Uggh, I feel horrible that I have been so M.I.A. lately. I guess it's a combo of nothing really exciting going on, and being so busy just dealing with the minutia of every day life!

Work has been really busy. We were just bought by a larger company. I was hoping for a mass lay off like the last time I was involved in something like this. But alas, not much will probably change...bummer!

The boy is going to be 6 months old in a week!! I can not even believe it. When people told me it would go by fast I had no idea that it would be like if I blinked I might miss it. He is such a great little guy. He is so mild mannered. He's always laughing, almost never fussing, and he's just a sweet little guy. I just want to eat him up. I am also not convinced that this isn't some cruel joke. I like to call him our "trick baby", you know, the one who is so sweet and so good that he tricks you into having more...Let's hope the next one isn't a terror!

Anyway, I have a lot to be thankful for this year and I wanted to say that I miss all of you and I haven't forgotten you, even thought it looks like I have. I plan to go check in on all of you now and hope I'm going to see loads of good news and updated posts, unlike my blog... I hope everyone (in the U.S. that is - happy belated to those in Canada) has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Aaaan just like that...Fall is gone and winter is here.

As pretty as the trees are when they begin to change color, it sure is drab and dreary when all the leaves fall off very shortly there after! Oh well.

So, I finally went and did something for myself. I bought some new clothes, that fit me!! I guess it's been a combination of laziness, exhaustion, having no time, I don't know but I have seriously been still wearing my maternity clothes up until about a week or two ago. At first I was just too scared to get my old jeans down from the attic because, let's face it, who the hell wants to put their old jeans on just to find that, Ta Da! They don't fit? Not me! So, I just stuck with the clothes that were falling off of me. At least they hide everything. Anyway, I finally got all my clothes out of the attic and put all the maternity clothes away for good. I was very excited to find that two pairs of my old jeans fit me. Granted, they were my "fat jeans" and they were snug, but they fit!! That my friends is some very serious motivation! Plus I forgot about all the cute jeans I had before getting knocked up that I'd really like to get back into. I still have a lot of weight to lose but I'm on my way.

So, I went shopping the other day. I decided I didn't care what size I had to buy or how much it cost, I needed to get some jeans and tops that fit me and that I feel comfortable in. I ended up buying 4 pairs of jeans, 3 sweaters and 3 tops. I was very happy and it felt good to put some normal clothes on. And I have to admit something so lame and embarrassing...So, I'm in one of the shops that generally caters to people way younger than me, but their jeans usually fit me. Well, they fit me this time too, it was just the largest size they had. As I'm at the register paying I blurt out, "I just had a baby and I'm trying to find some clothes that fit"....Ummm, yeah, the two "kids" behind the register could have cared less. The female basically looked at me like I had 3 heads and the guy, bless his soul, was like, "oh cool", or something like that. Oh my god, I am old! Don't ask me why I said it but I did. It was out there and I couldn't get out of that store fast enough. One bonus however, was that each pair of jeans that I was buying were about $50+ a piece and when he rang them up they totaled $35 for both of them together!!! Major score. I paid, then I ran out of there so fast there may have been smoke coming from behind me...

Anyway, I am happy to report that I am now dressing like a normal person. I will however consider taking the maternity pants back out for Thanksgiving...he he...