If we were to have coffee together this morning...
I would hope that it was at someplace unique. I'm really loving these little local coffee shops these days. I love Starbucks and worked there for a few years, but I love the taste of some good, local coffee like this place.
I would hope that it was at someplace unique. I'm really loving these little local coffee shops these days. I love Starbucks and worked there for a few years, but I love the taste of some good, local coffee like this place.
I would admit that I'm about 2 seconds away from unfollowing people on Pinterest that only repin pictures of girls with rock hard bodies. If that is inspiring you, awesome. The rest of us don't want to see it over and over again. It's depressing. And remember, it's photoshopped.
I would tell you that I really miss wine and beer. I wasn't a big drinker pre-pregnancy, but I did enjoy the occasional glass of red wine or beer with a burger. I try not to day dream about those things now because I still have 28 more weeks to go and then there's nursing...
I would honestly admit that sometimes it's a struggle knowing that people in my personal life read my blog on a consistent basis and have an inside look into my life but yet never comment or mention it to me. It makes me want to delete this thing sometimes.
I would tell you that I have absolutely no idea what's going on in the world other than what I see on my CNN and Fox News apps on my iPhone. That's the beautiful thing about not having cable.
I would tell you that I'm loving this verse right now, in this translation...
John 16:21-23
The Message (MSG)
"When a woman gives birth, she has a hard time, there's no getting around it. But when the baby is born, there is joy in the birth. This new life in the world wipes out memory of the pain. The sadness you have right now is similar to that pain, but the coming joy is also similar. When I see you again, you'll be full of joy, and it will be a joy no one can rob from you. You'll no longer be so full of questions."
I would communicate to you that I am absolutely excited and yet incredibly petrified to be a mother. It's all I've ever wanted to be, but knowing that I am 100% responsible for human life is a beautifully overwhelming thought sometimes.
"When a woman gives birth, she has a hard time, there's no getting around it. But when the baby is born, there is joy in the birth. This new life in the world wipes out memory of the pain. The sadness you have right now is similar to that pain, but the coming joy is also similar. When I see you again, you'll be full of joy, and it will be a joy no one can rob from you. You'll no longer be so full of questions."
I would communicate to you that I am absolutely excited and yet incredibly petrified to be a mother. It's all I've ever wanted to be, but knowing that I am 100% responsible for human life is a beautifully overwhelming thought sometimes.
I would tell you that I'm dying to watch this new movie called "Forks Over Knives"-- a film about healthy food and creating a healthy lifestyle. I'm sure it will be pretty hard to watch while I'm in the middle of satisfying a pregnancy craving of Doritos, but whatever.
I would admit that I often daydream about the moment that I see my husband hold our baby for the first time. I am so overwhelmed by the thought of seeing him become a dad and I know he will be just magical.
I would tell you that while at Target the other day, I had an overwhelming urge to buy Valentine's Day cupcake mix with strawberry icing and heart sprinkles. I ate 4 of them yesterday and they were worth every lap around the lake that I had walked that morning.
I would tell you that I'm completely amazed by the fact of how much stronger, confident and more resilient I am as a woman now that I moved away from my childhood "bubble." I think it's an important part of life: to learn to change, adapt and grow in a new environment. It's amazing what it does to you!
I would tell you that I think that Jessica Alba totally stole the show at the Golden Globe Awards this year. I don't have cable, remember, but I do have the People app on my phone. And that girl is just so darn beautiful it is disgusting.
I will admit that it is already getting hard to touch my toes and get in and out of the car. And that my toilet paper supply is running out awfully fast these days. You didn't want to know that. But when you're pregnant, you pee a lot. Just keepin' it real.
I would tell you that I am currently reading "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (can not put it down) by Oscar Wilde, "Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical & Spiritual Fitness" by Candace Cameron Bure (yay, DJ from Full House) and "The Power of A Praying Wife" by Stormie Omartian. All are must reads.
I would tell you that my favorite new tv show is "Revenge" and that you are completely missing out if you are wasting your life watching "Glee" instead.
I would tell you that my mom has her Master's Degree in Nutrition and is incredibly smart about all things healthy. But I loved that she never shoved it down our throats growing up. She was always the mom that said, "Deny yourself anything and you'll eat it in excess" and I love that about her!
I would admit that we are pretty much obsessed with a certain name for a baby girl and love that it's unique but not too weird. We just hope no one in our family or our friends steal it before we do.
I would tell you that each and every comment that is ever posted goes straight to my email inbox and is seen by me with a big smile. They do not go unnoticed. I love them; thank you.
And I would also tell you that I think it's so cool that in the last "Over Coffee" post that I wrote back in November, I said that we were really ready to start a family. And when I actually wrote that, my baby was already 3 weeks old... never doubt what God is capable of doing in your life!
Part I of Over Coffee, here
What would you tell me?!!
