Top Ten Monday?

So it's not Tuesday, but whatev.

Here are my Top 10 things I'll miss about Arizona!

10.  Playgroup and Storytime.  I've become good friends with one of the moms there and her 2 daughters are the same age as Dominik and Brooklyn.  It was sad to leave them.

9.  Being able to walk to Target.  I absolutely loved being less than a mile away!

8.  Taking care of my garden.  I've had it up and running for over a year and my cherry tomato plant is FULL of tomatoes still.  I told my neighbors they can sneak in and get some until the new owners arrive.

7.  My neighbors.  They are fun.  We hang out every once in a while, and it's always nice to have someone looking after your place when you go out of town.

6.  Kiewit wives.  Yes there will be Kiewit wives in SoCal, but they won't be the same.  Thank goodness we still get to come back for district meeting.

5.  The Hunter Family.  Nik was Bruce's first friend here.  The first year Bruce lived here we had Thanksgiving with Nik and Melissa.  We've gone to Vegas/UFC's with them.  We've been through pregnancies together.  Our kids love hanging out and playing.  We've spent countless Saturday nights at either one of our houses watching UFC, drinking, playing games, and eating delicious food (and some not so delicious food--note: do NOT try and make spinach artichoke dip with Miracle Whip.  haha)  They will truly be missed, good thing we have a big house so they can come visit and go to Disney!!

4.  Our doctors.  I think I just hate trying to find new ones, and the ones I've found, I can barely pronounce.  :(  no fun.

3.  Sitting with the window open in February.  We'll I'll probably still be able to do that, but it's just fun to say and rub in to all of my Nebraska friends' faces.

2.  Direct flights to and from Omaha.

1.  Our house.  This is our first house and we've had a lot of memories here.  Even though it's only been a short 5 years, we've had many visitors, laughter, tears, and love come through here.  I really am going to miss every little piece of it.  Well, minus the scorpions of course :)

Top 10 Tuesday

So I say this every time, but I'm honestly going to try and get better at doing the Top 10. Haha yeah right.

For today's reading pleasure, My Top 10 OPI nail polish colors. I am slightly obsessed and can't ever pass up the buy 2 get 1 free sale at Ulta. It makes me sick knowing how much I've spent on nail polish (I have atleast 10 more, not listed). And at $7 a bottle, I have a couple weeks worth of groceries! Without further adieu, here they are (from left to right in the picture):

1. Ate Berries in the Canaries
2. Jade is the New Black
3. Lincoln Park at Midnight
4. