Lately

I haven't written lately, mainly because I'm busy. There have been some changes at work, and I hate change. So I'm dealing with that.
But today is a new day. Plus it's Friday.

{Making}  Plans. I'm making plans for this weekend, the Superbowl (of which I don't care one bit, except that it's an excuse to eat food), our DCL trip in February, and maybe a trip to Florida? I hope so.

{Cooking} Dinners! Monday - steaks with cheesy grits, Tuesday - bacon wrapped shrimp with a Caesar salad, Wednesday - honey glazed chicken legs with sweet potato fries and broccoli, Thursday - spinach salad with chicken sausage, apples, blue cheese, and walnuts. And tonight's main course I haven't figured out yet...but something with ground beef because that is what is currently defrosting in my microwave.

{Wanting} to get off work at 4pm, go home, and relax alllll night.

{Looking} at Deep Creek Lake activities. I think we will get down there early on Friday afternoon and have lunch and hit up some of my favorite spots over the weekend. 

{Playing} Trivia Crack and Words with Friends.

{Watching} lots of things - Friends, Parks & Rec, King of Queens, Big Love, House Hunters. I fluctuate between all of them equally.

{Wishing} it were either snowing or 75 degrees out. I don't know what it is, but lately I've been craving sweet summer nights and dresses. I just don't want to give up on winter yet.

{Waiting} for lunch. My coworker and I decided to order out today, which happens once in a blue moon. Old Bay fries, mmmmm.

{Liking} that I'm wise enough now to truly appreciate God's work in my life.

{Wondering} if I will get pregnant before I turn 27.

{Loving} "Ghost" by Ella Henderson.

{Hoping} I get pregnant. Soon.

{Needing} something to take my mind off the fact that I have 5 more hours of work separating me from total freedom for 2 days.

{Wearing} my coziest sweater. It's a cold one out there today.

{Noticing} I hate the way my living room is arranged. I want to try something new.

{Thinking} about car insurance. Welcome to my life.

{Praying} that I can learn to serve God. I find myself praying for a lot of self-service lately. I hope to change that.

New Year, New Me?

Well, it's been a month. Since I last blogged. In case you hadn't noticed?

December was busy.  Busy at work, busy at home. Busy decorating, and buying, and wrapping, and working, and being with family, and baking cookies, and just living.

And I won't lie, I wasn't motivated.  My life isn't anything special.  I go to work, I come home. I spend time with my friends and family. I eat food and I sleep.  Gosh, typing it just bored the crap out of me.

Still not pregnant. Maybe we're trying? I don't know. We're of course doing the deed, but in my mind, it isn't trying. I think it is in Jesse's, as he keeps bugging me when I'm ovulating, but I simply don't feel like trying anymore.  I'm tired.  Of tracking things and checking the mucus (overshare...) and taking ovulation tests, and taking my temperature.  I'm just tired.  So I don't do it anymore.  We do things when we want to, and I'm not going to worry about it.  I'm a tad indifferent about the whole thing, but that's OK.  It's January and I need to focus on other things.

Like the fact that I went to the doctors on Friday and was 6 pounds over what I already don't want to be. I need to seriously incorporate the gym into my daily routine.  But how on Earth do people get up, go to work, go to the gym, go home and cook dinner and then find energy to do all the other "living" things?  Like spend time with your husband and kitty cats?  Not sure. I don't want to kill myself trying to live longer.  Seems a tad counterproductive.

Or the fact that I haven't cooked dinner in like a month!  OK, not true, I cooked Christmas Eve dinner, but not since then! Isn't that sick? Ugh, we have been eating out way too much, so I gained 6 pounds, and now I need to lose weight. Vicious cycle.

ALSO, I need to attend church more often.  The last 2 Sundays, I've either been feeling awful, or just really tired, and wholly unmotivated.  So we don't go, and then I immediately regret my decision.

Thankfully, we have started attending a bible study with 2 other couples that attend church. I've never read much of the bible, and this is helping. We are on Romans right now, and I'm learning. Slowly, but I'm learning. Sometimes I have to reread what we read in the study because I don't understand the first time. But everyone does that right?

Ok, wrapping this up. Exercise more, eat a lot less ice cream, and read the bible.  Lofty, Jess.

Don't worry, I will have abandoned these by February 1.

OH! And now a photo dump.

Christmas decorating skillz.

More skillz.

Babies helping mama wrap.

The Christmas collar with bells on it. He didn't mind it after awhile.

My parents' tree.

Favorite show coming to Netflix Jan. 1? Don't mind if I do.

First smoothie in the Nutribullet. Delish.

Sweet Millie.