I don’t think I have stressed out over something for so long in my life as I did about this Halloween Party. I was determined for it to be awesome. I mean, I had 8 hours at work every day to be thinking about this. That was a good thing and a bad thing! But I had SO much fun planning and executing. A bunch of Nick and I’s friends came to join the fun. Thank you to all of you that came. I’m so glad you did! You made my night with your awesome creative costumes! Seriously, it’s my favorite part about the party– seeing everyone’s unique ideas for a costume. Here’s some pics of the house.
One of the best ideas I had was to transform our small library into a photo booth! We set up white sheets and Drew brought his nice camera and a legit light and went to town! It was incredible.
Can you guess who everyone is?
Oh man. This was SO fun! It was even worth the 2 hour clean up afterward :) I’m already thinking about next year!!
Another October 26 has come. I can’t explain the giddy feeling I get when this day comes around. There is nothing significantly special about it. It’s just my favorite day. It’s become a part of my life and I love it!
I know it’s purely psychological but everything seemed to be *just right* today. The sun was shining and I felt really happy.
the view from my desk at work
My friend Kristen and I got good coffee this morning instead of the dirt that work provides.
It was so good!
So many of my friends texted or FB’d me to wish me a happy favorite day. It meant so much to me! I love that you all put up with my quirkiness :)
Sadly, Nick was gone until 8pm today as he was flying back from Texas. BUT he still amazes me that he can do special things for me from far away! He texted me to tell me that a surprise would be waiting for me at home when I got off work. Seriously? I LOVE surprises! Not surprise parties, but surprise prizes. The anticipation was brutal. But when I got home, I was greeted with this in the freezer. (Thanks Lindsey for being so sneaky and helpful!)
Eeek!! An M&M Blizzard ice cream cake from DQ! This cake is to die for. And it’s all mine :) I have the sweetest hubby! After he got home, we went to get him some food to eat and talk about his trip. Then we came back and Stefan ate cake with us!
Nick has some cool friends that will get him into shows for free sometimes. So when he told me that he had gotten into a Gungor concert for free, I literally begged him to get me in too, even though the show was already sold out. And he delivered :)
If you haven’t yet heard of Gungor, good grief, get over to iTunes now and look them up! They just released a new album called Ghosts Upon the Earth. It’s phenomenal.
Anyway, Thursday night was the concert. I thought it was going to start around 8pm or 9pm and I obviously wasn’t looking forward to a late night then having to get up at 5:45am Friday. But it started at 6pm! We got to First Avenue around 5:15pm so Nick’s friend could get us in early allowing us to steal a table before everyone else. This pregnant body can’t hold itself up the same way it used to. Our spot was just perfect. Nick got me some cranberry juice, which I stretched out to last the whole show, and I sat back, relaxed, and enjoyed the music.
John Mark McMillan played first. One of my favorites of his is “Death in His Grave.” Nick and I used to sing it sometimes at Bethlehem. It’s so awesome. He also wrote the song “How He Loves” but unfortunately didn’t sing it then. :(
After J.M.M another guy sang but we didn’t like him so we move on…
Then Gungor came out. They only sang 4 songs (acoustic) because it was David Crowder’s tour. I didn’t get any pictures of them because I videoed everything instead! Here’s a full recording of one of their more popular songs, Beautiful Things. Listen to it! If for any reason then to hear the black dude beat box towards the end. I heard this guy is on the Sing Off for beat boxing. He’s very, very good!
They are so talented. Wow.
And now David Crowder Band
In this picture, they are singing “Go Tell it on the Mountain!” haha. It was really funny when they started it. They sang some old hymns too. I’ve never been an avid fan of DCB but I thought it was cool we were able to see them live before they stopped singing together.
Remember I said the John Mark wrote “How He Loves?” Well, David Crowder Band made it popular. They started singing it and at first I felt bad for J.M.M cuz it was like, wait, that’s his song, he’s here, and YOU guys are playing it? Then all of a sudden he, Gungor, and the other guy we didn’t like came up on stage and they all sang it TOGETHER. Ahh. :) It was really cool. I got a partial video of it.
The concert ended around 9:30pm and I was home by 10:15pm!
Nick and I after the concert. I was so cold. I literally couldn’t stop shaking. We had to take the picture 4 times before my neck didn’t look someone was trying to strangle it and my chin stopped flopping around. I really need to get a maternity jacket. ASAP. It was a fun evening. Gungor announced they would be back in the spring and I announced to Nick that we’d be getting a babysitter and he needs to talk to his buddy to get us in again. This time it would be for more than 4 songs! Anyone wanna come with us?? :)
I can not believe I have made it this far. It feels like just yesterday when I was bawling in the bathroom because the pregnancy test read positive and yet it also feels like ages ago. I’m glad it seems to be going by quickly. I’m trying to enjoy myself! Really, I am. However, I would love to meet my baby girl. :) Only 13 weeks left!
Since being pregnant, so many things have changed in my daily life.
1. I can’t stand up without having to pee. This child is literally sitting on top of my bladder. And she likes it there. I ignore the urge at night though. I need sleep! If I got up to pee, it would take me about an hour to fall back to sleep. Not worth it.
2. My back constantly aches. Which means I’m always up for back massages :) The best position for me to sit in is leaning back with my feet up. Otherwise, I always get this pinched feeling in the top of the left side of my stomach and a sharp pain in my lower back. Uncomfortable.
3. My hair is awesome. If you know me at all, you know how badly I shed hair. Well, not right now! And I will enjoy it right up to the very end when it inevitably will start falling out again.
4. I find myself staring at my stomach all the time because this child does not stop moving. It’s crazy!
5. I waddle.
6. I’m tired after doing the smallest tasks.
7. I’ve been having the greatest urge to fix things, organize, discard, and buy stuff for our house. I think that’s called nesting? Yeah. I have it.
8. Pretty sure my only craving is Whole Milk. I think I could drink a gallon in a couple of days or less. I also eat a ton of cereal!
9. I’m getting charley horses in my legs and feet a lot now. Especially in the middle of the night.
