As usual, the recap of the last year. It is a bit late but I am still not feeling to great with the pregnancy so I have to wait until I can sit up for a bit so I can blog. This year was a huge year.
January 2012:
We most importantly moved in New Years Day. I started trying to get the house in order. The guest room has actually not been changed that much since we moved in. I was also still working out.
February 2012:
Work through me a bridal shower since I technically wasn't a "Carter" at this point. :) February had lots of wedding planning.
March 2012:
Got married and officially became a "Carter" :) We continued to try and make our house a home. We put up paintings in the guest room and master bedroom and were still awaiting our wonderful blinds.
April 2012:
We started planning the back splash over the stove in the Kitchen. Still one of my favorite projects. Created a personal "To Do" list. Most of the stuff actually got done. I still have to finish typing the recipes, finish the scrap book and finish the wedding albums. And I got my IUD taken out so when it came to actually trying to have a child, if we needed infertility treatments we wouldn't have to wait any longer because I will have been off birth control for awhile. And we had a family of geese move in!
May 2012:
We finished the garage floor. The baby geese were murdered :( I hosted my first party at the house, a wine tasting which went great. The electric fence for Benjamin and Bailey were put in. Brian and I were revamping finances (something we are always doing).
June 2012:
Took pre-pregnancy photos. Planned the dream honeymoon which has become a dream 5 or even 10 year anniversary trip. Finished the back splash in the kitchen. I also took pictures of some of the rooms in the house. We also painted the Nursery and Dining Room.
July 2012:
My parents FINALLY moved down! I got some much needed time with the furry people :) With the family, came the furniture which finished a lot of the rooms in the house.
August 2012:
I went down to Charleston to help my parents get settled in. I did my first oil painting which turned out well and will be in the nursery if we ever get it hung. We finally got the roof fixed. This is about the time I stopped going to the gym as much. Hind sight will explain why :)
September 2012:
Our labor day vacation was a lot of fun with my parents and we got a lot of work done. Dentist appointments for the both of us, carpets/tile/wood being cleaned, blinds put up in the garage, and mock Turkey Day with Mom and Dad. I also started getting weird dreams.
October 2012:
We got the easement sodded. Brian his wisdom teeth taken out. Hurricane Sandy came and went without much damage here but made us glad Mom and Dad weren't still in Connecticut.
November: 2012:
I was finally able to announce that I was not only 2 months pregnant but I was finished with my third month month as well. In October i found out I was exactly 8 weeks pregnant which means I probably conceived in August sometime. My first trimester was extremely rough and has gotten slightly better. I also went down to visit Mom and Dad in Charleston and saw Drayton Hall and of course celebrated Thanksgiving.
December 2012:
We got the fan up in the nursery, master bedroom painted, Christmas in Myrtle Beach, finished my 4th month, saw Tran Siberian Orchestra and the Basset Hound Waddle.
And that was 2012!
I did notice I generally havent blogged all that much this past year. It especially took a nose dive when i got pregnant. That is one thing I am going to try and do a better job of in 2013. Do more blogging and not just about the baby
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
2011: A Year in Review
.... And what a year it was!
January 2011:
-I got to play with some pretty cute babies!
-I celebrated my 26th birthday in Charleston with Brian
-I completed three projects which I haven't updated since then so I will have to do that again
-Read some good books and attempted and failed a 30 day challenge
February 2011
-Brian accepted and started working for the Cable company he is at now
-I realized I shouldn't drink caffeinated coffee
-Started my knitting project that I haven't finished and have changed the scope of :)
-Played with some more cute babies
-Watched the Superbowl, celebrated VDay
-Ate some really good meals that we either cooked or found at a restaurant
March 2011
-Played with the babies some more:
-And read some more books...
April 2011
-Picked up starfish from the beach
-Played with the babies
-Knitting took up a lot of time...
May 2011
-Got my baby fix:
-Went shopping for a dresser that turned into this house.....
