Friday, March 30, 2012

SPRING BREAK!!!!!



I remember the Spring Break's of old.  In Mexico primarily.  1 cruise.  1 broken finger.  1 ill-advised hook-up.   (Out of 4 Spring Break's that's not too bad!)  LOTS of Tequila shots.

I'm starting out break in style...going clubbing!  Yeah, I'm a little surprised too.  I'm not really feeling it (or attractive) but one of my best friends just got out of a 10 year relationship and I feel obligated to help her get out.  Luckily all of my dresses fit...I just don't feel awesome in them.  I think I'm going to go with the one with sleeves...




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But before I tell you about the rest of this break, I want to say thanks for a huge milestone.  My blog went over 10,000 page views this week!  Some of you old pros probably don't think that's a big deal, but personally, it's huge.  I never would have thought back in September that I would have found such a great community through blogging.  I knew almost nothing about it when I started.  So thanks for sticking around and inspiring me to share my life's details!  (It's really cut down on my Facebook posts!)

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Back to break...

Baby Shower #1 is tomorrow.  (My IVF#1 success-friend.)  Can I just say how much I hate Babies "R" Us?  It's not just because the same 210 pack of diapers is $15 dollars cheaper next door at Target. (Seriously!  How is that even legal?)  And although I tried to look only ahead of me and block out any pregnant women or babies, that wasn't the biggest issue either.  The worst part was the organization.  It's impossible to find the stuff that's actually on the registry.  And the registry is super picked over because she already had a family shower in her hometown.  I challenge you to just try to find the "Blue" Boppy Cover.  That's all it says, "blue."  Well I saw tons of Boppy covers and none of them were just blue.  F it.  I'm going off-registry to get some cute stuff to open and then getting a gift card.

I can only stay at the shower for 2 hours anyway because DH and I are headed for a mini-break.  (I don't really say "mini-break" I just felt inspired by Bridget Jones and it does fit.)  We are going to spend 3 nights in Santa Barbara.  I super excited!!!  College me wasn't into wine-tasting and couldn't afford fancy hotels, but I think she would have approved.

Then will come the totally fun part of vacation.  I promised Mr. GG to clean out and organize the office.  I'll maybe take a before pic so you can all laugh at me.  It's been our dumping zone since the wedding.  I haven't been quite motivated to fix it because it will eventually become our nursery.  But however soon that may be, the stuff needs out.  And I will spend any leftover time grading papers and planning my units after break (like what to do before the AP Test!  Aaaah!)  What would college me say about this?  Probably that I am old.

Posting will probably be light (or non-existent) until I get back on Tuesday.

11 comments:

  1. I also can't stand every R' Us store . . including Toys. Can you believe that at one point that store looked so appealing to us as kids? Going into one of them is like getting on the 405 Freeway. I wish you a wonderful spring break - you certainly deserve it. Santa Barbara and all of its wine and dine goodness is going to welcome post-college you with open arms!

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  2. Have a fantastic time out tonight and on your mini-break. You certainly deserve it!

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  3. Ughh, I have to go to Babie's R' Us this weekend for a shower I have next weekend and I am DREADING it...like you I would prefer to just go off the registry but I already got her a few cute outfits off of it so I would like to at least TRY and find one thing there, I will let you know how I make out ha! Hope you have an AWESOME time in Santa Barbara and can enjoy your spring break :)

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  4. Happy mini break!

    Also, I'm your sock-deliverer! And I needs your address and any sock preferences that you might have. Email me at meiermadness@gmail.com so I can get some out to you ASAP!

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  5. Hope you have a great time on your trip!!

    And I'm so sorry I'm just now getting back to you on the sock exchange - I feel like a terrible blogger but I'm back in the land of the living now! My e-mail address is lallen617@gmail.com and we can exchange info.

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  6. I hope you enjoy your mini-break:) Brigitte Jones is my favorite book series of all time. I stole her "smug marrieds" and invented "smug preggers." Which is when someone fights the battle of TTC, wins, and then has the audacity to tell you stupid shit like "Just relax." Smug preggers. I've almost called quite a few peeps out on WB bc they totally turned Smug.
    Have a fantastic spring break, and I hope you survive all these baby showers:)

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  7. I would give just about anything for a good spring break right now!! Have a blast! And congratulations on your 10,000 views!

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  8. I hope the shower went smoothly, and that you're now enjoying a fabulous spring break!

    We're also trying to clean up our office, that would be another bedroom if we ever got pregnant. It's been a dumping ground for us since we moved. 8 months ago. Ugh.

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  9. Just wanted to tell you that I put off unpacking/setting up an office for over a year since it would eventually become a nursery. I finally got motivated to do it and found out I was pregnant less than a month later. Hoping the same for you!

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  10. Have a great trip! I just found your blog listed on the April ICLW list. =) I'm awaiting AF to begin my IVF cycle!! =)

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  11. Have a great trip!!

    Congratulations for reaching a blogger milestone :)

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