Go Shorty, its your birthday!

No, its not my birthday today, but it will be in a few days and as I've been making my "to do" list with errands and laundry on it, I realized one of the items is to pick up a birthday cake. for myself. Now, I think this is kinda funny and yet so practical, even though I recognize it is a bit absurd. I mean, who buys their own birthday cakes? Let me tell you, the wife of a medical resident who consistently puts in over 80hrs a week in the hospital.I'm also kinda type A and very picky about my cakes. I waffle each year between the classic Funfetti and a Baskin Robbins Ice cream cake.This year I'll be going with the BR cake. I LOVE those! I think I'm even going to have them write "Happy Birthday Jenna!" on it just because I can.

I'm quite happy with this arrangement actually because one year I got a cake that wasn't what I wanted AT ALL. Now, lest I sound like a spoiled brat, when you give someone a gift it should be something they want, not what you want to give them, right? I'll let you make your own assumptions from there. So this year, I get to pick out the cake, the flavor and the color my name is written in. And I'm going to love every second of it!! :)


ps. Dr. F did get me a present on his own, so don't think too poorly of him, I dont! :)

We're on the mend!

I am happy to report that this weekend was significantly better than last and this week is shaping up to be great as well. First of all, no one was sick! Hooray!! Dr. F was home by 2pm on Saturday and Sunday!!, we had a great visit with Dr. F's cousin and her kids (pictures coming tomorrow), we went on a family walk and I hung new blinds in the dinning room. All in all it was great, even inspite of me locking myself out on Saturday morning...go me! :)

Last night Dr. F and I even had a date! Well, ok it wasn't a data date, but we finally got around to doing something we've been talking about for awhile, a money date! As part of our marriage prep counseling they suggested we have regular "money dates" to check in with each other and make sure we're on the same page with our finances. We both agreed this was a great idea, but never seemed to find the time to actually do it and I already pay all the bills. However, I've been bugging Dr. F to do this for awhile and I'm so glad we did. I showed him how I pay the bills, what account has what in it, what our recent payments were for and exactly how much we have in our savings. He actually told me that he didn't realize how many bills we had, all the basic utilities plus netflix, internet, security system etc. We went over our retirement investments (just basic 401K stuff, we dont actually have any real money...) and talked more seriously about converting our mud/laundry room into a 1/2 bath. I have to say, I woke up this morning feeling so peaceful and I think I can attribute it to finally just showing him where all the money goes. We're pretty aggressive savers and although I have the occasional weakness for Trader Joes and Target (oh dont get me started on Target!) I was starting to feel defensive when he would be shocked at how little was in our account and wanted to know where the money was going. Um, baby, its going to alllll the bills you learned about last night ;) So anyway, I highly highly recommend having money dates, its just one more way to be on the same team and working towards the same goals. We're going to make it a weekly or bi-weekly date and everyone will know just where the money is going....and yes, I'll still be paying the bills :)

Things are looking up...

Let me tell you, I would not wish this bug on my worst enemy, but things are starting to get better, I even managed some gatorade and chicken noodle soup today. What is it about campbells chicken noodle soup that is so perfect for sick days?! Well, you can guess I didn't go to work today and instead took it easy and  even got some ironing and laundry done while watching the Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. I am such a huge fan of those movies!! :)

I've also been doing some research on potty training because we've gotten some pretty definite confirmation that the Little Man is READY! (Anthony's cousin is a neonatologist whom we constantly consult... I swear I am the only one in the family who isnt a doctor!) So I'm researching potty chairs and ordered Elmo's Potty Time dvd. We are open to any suggestions about how to go about this process!

Anyway, at least today is Wed. We're half way there and lest I eat my words again, this weekend has to be better than last, right?

I was wrong

I think today might be worse than yesterday...it seems I'm coming down with whatever wretchedness Dr. F had this weekend. Unfortunately I still had to come to work to get a few things done then I'm heading back home to bed. ughhh

Glad to have Monday (almost) out of the way

Hellllooo. Its Monday and we're back at it and I'm glad we're almost done with Monday. Truthfully, I'm glad the weekend is done and a brand new one is coming in a few short days. This weekend was supposed to be glorious with Dr. F's day off on Saturday. Well, let me tell you how awesome it was to have him throwing up and having a fever on Saturday with the fever hanging on until yesterday. It just got more awesome when my car wouldnt start. We were able to get a jump from the neighbors and crossed our fingers hoping it would start this morning. Early this morning around 1:30am I woke up with a migraine. Again, awesome. Some Excedrine Mirgaine and a glass of water later I passed back out. The fun continued this morning when just as I finally got the Little Man buckled in and I was sweating profusely in my suit, did I find out my car wouldnt start again. SHIT. Oh, and that migraine is still holding on at 1:30 this afternoon. Dr. F still wasnt home from the hospital and I now had to decide if I was going to call in sick, take a personal day or go in half day when he got home. As I was loosing my cool, literally and figuratively, trying to look up my coworkers' numbers to give them a heads up, Dr. F, my knight, turned up 10 min before my train arrived saying he would take the Little Man to daycare and would take care of the car. Keep in mind the man just worked overnight in the ICU and got 1 hr of sleep. Yet he was calm and took charge and just as I was getting to work sent me a text telling me to calm down and my day would get better and that he loved me. At this point I finally took a deep breath. By 9:30 he texted to say he got a new battery for the car and that its running just fine. Despite the crummy start to my day and the migraine that just wont leave, I know I am a lucky lucky girl...and tomorrow can only get better, right?!

IRL

This week has been pretty good. It didn't drag like last week (although I could have used a little more speed this week!) and as the miserable job report came out this morning, I'm very thankful that I am employed. Like for real for real thankful.This week was also pretty great because MF and I took our friendship out of the blogosphere and met IN REAL LIFE :)  Hooray! We chatted for about 2 hrs over maregriatas and it was so much fun and I'm looking forward to doing it again.

This is the first time I've met up with a blogging friend IRL and trying to explain how I know her to Dr. F was funny...and complicated to say the least. However, he was totally supportive and told me to go have fun :)  Also, Ab, we decided that you must come to Philly so we can have girls night all together!

In totally other news, it is Friday!! But the absolute best part of that is that tomorrow Dr. F has his first weekend day off in months. Like its been so long I don't actually know when the last one was. Of course that means he'll also be starting night float on Sunday night, but lets focus on the positive. I have big plans for a family walk tomorrow because the weather should be gorgeous and maybe a little grocery shopping sans the Little Man.

I hope you all have fabulous weekends!

The "mommy special" haircut

a haircut and spaghetti :)