven't had a catfight yet....
Speaking of Catfights... Elton apolgized to Madonna for talking sh*t about her lip syncing on stage last month... but Madonna wants to keep the feud going so she sent him a box of chocolates - like a chocolate of HER - that says "THE BITCH IS BACK" and then she said something about how he can eat the chocolates and then spend weeks working off the pounds... or he could just lose 10 lbs. by taking off his wig... or whatever. LAME!
Lindsay Lohan had her THIRD car accident... smashed her beemer - oh yeah, they say it was a blown tire. Sure. I can't believe this girl doesn't have a DUI!! Wilmer's getting tired of it... Disney is pissed... and how long before we see her tit Tara Reid style!
OK time to make pizza... TK & Kyla are sound asleep next to me it's too cute... only he snores lol.
Ky & I went to Cafe Dufrain for lunch today... TK was working - as usual - so mommy & baby went to lunch. It is SO nice out!!! I actually have been waiting for some cooler weather. I NEVER thought I would say that coming from Boston where it's cold as hell (and I can say that now because the Sox DID win the World Series and therefore HELL HAS FROZEN OVER) and I couldn't wait to get away from it... but now I miss the cool weather. I like to wear jeans, sweaters, a jacket. I bought some adorable little sweaters and cord overalls, etc. for Kyla and I want her to be able to wear them! Today we went out in jeans and long sleeves and we were dressed perfect for the weather!!
So I took some adorable pictures of her today!! I uploaded them to my Ofoto site but you'd need a password to get in to see them. I am going to try to get them on the My Lil Superstar section later.
Right now we are watching this hilarious thing on HBO on Demand... "The Patriot Act" - this guy is RIPPING GWB apart... It's good. Hilarious in fact. I strongly suggest watching it. I'm sure Bush supporters won't want to see it...
But then again, it seems to me that a lot of Bush supporters don't WANT to see what their guy is about... They're blinded. I have done a LOT of reading... mostly on message boards and editorial columns... and I have YET to see one Bush supporter make a concise, well written, politically legitimate, pointed argument as for why he is best suited to run this country. Every single last opinion piece I have read on Bush involves "values", "morals", "God", "Christian", etc... and not one person can justify voting for him other than that he shares their RELIGOUS/MORAL values.
I'm STILL angry and a lot of people are... Oh, another good watch... Bill Maher last night... you can find that on HBO on Demand too.
So we are schedules to have the movers come on the 19th... and we leave the 20th... so where do we stay that night? I was thinking... this place has a guest apartment - but they are going to charge us $99 for the night - screw that, we can stay at a hotel for cheaper. Cool.
Then I get an IM from my brother - he is coming to Tampa for Thanksgiving!! I knew this MIGHT be happening but usually things don't work out... this time it did, and it FIGURES we are leaving the day he gets here!!! His girlfriend's family is staying on the beach in St. Pete... so he and his roomate were going to stay at a hotel on Harbour Island for a few days, then stay in St. Pete with her family for the rest of the vaca... but now - we're leaving anyway.
I am so pissed. Seriously... I NEVER see my family. It is just my luck that he's visiting, has only seen Kyla ONCE EVER, and we won't even get to hang out. His flight gets in at 11am on Saturday which is around the time I hoped to leave for SC....
So now... what do I do? Part of the reason he wanted to come down here is to spend time with me & Kyla... Living away from family sucks and it won't be any better in SC.
I said I didn't want to leave until AFTER Thanksgiving... but does that matter - nope.
So there's what I'm pissed about today.
At least my boob doesn't look like Tara's. Good God it's bad. Those pictures are 100% real too. She was pissed when she realized... called the photographers SCUM for taking them... LOL!!!
I’m just getting back from my honeymoon and it was absolutely breathtaking! This is the happiest I’ve ever been in my life. Unfortunately, we couldn’t take our honeymoon right after the wedding because of the closing on our new house. We are just settling into our new home and it is coming together perfectly. I’m redecorating a lot of things because when we decide to start a family, everything in it needs to be perfecto! I love decorating; it’s very therapeutic for me. I believe your house is a reflection of yourself, so I want everything in mine to be exquisite.
