"For a good cause"

I have always loved having long hair. It has always been a source of pride for me that my hair grows fairly quickly. My hair was, after all, to my waist when straightened. On October 1st, in honor of my mother, I cut my hair to donate to make wigs for cancer patients.



The minimum you can donate is 8 inches...but that was nothing for me. If I was going to cut it, I was going to cut as much as I possibly could. I don't cut my hair often, and I definitely don't cut it to a style so this was a rarity. I was determined to help as much as I could. The stylist split my hair into 6 sections as I was able to donate a whopping 15 inches.

I am so glad that I was able to do this. I still remember when my mom received her wig while undergoing cancer treatment. She once told me she no longer felt like a woman after having ovarian cancer and breast cancer and losing her hair. I like to think that having a wig helped her feel more feminine and I pray that my donation will help bring a smile to someone's face.

Math makes my ears bleed!

So it's probably a good thing that I FINALLY passed the only math class I am required to take for my degree. That is number 87 on my list.

I have taken a 110 or 112 level math class every semester since I started college. It was horrible. I struggled more in college math than I can ever remember struggling with anything else, ever. 

I have shed so many tears of stress during my math homework, quizzes, and tests. But I've finally made it. And not just made it, Made a B in it! That's it. Never again will I have to do math. Whenever Lucy comes to me and asks for help with her algebra homework, I WILL say "no, however your engineer father will be home at 5." :)

#49 Watch Sarah graduate from high school

After having my precious bundle of joy, we had to remain in the hospital for a little while due to Lucy's laryngomalacia. However, we were able to get out with plenty of time to be able to attend her aunt Sarah's graduation ceremony. It's really bittersweet. It made me feel extremely old but so very proud of her for sticking with it. Congratulations, Sarah. We love you.

It's been a while and I've got some catching up to do...so here we go:

#43 Pick a TV series and watch it from beginning to end

I had a lot of free time while I was pregnant so I actually watched several:

Friends...TWICE

That 70's show which is Brian's favorite

AND....

I LOVE LUCY! Brian bought me the entire series on DVD for Christmas last year and it inspired me so much that I named my daughter Lucy. :)

Not only that, but Brian also bought me every season of How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory for Christmas this year as well as 1 season of Gilmore Girls. We have also started New Girl on Netflix. 

Now that I think of it...why are we paying for cable? lol

Lots more to come...

It was great...while it lasted.

Goal #19- Buy a 4-door Car

So last Thursday, Brian and I got approved for a new car. We didn't want a huge car payment so we went with a pre-owned 2010 Toyota Corolla. Red! My favorite color! I was so excited! I finally had a car that I carry my little bundle in safely and comfortably!

...for all of 4 days. On Sunday, which is usually my off-day, I got called in to work because one of the other girls was sick. Which is fine, I don't mind covering for people when they need it. I was supposed to get off around 9 and I was going to see a movie with Emily and Brian before he left for Auburn for the week.

I ended up getting off about half an hour late so Brian came to pick me up so we could ride together. We were driving down highway 69 and stopped behind a car that was turning into a business. I happened to look in my side mirror and noticed an Audi was not slowing down...at all. All I could get out of my mouth was "Brian!" before they crashed into the back of our car at 45mph.

To be the less expensive of the two vehicles, I have to say mine looked a lot better than the other driver. However, the back doors to the car won't open which leads me to believe that there is frame damage. Frame damage = totalled vehicle. :(

That makes me a very sad mommy-to-be. But the good thing is, Brian and I are fine and more importantly, the baby wasn't affected by the accident. Thank the Lord.

My first love

Goal #10

Finally! I have been waiting for this day for almost 6 years. The day I could say that I no longer have a car payment.

Unfortunately, it is also the day when I say I no longer have a car.

Yes, I finally made the last payment on my Tiburon. But a few weeks prior to that, I realized that it simply was not big enough to fit an infant car seat in. Which means, I had to say good-bye to my car, something that meant more to me than a lot of people.

I was able to find a silver lining in selling my car. I found a lady on facebook garage sale that was looking for a "cool car". I sent her a message, along with some pictures and explained that I was only selling because I was having a baby. She seemed extremely interested and asked to test drive it. That all went well and we agreed on a purchase price.

I met this lady, along with her husband early this week to give them the keys, title, and bill of sale. She then informed me that today was her daughter's 16th birthday and that she had passed her driver's test less than an hour earlier. They waited until after her test to let her know that they were buying her a car. She told me that her daughter was so excited that she started crying.

As much fun as I've had through the years driving my little coupe, I walk away so glad to know that another little girl is going to enjoy it as much as I have. So, with tears in my eyes, I said goodbye to my car and drove away in my mom car (Brian's Curtis) and silently greeted this new chapter in my life. I can't be that care-free teenager anymore. I am going to be a mom. But I sure as hell am going to be a fun mom! :)

Debt-free at 23!?

Goal #18

Originally, that was supposed to be the plan...Brian and I thought we were well on our way to buying our first home. He had taken out several different kinds of loans including a credit card through his credit union. Unfortunately, what they failed to tell us, is that the credit union that he was doing ALL of his business with only reports to one credit bureau...which means...no house for a while...AND all that hard work to pay off our debts (over $20,000 in less than a year) was for not.

What does every bank advise us to do?

Go back into debt. What?!

Yep. They gave us very specific instructions to go back into debt with certain companies that wouldn't hit our credit and report to all three credit bureaus.

The result? We bought new living room furniture on credit. I know, I know, I was supposed to buy bedroom furniture but my mother-in-law bought us (new to us) bedroom furniture. Not completely our style and not exactly what we had picked out but it's fine.

So now we have living room furniture with no living room to put it in...yet. Since I am pregnant and able to work my waitress/hostess job less and less, Brian and I decided together that it is better that I handle our finances for a while.

This makes it much easier on both of us and I believe that we are well on our way to being able to buy a home.