Confessions of a watermelon addict

Summer has come and gone already and fall has officially begun. I tend to dread the end of summer because I know it means a few things. Not only does it mean that long sunshiny days filled with warmth will be replaced by the bitter cold winds of winter, flip flops and shorts being tucked away for the season, but it also means that watermelon will no longer be in season.-Yep that last one is a big deal for me. Anyone that knows me knows that I absolutely LOVE watermelon. If I could eat one food all day every day it would be watermelon hands down. It's just that good! I remember when I was younger I would ask my parents if I could move my birthday from January to the summer so that I could have watermelon. Now that's probably what you call an addiction, but I guess there could be worse things right. I've been buying watermelons throughout this whole summer and savoring every minute of it. However, the last one I bought was nasty! Seriously I was so dissapointed because I knew it was one of the last ones I would probably buy and I ended up throwing it away because it tasted so bad. This week I went to the grocery store and carefully picked out a nice big watermelon in hopes that I could top of the summer with a good one. Yesterday as I cut it open I was thrilled that it was a nice juicy red one! Tasted fabulous too! Oh happy day! What a great way to end the summer!

I've got the tireds

If you know my mom then you will laugh at the title of this post. My mom would frequently say this phrase in a rather sleepy voice right after we finished dinner. Somtimes seconds later she was actually asleep at the dinner table. I think this phrase pretty much sums up our life right now. I've made it to my 7th month and I feel like I am tired all the time. I also tend to stress myself out by thinking of what feels like 90 billion things that I need to do before the baby comes. My mind is constantly filled with things such as: Does he have enough clothes, when will I get the carseat, what if I have the baby early, what books should I have been reading, do we have everything we need, how will we afford everything when I quit my job, etc, etc. I feel like all of the sudden December has gotten really close and there is so much that needs to be done that I haven't even started. That thought alone can wear me right out. My lunch breaks at work used to be spent walking are now usually spent sleeping because I apparently can no longer manage to work 8 hours without a nap in there somewhere. Ridiculous! Then there is Chad. This poor guy has an insane schedule. He is still swimming in the mornings at 5:30am, working way too many hours, taking both MBA and law classes, keeps up with his busy calling, trying to find a job for next summer, and on top of that all still makes time for me. I'm not sure how he does it all, but I do know he keeps plugging away even though he's exhausted. He's pretty much amazing and I feel grateful to have a husband that works so hard for us.

In other news, last night I went on a Target run and found myself a diaper bag. The best part about it is that it's actually not a diaper bag, it's a PURSE! It's big, red, cute, and I'm in love with it. So I will happily be toting around my very large red purse instead of a diaper bag when our little man comes. Oh and to make it even better I got a killer deal on it! Gotta love Target!

Labor Day Weekend Getaway

This Labor Day weekend we decided we would head down to Missouri and stay with the Burgins. We didn't get our things packed the night before so we didn't even leave until 6pm...putting us at their house almost at midnight. We probably would've gotten there sooner if it weren't for the many rest stop breaks we had to take. I've discovered that I now get SUPER uncomfortable in the car when I'm traveling. My body gets all stiff and achy and then when we finally do stop I can barely stand up because I'm so stiff. Needless to say this will probably be our last long road trip before our little guy arrives. Despite the uncomfortable drive down there I'm SO glad we went! On Saturday Teri and I headed out to Springfield on a hunt for a rocking chair. We literally shopped until we dropped! We were lucky to find the perfect chair that both of us loved so much that we will probably have matching chairs. We had a great time! We made it home just in time to have dinner and watch the BYU game. It was fun to see BYU pull out a win against OU. (I'm ok with cheering for BYU just as long as they aren't playing the Utes.) Sunday night we played a little mormon bridge and it was shocking to me that I didn't come in last. Mormon bridge is a big deal on the Price side of the family. Last year I played it at Bear Lake with the entire Price family (which is a lot of people!) in a huge competition where everyone played. It was pretty intense stuff! They all have been raised playing this game and are pros. I pretty much came in last every game, but it was still a good time. This time I think I came in 3rd or 4th so maybe I'm improving. Then on Monday Teri and I did some more shopping for baby stuff and found some good sales while Chad and the boys rode the four wheelers. It was hard to leave and come back to real life after such a fun weekend, but it was great to be able to spend some time with family. We did take our camera with us but I never pulled it out of the bag to snap some pictures while we were there. So sorry for the lack of pictures...I'll try to be better next time.