the coolest day!

On Sunday, the girls, Carl and I headed down to Oriole Park to catch a game. We still had a few of the vouchers that my dad gave us for Christmas, but we had to wait in the SUPER long line to redeem them for tickets. While waiting in the line, a man walks up to me asking if we needed to get tickets for the girls...nope, we don't need tickets for them just yet. He hands us two tickets, telling us we look like true O's fans and that he'll see us at the game.
We walk into the stadium, looking for our section. Our section was behind home plate and our seats were 5 rows back. It was the coolest view ever and an awesome game with 3 home runs!

The rest of the weekend was filled with cleaning and relaxation at home. What a weekend!

Natural vs Spontaneous

On my twin chat board today (I know, I am SUCH a loser), these women are still having the debate over terminology for twin conception. These women are soo high strung. IVF and other fertility treatment women are offended by others claming they conceived their twins "naturally". I have nothing against women who used fertility treatments, but if you're going to use them, you need to be ok with your decision. You can't be so uptight and insecure that you're offended by others claiming their children to be "natural". One particular IVF woman who faults me for using the terminology "natural" over "spontaneous" because her inability to conceive was a medical condition, faults me for not breastfeeding. She can not see any medical benefits to mother or child through FF. Duh, my inability to breastfeed was due to a more significant medical condition, bi**ch. I am not ok with my decision not to breastfeed, but I had no other options. She did!
In closing, I have no problems with IF treatments, and I'm very lucky to have not had to deal with that issue. By referring to my twins as "conceived naturally", I do not imply that is any better than those who were conceived through medical intervention. I am not implying anything other than Carl and I had sex one night, and babies were made. Vent over!

New things from yesterday

Yesterday I walked to Brookes house for a BBQ. It was soo much fun, but I learned some things along the way.

1. Pulling the wagon is much harder to do than push the stroller. With future walks to Brooke's, push the stroller!

2. I like sausages on the grill. They are delish!

3. People still stare at my girls as we walk by. One woman yelled out her car window that they should be movie stars. At another point during our walk, people were so busy staring, they backed up the traffic at the light.

4. I really enjoy Brooke's company!

That's it for today (obviously not very exciting.) I am looking forward to the three day weekend! We are hoping to clean our house and catch the baseball game on Sunday.

Reminder to Professors

Dear Professors,

Please do not assign coursework that you do not intend on grading in a timely fashion. More specifcially, Personnel Selection professor, please grade course participation and post your final grades. Some students like to be finished with the semester shortly after they finish the mounds of work that you have assigned. A week and a half is more than enough time to grade (its more time than you gave us to complete).

Thank you!

Marriage Age-Stolen from Barb

Put an X on every thing that is true about you....
[X] I know how to make a pot of coffee.
[X] I keep track of dates using a calander.
[X] I own more than one credit card.
[ ] I know how to change the oil in my car.
[X] I do my own laundry.
[X]I vote every election.
[X] I can cook for myself
[ ] I think politics are exciting.
[] I balance my checkbook.
[ ] My parents have better things to say than my friends.
total: 6
[ ] I show up for school/college/work every day early.
[] I always carry a pen in my pocket/purse.
[X] I've never been suspended.
[ X] I have never smoked a cigarette.
[] I have never gotten completely trashed.
[] I have forgotten my own birthday at least once.
[ ] I like to take walks by myself.
[x] I've watched talk shows.
[x] I know what 'credibility' means without looking it up.
[X] I drink coffee at least once a week.
total: 4
[X] I know how to do the dishes.
[X] I can count to 10 in another language.
[X] When I say I'm going to do something I do it.
[x] My parents trust me.
[X] I can mow the lawn.
[x] I can make adults laugh without being stupid.
[] I remember to water the plants.
[x] I study when I have to.
[x] I pay attention at school/college.
[] I remember to feed my pets.
total: 8
[x] can spell 'experience' without looking it up
[ x] I work out on a regular basis.
[X] I clean up my own mess.
[ ] The people at Starbucks know me by name.
[ ] my favorite kind of food is take out.
[x] I have gained weight since middle/high school.
[] The first thing I do when I wake up is get caffeine.
[X] I can go to the store without getting something I don't need.
[X] I understand political jokes the first time they are said.
[x] I can type quickly.
total: 7
[x]I have realized that the weather forecast changes every hour.
[ ] My only friends are from my place of employment.
[ ] I have been to a Tupperware party.
[ ] I have realized that no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job.
[ ] I have more bills than I can pay.
[ ] All my friends are older than I am.
[X] I can say no to staying out all night.
[ x] I use the internet every day.
[X] My wardrobe hasn't changed in a while.
[x] I can read a book and actually finish it.
total: 5

I'm not sure what this all means, but I was bored and I stole from Barb ;)

to jump with both feet...

Again, while procrastinating, and watching dumb tv shows on the WB (or whatever the station is called now), I am having some deep thoughts, ha!
I am the kind of person who jumps with both feet. I don't think I know how to half ass anything. Sure, my liberal arts education has taught me the art of bullshit, but when I put my mind to something, or commit to something, I put all my effort into it. How else did I end up with twins?
When Carl asked me to marry him almost 7 years ago (wow, that seems like a long time), I obviously said yes. I said yes immediately! We were determined to make our engagement last through college, but we never needed to work very hard at it. We were in love, in college, and had very few responsibilities. It was easy to jump in.
Fast forward seven years....I need to remember what it was like in college. I want to connect with the people that we were, the two kids who could look at each other and the impending chesapeake bay exam didn't even make it on the radar. Now, the bills and the kids, the cracking dining room ceiling, the mortgage and the jobs seem to be overwhelming us, each leaving their mark on our relationship. Who would have ever thought, all those years ago, that we would be here, now, with all of these responsibilities?
My goal? When I feel so overwhelmed by everything else allowing them to take their toll on my relationship with my husband, I will shut my eyes and remember what it was like, that perfect and very hot day at the beach when I said yes. We are still those same two people who jumped with both feet into this adventure, we just need to step back and remember that from time to time. If I had it to do over again, I would still jump, whole-heartedly with both feet!

Coffee with Michael

I've always known that college admissions is a world with high turnover. I feel like I've watched an entire office come and go, and I think its finally started to get to me. After having coffee with Michael on Wednesday, I started thinking about new opportunities. A year ago, I loved my job and the people I worked with. Katie, Michael, Gustavo and I were quite a team. I had my work girlfriend, and as a bigger group we would do happy hours and long lunches. Now I feel as though that time has passed. Everyone except Gu has moved on. I feel as though I'll always be characterized as "young" eventhough there's noone left to be young left. Eventhough I now have Brian, the office dynamic has changed, and I'm sad about that.
My first year as a working mom was awesome...now what?