Wierd'O's All the Way...

So I had told Joanna that when I got home we would run out and pick up the last items I needed for Christmas and then we would go and eat dinner. This is the first time in a very long time Joanna has gotten out of the house after 5pm.

First stop was to Pet Smart for Blitz's Christmas bone. No real drama could happen here, right? Well one thing I have to remind myself is there is always a long line, no matter the store. So there were 5 people in line and only one lane to check out was open. Of course by the time they open the other lanes we are in the middle of the line and cannot get out nor would we have improved our spot. All seemed to be going well when the couple in front of us went to pay for their "wireless electric dog fence" with a check. When your balance is more than $500.00 they are going to want to verify the payment. 5, 10, 15 min later they are still trying to verify the payment, and Joanna and I are still stuck in line. Finally the payment went through, but by the time it had Joanna and I had gotten out of line, into another line, and were in the car heading out as they were walking out.

Next stop was to pick up my mom something, and since she reads this I am not going to say were we went. So once inside the lady asked if she could help and I told her what I was looking for and she said what size. Before I could say anything, she said "Is she big". 

Now I need to describe this woman. She was about 5 feet maybe 3 inches tall, and about 195 lbs, with most of the weight in her quadruple double D's. She then points to her self and says "Is she big up here", AS SHE RUBS HER BOOBS!!!! I had several thoughts that ran through my mind, but luckily for her Joanna quickly answered on my behalf. It was a sight I wish I did not have to see.

Finally we were off to dinner. Let me first say it was a slow night at Mazzios and everyone from the server to the manager wanted to tell us this fact. I guess they did not think we would have figured it out on our own. At this point Joanna and I want to eat and get home but since it was so slow, the server wanted to talk to us, A LOT. Finally at the end of the meal she comes over and says "We are so retarded here, we're bored and its slow" she then follows it up with "Yall don't talk much" Yeah, ya think!!! It took all my energy not to cross my eyes, look at here and say "Who you calling retarded!!", but I did not. Joanna said if I would have she might have spewed her drink all over the place. I told Joanna to grab her purse and let's get out of here before anymore craziness occurs.

Wow what a night....

A little catch-up on our lives!

Well, I guess I should post now and again especially now that I am feeling much better! Yes, I thank all who thought of me through those first 17 weeks of pregnancy. They were very rough on me and Bryce but I am glad to say that they seem to be behind us! YAY!! Miss Ruth is doing good. I actually felt her have the hiccups for the first time this week, which is a very odd feeling. Every now and then I can feel a movement and I am sure it will only get more pronounced as time goes on. I am still very small and skinny according to everyone to sees me. They think I am kidding when I tell them I'm half way there at 20 weeks! Today I went to Old Navy and purchased some maternity jeans and leggings and the lady asked me if I wanted a gift receipt. I told her no that they were for me and she was like no way - you are too skinny!! I guess I should not complain too much because in about a month or so I will probably wish I was that skinny again!

Well the school year of 2010 ended well for my classroom. Although it seemed at the last minute everyone was getting sick in my class! I only had 13 kids out of 23 on Monday and I had several e-mails that informed me that their child was sick with the flu or strep or the stomach bug - ALL of which I don't want!!! I am just thankful that I am not sick!! However, our party was very good and the kids really had a good time which is all that really matters!

I really can't believe that Christmas is in like 3 days! It just seems like it came so quick this year. I know it didn't help that I had to work until the 21st! But i can honestly say that I finished my shopping and wrapping yesterday! The rest is up to Bryce and apparently we are getting out tonight to finish his list! (procrastinator!) I am looking forward to starting our time with family as well as the food. I couldn't enjoy it at Thanksgiving but Ruth and I are ready for it now! I just might put on some weight this weekend!

Well I wish everyone who reads this a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Years!! Remember Jesus is the real reason for the season and try to carry his loving and giving spirit with you throughout the whole year!!

Teachers go all out

Well as all of you know by now we are having a little girl, and naming her Ruth Lily Hopkins. We will call her Ruth and apparently I have been told that girls are more fun than boys. Not sure about that statement. Anyway since we were both off on Tuesday it seemed to drag the rest of the week out. Well on Wednesday when Joanna went back to work she had A LOT of surprises to say the least. Below are the photos of what she had waiting for her once she got back.

 

The sign said: Sugar & Spice & Everything Nice!

 

The Christmas trees had words that all deal with little girls!! SO CUTE!!

And now we know!!

So today has been a great day, but I think we both need to take a day off to recover from our day off. We started the morning at the doctors office in anticipation of finding out what this baby actually is. Regardless Joanna was dressed for the occasion.

It will be a BULLDOG no matter what

 I was doing pretty good calling out the hands and feet and spinal cord, as well as the heart (We could actually see the 4 chambers, that was cool) but we never could tell the sex. After seeing the baby hiccup, yawn, as well as stretch we were still trying to answer the all important question, instead the baby showed us this.

