Stream of Consciousness

Can you believe there are only FIVE days until Christmas?

And that I'll finally get to see my family

(for the first time this entire pregnancy)

in just FOUR days? Ahh!

I always feel like a little kid this time of year,

but this Christmas is particularly special, for obvious reasons.

My only regret is that I can't see my big, huge, extended family

in Michigan and give each and every one of them a hug.

Don't you just get the warm fuzzies at Christmas?

I know I do.

Especially when I have such a sweet husband

and a little one on the way.

I love both my boys so much, even though

I haven't met one of them in person yet!

Yesterday morning, I woke up around 6 am

for my second bathroom trip since going to bed.

I guess my fidgeting woke Justin up too,

because when I came back to bed,

he snuggled sweetly with me, and with my belly.

I cherish these days so much!

We ended up talking about our baby,

about the dreams we'd had during the night,

and about who knows what else,

until forty-five minutes had passed, and we knew

that we might as well get out of bed.

We went to church and then ran a few errands,

and somehow ended up swinging by Baskin Robbins

for a little treat. :) My husband ordered some sort of

chocolate peanut butter ice cream conconction,

and I asked for two scoops of peppermint ice cream

in a waffle cone.

The lady running the drive-thru was apparently confused,

because she gave me TWO waffle cones, each with one scoop.

Instead of making a fuss about it, the two of us just laughed.

And laughed. And laughed some more.

As we drove toward home, ice cream cones in hand,

Justin looked over at me with my two pink ice cream-filled waffle cones,

laughed again, and said, "You're one happy pregnant lady, aren't you?"

Indeed, I was.

I may or may not have eaten one and a half of my two cones.

That was my limit, though. It upset my tummy a bit,

and all I was able to eat for dinner was some plain Chex cereal.

Is it bad that I think it was still worth it, though?

Well, anyway.

For now, I'm off to get some work done --

if I can find any work to do, that is. :)

 Just two more work days after today,

and I'll be on Christmas break.

Hurry up, Santa! I'm ready for you!

More to come...