Sunday, August 22, 2010

a few things...

In honor of ICLW, I am going to share a few things about myself. Well, more than a few, I'm going to share 10...

1. I love my husband, MBL. I truly believe that I got lucky and found the love of my life and it's all thanks to the internet! Yay online dating :).
2. I also love my dog, Jasper. I haven't really blogged about him much...or at all, but he is the best dog ever (okay, I might be biased). MBL and I got him over a year ago from our local hum.ane society. He is a beagle/hound mix. MBL was REALLY not interested in having a dog, but I whined and begged and got my way and now? I'm pretty sure MBL loves the dog more than I do!
3. I am one of five girls. People always find this interesting. I do not have any brothers and I am quite happy to just have sisters. People always say they feel sorry for my dad, but I don't! He needed to have girls so that he would soften up a bit.
4. In relation to the point above, when I was younger I always thought I wanted boys over girls because I was sick and tired of being around girls all the time. MBL and I now dream of having little girls, BUT obviously we will be happy with whatever we get! I had a dream a few weeks ago that we had a little boy and we named him Simeon. All I could say was, "He's such a little peanut!" I was pretty darn happy with our little boy, so I'm not worried.
5. This kind of goes along with the two above, but MBL and I also dream of having 4 kids. I have always wanted a big family and MBL would love a gaggle of kids as well...so hopefully we get to fulfill that dream!
6. I LOVE mexican food. I could eat it every day and be happy. Sometimes MBL and I make guacamole and just have that for dinner. SO GOOD! I *love* Chi.potle and I am glad the nearest one is a good 20 minute drive so that I'm not tempted to have it more that once or twice a month.
7. I am a foodie. I *love love LOVE* to cook and bake. The other week I had three days off in a row and I made a ton of food. I have to bake at least once a week or it feels like something is missing in my life. This week I made chocolate chip cookie bars and blueberry muffins. I give most of the sweet stuff away so that I'm not tempted to polish it all off myself, but I usually let myself have a taste (or two)!
8. I love the warm weather. I live in a place that snows on average 72 inches a year. The year MBL and I got married it snowed 115 inches. The following February there was only 2 hours of sunlight for 21 days. I can't believe I survived! It is definitely in our long term plans to move.
9. Our number one girl name is June. Our number two is Amelia, but we would call her Millie. Right now the boys names I like are Reilly and Owen. Let's hope we are able to put those names to good use come May 2011!
10. I grew up in Chicago. My parents still live in the area and I just LOVE the city. And although it is definitely just as cold as it is here in the winter, I would love living on the same block as my parents. I wish they lived closer than 3 hours away!!

Well, that's just a little bit about myself! Check back tomorrow for an update on how things are developing for our IVF cycle!

25 comments:

  1. Love your list! I'm with you on the warm weather. We *did* make that move 10 years ago. I am allergic to cold weather. LOL!

    Best wishes on your cycle.

    ICLW

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  2. I, too, have always dreamed of girls, but a friend of mine swears we are having a boy. As long as we are happy and healthy, it is all well and good!

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  3. Thank-you for sharing a little more about yourself. There is not a single name out there that I like for our future child, but I figure that's a problem I'd like to have.

    Hope things are moving along well with your cycle.

    ICLW

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  4. Here from ICLW

    Just wanted to wish you the very best of luck with your upcoming IVF cycle. Hope you get nothing but the best news at every hurdle.

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  5. Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to you update tomorrow, hope things are going well!

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  6. I love this and getting to know a little more about you. I am now wondering where you live exactly that has this kind of weather pattern???!!!!

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  7. Great way to get to know you. I live in Rochester, NY. It snows ALOT here. I love mexican. taco salad is one of my faves!
    ICLW

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  8. I've always wanted a little girl, too. I can't explain it. I feel like I'm meant to have a daughter. I guess I'll be in for a surprise if I ever get pregnant with a boy!

    Thanks for sharing all of this. Happy ICLW!

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  9. Not sure how you endure the cold weather - I would miss the sunshine too much...especially in February!

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  10. I am one of three girls and i don't feel bad for my dad either! :) We now have a little boy after our #1 IVF and he is totally the king of the family.

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  11. Happy ICLW! I could not handle that weather!

    We have 3 girls and dh says he's happy with that because he knows he'll be well taken care of. He's one of four boys and FIL told dh (when we told him we were expecting the girls) that girls were better for fathers than boys. LOL!

    Good luck with the coming cycle!

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  12. I'm here from ICLW! And apparently we have a lot in common... I have a beagle, love Mexican food, baking and warm weather! How about that. :)

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  13. I'm one of 4 girls and even though it wasn't always easy, I thought it was so much fun to grow up that way. I hope everything goes wonderfully with your IVF cycle!

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  14. Happy ICLW! I love Mexican food too. We cook it up rather often. I love the name Amelia (it's on my list too). I only have one brother...and there were many times I would have died to have a sister (but Bro is pretty cool).

    Have a great week and I hope May 2011 is a wonderful month.

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  15. Best of luck with your upcoming cycle! And Thank you for visiting my blog.

    ICLW#137

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  16. hmm. You've made me want some mexican food right now. I love it too! My mom's water broke in a mexican restaurant - (she thought she just had gas from the beans until she felt wet) so we joke that I wanted to come out and have some of what she was eating for myself!

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  17. I never knew how popular Mexican food was...certainly, back when I lived in the US, it didn't have the popularity it has now. I'm glad to hear so many are converted because it's my favorite and I cook it all the time here in the UK.
    I like your list and I identify...warm weather, sunshine, little girls, lovely name choices, etc... I'd just like to say that I only ever wanted girls and was shocked (and honestly, quite upset at first) to find out that my second child was going to be a boy. I was unconvinced that I would be a good mother to a boy, but only until he was handed to me and I fell deeply in love. I would also have liked to have another girl; a sister for my daughter, but it never happened. No regrets now.
    Best of luck,
    Lisa ICLW #63 - Your Great Life

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  18. Happy ICLW Week! Lovely to discover your blog and I liked your list (as well as the girl names you're looking at). I wish you lots of luck with this next cycle! -- Jay (ICLW #78)

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  19. Happy ICLW! I love this top 10 list! We have a Beagle mix dog too, I adore her. Ours is a Beagle/Cocker Spaniel mix. I call her my cuddle bud!

    Good luck with the cycle!
    ~Michelle
    http://mmproper.blogspot.com

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  20. Here via ICLW. I would love to have a little girl so find myself thinking mostly about girls' names. June and Amelia are both adorable. Good luck with your upcoming cycle!

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  21. I loved your top ten list! Cute way to introduce yourself! I also adore your blog name! June is a beautiful girls name and it's perfect! I am a new follower and I look forward to reading about your IVF journey!

    ICLW #55

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  22. Your list was wonderful, thanks for sharing. I love Mexican food too. Your girls and boys names are sweet.

    Happy ICLW
    Jonelle #11

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  23. I am a total foodie as well. Your positive attitude really comes through your writing.

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  24. I love the name Amelia as well. Boys' names: Jacob, Noah, and Caleb. :)

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