Locked Out

So I had a little excitement last night... Our friend Shelby came over for dinner & when she was ready to go I decided to take Angie out for a little potty break. Well Shelby was the last one out the door & unaware of the fact that we always keep the door knob locked she shut the door. OOPS. So I was in a state of shock for a bit seeing as Luke was not only gone for 1 whole week but he was 9 hours away:) So we checked a window... locked. We tried the ol' credit card in door jam trick -does NOT work in real life people! So I decide to go get our neighbors Buck & Cathy too see if they can help us out... well long story a little bit shorter - we found a window that wasn't locked, apparently Luke keeps it unlocked for exactly this type of situation (would have been nice to know in the beginning - since we were outside in the @ least 30 degree weather for a good 1/2 hour)! Fun times in WA... FUN TIMES!

So Luke calls me back AN HOUR after the whole debacle ... since he decided to forget his cellphone when he went out to dinner.... no Batman radar on that one (I guess I have finally found a flaw... he cannot predict when something is going to go wrong.)

I have never been happier to get inside that house & snuggle under the blankets... hopefully that's all the excitement for the next week:)

The "cupcake" Belly

Hmmmm.... as per all of you apparently I have no belly... so I took another look @ the pic we posted & I suppose you're right. BUT... that was a couple weeks ago & my belly is MUCH bigger now. So we will have to take more pics. when Luke gets home:)

Other belly news.... Luke felt his first kick:) On Sunday we were laying on the couch watching TV & Luke had his hand on my belly(as he does often these days) where baby usually makes the moves - only this time... Luke actually felt 2 kicks... He was VERY excited:) It was super cute... his eyes got really big & he had a huge smile on his face:)

In other news... we are getting a web cam. This should be interesting for the technologically challenged (that being me). But my dad is getting us a web cam... he says it's so he can see us when we chat on the phone but it is TOTALLY just to see this baby! other wise I think we might have had gotten it over a year ago... hugh dad????:) so anyone w/ a web cam we can chitter chatter & actually see each other:) exciting stuff!

Belly Pics and more...

Here are some pictures of the new and growing Melyssa, still a skinny minny but now a baby belly is present. Starting to feel the kicks, the lil boy is growing slowly but surely. I say boy because melyssa and I have a bet on what the make and model of the lil tyke will be. Argh Argh Argh, it's definately a boy. Well the other pics are of Hurricane Ridge with all the snow from when I went snowboarding a few weeks ago, some sweet powder riding. And the other pics are me doing what I do best, driving the Coast Guards boats. Hope you all enjoy. See you all soon in March.

Belly

So I really have been meaning to take pics of my belly... it's just by the time I get home all I want to do is get into sweatpants... the belly has taken over & jeans are just not so comfy. It actually seems to have grown over night... it's definitely looking like a pregnant baby belly:) Luke's home this weekend though so maybe, if I remember, I will have him take some pics & upload them onto the computer. Speaking of which... for those of you who wanted RI pics from June (ooopsss) I just got new CD's made so I should be able to make some CD's @ home for you guys... so I promise to get them to you by the next time we come home... in March:)

As for baby... I go to the DR. today but I got a call about my ultrasound... I guess as of right now my placenta is lying low... Luke looked it up & I guess this could change... it could pop up top where it's supposed to be... BUT... if it doesn't I think I'll probably be having a c-section. They will be doing another ultrasound (that makes #4... not that I'm complaining) towards the end of February ... so I'll keep you posted on that. Other than that... I'll be getting weighed today... SCARY:)

Shows

Thank GOODNESS my shows are back on. Who knows how long this will last (not long I'm assuming) but it's nice to have some new shows to watch on my good ol' DVR:)

I have promised pics of the belly to many a peeps so.... they are coming.... soon.... I PROMISE!

Oh my...

I am a SUPER bad blogger.... Happy New Year Every Body!!! I so did not realize it has been as long as it has been since I last posted:)

The Holiday's were not so holly jolly this year... I don't know if it's all the pregnancy hormones making me so emotional or just the fact that I am so so so so so sick of the West Coast that it's not even funny... Maybe a combination of the two .... but needless to say this Christmas just wasn't the best Christmas ever (& that says a lot because not just 2 years ago I was getting over my Honeymoon from Hell Stomach thingy... nuff said)

Any way... I don't do resolutions... not that I have anything against them... I just tend to resolute (if that's even a word) throughout the year whenever something needs resolving... so there's always the get healthy thing... which I could always improve upon .... but I am not about to start that in January when everyone & their mama decides it's time to get their fat behinds to the gym.... UMMMM YAAAA NO! I'll go in Feb. when everyone is over their resolutions & back to the couch:)

Aside from the New Year... we're just trying to get a little organized around here before our lives are utterly transformed into mass chaos!!! Those of you who know me all too well... know that I am a neat freak who is uber organized. However since this little life inside of me has completely taken over my body... I am already slipping... the house is a mess I no longer know where anything goes... I can't even put a dish in the dishwasher(they wait for my lovely superb fabulous husband to come home and take care of them) same goes for laundry, vacuuming and any other cleaning activity. It is hard to even get myself in the shower in the am ( my name from Jenny & Jos definitely true these days:)) What is going to become of me when this kid is actually out and about.... SCARY!!!!!

