I think I figured out a couple of the reasons I have been having a hard time keeping up with blogging. For starters, many of the things we have been up to lately have included us taking some pictures. Since it would be nice to share those at the same time as the blog itself, I put off writing the blog until the pictures are uploaded and ready to be included. This, however, is a process Jack has walked me through at least twice and I continue to forget how to do it (something about saving them to our computer from the card in the camera, then opening them in Picassa to adjust the size of the image to a size I never remember, then from there, I don't remember the rest). So in the meantime, I put off writing the blog and clearly that has made for a boring WindyCityMinsters site.
The second reason is that I have been trying hard to catch-up/keep up with regular necessary things to not feel as ovewhelmed. Even though we are getting close to our one year anniversary, I think we are still figuring out what works for us and our schedules sometimes. I would love to get a bit more of a routine and although life throws all kinds of curve balls that I am OK with, for my sanity's sake, I have been focusing on our stuff much more than this blog has come to mind.
There is also a bit of news that I think everyone who reads this blog knows by now, but just in case you haven't heard yet, we are pregnant! I am currently 19 weeks along, all of our appointments have been going just fine and I am feeling good these days. But knowing that our lives are going to DRASTICALLY change soon, I think we have been trying to focus on us even more and what we both want to do and need to do before the baby arrives. We've had some fun times with friends, have a couple trips planned that are coming up, and we are working to get some things in order in our condo to make it more like home and to make room for our new addition.
For starters, we are finally repainting our bedroom this weekend. I am totally excited! Well, that is if we can come to a final decision on the paint color. We thought we had it all picked out, but after putting a bit on the wall as a test, we aren't quite sure anymore. Since we have dedicated time this weekend to get it done, I know it'll all work out. Jack has plans to take before and after pics, so those will get posted here too (someday).
Otherwise, the last month or so has been filled with a knife skills class that we took with our good friends Kristen and Jay, a July 3rd BBQ at my brother's house, a surprise 30th birthday party for our good friend, Kati, Jack taking a trip to LA for work, going to the movies just the two of us 2 weeks in a row for a mid-week "date night", a couple outings with my girlfriends, a BBQ at Kristen and Jay's, some shopping, Jack taking a 36-hour trip to Michigan for his friend, former roommate and fraternity brother, Joe's bachelor outing, vet appointments for Bentley, an ultrasound and a doctor's appointment for me, and a bunch of the usual making dinners and condo stuff. I have loved focusing on us a little more this past month and am looking forward to the plans we have before the baby arrives. Makes me a little nervous to know that our lives are going to change so drastically, but as Jack often reminds me, who is to say it isn't going to be better once the baby is here?! So, in the meantime, we are living more in the moment, and getting more excited with each day.
Thanks for being patient in between blogs. Have a great weekend!