Happy Thanksgiving!

I have been really slacking on my blogging. I am now 32 weeks pregnant. I am ready to meet little man. I am now becoming a pro at giving myself shots and checking my blood sugar. It is funny how sometimes you feel so sorry for yourself and start asking "why me?" and then things turn out fine. And you look at the big picture and realize that things can be so much worse. I was devastated when I found out about the diabetes and I was in the hospital for three days. I cried constantly thinking about the fact that I would have to live with this until Jan. and face my fears of needles head on. Now I am thankful that there have not been any other issues and that I can now stick myself with no anxiety. It has been pretty hard staying away from my favorite foods and snacks. I give in sometimes but overall I am doing pretty well. I go back to the maternal-fetal specialist next week and I get another 3D sonogram. I am looking forward to it.

The past few days have been pretty great! I love being off of work for the holidays. I am so lucky to have a job that gives me weeks off at a time. Last weekend we went to Georgia for a wedding. My friend Jodi, who I met in Florida, was getting married. We stayed in the BEST hotel! They had a welcome party at a little cabin. The weather was cool, we had smores, and they had a cute little slide show she made. I really enjoyed getting to hang out with another friend, Theresa. It is amazing to me how after not seeing each other in so long we can pick right up where we left off. The next day Nick and I scheduled last minute massages at this great salon in town. It was so relaxing. I only wish they had a table with a big hole in it because I really wanted to lay on my stomach for a change. That night we went to the reception. I got to see a lot of people that I used to work with. They will all hold a special place in my heart. I miss St. Augustine sometimes and they brought me back there in my mind. On Sunday morning we went for breakfast at Jodi's mom's house. It was so good and I am glad we got to say good-bye. The drive home was long... we had to keep stopping every two hours for me to use the bathroom but we made it home.

Jenn, Michael, and Eli came down on Wednesday night. Thanksgiving was amazing this year. By far the best two meals I think I have had (with Nicks family and mine). Thursday night Jenn suckered me in to going "black Friday" shopping with her. I knew this was a bad idea all along but I agreed to go with her just to shut her up. :) First we attempted to go to Toys R Us. Oh my gosh!!!! Never in my life have I ever seen such madness. There was a line of people a half mile long and there were about three parking lots full of people. PEOPLE ARE CRAZY! I would rather spend hundreds of dollars more just to not deal with that crap. We decided that we would be insane to wait in that line and decided to move on. So here I am, 32 weeks pregnant, exhausted and at the place I hate the most in the world... Walmart. This was also insanity but not on the same level. Jenn was so excited. We walked around and scoped out what we wanted. I could not believe that people would go so out of their way to save a few dollars and here I am. These women mean business! The rule was that you were not supposed to put any items in the buggies until 12:00. They had people telling other people to take stuff out of their buggies. They had women flocking around towels with their hands on them so that they could get first dibs. Then all hell broke loose. People stopped following the rules and started throwing things in their baskets. Jenn said "oh, no.... if they are doing it so am I". Jamie and I wanted new towels but these women were grabbing them by the by the tens. Jenn pushed her way to the box and practically dove in to grab towels. It was the funniest thing I have ever witnessed Jenn doing. She meant business! There was a poor little older man standing there. He worked for the store and was supposed to be enforcing the rules. He just sat there and looked scared. So we proceed to throw stuff in our basket. Then, I got yelled at by a lady that worked there. "put it back on the pallet." "But, everyone else has stuff in their basket." "PUT IT BACK ON THE PALLET" "but thats not really fair, look around lady!" "PUT IT ON THE PALLET" um, ok. Psycho! ANyways, I was supposed to be tagging along with Jenn so she could get her shopping done. I ended up buying about 5 times the amount of things she bought. I am Steve Crosbie's daughter and when I see a sale sign I can't resist. I DID get a lot of Christmas shopping done which was great. I must say it was somewhat fun when it was all said and done but I will NEVER do this again.

Today I went and bought myself a fabulous camera. It is one of the big professional kinds. I played with it all day. It is almost too fancy. I feel like I need to take a photography class to learn how to use it properly. I can't wait to take pictures of Grant with it!

I am so glad Jenn will be home for a few more days. Today we all went to Chuck E Cheese. I actually had a great time and so did the kids. It was good spending so much time with some of my favorite babies! Tomorrow dad comes back home from Florida and I think we will be going shopping for Christmas trees. I am excited! And... Grant will be here before we know it. So much to look forward to and so much to be thankful for this year. Sitting here with my hubby watching tv, the fire going and the dogs sleeping....I am loving life. I honestly could not ask for anything more.

My top 10 things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving:

10. My job because I know I am lucky to have one these days.
9. My Volvo that I LOVE... I never thought I would buy a brand new car.
8. My house that is filled with memories and precious things to me.
7. My friends who are there for me.
6. My nieces and nephews whom I love dearly and couldn't live without.
5. My sisters who are constantly there to listen and support me. They love me even though I am the troublemaker!
4. My parents who are always so giving and who taught me to be who I am.
3. My loving husband. Giong on nine years together and he is still my best friend.
2. Grant... I can't wait to meet him. I am already in love with this little person we made.
1. My health because you don't appreciate it until you think something could be really wrong.


Hope everyone had a great one this year!