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| Monday, July 16th, 2007 | | 11:52 am |
Well, I ran my 5K this weekend and am now training for an ironman. HotHubby is gone all week so it's me and BabyO. Girls' week! yay! I am going to meet a friend for lunch and then I think BabyO and I are going to go for a nice long bike ride. It's not too unbearable out and BabyO has become as much of an outdoor junkie as her mom and dad. She'll be crawling around and go straight for the door and then just sit there. When I tell her we're going outside, she claps her hands and says "out, oot." She's becoming such fun! | | Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 | | 12:04 am |
I have been out of touch! Our computer died. It actually caught on fire! Flames were coming out of it. It was crazy! I was the only one home (HH took BabyO out for a run) and just started screaming. I picked it up and ran outside with it and threw it on the grass. I then grabbed the door mat and stomped it out. I then called 911 who sent the fire department over because I wanted to make sure that it was totally out and putting water on an electrical thing might not be the best idea. Well, HH was freaked out when he turned the corner and saw cop cars and fire engines and an ambulance (yes, everyone joined in the fun). And they were all standing with me on the front lawn looking at the computer on the ground. It was really funny and I got some great pictures. So, this time, we did a lot of research before buying a new computer. NOT something I was interested in, but thank GOD I save all of my photos on an external drive! I ran a mini marathon last weekend in honor of testicular cancer. I got a shirt that says "I have balls." I love it! Hahaha. Other than that, life has seemed quiet! I have signed up for tennis lessons at the golf club that HH insisted in joining and I get them for free! So why not? We're certainly paying enough! Plus, HH got me three jobs for portraits with three of his golf buddies. Got to love networking. So it looks like a crazy busy summer but I'm really looking forward to it! BabyO is in a baby swim class too which should be adorable. I actully got a waterproof cover for my camera and will take photos for everyone in the class and hopefully get some jobs from that. We'll see! Ok, off to bed. Going to snuggle with HH and watch the end of Billy Maddison! Night night! | | Friday, May 25th, 2007 | | 1:54 pm |
Whew, life is CRAZY. I've been training for a mini marathon (with a real marathon in mind so I've really been pushing it) now that all of my parts are in working order. Baby-O has gone from baby to a person with her own thoughts and ideas and is everywhere! She no longer will stay put for anything. Right now, she's down for her nap so i'm trying to get everything in this house in order. I think we're going to hang out by the pool this afternoon. Maybe that will entertain her. She loves swimming. I'm trying to not be in while the weather is so good but I got hungry while out with her this morning and decided a nap in her bed rather than her stroller or carseat would be a nice treat (do I suck as a mom?). So, here we are... | | Sunday, May 6th, 2007 | | 8:29 pm |
Cool like CityGirl
Saw this on someone else's journal and just had to steal it. This is TOO funny in some parts: So, here's how it works: 1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc) 2. Put it on shuffle 3. Press play 4. For every question, type the song that's playing 5. When you go to a new question, press the next button 6. DON'T LIE and try to pretend you're cool... WAKING UP: Life is Beautiful – Vega4 (how great is that?) GOING TO CLASS: Maneater – Nelly Furtado (oh yeah, that was me, with my clothes that were "better for a nightclub than for history" according to my mom) FALLING IN LOVE: Let’s Get Away - TI (my first serious boyfriend and I on our first date drove to vegas :) - no, we didn't pull a britany) FIGHT SONG: Situations – Jack Johnson BREAKING UP: Something - Shakira DANCE: All These Lives - Daughtry LIFE: What Sarah Said – Deathcab for Cutie MENTAL BREAKDOWN: Never Know – Jack Johnson DRIVING: B.O.Y. – Jessica Simpson FLASHBACK: Dreaming with a Broken Heart – John Meyer (this is just too true) WEDDING: Barbie – Aqua Girl (hahahahha, this is my FAVORITE! HH's too!) BIRTH OF CHILD: Stay with You – Goo Goo Dolls FINAL BATTLE: Zach and Sara – Ben Folds 5 DEATH SCENE: Your Embrace - Shakira (eerie) FUNERAL SONG: Song 6 – Daniel Powter (my favorite song - how .... I'm not going to say it. this creaps me out) | | Sunday, April 15th, 2007 | | 7:27 pm |