-Shared more recipes
-Kept on knitting
June 2011
-Revamped our budget
-Talked about the possibilities of this house
-Met another cutie
-Shared more recipes and knitted some more
-Accepted and started the job at the insurance benefit where I am today and started my journey with the fitness center
July 2011
-Started updating my fitness routine and it's results
-Started enjoying your typical M-F work hours
-Babies no longer played with on a regular basis :(
-Shared our menu for the month
-Became engaged, wedding set for 03.03.12
September 2011
-Signed the paperwork for this house
-The babies turn 1 and meet
-More recipes and fitness updates
October 2011
-House started being built so gave plenty of updates about that
-Shared more recipes
-Started seeing real results with the fitness center and my new ways of eating
-Started hanging out with friends from work
November 2011
-More and more updates on the house
-Christmas Ideas
-Fitness updates
December 2011
-Very little happened other then finishing the house
This year was very busy but a very good year. The house has and still is a major source of aggravation and as I sit here today, we have less then 2 months until the wedding. I cannot wait for the wedding to be over, yes of course to be married to Brian but also to have life slow down and one less thing to worry about. Still have no idea what song Brian and I will dance too or where we go for the honeymoon
Goals for 2012:
1) Survive the wedding
2) Finish the knitting/sewing project
3) Update scrapbook and recipe folder
4) Plan for baby :)
5) Continue on fitness routine and lifestyle
January 2011:
-I got to play with some pretty cute babies!
-I celebrated my 26th birthday in Charleston with Brian
-I completed three projects which I haven't updated since then so I will have to do that again
-Read some good books and attempted and failed a 30 day challenge
February 2011
-Brian accepted and started working for the Cable company he is at now
-I realized I shouldn't drink caffeinated coffee
-Started my knitting project that I haven't finished and have changed the scope of :)
-Played with some more cute babies
-Watched the Superbowl, celebrated VDay
-Ate some really good meals that we either cooked or found at a restaurant
March 2011
-Played with the babies some more:
-And read some more books...
April 2011
-Picked up starfish from the beach
-Played with the babies
-Knitting took up a lot of time...
May 2011
-Got my baby fix:
-Went shopping for a dresser that turned into this house.....
-Shared more recipes
-Kept on knitting
June 2011
-Revamped our budget
-Talked about the possibilities of this house
-Met another cutie
-Shared more recipes and knitted some more
-Accepted and started the job at the insurance benefit where I am today and started my journey with the fitness center
July 2011
-Started updating my fitness routine and it's results
-Started enjoying your typical M-F work hours
-Babies no longer played with on a regular basis :(
-Shared our menu for the month
-Became engaged, wedding set for 03.03.12
September 2011
-Signed the paperwork for this house
-The babies turn 1 and meet
-More recipes and fitness updates
October 2011
-House started being built so gave plenty of updates about that
-Shared more recipes
-Started seeing real results with the fitness center and my new ways of eating
-Started hanging out with friends from work
November 2011
-More and more updates on the house
-Christmas Ideas
-Fitness updates
December 2011
-Very little happened other then finishing the house
This year was very busy but a very good year. The house has and still is a major source of aggravation and as I sit here today, we have less then 2 months until the wedding. I cannot wait for the wedding to be over, yes of course to be married to Brian but also to have life slow down and one less thing to worry about. Still have no idea what song Brian and I will dance too or where we go for the honeymoon
Goals for 2012:
1) Survive the wedding
2) Finish the knitting/sewing project
3) Update scrapbook and recipe folder
4) Plan for baby :)
5) Continue on fitness routine and lifestyle
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Nora Roberts' Heart of the Sea (Irish Trilogy book 3).
This was the book I finished for May and is the last book in the Irish Trilogy. I even finished it early! I love it when there are five Sundays in a month.
I liked it and enjoyed it but I am getting tired of the same thing happening over and over again. I think that is one of the down sides of Nora Robert's Trilogies or Quartets. The first book is great and then the subsequent books are the same thing just with different characters you met in the first book.
This one was even more irritating. Two people meet, fall in love but don't want/realize it. They spend the whole book dancing around each other once they both realize they do love each other. The man proposes and fumbles his words while the woman OVER reacts, twists his words and tries to push him away. The man fights back and voila they get married and live ever after.
I just don't think I can read her trilogies or quartets anymore...or at least not the subsequent books.
I liked it and enjoyed it but I am getting tired of the same thing happening over and over again. I think that is one of the down sides of Nora Robert's Trilogies or Quartets. The first book is great and then the subsequent books are the same thing just with different characters you met in the first book.
This one was even more irritating. Two people meet, fall in love but don't want/realize it. They spend the whole book dancing around each other once they both realize they do love each other. The man proposes and fumbles his words while the woman OVER reacts, twists his words and tries to push him away. The man fights back and voila they get married and live ever after.
