I spoke too soon!!!

I knew after I posted on my blog last night that I was going to regret saying I felt better. I woke up this morning feeling TERRIBLE! It was by far the worst I felt the whole 10 weeks. Usually I can get up and take a shower and I start to feel better, I didn't feel good until 2:30 today and then started feeling bad again after dinner.

I am so tired of feeling bad. I get really upset because I am ready to feel like myself again. Oh well.. Everyone keeps saying it gets better.

Please say a prayer for me and Patrick. He is being a great husband but I know he is tired of hearing my gag and get sick!

I survived!!!

I survived my first three days of classes! :) My classes are really big, but I am hoping that they will not be that bad.

I am starting to feel alot better and I have alittle bit more energy during the day now! I am scared to tell everyone that because I don't want to jinx my sickness! I am hoping that things are starting to look up!

Another thing I survived was that I finished my presentation for my Masters program, my electronic portfolio, and my THESIS! Yes I finished all 38 pages of my thesis. I am presenting my thesis presentation and portfolio on Wednesday and then will have one more class where we turn in our big paper and then I will have my Masters. I don't really know what I am going to do on Wednesday nights when it is all over. I am so use to going to class. It will be nice to be able to go home! :)

I hope to survive another week! :) This weekend we are going "home" to see my family and my papa. He is in the hospital and has had good and bad days, so Patrick and I are going to see him on Sat. to hopefully make him smile!

Great Snail Mail

Tomorrow my students come back and I am very nervous and excited. I am scared that I am going to be too tired or feel sick during class but I know that I can make it!

Today I ended up staying at work until 5:30 to make sure everything was done! I was very tired when I left and not feeling very well. I got our mail and saw that Caroline had sent me some mail! Before I even opened it I was so happy!!

She sent us four letters!
One said Happy Birthday Ali!
One said Happy Birthday Ryan Patrick! (This is the name we are going to use if it is a boy)
One said Happy Birthday Mary Alice! (This is the name we are going to use if it is a girl)
One said Patrick Dear!

I was so happy!! I called her to thank her and Kelly told me the story behind the mail. Caroline said she wanted to write letters and Kelly asked what to say. She said Happy Birthday Ali! then Happy Birthday Mary Alice! then Happy Birthday Ryan Patrick, Kelly said What about Patrick and she responded Patrick Dear!

Then she told Kelly she wanted to put them in the mail for the mail lady to take, so they did! :)

Thanks Caroline for such a great surprised today! We love you!!!

Cute Conversation

My mom called me today and told me Caroline had something to tell me she handed Caroline the phone and Caroline told me that Baby Ryan was coming, well I at first thought she was talking about Baby Ryan at her church, but she told me that I was going to have a baby boy today and it was going to be named Ryan.

Mom told me that she told her that she thought I was going to have a girl but couldn't remember the name so she said that I was going to have a Baby Ryan and she needed to tell Sheldon (my sister's friend).

It was a very cute conversation! Kids say the cutest things!

Kelly's Meme

I am waiting on Patrick to get up to go get us some breakfast so I thought I would play along!

A. Attached or single? Married
B. Best friend? that is hard.. I don't really have one, I guess the one that has been with me through everything would be my sister, Kelly
C. Cake or pie? cake
D. Day of choice? Saturday
E. Essential item? contacts like Kelly , I'm blind as a bat as well!
F. Favorite color? Pink
G. Gummy bears or worms? bears, after reading this I want some now! :)
H. Hometown? Spart., SC
I. Indulgence? coming home and laying on the couch, pink lemondade
J. January or July? July.. I am not at work!
K. Kids? one in the making!!! I am finally 9 weeks today! :)
L. Life isn’t complete without? my family and my faith
M. Marriage date? June 19th
N. Number of brothers & sisters? 1 sister
O. Oranges or apples? Apples
P. Phobias? spiders, roaches, and sometimes the dark, if it is VERY dark!
Q. Quotes? "Do not worrry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of it's own. " Matthew 6:34.
R. Reasons to smile? seeing Patrick come home, when someone cleans my house, seeing my peanut on the ultrasound machine and seeing the heartbeat, getting a hug from Caroline and Eli
S. Season of choice? spring
T. Tag seven others to play! Whoever wants to participate!
U. Unknown fact about me? I have had two bunion surgeries on my feet. One was in 9th grade and the other was in 10th grade. I will NEVER forget the pain from the surgery.
V. Vegetable? macaroni (I know it is not a real vegatable but it is at Wade's)
Worst habits? biting my fingernails
X. X-ray or ultrasound? ultrasound,
Y. Your favorite food? right now macaroni
Z. Zodiac sign? Gemini

The Exhaustion has started.....