My new hobby is experimenting with all different types of art lessons. It’s always been a passion of mine. Maybe I’ll even do my sister’s make-up next year for big events. Jamie Lynn is turning into such a beautiful little lady. Her new show is coming out soon and I am sooo proud of her. It’s called Zoey 101 and it will be on Nickelodeon in January. DON’T MISS IT!
I haven’t really thought a lot about work lately. What better time for a greatest hits album to come out? I can actually enjoy & reflect on my success at this point in my life. I may be disappointing some fans out there, but I don’t think I’ll do another tour for a couple of years. My priorities in life have changed. I am having fun again reading all the magazines that I enjoy (mainly because I am not on them). At this point and time, what I want is not my face on every cover, but someone else’s instead. I really want to help other people achieve their dreams and possibly even develop new artists. Everything is in the very beginning stages and it feels great to just think about different opportunities that I am interested in pursuing.
The Holiday’s are right around the corner and I can’t wait to have my own Christmas tree in my very own house. As far as New Year’s plans, I really wanted to have a huge party for all our friends and relatives who were unable to be at our wedding, due to the last minute surprise element, but I think we might have to wait until after the house is completely finished.
Well, I’ve got to go. My dog, Lacy, just got fixed and she’s not acting like herself! I’m going to have Shabby Chic re-cover her bed and maybe that will lift her spirits!
Love, B
PS~ Regarding last week’s letter: I’m not the type of person to put blame on other people, but I do feel that some things which were done for me were not always in my best interests. Looking back, I feel now that on my 4th album “less is more” should have been the way to go. As for me quitting the business for good, that is kind of harsh. As I said earlier, my priorities have changed and I am going to be focusing on three main areas of my life for the immediate future. Myself, my husband, Kevin and starting a family. When I really come back, things will be totally different. Until then, there are some things close to me that you might be interested in seeing. For one, you will be able to get a taste of my fine hubby on a few covers; Jamie Lynn has her show coming out and of course, the tabloid’s weekly analysis of my “letter of truth”. Hopefully, they won’t be trying to decipher that one for much longer! I can’t wait to read what they say this week. He He! Well, now I’ve really got to go!
Love ya,
B
(Look for an exclusive honeymoon photo to be posted on Friday)
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Does anyone proof read for her? I mean seriously. I don't know if it's Britney even writing it or just someone posing as Britney. She just doesn't get it. She's clueless!!! It is just so bad.
The best part is when she talks about some great pictures of her hubby... GAG ME.
The best is the tee that says... I didn't VOTE, I didn't DIE - FUCK YOU P. DIDDY!!!
I LOVE IT!! There's some other funny ones too.
OK - so here's the latest with the website - like I said - SPYWARE... I didn't really get a chance to be on it today bc the cleaning people were here and I didn't want to be in her way on the computer in my room while she was trying to clean.
So anyway, TY is alive, well, and still working for me. Haha... as if he actually gets paid to do his part of the site. He's been slacking lately though.... no, seriously - it's all my bad. I want to be able to update on the laptop so bad it's driving me nuts. We are saving all our pennies for this move right now so I can't get any new software.
Here's other dirt news.
Britney - pregnant??? I don't know... there's a LOT of talk about this. I guess Shar Jackson - who knows mysteriously has a crapload of dough - was out shopping the other day and apparently Kevin kept calling her. Shar got off the phone with him and said "You know Britney's pregnant" to someone... and there goes the rumor. Nobody has confirmed this. I'd say NO WAY it's true but good ole' Britney has her way of doing stupid things. She needs to grow up a little before she can have a baby... and she needs to bathe and take care of herself too.
Nick didn't cheat on Jessica - Nope, he didn't. Even the stripper is saying NOTHING HAPPENED. It got blown out of proportion. He hung out with a stripper that night with the rest of the guys but he didn't get it on with her.
