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Jules' Journal
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2009.04.08 20.31
Kiddo
I've been posting things in various places, but have been neglecting LJ! We welcomed Desmond Craig into our family on March 18 at 4:09am (without anesthesia or complications!). Settling in at home, getting used to sleep deprivation, learning all sorts of new things about one another.
Pics:
Birth Story: http://kiwilust.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/desmonds-birth-story/
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2009.03.14 18.06
iPhone lj app
I got the iPhone app so maybe I will post more now! Or at least I can let you all know when the baby is born. :) just two weeks to go, according to the calendar, but we'll see when he decides to make his appearance. We've just been busy getting ready. Work has been super busy, which is generally a good thing although I could use a bit more rest than I've been getting. ( Read more... )
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2008.12.01 14.46
T-day and whatnot
thanksgiving was a long day. i'll leave it at that. i worked on friday since i'm saving all my vacay for the baybay, but at least i got to work at home and got a lot done since there was no one to disturb me.
if you didn't know yet, we're expecting a BOY. a little hoff-MAN. there are pics from my ultrasound here: http://kiwilust.wordpress.com/ i don't know anything about little boys, but people have told me about a device called the peepee teepee, which apparently prevents you from getting squirted while changing the diaper. hmmm.
shawn and i recently started volunteering with hospice. we go in and help with paperwork, visit patients, and show visitors around. there are 2 babies there right now. shawn loves holding the babies and playing music for them on his iphone, and he was encouraging me to do the same but i was scared about it being too hard emotionally. buttah was right though- i went in on friday and my maternal instinct took over. i was a little distraught at first and just sat there holding this little 4-week old baby girl, but once i got used to the situation, i was able to rock her and talk to her. she was born with an irreparable heart condition and her parents are hindu and believe in separating themselves from the baby, so she lives in hospice where the nurses take care of her. she's such an angel- she never fusses or cries.
and for some family gossip... my parents just found out that my grandpa was married before he met my grandma!!!! he and my grandma NEVER said anything about it, not even to their son! and now neither of them are here to confront about it- sneaky grandparents!!
Mood:  calm
Music: the kooks - do you wanna
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2008.10.28 12.43
there must be some kind of baby boom- including myself, i know 9 pregnant women giving birth between Dec and May. at least there will be no shortage of playmates. i recently posted updated belly pix on my baby blog: http://kiwilust.wordpress.com/
i'm absolutely dreading the possibility of waiting in line to vote. 4 years ago, the company i worked for actually gave us the day off thankfully, because i stood in line for 4 hours. we're going to try to do early voting tomorrow morning, but i've heard even the lines for that are way long. *sigh*
shawn and i spent most of the weekend in training to be volunteers with hospice atlanta. i've been so impressed with the way hospice has treated my family during my grandma's last days, as well as they care they gave shawn's grandmother and relatives of a few other friends, i thought they'd be a great organization to give back to. the work will certainly be difficult, but rewarding. it could be working at the front desk in the center, administrative paperwork, or visiting patients and families. i have to do a pee test for them this week- it will be my first! somehow i've never had to take one for a job.
looking forward to our trip to houston next weekend for a wedding. it might be our last "vacation" for a while. of course we'll be in h'ville for new years as well- i do hope it involves some sort of potluck or buffet cuz man can i eat these days!
Mood:  bored
Music: scary kids scaring kids
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2008.09.09 12.45
I've been cheating on you with another blog
http://kiwilust.wordpress.com/
i started a new blog for my general pool of friends and family to talk about our little "Button" and how I hate all food except for bean burritos. i promise to neglect you no more LJ brethren!
other stuff:
busy at work = good (very much so)
garden = not doing so well as i've been feeling badly and neglecting it. we do have a few pumpkins growing, which shawn is nurturing. also the veggies that don't require much attention like corn and beans are still going strong.
running = not really. shawn hurt his foot so he's out for the season. i run a little bit, but we're probably done racing for a while.
Mood:  good
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2008.07.30 15.44
Bored....
i'm so jealous of my coworkers who seem so busy! obviously there is a happy medium between busy and bored, but i wish so desperately to be busy right now. i haven't been on a project in over a week and i'm not slated to start a new one until a week from tomorrow. and even then, it's only for 4 out of my 8 hours a day. sure, there's some internal stuff to work on but i'm just not feeling it. *big tremendous sigh*
Mood:  annoyed
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2008.07.16 20.16
spent pretty much the whole weekend messing with my iPhone. What a magnificent piece of technlogy.
