Let me tell you, my husband has the worst luck with phones I've ever seen. He's actually quite careful with them (I'll admit one time was my fault since I washed the sucker), but for some reason he goes through them faster than anybody else I know. Well, back in January he got the LG Incite which is a really cool phone. 28 days later, it stopped working. Luckily the store replaced it without any hassle since it was within the 30 days. Here we are 5 months later and that phone decided that it didn't want anything to do with the update that LG put out for the phone and it too stopped working. We have insurance on the phone (I refuse to not have it with DH... I never pay for it on my phones though since mine always last the 2 years) but luckily no worries on that end. AT&T is sending him a new phone immediately. Even better, they waived the rush fee when he asked them too, informing them that it is his only phone and I'm 9 months pregnant so its important that he have it as soon as possible. In all honesty, we would've paid the $12 to rush it since a week is too long to go with us sharing my phone, but we were thrilled when they came back and said no problem! I was just relieved since we didn't really have the money to get DH a new phone and that $12 could go elsewhere (ahem, the baby) right now when money is tight. Now we're just hoping the new phone decides to last.... but I'm definitely not getting rid of the insurance on his phone just to be safe!
Oh, and baby shower today! woo-hoo! I still have a lot to update about the week though.... especially my trip to the candy factory...
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
My love for Tar.get
I already am quite fond of Tar.get and having one so close can be a danger at times. But you know its great when you spend $9.54 and have a savings of $23.58 after coupons and walk out with a $5 giftcard in hand. Yup, with coupons that I had today, and after the giftcard I got, I really only spend $4.54 on 16 items. Not bad!
My list...
Venus razor kit with shave gel and body wash - Free after coupon (it was on clearance... I wish they had a mens razor set on sale too since I had a coupon for that too!)
2 Gillette Series Shave Gel - 58 cents after coupon (was on sale already at the store)
2 chalk sets - no coupon but they were only $1 each... they're for 2 young nephews whose b-days are this month (yes, I'm aware this sounds extremely cheap but when you have over 40 nieces and nephews and no job, family understands the cheap gifts!)
and last but not least...
10 Sobe Lifewaters - $6 after coupons + tar.get is giving $5 giftcards for every 10 purchased so it really only cost me $1.
To top off my excellent deals for the day... I had to go grocery shopping, and really wanted to while ground beef was $1.88. Well, picked up my ground beef and was given a $10 Coor's promotion where you get a $10 check back for spending at least $10 on any meat including ground beef.... then, I picked up 2 bags of kitty food (only 3 lb bags) for 99 cents each after coupon, and got a $1 back on your next purchase coupon for it so it only cost me 98 cents for 6 lbs of kitty food. Woo-hoo! I'm quite proud of myself for my deals today... as if you couldn't tell!
My list...
Venus razor kit with shave gel and body wash - Free after coupon (it was on clearance... I wish they had a mens razor set on sale too since I had a coupon for that too!)
2 Gillette Series Shave Gel - 58 cents after coupon (was on sale already at the store)
2 chalk sets - no coupon but they were only $1 each... they're for 2 young nephews whose b-days are this month (yes, I'm aware this sounds extremely cheap but when you have over 40 nieces and nephews and no job, family understands the cheap gifts!)
and last but not least...
10 Sobe Lifewaters - $6 after coupons + tar.get is giving $5 giftcards for every 10 purchased so it really only cost me $1.
To top off my excellent deals for the day... I had to go grocery shopping, and really wanted to while ground beef was $1.88. Well, picked up my ground beef and was given a $10 Coor's promotion where you get a $10 check back for spending at least $10 on any meat including ground beef.... then, I picked up 2 bags of kitty food (only 3 lb bags) for 99 cents each after coupon, and got a $1 back on your next purchase coupon for it so it only cost me 98 cents for 6 lbs of kitty food. Woo-hoo! I'm quite proud of myself for my deals today... as if you couldn't tell!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Diploma is finally here!
Woo-hoo! I officially have the piece of paper that proves I have my Civil Engineering degree! I was so excited when a friend messaged me to say she had recieved hers and lo and behold mine was waiting outside in the mail (along with a $50 credit from our alarm company thanks to a referral!). It is now sitting proudly on my end table in a diploma frame my sister got me for graduation. If only I had an office to put it in... hmmm....
and like my mom said to me, "Too bad it didn't come with a job!" Yeah, no kidding. I completely agree on that one! BTW, I'd like to point out that it took 2 months to the day for it to arrive. So much for 6 weeks...
and like my mom said to me, "Too bad it didn't come with a job!" Yeah, no kidding. I completely agree on that one! BTW, I'd like to point out that it took 2 months to the day for it to arrive. So much for 6 weeks...
