quick update

whew - life is nuts these days! just a quick little update of what's going on in our world right now, list style...

- school is going well. i've got my first a/p test this morning. there are all sorts of endocrine system terms floating around in my brain right now. it's a challenge learning to balance my time with rosiecakes and getting things done around the house and fitting in time to study... this is a work in progress, i need to commit more time to studying.

- sweet pea turned 3 months old! it's craziness. she's for sure turning the corner and heading away from the colic. she still has her moments though. for instance, my sweet community group girlies took me to lunch at my most fav place on sunday for a birthday lunch. i took along little rosie b/c she had slept ALL night and napped most the morning, i figured she'd be rested and on her best behavior - yeah, not so much. she screamed the WHOLE time. why does she do this? i mean, there is no calming her down - she didn't want a bottle, she didn't want to be rocked, she didn't want to be walked around - nothing. i finally just had to pack her up and take her home.

- and while we're on the topic of babes and her behavior... bub has to travel to guam for 2 weeks in may to help with the opening of a new call center. i'll be on break b/t the regular semester and summer term, so i'm going to go to oregon to spend some time with the fam. i'm already dreading the trip. not the time with my sweet sister, the part where i have to get onto a plane, a small, contained space and SIT with rosie for hours. she hates to sit. she hates commotion. she hates EVERYTHING but her swing and being in our little home. may is still a few months away, maybe it won't be so bad? but i already get knots in my stomach thinking about it. everyone on that plane will hate us. she will scream the whole flight. we need to do this - i can't let life stop b/c we have a screamy screamer on our hands - but good golly, can momma slip a flask in her carry on???

- my 29th b-day came and went. i hate my birthday, sorry :-( i don't want to be a debbie downer, but it's just not a fun day for me. bleck. bub took me to a nice little dinner, that was fun. but ick. all i really want to do next year is a get a huge group of our friends together and eat cake and drink margaritas, can we make this happen?

- i'm on a mission to lose some weight. i'm not good at this. thankfully i've always had a pretty good metabolism, yeah, that flew out the window when i decided to eat every carton of ice cream in sight the whole 9 months i was preggo. so now, here i am with a 3 month old and about 30 extra pounds. i'm not good at dieting. i've gotta eat to keep up my mood and energy. but i've discovered kashi cereal for breakfast and a lean cuisine for lunch are really yummy and filling. when a sweet craving hits me, i chomp some watermelon gum. and i'm also trying to get up early 3 days a week to get in some exercise in our gym... you might call it our living room :-) it's nearly impossible to get to the Y these days, even if i pack up rosie and take her with me. it's just easier to do something at home.

- more snow is on the way - yes MORE - i've already missed several classes b/c of our icky winter weather - i don't want to miss more! go AWAY snow - just go. nashville can't handle you. go back to alaska where you came from.