Merry Merry

I hope you all had a very Merry Holiday *Christmas* or whatever it is you might have celebrated! We did one night of Hanukkah this year (that was all Luke was home for) but @ least I got my oh so yummy latkes! Crispy fried potato pancakes.... they make me very happy:)

There hasn't been much baby talk... I apologize for that! I was SOOOOO sick for so long and then we didn't go to the DR. for ever so it didn't really even feel like I was preggers. So we went to the DR. yesterday. Heard the heart beat & everything is A OK! We go for our next ultrasound in 2 weeks... where we can find out the sex of the babe.... But I don't think I want to... sorry, you are all just going to have to wait 6 more months. My heart just skipped a beat... 6 more months thats 1/2 a year... and we will have a little Marland ~ HOLY SH*T!!!!! We're almost half way there. That is extremely scary!!!

So besides eating for 2, sleeping like crap, and peeing just about every 5 seconds... things are same ol' same here. We wish you all a happy, healthy & fulfilling 2008! We miss you all!!! xoxo

I've been tagged

But I'm not playing along.... sorry Jenny! But!!! I am posting a new little blurber:) yeay for me!

So lots... tons.... going on!

I am no longer working @ Doodlebugs... this just happened yesterday so I am slightly bitter but here's what's up.... They are going to be closing earlier in the winter so she doesn't have a lot of hours... blah blah blah... then I could come back in the summer... UMMMMMM excuse me but I am giving BIRTH this summer.... & yes I do believe the actual birth will be taking ALL SUMMER LONG! So no more Doodles. The plus side... NO MORE SDU!!! I do not believe I will EVER teach a 101 class again! As much as I enjoy taking them... I feel so bad for those teachers... teaching stupid people who have NO CLUE the same thing OVER & OVER & OVER & OVER again... yucko! So we will celebrate no more SDU!!!!

Another thing to celebrate... I'm not sick any more!!!! Yippy! It's been about 2 weeks now so I think it's safe to say that I have passed that lovely part of pregnancy... now it's just big belly time:)

I'm Thankful...

For my good friend Jenny who came all the way cross country to visit & was perfectly happy doing absolutely nothing! I really do hope you had fun Jenny... sorry this pregnant lady is not so much fun right now:(

Well... we had a good Turkey Day & we had a great visit with Jenny, a couple of good days in Seattle (I seriously wish that we lived there or at least a little bit closer) over all it was a good week but unfortunately not very eventful for little Miss Jenn.

Our 1st Baby

Ok... Since Luke posted our big news about the new member of our family (in the making) & since I am actually able to be up & slightly functioning, I thought I'd post some pics. of our 1st baby girl so here you go. She sure is cute... she's a pain in the rear but she's cute:)

We have some news....

Well... it all started about 10 weeks ago. We are packing a baby. We first took the pregnancy test, and yes it showed a "PLUS" sign, which apparently means you are pregnant. Well once that happened we didn't say much for a couple of weeks. Then... the morning sickness hit like a pound of bricks, to both of us. I haven't stopped moving since she got it. Nausea, vomiting, super hero sense of smell, which is amazing by the way. Now her morning sickness is worse than ever. Here is a little note to the guys... When your wife is pregnant, don't go out and buy king crab legs and eat them in front of her, well across the house. The smell is terrible apparently, I had to learn the hard way. Then she had some nasty cravings for everything in RI, she had to be difficult. So my parents overnighted Casserta Pizza from Providence. It was delicious by the way, thanks mom and dad, your the best in-laws to Melyssa. Then here is another note, When she tells to you to go to Wendy's to get french fries, Get the Biggest you can, or you will have to go back for the rest of them. I again learned the hard way. We went to the hospital yesterday due to Melyssa being dehydrated. She's ok now. We got an ultrasound, amazing! Cute kid, I think it is a boy, no girl has a head that big. We hope you are all doing well and we'll see you around the late february or early march time frame.

Not much to say

So... I haven't done a post in .... Forever... because I really have no news to update you all with!

