What an answer to prayers! Ricky is home and Lena hasn't made her arrival yet!
After traveling for almost 6 whole days, Ricky is home and very jet lagged. We had a sweet reunion in the Tampa International Airport that involved tears and quite the public display since Ricky was still in his uniform. In addition to the proud and supportive Americans we saw in the Tampa airport, Ricky had one man in particular who gave up his first class seat on the flight from Atlanta to Tampa so Ricky could ride in comfort and be sure that he got on the flight since he was on the standby list. Those proud and supportive Americans touch my heart. Thank you kind stranger, you got my husband to me hours earlier than expected, and when you only have 18 days together out of 15 months, you treasure the hours, the minutes, and the seconds.
Ricky took pictures of what his life in Iraq looks like so we'll be sure to share them soon. Keep checking back! Lena has received her eviction notice and should be here any day now and we couldn't be more excited. Praise God! We are so grateful to be together to share in the birth of our Lena.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
Lessons to be learned
One thing has remained constant throughout my pregnancy, I'm very hungry. Some say it's because I'm having a girl and you gain more weight with a girl, but regardless, I am like a black hole. With this being said...
Yesterday my sister and I met for lunch at one of my favorite eating establishments, the California Pizza Kitchen. We waited for our table, were seated, and were greeted by our waiter. We ordered an appetizer and then when it was my turn to order, and I had a question about the menu. I wanted to order the BBQ chicken salad which has always proved to be a delightful meal. However, I haven't been to the California Pizza Kitchen in some time, so I couldn't remember the size difference between a half and a whole salad, so I questioned our knowledgeable waiter. "The whole is HUGE! You should get a half" he said. I looked at my 38 1/2 week pregnant belly and looked at him and I said "I'll talk a whole salad and a box and I'll take any leftovers for an afternoon snack." Done deal. So, we ate our spinach and artichoke dip appetizer which was just wonderful (much better than the one at Chili's) and soon after the dip was depleted, our waiter arrived with our food. He put the salad in front of me and I was quite puzzled. There was a rather small plate in front of me with some sprigs of lettuce on it and maybe 3/4 of a piece of BBQ chicken. Not quite what I expected by the size description our trusty waiter had given. "This is the WHOLE salad, not the HALF?" I questioned. The waiter replied "Yes it is, that's a lot of food, for me anyway." (this guy was about 6'2" of average build, but had a little meat on his bones. I would wager a large sum of money that his hunger could not be quenched by a salad of this size) Then the genius went on to say "I didn't know what the rules were for pregnant women... I didn't know if you were one of those CRAZY pregnant women who ate everything." I told him to go get pregnant and then talk to me about how much food I eat. At the end of the meal the waiter came back to collect our plates...mine was clean.
Lessons to learn:
1. Do not EVER use the word "crazy" to describe a pregnant woman, to her face.
2. Do not mock or gawk at the amount of food a pregnant woman can consume, it's just bad manners.
3. If you are unfamiliar with the socially accepted "rules" of dealing with pregnant women, don't say anything at all.
Yesterday my sister and I met for lunch at one of my favorite eating establishments, the California Pizza Kitchen. We waited for our table, were seated, and were greeted by our waiter. We ordered an appetizer and then when it was my turn to order, and I had a question about the menu. I wanted to order the BBQ chicken salad which has always proved to be a delightful meal. However, I haven't been to the California Pizza Kitchen in some time, so I couldn't remember the size difference between a half and a whole salad, so I questioned our knowledgeable waiter. "The whole is HUGE! You should get a half" he said. I looked at my 38 1/2 week pregnant belly and looked at him and I said "I'll talk a whole salad and a box and I'll take any leftovers for an afternoon snack." Done deal. So, we ate our spinach and artichoke dip appetizer which was just wonderful (much better than the one at Chili's) and soon after the dip was depleted, our waiter arrived with our food. He put the salad in front of me and I was quite puzzled. There was a rather small plate in front of me with some sprigs of lettuce on it and maybe 3/4 of a piece of BBQ chicken. Not quite what I expected by the size description our trusty waiter had given. "This is the WHOLE salad, not the HALF?" I questioned. The waiter replied "Yes it is, that's a lot of food, for me anyway." (this guy was about 6'2" of average build, but had a little meat on his bones. I would wager a large sum of money that his hunger could not be quenched by a salad of this size) Then the genius went on to say "I didn't know what the rules were for pregnant women... I didn't know if you were one of those CRAZY pregnant women who ate everything." I told him to go get pregnant and then talk to me about how much food I eat. At the end of the meal the waiter came back to collect our plates...mine was clean.
Lessons to learn:
1. Do not EVER use the word "crazy" to describe a pregnant woman, to her face.
2. Do not mock or gawk at the amount of food a pregnant woman can consume, it's just bad manners.
3. If you are unfamiliar with the socially accepted "rules" of dealing with pregnant women, don't say anything at all.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Get excited...I'm now a blogger!
So, I've decided to start a blog. My original intent behind starting a blog was so that Ricky would be able to check in on Lena and I and get a good idea of what we are up to. But then I thought, why not just share the blog with our other close friends and family so they can see what we are up to as well?! Since we are in the military, our friends have become a group that is spread out all over the planet, so this will also give them a little peek into our lives too. I have no idea what I'm doing in this whole blogging system, so have some patience as I figure it all out. ha.
All we need now is a baby!
Here are some pictures of Lena's bedroom. It took a lot of work to get it all together and I think the end result looks super cute! Now all we need is dad to get here and a little baby girl! :)
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