Meh

I’m going to start this by saying how awesome this house is because I’m otherwise feeling negative and would like to stress how absolutely amazing it is. We have the perfect amount of space, the appliances are all new, it’s MOLD FREE and doesn’t smell old and musty (the sad part is I never realized how musty the other place was until we moved out!) The location is amazing, I love this side of town. I love my jogging route, I love our neighborhood. One of our neighbors brought us cookies! I love that Riley and I jogged to the park today and Phil was able to come meet up with us. It just feels friendlier. The house has the perfect blend of hardwood and carpet (I’m a carpet lover) and the absolute best….it’s the first time I’ve moved into a place and been totally at ease. Normally in a new place I’m afraid to hang out with the lights off or always feel like someone is lurking around the corner – overactive imagination – but I haven’t had an ounce of that here. I have no problem walking around in the dark….which I was still afraid to do at the old place after 3 years (makes me wonder if there wasn’t something there :P) It feels like I’ve lived here my whole life. I’m as comfortable here in less than a week as I am at the house I grew up in. I have no doubt this place was meant for us. It’s the best feeling I’ve known.

The move was not without its issues. Phil told me at the end of the day there was still some stuff left to take care of. "Some stuff" ended up being the entire attic, basement, and garage, in addition to the kitchen dishes. OMG. I almost broke down when I went back to grab some things Monday (the big move was Saturday) and saw all that. It took us from Monday to Thursday to finish and I was PISSED. Apparently my FIL asked Phil if what was left was important and Phil said no, so they "called it good". Do you know how freakin’ hard it is to try to pack and clean with a toddler? And Phil was pretty much a jerk all week. I felt a little bad because he had to keep leaving work for misc trips to the dump, etc, but I was still mad not everything got taken in the UHaul so I guess I really wasn’t all that sympathetic.

As a result of that crap, we’ve barely unpacked anything here and it’s getting to me. The master bath and nursery are the only two rooms completely finished. The master bedroom isn’t bad, we just have to organize the closet and there’s one box to be done. And the living room is pretty much done after today, Phil finished the entertainment center. But the kitchen is a mess and that’s the one room in the house (ANY house) I can’t stand having disorganized. And you can’t even walk across the guest room. All the misc stuff ended up there, so it’s going to be the worst to unpack. I should just toss everything 😛

Buster hasn’t adjusted great. The first couple days she didn’t leave her cage. Now she’ll come out, but won’t leave the alcove her cage is in, so I only see her in passing. I miss her running around crazy and hope she ventures into the living room someday soon. Phil is perfectly happy that she’s contained and not running around destroying things.

Riley has done better than I expected. We’ve only had one rough night so far and I think that was teeth related as she just cut two more. And of course we couldn’t find her meds because everything was still in boxes. She has been more clingy and fussy lately, but today was the first day she was really happy and back to her normal self. She played by herself a lot today, it was what finally allowed me to finish unpacking her room. It’s amazing what a little person she is, now! Last Monday she started really walking, she rarely crawls anymore. If I ask her to do something she understands and will take off, it’s adorable! Her new favorite things are Patty Cake and singing Baa Baa Black Sheep. Once in awhile she’ll say "baa baa" and her whole face lights up when I start singing. I think she is excited I understand her. When she grabs my hands and claps I ask if she wants patty cake she throws her head back and laughs lol. She has a stuffed bunny she has just started becoming attached to – her first – and it’s adorable. Today she was feeding it graham crackers and when she was dancing I asked her if bunny wanted to dance and she found it and started dancing with it. Most fun ever.

I’m not pregnant. I took it harder than expected. I know I shouldn’t complain because it was our first month trying, but since we conceived Riley first time out I kind of expected it again a little. Very silly of me knowing what I do about the odds, etc. The way my cycle falls this month if we were to have success the baby would be do basically the same time Riley was. I’m unsure how I feel about that, but I also don’t want to skip a month for what’s kind of a silly reason. May would start to rival March in our family lol. Right now we have my mom, brother, grandma, aunt, and Riley (March is pretty much all my cousins and my sister). I’m a little concerned still nursing may affect me getting pregnant. I know it happens for plenty no problem, but for others is can prevent ovulation, cause low progesterone, etc. Last month I didn’t chart, but I am this cycle to see if I am ovulating. Though I had all the signs. It was only one cycle, I shouldn’t even be thinking about it.

The ticket I want for Boston con ends tomorrow (Ebay) and I still haven’t found a buyer for my VanCon Jared autograph, boo. I did manage to unload the J2 photo op, but without selling the autograph I can afford the Boston Gold ticket. I’ve bookmarked the seller’s page and I’m hoping maybe it won’t sell and I can contact her later. Boston Con is next month, I really need to decide what I’m doing. If I can’t afford the Gold ticket I need to jump on getting….something. They’re not doing a Richard/Matt photo, which is what I regret not getting in Nash, so that’s a bummer. But it could still be added, I’ll hope.

My weight loss is non-existent. I was up 2 lbs after vacation and another 1/2 lb this week with AF and all. I’m finally back on track, but plan on enjoying the 4th, so we’ll see what happens. I was seriously lucky to only have gained 1/2 lb this week. All we ate Fri/Sat/Sun was takeout due to the move.

Ugh, now it’s almost 1 AM and I should get some sleep, I guess. Phil put his back out today, ironically the first day we weren’t moving anything. It’s bad enough I’m working this weekend, now I guess I have to get up with Riley to minimize the time he has to spend entertaining her. I’m just looking forward to a day spent with Jeff. As usual I feel like my friends have been MIA lately and having someone to just hang out with, even if it is at work, is fantastic. I saw my friend Cheri is working next Friday and I’m pretty sure I am too, so I’m completely psyched about that! We haven’t gotten together since Riley’s birthday, things have been crazy.