Bead Creatures and Hip-Hop Abs

Well, so much for my promise to update more frequently...not that anybody's heartbroken. Anyway, a lot has happened since my last post...

There have been a couple more snow days and MLK, Jr. Day, so we spent a LOT of time crafting little things with beads. Those beads you put on a peg-board, then iron to make them stick together. Does anybody remember those? Wal-Mart very creatively calls them "Melty-Beads"... and they are disturbingly addictive. Check out all the little things we created last Thursday, and guess which two are mine. :) Also, please note that Marissa created a girl version of each animal so nobody would be lonely, Noah's Ark style.

I've been working out, too. (working out in January...so cliche, right?) Today I did hip-hop abs, which made me feel more ridiculous than anything else I've ever done. I mean, I may think of something worse later, but at the moment I'm pretty certain I'm not exaggerating. And it might have been a good ab work-out if I hadn't been concentrating so hard on whatever the hell they were doing with their feet. So... the best option seems to be sticking with the fitness class I've been attending at the jiu-jitsu establishment on the square here. It's pretty intense, so plan on me being totally cut in a few months. :)

We finally decorated the nursery! Unfortunately, the decals we picked up wouldn't stick to the textured wall, but his name is prominently displayed in case his parents forget it. That was quite an experiences... we had no tape measure, and my mom thought it would be better to "eyeball it" than run home and get one. It worked fine, it just took awhile. We did laugh a lot, though. Not a bad night overall!

I'm really excited to meet him! I think I'm going to brainwash him to believe I'm the most incredible person the world has ever seen. And I'll ensure that he's never without cool shoes, haha. This kid is going to be so spoiled... I think he might turn into a little monster. You know the great thing about this situation, though? He's not my kid. :)



I said a lot has happened since my last post, but I guess my life is pretty uneventful. I did get to spend the weekend with some friends, which is always good! I think I'll do that again this weekend...