Never say this to a pregnant woman...

Do not EVER tell a pregnant woman that her "pregnancy excuse" is getting old. What exactly is getting old to you? Let's see, is it the all day headaches caused by hormones that won't go away? Is it the food aversions that your experiencing? Maybe you are the who is starving beyond belief and then you suddenly can't eat after taking one bite. Are you having to wake up every hour to go to the bathroom, therefore not getting enough sleep. Are your pants getting too tight? Oh I know maybe you randomly get sick in front of all your co-workers.



So please excuse me if I get annoyed while out to dinner when the waitress has not bothered to refill my sprite. Sprite seems to be the only thing getting me through the last few weeks. Excuse me for deciding that my food looks disgusting and all I want is ice cream.



How happy would you feel if you had to give up all your vices just for one day even. Yeah I'd like you to give up smoking, drinking, caffeine and then have to experience all of the symptoms as above???I bet then you wouldn't dare say your pregnancy excuse is getting old.



All I can say is it's not an excuse. It's a freaking reality that I'm dealing with for the next 5 1/2 months.

It's All Unfinished Business!

Have you even procrastinated doing something because it was literally painful or it was just plain and simple was not a priority, even when it really should have been?

Well I have put something off for almost 3 years and as I approach finally taking care of it and putting it behind me, I feel a huge relief. This has been an eye opening and in my face example of how some people were just never worth it but luckily bruising to the heart heals with time.

I am so relieved that I will be putting this behind me. I am really proud of myself for getting the courage to face this head on. I am thankful that it has worked out as well as it has.

Everything is falling in place. Maybe this child growing inside of me is who I need to thank. I believe I am setting up my life now so that this child will know my thanks!

I booked a ticked to Seattle. I have long put off taking care of something that at one point felt too scary to face. My best friend will be there and now more than ever I am able to love and appreciate my family for what they have to offer.

Life really can be amazing when we take the time to see all that there is to offer. I will no longer feel bad or guilty for my success. Instead I feel like embracing all the challenges that I may face and so what if I encounter a few scars along the way. Isn't life really all about character anyways?

Bill Clinton

I was really looking forward to going and meeting Bill tonight. I was going to ask him to sign my book saying, "To the next Monica..."

It really is not fun being sick and then on top of it not being able to take anything for it. I'm starving and haven't been able to eat in two days - eghhhh!

So if anyone is going to see Bill tonight, please let me know how it went! Know that I was so their in spirit!

Side note...

I think I cursed my blog by writing about smelly stuff. Now every time I see an ad, it either says something about stinky vag smells (totally grossing me out) or about unplanned pregnancy (totally annoyes me).

WTF, my blog is not stinky, nor is it unplanned:)

10 Random Things About Me

1. I went to a boarding school in High School in Jamaica and no I never smoked the ganja! Even with two years of self study, I still scored 1350 on my SATS:)

2. I am friends with all my ex's except for my ex husband.

3. Being on a beach is one of my favorite things in the world but then again so is the rain!

4. No matter what I say about not celebrating my b-day, I always celebrate and am a total diva on that day;)

5. I was born in California and now live in Minnesota. In between I have lived in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Jamaica, and Germany.

6. My dream job would be a sports reporter during football season.

7. I am going to the Superbowl this year if the Bears make it. I don't care that I'll be 7 months pregnant.

8. I talk to Rosie (One of my bff's from junior high days) just about everyday, if not two-three times a day.

9. I feel a connection with the homeless. I would love to take a sabbatical and travel the world interviewing the homeless, giving them names and then writing a book so that they can see their mark in this world.

10. I plan on going to law school in my 40's!

Minny and my mini!

I never thought I would feel this way but I do. I absolutely love this city! As I got out of my doctor appointment today (which I’ll tell you about later), I started to think about how much I love Minneapolis. I know it’s been rainy and overcast but that just reminds me of “home”.

Seattle will always be “home” but I have found a new love. It surprises me because when I first moved here, all I could talk about was missing “home”. I even decided to leave last May to take and adventure and move to Arizona and that lasted a whole two months until I decided to move back to where my heart was – Minneapolis.

So as I started the walk to my car I started to reflect on my doctor appointment. I thought that I was glad the father came. Everyone kept calling him my husband and it made me laugh inside. I met my doctor and I really like her. We heard the heartbeat and that was a relief because of all the horror stories I’ve heard about women going in and not hearing the heartbeat. Oh before all that, they took my weight, blood pressure, and a urine sample.

