Firsts

Tagged by Shelly for this:

My First
1. Who was your FIRST prom date? Mike Peters. Whoa.
2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love? well, there was this guy in Kindergarten... so no.
3. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink? vodka and sunny D. Can't drink Sunny D to this day.
4. What was your FIRST job? Kennel girl at GJVH
5. What was your FIRST car? The Stang- 1982 Mustang
6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today? I didn't get a text today.
7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning? Gracie because I heard her on the monitor.
8. Who was your FIRST grade teacher? Mrs. Allen
9. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane? West Virginia to see my grandparents
10. Who was your FIRST best friend and are you still friends with them? Courtney, and I recently reconnected with her on Facebook!
11. What was your FIRST sport played? speed skating
12. Where was your FIRST sleep over? probably at my Nan and Pop's house
13. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today? Gracie
14. Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time? my own? besides mine, I think Kelly's is the only other one I've been in
15. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning? Honestly? What do we all do first thing in the morning!
16. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to? Guns N Roses
17. FIRST tattoo or piercing? ears pierced.
18. FIRST foreign country you went to? Haven't been to one!
19. What was your FIRST run in with the law? I had to testify in a custody case once...
20. When was your FIRST detention? never had detention
21. What was the FIRST state you lived in? NC
22. Who was the FIRST person to break your heart? probably the kid from kindergarten!
23. Who was your FIRST roommate? Pam
24. Where did you go on your FIRST limo ride? Prom
25.Who will be the FIRST to repost this? Kelly, because Shelly and I have already done it!

Tagging: Kelly, Sherry, Shana, and anyone else who wants to participate

Sledding

Bundled up

We got our snow! It is still coming down nicely out there, and we already have about 3 inches on the ground. Randy just left to *try* to get to work. Yesterday I bought the trappings for pancakes (and some real maple syrup!) and we all had a nice snowday breakfast! Then we bundled up Gracie for her first real snow. Poor kid was pretty cold, but she seemed to like being pulled around on the sled. I have a video but I need to edit it down. But here are the pics:

Free Cosmetics!

See Snopes.com article: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/cosmetics.asp

I might try to get in on this- my favorite perfume's shower gel, Ralph Lauren Romance, is on the list as a freebie- I'm all about that!

SNOW SNOW SNOW!

We might get some snow around here! I get so freaking excited about the possibility of the white stuff- like a little kid! Of course, snow means no work for me (because you KNOW at the first flake they cancel school, especially since the ground has been so cold lately) and I would love to be home tomorrow to watch the inauguration stuff. We'd have to make up the day on a Saturday, but 3 hours on Saturday is better than 7 hours on a weekday. Right now they're calling for several inches, but the amount is, as usual, dependent on the way the systems track. The NWS forecast mentions that if it tracks a certain way, we might be looking at a storm similar to the one almost exactly 9 years ago (remember THAT?). I do hafta go to the grocery store today and make sure I get some milk for Gracie (if there's any left!), but I promise not to buy bread. Oh, I need cat fud, too.
So, keep you fingers and piggies crossed!

Random Survey

Shelly tagged me the other day for this, and I forgot about it! So here goes, and I'm tagging Shana and Sherry.

LASTS:
Last beverage → clear cherry KoolAid
Last phone call → probably Randy, but it was probably a couple days ago
Last instant message → text message from Trish
Last person that you hit→ Randy and I were kicking each other in the butt a little while ago
Last song you listened to → The theme song to "Smallville" and it is stuck in my head!
Last time you cried→ I don't remember. Probably post-partum. I'm not a big crier.
Last person you talked to→ Randy

HAVE YOU EVER:
Dated someone twice→ does it count if you break up then get back together a couple days later?
Been cheated on → YES, I do believe so
Kissed someone & regreted it → yes
Lost someone special→ yes

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS: pink, Carolina blue, sage green

IN THE PAST MONTH HAVE YOU:
Fallen in love → everyday
Laughed until you cried→ often
Met someone who changed your life → not that I know of
Found out who your true friends were → I'm pretty sure I already know
Found out someone was talking about you → no, but I am sure some do
How many kids do you want to have → one, unless I change my mind in a couple years.
Do you have any pets → 3 kitties, a goggie and an ish. Yep- ish.
What did you do for your last birthday → ate at the Melting Pot- yum!
What time did you wake up today? → 8:00am
What were you doing at midnight last night? → sleeping
Last time you saw your father → biological- over the summer. Stepdad- a couple days ago.
What's one thing you wish you could change → nothing, because I wouldn't be where I am today!
Have you ever talked to a person named Tom → yes
Whats getting on your nerves right now → my foot is asleep
What's your real name → Sara, as far as I know!
Zodiac sign → Capricorn
Hair color → brown
Long or short → medium
Are you health freak → nope
What do you like about yourself → I am organized and able to multi-task
Tattoos → none
Righty or lefty → i'm right handed.

