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Are those not the coolest sneakers you've seen or what!? I got them yesterday after I discovered Target didn't sell the Sanuk's I had seen online. Don't you hate that? I decided to stop by Shoe Carnival to see if maybe they had some since it's where I had purchased my Sperry's so I figured what the hey. I did find some that were like the Sanuk's, but were made by Sketchers. Let me start off by saying they were super ugly! It's one of those where I'm glad I saw them in person because they were just not cute, but I tried them on anyways. They were AWFUL! I'm not hating on Sketchers because I have quite a few pair that I love, but these were not it. So I put them back and decide to look around. I've always been a Converse girl so I figured I needed a new pair of black and white ones, it was buy one get one half off, so why not. I get my first pair and look up...OH MY GOSH! CHRISTMAS COLORED CONVERSE! I couldn't pass them up since I'm such a sucker for the holiday so that's how I got them. My husband thought they were pretty spiffy so I might go back sometime and get him a pair so we'll match! Cheesy! I was in such a good mood today from my good shoe puchase but hubby ruined it by mentioning he was taking me car shopping. Ugh! Right now I drive the same VW bug I've had since I was 16 so with another baby on the way it was definitely time to upgrade, but we had a few words. I wanted to get a nice four door sedan nothing to big, but he wants me to get an SUV. Why? He already has a huge Chevy Avalanche so why am I getting an SUV? Needless to say we went to a lot of different places today and talked to pushy car salesmen (gag me) and I'm stuck between 3 cars now. I either want to get the Honda Accord, the Nissan Maxima or I actually did like the Yukon Denali though its a little pricey, but more practical since we live in a state where it snows a lot. I have a lot to think about and it is actually really stressful, but hopefully I will be able to make up my mind. I hate this, but hey I still go some cool sneakers! Hooray!

I just went to check how much my paycheck was for (they do direct deposit only) and thank goodness my bonus was included this paycheck! I was kind of worried it wouldn't come until right before Christmas due to how our pay period is set up, but I'm thrilled it came today. This means I can finally finish up all the Christmas shopping I've been putting off. I think tonight I'm going to make my runs to the Glenbrook and Target. Those are really the only 2 places I need to go I'm not going to even attempt to hit up Wal-Mart until the middle of the week. I figure maybe I'll get lucky and it won't be as crowded. Than again its Wal-Mart it's always crowded. My hubby's finals are finally over (meaning I get him all to myself for at least a month) so he's taking Noah off my hands for a while. I'm excited to go to Target though because sure I'm going shopping for my family and what not, but that doesn't mean I can't pick up a little gift for myself. I want to see if they have the Sanuk's they've been advertising on their website. They are a bit pricey, but I heard they're really comfy and comfort is a big deal for me right now. I hope I find them considering I really have my little heart set on them! I saw they had them for men too so if I find a pair for Justin I'll by him an extra Christmas present. Wish me luck!

I just got a call from my aunt who lives in New Orleans and she says it's snowing! Wow! They always tell me how lucky I am that I get my fair share of snow because they always wish they had it and voila! She says it's not sticking though due to the fact it's mixed with rain and the temperature there isn't cold enough to make it last. Oh well. Hopefully she will send me some pictures to post when she gets a chance. I remember it snowing maybe once or twice that she's told me about so I'm happy for them. It makes you realize that little things like snow can really make someone's day.

I wasn't going to buy the game until after the Holiday's, but after going to Amazon.com and actually watching a preview of it I had to have it! I had played it on my DS and it seemed like a pretty fun game, but you know how it is anytime they add something new you have to buy it. Kind of like my out of control Sims 2 collection that I have been buying since it first came out. I was always there on the release day to pick up my copy, but I find I'm not that into it anymore. Back to the subject...I ended up buying it at Best Buy because of course I have my handy little Reward Zone card and my nice little $20 coupon they sent me in the mail. It was easy to find to my surprise I thought the little kids would have beat me to it, but not the case. I get my butt home and luckily Noah had just gone down for his nap so I have at least 2 hours to play maybe a little less. That was about a week ago and I am a full blown addict. Anytime Noah goes down for his nap I am rushing myself to the sofa to play the Wii. I think I may have even kicked my husband out of the living room the other night, though I don't remember doing it, but he says I did. I can honestly say I have no idea what makes this game so appealing to me. I mean when you really look at it, it's sooooooo stupid! I mean you talk to animals all day, spend way to much money, and just walk around, fishing or whatever. While it sounds pretty boring, it definitely keeps my attention. My husband attempted to play last night and was really scared that I knew where all the animals lived and I knew all there names. LoL! I'm not quite ready to give it up just yet and with New Years coming up quicker than I imagined I think I found my New Years resolution...LESS GAMING.

