~HIGH HEELS AND GYM SHOES~: January 2013

Just one beer?

Okay, now that we are well into January...it seems as though the days and weeks are flying by at alarming rates! This is exciting, though, because that means we get to start getting ready for baby! At about five and a half months...the end is getting closer and closer! And, while I know I said "I love being pregnant"..it was in that answer to the everyday question of how are you feeling, "ya, I just feel great, and really love being pregnant"(while inside thinking, if I don't eat right now, I might tear your face off!)...I am looking forward to the end...and a beer! Okay, well that was my subconscious talking...but maybe it has a point...

I mean, don't we all just need a beer now and then? I mean life usually looks up after having only one, and it makes most meals much more exciting! So drink a beer for me :)...hehe

And...on that note, I have been thinking(I know, babe, it is scary when us "blondes'" think)...but I think we all need to add a little fun to our life! So many people I know seem to get stuck in life...and forget to just have a good time sometimes....not too mention they complain about how little time they have for anything fun...(you know my motto "we all have ALL the time there is") They get going with the day-to-day routine and life and kids and everything else that comes their way, that they do not pencil in "fun"!...And really, it is healthy. I know that lately I have made a point to try and add a little more fun to my routine...especially since I am alone most of the time. It has been easy for me on some days to just be "bored"...I do my work, rest, maybe work out a little...and then, what?...so, while you don't need to take a family trip to Disneyland...you can invite your friend over for...do I need to say, a beer...haha, just don't ask me ;)...or to watch your favorite show...or even have dessert...you can also have one night where you watch your favorite movie...sometimes, just looking forward to the fact that I have planned to watch a favorite movie or a few episodes of my favorite show makes my day feel so much more special. Or you can even make your favorite dessert or dinner...one that's easy, so you don't stress...love pizza, order in...yes! on a week night! When my dad was gone when I was little, sometimes my mom would take us to the store and let us pick out a frozen dinner and a treat. Then we would go home and eat and watch a movie(even on a school night)... I loved it, and it was so much fun for all of us! And, no fighting over dinner ;)...so the moral of the blonde woman's thinking is... schedule in a little fun and see how it makes you feel!

teaching...

So...everybody has been asking lately...how is teaching going?! And...my answer would have been (yesterday) "I Love It!". And while I am a little biased, I do think I have maybe the best job ever! I do have the cutest and craziest class in the world but the reason I said "yesterday" is because my kids were actually soooooo naughty today! They had a challenging test this morning and from then on they could not stop chatting! I feel like my ears are still rattling. It didn't seem to matter how many times I said "class" and they said "yes" they could not control themselves...so I finally just gave in and let them play and listen to kidz bop...I wish I was still a kid :)

TGIF and other news...

Thank goodness it's Friday! And...my cute husband is coming home tonight! His birthday was this week so we will have a little celebration for the guy this Sunday (Beer, Chili, and Football, does it get anymore manly?)

So....if you are unaware of our current living situation...we live in a nice little cottage type home...it is super cute and backs up to a creek and feels like you are actually living in the middle of the jungle...however...we are only renting this little place and have contemplated buying a home over here for quite some time. It has just been hard because we did not want to sell our California home and we have never been quite sure how long we will be here, so we have been hesitant. However, we finally made a move, and although we love this little jungle bungalow, we are very excited to be out of the mosquitoes and I can finally be free of all my new cat friends(more on that later)...we have decided on a brand new town home...it is a few miles up the road and was just finished! we move in in two months! yes! Here is a picture!

Isn't it cute?! I cannot wait to start decorating....unfortunately we have to get all new pics and things because all of our molded...that's what you get when you live next to a creek in Kauai! More pics to come soon...

It's a girl!!!

