6 more weeks...

Man... I'm having conflicting emotions. I don't want to get any bigger and I want her OUT, it's so uncomfortable sometimes... but at the same time... Only 6 more weeks til we're parents????? Freaky!!!!!!!!

My Pregnancy This Week

Booo hooooo! I want to go camping and hiking... and I want it to be just me and Chris for a while longer... I'm getting to the place where I just want him with me every second cause I know it'll be different here soon... :/

This is ridiculous...

I'll get over this... I have to!

India Mahal

Ok so this is my favorite restaurant ever! Well I guess it would be second to Veggies down in Oklahoma, but its my favorite local restaurant.

You can totally stuff yourself here and not regret it! It doesn't leave you feeling all heavy and sluggish because its healthy food.

They have 2 kinds of rice to pick from, a nicer type of white rice which Chris likes, and the veggie rice that I always get.

On top of that you have lots of choices of veggie-based toppings for your rice. My favorites are the Spinach w/ Cheese Chunks, and the Curried Potato/Cabbage/Garbanzo topping. They do have real names for them, by the way, but that's what they actually are. : )

They also have a small salad available, dipping bread to clean your plate, and these yummy little deep fried cheese things that I don't know what they are but I love them lol!

Everything is vegetarian, except for two chicken dishes that are always on the far right side of the buffet.

One of my favorites parts of going to India Mahal is the breath freshener on the way out, a little bowl of anise seeds covered in a crunchy sweetness. Mmmm....!

Try it, and enjoy! : )


India Mahal

5970 Brainerd Rd
Chattanooga, TN 37421

(423) 510-9651

Open Hours:
All you can eat Buffet from 11:30am to 03:00pm Everyday
Dinner from 05:00pm to 10:00pm Everyday

The Mellow Mushroom

Yesterday the Prizm broke down at Chris' work, so I had to go pick him up in Grammy's truck, which we thankfully still have from getting the washer/dryer.

After picking him up, Chris was like,"You know where we're going tonight?"

"Where?"

"Mellow Mushroom...!"

Chris said he's been wanting to take me there for a while, we just never get over that direction. So last night we finally got to go together.

We ordered a medium 'build your own' pizza with black olives, onions, fresh garlic, parmesan cheese, and of course... mushrooms! : ) It was so incredibly delicious! Like the best homemade pizza you'll ever have. Ever.

Definitely want to go back again! :D

Mellow Mushroom

205 Broad Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402

United States

(423) 266-5564
www.mellowmushroom.com

7 Weeks To Go...

Check it out.... only 7 weeks to go!

Great News!

*singing* "I'm so happy, and here's the reason why..."

Guess what? Susan, my mother-in-law, called me earlier with some really great news!

There's this lady at her work that recently had a grandma-to-be shower thrown for her, because her daughter is having a baby. At this shower, someone gave her a brand new crib, still in the box, so that when the baby is at her house it will have a place to sleep.

She told Susan that she will most likely never use it, and so......

SHE'S GIVING IT TO SUSAN FOR US! :D

Eeeeeek! : )

I'd been looking on Craigslist for a good crib and I did find a few, but this is FREE! And not a used one, either! :D Thank you, sweet lady, whoever you are. : )

Blackout...

Ouch. I have a bump on my head. Why? I fainted. How retarded! I do NOT faint, and I prided myself in that until yesterday. Myah.

Here's how it happened.

I was in the kitchen getting something to eat yesterday morning a bit after 9am. My gag reflex must be messed up from when I had morning sickness or something, because I coughed just a bit and then all of a sudden felt like I was REALLY gonna hurl! lol

So I lean over the sink, with my elbows propped up... then everything goes gray.

All I remember after that is the feeling of laying in bed with ur eyes closed, its pitch black, ur almost asleep but ur mind is still wandering... then nothing.

I woke up quite abruptly to a split-second falling sensation, a big bang and heard myself shriek,"Ow!" I had no idea what was going on, why my head hurt, or where I was. Reallllly freaky.

Then I open my eyes and I'm laying on the kitchen floor, and Kitty is sitting beside me looking really worried. Apparently I blacked out and just fell straight backwards from the kitchen sink onto the linoleum-covered concrete floor.

I called Chris crying right after I was able to get to the sofa, and that made me feel a bit better. Then I called Susan cause she was taking me to a doc appt later that day anyway and she said to call the doc. Then I called the doctor who said if I still felt the baby moving I should be fine. Then I called Daddy, still crying, and he said I sounded like I was having a panic attack cause I couldn't catch my breath. Weird. He's a nurse and so we talked for a while and by the time I got off with him, I was calmed down.

I still feel retarded cause it wasn't really something to cry over... It just hurt and the feeling of not knowing what happened, not being in control and wondering if the baby was alright kinda freaked me out.

Needless to say I now have a large bump on the back of my head and a wretched headache!

When Chris got home from work that evening, we were talking and he said to let him know if my headache persists for too long. To drive home the seriousness of the situation, he then proceeds to tell me about Billy Mays getting hit on the head with a piece of luggage, and then 3 days later dying in his sleep. So then I was afraid to go to sleep last night, lol!

But I woke up fine this morning, still with a headache but alive. :D

Today I'm trying to do better about eating regularly, because the doctor said my blackout was most likely caused by low blood sugar, even though it didn't feel low at all. Pregnant women are supposed to eat 6 small meals per day, which sounds very unhealthy for the digestion, so I haven't been doing it. But I guess maybe I should eat some trailmix or yogurt in between, just to keep my blood sugar from dropping too low.

