This is some craziness let me tell you. I don't even know the last time I posted on a Saturday! Honestly I just felt like posting because I have been feeling so lucky (and grateful for it!) lately.

Not only do I have pretty much the best fiance EVER (and I just posted our love story for the first time yesterday) but I have the greatest friends and family a girl could ask for. Especially a pregnant girl.

Then our tour of the hospital Thursday night went so well and calmed so many of my fears about delivery. I'm feeling grateful for our great doctor and this excellent hospital. I can't believe it's where we'll be bringing our baby girl into this world!

Baby V has been so spoiled lately and so have we, with all the generous gifts we've received lately. And today is no different. Ronnie's sister and mom are throwing me a small shower and I'm SO excited for it!! I seriously don't deserve all this generosity but I'll take it...and it means so much to me!

On just the plain 'ol lucky side I have won TWO giveaways just recently! I mean, come on! How does this even happen? I like to think these are some of my last little "me" gifts before baby :)

This past Monday I found out I won Lauren's necklace giveaway and just received it in the mail on Thursday. It is absolutely adorable and I can't wait to wear it! Then the next day I find out I won Ashley's "love banner" giveaway! I can't wait to get that one!

It's just the small things and my heart is feeling very full!

My life (and Ronnie's!) is about to change very soon and I'm so blessed to have had such a great pregnancy surrounded by lots of love!! These past (nearly) 10 months have been wonderful and I will remember this time fondly! <3

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I learned my lesson for the day

I'm sitting here feeling really guilty. Guilty because I was in such a shit mood this morning when I shouldn't have been. It all started this morning when I was running late and my sister asked me at the last minute if I could take her to school. The last thing I wanted to do is take a 15 minute detour. I agreed but got pissed when I realized my car was totally on empty. Yet another detour before even dropping her off. Turning into the gas station, I remember to turn the radio to 101.9 just in case they had started playing Christmas music. They started around this time last year so I was excited when sure enough, it was there! I managed to crack a smile and enjoy it for a few minutes...

Until we get to the high school and I see the line of cars waiting to get in. Needless to say when I finally got on my way to work, I had only 10 minutes left to make it on time. That wasn't about to happen with the monstrosity that was morning traffic. So I call Ronnie crying, angry that this was "happening to me". I deserve some sympathy, right? But in the middle of my bitch fest, I get a call from my mortage lender who tells me that even though she said yesterday that my closing might be moved, it looks like I might be able to close today after all! Christmas music and now this? Score!

My mood turned when I finally got to my exit because my stomach's growling and there's no time to stop for breakfast. I'm already late and still have another 7-8 minutes before I get to the office! But driving along, I see a teeny thing moving about 20 feet in front of me. I realize it's a dog so I screech to a halt.. luckily no one was behind me. I call him over to me, so nervous that I might scare him into running into oncoming traffic, but he came right over! I scoop him up into my lap and he immediately kisses me. Melt my heart. I start bawling like a crazy preggo just so relieved that I was able to get him off the road! I immediately call the number on his tag and his owner met me within about 5 minutes. And like that, my bad mood of the morning was GONE.

So lesson of the day? Stop being so angry at all the petty shit! There is always something more positive after the negatives. (and lesson 2: wow, I can get REALLY bitchy.). Sure I was late to work but did that matter? No. I was being a little brat for no reason. There is too much to be grateful for, y'all and don't you forget it! :) Now, enjoy the pictures that I took of that sweet boy this morning. You KNOW I got a photo shoot in within that 5 minutes :)

Thankful Thursday

I've seen this topic floating around in blog world but is there an actual link up for it? Who knows. I'm gonna talk about it anyway!

Today...and pretty much ALWAYS...I am thankful for MY FAMILY.

Ronnie. He is my rock and my best friend. He makes me laugh like no other and I hope our daughter gets his goofy personality. I truly can't imagine my life without him!

Baby Girl. I'm already so in love with her and we feel even more like a family knowing she's on her way :)

Frasier, Niles & Sibley, our first babies. I cried this morning on the way to work (yeah I'm pregnant, remember?) just thinking about them not being around one day. I know pets are only here a short time so I cherish every single moment with them and every single slobbery kiss.

 

My parentals. They may drive me crazy sometimes but they are good hearted people who always put family first. Without them allowing us and our animals to take over their house for a few months, we wouldn't have been able to buy a house so soon!

My siblings. Again, our parents drive us crazy sometimes so what's better than having these people to lean on, right? :) I would pretty much do anything for these two.

I won't post all of their pictures of Ronnie's family (because there's so many in his immediate family!) but I'm always grateful for them. They've welcomed me into their family from day one. No drama, no questions asked. They've been extra supportive during this house buying experience and I love them for that!

I'm sure for most it's a given that you're thankful for your family but sometimes you just need a reminder to tell them just how much you love them! We're moving out of my parent's house next week and while I'm excited to get into our OWN house, I'm a little sad over not being able to hang out with them every day. Some days it was too much and some days it was just what I needed. I'll forever be grateful for all of these crazy people in my life!!

Don't forget to enter my Tiny Prints Christmas card giveaway! It closes on Sunday!

And if you joined our Fall Swap, tomorrow's the deadline for sending out your partner's package!

Have a great Thursday :)