FIRSTS :
First surgery → wisdom teeth
First piercing → my ears.
First best friend → Courtney who lived down the road from my grandparents
First pet → cat, Whiskers
First vacation → probably Carowinds or Myrtle Beach

CURRENTLY :
Eating → nothing.
Drinking → clear cherry KoolAid

YOUR FUTURE :
Want kids? → Already have the best daughter EVER!
Want to get married? → not again!!
Careers in mind? → yes, but who knows what I'll decided to stick with.

HAVE YOU EVER :
Kissed a stranger → no
Lost glasses/contacts → I don't think I have!
Ran away from home → when I was a kid- I took a big stack of paper and a marker to draw with and camped out on the storm drain down the block from my grandparents. When I went back I got the worse spanking of my life! I don't know if they really thought I was going to go very far or what.
Broken someones heart → Don't think so
Been arrested → no.
Turned someone down → yes.
Cried when someone died → of course

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
Yourself → most of the time.
Miracles → I ususally find the rational explanation for things
Love at first sight → I don't know about that
Heaven → I'll let you know if I get there
Santa Claus → no
Angels → not in the "people with wings flying around in they sky" way

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY :
Is there one person you want to be with right now? → I'd actually like some time alone now that Randy has gone to bed.
Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time → no

Grandmama and Boompa's visit

My parents came to visit for Gracie's birthday! It was SO nice to have them here to spend some time with all of us. We had a great time- they just left a couple hours ago, and we already miss them! I wanted to share a couple photos I took just before they left.

Happy Birthday, Gracie!

Dear Gracie~
I was going to start this by writing "I can't believe it has been a year already!", which is true enough, but I really want to start by saying how happy this past year had been for us. You have made our lives so much fun, and I really can't imagine our little family before you came along. Every day you do something new, and I look forward to each and every new milestone and change.
This past year has been incredibly exciting, and such a neat learning experience. You are simply the cutest, funniest, smartest baby there ever was! Since you were born you have been happy and agreeable 95% of the time. You have grown SO much- tripling your birth weight and you are now HALF of your Mommy's height! I look at your little preemie size clothes that we bought so you wouldn't be swallowed by the newborn clothes, and just can't imagine that you ever fit into them, or that I once could carry you around in one arm as you slept. You've been walking for about 6 weeks now, and though you have your share of tumbles, you are always ready to hop back up and go at it again. You have such a friendly attitude toward everybody, and are such a ham when a stranger begins to coo over you. We are proud everyday of the little person you are becoming.
We hope you enjoyed your party on Sunday, and all of your new toys. Your Daddy got you Brennan Bear today, and I hope you have him for a very long time- he is such a sweet teddy bear. We love you with all of our heart, and want you to be as happy as a person has ever been.

All our love,
Mommy and Daddy

B-R-R-Rthday Party!

Today was Gracie's Winter One-derland birthday party! We had a great time! Here are some pics from the party.

The table-scape:

Gracie's big cake.

Munchies

Gracie's little cake.

The party princess herself.

Gracie was overloaded with gifts from our generous family and friends.

Gracie had a ball with her cake. I'm suprised she didn't get sick after all the icing she consumed. I'll try to edit down the video and post it soon. But here are the pictures:

I'll post the link to all the pics as soon as I can get them uploaded to Photobucket. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate!

Back to the grind

Meh. Work sucks. Actually, it wasn't that bad going back today, as track 4 is out, so we have our bare minimum of possible kids. I have quite a few planning periods this week, which I desperately need. I start my student teaching seminar this week, and am NOT looking forward to driving out to Durham every Thursday. I probably won't get home until 7:15 or so. Yuck.
On a happier note, my parents (Grandmama and Boompa) are coming to visit on Saturday!!! We are so excited to see them. We also have Gracie's birthday party on Sunday, and we get to do Christmas all over again with my folks while they're here. So, essentially, this is going to be the longest week ever.
Not much else to report. Gracie is quite the little walker now, and likes to walk around kicking a ball. She's also taken a liking to a white stuffed bear that she got for Christmas. We call him "White Fuzzy Bear" (yeah, I know), and she already knows who he is when we ask her to go get him. She also is down to one bottle a day (before bed) and is trying some of the foods that were forbidden before a year. She still only has 2 teeth, despite several days of insane drooling and general crankiness. Maybe it's hard to concentrate on walking and growing teeth at the same time?