Don't wanna do that again! :/

Baby Shower

The baby shower was last night, 6pm. at Ooltewah SDA Church. I was very happy with the amount of people that came... I think it ended up being like around 25, and that was good. I don't like big get togethers - especially when I have to sit up front and open gifts and be the center of attention! lol

Thankfully Chris was right there with me. I know it's not usual for the father to be at a baby shower, but who cares? I wanted him there, he came, and I enjoyed it much more for having him there. : )

Jackie and Erin did such a wonderful job on the shower, and I appreciate everything they did to make it so special. ; ) Jackie just started up at Southern again, and Erin works, is planning a wedding, babysits, etc... so they really didn't have time for this, but did it anyway. Thanks, girls!

And thank you, everyone who came, for all the beautiful gifts you gave. Thank you notes coming soon! : )

9 more weeks...

That's freaky. How on earth can we be parents in 9 weeks? I just realized how soon that is... K, I'm gonna have to add more later after I get done freaking out. lol

In the meantime, check out this link to see how our little girl is developing this week.

Your Pregnancy: 31 Weeks

Two things that make me happy? You'll laugh...

I still have a belly button, and I can still touch my toes! Ha.

Collegedale Cops

I know they are just doing their job, but REALLY! They annoy me to no end. Myah! We've gotten to where we will go out of our way NOT to go through C'dale... just to avoid them.

I've only been pulled over twice, but the consequences from those two times have drug on and on... way too long!

I went in to the police station yesterday to pay my $60 fine for not having my license switched over within 10 days of moving here, and found I owed them not $60, but $157.75! That is left over from December when I had my court date for going 60 in a 40mph zone on Apison Pike. I was supposed to go to defensive driving but didn't have the money so they charged me a fine which they said they mailed me about, but I haven't gotten anything.

I was soooo looking forward to going in there yesterday and being done with the wretched place. No more court dates or fines or fees... But no! After paying the $60, I still owe them $97.75, and my driver's license might be suspended because I didn't pay when they wanted me to. I can't pay if I don't know I need to! Grrrrr... I guess I should call and see if my driver's license is, in fact, suspended. :/ Just a second....
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Ok... I just called the Tennessee Driver Information Line - (615) 741-3954 - and checked my DL number with their automated system. It says that I'm valid... hopefully that means its not suspended. I pressed 2 to talk to a real person and a recording came on to tell me to,"Please call back another time." lol
I should be able to pay the remainder of my fines soon... I could ask Chris to, but I'd like to take care of it myself. Personal responsibility, as Daddy would say...

I can't wait to be through with all this stupid legal stuff! So that's what my money will be going towards for a little while.

Who Am I...?

Sometimes's I wonder,
"Who am I anymore?"
Time flies by so fast...
And I change.
I change too fast.

Running ahead of myself,
Trying to keep up...
Falling behind.
I plead, "Time, please stop!
Let me stay right here
Just a little longer...
Let me catch my breath."

Once in a while time seems to listen,
Just long enough for me to find
Sketchy answers...
Puzzle-piece answers to my question,
"Who am I?"

I look past all the change.
And deep within, there is me -
The part that stays the same.

Simply put, I am a young woman.
A daughter, a sister...
A wife, a soon-to-be-mother...
A baby girl on the way.

I am still a little girl, though.
Raking leaves and jumping in...
Sights and scents of childhood remembered.
A far away look through misted eyes.
A smile.

I am a crazy girl,
Giggling at everything,
Showing my alleged 'blonde streak' often.

I am a deep thinker.
Long stretches of time spent thinking of what was,
What is, what could be...
What will be,
Or what could have been.

I was the tough-girl tomboy.
Shunning all things deemed 'too girly',
Playing with snakes and spiders.
I had to climb the highest trees,
Be the bravest,
And run the fastest...

I am still the tough-girl tomboy...
But it comes out in different ways.
I must shoot guns with the guys,
Chug the most rum...
I must do those things the guys say I can't...
Like draining a bottle of hot-sauce through a straw.
(Not always are the smartest things done
In the effort to remain a tomboy...!)
"Man... she's hardcore!"
That's what I like to hear.

I am sensitive,
And with an artist's heart
I treasure the simple beauty
I find in small things:
A splash of color -
Living green, or startling blue...
Music, too beautiful for words.
A tiny leaf...
A delicate flower.

I run towards danger,
A reckless love
For things that make my heart pound:

A deafening clap of thunder,
The rush of a waterfall...
The roar of a tiger.
Thudding bass,
While driving fast.
Tall mountains...
The strong pull of ocean waves.
Walking to the edge of the cliff -
Just to see how close I can get.

But I also crave peace,
And in the safety of my husband's arms -
My favorite place to be -
Everything is all right.
We're here.
Together.

I am an optimist,
Trying to find the best in everyone,
And in every situation.

An optimist... who easily sees
From a pessimist's point of view
With a sarcastic kind of humor.
"Can you imagine if such-and-such happened...
Wouldn't that just be awful?"
*giggle giggle*

I am not the 'perfect young lady'
People have thought me to be -
The one they might have wanted to see...
I am far from it.

I often confuse myself.
I often annoy myself.

I often find myself laughing
...at me.

And the answer to my question -
Seemingly simple,
But oh-so-complex -
Is this:

"I am all these things."