35/35
As of tomorrow, I'll officially be 35 weeks pregnant with just 35 days to go! Woo-hoo! Yes, I'm aware I never posted a 34 week belly picture (still waiting on the pictures from my aunt and sister from the shower), and then I figured I'd let my shower this weekend act as my 35 week picture. It feels great to be just 5 weeks away... and according to my appointment yesterday, I'm right on track. Speaking of my appointment.... It went great! I gained just 1 more pound in the last two weeks (I don't know how I managed that!) so now I'm up to a grand total of 13 lbs. of weight gain! Woo-hoo! I'm hoping that means that I can lose the unwanted pounds I had before getting pregnant after the baby comes rather than having to lose a lot of baby weight on top of it all! Then, I had my first internal which also included the Group B test. The whole thing was definitely not fun but Jellybean is in fact heads down just as the dr. previously had thought, and while effacement has begun, I'm only at a 1 so he's not going anywhere anytime soon. The Dr. also checked the amniotic fluids since it has been getting warmer and she's been having some concerns about dehydration with several other patients. I got the thumbs up though and told I'm doing good at drinking plenty of fluids since the levels were excellent! Thank goodness since I'm terrible about keeping myself hydrated normally and was worried I wasn't drinking enough.
That pretty sums up the whole appointment. It was nice seeing the little guy again when my fluids were checked, even though he no longer fits on the screen for the bedside ultrasound. He still has all that hair, and lately he's been really enjoying hanging out on my left side, stretching his legs out to the right. 2 more weeks till my next appointment to see how he's doing and hopefully progress will begin at that point. I'm ready to meet him, and our only hope is for an August baby which would put me at 38 weeks and 1 day to be in August. But of course, he'll get here when he gets here!
(For those asking... I'll post pictures of the showers as soon as I get them! Just gotta get my sister to e-mail me the first set and I plan on giving my mom my camera this weekend to use so that I have access to them!)
That pretty sums up the whole appointment. It was nice seeing the little guy again when my fluids were checked, even though he no longer fits on the screen for the bedside ultrasound. He still has all that hair, and lately he's been really enjoying hanging out on my left side, stretching his legs out to the right. 2 more weeks till my next appointment to see how he's doing and hopefully progress will begin at that point. I'm ready to meet him, and our only hope is for an August baby which would put me at 38 weeks and 1 day to be in August. But of course, he'll get here when he gets here!
(For those asking... I'll post pictures of the showers as soon as I get them! Just gotta get my sister to e-mail me the first set and I plan on giving my mom my camera this weekend to use so that I have access to them!)
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Alumni Status
Last night I got my first phone call pertaining to my Alumni status at the U. Too bad it was asking for money. My favorite was the first question they asked me.... "When was the last time you were on campus?" Um, 2 months ago when I graduated! After telling them politely that I had no job and a baby on the way so I therefor had no money to give, I was off the phone. My husband told me I should've asked them if they would mind sending me my diploma before they started asking for money! Good point! My friends and I did joke about how soon they'd begin asking for money.... guess we now know!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Long weekends are wonderful!
Rather than dedicate a post "Happy Birthday, America!", I figured I would just wait and tell all about my wonderful weekend (I figured there were enough happy birthdays out there, and I was out celebrating it instead of posting about it!).
Anyways, I love long weekends since it means more quality time with the DH (in particular this was our very last long weekend without a child!). We started of Friday morning by sleeping in, and then DH took me for a sailboat ride. Don't get too excited... the sailboats can only hold 2 people, but it was still fun to be out on it and only having to go a few blocks to get to it was a bonus too. We did have to end our ride a little early though since the wind didn't want to cooperate. Oh well, it was still fun! We then went and checked out BlackRidge Reservoir that just opened up in Herriman and decided it is somewhere we'd take the baby to next year since it had a nice sized beach and all, but this year we'd pass. Really, we just wanted to check it out since my DH was involved in the design of it. He was excited to see that they really did use parts of his design too. Yay for DH! I think he misses working for a Civil engineering firm, but he does love his current job so its a toss up.
We wrapped up Friday with a bar-b-que at my in-laws house (the family all met there, ate, and most everyone continued on to the Riverton Parade, which we passed on this year). After eating, we chose to go home and watch a movie instead and head off to bed since we were planning an early (and long) day the next day.
