SU's Super Excited

So.... I'm pregnant.

I'm quite happy with this, but our family seems disappointed that I'm not dripping with excitement every minute of every day. Fortunately, SU is excited enough for the both of us.

He's excited enough for the whole county.

I'M GOING TO BE A DAD!

For those who know SU, you know he's a baby person & always wanted to be a dad.

SU does look like David Tennant...sort of.

Then it started to soak in.

Crap! We got to do this & that & all those....!

Followed by sure-footed gumption.

I got this.

It's one of the reasons he's more than my husband; he's my Spousal Unit. S.U. balances me more than I would ever expect from a husband & completes "Us" in ways where I fail. 

Because of how I'm wired, certain things can be more complicated emotionally for me. So I'm happy to have a husband that can embrace these joys in their fullness.

We balance.

However uniquely.

~misfoijd

Weight Loss Detoured Due to Construction.

Sorry that I haven't spoke to you in 3 months. There's good reason though.

I'm pregnant!

My weight loss goal of 180 lbs is on hold until 2015 which is roughly 3 months after the due date. Currently, trying to maintain a healthy weight.

Sorry I didn't tell you sooner. Wanted a professional opinion & to be 3 months along just in case. 

And YES this was planned, just not expected. We tried last year to no avail. When the new year began, we decided to try once more before I tried to loose the next 50 lbs. It took.

Got some posts coming that you may find fascinating including SU's reaction to the news.

I hope you will stick with me as we go on our latest adventure.

This will be fun :)

~ misfoijd

To Be -ER: Recap & Update

A while ago, the internet ate my post about my new goal of losing 80 lbs in 7 months. Here's a recap & an Update. 

For the last few years, I purposely weighed between 240 & 250lbs. It was comfortable. I loved it. S.U. loved it. I was happy &I feel that's incredibly important: being happy with yourself.

Then in Late September, change chose me.

I say that because it was a sudden snap. Sitting at my desk, working away, then...

I'm going to be "-ER".

(Feel free to YouTube Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk)

To be "-ER" is the perpetual pursuit to be more than just better; but better than you.

I'm starting with the biggest & item: my health.

Sadly, that's all I can remember of original post. I'll add more as I remember it.

Two months in, I have lost 25 pounds. Only 55lbs left to lose in 5 months.  Not saying I'm going to lose 10lbs this month (especially with Christmas growing near), but I will lose the remainder by the end of April. 

Not Cool, Internet

Remember that important blog post where I stated I was going to lose 80 lbs in 7 months, how I wanted to be "-ER," how -ER is a continuous pursuit and all that deep meaningfulness....

THE INTERNET ATE IT!

That post somehow got reverted to a draft where ALL of the juicy awesomeness was lost to the ether.

Not Happy :(

Clown Cake

I'm a freaking chicken when it comes to haunted anything.

Never understood why people would ever pay or willingly attend an event knowing that there's someone in the shrubbery trying to scare you.

Yet, as a kid, I was to attend one yearly.... mostly because my dad was helping.

When I was a little, my 2nd cousins would host a Halloween party out of their garage. They use to hold it every year. The biggest attraction was the Haunted Forest.

They had a small section of wooded area with full grown trees well over 3 stories tall which apparently begged to become a ghouls' paradise.

One year stands out more than the others. I was dressed as a clown. Bright yellow & Purple  onesy with sporadic multi-color polka dots. I love bright colors & I wanted color.

Can't even contain the wild of my hair in a clown wig

The party progresses. Games played. Pinatas bludgeoned. Then dark came & the trips through the haunted forest began. I did what I could to avoid being corralled in a group. 

I had candy. Murdered a pinata. My glee was achieved. I had all I desired.

Then someone put me in a group under the guise that it wasn't that scary; that they'd be with me. As a typical kid, I went along. Maybe I was worrying over nothing....

My group went into the forest. 

I don't remember any part of the actual "haunted" forest. I remember entering & closing my eyes because I was scared. I had a grip of someone's clothes.

Then I didn't.

When I opened my eyes, I was alone. IN THE FOREST.

It's pitch. I can't see. But I know they can see me. I'M IN A NEON CLOWN COSTUME.

You know who hates clowns? Everyone.

You know who hates clowns more? MONSTERS.

Terror sets in.

Clowns are like the black sheep of the monster family. Some clowns join them (watch IT if you don't believe me) but normal clowns are treated like delicious cake: sliced up & devoured quickly.

I was going to be consumed violently all because of 

COSTUME PROFILING.

This is where I start bawling.

At least in the face of, at the time, the MOST TERRIFYING THING EVER - I understood to keep moving; get out of the forest.

For if there's anything I've learned from the movies, monsters don't like fast food.

I doubt I achieved what one would define as "running", because I was a squishy kid. But sure as sugar, I jelly-rolled my bawling butt out of the trees. Headed for the first light I saw: the party lights.

Needless to say I was not happy.

Needless to say, my family couldn't understand why I was so scared. Something about being alone & clowns....

~misfoijd

If Excuses were Candy, I'd have Diabetes.

Hello World,

Update:

• Finished the Remodel
• Rearrange it every weekend
• Still have a room that has mounds of boxes & little walking room
• Boss went beyond starting his own brokerage. He started his own real estate company

Excuses:

• Still haven't past the Final Pre-Final Real Estate Test 
• (200 questions in 3hrs is kicking my can)
• Been rearranging my house so I could FINALLY get my Computer away from the telly
• It's hard for me to focus when S.U. is watching something & wants me to watch it with him (Curse my weakness for S.U.'s sad face).
• Computer is now in a room with no internet connection which poses an issue. 
• When Boss began his own company, Boss's & my workloads gave birth to quadruplets, but it's like Chris Rock says in the movie What to Expect When Your Expecting. "Before...I thought I was happy. Now, I know I'm happy. Exhausted, but happy."

I'm hoping to be in a better place in October...

...which is approaching quickly....

~misfoijd

Busy, Busy, Dreadfully Busy....

Sorry for the lack of posting. S.U. & I have been busy as the dickens. Here's a brief overview of what has & is on the sizzling hot plate.

• Boss started a brokerage & adds a bit more to my work load currently.
• S.U. has been pulling 12 hr work days covering various shifts.
• Been studying for my Realtor's license
• We are 2 months in on a 1 month house remodel on our next home.

That last one has been the big time consumer. When you spend every weekend & weeknight working, it's hard to shoe horn in studying ... let alone blogging.

Once things mellow like yellow Jello, I'll be back.

~ misfoijd