One of my guilty pleasures

Granted I've blogged about my favorite TV shows before, but I couldn't resist posting about the new season of One Tree Hill. Yes, I know I'm 32 yrs old and am still watching a Dawson's Creek/ Beverly Hills 90210- ish show on the CW..... but yall, it's SO good!

I've been a faithful viewer since Season 1, and always watch reruns on SoapNet when I can- but I was so excited for Season 5 to start this past week. Unlike some of the other shows that revolve around high school kids, One Tree Hill writers opted to avoid the college transition (that ends up being the downfall for most shows.) Instead, they jumped ahead 4 years! So all of the characters are now young adults, and it opens up for new storylines and characters!

If you've never watched, you should start tuning in- especially since you won't be too lost since they did the 4 year fast forward! But if you have questions, I'd be happy to catch you up, or you could always start watching SoapNet daily :)

Any other faithful watchers, or am I the only loser out there???? Tuesdays @ 8pm!

Christmas 2007

I just realized that I didn't take many pictures this Christmas, so I'll have to write a little more! We started off the holidays going to see Shane's family in Victoria, TX! We had Christmas with his dad's side on Saturday & then we celebrated Christmas Eve with his mom's side. Their tradition is opening presents on Christmas Eve which works out great for us, but took some time to get used to! Here are a few pics:

Shane was so excited that I got him the Band of Brothers collection- what was I thinking?

On Christmas morning we headed back to Dallas to celebrate with my Dad's side of the family. That evening we celebrated back at our house with my mom and dad! And then the next morning we flew out to Amarillo for Christmas with my mom's side of the family. It was SO cold there & we even got some snow! Normally I'd be all for snow, but considering I don't have a winter coat that fits.... not good.

Overall we had a very fun holiday season with friends and family. It's weird to think that this was the last Christmas that Shane and I celebrated by ourselves- next year we'll have Austin with us! How exciting! Of course, we will not be doing all of that traveling starting next year either!

Updated belly pic for those who want to make fun :)

Updated nursery pictures

Wow, this is quite the impatient group! I'm sorry for not updating sooner, but my mom & I were working on the nursery up until we left for Christmas- and we just got home on Saturday evening! So here goes:

Close up picture of crib fabric & letters

Close up of paint & new chair moulding (khaki on top, chocolate brown on bottom, white rail.)

Coming in the door- changing table with chocolate brown baskets, khaki glider, new drapes, lamp (still need a white table next to glider.)

Close up of lamp (we were still making it- hence the pins to hold the glue until it dried)

Close up of drapes (chocolate brown with turquoise blue polka dots)

Changing table & shelf that I painted. I also made the cute ABC blocks on top that match! The pillow is from our guest bedroom, but my mom is going to make the same shape out of the paisley & stripe fabrics.

Moving over a little- showing the redone armoire (sanded, painted, new hardware) Those are picture frames on top of the armoire right now.

More of the armoire & the crib (my mom still has to make the ties for the bumper- to hold on to the railings.) She is also making more crib sheets in different patterns & hopefully a blanket out of the polka dot fabric & a soft minky fabric! The mobile is little white & cream lambs with turquoise & brown bows around their necks.

Close up of bumpers- made of paisley fabric with polka dot fabric on top, bottom and sides. There are also small brown/white sheer polka dot bows on the inside of the bumper. The ties will be a solid brown fabric matching the bottom of the crib skirt. The crib sheet also has a small pattern to it, but is hard to see in the pics!

Obviously we need a few more things on the wall & to sit around, but I'll work on that as time goes on. :) I can't wait for people to come and see it in person! I'll be posting later this week about our Christmas with more belly pics- I'm getting HUGE!

Week 26

I'm sure this isn't the type of update that everyone was wanting, but it's all you're going to get! You can't see the nursery yet! My parents are here this week & we are working on getting a few things done- so I'll post pics at the END of the week.... be patient! :)

Here's the most recent belly pic of me- Shane took it tonight. It was taken just after dinner, so I'm sure the reason I look so big is because I was REALLY full (at least that's what I'm telling myself!) I'm feeling good though- just starting to feel heavy in the front & having some backaches.

My Keller & Dallas showers have been rescheduled to March 1-2 weekend due to some conflicts, so I'm having to re-do parts of the scrapbook/baby book. My good friend, Kristen, tells me that this is just preparing me for parenthood- you can't plan things. I'm a big planner, so this makes me feel quite uneasy.