I just don't think I can read her trilogies or quartets anymore...or at least not the subsequent books.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Nora Roberts' Savor the Moment (The Bride Quartet, Book 3)
It took me longer to read this book then the others because work picked up.
In this book you get to know the character of Laurel better. Laurel ends up getting engaged to Parker's ( the 4th girl and you will find out more about her other then what is in books 1-3 in book 4) brother Delaney. This was hinted at in the previous books and isn't a spoiler because the story isn't who it is how they end up. Plus if it says who they end up in on the inside flap it should be okay to say in a blog :).
I loved this book! I cannot get enough of the series. I wrote this post on the 19th of January and am about to start the 4th. The story is getting kind of predictable but then again I am reading them back to back so it is kind of like one LONG story. I may not have noticed the pattern if I had taken some time in between them. It was too good not too!
In this book you get to know the character of Laurel better. Laurel ends up getting engaged to Parker's ( the 4th girl and you will find out more about her other then what is in books 1-3 in book 4) brother Delaney. This was hinted at in the previous books and isn't a spoiler because the story isn't who it is how they end up. Plus if it says who they end up in on the inside flap it should be okay to say in a blog :).
I loved this book! I cannot get enough of the series. I wrote this post on the 19th of January and am about to start the 4th. The story is getting kind of predictable but then again I am reading them back to back so it is kind of like one LONG story. I may not have noticed the pattern if I had taken some time in between them. It was too good not too!
Friday, January 14, 2011
My birthday is tomorrow!
I am working on my birthday 7am to 3pm so Brian and I will be celebrating it later. The idea is go to Charleston, take a cooking class and eat dinner at Blossom. I cannot wait!
Anyway, I do have one more unspoken goal for 2011. I did not come up for it myself, I did steal it from another blogger but I think it will make my Mom and Aunt proud and happy if no one else.
Actually, we had Chinese for dinner tonight and my fortune cookie gives a great introduction to this:
"Reading to the mind is what exercise is to the body" Not really a fortune but I like it anyway.
My goal is to read at least one book a month. My blogger friend had planned ahead and new what book would go with what month but I am not that organized. Of course if I read more then one a month that would be great but if I read more only one counts. So if I read two books in January I would still have to read a book in February so the extra book stays extra.
I have already finished my first book and well into another. My Mom had gotten me two books for Christmas and since work has been dead I have been reading in between clients. My goal is also too write about each one. Not necessarily in book report form but I definitely want to reflect on what I read.
My mom got me:
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith book 1 and 2. I have finished book 1. Book 2 will be a separate post as I have not finished it yet.
I at first didn't think I would like this book and was surprised that my mom had chosen it for me. I do not like mysteries and suspense novels. This is not that at all.
The main character is Precious Ramotswe who lives in Botswana Africa. The first book tells you about her childhood, her failed marriage, how she started her Detective Agency and describes some of her cases. Through all this you learn several African cultural differences. The biggest one is that in Africa it is better to be fat then thin.
The author does not follow a time line. He jumps back and forth between time periods which makes this a very interesting read. The reader does not get lost and actually feels like he/she has a better understanding of what is going on and the importance of all of it then if the author wrote it chronologically.
Another thing I love about this book is that it is an easy read but not so easy that you feel stupid reading it. Being an easy read I had a very easy time putting it down when I had a guest. Well, let me say this: while I hated to put it down as I wanted to keep reading I knew that no matter where I stopped reading (end of a paragraph, end of a chapter, etc) I would be able to pick right up no problem.
It took me two days to read it but that was because I was at work and only read it at work. If I were to add up the hours it probably only would have taken me 5 hours to read front and back even though it is only 234 pages. A) I am rusty, this book is the first book I have picked up in months and B) There are a lot of interesting details that you have to pay attention to.
I would definitely recommend this book and am enjoying the second book. Sunday we had 50 check outs and 4 check ins and I was able to read 135 pages of Book 1, Monday we had 8 checking out and 4 checking in and I finished the rest of it before 9:30am. Today we had 0 check outs and 0 check ins so I thought I would possibly finish Book 2 today but I only got 80 pages in. Book 2 is just as intriguing as book 1, I guess the phones were just busier :). I just wish we had HBO so I could watch the series when it comes out in February!
Anyway, I do have one more unspoken goal for 2011. I did not come up for it myself, I did steal it from another blogger but I think it will make my Mom and Aunt proud and happy if no one else.
