Monthly Archives: October 2009

More Halloween!

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Erin

Today was the Costume Contest at work and I completely forgot about it! I didn’t actually have a costume prepared, but I had at least purchased really cute Halloween socks that I had intended to wear! So that totally sort … Continue reading →

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Howl-o-ween

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Erin

Yesterday I noticed the dogs were getting extremely restless. It had been rainy for the past two days and yesterday the grass/yard was still kind of damp which means the dogs did not go outside to play at all during … Continue reading →

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Book Store Jackpot!

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Erin

Yesterday I realized that Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris had been released. The author’s website had it coming out in November 2009 so I was really surprised when I logged into Amazon to look for something else (I don’t even … Continue reading →

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Meal Plan Monday (on Tuesday?)

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Erin

So Martha has inspired me and I finally I sat down and made a meal plan for a whole week ahead of time. I actually did it for both last week and this week, and then, since it went so … Continue reading →

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Pets + Babies

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Erin

Over the weekend Nate and I attended a 2 hour “class” at Wake Med called Pets + Babies. The presenter had a lot of good things to say about how to handle the pets when bringing home new babies. A … Continue reading →

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An Exercise in Restraint

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Erin

So I know we’ve all been to the grocery store while we’re hungry and always wind up buying something completely stupid that really only sounded good because we were starving, right? Right?? So over the weekend I did that. And … Continue reading →

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Oatmeal

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Erin

AKA: A snack of desperation. I have mixed feelings about oatmeal. I remember as a child sometimes having the cinnamon flavored oatmeal and liking it, but pretty much as far as I know I hated all other flavors. I’m not … Continue reading →

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It’s Never Too Early to Start the Brainwashing

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Erin

I’m totally in love with all of the little boy Star Wars bedding at Pottery Barn Kids but Nate woudln’t let me buy it because “what if he doesn’t like that Star Wars?” and I was all “as if!” and … Continue reading →

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It’s Like Alien

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Erin

Today for the first time, I saw the baby move. I saw my stomach move when I felt the baby move and it was WEIRD! So then me and Nate spent the next 5 minutes staring at my stomach just … Continue reading →

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Eat Moar Cow

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Erin

Nate and I picked up our (new) quarter of a cow today! It was $335 total, but that comes down to only $3.25/lb! Silly to be excited about a buying a quarter of a frozen cow? Maybe! But it’s exciting. … Continue reading →

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Did I Mention Pregnancy Makes you Stupid?

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Erin

So let’s talk about pantyhose! Or… more accurately… how I’m too stupid to buy panty hose! I bought a pair of black pregnancy tights a few weeks ago, to wear this winter with a cute sweater dress I bought. Then … Continue reading →

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