Yesterday was my first day back to work and I can honestly say I have never been that tired in my life!!!

I got home around 5:00 and thought I was going to die! I ended up getting in the bed at 8:30 but didn't fall asleep until 9:45.

At work my department had to move many boxes and I felt so bad because I was not allowed to help and I had to get people to help me do EVERYTHING. Since I am in a new room I had many things that needed to be moved, so I had to ask people all day long.

Usually I am a very independent person and it is hard for me to ask people for help because I feel bad, but I guess I don't have a choice anymore. I just hope they don't mind helping me!

Today when I got home around 4:00 I took a long nap and now I am back in the bed at 8:15 watching the Olympics. I really don't know how I am going to handle next week, so if you please say a prayer that I will have the energy to teach that would be great!

This weekend we have NOTHING planned so I am hoping to finish my PowerPoint's for my Masters program. I present my thesis in two weeks and need to make sure everything is together! We also hope to sleep! :)
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Happy Anniversary!!!

Today our my in laws 30th Wedding Anniversary!!

We had a little get together for them this past weekend, but I was too sick to make it. I hate I missed the party!

I hope you have a great day Alice and John! We love you!

Great Sister(s)!!

I have the best sister and sister-in-law!

Last Thursday Sally came down to visit us and she went with me to my school to help me unpack my stuff. SHE WAS WONDERFUL!!! We stayed for about 4 hours and she emptied all my boxes for me! I was very lucky to have her help because I really don't know how I would have done this by myself.

Yesterday my sister came down here for a short vacation and while we were at our doctors appointment she cleaned my house!!!! I was so happy! :) She even started a load of laundry. After that we went to my school and she put the border and paper on my bulletin board!! I was so happy again because I am not good at this and was very tired!

I am very lucky to have such a great family! Thank you Sally and Kelly for all your help!
I love you both!

God is GOOD!!

Just a quick update...

Patrick and I had our first ultrasound today and the baby is doing great. It has a great strong heartbeat. I am actually only 8 weeks so our due date is March 21st. I am hoping that I will not have to go back to work after the baby is born until August!

Please continue to pray for us! We are very excited!

Finally got around to this....

Directions: Place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not. Answer the 30 questions at the end and tag 3 (or more) of your friends to play too!(This is for your entire life.)
(x ) Gone on a blind date - it's kinda how I met Patrick
() Skipped school
( x) Watched someone die
( ) Gone to Canada
( ) Gone to Mexico
(x) Gone on a plane
( ) Jumped out of a plane
( ) Been on a Helicopter
(x) Gotten lost
(x)Gone on the opposite side of the country
( x) Gone to Washington , DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Cried your self to sleep
( ) Played cops and robbers
( ) Recently colored with crayons
( x) Sang Karaoke
(x)Paid for a meal with coins only?
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't?
(x) Made prank phone calls
( ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
() Gotten kissed under the mistletoe
( ) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about
(X) Blown bubbles
( x) Gone ice-skating
(x) Gone Skiing (water & snow)...tried.. but I really didn't like either!
(x ) Gone skinny dipping outdoors
(X) Gone to the movies…
(x ) Gone to a drive-in movie…
1Any nickname? Ali or AliGraham, my dad called me that when I was younger because Graham was my middle name. Now he can stay call me that!
2. Mother's name? Cindy
3. Favorite drink? sweet tea
4. Tattoo? nope
5. Body piercings? my ears
6. How much do you love your job? I love it!
7. Birthplace? Spartanburg, SC
8. Favorite vacation spot? beach in the summer, mountains in the winter
9. Ever been to Africa ? no
10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? no
11. Ever been on TV? yes - our church children's choir sang on WSPA
12. Ever steal any traffic sign? unlike my sister, I was the good teenager!
13. Ever been in a car accident? yes
14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4 door
15. Favorite salad dressing? honey mustard
16. Favorite pie? key lime
17. Favorite number? 19
18. Favorite movie? You've Got Mail
19. Favorite holiday? Christmas
20. Favorite dessert? oreo freeze
21. Favorite food? right now nothing, but normally macaroni and cheese
22. Favorite day of the week? Sat.
23. What do you do to relax? take a bath
24. Favorite toothpaste? Crest
25. Favorite smell? A clean house
26. What month were you born in? June
27. Favorite Candle Scent? I love the pumpkin vanilla ones in the fall
28. How do you see yourself in 10 years? Teaching and raising kids
29. What 3 people do you tag to do this meme? Summer, JuJu, and Haley
30. Who will be the first to respond? I have no clue

