Finally some slow time...

Things have finally seemed to slow down a bit!!!

Aaron has continued to be busy in the field. He is putting in some really long days which will continue until close to the end of November! He'll be working at home with his family just for the rest of this week for the most part and will go back to the elevator probably early next week to start putting on fertilizer for them again...really, really, really long days!!! I probably won't be riding with him much when he's doing that so I've been try to get out there most nights now to chit chat after dinner and I've finished my studies. Beleive it or not...I like it!

Work has been about the same. I'm starting to prepare all my cases to ensure everything is up to date and 'perfect' for when I leave so the fill-in will have a clean start with hopefully no loose strings.

Classes are going well. Took my latest anatomy test last night and got an 'A' so that always helps out!!! Actually disected a sheep's brain the night before last....went better than anticipated :~)

Our Newborn Care class was rescheduled last week, so tonight we are off to that! It's only from 7-9 pm so it'll be a quick one. I told Aaron we get to eat at the new Arby's too! (That's what our life has come to at this point....excitement about the new fast food resturant in town!!!)

Had my 32 wk appointment earlier this week. Everything is as it should be. She's just a busy bee...always movin and groovin!!! Her feet have officially planted themselves comfortably beneith my ribs....comfortable for her! Oh well, only 8 more weeks!

This weekend I'm heading up to Alexandria for a friend's wedding on Friday and back home for a Miller get together Saturday night for a bit before Aaron goes back in the field. Our BIG weekend out!!!!

Hope everyone is doing well! Chat with ya next week!

~Chow~

Fall is here!

It's been a busy couple weeks, however our house projects are finally done for the most part!!!! Aaron and Chris finished up the upstairs bathroom a week ago monday and it was ready for use by Tuesday night! I absolutely LOVE it!!!! I'll try to post pics tonight of it. We still have some little things like the towel bars and decor to hang, but either way, I just love it!!! It's so nice to walk 5 feet to the bathroom at 3 am now rather than through the house and down to the basement for my wee-hour trips!

Aaron has officially been in harvest mode :~) They finished with the beans on Saturday and started the corn yesterday. The weather hasn't exactly cooperated the last few days and it looks like rain for the later part of the week so today he is working around the house getting odds and ends done. Friday and Saturday I rode in the combine for a while with him...I have to admit...it is sorta relaxing! Its really nice actually getting up at the same time in the morning rather than Aaron at 4:45 am and me over an hour later...although I think it's harder to actually get out of bed :~)

Sunday we got to take Les's Corvette to Mankato to do some shopping, get Aaron's hair cut and to visit Ian and Kelly. Found a couple cute newborn outfits...so little!!! We ate at Buffalo Wild Wings and ran into some other friends of ours who were watching the game...for a little too long by that time!!! It was a good time though :~)

I've completed my CNA course until I have the clinicals in Febuary or March. It's nice to have those extra 2 evenings back during the week! My Anatomy and Developmental Psych. are going well too.

Week 31 is already here!!!! I can't beleive we only have 9 weeks before baby girl is going to be here!

Hope everyone has a great week! ~Chow~

Another 2 weeks!

The last couple weeks have been busy as usual. We were able to go out for dinner a couple of nights with friends and family. The projects around the house are nearing an end for this year!!!! YEAH!!!! The upstairs bathroom should be finished by this weekend :~) We have it tiled and the new tub put in so just need to finish with the rest of it! The worst is over :~) I just love it already!

With the weather being so nice, Aaron was able to do some trimming around the house, as well as cut down the huge evergreen in the circle in front of the house. I joke with him that it gets harder for me to breath with every branch and tree he cuts down :~) but he usually replaces them with nicer ones :~)

Aaron's ready to get back into the field for the fall. He ready for some long relaxing nights in a cab vs projects around the house!

My CNA class is nearing an end...for now. I have to wait to do my clinicals until after the baby arrives...doc advised some restrictions so the instructor informed me I'd have to wait for the safety of me and the babe. I'm bummed I can't just get it overwith but the extra time this weekend is going to be great to finish other work for my anatomy class :~) FUN FUN!

We had a great surprise on Sunday, Abby and Mike had their baby.....a boy! Nolan Bryce. Both are healthy and doing well. He was 9 lbs 8 oz and 24 inches long!!!!!! He has a head of hair and looks just like his daddy! He's a mini-mike we've been told :~)

Aaron's been battling a bad head cold for the past 5 days and now I'm starting to come down with it so looks like we may have to wait longer before we can meet the little guy so we don't get him sick!

Hope everyone is doing well! I'll post new nursary pics and bathroom pics this weekend!

~Chow~

Work, Work, Work!

Just catching up for the last couple weeks. Seems like Labor Day was forever ago already...but just last weekend. Our original plans changed from heading to the State Fair and enjoying a night relaxing at a hotel to staying home and working on the house. We managed to get quite a bit done and also had some time for fun. My sister, Bailey and I got a pedicure done and went out for supper one of the nights. Aaron and I spent some time out at my parents visiting and had supper on Sunday night. We met some friends out as well both Saturday and Sunday. Aaron and I visited a friend of his from college, Nicole from Truman. It was great to finally meet her and her son. Her boyfriend met up with us later as well. We had supper and they reminiced about college days...too funny stories, I learn new things every day :~) The weekend was non stop with adding studying into that. I've slowly learned that I don't learn the same way I used to in college...I could watch a movie, drink a beer, chat on the phone and visit with roommates all while studying and still comprehend what just crossed my eyes. Now, the slightest distraction and I can't remember anything about the last page I read! (I think it's partially the baby too!)

