Busy Summer

I've been a little absent from my blog lately. I will update with all sort of pictures since I've done so much better in that department lately. But, for now, just a quick update about us.

This summer has been flying by... I am currently 26 weeks along. Only 14 short weeks until our little guy makes us a family! It fills me with an overjoyed excitement, but also a tiny bit of fear of the adjustments we will have to go through the first few months. It's a bit surreal to me the closer it gets.

Daniel is taking an online class this summer. It doesn't take a ton of his time, but he still has homework most every day at some point. I'm so glad he took it this summer so it will give him more free time this Fall as we go through the adjustments of a newborn. Daniel's still working at the hospital in the evenings, but during the day he has been working for R&K construction, a business owned by his cousin. He has been doing carpentry work and learning all sort of new skills. This thrills me, because this means he can do more home improvement projects himself. :) He definitely stays very busy going from job to job. Thankful for such a hard working husband!


The summer has been pretty boring at work, honestly. That's kind of how it always is after tax season. The last couple of months I have been training a few people on how to do my job. It's a little bittersweet, but at the same time, I'm ready for something different. I'm not meant for a 40 hour week office job. Give me more socialization. :) But I do think I will truly miss some of my co-workers. We have too much fun sometimes, and they completely give me a lift during the day. You girls know who you are, and I know you're reading this, Alyssa & Brittany! :) So I'm enjoying my last couple months at work, but at the same time, SO looking forward to having a full-time job as a mom.

I've also been crazy busy this summer with my Thirty-One business. Some of you may know that I became a Thirty-One consultant in April. (for those who don't know about Thirty-One, visit our website! :) www.mythirtyone.com) It was a little tough at first, feeling so disgusting all the time, trying to work all day, and keep up with Thirty-One. Since I've been feeling better it's been easier. But I have been swamped this summer with parties. Such a blessing! I never imagined my business would start off this well. My goal is to do parties up until the beginning of September, and then take a few month break for parties, but anyone can still order at anytime. The reason I started Thirty-One is to do something on the side as a stay-at-home mom. I like to stay busy, and still doing some kind of "work" and pitching in financially really helps me stay motivated. I have been pretty tired at work somedays with having 2-3 Thirty-One plans in the evenings in just a week, but I know this too shall pass. I'm working on building my business for the future. If anyone wants my own personal website, just leave a comment...I'd rather not give it to you on the blog. Thankful that God has provided with my business so far!

I haven't been feeling the best (not nausea this time), and it's been kind of hard for me to do a lot physically. I've been to the Dr. a couple of times and they're not sure what it is. The closest they can get is that it is possibly Pre-Term labor, but they're not sure of that. Because I'm not sure, I've just been trying to take it easy. Daniel has been extremely helpful and supportive. From little things like always filling my water bottle before bed or before we go somewhere so I will drink more, to helping me cook and do the dishes, to giving me back massages from all my back pain. Sorry if it may be cheesy, but he truly is so selfless all. the. time! Like I say all the time... I'm ready for my first pregnancy to be over so I know what is normal and what isn't. I can deal with the pain, etc, as long as I know it's not something to be worried about! If any of you mom's out there have advice to share about pregnancy, go ahead and give it. :)



Ok, so there's my short(that turned out long) update. Hang in there for an actual picture post!

Memorial Day

Oh Memorial Day weekend. How wonderful it was...I'll take a 3 day weekend all the time, please. :)

Daniel & I had pretty much no plans for the weekend...so perfect. We could do whatever we wanted, and Daniel was actually OFF the entire weekend!

Saturday morning we took Bridget & Carter to the zoo. I never get the chance to babysit them or do anything fun with them, so it was fun to do it. Plus, I've been wanting to go to the zoo for a long time, and haven't had a reason to go. :) 

Carter was extremely enthusiastic with every animal we saw, which was quite entertaining. Bridget showed us around as she knew exactly where everything was at, and all the names of the animals. I didn't even know what some of the animals were, but she did. You can tell they've been to the zoo a few times. :) 

Afterwards we headed to McDonalds for lunch. Can't beat the happy meals that are on sale. :) They rushed to the playground thing. Gag... those things are so full of germs. But since I'm such a nice aunt, I let them play on it anyway. At least they have hand sanitizing wipes there now to use afterwards!

Then it was time to head back home for naps... so I of course had to get my fill with this little muchkin. :)

She's so perfect and sweet

Saturday afternoon we went to Daniel's parents to do chores since they were gone for the weekend. I got to feed baby calves. They did slobber all over my feet...which I dealt with. :) But I think there's a reason why I didn't marry a farmer. :)

We headed out to Lughinbuhl's lake afterwards to fish and have our own little cookout with Fred & Jodi. It was a nice evening, and as usual, the lake was beautiful. I didn't catch any fish though... I think I've lost my love for fishing. I used to love it... probably because we've gone on a fishing trip to Wisconsin every year since I was 8. But, I don't have the patience anymore. Unless I'm on vacation and getting sun at the same time. :)

On Sunday Daniel got sick... the worse I've ever seen him. We went to church all day, but afterwards he felt horrible. So we had a relaxing night on the couch, something we don't do very often. Sometimes I feel like the only time I sit in our living room is when we have people over.

Monday morning he was feeling much better, with no fever. So we headed over to my mom and dad's for breakfast. It was delicious, especially since I didn't have to make it!
The rest of the day we cleaned out and got rid of SO much junk. How did we accumulate so much stuff in just 2 years?! I feel like I have so much I want to get done before the baby is born. So it was a good day to start those kind of projects I've been wanting to tackle.
For dinner we went to One World with Mom, Dad, & Luke. It was wonderful.... we went back to my parents and played Ticket to Ride with Luke. Definitely our favorite game for us three to play together, since it seems it's always just us three. Adam's always busy doing his own thing. :)

Needless to say, it was a very relaxing and wonderful weekend. Relaxing and getting organized is my #1 priority on the weekends, and I definitely did just that.