Coming to a Christmas card near you

  Finally after a little pressing and talking to the baby, the baby finally moved the legs apart and there we could see.... nothing. At that point the nurse said it's a GIRL!! Joanna was like great I've been calling our baby a he for the past 4 months!! Oh well time to change pronouns!


It's pretty neat that the baby has a name and now that we can put the two together it is becoming a little more real. Coming May 8th, give or take a day, we will welcome Ruth Lily Hopkins to the world.

I would like to just give all the praise to God because without him none of this would be possible. He has blessed us so much more than we deserve! I am just glad that we serve a loving Father!!

AHHHHH Holiday food

Well what can you say. The holidays are always a great time for friends and family, and of course the holidays mean time off from work! Now those are all great reasons but one that is just as important is the FOOD. Now I have to say most of us have our "favorite" dishes and of course we all say our parents can cook the best. Now with that being said my grandmother had the best dressing known to man. In fact if Jesus could have chosen the food for the last supper he would of had her dressing. See I know that he has had it now because I am sure when she got there he had her fix it for him. SO with that being said it is sad that we only get to "typically" eat this wonderful dish during the holidays.

So of course we had this for Thanksgiving and I make sure that we can bring some home because Joanna always needs to have seconds. Well I thought I had brought enough home for the "two" of us, however this was not the case. The "two" of them ate it all before I could get anymore. So what do you do in a time like this??? Yep you have your pregnant wife call your mom and see if she can make some, and you know what... she did!!! Yep had it for supper tonight. Ahhhhhhhhh, I love this time of year.

Tis the season

Well with one day left until Thanksgiving, Joanna and I did something last night we had never done before, yep we put up our Christmas tree.

We also successfully were able to get all of the outside decorations up as well. Yes we were the first in the neighbor to do so but since we only get to put it out once a year we thought why not start a little sooner. We still have some inside decorations to do but no need to be in too big of a rush.

Also for you viewing pleasure we though we would include another video of Blitz. He really is a lab at heart, he loves water. I found this out a few years ago, he loves to attach the water bottle, or at least catch the spray as it comes out. So for the fun of it this morning we caught him on camera.

Make sure you lock your door

So Friday after work Joanna decided to go out and do a little shopping. In case you do not have any stock in Kolh's here is a tip for you, get some. I think Joanna is one of their top shoppers. Of course they keep sending her these 15-30% off your entire coupon so she does some serious damage during these shopping sprees.

Well today while shopping she found a lot of things that she needed. As her tummy gets larger her clothes are getting tighter. So she grabs her clothes and heads into the dressing room. As she approaches she passes a lady of the Indian descent and can hear her talking to her daughter in the dressing room. Joanna can see that the little girl is in the last dressing room so she went in the second one. Now she did do the proper thing first she knocked on the door, and then asked "any in here", in which no one replied so she went in.

Once she opened the door the GRANDMOTHER, who was well into her 70's had her top and her bra off!! Joanna quickly closed the door and said she was sorry and bolted into another dressing room. Once inside the dressing room she tried her best to rub the image out of her eyes. She quickly informed me that "gravity" had fully taken over and it was not a pretty sight. She has told me that this image is burned in her mind and we are trying to figure a way to get it out.

Everybody misses daddy when he is gone

Ok so I am on week three of my 4 week road trip with work. The good news is, next week is my last trip for the rest of the year. This week I had a chance to travel the east coast and we ended up on our last day in Buffalo, NY. Once our meeting was done for the day we went to Niagara Falls  and took in one of the 7 wonders of the world. Below are some videos that I took with my phone.

However to top it all off was Blitz's performance. Joanna and I have found out that when someone Blitz knows call the house and leaves a voice message he goes into the most pitiful howl. It is quite funny to say the very least. Well this time Joanna was able to catch it with her phone and below is his cry since I am away, it really is quite touching.

Week 14, here we go

So it has been a few weeks but I have been traveling and while Joanna is starting to get a little more energy, not a lot but a little she is still in bed by like 8:15pm. I have been gone since last Sunday and will leave again this Monday for the week, therefore I have to make sure she has everything we need. Her appetite is still on a roller coaster, one minute something sounds good, then moments later not so much. You name it and I have tried or have fixed it for her over the past two weeks.

Also what you have missed over the last two weeks, Joanna's pants really are not fitting anymore at all. It is bad when I see her putting on my wind pants because they are "loose" around her belly. I officially got introduced to maternity pants and I have to say they look like they feel pretty good. As long as she feels good in them, more power to her. It was interesting when she was trying them on. She and I were talking about how they feel and I simply said to make sure they were not too tight because she had a ways to go and would be growing a lot more. Well I guess I was not supposed to say anything because the "other" ladies in the dressing room decided they needed to tell Joanna everything about when they were pregnant, granted they were pregnant when the model T was built, but they felt they needed to share anyway. At that point I decided to go and sit and wait for Joanna to come out of the dressing room. All in all not a lot going on. Joanna does have a doctors appointment on Tuesday but all in all it is life as normal, or normal as normal can be right now...