Gettin' ready!

In 48 hours we will be on a plane to TEXAS!!! Yippie!! I am so very, very excited!! (I'm sure you can't tell!) :) However, before that happens I have a scary amount of things that need doing. First of all, yesterday was Tim's b-day (Happy birthday, sweetie!!) and at the last minute we invited some friends over. So I made fettuccine alfredo, salad, and a carrot cake. Yikes! Needless to say, the kitchen is a disaster! I'm not the best at "cleaning as you go" (you'll have to learn that from Katey) so since I was in a huge hurry I made an even bigger mess. Oh well! It turned out really good and Tim was happy. We had a nice yummy dinner and watched DWTS. It was loads of fun. I gave Tim two polo shirts and some flip-flops, but his real present was his iphone that he bought back in January. So don't think I'm stingy or anything! ;)
I also went to about five stores yesterday looking for something red for Libby. We're doing family pictures back home and it was decided that all the little girls should wear red. Well, I'm a huge fan of red, but apparently those who design cheap baby clothes are not! Why oh why are all little girl baby clothes some shade of pink, purple, or green? Seriously, people! Do I have to spend $30 on my child to find something cute? Anyway, I finally hit paydirt at Wal-Mart!! However, I also had found a cute little overall dress at Carters on the clearance rack. I might set up a little modeling shoot with the Libster so y'all can help me decide. Two of the little girls are just going to wear red t-shirts and jeans, but I wanted to dress Libby up a little more. So if I have time I'll show you my options. I'm also going to attempt to make some cute bows for her. I found this great website that I'm going to use. I would rather not have to spend $10/bow on Etsy or something so I know it will be way cheaper for me to make my own. Wish me luck!
I also bought Libby a super cute Easter dress at WM but I'm afraid it's too big. Libby is still mostly in 0-3 month clothes, so the 3-6 mo. dress was a little too big. I'll see if it will work or if I should just exchange it. Again, hopefully I'll have time! Which means I should probably get off of here because I'm just delaying the inevitable.
Oh, one more super quick thing! I just got this book in the mail and I'm hoping to read it soon. It's gotten rave reviews and has been #1 on Amazon for a couple of weeks now. It's sold out but more shipments are coming soon! I'll give a little review for you when I'm finished.
And finally, here are some funny pictures of Libby. Have a wonderful day!!

The good, the bad, and the adorable!

What should I say first? The good news or the bad? Well, I guess I'll start with the bad...
I read-ended someone yesterday. It was awful. I've never been in a wreck before. Well, I have been in the car but never as the driver. It was on one of those entrance ramps where you merge with the other cars. I was looking over my shoulder and thought it was clear then turned forward and there was a car right in front of me. I slammed on my breaks but *SMACK* we went. Made me feel really stooopid. Thankfully it wasn't too bad, Libby wasn't fazed at all, she just chilled out in her seat and then went to sleep while we waited for the policemen. The guys I hit were really nice. The driver was mad at first but then he softened up. I was really proud of myself, no crying or hysterics. I just stayed calm and didn't get upset. I didn't get a ticket but we're going to have to get my car fixed and I'm sure our insurance will go up. Makes me so frustrated after all the work I've been doing lately to save money and pay off debts. (we just paid off my car!!) But oh well, as my mom said, thats why we have insurance!! And thank the Lord it wasn't too bad and that no one was hurt. Moving on...
The good: I have to stay at home! That means I can get the house organized and I can cook and bake a lot. Today I'm going to make some bread and some oatmeal cookies. Plus, some chicken and other stuff.
Also, another good thing (hopefully) remember all my complaining about my eye troubles when I was pregnant? I just thought all my contact issues were due to changing hormones so I just gave up and wore glasses. Saturday morning we went to the eye doctor and he gave me the news that I have an infection! Yah! It's just sitting there on my eyeball and whenever I put in contacts it would flair up and make my eye turn red!! So I have to put two different types of drops in my eyes for a week and then in about another week I'm going in again. And hopefully it will have cleared up so I can wear contacts again. Crazy, huh? I can't believe I never went in before! I guess I thought an exam would be really expensive but I went to a doc who takes our insurance and our co-pay was $5!!! Another forehead slapper moment. Lets home the evil infection will be gone by the 23rd!
Four weeks from today we'll be in TX!!! That is fabulous news!! Libby and I will be in that awesome state for 10 days!! I can't wait to introduce her to her "home state". Like I told Vincent (our landlord buddy) "Being born in a barn does not make one a cow!" We'll get our little girl to TX just as soon as possible, she is NOT a Yankee!!
Lib is asleep so I'm going to get going on those cookies but first here are some pics for you. (the adorable part of the post!)

Texas Trip Re-cap #2

Okay! So anyway back to Texas...