In other news, we signed up for some parenting classes today! We're taking Childbirth, Infant CPR, Breastfeeding, and Baby Basics (this is a class for idiots like me that have never changed a diaper & have NO clue how to care for a baby.) You think I'm kidding, but I'm not! Anyway, all of the classes are in January, so I'm looking forward to it.... I can't tell if Shane is or not....

I'm off to take a nap- I've been up since 4:30am because I couldn't sleep. Another way that Austin is preparing me for his arrival I guess!

The name....

It's official! Here's the first page of his baby album/scrapbook!

Christmas Q&A

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Definitely wrapping paper! I love to wrap gifts and have big bows on top!

2. Real tree or artificial? I grew up with real trees, but Shane and I have opted for artificial- mostly because of cost. Our tree is pre-lit, which is another favorite of mine!

3. When do you put up the tree? Almost always the weekend after Thanksgiving! This year I put it up the day before Thanksgiving because I knew we'd be busy afterwards!

4. When do you take the tree down? After New Years because we are traveling until then.

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes, but in small quantities- it's rich! My Uncle Jim got me started on it when I was little!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Anything Barbie or Cabbage Patch Kids!

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? My parents because they will buy for themselves whatever they don't already have.

9. Easiest person to buy for? My sister-in-law, Shanna. She gives me a very long detailed list of options in mid-November! Talk about being on the ball!

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? That's a horrible question! I honestly can't think of anything!

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail! But this year we are not sending out Christmas cards since we'll be sending out baby announcements a few months later!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Christmas Vacation or Elf.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually before Thanksgiving, but don't finish up until a few weeks before Christmas! I can't stand waiting until the last minute and then braving the crowds at the mall!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Desserts- especially pumpkin & pecan pie! And any type of holiday baked goods/candy!

16. Clear lights or colored? Clear (for both inside and out)

17. Favorite Christmas song? I like them all, but I do love the new Josh Groban "Noel" CD!

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? We go to Shane's family for Christmas Eve (when they celebrate Christmas), then drive back to Dallas on Christmas morning to celebrate with my Dad's family. After Christmas we celebrate with my Mom's family either in Ft Worth or Amarillo (this year it's Amarillo.) We do Christmas with my parents whenever we can fit it in! But when we have kids, I want to spend more time at home!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes, if I sing the song.

20. Angel on the tree top or star? Star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? It's always been Christmas morning for me, but with Shane's family we open everything on Christmas Eve– which took a while for me to get adjusted to!

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? When people are greedy & don't appreciate the true meaning of Christmas- it's not about the gifts.

23. What I love most about Christmas? Spending time with family & friends, visiting, & EATING!

A busy baby weekend

Saturday morning Shane's dad & brother-in-law came over to the house to help put up chair rail moulding in the nursery! I am very pleased with how everything turned out- of course we still need to figure out what colors to paint the room! Meanwhile my mom is busy on the nursery bedding! She's finished the curtains & has started on the crib skirt- whoo hoo! She's bringing it with her for Christmas! Here are a few pics of the nursery- just keep in mind there is a LOT of white since we don't have paint or fabric yet! We also still need to re-finish the armoire- I'm not happy with it right now. Oh, and the glider chair will go in the corner near the window- with a little side table next to it! The last picture is the main fabrics that we're going to use in the nursery. I won't tell you the specifics on where everything goes YET!

Sunday we headed to the mall for one more Christmas gift & then went to Babies R Us to work on the registry. There is still a lot of editing to do, but we got a lot done in the two hours we were there! The ladies in the store were quite impressed with my "list" and "research" beforehand- hey, I knew I needed to minimize the time Shane spent in there! I let him be in charge of the scanning gun, so he was happy! We still need to register at Target as well, but I'm not in a hurry because my showers aren't until February. DFW showers are the weekend of Feb 9-10 & Austin is Feb 23!

Today I went to Hobby Lobby & got scrapbook paper for the baby's album- I want to make a cute one to take to my showers for everyone to sign & write messages to our little boy! And then when he arrives I'll add pictures, etc. I'm still in search for a cute album, and then I'll get to work! Here's some of the paper I bought!

Finally, Shane took an updated belly pics for you all- so enjoy the sight of me getting bigger & BIGGER!