Kings of the Road

A little update on the pregnancy…
Everything is still going well! I don’t have gestational diabetes, nor am I anemic. Yay! I joked to the doctor that it must be all the hamburgers I’ve been eating, and she sternly said “that’s not the course of action I recommend for anemia.” KIDDING, Doc. Then she told me [...]

I hate knowing that I’m being taken advantage of, especially by a friend.

She returned my coat to the nail salon. THANK YOU. I was half-expecting there to be an apology note in the pocket, and a gift card to starbucks or a $20 bill, you know, for my troubles. But as my co-worker reminded me, I should be thankful just to have it back.

Dear Person Who Took My Coat at Modern Nails in the Pentagon City Mall:
I hate you. That was my only maternity coat, and the only coat I own that fits over my baby belly. Now I have nothing. It is cold. You suck. I know it was probably a mistake, and you will hopefully soon [...]

Did I mention that I moved? I’ve been super busy around here, but I unpacked the last box today and it’s really feeling like a home. We have almost everything organized and decorated except for Larry’s office/studio and the nursery. And we have a huge pile of boxes in our corner. (Anyone need some cardboard? [...]

I had my 28-week appointment last Thursday, and everything is going just fine for both the baby and me. We’ve got a strong heart rate, normal blood pressure, average size, and not much to complain about. 11 1/2 weeks to go and so far, so good.
I had to take the standard gestational diabetes glucose test [...]

Yesterday I went to the grocery store after work and picked up, oh, a gazillion things. I went to checkout lane number five, and it looked just like every other checkout line. I unloaded all my items onto the cart and waited my turn. The cashier informed me as she began scanning my items that [...]