Sunday afternoon Rebecca, Mom, Lizzles and I drove from the ranch in Wimberley to my parent's house in Magnolia. Mostly an uneventful trip except for one minor detail, we were starving! We decided to eat on the way as we had left about 2pm and hadn't eaten anything since breakfast several hours before. So we started looking for a Whataburger. Not sure why except that since I was in Texas I wanted things only found in Texas! And as all my Texas readers know, Whataburger is VERY Texas! So we drove, and drove, and kept driving. All the while passing up about four Sonics. Unfortunately we had four very undecisive women in the car and no one wanted to say "yes! lets just go there!" so we didn't. And everyone at one point was certain there was a Whataburger in the next small town, just 10 miles down the road. Until finally the preggers lady was about to barf. And then we were saved! Finally! We saw the Orange W up ahead, in Giddings, I believe. And we were saved. And Rebecca was saved from me barfing in her little red car. :)

That evening we made it in around 6 and were greeted by my dad and two youngest brothers. It was so cute seeing the reaction of Robert (the 8 year old) to my protruding belly. He really handled it well and just seemed excited. And later when we sat down to watch a movie he brought me his favorite blanket and pillow to use. :) So sweet!

That week with my family was just wonderful! It was relaxing and busy, in the perfect amounts. I hung out with my parents and family a lot, drove to College Station to see my sis and her husband, went to lunch with Lizzles, and to the Galleria with Jess! And mom and I dragged poor Robert around town looking for a baby book and shower supplies. He was really sweet though and totally enjoyed his Wendy's frosty. I also helped (a term I use very loosely) my dad burn some cleared brush in the back of their property. That was fun and nice to hang out with my dad.





Meeting up with Jess and eating with Elizabeth were two high points as well. It was so nice to spend time with good friends! I've known Elizabeth since highschool so we're old buds and have had many adventures together! And Jess and I worked together at Drs. Alexander's Orthodontics which was also quite interesting at times! And dinner with my sis Stephanie for her 23rd bday was fun as well! I finally got to see her apartment too. :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEPH!

SiStErS!


And then on Saturday morning my mom and sisters threw me a beautiful shower with lots of our friends. And my two SIL and MIL came to that as well!! It was a lot of fun and so wonderful to get to see so many old friends! And blogger isn't letting me attach any more pics to this post so I'll have to devote one to that shower. There are a ton of good ones, believe me. :)

Texas Trip Re-cap #1

Ok, the house is messy and I have a million things to do but I really want to write a little about my Texas trip. Oh and seriously, Libby is one spoiled lil girl already!! She has so many beautiful clothes, stuffed animals, and gear. I'll post some pics when I get things straightened up and in order.

So I flew out Thursday afternoon from Newark airport and our plane was delayed, wa-ho. We had one lay-over and then I finally made it into DFW at 9:30. And my sweet Chris and Katey were there waiting for me! It was so good to see them! They took me to their beautiful, new house and we stayed up munching on goodies and catching up.
Friday we were able to meet Jess and the Alexander kids at Chick-Fil-A and it was so wonderful to see them! We laughed and ate and had a wonderful time!


Friday evening was our first shower hosted by Katey. It was so beautiful and so much fun! She and Chris did a great job decorating and preparing. There were yummy sandwiches and snacks and an adorable cake! I have a few pics from that but I'm still waiting on some from Katey...




Hopefully Katey has more pics of the people who came! Thanks so much, girls!!!

Saturday morning Bethanie and I woke up early (she spent the night with me and Chris and Katey's) and were on our way to New Braunfels by 7:57. Yep, thats right, people, a HENDERSON left on time!! She claims that Steve has reformed her but I told her it was because she was with a Shenk. ;)

We made it to Heather's beautiful house by 11:30 where we found a flurry of ladies preparing for our second shower. This one was given by my SILs Heather and Mindy and my MIL Carol Sue. And many other people helped too by preparing and making cakes. And were there cakes!!! Sweet cousin Abby took pictures and she did a great job. Although, again I didn't get many of the people actually attending the shower. :( There was a great turn-out and it was so fun to see everyone!! Thanks for coming!!






We had so much fun and Libby and I got some wonderful gifts. Plus, I got to spend a lot of time with some great ladies! Thank y'all so much!!
I spent the night with family and friends at the Ranch and then Rebecca, mom, Elizabeth and I left to go back Magnolia. I spent the whole week with my family there and that is where I will leave off and resume next time!

Ohhh the pressure!

Well, sorry I've been MIA for a while.
This new thing my friends have on their blog that shows the most recently updated blogs on their link list puts a lot of pressure to write new posts! Plus, I'm feeling another type of nasty pressure. :(
I got back from Texas really early Tuesday morning and went to work doing laundry and unpacking. And then on Thursday I discovered an unwanted souvenir from Texas. A very awful cold. So since then I've been pretty miserable. Right now its taken up residence in my head and isn't moving. This morning I finished up my third box of tissues. Winter colds are awful and in my opinion even worse while pregnant. I wouldn't wish this on anyone! So right now I'm just taking it easy and trying to quell my nesting urges. Yep, people, I'm 33 weeks and getting things set up! My plan is to have all of Libby's things ready by week 36 so I can take it easy and just do cleaning and cooking until her arrival. Plus, you never know what day God will pick for their birthday! A friend of mine went into labor when she was 38 weeks but more often then not its around 41 or so. So we'll see!! No way of knowing at this point!!

One more thing, a big shout out to Hollie for my new blog layout! Thanks so much!! Y'all should all visit her funny site and maybe you'll get a makeover too!

I'll write more about my trip later but for now I'll just say that I had a fabulous time! I love my Texas peeps so much and had a wonderful time with them!!
Pictures to come soon!!