I'll be back with more tomorrow...

It was a great weekend...one of my friends got engaged on Friday night, so I'm now in two weddings next year and Grant is in one. They will all be next Spring, so we'll have a lot going on!

The game on Saturday was fun, because we were hanging out with friends, but it was kind of boring, because Tennessee Tech didn't even score! We had a crazy experience at Buffalo's that I'll write about more tomorrow, and the shower on Sunday was so much fun.

I had a friend who told me that she was coming to the shower, and she is a close friend of mine, and she didn't show up. She didn't even call to tell me why she couldn't make it. I'm disappointed in her and feel like she doesn't really value our friendship. She was in our wedding, and she did similar things throughout the wedding planning. She didn't make it to a Bridal Shower, because she had allergies on the day of the shower. She had already RSVP'd to that one too, and she sent me a text message to let me know. She showed up two hours late to my Bachelorette Party, and then she only stayed for about half an hour, and she invited her boyfriend to come down and meet us downtown. But whatever! I'm just not sure I know when to call it quits on a friendship where I can't rely on someone.

Anyways, I'm exhausted today! I went to bed at 9:00 PM, but I just can't keep my eyes open. I've been sneezing and congested, and I'm not sure if I'm getting sick or if it's allergies or something. I took a nap under my desk this morning, because I was so tired, and it's not even 10 AM. I left my camera at the girl's house yesterday for the Baby Shower, so I can't post any of my pictures, so I'll post pictures when I get back, and I'll write more about the fun events of the weekend when I'm feeling better.

Hope everyone has a great Monday!!

Calling All Painters!!

I'm going to call my dad over and see if he can help us with painting Weston's nursery! Grant started taping off the walls last night, and he didn't get very far! He got so frustrated with the entire process that he gave up, and I don't think that I'll be able to get him to do anymore taping. I think I can convince him to do the painting, but it looks like the taping is out. My dad is a perfectionist, as is Grant, so he'll likely get frustrated too, but I'm going to see if he can come help us out next Sunday or the following week sometime. We'll see! Grant really wants me to give up on the stripes, but I have my heart set on them, and I think we can do it...it's just time consuming.

Does anyone have any suggestions for how to get the tape on the wall straight? Especially going all the way around the room it's difficult to make sure everything lines up, particularly at the corners.

Disappointing Circumstances...Going Private

So, as I mentioned at the end of last week, I went to the Atlanta Braves game with my friends yesterday, and I was SO excited to tell them about my pregnancy! They were all so excited, and they were very happy for me, but I found something out that hurt me and upset me pretty badly.

Upon telling one of my friends yesterday, her response was, "Yes, I had heard that you were pregnant, but I wasn't sure." And I asked her how she heard that, and she said that someone told her that reads my blog. Unbelievable...she mentioned the person's name, so I know who it is, and the crazy thing about it is...I am not even really friends with this person. I would talk with her, and we were in the same sorority, but we aren't really good friends, and I would never call her and tell her the news. I figured that there might be one or two people that I know that read my blog, but I truly thought that these people had enough value and character to not go behind my back and tell a really close friend that I'm pregnant, when I really wanted her to hear it come from me.

It's funny, because I have another friend who does read my blog, and she sent me a Facebook message telling me that she read it, and she saw that I was pregnant. She congratulated me, and she said how excited she was for me, but she knew that I probably wasn't telling anyone yet, so she would keep it quiet. And she kept her word, and I really appreciate that. She didn't go telling some of my other friends that she talks to regularly. She kept it to herself, because she is my friend, and she values our friendship and trust, and I appreciate that!

To me it's kind of like gossip...people hear someone is pregnant or something is going on in their lives, and they immediately, call someone up and say, I heard ___, is it true? What do you think? Anyways, I'm just extremely hurt that someone that I'm not close to would go and tell someone that I am close to when I was waiting to tell my close friends and family, so I could tell them in person. This is my life...why in the world would someone read my blog and feel like it was ok to go around talking about me and trying to find out if it's true...I have one question, "Why do you even care?"

So, on that note...I won't be writing in my blog until I go private or find a new solution. Do I create an entirely new blog account or will they find me there too? I'm thinking about it, so if you have any suggestions for this situation, please let me know. In the meantime, if you want to be able to view my blog once I go private, please send me your email address. I apologize for the inconvenience. I really don't want to do this, as I really like people being able to come and see my blog and meet new people that way. But right now, I just don't see that I have a choice.

Nothing Fits...

I'm SO frustrated this morning, because nothing fits me...I step on the scale, and I've gained about a pound and a half in the last ten weeks and two days, but nothing that should make my clothes not fit. But I'm SO uncomfortable in my clothes! Nothing fits the way that it should, and I'm just aggravated about it. I know that I'll only get bigger, but I'm not gaining any weight yet, so why can't I fit into my clothes?! This shouldn't be happening already...should it?

I'm frustrated, because I didn't anticipate that I would need to go buy new clothes this soon. I'm going to go and try to buy some jeans in a size larger than I currently wear, so that hopefully, I can wear those after the baby, and they'll fit until I lose the weight. So, looks like I'll be enjoying my weekend trying to find a few new items to hold me over until I really need to start wearing maternity clothes. I wish that I could just stay small for longer and then just get big overnight, so I'm not at that funny in-between stage. I'm sure people are starting to think I'm gaining that "newlywed" weight, because I'm definitely looking a little bigger in my stomach, mostly bloat, I would guess, but I don't look the same. People will be shocked when they find out that it's not just weight gain from being happily married but weight gain from a baby! :)

Micromanaging Bridezilla

So, have you ever known someone who was a severe micro manager? Someone who is SO incredibly Type A that they can't rely on anyone, no matter who they are, to be responsible enough to take on a task and follow through?!

I am a member of a wonderful organization this year, and we have a president who resembles the characteristics that I just described. She is a very nice women; however, she is unbelievable. Another member and I were elected to be chairman of a large fundraiser dinner and concert event that is held each year. This year the event will be held in August, and we will have a great band, as well as, a buffet dinner. It's going to be a great event and the fellow member and I have spent a lot of time planning and preparing for the event.

Unfortunately, for Mrs. Type A, that's just not enough. She emails us constantly, many times more than five times per day. If she thinks we aren't getting enough done, she will schedule a "conference call" during the middle of the work day. What is she thinking?! Does she not have a life and how in the world does she have a husband?!

She has stepped on our toes many times with her micromanaging ways, and I've had enough. I'm tired of being pushed around and stepped on. I'm tired of being managed like I am irresponsible and can't get the job done. It's SO frustrating, and more than anything it hurts. I've always been a very organized, type A person, as well, and I'm a natural leader, so I get the job done when asked to do something; however, this women makes it look like I have never been responsible for anything in my life. She doesn't even give us the time to try it out on our own and make a mistake...she takes it into her own hands and makes the decisions for us or pushes us in the right direction.

I want to say something to her to let her know how I'm feeling, but I don't want to be mean. As I said before, she is a very nice women on a day-to-day basis, and I don't want to burn any bridges. The event isn't until August 20th! But how do I let her know that it's frustrating to me, and it makes me feel very worthless?

As for the bridezilla in the title...on a conference call that we had last week, she used the comparison of wedding planners and the bride. She said that she, along with the overall board members, are the bride, and they are responsible for making the final decisions, and we (myself and the fellow chair) are wedding planners. We go out and do all the hardwork, and we come back to the "bride" with our findings, and they make the decisions. First off, that is totally unfair...why would I volunteer to spend all my time on something, if I'm just a wedding planner and my opinion and thoughts don't matter?! And second, if we are the wedding planners, then she is the ultimate Bridezilla!!