Kirstie Alley's Breastfed Possum - YES, you read correctly... KIRSTIE ALLEY'S BREASTFED POSSUM. Talk about random... I guess a while back Kirstie Alley had a pet possum... it needed to drink and there was no food. Someone who worked for Kirstie was nursing at the time....... She refused to actually allow the possum to latch on (because it had teeth), but expressed milk for the possum to drink. Are you friggin' kidding me? I don't know where this came from but I received the story yesterday. Insanity. And - TEETH OR NO TEETH - my boobs are for KYLA'S MOUTH ONLY!!!!
JUSTIN on the OC - Just a rumor. Someone told me about this but I can't confirm it and I don't know what episodes he'll be on. Crap - I think I am missing the first episode of the season right now!!
Avril Lavigne HOOTERS GIRL - Avril was a Hooters Girl for Halloween! Here are the links so you can check it out.
Um... what else... Freddie Prinze Jr. working on his own sitcom - I would LOVE to see that hotness on TV once a week he is so cute!!!
Ashlee's drummer is taking the blame for the SNL thing... he said he was in charge of hitting the button to start the track and he screwed it up. Of course he said Ashlee NEEEEEVVVVVEEERRRR does that but because of her acid reflux disease she couldn't sing... Whatever.
P.Diddy is turning 35 and of course throwing a massive birthday party for himself.
Julia Roberts is PISSSSED because Catherine Zeta Jones has the key position in the posters for Oceans 12. Even though Julia is kind of annoying in real life, I kinda still like her. Catherine Zeta Smoking While Pregnant Douglas I can't stand.
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So as for the move... we pretty much officially have a new place to live. I am kinda nervous about moving to be honest. I just don't know what to expect. I know we'll be living in a very conservative area and I'm just not used to that. I am actually worried that people might judge me and TK bc we are not married... I wonder if it's really like that there. I am going to try to find a Playgroup or something and meet some other moms.
I took some pictures of Kyla that came out so adorable... I need to post them on the page. I am actually trying to make one of those free baby websites but it won't work for some reason... So annoying!!
I know there were a TON of comments posted today but I haven't even read them yet!! Going to do that now!
He's on Jimmy Kimmel... and all these chicks are going nuts over him. Uh, he's real dorky looking. He kinda looks like a scrawnier John Mayer. He's got helmet hair. I don't think he's hot, do you? Am I missing something? Is he the hotness right now and I'm just not seeing it?
Did you hear Justin is going to be on the OC? I need to start watching this show I think.
OK - so get this... I didn't update the dirt today because my computer is overrun with SpyWare. It's driving me crazy. As I have explained a gazillion times... I can do the journal on the Mac but I need the PC to do the site. Bummer. I'm going to try to fix it tomorrow.
Back to politics because I am still angry... Who counts the votes? How does it work? Who is there to make sure there is no funny business, cheating, etc.? Like I just wonder how do they count?
Did anyone hear about the conspiracy surrounding the electornic/computerized voting vs. the old fashioned voting? Apparently the exit polls at the old fashioned style voting places were as accurate as usual (5% margin of error)... but the ones that were computerized were off by more - and favored Bush.
I just don't feel right about anything. Remember the whole Clinton "Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow"... With Bush it's like I want to sing some Evanescence songs and bury myself in the covers!
Here's the deal... I have had a TON of people email me to ask for permission to post... the problem is I don't know everyone and have no real way to verify legitimate people. Honestly, I can't just let everyone post. I have invited the people I "know" to post... but if you have a random hotmail account and a name I don't recognize I can't risk it. I got an email from someone with the name "Dana Hasbeen" - obviously the person isn't going to go away and is going to try to TRICK ME into letting them post - like I'm some sort of MORON.
How funny is that though... someone sitting their racking their brain trying to figure out how to infiltrate my blog!!!!
You gotta wonder what has this person so obsessed...
So I apologize if you want to post and I don't allow you to - I just don't want to put up with any more sh*t slinging. I'll say what I want to say about whoever I want to talk about because it's MY BLOG - but I'm not here to be challenged by people who obviously hate me but won't even present a reason for it.