I've been around I just totally forgot I even had a blog. I've been super busy with the Holiday's coming up and in the midst of all this rushing my Wacom tablet decided to crap out on me. I need it for work so needless to say I wasn't too happy about having to spend extra money I could have used on Christmas presents. I got the Bamboo Tablet and so far I have no complaints and I'm glad it's black instead of that really annoying blue I had before. I've gotten some work done, but Noah is constantly wanting to play with it so I've been lagging a lot. I'm hoping this weekend my mom will take him so I can finish my work and start my Christmas shopping. I don't want to be a last minute shopper, but I have a feeling I will be.

O.K. so I setup cross posting on my Vox so that I can update my livejournal at the same time without having to type to two different places. I'm not even sure if it's going to work, but hopefully it will. I just can't give up my vox it's been here since day 1 and it would be like giving up an old friend. I think though I might make this my more private journal and utilize my LJ as my more public ranting space. :-D I just want a blog where just my family and friends can read where I feel safe posting pictures of my children etc. Right now I don't feel safe doing that anywhere especially with some of the creeps that have been wandering around these websites preying on little kids. No thank you.

I want to purchase a film SLR. I already have a digital one, but I want to expand my photography. I have been looking at a few like the Vivitar and I also saw one from Nikon, but the Nikon one is a little pricey. I'm sitting here reading reviews on the sellers and from what I can tell the seller of the Vivitar is very unreliable and unprofessional. I hate to spend $400 dollars on a Nikon film SLR, but it might actually be a better choice. We'll just have to see when I finish paying bills etc. Don't you hate having to watch your money so much? It all seems to just go out the window and you have no clue what you even used it on. LoL.

Today I am suppose to be giving a power point presentation at work for some clients so they can look at some of the designs I have been working on. I told my mom I'd be back around 2 so she shouldn't have to watch Noah for too long. I always kind of feel bad when I make my parents babysit for long periods of time. I guess it's because I have the theory that it's my child so it's my responsibility and also because I know how rambunctious Noah can be at times. He's definitely a handful. I get to work and I'm baffled because no one is here. I was expecting at least 20 or so people and all I saw was my employer. He then informs me that the presentation has been pushed back to 2 because some of the clients had a hard time getting here for noon. How convenient for them and how inconvenient for me. I now had to call my mother and tell her she'll probably be babysitting for longer than I expected. This is why I hate going into the office because something always goes wrong. I mean don't get me wrong I love my job it enables me to work from home a majority of the time and it pays extremely well, but their communication sucks. My boss even told me to my face he didn't try to call me because he wasn't sure if he had the right cell phone number. Lame excuse, but it is what it is. At least now I can sit here at work and tweak some things before everybody shows up. It just really stresses me out because now I am pressed for time because tonight I am suppose to be going out with my two best friends so that's less time for me to get ready and just ugh. Hopefully today will end on a good note, but right now it's just looking really bad.

I found the most amazing pair of gray skinny jeans at Target. I can actually still button them up (just barely) but I have a BellaBand so I decided to buy them anyways for after I have the baby. I have been looking all over for a nice cheap pair and I finally found them! They're actually the perfect shade of gray and will look amazing with the boots I bought a couple of weeks ago. This made my day. LoL! Don't you love it when you find something you really love at a good price? It makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Oh and I forgot to mention...I really don't like the ankle boot. Just yeah they don't look good on anyone in my opinion and I just don't get them.

I'm watching this show on Discovery Health and I am completely intrigued. It's so interesting to see that these woman have no idea that they're pregnant. They have no symptoms either (well some of them don't) and some of them have other medical problems that kind of keep medical doctors from diagnosing them properly. The one I was most shocked over was the woman who hadn't had a period for 14 years and delivered one of her babies into the toilet. I was just like "OMG I hope this never happens to me!" than shocker of a lifetime she ended up having twins! Crazy! Than this lady had been told she couldn't have children after she had her daughter and than 18 years later she has a baby and they had no idea! The father was helping his wife in the bathroom and he looked and there was a head. Surprise! LoL! I hope that never happens to me that would just be a shocker. Moving on my husband and I were talking about spacing out our children. As crazy as this sounds we have already discussed having more children, but we're also still deciding how we want to space them out. Right now Noah and Aylin will be 3 years, 1 Month, and 2 days apart. I think that if I hadn't had Noah at such a young age the gap between them would have been much shorter. We have talked about possibly spacing out Aylin and our next child fairly close together. Right now we're in the process of weighing the pro's and con's of having our children so close together so I'm sure we'll decide for sure by the time Aylin arrives in February. I've been asking around (I know some families with children 11 months apart some have children 5 years apart I guess it all depends on the person) so hearing their experiences is kind of aiding in us making our decision. In the end all that matters is what we choose to do and I hope we make the right choice when it comes to our children.