A Butte-iful Weekend

Well, even though its Thursday now I'll still post about what we did for Memorial weekend. I would've posted earlier but as luck would have it, the flu joined our household which slowed me down a bit.

For our long weekend we decided to drive up to Butte to see my parents since we hadn't been home since Christmas. Saturday we went to the matinee and watched Indiana Jones and fulfilled my husband's childhood dream since he's been looking forward to this movie pretty much since the last one came out. All in all we weren't disappointed and Mike decided that Henry or Indiana might not be such a bad name for our little baby.

Saturday night my parents decided to take us about 45 min away to a town called Wise River, MT. The town probably had a population of no more than 100 and I only saw a total of 3 buildings, (one of them being a bar). Rumor had it that Wise River put on an exceptionally cute/funny little hometown play and provided a dinner as a fundraiser for the volunteer firemen in the town. So we drove up there and had dinner. I felt like the total outcast, if any of you are from a teeny little town everyone knows everyone and I'm sure they were wondering who the heck we were. But anyways, the memorable part was when we got to the play. The only words I can think of to describe it was jaw dropping-pure torture. From the very beginning they started with some jokes that were similar to the "pull my finger" type jokes and went downhill from there. The people in the audience just laughed and laughed. I was wondering if I was missing something but I don't think I was. We sat in pain for about 2 1/2 hours and when it was over walked away with plenty of 'inside jokes' that we had to keep repeating to each other the rest of the weekend just to find some humor in the whole situation. Overall it was quite the experience. When we first got up there Mike kept saying how beautiful the area was (which it was) and how much he wants to live somewhere like that someday, but once that play got over, he didn't say another word about it. hahaa.

I didn't take this picture, but this shot was taken by Wise River, MT, it was very beautiful. We didn't bring a camera unfortunately. We could've had some nice memories to show off from that trip.

After our nice trip in MT...we brought home the un-welcomed flu bug. I don't know how you women out there deal with barfing and morning sickness. This is the 2nd time I've barfed being pregnant, and both times were a result not relating to pregnancy. I know, I know. I'm a pansy. Its awful though. But anyways I think I totally dehydrated myself because as I was getting ready for work today I pretty much blacked-out. I don't know if thats such a good thing. But I'm feeling better now and drinking lots of water to hydrate myself again. I feel the baby dancing in my tummy all the time now so at least one of us has some energy. Sorry, no pictures this week. After the way I've been feeling I wasn't really up to smiling for the camera.

Sick of Keeping it a Secret

Yes, we are totally sick of keeping our big secret a secret from the rest of the world and we're so excited to finally announce that Mike and I are expecting!

And in honor of me finishing school about 2 weeks ago, here's a multiple choice test you can take that will tell you a little bit about my pregnancy...Good luck!

1. How far along is Lisa?
a. 8 weeks
b. 12 weeks
c. 15 weeks
d. 4 weeks

2. How has Lisa been feeling?
a. HORRIBLE, sick sick sick, this is going to be her only child.
b. Nauseated, but can usually keep her food down.
c. She throws up at least once a day.
d. Absolutely great. No barfing, no nausea, big appetite.

3. Has Lisa felt her baby kick?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Unknown
d. All of the above

4. What is Lisa Having?
a. Girl
b. Boy
c. Unknown
d. A and B

5. Are Lisa and Mike going to find out the sex of their baby?
a. Absolutely
b. No, we want it to be a surprise
c. Can't decide

6. When is Lil' G expected to make a grand entrance into the world?
a. November 4
b. October 31
c. October 18
d. November 12

7. How excited are Mike and Lisa to be parents?
a. It wasn't expected, but we are excited!
b. Didn't want to have kids for another 2 years
c. Like most couples would be, really excited.
d. YOU HAVE NO IDEA. They are so freaking excited words cannot express it.

Answers:
Answer to question 1 is A. Lisa is approximately 15 weeks pregnant. (Now you know why I'm sick of keeping it a secret).

Answer to question 2 is D. I have felt great from day one. No barfing or anything. I have felt slight bouts of food aversion and tiredness here and there during the 1st trimester, but nothing to complain about. Probably the strongest symptom that I've felt is a huge increase in appetite. I eat ALL THE TIME.

Answer to question 3 is A and C, Yes and Unknown. I believe I have felt Lil' G kicking me in the belly, but then again, I'm not quite sure what its supposed to feel like. So considering I am small in frame and I am in my 2nd trimester I give myself the benefit of the doubt and say yes, I have felt the "popcorn popping" already.

Answer to question 4 is B and C, Boy and Unknown. We don't find out the sex of our baby until June 10. But for some reason I have a hunch I think its going to be a boy. We'll see...

Answer to question 5 is A. Yes, we absolutely want to find out what we're having.

Answer to question 6 is A. November 4 is our actual due date. (Yes, thats one day after my own B-day)

Answer to question 7 is D. YOU HAVE NO IDEA. We have been waiting for this for what seems like forever. It is such a huge answer to our prayers and a real miracle. We are so excited words cannot express it. The first time I saw our little baby's heart beating away on the Dr.'s ultrasound machine was amazing because of FINALLY being able to see a heartbeat. It really is our little miracle.

Well, I think I covered it all! Hope everyone did good on the test! Here's your reward...a picture of me and my bump:

Extreme Hall Makeover

Mike and I have completed another project! We started this one back in JANUARY. We were trying to figure out what room to do, and decided on the hallway, because its such a high traffic area, and it needed a face-lift. So, in our spare time (which is slim) we've done a little here and there, and finally finished after 5 long months! (I know, so embarrassing). I've been waiting to post pictures on it because I wanted to wait and show before and after shots. So, we've finally completed it and it looks great! (And sorry, there's a ton of pictures)

PHASE I

Here are some before shots- it had paneling up and down the hallway that was way too tall, and the colors were blah.

I took a picture of the casing around the doorways because we replaced that too...

PHASE II

The demolition. The blackish ugly part is what was behind the paneling, it was put on with adhesive 50 years ago, so when we removed it it tore off plaster with it. and left it looking really ugly for awhile.

Tearing off the casing around the doors and starting to mud the wall...

PHASE III Mudding and Painting.

PHASE IV

Finished! We put up new bead board, baseboards, casing around doorways, got new doors and matching doorknobs, and a new light fixture (not pictured).