Not so psyched about my work these days. I've been there almost a year. The warm fuzzies come and go. Hopefully they'll come soon because they seem to go more than they come.
My friend whose mom recently passed away lent me a book called on life after death. It's written by a dr who witnessed thousands of deaths and a couple hundred near death experiences. She explains what it's like to die. I think it's supposed to make you feel better about the peacefullness of death, but she talks about some concepts I really can't wrap my head around like unconditional love. I don't think were meant to understand death except that it's inevitable.
Lots of cucs and tomatoes these days and my corn and peppers are coming along. That's about it for me these days.
Mood:  pensive
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2008.07.03 11.44
Thanks to those who offered kind words and support this past week. Grandma passed on Monday around noon. In a rare moment that my parents, brother, Shawn, and I were all in the Hospice hospital room, the chaplan came by and gave a prayer. Grandma left us about 10 minutes later with my whole family in the room. Although I am saddened by her loss, I am happy that she lead a good, long life filled with wonderful memories, and that her passing was peaceful with her most loved family members at her side.
My family isn't big on funerals. Her wishes were to be quietly cremated and scattered in the Pacific Ocean, as Grandpa was. Since all the arrangements were pretty well in order, Shawn and I drove back that afternoon. I snagged an old photo album and scanned in some fun old-timey pics of my Grandparents when they were first married including the one below. It was very therapeutic.
Grandpa & Grandma's first dance- Jan 18, 1942
Now that things have slowed down and I've had time to absorb things, I just feel flat out depressed. I'm not even really thinking about it, but there's that sad feeling in the back of my mind at all times. I guess that's what you call grieving. When I'm at home, I want to be at work. When I'm at work I want to be at the gym or somewhere else. When I'm somewhere else, I want to be at home. I'm only about 50% focused on anything I do. It will fade with time I'm sure, but for now I just feel a kind of sad numbness.
Mood:  depressed
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2008.06.26 22.44
Cukes, Civic Duty, and Sorrowful Tidings
My cuke plant is humongous. the other day i was joking it was plotting to take over my house. well, it did. it wrapped it's little tendrils around the porch supports. i think it's coming for me.
Was dismissed from jury duty today after 3 hours. the case was boring (landlord suing a tenant for rent due), but i would have liked to see how it all worked out.
And now for the sad part of the post. Maybe I told some of you when we were at the restaurant after the river, my parents called to tell me my grandma had fallen. She didn't break anything, but her bloodwork was really unstable and she had a respirator so they kept her in the ICU until today. She's currently stable, talking, and out of the ICU, but her kidneys and liver are beginning to fail. In other words, the beginning of the end. We're supposed to leave for a long weekend in Asheville tomorrow morning, but I don't know what I'm gonna do. I'm sitting here with a stiff drink waiting for the revelation.
Mood:  distressed
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2008.06.10 09.36
Psyched about this weekend!
Sooo glad I planned something fun to make this birthday not seem so dreadful. I'm really looking forward to it. Also really looking forward to the new (cheaper) iphone on July 11, which happens to coincide perfectly with when our sprint contract (finally) ends. Can't wait to see some of yous on the river Sat!!
Mood:  excited
Music: metric - combat baby
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2008.05.26 00.32
Cali pics
Wow, we really had a great trip. I mean, a seriously great vaca. I got to show shawn the place I grew up. Gigi, my best friend from grade school, and her husband took us wine tasting through the Santa Ynez valley. Her hubby designated drove us through the valley in his 72 Bronco- it was really a dream. After a couple days in Solvang, we drove down to LA to meet up with the bjhs gang, and stayed with my second cousin who although I don't know her well, treated us like her own grandkids. We mixed it up, meeting up with the gang, and having some alone time in between. God I love the beach!! It was great seeing you guys, esp exploring a new place and celebrating such a tremendous accomplishment. Congrats again, E!!
Mood: content
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2008.05.22 12.32
One of my favorites
Soon, maybe next week, I will have all the Cali pics up. For now, this was one of my favorites. This is at my friend's house in Solvang. Stoopid chickenses.