Actually, we had Chinese for dinner tonight and my fortune cookie gives a great introduction to this:
"Reading to the mind is what exercise is to the body" Not really a fortune but I like it anyway.
My goal is to read at least one book a month. My blogger friend had planned ahead and new what book would go with what month but I am not that organized. Of course if I read more then one a month that would be great but if I read more only one counts. So if I read two books in January I would still have to read a book in February so the extra book stays extra.
I have already finished my first book and well into another. My Mom had gotten me two books for Christmas and since work has been dead I have been reading in between clients. My goal is also too write about each one. Not necessarily in book report form but I definitely want to reflect on what I read.
My mom got me:
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith book 1 and 2. I have finished book 1. Book 2 will be a separate post as I have not finished it yet.
I at first didn't think I would like this book and was surprised that my mom had chosen it for me. I do not like mysteries and suspense novels. This is not that at all.
The main character is Precious Ramotswe who lives in Botswana Africa. The first book tells you about her childhood, her failed marriage, how she started her Detective Agency and describes some of her cases. Through all this you learn several African cultural differences. The biggest one is that in Africa it is better to be fat then thin.
The author does not follow a time line. He jumps back and forth between time periods which makes this a very interesting read. The reader does not get lost and actually feels like he/she has a better understanding of what is going on and the importance of all of it then if the author wrote it chronologically.
Another thing I love about this book is that it is an easy read but not so easy that you feel stupid reading it. Being an easy read I had a very easy time putting it down when I had a guest. Well, let me say this: while I hated to put it down as I wanted to keep reading I knew that no matter where I stopped reading (end of a paragraph, end of a chapter, etc) I would be able to pick right up no problem.
It took me two days to read it but that was because I was at work and only read it at work. If I were to add up the hours it probably only would have taken me 5 hours to read front and back even though it is only 234 pages. A) I am rusty, this book is the first book I have picked up in months and B) There are a lot of interesting details that you have to pay attention to.
I would definitely recommend this book and am enjoying the second book. Sunday we had 50 check outs and 4 check ins and I was able to read 135 pages of Book 1, Monday we had 8 checking out and 4 checking in and I finished the rest of it before 9:30am. Today we had 0 check outs and 0 check ins so I thought I would possibly finish Book 2 today but I only got 80 pages in. Book 2 is just as intriguing as book 1, I guess the phones were just busier :). I just wish we had HBO so I could watch the series when it comes out in February!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
2010 Recap
I am not feeling to well today. I have a bit of a cold. I am way behind in all of my posts so I am going to try something out. I am going to write and post this post today and write tomorrows post today and save it as a draft. My hope is that when I come in to actually post my draft it will post and no one will know (other then by reading this) that it was written the night before. I think this will help me stay organized and write what I want and have it post when I want even if I do not have time to write it when I want it to post.
Everyone that I am reading seems to be doing this and I thought it would be a good excersize. I will try to find a good picture each month as well. Most of these months were discussed in my other blog so I will do a brief overview as well.
January:
-We thought Brian wouldnt graduate until Spring of 2011 (we were wrong ha!)
-I turned 25 and my parents came up and we all went to Charleston and Summerville
-I started being able to do a round off in gymnastics
-I started Curves
-We got a Wii which I thought was going to be used alot (wrong again!)
-Started looking at our budget
February:
-We got snow :)
-Figured out that Brian would graduate December 2010
-Gymnastics went to two classes
-Started to see results from curves
March:
-Started to realize consciously the consequences of Brian actually graduating
-Brian's computer died
-Had to cancel a planned trip
-Webshots ruined my photobooks
-Started seeing noticeable differences in my body weight and an actual drop in numbers
April:
-Went to Columbia to go to the Riverbanks and Botanical Zoo
May:
-Bought a new camera (LOVE IT)
-Created a list of places we wanted to go to before we leave the beach (whenever that is)
-Did the North Carolina trip
June:
-Started noticing real weight loss
-Shared my gymnastics moves
July:
-My commission at work for June was higher then I could have imagined
-Started going to curves less due to summer busyness
-Nicole's bridesmaids dress fit as it came to me...the goal of me losing weight
-Started really looking for friends but not succeeding
-Looked at our budget even closer
-Tried to do a home cooked meal every night and post them
-Had lost 15lbs and 18 inches since January
-Questioned a dress purchase
August:
-Got mad at Lowe's Foods' Personal Shopper service
-Fell on my face at gymnastics
-Was in a rut emotionally with life
-Choked on a tablespoon of Cinnamon
September:
-Paid off Brian's car
-Cleaned the apartment
-Fired livejournal, my previous blogging site
-Hired Blogger
-Brian stressed about the GRE's
-Decided to end my membership at Curves in January when contract ends
-Posted my xmas list
-Reconnected with Caroline/Allyson
October:
-Went to Nicole and Adam's wedding
-Went to Savannah
-Continued hanging out with Caroline and Allyson
-Got a hair cut
November:
-Became a Godmommy
-Received Gamma's paintings
-Held lots of cute babies (4 co-workers had 5 babies, yes one had twins, within 2 weeks of each other late September/early October. 2 coworkers are still pregnant)
-Figured out how to cut down our electric bill
-Started to see the Off Season start
-Brian's birthday
December:
-Started 30 Day Project
-Played with more babies
-Had Christmas
-Got upset with Jos. A Banks
-Ate at a very dissappointing restaurant
-Brian graduated!