Wonderful Wisdom on Worrying

90% of all worrying are worries that don't happen or are nothing.

This is what my professor started our devotion out last night. For those of you that know me you know that I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE worrier. I worry about EVERYTHING. After he said this sentence I thought about how many times I was worried about something and then it didn't even happen or turned out fine.

Patrick and I have our first "real" doctor's appointment on Monday. To say I am worried is an understatement. I have been worried since I found out I was pregnant. As much as I hate being sick I keep thinking that this must be a good sign , right???

Well last night I was talking to my professor and he made me feel very better. He said that I have done all I can. I try to eat as healthy as possible, I get rest, and drink water. The rest is up to nature and God controls our nature. He said that why worry about something you have NO control over. God has control over the baby and if it is right time for us to have a child then we will have a healthy baby. Everything is done in God's timing. He ended by telling me that I needed to listen to God and give all my fears to Him because he is not too big for my fears or worries.

All I could say after I left was WOW. I have been blessed with great professors during my Master's program. Who would take time out of their schedule to make me feel better about something probably really silly? He was so right though. I needed to just give the fear to God and not worry. If there is something wrong on Monday I will know that I did everything I could to make a healthy baby, and if there is nothing wrong on Monday I will still know that I did everything I could to make a healthy baby. That is how GREAT OUR GOD IS!! He will take our fears and help us not to worry! For once in my life I can say that I am not AS WORRIED as I was before. I am still alittle worried, but I think that is normal!?!

So if you could please say a little extra prayer for us on Sunday night for our appointment on Monday. Pray that we have peace no matter what the situation! Thank you and as my mom always told me, TRY NOT TO WORRY SO MUCH!

Lexy Update

This past weekend Lexy was acting very weird and would not walk on her paws. She just laid around and then would stand on her back legs and look like a kangaroo. I called the vet and got her an appointment for today.

We went and she has an infection in one of her paws. She was given an antibiotic and we have to watch her to make sure she walks on the paw.

The vet also said that she learned in vet school that sometimes cats get so mad about being declawed that every once in a while they will lift their paws as to say WHY DID YOU DO THIS???

She thinks that Lexy might also just be mad at us and trying to get more attention because we got her declawed.

So.. hopefully Lexy will be back to normal soon! :)

Alitte Bragging and Alittle Fun

This past weekend Patrick and I finally stayed home and try to get things done around the house! :) Friday we woke up and Patrick was going to cut the grass and I planned on cleaning the house. Well I got sick, of course. So Patrick got the grass cut and I laid in the bed.

Saturday I decided I was going to wake up and we were going to clean the house together (it had been about 2 weeks since we cleaned the house). Well I need to brag alittle bit....

My wonderful husband cleaned the whole house while I laid in the bed. I did not feel good and was so exhausted! Never once did he complain and he did a GREAT JOB!! I really do have the best husband in the world! :)

After laying in bed all day I wanted to get out of the house! We met our friends Katie and Justin at Hudson's (a great bbq place) and then came back here to play Rock Band. We had a great time hanging out with friends!

Yesterday there was not much going on... We went to church, went to lunch, and took naps!

On another note.. this is my last full week of not working so I am trying to get up earlier and do things to get energy back, but today did not start to well. I woke up not feeling well so I haven't done much yet! Oh well I guess I need to enjoy my time before school starts back :(

Movie Review

Just a quick note...

Patrick and I just watched Vantage Point and I recommend it to anyone! It is very good and will keep you thinking!