reflections of 2008

let's see if i can remember ... yikes!

January - plain and simple ... SUCKED... major issues/problems but they were worked out... still creep up every once in awhile, but nothing horrible

February - day after v-day found out i was pregnant (SURPRISE!!!), 2 days later i miscarried. plastic surgery on the 29th. changed.my.life....

March - recovering from my tuck, back to work, it sucked as much as ever. started really training for my 15K.

April - training training training ... LOL, that's all i can remember. had a couple 9 mile runs here.. gah!

May - DISNEY!!! completed my 15K, great experience. fabulous time at Disney with my family, DD had an absolute blast at all the character meals...

peed on a stick... very surprisingly, 2 lines appeared!

June - peed on more sticks, lines became darker and more pronounced.. flew to Toronto right before my birthday, ran a 5K, horrible morning sickness before/during/after the race... that was pretty much the last time i REALLY worked out during my pregnancy.

had first ultrasound (only one babe in there!) and he looks great. i've always called him a 'he', just intuition i guess...? my exhaustion and nausea continued..

told family & friends of pregnancy

July - not much going on, nausea continues. hating work even more. towards the end of july - pants stop fitting... nausea starts to subside, but massive headaches start coming daily.

have first ultrasound where he looks like a little BABY (not a speck on the screen)... so sweet!!!

August - MAJOR MAJOR issues with headaches, work sucks beyond belief. i cant stand the job nor the people... beg DH to let me quit. he, surprisingly, says OK.

September - little do my co-workers know that my last day of work will be the 15th. headaches are still there, but not every minute of every day. SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 - i retire heh. from American Airlines. i leave not telling one person goodbye (i think) cause everyone of the bitches are just that - bitches... yup, you - Treasure, Susan - and for god's sake get some clothes that MATCH, Pearla (not so much - not outwardly anyway), Sandy, Lin and Lynda - initially didnt think so but since i havent heard from her at all since i left - i know she was just a fake ass bitch as well... and most of all Sherri my 'boss' ... more like dictator than anything ... nowhere near a 'mentor' or anything...

ahem .. ok guess i needed to get that off my chest...

started staying home with DD. fun. :) challenging!!!

October - November - where the hell did the time go? headaches stopped about 17-18 weeks into pregnacy, DD was a princess for Halloween... all going well... :)

found out he really is a 'he' ... worked on names - finally decided on Joshua Kellan.

December - time is flying by. towards the end, it feels like my first trimester all over again. nausea, EXHAUSTION.... on new years eve i was informed my blood pressure is HIGH (140/101) and will be on bedrest for a few days. hopefully that will work.

January & beyond 2009 - hoping i will have a healthy family of 4 (yes, we are stopping at 2 kids). i want to start running again to drop the baby weight and the rest of my excess.

i wish everyone a happy and healthy 2009.