How does a married woman in her mid/late twenties possibly keep the decision to have a child of her own a rational decision with all the adorableness (and peer pressure) going on right now!!??
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Baby Boom!
Lately, it seems like someone's announcing they're pregnant or they're having a baby just about every waking minute. I suppose I am about that age. I get sooooooo extremely happy and giddy knowing that a new little one is on the way or was just brought into the world. In fact, I get a little jealous. I love to babysit, and hold them in my arms, and let them curl up on my shoulder, and touch their little soft heads. But tell me:
How does a married woman in her mid/late twenties possibly keep the decision to have a child of her own a rational decision with all the adorableness (and peer pressure) going on right now!!??
How does a married woman in her mid/late twenties possibly keep the decision to have a child of her own a rational decision with all the adorableness (and peer pressure) going on right now!!??
In the beginning...
A'ight - so I accidentally signed in with a different gmail log in to blogger.com and realized that I started another blog a while back and had one entry. So, I thought I would copy/paste it over to this one. Here it is people...P.S. I didn't get my GMAT done this past winter ;)
Then, we got married, and it was awesome. I'm proud of the party we threw, and even more touched by the number of people that traveled near and far to be a part of our day.
After that, we went to Belize for our honeymoon and had the time of our life - and met some pretty cool people along the way.
Kevin started his part-time MBA at the U of MN. He's working really hard - which means I have more time to...shop? I suppose I should get around to tackling my GMAT test this winter, but for now, I'm just enjoying the MN fall, which has been a pleasant surprise. I remember it going from 80 degrees to 0 degrees here!
Speaking of shopping - we had to go to repenish our winter coat wardrobe and didn't cut any corners going directly to REI to buy the real thing. We're serious about staying warm after 3 winters in AR :)
Signing off to go to be productive...
Alright, all the cool/savvy newlyweds I know have a blog to keep everyone up to date on the couple's happenings. I know we probably won't get many followers until we start having kids (or get dogs), but I figured if we start early, we'll be able to have some good content in the future (ha!).
I can't believe it's October already - but this has been a year of entering adulthood muy rapido!
We moved to Minneapolis from Arkansas and bought a house in St. Louis Park - which threw us instantly into a world of housework - and we have no clue what we are doing. Thank goodness to our families for all the help and advice!Then, we got married, and it was awesome. I'm proud of the party we threw, and even more touched by the number of people that traveled near and far to be a part of our day.
After that, we went to Belize for our honeymoon and had the time of our life - and met some pretty cool people along the way.
Kevin started his part-time MBA at the U of MN. He's working really hard - which means I have more time to...shop? I suppose I should get around to tackling my GMAT test this winter, but for now, I'm just enjoying the MN fall, which has been a pleasant surprise. I remember it going from 80 degrees to 0 degrees here!
Speaking of shopping - we had to go to repenish our winter coat wardrobe and didn't cut any corners going directly to REI to buy the real thing. We're serious about staying warm after 3 winters in AR :)
Signing off to go to be productive...
Monday, June 20, 2011
20+ miles to work off the Haute Dish
Hi there -
It's been a while notgonnalie.
Don't worry - I've been crafting really detailed DIY blogs about my landscaping and double witty blogs about life that I'm just waiting for the right moment to post.
But, this weekend, we took a break from the yard work (considering it was pouring out) and just enjoyed:) We started with a Twins game, which was awesome because the Twins finally won, and ended with a 20 mile bike ride.
Yep, you read that right. 20 miles might not seem like a lot to you, but for a first time rider, it was a good challenge! A few weeks ago, Kevin and I bought bikes. They were hybrids - so good for moderate trail riding and street/blacktop riding.
It wasn't long until Kevin traded his in for a speed bike (thank you Erik's for your 30 day return policy), bought spandex with a maxi pad under the butt, a new jersey, and bad ass gloves (so his hands don't go numb, duh).
So, this weekend, he finally talked me into trying it out (pending my 30 day deadline) so we went in and tried out some bikes. About an hour later, I walked out with a speed bike, and I'm glad I did. How fun was it to cover some serious miles at a high speed? It was almost as fun as destroying the landscaping (see future posts about landscaping).
Anyway, maybe I found a new hobby?
I also had a fabulous dinner at Haute Dish to celebrate a long time friend's bday! We went straight for the serious, ordering a steakhouse chop salad (serious YUM - loaded with cheese and really flavorful dressing), mac & cheese (I'd give it an 8...too much crab/lobster if you ask me) and Tater Tot Hot Dish. If I go back, TTHD is the ONLY thing I'm going to order. I might even order two of them. The beef was sooooooo tender and flavorful and the tots were oozing with cheesy goodness.
http://www.haute-dish.com/
I'd definitely recommend this place! Get out your wallet, but the food was a great experience!
...and then we went to see Bridesmaids (again). I caught a ton of stuff this time around that I missed last time. Good flick people. It's definitely a DVD I'll be purchasing:)
Til next time:)
E
It's been a while notgonnalie.
Don't worry - I've been crafting really detailed DIY blogs about my landscaping and double witty blogs about life that I'm just waiting for the right moment to post.
But, this weekend, we took a break from the yard work (considering it was pouring out) and just enjoyed:) We started with a Twins game, which was awesome because the Twins finally won, and ended with a 20 mile bike ride.
Yep, you read that right. 20 miles might not seem like a lot to you, but for a first time rider, it was a good challenge! A few weeks ago, Kevin and I bought bikes. They were hybrids - so good for moderate trail riding and street/blacktop riding.
It wasn't long until Kevin traded his in for a speed bike (thank you Erik's for your 30 day return policy), bought spandex with a maxi pad under the butt, a new jersey, and bad ass gloves (so his hands don't go numb, duh).
So, this weekend, he finally talked me into trying it out (pending my 30 day deadline) so we went in and tried out some bikes. About an hour later, I walked out with a speed bike, and I'm glad I did. How fun was it to cover some serious miles at a high speed? It was almost as fun as destroying the landscaping (see future posts about landscaping).
Anyway, maybe I found a new hobby?
I also had a fabulous dinner at Haute Dish to celebrate a long time friend's bday! We went straight for the serious, ordering a steakhouse chop salad (serious YUM - loaded with cheese and really flavorful dressing), mac & cheese (I'd give it an 8...too much crab/lobster if you ask me) and Tater Tot Hot Dish. If I go back, TTHD is the ONLY thing I'm going to order. I might even order two of them. The beef was sooooooo tender and flavorful and the tots were oozing with cheesy goodness.
http://www.haute-dish.com/
I'd definitely recommend this place! Get out your wallet, but the food was a great experience!
...and then we went to see Bridesmaids (again). I caught a ton of stuff this time around that I missed last time. Good flick people. It's definitely a DVD I'll be purchasing:)
Til next time:)
E
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