HH and I went out running this morning in a sprinkling and about a mile away, we got caught in a downpour. Baby-O was cozy in her covered stroller but we were drenched. It was fun, but I hate running in the rain because I don't like soggy feet. Not at all... I've spent all day trying to get dry and warm up. What a yucky day. | | Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 | | 6:31 pm |
Well, I'm leaving in a week and I'm feeling great! I'm back to running a mile every day and today, my therapist said I can push it to two miles. She thinks I'll get to five miles by the end of the month. She said that she trusts me not to push myself too hard and to keep the end goal in mind. Aparently, the fact that I was in good shape before all of this is what has held my ankle together and kept everything for weakening too much. I am so happy! So, it seems like a lot of good stuff is happening right now! One of my "Livejournal" buddies just had twins that are doing great, another just took in two foster girls (twins also) who are doing great, a good friend of mine just had twins and they are doing great, and my aunt, who is a twin, was in the hospital but is doing very well. Weird with the whole twin thing right? Ok, BabyO just had dinner and HotHubby won't be home until after 9pm so I think we're going to go for a walk because I'm just so happy to be on my feet again. I can't sit still (ie can't keep this thing up to save my life!). | | Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 | | 4:56 pm |
Hi! it's spring! The weather here is beautiful! We just got back this morning from a surprise long weekend in Fl. It was perfect. HotHubby told me that he would plan something wonderful once I was "back on my feet." Last week I could finally walk without support/cast/pain and he told me to pack my bags. We drove to the airport and turned out, he planned a trip to Miami (and we leave for Aruba in 2 weeks but this was with the WHOLE family, all three of us)! It was perfect and wonderful and romantic and his parents were down there so we could leave Baby-O and go out and have fun. It was just what our marriage needed. It was just what I needed. I feel so rejuvinated and ready for rehab tomorrow. My goal is to run a 5K by July1. | | Sunday, March 4th, 2007 | | 8:59 pm |
I am about to go to bed because I'm exhausted but I thought I would post to say that I can finally walk with a cane without too much pain! I'm walking on a treadmill with my PTist and it is killing me. I'm totally exhausted. While I thought that I would gain weight through this whole ordeal, I've ended up losing some because the meds make me feel so sick and tired. Baby-O is doing great. HotHubby surprised me tonight with a trip for the two of us to Aruba! It's in April for our aniversary! I'm so excited. He said he was hoping it would perk me up and he's right. Just not feeling so perky right now. Acutally, very very tired. Night everyone... | | Friday, February 16th, 2007 | | 1:35 pm |
I was supposed to start physical therapy this week but due to the snow, it was cancelled. I can't wait to be able to walk again. I've gained so much weight and just feel horrible. I've decided I need to see a therapist and get all of my depression over with. HotHubby has been a saint and BabyO is so sweet, but I just don't feel right. Everything over these past couple of months has just been too much. On Wednesday, HotHubby got a limo to take us out to this amazing restaurant. It was romantic and perfect and he gave me a pair of beautiful earings. We talked about our relationship and BabyO and have decided that we should try for another baby this summer. He is everything I ever wished for when i was a little girl and that is what is motivataing me to get better. He deserves it. | | Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 | | 1:10 am |
I've been MIA. Sorry. I ended up having surgery on my ankle and then came down with a staff infection that almost killed me. A friend of mine was killed right after Christmas and then my Aunt died suddenly right after New Years. I spent three weeks in the hospital and came home to a baby that barely recognized me. I'm having a really hard time. I still can't walk and am just beside myself. I don't feel like writing to this but felt i had to let you all know where i was. i'm here. i'm miserable. i am reading all your journals as part of my entertainment. being such an active person, you can imagine the toll all of this has had on me so i'll be back, it may just take a while. thanks for your concerns though... | | Monday, December 11th, 2006 | | 3:52 pm |