My doc recommended that I get a flu shot. I was hesitant at first because I’ve never gotten a flu shot before. I guess I was persuaded by this little person swimming around inside of me;)

Then after all that it was time for the ultrasound. I couldn’t believe what I saw! I just couldn’t believe how much this little thing looked like a real baby. It looked so different that the last time I saw the baby. The last time it just looked like a little peanut and didn’t resemble a baby! I got to see the baby’s profile and it was moving around all over the place. The first thing I thought was “yeah this is my baby if it’s moving around like crazy”. I was relieved as the tech told me that everything looked normal. The baby didn’t show any sign of abnormalities and had two arms and two legs. It was all so surreal!

All in all I was happy about three things: The baby has a heartbeat and looked healthy! I was happy that the father came with me for the experience. Lastly I was thrilled I didn’t gain any weight. I must admit that I was surprised because I totally have a baby bump. They say that it is normal in the first trimester and the most important part is that the baby is at a healthy weight. Yeah I feel sexy now.

When I got home I was on a little bit of a high. I had all this energy and thought that maybe I should try to eat something since it was 11:30am and I hadn’t eaten anything but mints from the doctor's office! I live really close to what is called Eat Street and I thought I’d brave the rain and walk to get some food.

I got so nostalgic as I walked down our little taste of culture. In one street, I had my choice of authentic Mexican, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, Indian, Greek, and McDonald’s. There were all sorts of people on this street from the business people grabbing lunch to the homeless. As I walked buy there was this cute younger guy that stopped me and asked to use my cell phone. He was clean and nice looking and I thought what the heck, ok. He was so grateful and kept offering to pay me. I was like, “I love this City” and of course would not accept his money.

My walk may have been cultural and reflective but my two cheeseburgers from McDonald’s sure were not…

Can you smell the Roses?

Ok so we've all been there before and wondered, "Dude what's that smell". It's even worse when you actually know who stinks and are still stuck next to them. This happened to me yesterday when I was on the bus coming from downtown on my way home. I sat down and all of the sudden I smelled this stench. I started wondering how exactly could someone smell so bad.

With this lady it was very apparent. I'm not talking the typical they smell bad because of stale cigarettes or even alcohol excreting from their pores. This was the rotten musk smell caused by sweat mixed with clothes that haven't been cleaned in months. I can understand if you have a mental illness or are homeless but what sane person can not smell their own funk??

So on another note, I started thinking about another common funk that I do not get. What I'm about to say may offend some and well if it does than please take my advise and see a doctor! This is the smell that we have all heard about since junior high. It is the smell that causes many men to fear giving oral pleasure.

I'm talking about that fishy smell that people talk about. I for one have never understood how a women can smell bad down there and not freaking know about it! First of all IT IS NOT NORMAL TO SMELL BAD DOWN THERE. I know this is gross but a yeast infection does not smell like fish or rotten in any way. If you have a funky smell down there, please go to the doctor and stop letting men go down to experience the nastiness. You are ruining it for the rest of who actually take care of ourselves down there!

This commentary has been brought to by Fabulous Ren. This has been my weekly humanitarian effort!

Tator Tots for Breakfast

I was feeling a bit down the last few days. I have to keep reminding myself that it is all my changing hormones. I'm not usually one to take things personal but lately I've found my self really self conscious about things I never used to even pay attention to. I came home from work and cried. I had no idea what I was even crying about. I just laughed after because all I know is that it made me feel better.

So this morning I got up early because I did go to sleep at 10pm on a Friday night. I've decided to be a little over ambitious and I took a part time gig at Crate and Barrel. I'm buying a house so really I just wanted the discount for that and for the holidays. I'm working for a few hours today but the real highlight will be going to my fav Mexican restaurant in Minny.

If you haven't been to La Mariachi's off Nicollete and 28th, then you are seriously missing out. That is as long as you don't consider Little T's or Chipolte real Mexican!!

Can you see the pattern? Besides being all over the place with my emotions, my life revolves around food. I better go. My tator tots for breakfast are ready:)

Have a great weekend everyone. My blogger friends are a serious highlight in my life!

Question of the Day!

If there really are all those "tops" out there, just how does my roommate get laid so much??? I have yet to meet a gay men tell me that he is a bottom. Trust me, I know they exist...

So please tell me, what's up with that!