Life on the west coast SUCKS it is cold, rainy & just plain crappy! I don't know if I can last 1 1/2 more years!!! Plus (and you all know that this is the kicker for me) there is NO good food here!!!! I would KILL for a freakin' pizza that does not come from Domino's!

Well... other than that there's nothing much going on here") Hope you enjoyed the update!

Columbus Day

I know... I know... I have been a REALLY bad blogger lately!!! Unfortunately there's just not much to tell out here on this coast right now:(

So I gave myself a short week this week:) I took yesterday & today off!!! Yesterday because Janie & Pete came to visit!!! Yipppy!! We had a great afternoon... It was nice to just have some east coasties to chat w/! I of course took absolutely NO pictures... I'm really slacking in that department as well! I even leave the camera out on one of the side tables in the living room, I mean how much easier access could you get???

So today I've got some errands to run & I'm getting my hair did... so maybe if I remember ... there will be photos taken of that:)

Pictures...

Some random pics. The Feet First sign of the store in Victoria, British Columbia. Our sign &
store is soooo much better:)

Then per Jenny's request... a little pic. of mein front of a muse in Seattle. Supper cute store
and stampies:)

And Angie making friends @ the doggie park... she's so cute hugh?

Here is the promised pic. from Seattle on our ann. weekend:) I tried to upload some more but my computer's being a little finicky!
any whoo... not too much going on around here. Luke's b-day is on monday but he'll be working , as will I @ both places:( but we have this weekend to relax and we'll celebrate his big 26 on sun.:) well that's about all the excitement I've got... sorry!

AHHHHH...

Utter bliss... that's what today is! I have the whole weekend off and I haven't had a weekend off & to myself for hmmmm.... a year! I love retail and all but give a girl a break!!!

So i've had time to organize my scrappy space! It feels so wonderful to know where everything is again:) Now I'm doing nothing but watching tv... utter mindless crap! gotta love it:)

It's a gooooood day!!!

Good Friday

This has been the week from he double hockey sticks:) (for those of you confused con-fussed ~ that would be LUKE~ that would be hell). But when I weighed myself this am (as in morning ~Luke again~) it made it a wonderful day... not only is it the end of the week & I have the whole weekend off & to myself (not that I won't miss Luke terribly).

Anywho... I have lost 10 POUNDS in 2 MONTHS:) Yippee skippy:) I weigh what I weighed 2 years ago (that would be on my wedding day) Only 5 more to go:) Oh happy day!!!

August 27th

Our 2 year anniversary! I can't believe it has been 2 years already... it has definitely been the best 2 years of my life {well except for moving to WA:)} but as far as married life... that's been pretty darn good!

So for our big 2 we went to Seattle on Sat. for a wonderful day of shopping, eating and being in an actual city!! woohoo!

Monday Luke was working so I drove out there w/ dinner for us... then I drove alllll the way back home:) what a good wifey I am:)

Here's some random pics. since I haven't bloged in hmmm.... FOREVER!

Never mind... Luke didn't upload them onto the computer yet... sorry:)

Where have we been?

Luke is in Seattle for the week doing "Seafair" which is like a blessing of the fleet... big parades & oceany stuff going on. As for me... I have a new job!!! it's a good one so far. TONS to do... I'm working in the office of a B&B/vacation rentals for a highly disorganized Realtor!!! i've been on the go go since day 1! Then I go straight to DB for the evening... poor Angie has been cooped up:( She's had a trip to the doggie park (first trip) recently so that was fun for her... we just have to let her out & about when we are home:)

Hmmm.... I think that covers the Marland life @ this point in time:)

Yesterday

Was... the worst day eva!!! Since the lavender festival is going on in Sequim (oh so much fun) everyone & their mama is in Sequim to see the stupid purple flower, eat the stupid purple flower, and buy ANYTHING with the stupid purple flower on it!
So in addition to all the stupid purple flower people we lose power.... make that the entire city of Sequim loses power because (and this is the best part) they (who "they" are I don't know but I think they may be stupider ~ i know that's not a word but it seems fitting here~ than the stupid purple flower) but they tried to send more power to the street fair & killed a transformer so the entire city lost power. so the good thing to happen out of all of this, i go to go home early. the bad, very oh so bad, thing to happen was that i got out @ 4:30 on a friday afternoon when there's normally traffic - tripled by the stupid purple flower festival and the fact that the traffic lights are out. so my normal horrible 30min. drive now turned into a really horrible 50min.! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Then i came home to a puppy who was locked up all day in her little room... she was very barky, very energized & extremely annoying! So there you have it... my day from HELL:) hope you all have a better weekend then me:)