Family Pictures

Here are a few of the individual family pictures that we took when we were taking the Webb family pictures.  Thanks to the magic of editing pictures, I was able to make myself look a little less like Courtney Love and a few pounds lighter! 

We can't wait to meet Drake and hold him in our arms!

Halloween 2010

Okay, it's about time I update a little so that we all don't have to keep looking at that freaky kid!  These pictures were taken from facebook, so they are not the best quality.  I have more that I just haven't uploaded to my computer yet.  But for now, here are a few.

Me and Dan were invited to a housewarming/halloween party a couple of days ago.  It was a murder mystery, so we all had to dress like our 1920's character.  Dan was Jon Jacobs, the murdered man's best friend, and I was Bob Bucks, the murdered man's accountant.  We all had to be in character, so we were acting pretty much the whole night.  I gotta tell you, I suck at acting!  I guess I wasn't feeling the character very much!  And I didn't really know the people there very well.  Dan was taking his role very seriously.  I would go over to him and try to talk to him and he'd ask, "Are you in character, or my wife right now?".  I got a kick out of that!  Dan looked so cute in his little gettup... like a newsie!  I won best costume... I think people liked my shoes, which you can't see.  They are my Betsey Johnson black and white shoes that I love so much.  The hat was pretty sweet too.  It was a fun night!

Watch this!

This kid is so creepy!  I think he must be a midge because he's so weird looking!
I don't know Connie, maybe we should post our Land Down Under lip-synching video to youtube.  What do you think; )

It's a...

BOY!

Boy oh boy what a surprise.

I convinced myself that it was a girl for sure.

Dan claims he always knew it was a boy.

I have never seen Dan so happy: )

 baby boy's profile 

Baby boy's name will be

Drake Lee Elder

Above is a picture I am going to paint for the baby's nursery.  It will set the theme of his room nicely!

I am 4 months along (19 weeks).

Baby is 10 oz and in perfect health.

I think that I can feel him move but I'm not sure.

What a little miracle it is to grow a baby in my belly: )

So long, XS

When I first started this blog in June 2007 I had just been hired at XS Salon and Spa.  I loyally stayed with them for over 3 years through endless rumors of closing, bouncing paychecks (mine never bounced), down sizing, and new hires.  When I got hired there, mom was still alive (but not the same b/c of the accident).  XS was a place for me to forget about the world and my life.  I really did love it there, and I loved everyone I worked with (which is why I stayed so long).  It was a sanctuary for me in many ways, and I will always be grateful that they hired me years ago.  So, when I came into work on a regular Wednesday, it came as a huge shock to find out they really were closing for good... the next day!  Thankfully, our Salon Manager got in contact with a newer salon/spa and got a lot of us in there.  I thank my lucky stars that they needed an Aesthetician... otherwise I would probably be unemployed right now!  All of the XS employees received a printout of their clients and phone numbers... mine was 23 pages!  For 2 days I had Stephanie (who was my lifesaver) call all of my regular clients and let them know where I was.  Salon G.  Literally right down the road from XS.  My clients have been coming in to see me, thank goodness, and I have been pretty busy (considering it is summertime=slowtime).  It has been a very smooth transition.

Salon G is like a breath of fresh air compared to XS.  Don't get me wrong, XS was a beautiful place, but Salon G is so bright and airy and cheery.  It was time for a change.  Everyone should come in and see the place!

RIP XS

Pregnancy

I gotta admit... I do not like being pregnant.  I have been told things get better the 2nd trimester, so I am looking forward to that!  I have morning sickness.  Not just in the morning, but all day.  Yep, I feel like a cancer patient going through chemo.  Hopefully by week 13 (I am at week 9) the morning sickness will go away like everyone is telling me it will!  The other thing people do not tell you is how uncomfortable being pregnant is.  Now, I knew I would be uncomfortable like at month 8 and 9, but I never expected to be uncomfortable right now!  Never mind the fatigue and the feeling like a weakling... I'm talking about the aches and pains from things growing bigger!  I know I should not complain... especially since I am lucky to have a baby growing inside of me in the first place!  And I know it will all be so worth it in the end.  I just want this dang morning sickness to go away.  I've already lost 4 pounds since getting pregnant.  Nothing under the sun sounds good to eat.  I never know what to make for dinner (resulting in Dan starving).  I just have to snack on whatever seems good at the moment.  Here are some random things Dan runs to the store for so far...

The Velveeta is the only thing that I can seem to stomach more than once.  The Lucky Charms are a no go since I threw them up on Sunday.  And I am enjoying some Puff Cheetos as we speak.  Do you really want to hear something crazy?  I don't even want candy anymore!  Sweet stuff never sounds good!

So at 9 weeks, my uterus is the size of a grapefruit, and the baby is the size of a large grape.  Come on baby, grow, grow, grow!

My little poppy seed...

This is the size of my little buddy inside of me: )
Me and Dan are soooooooo excited, and we can't wait to find out if it is a boy or girl.
But for now, my little poppy seed makes me tired, and for the last two days, nauseous.
Bring it on!

DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES

TO CELEBRATE OUR FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY (YAY!), DAN AND I TOOK A NICE LITTLE TRIP TO CALIFORNIA!

WE SPENT 3 DAYS IN DISNEYLAND/CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE AND HAD A BLAST!

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN...

HOW DID WE NOT GET TIRED OF THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH, YOU ASK?

(DAN'S GOT ME STICKING MY TONGUE OUT NOW)

WELL, FOR ME...

COTTON CANDY OF COURSE

  (AND CHURROS, AND ICE CREAM, AND CARAMEL APPLE...)

FOR DAN, MONSTER ENERGY DRINK...

...AND TURKEY LEGS

WE ALSO HAD OUR FUN WITH TAKING FUNNY PICTURES...

(THOSE ARE DAN'S BEAUTIFUL EYES BEHIND THE MASK IF ANYONE'S WONDERING)

DAN WAS SUPER EXCITED TO GET A MAD HATTER HAT...

(GUESS WHAT DAN IS GOING TO BE FOR HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR.  YEP, THE MAD HATTER COMPLETE WITH THE PINK LIPSTICK AND WHITE EYELASHES. YESSSSS! PARTY AT OUR HOUSE)

AND JUST WHEN DAN STARTED TO GET BORED, WHAT DID WE DO?

THE MALI-BOOMER!

(THE LINE WAS ALWAYS LESS THAN 10 MINUTES, SO WE RODE THIS RIDE AT LEAST 6 TIMES.  WHY WAS THE LINE SHORT?  BECAUSE IT'S A TORTUOUS RIDE THAT SHOOTS YOU UP AND DROPS YOU!)

THE WHITEWATER RAFTING RIDE WAS PRETTY COOL TOO

BUT WE GOT WET

(MY HAIR GOT WET... I SHOULD HAVE BEEN SMART AND WORN A HAT LIKE DAY ONE)

FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY DINNER, WE ATE AT THE BLUE BAYOU

THE FOOD WAS PRETTY GOOD, AND WE DID NOT FEEL TOO RUSHED BY OUR WAITRESS.  SHE WAS VERY NICE.  IT IS A MUST TO GO AT LEAST ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME.

OH, DISNEYLAND

I LOVE YOU

DAN TURNED 29 ON MARCH 16TH!

BESIDES GETTING CAPER, I GOT DAN A BBQ GRILL

WE HAD AARON AND LAURA OVER FOR SOME STEAKS

AARON AND LAURA GOT DAN TICKETS TO A SPRING TRAINING GAME

THANKS GUYS!  

DAN'S THE BEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD! I'VE NEVER HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH ANYONE IN DISNEYLAND MY WHOLE LIFE!

First Year Anniversary!

I cannot believe how fast time flies.  For our first year anniversary, Dan and I went to California and spent 3 whole days in Disney Land and California Adventure.  We had so much fun!  On our actual anniversary, we ate at the Blue Bayou in Disney Land.  That's the cool restaurant that's inside Pirates of the Caribbean!  I have fun pictures to share, but this one will have to do for now...

Look how serious Dan's face is!  In the ride you had to aim your little laser gun and hit targets to accumulate points.  As soon as Dan saw that I had 30,000 points, he really got down to business!

One of my favorite parts of amusement parks is to see the pictures that were taken during the ride.  Whoever invented that was a genius!  We laughed pretty hard when we saw this picture.