PS all those people out there with little ones, what do you think are the best toys? Especially when you put them down for a bit to entertain themselves? We have one of those things that you put her in that she sits in - like the circular thingy? I think it's baby einstein. I want something like the little tykes 5-1 gym - the kind of gym where the kid lies down. Please help! So much of this stuff is junk and either the kid's arms are too short or it just does nothing and they could care less.... Thanks! | | 3:48 pm |
The holidays make me crazy! I can finally hobble around and left Baby-O with her grandparents today (both of my parents came!) to go shopping for HotHubby. I was in the mall and it was eerily dead. I kept thinking maybe I missed xmas or something. I managed to pretty much finish him and my parents and Baby-O. She'll have no idea what's going on, but we can't forget her! I'm trying to get her stuff that will teach her to entertain herself and help her with her attempts at walking and recognizing colors. Yes, I plan on having her read by 1 and play the cello by 2.5 with YoYo Ma. Hahaha. Seriously though, why not stimulate the brain? She's already GREAT when I lay her on a blanket with a few toys. She loves "belly time". Ok, back to my weekend. My parents are here. His parents are coming this weekend. Our siblings are coming late next week. I can't believe everyone shifted their plans for us. My brother inlaws parents are from CT so they're even coming down. Our neighbors are leaving for a week so they offered us their house. How nice are people? I love/hate the holidays. My ankle hurts. I think i'm going to walk around a bit - makes it feel better! | | Sunday, December 3rd, 2006 | | 8:15 pm |
Of course I just had to come up with this now that I'm crippled, but I was thinking that local daycares may be interested in having holiday pictures of their kids that the parents can purchase. If there are 5 kids at a facility, I know that I would totally reduce my cost so I could give the parents a break and get a lot of business. I'm willing to give this idea to other photogs (ie rainnxonxme) since I will now have trouble meeting everything I've already committed to now that I'm a cripple (by the way, it's my LEFT ankle so I can still drive - thanks for the phonecalls ladies, I got the messages from HH. He misses you too!). But, yeah, the drugs are letting me think of more things that are just going to make me sad and more depressed. :( HH put the tree up this afternoon with a couple of his buddies and he just ordered chinese food. And, my mom's coming through the new year! She knows that I can't do it all but will push myself to do it all and she and HH talked earlier and think it's the best for everyone. Especially, with Baby-O crawling. And, she can help me finish the guest "wing" (it's basically a bedroom, bathroom, and tiny "TV room" but down a LONG hallway so we call it the wing to feel fancy.) Not sure if any of this is making sense but food is here and i'm ravished. night all. | | 5:09 pm |
Today we bought a tree. And today I broke my ankle. Yes, you read this right, I have crippled myself on the craziest month of the year, especially with a little one. We bought a tree out at a farm in the middle of nowhere, va this morning. Cut it down ourselves and everything. Felt very country-ish. We threw it on the top of the car and drove home. We put Baby-o inside the house in her pack and play and went back out to grab the tree. We have 5 steps leading up to the house. This was 10 am. I'm carrying the tree and singing christmas songs (more specifically "Oh Christmas Tree") and we're laughing and goofing around when I missed my footing, fell down the steps, dropped the tree onto myself and felt a "pop." The pain was awful but I held my breath not wanting to freak out HH. Tears were streaming down my face and when he picked the tree up, he knew that things weren't right. He carried me into the house, took off my boot which was the worst feeling ever and now I'm crying. It was like 109283172491 times the size of my thigh! It was purple. I wanted to take pictures but he said no. SO he packs up the little one again and carries me into the back of the suv so I can have space. We went to the ER and were there for like 4 hrs before anyone even saw me. They x-rayed it and said it doesn't look bad but...it's broken. My dr works at that hospital and when I called her, she told me to go to her office (her husband is an orthopedic surgion) and they would see me. I was shocked. So we waited for them to show up and he said it's a really pretty clean break and I can have a walking cast. I started to tear up when I asked how long I couldn't walk. I felt like such a baby! I can't walk on it though for a couple of days because it hurts so much. I just took some pain killers and want to sleep now so 'm going to go. wow, i feel loopy. citygirl is now crippledgirl and sadgirl and miserablegirl. My parents have said that they'll come here for the holildays if it's too much. It might be. we'll see. | | Thursday, November 30th, 2006 | | 7:17 pm |