Haven't been able to rest since we got home. Shawn's folks and cousin came over about an hour after we got home. I'm so tired of eating out. My friend Katie flies in today and leaves Sat. My parents are here Sun-Tues. 5 more days and finally, I might be able to rest and eat in. whew!
Mood:  sleepy
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2008.04.25 14.56
15 days until vacation!
Also, I am planting a veggie garden this weekend.
That is all.
Mood: excited
Music: Built to Spill - Mess with Time
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2008.04.11 09.38
feeling very sleepy...
not into my project at work so i'm not caring much. it's only for a couple weeks, thankfully. come on coffee, help me out here.
it's shawn's bday today. send him a message if you can.
it finally hit me how excited i am about vacation. it's been too long since we went on a real one. i may decide to stay on vaca forever.
Mood: blah
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2008.03.31 09.28
Half Marathon complete
Not prepared to beat any personal records, Shawn and I had some fun photographing our experience. I'm feeling a bit stiff today ;)
Mood: rejuvenated
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2008.03.14 11.29
survived another layoff
i'm 2/2 so far in keeping my job. i think a lot of people were expecting it, but not when or who. my friend who got me my job here was among the let go :(
it's really a surreal thing. people are walking around the office saying goodbye. it's nice that this company allows that. when my last company laid people off, there were 2 meetings. one group went back to their desks and the other did not, so we never got to say goodbye. not gonna get shit done today.
other than that, things are pretty much the same. i'm excited about spring and the trip to cali!
Mood: distressed
Music: quiet somberness
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2008.02.24 22.54
Oscars
I tried to watch it from the beginning, but i can no longer take it. What's the draw with award shows?
Mood: bored
Music: eddie vedder
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2008.01.12 15.53
man, i love coffee
we were with some friends this morning, waiting to be seated for brunch at j.christopher's, and i was drinking some complementary coffee and it hit me- damn, i really love coffee. sure, i always knew i liked coffee. black coffee, no sugar, no cream (ok, sometimes irish cream or kahlua or the like). on the days where i just don't feel like dealing with the day, i think about how at least i have coffee to start the day, and i feel a little bit better.
i saw the editors last night at the roxy- they rocked. louis iv and hot hot heat opened- both of which were pretty mediocre. the singer from hot hot heat was eating at ihop after the show, and i told him "good show", but i didn't really mean it. i was too shy to say anything else- but i wanted to say something since he was sitting there looking lonely.
i'm actually enjoying football playoffs this year. shawn has a couple friends over for every game, and i just chill out and read or mess around on the internet and get wasted with them :) in fact, it's just about time to get started now, so cheers!
and yeah, that icon IS me kissing myself.
Mood:  full
Music: yeah yeah yeahs
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2007.12.20 09.58
as luck would have it, i've run out of things to do at work at the same time that i have a cold. so, i'm "working from home". it's kind of like my practice vacation. i do a little work here and there when someone asks me to, but not too much. when friday is over, i'll be on official vacation for 11 day!!!!
after 4.5 months, some of my work finally went live. it's gratifying and frustrating all at the same time. i had a vision for what i thought the web pages should be, but because of a nitpicky and technology constrained client, we made some modifications. when i look at the pages, part of me is like "this is awesome how it came to life" but the other part of me thinks "wow, this could have been so much better". such is life i suppose.
other than that, we just keep on keepin on. hope everyone has safe travels and enjoyable holiday with your loved ones.
Mood:  sick
Music: beasties - the in sound from way out
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2007.11.20 12.09
Coupla cool things
1. Going to see Coheed & Cambria tonight!!
2. I got bangs. One of my coworkers insists I look like Emily the Strange.
hope you guys are doing well- happy early thanksgivin'!
Mood: excited
Music: the arcade fire
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2007.10.29 21.39
Auburn
yipeeee :) We had a fun time with the silvernails and stuckeys.
Mood: mellow
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2007.10.14 10.52
nada much new
just wanted to say hi. looking forward to AU in a couple weeks. still not sure if shawn's gonna make it or not. we're kind of on edge here with our jobs- i guess we're grown ups now with stressful jobs!
friday we went to a halloween show at the center for puppetry arts. it was really neat- not at all what i expected from a puppet show. it was series of halloween skits with a mixture of live people and puppets. i was so into the last skit that i pretty much forgot they were puppets :)
Mood: groggy
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