No Heels for Me, Thank You

I was one of the hostesses for my sweet friend's baby shower on Saturday. I'm sure she'll write about it, so I won't go into much detail, but she recieved the cutest things! I just love babies... Anyway, I can go on and on about that. So at the shower I wore the Easter dress my honey bought me and little kitten heels (that I've worn several times). I am a huge fan of flip flops, flats and boots - not a big fan of heels. I know I should be since I'm short, but my feet always hurt after wearing them, so I've learned to embrase my shortness. I wear them occasionally with dresses and such. When I got home Saturday, my arches were hurting pretty bad. My sweet husband gave me a wonderful foot massage, but they still hurt on Sunday. I didn't think anything of it though, and Monday they started feeling better. So I thought it would be fine to go to the gym and run on the elliptical. After about threee miles, my feet started hurting so bad I had to stop. I thought the bike would be better, so I did that a while. By the time I got home I could barely walk. Yesterday, my right foot started swelling and I could only walk slowly with a limp. I elevated it last night and tried to stay off of it as much as possible. Eric wrapped my foot before I went to bed (it's so nice having an athletic trainer as a husband). In the middle of the night my foot started swelling again and trobbing so much that I had to take the wrap off. My honey wrapped it up with tape this morning and I came to work. I may have to go to the doctor in the next day or so if the swelling and pain doesn't go away. I feel super stupid that I hurt my arch from wearing one inch kitten heels. How crazy is that? I'd much rather hurt it playing sports or something. Leave it to me! Hahaha...

As a side note - I've been feeling the need to start blogging again, so I jazzed up my page a bit and here I am blogging again. I can't promise how consistent I'll be, but for now, I'm here! :)

Blah

I feel so blah today. Two of my coworkers are out on vacation this week, so that leaves me and my boss in the office. He’s been out a lot visiting people in the hospitals and other appointments, so it’s been pretty much just me. It’s SO quiet! I need to be around people. And to add to it I’ve received several phone calls and emails with sad news. I’m fighting back tears and trusting that the Lord is in control. I’ve been praying and talking to HIM a lot this morning.

Friday Update on Thursday

Last Friday was a wonderful and relaxing night. I got my pedicure, I picked up dinner (no cooking –yay!) and I rented a movie. The pedicure felt amazing and my toes looked really cute with the French polish… And then Saturday morning hit. I don’t want to go into details because I’ll get mad all over again, but let's just say that everything that could go wrong went wrong as I set up for the meeting. I probably could have handled it better if the stupid cart I was pushing didn’t hit my toe. I, of course, was wearing sandals to show off my cute toes and when the cart hit, it broke my toenail and chipped off the polish. And I didn’t have any tools with me to fix it!!! But I must say that the day got better: the meeting was a success, I went to lunch with great friends, I got a nap, and I went to a party with my sugarbear. In case you were wondering, yes, I did fix my toenail. When I got home, I used superglue to glue my nail together and I fixed the polish. It’s not 100% but, hey, it gives me an excuse to get another pedicure soon. I think it needs to be at least a monthly event; I forgot how relaxing and stress relieving they are.

TGIF

I'm about to leave work! And I'm going to get a much needed pedicure. I'm embarrassed to say that I haven't had one since the wedding - almost a year ago. I've worked until 9pm twice this week and I'm working again in the morning for a few hours. Needless to say it's been a long week! I may just have to go home after my pedicure and watch a girly movie, oh and eat some Graters Icecream. Eric has to work late (baseball playoffs), and since he doesn't like girly movies, it's the perfect opportunity for me to watch one. Awww.... the weekend. The words are so sweet. :)