-Construction workers broke our water system
-Kinda snowed again
And that was 2010!
Everyone that I am reading seems to be doing this and I thought it would be a good excersize. I will try to find a good picture each month as well. Most of these months were discussed in my other blog so I will do a brief overview as well.
January:
-We thought Brian wouldnt graduate until Spring of 2011 (we were wrong ha!)
-I turned 25 and my parents came up and we all went to Charleston and Summerville
-I started being able to do a round off in gymnastics
-I started Curves
-We got a Wii which I thought was going to be used alot (wrong again!)
-Started looking at our budget
 |
| During my parents trip we went to see this old house museum...forgetting the name at the moment |
February:
-We got snow :)
-Figured out that Brian would graduate December 2010
-Gymnastics went to two classes
-Started to see results from curves
 |
| Snow :) |
March:
-Started to realize consciously the consequences of Brian actually graduating
-Brian's computer died
-Had to cancel a planned trip
-Webshots ruined my photobooks
-Started seeing noticeable differences in my body weight and an actual drop in numbers
 |
| First photo that I myself could see the difference in |
April:
-Went to Columbia to go to the Riverbanks and Botanical Zoo
 |
| The elephants were so close! |
May:
-Bought a new camera (LOVE IT)
-Created a list of places we wanted to go to before we leave the beach (whenever that is)
-Did the North Carolina trip
 |
| The Biltmore in Asheville...can I live here please? |
June:
-Started noticing real weight loss
-Shared my gymnastics moves
 |
| A split...about as close as I ever came to a full split |
-My commission at work for June was higher then I could have imagined
-Started going to curves less due to summer busyness
-Nicole's bridesmaids dress fit as it came to me...the goal of me losing weight
-Started really looking for friends but not succeeding
-Looked at our budget even closer
-Tried to do a home cooked meal every night and post them
-Had lost 15lbs and 18 inches since January
-Questioned a dress purchase
 |
| I don't think I have ever been this tiny before |
August:
-Got mad at Lowe's Foods' Personal Shopper service
-Fell on my face at gymnastics
-Was in a rut emotionally with life
-Choked on a tablespoon of Cinnamon
 |
| This is what happens when you fall on your face :) |
-Paid off Brian's car
-Cleaned the apartment
-Fired livejournal, my previous blogging site
-Hired Blogger
-Brian stressed about the GRE's
-Decided to end my membership at Curves in January when contract ends
-Posted my xmas list
-Reconnected with Caroline/Allyson
 |
| This is totally what you do when you pay off your car |
-Went to Nicole and Adam's wedding
-Went to Savannah
-Continued hanging out with Caroline and Allyson
-Got a hair cut
 |
| The Bride and Groom |
November:
-Became a Godmommy
-Received Gamma's paintings
-Held lots of cute babies (4 co-workers had 5 babies, yes one had twins, within 2 weeks of each other late September/early October. 2 coworkers are still pregnant)
-Figured out how to cut down our electric bill
-Started to see the Off Season start
-Brian's birthday
 |
| The only girl :) |
-Started 30 Day Project
-Played with more babies
-Had Christmas
-Got upset with Jos. A Banks
-Ate at a very dissappointing restaurant
-Brian graduated!
-Construction workers broke our water system
-Kinda snowed again
 |
| One of the boys, Xavier |
And that was 2010!
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