I am so slacking... I should be packing right!!! I just don't even know where to begin... you know when you have an ENORMOUS task and you just don't even know where to start so you do nothing... That would be me!
Actually, after this election I think I might join my friend Jessica and move to Canada!! ;)
I just can't even believe we have 4 more years of this BAFFOOOOOOOOOOOOOON in office. Seriously, I am like in disbelief that Bush is actually going to win. I don't get it. I have never really felt like a presidential election would make that much of a difference in my life - but with this one, I do. I think Bush is going to continue to make a debacle of the War in Iraq. I think people are going to keep losing their jobs. I think health care costs are going to continue to rise. I think school systems will continue to go downhill - and I have a child who will be ready for school by the time the next election comes around... I just don't get it.
I REALLY thought that after all the lying, the deceit, the screw ups, the cover ups, the inside scandal, etc. that the American people would vote this man right out of office... What is wrong with people?
Or - is it a conspiracy?
Does anyone else feel a sense of sadness and FEAR today? I sure do.
OK - I can tell you what it is... only if you promise to keep it a secret... LOL as if anything on this blog is secret...
We're moving. We're packing up and leaving Tampa in a few weeks. Much as I enjoyed living here and had a BLAST when I first moved here... things kind of got stressful and I think a new start in a new place will be the best thing for us. I am excited - but of course there will be people and things about Tampa that I'll miss...
I made a few really great friends here - I moved here from Boston 2 and a half years ago at 24... I didn't know a single person here... and all I really did was party and work... I'm leaving with a great guy (sometimes lol) and a baby!! How my life changed in Tampa!!
So we leave in less than 3 weeks. If you're wondering why... he got a job running his own station in South Carolina. It's a smaller city, but a bigger opportunity... and since I'm not working right now there is really nothing to keep us here anyway. Our families are up north, and to be honest... things here just aren't what they were when I got here.
I found us an AWESOME apartment there... we are probably going to buy a house but since this move is happening so fast we don't really have time to look at homes - we need to get there and get settled so he can start working... and so I can start working again ;)
So anyway, our apartment is smaller than what we have here on Harbour Island... 3 br, 2 bath... but I don't want something as big as this anyway - and I want one floor because I hate having to carry things up and down stairs... plus Ky will be walking soon and stairs just make it so much more dangerous. The rent is SO MUCH CHEAPER there... I thought moving from Boston to Tampa was cheap - moving to SC is even cheaper!! Our rent is almost cut in half for a place that's just as nice!! Can't beat that... and get this... I didn't even realize this until I called them - FREE MAID SERVICE, VALET DRY CLEANING, and A PUTTING GREEN... YES - we can put golf balls at our complex and have someone come clean our house for free!!!! How insane is that. And we'll have a 2 car garage which makes the whole parking thing a non-issue - :)
I don't know much about the town... it looks nice in pictures and I have heard it's a nice place to live. AND - it's an hour and a half away from Cleveland, GA - HOME OF THE CABBAGE PATCH KIDS BABYLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL!!! How funny is that... you'd think I planned it this way. We're stopping at BabyLand on the way there when we move... I am going to get my first soft sculpture kid - I can't wait!!
Right now I'm trying to go through the closets and sell off or give away some of our stuff. We have a leather sofa, love seat, and chair that have been sitting in the den for a year and we NEVER use them... he smoked in his old place so they still have a little bit of a smell... I think I'm going to sell them on eBay for like $20 and see what I can get... We also have an extra TV... and some other stuff I want to sell. The only problem is we are leaving so soon I need to make sure people come pick the stuff up on time!!
I am not sure what else to write about... I am going to keep the site going of course - as long as people read it. I have this fear that people are going to lose interest since I'm not on the radio here anymore, but as long as my site keeps getting a ton of hits I'll keep it up :)
Anyway, thanks for emailing to be a part of the journal!!!! I'm going to be busy packing and getting stuff done until we leave but I'll try to keep things updated!!