A Look Back at 5.5.07

Today marks the two year anniversary of the first day Eric and I had our first conversation and started dating. I had a crush on Eric since the first time I saw him at a home teams Bible Study, but we never had a chance to really talk. I was too nervous to go up and talk to him and I found out later that he had too much going on at the time for a relationship.
The Singles’ Spring Retreat was this time two years ago, and I drove up with a couple of friends, Erin and Alison. We had a nice relaxing time that afternoon and that night was a Cinco de Mayo party. I wasn’t in the mood for the dance, but I thought I’d go for a little while and check it out. As I was getting ready I thought, “Who knows? I may meet the man I’m going to marry tonight.”
At the dance I saw some friends of mine, so I went over to go talk to them. I saw Eric was in the group, and I got so excited when he started talking to me. We talked and talked and talked. Neither one of us likes to dance much, so we talked all night. We realized how much we had in common and got along really well. At this point the dance started winding down and people were leaving, so I told Eric I better go back to my room and I’d see him the next day. I secretly wanted him to walk me to my room, but he stayed behind. I walked out the door and saw a couple more people I knew, so I stopped to say hi. Eric came out about that time and he walked me to where I was staying – YES!!! :) We ended up walking past my room and had to turn around. I was smiling ear to ear when I went upstairs. Erin was already asleep, but I remember telling Alison all about “this guy I met.”
The next day (the last day of the retreat) we were inseparable, and I loved it. We even were able to drive home in the same car. I loved spending so much time with him. I was disappointed that he never asked for my number, but that night I received a call from Alyssa. She told me Eric asked her for my number and asked if it was okay if she gives it to him. Of course I said yes! :)
May 9, 2007 was our first date and we’ve been together ever since. I love him more and more every day and am so thankful to the Lord for bringing us together. I truly believe we were made for one another.

Pajama Church

I wasn’t feeling well yesterday morning, so Eric and I weren’t able to go to church. We decided to watch the service online. Eric hooked the laptop up to our TV and we watched the service while lying in bed in our pajamas. It wasn’t as great as being there, but it was a first for Eric and me to go to church in our night nights. I’m so glad our church has the service online for people not able to attend – what a wonderful ministry!

Stupid Hormones!

I wrote this Monday, but I forgot to post it – oops!

Friday was a bad mood day. I felt ugly and fat and mad almost the whole day. My sweet husband was having a busy day, so I couldn’t talk to him as much as I usually do and that made me even madder – even though it wasn’t his fault. I called him and just blew up at him for no reason. When I got off the phone I knew I needed to apologize, but I didn’t feel like it. I finally did via a text an hour later.
I met one of my skinny pretty friends at the mall to help her find an outfit for a party. She tried on this amazing dress that looked fantastic on her. She twirled in the mirror and asked me if her stomach was too big for the dress. I looked at her and looked at myself and I wanted to wring her neck. Skinny little thing. I convinced her she looked great and to buy the dress.

On the way home from the mall I wanted to cry but I couldn’t. That made me mad. A few minutes after I got home Eric walked in the door. I apologized again and he asked me what was going on. I spilled it all out to him. And through my frustration, I told him how fat and pale I was. I told him I looked like a big fat snowman. He tried not to, but he burst out in laughter. I wanted to hit him, but I realized how stupid I sounded and started laughing myself. I’m just going to blame it on those darn hormones. I’m much better today!

Astros Game Update

We’ll it’s no surprise, the Astros lost. :( At least they didn’t get blown out, but they couldn’t make a run to save their life!

Eric and I had a blast though. We went to Jack’s Grill and ate yummy hamburgers, and we made it to Minute Maid Park in plenty of time to walk around before the game started. So we went to The Shed (is that still the name of it?) and we bought matching sweatshirts. I know – we’re dorks. But I love the sweatshirts! They even have a pocket for your IPOD. Mine’s the girl version and his is the guy version. Anyway, I’m glad we bought it because I got cold at the game.

Our seats were perfect. We were sitting three rows back from home plate in Club Level 1. I can definitely get used to that! Oh and Eric was on TV! A foul ball came nearby and Eric stood up to get it, but it turned out it was a section over, so he didn’t have a chance. But my sister saw him on Fox Sports! I was sitting down and a guy’s head was covering me, so she didn’t see me.

Towards the end of the night, Eric bought a huge hotdog and I got chocolate ice-cream in a little helmet with whip cream and cherries. Yes, it was a wonderful night!!!

Date Night at Minute Maid Park

I should really be working right now; there’s a lot to do today, but I need a break…

Eric found us club tickets for the Astros game tonight – Yay! We have yet to go to a game this season. I’m hoping that they can pull out another win with the Dodgers. They’ve won two in a row now, so I don’t know… But I’m going to keep the faith and say they’re going to win! Regardless, we have great seats and I get to spend the evening with my wonderful husband. Astros, Eric and a hamburger – could tonight get any better?

It's been awhile...

I haven't posted anything in forever! I feel like I need to write something, but there's so much catching up I need to do, that maybe I should just skip over all that stuff and start with the here and now.

Oh, fun news that most everyone already knows:

My baby nephew, Luke Stephen Parker, was born on Thursday, April 9th.
He weighed 7 lbs 11oz and was 20 1/4 inches long.

Eric and I bought tickets to go see him the second week in June. It's our one year anniversary trip.

I don't think anyone reads my blog anymore, but I thought I'd write anyway. :)