Fall is Here!

Sunday was the first day of fall and I have decided that fall is officially my favorite time of the year! Of course I love summer because we are out of school, but fall just feels so much better. It is cooler, I love all the beautiful colors outside, I love FOOOTBALL (and beer-but not this year), and I love fall scents, such as pumpkin spice, apple cinnamon, caramel, etc. Right now, I have my pumpkin pie candle burning at 8:12 a.m. and am drinking some coffee with my new pumpkin pie flavored creamer! Heavenly--what a way to start off my Saturday morning. If you haven't tried this yet, you have to try the Pumpkin Spice latte at Starbucks. I had one the other day after my doc appt. and it is the best thing I have tasted in quite a while. The Pumpkin Frappucino is good too (ok, can you tell I love pumpkin??), but it doesn't even compare to the hot version so don't waste your time, or your 4 dollars! I also love fall decorations, and have already put out my big and small pumpkin/leaf flags and a new pottery jack-o-lantern I got at Michaels. I have a few more things I need to drag downstairs, I will probably get to that later in the day.

Movie you have got to see--- The Kingdom, with Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner (who I love since she was in that movie 13 going on 30) and Jason Bateman. It is about several FBI agents who go to Saudi Arabia to investigate a major terrorist event. If seeing Jamie Foxx for 2 hours is not enough reason to get you there (it was for me), don't worry, because the movie was GREAT! The last 45 minutes or so I don't think my eyes left the screen for even a second. I highly recommend it, also Jennifer Garner is a major ass-kicker and I like movies where the women are tough (think Demi Moore in GI Jane).

Alright, can't think of anything else to share...I am helping some friends check out apartments in the Mooresville area this afternoon...they work at my school and live in Hickory now, but are looking for a change of pace. I'll be watching the Panthers play Tampa Bay tomorrow and somehow squeezing in time to watch the Rock of Love finale--I am going to miss that show, I really do love Bret Michaels. I know he has aged a bit, but he is still a hottie!

Have a great weekend :)

By Request :)

I have been getting some requests to post some pics of the nursery and of my big belly...here are the nursery pics! I will have to get Cedric to take a picture of my ever growing stomach!!!!


Cross Stitch done by my mom (she hasn't crossstitched in years, I guess being a grandma re-inspired her!)


Glittery Stars over the crib


Same thing!


The new curtains


Dresser Ceddy painted blue and white, white cloud lamp made by me


Quilt hanging from bear paw clips

It is really starting to look good in there! We were originally going to buy a white glider...but, sometime this week my mom remembered that she has a white wicker rocker and footstool out in the gararge..it belonged to her great-grandmother. We pulled it out this weekend and I love it!! It is so much prettier than those gliders you buy and it is an heirloom! We are going to re-paint it and get some cushions made for it and then add it into the nursery!

Not much else going on...I am getting ready to do some cleaning and whip up a big batch of chili for football time tonight...Sunday nights are usually spent the same way at our house, watching football! It is hot again :( I want the cool fall weather to stick around!

The doctor's appointment on Thursday was good...Gabriel's heartbeat was around 150 and I have gained 4 more pounds, that makes about 15 in all and boy, can I feel it. I just thought I was fat before :) Now my feet are swelling, it is hard to bend over and pick stuff up off the floor and I have a hard time getting up and down off the floor!!! And I still have 15 more weeks to go!!!!!

Happy Birthday To Rocky!!!!

Yesterday was Rocky's 6th Birthday!!! He got a new stuffed football for football season, a new favorite leapord-print stuffed ball (this is probably the 10th one of these, I get them at PetSmart), pig ears and some treats! I cannot believe I have had him for 6 years! He is getting ready to go through some big changes, he is finally going to have to share the limelight with someone, his little brother Gabriel! It will be tough for him I think, because he is so spoiled, not only by me, but by my mom and dad too. But I think he will be ok once he gets over the initial shock of things!!
Other than that, things have been pretty uneventful...Tarheels and the Panthers got beat this weekend, it was not good for my two Carolina teams. I have my next doctor's appointment on Thursday, and Cedric and I are also going to go and visit some daycares.
Big news for Cedric---he found out last week that he is going to have to have a cornea transplant on his eye!!! We have known that the vision was bad, but did not know that without surgery there was a chance he could lose his eye. Scared the crap out of me, and I think it did him too. The doctor's act like it is no big deal, but he is going to be out of work for a week and will have to wear a patch for a few days. The surgery is scheduled for Halloween, so I told him he will have to dig up his pirate outfit from a few years ago! He will already have an authentic patch!!!

Check This Out!!

Please check out my good friend Maryellen's blog...she and her family are in China right now adopting their 16 month old daughter Sophie, and boy is she adorable!!!! She has been posting updates while they are over there, it is so cool!

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Congrats to you guys and I cannot wait to meet little Sophie!!

It's Been Awhile!

I admit it, I have been neglecting my blog now that school is back in....Here is an update.....Let's see....Cedric and I have been working more on the nursery, we got the crib put together and Cedric hung the ceiling fan, it is really beginning to look great in there! Friday night, we went to see Halloween, the movie directed by Rob Zombie. It is a prequel to the other Halloween movies and we both really liked it...very gruesome and the music alone is enough to scare me! Plus, instead of a real dinner, we binged on movie popcorn and candy, it was delicious!

Saturday, mom and I went to see the Body Worlds exhibit at Discovery Place in Charlotte. I highly recommend it to anyone who lives near Charlotte. It is all these real bodies that have been plasticized to preserve them. You can see all the organs, blood vessels, etc. It was really neat. My favorite part was the prenatal exhibit, which had babies all the way from 4 weeks to 34 weeks..It was so interesting to see what point I am at and how Gabriel looks inside of me.

Today, I have been cleaning up and watching the Panthers game, right now they are winning, 24 to 13, with about 5 minutes left in the game, let's hope they can hold on to it and get a win. Tonight, we are grilling out burgers and watching the Cowboys play. Then, it is back to work tomorrow...Gosh, the weekeneds go by too quickly! UNC got beat by ECU yesterday :( We will be heading to Chapel Hill to see them play UVa on Saturday. Hope everyone has a good week and I will try to update more often!!