Happy Thanskgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! I hope your day went well :).

Today I learned I'm thankful that I as of yet have not had to prepare a whole meal... I came close this year as I organized a pot-luck at the church for about 40 people. Let's just say, I'm exhausted and it is something I should never volunteer to do again... especially when I'm pregnant and having hip pain which does not allow me to stand for any sane amount of time or bend over. (I'm paying for it now, unfortunately.) Luckily everything went well and we had a good time.

A small glimpse into Baby's personality...

I've started to guess some things about Baby based on how and when he moves. I can also tell about how long it takes from the time I eat to when Baby gets to partake of the foods... and judging by how much he starts moving, Baby LOVES to eat (he delivers very energetic kicks at this point)! Baby also starts complaining when he doesn't get foods and wants them (these kicks are more "Hey, remember me, I'm here and I'm HUNGRY!").

Also, apparently, Baby does not want to be named Wilberforth.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...Superman?

So, just because my life is absolutely boring and I have soooo much free time, I thought I would help a professor proctor some quizzes this semester. This has been an interesting experience (ie eye opening) overall. Today, however, takes first prize without a doubt.

About two minutes into the quiz, somebodies cell phone rings. I glance over in the guy's direction expecting to see him fumble around with it while trying to get it to be quiet. Instead, I see him standing up and answering it. So, now I'm expecting to see the professor ask him to put his phone away.

Here is what really happened. I hear the kid loudly talking on the phone. His side of the conversation went a little something like this, 'Hello. What!? Lois is in trouble!? I must go! I must go!' He then pocketed the phone and proceeded to pull off the hideous suit jacket he was wearing as well as the shirt and pants he had on. Underneath he had on a Superman costume. So, after the quick change act, he runs down the stairs (this is pretty hard to do in the room we were in as the stairs are extra long...). So, now that you have the image of some undergrad in a superman costume running out of a quiz, don't forget to add the trailing shirt/pants. Yeah, he didn't quite get them all the way off.

So, the result of this little stunt was a loud burst of applause and cheering from the students. Why? I'm not really sure.

PS As the quiz continued, I strolled past the spot where this guy had been sitting. He had left his quiz and pen there. The quiz was blank, except for the name, Clark Kent.

On the extremely important topic of...

ICE CREAM!!!

Malted Milk Ice Cream = Good.

Eggnog Ice Cream = Not so good.

I feel something inside me...

So for the past few weeks, Baby has gotten a bit bigger and stronger. I also realized when exactly Baby is the most active. As luck would have it, I have a night owl inside of me! Baby likes to start kicking and moving right as I settle in to go to sleep. What happens most nights is that he eventually ends up doing a tap dance on by bladder and making me need to get up. I suppose that he is preparing me for the nights when I have to get up to feed him...
Then I get to wake up in the middle of the night practically STARVING and get to eat when I really would rather stay in bed. I suppose this is another: get ready mom, I'm coming soon... Then after I have eaten, Baby proceeds to celebrate his new meal by kicking me some more.
Yawn, no wonder I'm so sleepy!

First time voting.

So, yesterday, I voted for the first time ever. The actual experience of voting was pretty anti-climatic. I'd heard rumors of long lines and three hour wait times, but Crystal and I were in and out in about five minutes.

Afterwards, I found myself wondering if I had voted for the right candidate (ie the candidate that actually matches my views). Ultimately, I have found that the political world is still very gray to me. What I mean is I don't know enough to be confident and take a side on way too many issues. So, I suppose the lesson learned is to do more research and more soul searching before I hit the voting booth.

Subtle Irony

I have had heartburn a lot with this pregnancy, and today after eating a taco salad for lunch decided that it would be a bad idea if I didn't have any antacids (which I left at home...) so on the way back to the office Daniel and I stopped by Walgreens to buy some. We bought a bottle of Mylanta and received a printed coupon... for $2 off Maylox.