Sat. morning we woke up later than expected and headed off to Logan, UT for the Cache Valley Car Show. This was our 4th year going to the show, but unlike previous years, DH and I opted not to stay in Logan for the weekend (mainly due to pregnancy, however it turned out to be a good decision based off of cash flow!). We were slightly dissappointed in the show this year since there were a lot of empty spaces compared to last year when the show was packed. I'm thinking the economy had a huge role in this since quite a few cars come from out of state, and nearly all are from at least a different city. Then again, a police officer wasn't exactly helping out when she started ticketing people for having their dogs in the park (there was no posting stating they weren't allowed and there were a lot of dogs there!). I'm quite irked by the whole situation, especially since I think what she did will end up hurting the show as a whole in future years. My parents, in particular, won't be going back (however this was a decision that was being discussed beforehand anyhow since they are considering Boise next year.....). A lot of things have changed about the show that we were dissappointed about and don't think it will be the same. Regardless, it is a beautiful drive to Logan and we enjoyed spending a few hours up there. We came back early that afternoon with my nephew to bar-b-que some more, play the Wii, and then head off to the Riverton City firework show, which was really good this year! We were probably 100 feet from where they were setting them off, and according to DH, the show has never been this good!
I really can't say much for yesterday since it was really a lazy day complete with sleeping in late, playing some more Wii with my nephew before he went back to my parents house, watching some TV and catching up with friends. It was nice to just relax and spend the day doing nothing in particular though!
Overall, it was a great weekend. I have to say, the 4th is one of my favorite holidays and we're looking forward to next year when we have the little man to celebrate it with!
Anyways, I love long weekends since it means more quality time with the DH (in particular this was our very last long weekend without a child!). We started of Friday morning by sleeping in, and then DH took me for a sailboat ride. Don't get too excited... the sailboats can only hold 2 people, but it was still fun to be out on it and only having to go a few blocks to get to it was a bonus too. We did have to end our ride a little early though since the wind didn't want to cooperate. Oh well, it was still fun! We then went and checked out BlackRidge Reservoir that just opened up in Herriman and decided it is somewhere we'd take the baby to next year since it had a nice sized beach and all, but this year we'd pass. Really, we just wanted to check it out since my DH was involved in the design of it. He was excited to see that they really did use parts of his design too. Yay for DH! I think he misses working for a Civil engineering firm, but he does love his current job so its a toss up.
We wrapped up Friday with a bar-b-que at my in-laws house (the family all met there, ate, and most everyone continued on to the Riverton Parade, which we passed on this year). After eating, we chose to go home and watch a movie instead and head off to bed since we were planning an early (and long) day the next day.
Sat. morning we woke up later than expected and headed off to Logan, UT for the Cache Valley Car Show. This was our 4th year going to the show, but unlike previous years, DH and I opted not to stay in Logan for the weekend (mainly due to pregnancy, however it turned out to be a good decision based off of cash flow!). We were slightly dissappointed in the show this year since there were a lot of empty spaces compared to last year when the show was packed. I'm thinking the economy had a huge role in this since quite a few cars come from out of state, and nearly all are from at least a different city. Then again, a police officer wasn't exactly helping out when she started ticketing people for having their dogs in the park (there was no posting stating they weren't allowed and there were a lot of dogs there!). I'm quite irked by the whole situation, especially since I think what she did will end up hurting the show as a whole in future years. My parents, in particular, won't be going back (however this was a decision that was being discussed beforehand anyhow since they are considering Boise next year.....). A lot of things have changed about the show that we were dissappointed about and don't think it will be the same. Regardless, it is a beautiful drive to Logan and we enjoyed spending a few hours up there. We came back early that afternoon with my nephew to bar-b-que some more, play the Wii, and then head off to the Riverton City firework show, which was really good this year! We were probably 100 feet from where they were setting them off, and according to DH, the show has never been this good!
I really can't say much for yesterday since it was really a lazy day complete with sleeping in late, playing some more Wii with my nephew before he went back to my parents house, watching some TV and catching up with friends. It was nice to just relax and spend the day doing nothing in particular though!
Overall, it was a great weekend. I have to say, the 4th is one of my favorite holidays and we're looking forward to next year when we have the little man to celebrate it with!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
One of the best e-mails ever...
Dear Melissa,
Congratulations on your graduation from the University of Utah. The following degree has been posted to your academic record:
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Your diploma has been mailed to the following address:
UT 84095
USA
It's official! Now I'm just waiting for that beautiful piece of paper. Did I mention I got my alumni card last week before I even got this e-mail? Go figure!
Congratulations on your graduation from the University of Utah. The following degree has been posted to your academic record:
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Your diploma has been mailed to the following address:
UT 84095
USA
It's official! Now I'm just waiting for that beautiful piece of paper. Did I mention I got my alumni card last week before I even got this e-mail? Go figure!
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