The Most Exciting News to Date

So I thought that I would start off with the most exciting bit of news as of late. If you didn't already know audience of 1, we're having a baby! Yep this crazy lady and the man crazy enough to marry her are adding to their family!!!! So for those of you who don't know I thought I would tell the story... NO not the birds and the bees story (you can Google that or go ask your moms).

So, rewind back to November 3, 2010. I woke up that morning with the same persistent cold that had been bugging me for a couple weeks. I thought I need to call the dr. again to get back on an antibiotic I just don't have the time or energy to continue being sick. Later on my bestie calls at her lunch break that day and we were chatting.... she was listening to me complain about this cold and my need for some drugs. She said "before you call make sure you're not pregnant." I told her there probably was no way. We hung up and I decided before I called maybe it's a good idea. Don't want to start off hurting the thing. So I found a pee stick that came free in a box, did my thing, and jumped in the shower (yes I showered at around noon because I am lazy and work from home... moving on...). Getting out of the shower I glanced at the stick and sure enough it was positive. Wait, it was positive?!?!?!?! Holy moly. I need to pee on another stick. So I throw my wet hair up, dress, and run to the drug store down the street.

I grabbed two boxes, different brands to be sure and put them on the counter. I felt so embarassed because in my head I still am 16. The rude  older lady says to me, no joke, "Is this a good thing or a bad thing?" Uhmmm what? Seriously did you just hear yourself? Me: "It's a good thing." I quickly grabbed the bag full of $50 pregnancy tests and stormed out. Ok, so maybe my lack of wedding ring, make-up, and wet-hair threw her into a tizzy thinking I was some out-of-wedlock hussy but still..... So I go home rip open the pack and pee. Ok positive. Next one, positive. I decide to come back later for further testing and confirmation. Again, hit the fast forward button it's around 4:00 and I peed on two full packages and they were all positive....

So I think: Derek will be home soon. I gotta tell him in a fun/cool/memorable way it's our first baby! And I've got nothing. He'll be home in like an hour and a half. So what does any good Greek girl do? Make him his favorite Greek meal of course. I wrapped the 50 million pee sticks in a little box and started cooking (yes, I washed my hands). So when he got home he just thought I was a nice wife making on of his favorites. He saw the little package next to his plate and proceeds to say "Oh what did you buy? You shouldn't have spent money... blah blah... I don't need any presents!?" To which I answered "Well, it's something I guess I have been carrying around for awhile." So he opened it and within two seconds went from confusion to sheer joy and happiness. We both hugged and kissed and cried.

So we went to the doctor the next day to get some blood work and sure enough she says, "Yep honey you are pregnant!" I think aside from excitement we were both shocked. Shocked that yes, the two crazy people who fell in love almost 9 years ago, now will become 3 crazy people!

It's official...

I have joined the blogging bandwagon. I honestly have thought long and hard about this because I really, truly didn't know what to say. I read seriously about 50 blogs and love every single one of them. It seems to me the authors are always so witty, intelligent, well-spoken, and well-informed. I lead a pretty normal, suburban life... What on earth would I contribute? And my friends all keep saying you need to blog... but I have procrastinated because I think I am a bit boring. Seriously... my best friends have blogs and sometimes I literally laugh out loud (by myself... in my office) at the things they write. They're hilarious, insightful, and so entertaining. I am the one who laughs at others not makes other laugh. I mean I make my husband laugh but largely because I am ridiculous or dramatic and he has no choice but to laugh it off or shake his head.

But I got to thinking about it and I really want to catalog my thoughts. Look back one day at how I was thinking and feeling during a time in my life. You know it's like Amy Adams in "Julie & Julia" when she thinks absolutely no one will read her ramblings and gets over joyed at her firts comment... but she really isn't just writing it for others. She's writing for herself and to just try it. So, with her in mind (and since I really like that movie) I am just going to try it. But be warned my audience of 1 (ok maybe 2 counting my loyal mother) this blog may be boring sometimes, may be a little sad or pathetic at my attempts to be funny. But I can guarantee it will be 100% me and I will try to hold nothing back!