So, as I am sure most of you know, we are having a girl! And we couldn't be happier....Jordon was a little bummed at first, but that was only because he had 3 bets that equaled around $300 saying that it was a boy! Now that he has gotten over the loss of the bets he is so excited! This girl is going to love her daddy! He told me last night that I moved down the list of his favorites...baby, Champ, me....he said if it was a boy it would be Champ, me, baby, but now that its a girl it's his princess! oh great! I always new how Champ fared...but what about mommy :)! However...she is already a pain! When we went for the official ultrasound, she was upside down and facing backwards...meaning no good pictures! So long, scrapbook photos! The only two good pictures we got were of her feet. Not saying those weren't very cute, but I wanted a cute face or profile picture!

Sooooo, this whole pregnancy thing is hilarious.... I had know idea how my body would respond, or how I would respond for that matter when I got pregnant...but lets just say, incubating a baby is hard! hahaha, and a pain, literally, sometimes! So, I cannot complain because I was not one of those women who threw up every minute of every day, which I know you hate me for...but I think that was my one perk since to get this baby I needed shots everyday for a month...but anyways, incubation is hard...My stomach feels like it is a hard rock-like structure with bubbles floating around in it...I haven't slept in months and I obsess about everything. My husband jokes that he did the right thing by not being around these last few months... but it is not a joke! I have always been a pretty even tempered gal, I don't get very moody and I am not quick to anger...however, enter baby and watch out....do not get on my bad side...or I will let you have it...I am sure I could conquer the world at this point...which maybe moms need!...I have never been one of those people who say exactly how they feel because I am always looking out for others' feelings...but I keep having to bite my tongue!! Help me! I woke Jordon up in the middle of the night last weekend to yell about doing something about the cats on our porch...it was 3am!!! Like he cared at that point, luckily he just agreed with me... not too mention I am losing my mind. I put my ice cream away in the cupboard last night and I began yelling for Jordon(again) who was outside because I couldn't find the cat food...little could I tell that my hand was actually in the bag of cat food with a cup full of cat food ready to be poured into the dish! What is happening?! hahahha....I know it sounds bad...but I am actually doing really well and I love being pregnant! It's just hilarious!

What's going on in the New Year?

Catching up with the Dizon's:
So I am still on this never ending roller coaster of me and my husband having a less than normal lifestyle. It seems as though ever since we got married we have had this crazy weird schedule, where we just seem to never be together...and although have I heard "what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger"..I still wish I got to wake up to my cute hubby every morning...dare to dream :). However, I see some normalcy coming in our future so hopefully someday I'll know what its like! Jordon, for those who do not know, is training in Honolulu to be a fireman. He left for Honolulu in October and will be finished March 22...and then I finally foresee some sense of regular life...whatever that is! The one thing I love about our current situation is Waikiki. Honolulu is great. If you have never been there is an amazing place to visit. Waikiki is beautiful, fun and has the best shopping and restaurants around...not too mention the beach has crystal clear blue warm water! So my weekend trips to Honolulu are more like mini vacations...I shouldn't complain.

Anyways, school has started back up again and I can't believe that Christmas is over! I had the most awesome time in Texas/Honolulu where I traveled. In Texas, the ole' Haverty clan was officially back together...it was scary to say the least! we haven't been together (just the 4 of us) in quite some time and it was so nice! And although my brother still enjoys making me mad, and my mom and dad still take his side, I ended up having an extremely fun time. Clay opened my eyes to the "bad lip reading" experience on youtube...watch it if you haven't...I have never laughed so hard in my whole life! Me and Clay watched it way too many times, and then decided to quote it every chance we got... our poor parents! After saying farewell in Texas I got to go back to my cute husband who didn't get to spend Christmas with us because of his training and hang out in Honolulu for a few days. We had our own little Christmas celebration then it was back to Kauai.

So our totally exciting news this week if you are not already a bit bored is that we get to find out the sex of Pionship(what we call our baby, Jordon made it up because we have Champ and Pionship, Championship...don't ask) tomorrow! Can you believe it, already? We are so excited! I am 19 weeks today! Jordon is wanting a boy...my mom and Darla a girl...and me, I don't really care! I am just excited to start buying things for him or her :) ...

Here are some pics from the last few weeks: