Again...

I am sorry.. ONCE AGAIN.. that it has taken me so long to update. I was sick for a while and I didn't feel like moving, so updating the blog wasn't on the top of the list. So we will start from the top. Joeys mom had her surgery for the tracheal stenosis. She was 95% closed off. Can you believe that?! Thats crazy, she only had 5%of airway to breathe thru. The good new is that they were able to open her airway to 80%. So that was Thursday, then on Friday I started to get sick. I was hoping that at first it was pregnancy sickness, but that idea soon subsided when I developed diarrhea (sorry, I know thats TMI). Joey even skipped his wiffle ball because.. well there are 2 reasons: 1. A renter totally tore up a property and he had to make a police report and board up the windows. 2. He wanted to be home to take care of little ol me! What a sweetie huh!

***Pregnancy Thoughts***
Well I wasn't suppose to start ovulating until 7/29 (per the calender method), but my body told me otherwise last week. So Joey and I did a little bit of "baby dancing", but I am not sure it was enough. My nintendo wii told me I would get pregnant this month. It wouldn't lie to me would it? I had a consultation with Megan B. and Amanda W. Amanda told me that I had a 50/50 chance of pregnancy. Don't get me wrong, I am still actively trying as if I am currently ovulating but I am pretty sure the time has passed. Megan also told me I need to quite thinking so "scientifically" and leave it up to Jesus (What if Jesus comes today). The only thing about that is I talk with Jesus all the time. We talk about lots of things and pregnancy frequently comes up. However, I have not heard anything back as of yet. Joey's parents are really laying it on thick now. Twice now they have told us to "Get busy". The other day Joeys mom called and said, "Hasn't it been about 14 days since the start of your last period, maybe you guys should try tonight". The weird thing- it HAD been exactly 14 days since the start of my last period, and of course we did do it that night.We haven't even told his parent that we are trying, they just took it upon themselves to bring this subject matter up. Joeys dad even bought us KU baby outfits (which makes me super excited!). So.. once again think happy thoughts for me. I am hoping the nintendo is right and that this little lady will be carrying a baby by next month!!
P.S. Joeys team finished out the wiffle ball season 19-1. Yeah!!

A Few Pics

I thought I would share a few pics that I took these last few weeks. Me being the Suzie home maker that I am, made a coconut cream pie last week. I bought a recipe magazine and told Joey to pick out a recipe and I would make it. Of course he had to pick the most complicated. But I was pretty happy with the result, as you can see it is gorgeous!

This is a picture of the Son Bun. He always likes to play in the soda boxes and it never gets old. His belly is a little bigger than it used to be, so he has to try harder to get all the way in (thats what she said). He is quite possibly the cutest cat ever though don't you think! :)

Love

Joey and I were laying in bed watching The Today Show this morning when I got home and they showed this video. It is about a lion named Christian and his owners who had to let him go in the wild. It made me a bit teary eyed because it reminded me of the Son Bun. I think he would jump all over us if we had to let him go in the wild and came back to see him after a year. I hope it brings a warm fuzzy feeling to you as it did for me! I know some of you are laughing at me and my love for the Son Bun, but I can't help it. He is my first son! :) I hope when Joey and I finally have a baby that Sonny won't be sad. We read that when cats get lonely they will over clean themselves and make themselves sick so that the owners will give them attention. So, I have been watching Sonny very closely to make sure he isn't over cleaning himself. Its really funny because if you say to him "Sonny, are you going to clean your butt?" he will get up and walk away. He will them give us a mean look with both ears down, its pretty funny. I think I might be laughing more than you right now. :)

Favorites

Sorry for the delay in writing. It seems like I never do anything interesting. I had to miss Joeys wiffle ball games yet again this week because I work. His team is 17-1 now though. They pretty much rock. I love going to the games because I like to heckle the players on the other teams. I usually say things like "Hit him in the face" or if they throw the ball and it hits one of our players I will say "Hey sucka, keep it clean. Do it again and Im rushing the mound". I even have signs made up that say "Give it up, its over kids" or "Joey Reid for president". I am really hoping to have off for the playoffs and the world series games. It should be awesome. I might be more into it than most wives, but I think Im more dedicated when it comes to the wife position. :)
I got a Wii Fit for my birthday and I have been working out quite a bit (at least 2 days a week, thats good right?). I have determined I have really bad balance and I should probably never go snowboarding. My goal is to lose about 5-10 pounds before I get pregnant. The thing is.. I want to get pregnant now. So I have approximately 6 days before ovulation time. After that hopefully I will be gaining weight. If you don't have any other wishes you want, at 11:11 each day and night you can go ahead and wish that I get pregnant this month. It would be perfect to get pregnant now because then I would be due in April and I would have off July 4th next year!! Yeah! I am trying to calm down and not get to anxious about the whole ordeal. If you have any ideas on calming down and being worry free, Im open to suggestions. This month I am going to try some Rasberry tea per a coworkers suggestion. The wii fit has yoga and I have been doing that. It is fun and I like it, but I don't think it relaxes me. The only thing it helps let loose is my toots. Ok, not really. I just said that because I know the face Katie is making right now! :)
Well I thought I would leave you with some hilarious videos that I thoroughly enjoy. Everytime I watch them I laugh hysterically!
Rock Of Love- SNL
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=982f797c-87a2-456f-9781-54958c94ef4c

http://www.truveo.com/Grape-stomping-lady-falls/id/1548024970

www.truveo.com/Saturday-Night-Live-Surprise-Party/id/1464363109 - 65k -
Justin Timberlake- SNL (D*** In A Box)
http://uncutvideo.aol.com/videos/35c82886ddcdd7d2c1593defee5525fe

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!

Reminicing

I was looking at some pictures of my wedding today to make a book for Joeys mother and I was reminded of what a beautiful day it was. The day was perfect, Joey looked awesome, my dress was great and our cake was wonderful. Oh wait, never mind our cake was eerily similar to a snowman. So I decided I would show a picture of what it was SUPPOSE to be, what it was, and what it might as well been.

What it was suppose to be

What it was

What it might as well of been!!

Even still thought I don't think I would change anything about my wedding day. It just gave it character!

Time to Wave Goodbye

Well... I thought this could be it, I really did. I went to sleep, no Aunt Flo. Woke up, no Aunt Flo. So I took a pregnancy test when I got up and it was a BFN (thats big fat negative in the trying to conceive world)! How frustrating I thought. But there is still hope right.. those dumb tests are wrong all the time right (wishfull thinking). So I got ready for work and finished eating dinner. I was having mild cramps, nothing special or harsh, just cramps. But in my head I thought, "Maybe this is implantation cramps". LOL. So I went to the bathroom to double check. Well surprise! there was Aunt Flo right there. Excuse my language but what a b**ch!!! She wasn't welcome, I didn't invite her this month. I told her to not come for another 9 months! What is her deal?! So once again I must look down at the toilet and wave goodbye to a small piece of me. "Goodbye little half complete bundle of cells, you could have been amazing!" LOL. So now all of a sudden I have a 32 day cycle. Well at least next month I won't get excited prematurely.

Could It Be?!?!

Alright, I am officially 3 days late!! I still haven't taken a test because I am nervous. Joey also told me to only test if I am pretty sure because if I just take one to take one then its like peeing on five dollars. And most of you know I wouldn't usually pee on five dollars... fifty cents maybe, but not five dollars. No actually I wouldn't pee on a quarter.. maybe a penny. Ok I have gotton off the subject. Back to pregnancy talk. I don't have any symptoms of pregnancy. No sore boobs, no increased urination.. nothing. I did have cramps and I have bloating.. but no cramps since Thursday night. I should have started on Friday. I am really excited at the possibility but at the same time I am telling myself Im probably not. Last month I was also 3 days late, but I started by 12:30 am on the 4th day. It is 1:54 am and no sign of Aunt Flo. Maybe its because she knows she isn't welcome! :) I think if I still haven't started by the time I wake up tomorrow (around 3:00ish) then I will take a test. So.. stay tuned and think happy thoughts for me!!!

Catching Up

Sorry for such a delay in my updating! It has been a crazy 10 days off!!!

So to start my days off my mom wanted to take me out to dinner to celebrate my birthday. I get to dinner (late like always) and my brother Nathan comes walking to the table. Nathan lives in Canada and it has been almost a year since I've seen him!! I was sooo excited!!!

So on my birthday we all went to WOF. It was Joey, Nathan, Amanda B., Christa, Jack, Jenn, Mellissa and me. It really meant a lot to me that everyone went! We all had a blast. Joey and I were the only ones who rode everything. Everyone rode things with us but we rode it all. I have noticed that the older I get the more wore out I get. By the end of the day I was tired, hungry and had a headache. However, it was completely worth it! The whole day it was partly cloudy and a bit muggy, but it was a perfect day. We decided we were going to ride one more ride, the detonator, and then the rain drops started coming down and soon they were coming faster and harder (thats what she said). So we skipped the last ride and scooted to the car. The picture is us taking cover from the rain for a small while until the rain slowed down. The only thing is... it never slowed down and we just had to suck it up. By the time I reached the car my toes were prunes because of all the water in my shoes. The day was PERFECT! It was going to be great but since Nathan was there it was even better.

Next came the 4th of July. In the morning Joey's dad had called and said we had better get up to the nursing home to see his grandmother Mary because she wasn't doing too well. She was on hospice and had took a turn for the worse. When we got there Joey told her we were there and she opened her eyes and looked at us but didn't keep them open long. We held her hands and brushed her hair for nearly 2 hours. She had strong pulses and was breathing 12 a minute. Joey and I both agreed that she was a fighter and would hold on for at least a couple more days. Joey told her we would be back that night and we both told her we loved her. She nodded her head when we told her we were leaving. We left and went to my sisters for a bit. Hoping for some good food we got there and found burnt cookies. Ok well, not all of them were burnt. She made hamburgers and hot dogs and we both ate and had some pop. I had been trying to avoid pop, you know just in case I was pregnant. But I thought, "Screw it, Im probably not and a pop sounds darn good!". Then we headed home and took a much needed nap, we have been pretty exhausted lately! When we woke up from our nap Joeys dad called and told us that Mary had passed away. They thought it was only appropriate because Mary was a stubborn Italian who was definately a firecracker! Needless to say it wasn't the best 4th I've ever had.

Alright, I know that you guys are wondering... pregnant or not. Well the answer is Im not sure. Hopefully I will know in about a week or so. My bodies so crazy I just don't know what to think. So stayed tuned!!

Day 4 Finally!

So today is finally day 4 of 4 at work. I have had great kids but I am sooo excited to be off for 5 days! I have been at the same station as Chrissy for the past 2 days, we have been having a little bit of fun. But I am a little bit of life after all. We have heard I Kissed A Girl maybe 50 times. (You have to love 93.3) I think the song is awesome. Joey thought that Katie and I would like it because "we like that kind of music". LOL. But Chrissy and I have been telling funny stories, we always try to one up eachother. I mostly win. But I have big plans for my days off. Tuesday- clean house. Wednesday- MY BIRTHDAY. Thursday- Clean a little more, have friends over. Friday- Hopefully getting pregnancy symptoms. Maybe throwing up, maybe peeing a lot. Im not picky. I don't care which symptoms, I just want some kind of them!

My birthday is on Wednesday and I am really excited. I am like a little kid when it comes to birthdays, I might even be a little bratty on my birthday. My plan is to go to worlds of fun with Joey and some friends from work, I am super excited!! I haven't been to worlds of fun in a couple years and I absolutely love rollercoasters. My friend Jenn is going and she has not been to WOF since she was 7.. 7 !! Can you believe that! I plan on showing her a good time (thats what she said). So if you are bored on Wednesday then you can think to yourself "Happy Birthday MaryBeth". I will definately repost after WOF so you will know just how much fun we had ourselves!

Grace, my friend at work, showed me this super cute website that has hilarious animal pictures on it. The picture above was my absolute favorite!! I have printed it off and posted it at my station. I have shown everyone, I laugh a lot more than them most of the time. I don't think they appreciate how funny the picture is! I used to have pictures of Puddles, Goldie and Gina up when Katie was here, but now I just can't put them out. Then they will just ask where Puddles is. (Katie took it to Austin with her, Puddles really wanted to go and be with her).