Someone just emailed me and asked if we could discuss this... So I said I'd throw it out there... The Scott Peterson Trial is almost over. I would have to say this trial is comprable to the OJ trial with the amount of press it's gotten - and the amount of suspense we're all in over whether or not he'll be found guilty.
Sad to say - I think he did it. I mean, he was a liar and lead a double life... he had motive to kill her and his unborn child... SICK as it is, I really believe he's that f'd up. He just didn't act normal after she disappeared. Most men - even if they were cheating - would care and be devastated... especially over the baby.... It's just horrible.
I am in a much better mood this morning. Soon I will be able to reveal the good news!!!
Today I'm bringing 6 bags of my old clothes to Goodwill... actually I think I might go to the big Salvation Army Store because I like to check the toy sections for vintage CPK stuff. It sucks tossing ALL of my stuff but I just know it won't fit anymore. I think I weigh about 125 now and I was 115 before I got pregnant... I'm a 6 or an 8 and I used to be a 2 or a 4... I'll accept it - it could be worse.
I think my brother is coming for Thanksgiving!! I don't know what we are doing yet... but he called yesterday to tell me he is coming. With certain things going on we won't be able to travel for turkey day so I want to have family here. Hopefully we can go to Disney like we did last year!
OK - ELECTION DAY. VOTE FOR JOHN KERRY... and whatever you do, please don't vote for Nader. He won't win and we all know he won't win.... so a vote for Nader is just a vote being taken away from Kerry... not that anyone is going to listen to me, but seriously... GWB has to go. I am so sick of the LIVE IN FEAR tactics of this administration...
I'm going to make my coffee and search for some more dirt. The page is updated :)
If you want to post comments now you have to email me dana@danasdirt.com... I will send you an invitation and then you can post. This way, I know who is posting and no anonymous bs will be allowed.
LOL... OK I didn't look into it far enough. If you want to post comments, email me... then I have to email you an invitation... you accept it and then you're good to go. Thanks. Dana
OK I figured it out... how to post to the Blog. You just have to sign up for your own blog... and then email me with your blog user name and I will put you on my list. Sorry it's such a pain... most people wouldn't have to go through this kind of hassle but since I am who I am (LOL) I have to. Never in my life did I think I'd have to worry about things like this but I guess I do.
So email me dana@danasdirt.com after you sign up for your own blog and get a username.
Cleaning out my closet. I have finally come to terms with the fact that none of my old clothes will ever fit again and I must get rid of them. I have so many cute outfits... cool pairs of pants... nice tops... and even though I lost a lot of my prego weight, the 3/4s just won't fit!!! They're all going to Goodwill... I am putting a few of the really nice barely worn things up on eBay but for the most part it's going to Goodwill or the Salvation Army.
I was going through all the piles of clothes in my closet thinking about what fun times I had in them LOL... Like when I lived in Boston I went to the Holiday Ho-Down with this really hot guy... and I wore these sparkly jeans, a black shirt that said Party Girl, and this long dark purple furry sweater coat thing... And when I first came to Tampa to visit for my interview I wore these green & blue leathery pants from bebe... I can't wear that stuff anymore now that I'm a mom - can I?
Now my entire bathroom (right where the closet is) is a complete disaster... I have to go back to cleaning!!
OH, and for the moron who commented that I post all the comments myself... I was actually shocked when I got back online and saw there were 15 comments lol... I have changed the settings on the blog so you have to sign up to post. Sorry I know it's a pain in the ass - but hopefully it will stop the queen of mean from continuing to bother me. Like, if my journal sucks so bad why is she reading it hahaha....
Oh so what do you think of the *Hugs* feature on here? I have no idea what it even is... I guess like a hit counter but its a hug counter. I thought it was all happy things like rainbows and stuff but there are some freaky random things that come up too... I don't really get it but I saw it on someone else's blog and decided mine needed one. Hug away.
Poor Ky is teething a lot. Sometimes I think I can see a little white speck but I just checked again and nothing... Soon!!
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