I'm still here. I'm just crazed. Thanksgiving x4 was too much. There was flying all over the place with an infant who then was the ONLY one who didn't get sick. While in CA, I had a bunch of old clients who wanted me to do their xmas pictures for them. Then I get here and have done 4 this week already. This is exhausting. dieet coke intake has again gotten out of hand. HH has been wonderful through all of it but I feel like i'm going crazy. We're doing the xmas decorating thing this weekend. Ok, have to run and make dinner and put O to bed. Bye! | | Saturday, November 18th, 2006 | | 9:51 pm |
Thanksgiving #1 went off without a hitch yesterday. It was beautiful and perfect. Candle lit and so happy. It was a great day with the inlaws and us as a small family. Baby-O was very well behaved and loved her mashed pumpkin pie, turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, she certiantly loved it all. And wore it all too! HotHubby was wonderful as well and all ill fellings between us have vanished and we're back to our old selves. I love him so much and am really the luckiest woman on the planet that a man like that stopped me that day to compliment my necklace. I am so overwhelmed right now with love. How do we manage to find that perfect someone? It makes me feel truly blessed. It feels like we have always been family (including his parents and siblings). I am just so happy right now. ok, i'm off to snuggle and cuddle and be in true bliss. Later! | | Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 | | 6:50 pm |
Cooking up a storm!
So we're celebrating "Thanksgiving" on Friday. HH is taking the day off and we're going to do it and make it fantastic. It's Baby-O's first and I bought all the "thanksgiving foods" in baby food. I think I'm going to also let her try some of the mushy parts from the apple pie for desert. I don't think she'll ever go back to regular food! Today I made some pie crusts and put them in the freezer, and my silver is polished, linens are ironed, and flowers are on the table. Tonight I'm going to set the table so we'll just eat in the kitchen. I'm so excited that it's Thanksgiving already and this year we're celebrating three times. Baby-O couldn't be happier with everyone around and so much attention! | | Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 | | 7:20 pm |
| | 7:13 pm |
So HotHubby and I are back to being good and my in-laws are here and being wonderful. We're going out to dinner in about 15 minutes so I thought I would quickly write something so everyone doesn't think I'm lost again or something. :-P I have been having a friendly debate with a fellow LJer about giving vaccines to your baby. And me, being me, has read everything there is to read now on it. I can check that off my "to-do" list. She and I udnerstand now that we won't see eye to eye on it but HH agrees with me and her husband agrees with her so we're all cool 'cause that's what counts. ;) I need a new research topic! Martha Stewart Thanksgiving -- Check! How to make a photo magazine -- Check! Who offers the best photo xmas cards out there -- Check! What is going on in Darfur? -- Check! Why do people homeschool their kids? -- Check! Cute hairstyle for the holidays? -- Check! What is going on with the dodgers for next season -- Check! As you can all see, my interests are all over the place and this research was all done within the past 10 days or so... Ok, i'm dressed and ready to go. The in-laws are ready. Baby-O is dressed in a great new outfit that Grammy bought her (I love how much they love us!). Where's HH? Time to find him! Night everyone. | | Thursday, November 9th, 2006 | | 10:57 pm |
HH tried to make ammends tonight but I'm not budging until he really makes it heartfelt. I just don't buy it. I went out tonight for a run when he got home and he was on his own for dinner. He made dinner for me which I gladly ate... in silence. I just can't do it! He got a babysitter for tomorrow but isn't telling me what we're doing. He knows he's in the dog house. Three days until the inlaws get here... |
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