The week days went by like usual. We basically finished the nursery!!!! Vickie ( Aaron's mom) is going to wax the floor for us then I'll post a pic next time. I've been studying all weekend and Aaron has been an absolute saint! He has basically been working on the house by himself....Les and Adam have been over to assist as well. We went out for supper last night with a big group of friends. It was nice to see everyone together. It's been awhile...like a year for one of the couples! We ate at a new bar/resturant in Balaton. Actually was quite nice...great atmosphere, you wouldn't expect.

Looks like it'll be another fast week again. Won't be too long before we'll be posting baby pic's! Make life a little more interesting! Hope everyone is doing well :~)

Finally the basement is done!

This week went by fast! With help from Les and Vickie (Aaron's parents) Aaron finished painting the basement and laying the carpet. We were able to move things down stairs from the office to the new office so to get a start on the Nursery. We were both busier than we thought so we are still moving stuff downstairs yet. Last night we primed the wanes coating for the baby's room and will start painting the actual room tomorrow! I think once we just get it to an empty room it will go by quickly! Doc said as long as it's well ventilated I can paint....so finally I can feel like I'm doing something!! The bathroom is yet another story...once again, the vanity top had to be reordered...for the 4th time! Maybe I'm not meant to have a new bath?

Anyways....last Friday we went to an anniversary party for a couple of friends of ours at the lake. The weather was great as well as the company! Aaron's already planning a fun anniversary party for us....i didn't say anything....his brother Adam did...'need to buy a ring first :~)' First things first...or in our case...baby then first things first :~)

My parents were out of town last weekend so their dog Rudy stayed the night Saturday. He's a golden retreiver but surprisingly he and otis are buddies.

I officially started my classes to work toward my RN degree on Monday! Very part time for the first year and will take more on starting next fall. We figure between the baby and working full time....we'll see how this year goes :~) But, I'm planning to have my LPN by June 2010 and my RN June 2011! Isn't there a statistic that says we change careers 8 different times in our lives? This will be #2 and I don't want a #3 unless it's called retirement :~)

Otherwise...tonight we have my nephew Blaine's last supper, he's leaving for college tomorrow! I can't beleive he's already that old! He's just like his auntie...he's attending St.Cloud State University. The rest of the weekend will be spent working on the house and studying (wow...never thought that would happen again!).

Hope everyone had a great week and has an even better week!
Chow!

In a nut shell

Where to begin! It's been about 2 weeks since the last blog so I'll catch up quick. We (meaning Aaron) are working on painting the basement at this time...planning to be done by sunday so we can lay the carpet sunday afternoon! Then we can move the office and extra stuff downstairs to begin on the nursery and my bathroom!!! I am really excited! We have the paint for the nursery as well as her furniture set and bedding set....pink of course :~) We are sort of at a stand still as far as my bathroom goes due to our vanity top/sink having to be reordered for the 3rd time!!!! So this last time they put a rush on it and it should be in by Monday at the latest!

Last weekend was the annual Girl's Weekend with my college girlfriends. Mel decided to host this time around but first I headed to Krista and Presten's for Friday night. Krista and I spent the night catching up and made it a later night considering we were up early Saturday...Vada is an early riser! Presten made a great breakfast for us and Jaxson opened his early birthday gift before we headed out shopping. Jaxson and Aaron share the same birthday...easy for me to remember both this way :~)

We surprisingly ran into our friend Kimmy at Motherhood Maternity so we all shopped together and did lunch before making it to Mel's. This baby shopping thing is really fun! I love that we know she's going to be a girl so I know exactly what to pick out! Such cute stuff!

Erin was at Mel's when we got there. We all cought up for a while then headed out for supper and desert at this amazing little cafe in Uptown! It was soooooo delish!!!!! We spent the rest of the evening at at comedy club laughing having a good time. Before taking off Mel made blueberry pancakes for us...yum yum!

On the way home I stopped in Mankato at both Home Depot and Menards to get more things for the house. I was ready to go postal when I finally figured out what I wanted and what was going to work and headed home!

Sweetcorn was waiting for me when I got home for supper! I love this time of year!

Hope everyone is doing well! I'll post pictures probably this weekend :~)

August Already!

It's been another busy week and a half! Aaron returned home from New York Friday evening. I wanted to post some pics from the trip, however we're waiting for the pics from one of the guy's camera. They had a great time and were able to watch the Twins vs Yankees at Yankee Stadium as well as the Mets play too. Aaron says there are just people everywhere! The subways wasn't his cup of tea...very hot and crowded...so he bused or taxied it the rest of the time. They went to Time Square and a David Letterman show as well as a great comedy club one of the nights...he said that was one of the best parts! Flights went well and he arrived at my parents by 7:00 pm Friday night to join in the Johnson Family Reunion/Auntie's b-day party just in time.

It was great to see much of the family again. We're growing so much that's it's hard to get everyone together so looks like it will be Christmas again before seeing everyone. Sounds like it'll be at the Currie Bowling Alley this year...I better brush up before then to get my form back :~) I think there were like 20 kids under the age of 8 there! Pretty soon we'll be contributing to that number :~)

Saturday we decided to go to Sioux Falls to find some baby stuff. We ended up finding the bedding we liked so that is on it's way to our house...they didn't have any in stock so it was ordered in. We also got lucky and found the nursery set we liked last weekend too, so I'm heading to Le Sueur to get that this afternoon.

We should be able to start painting the basement and laying the carpet by the end of next week. We have the "princess pink" paint for the nursery too so we'll start on that next :~) Everything seems to be coming together.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!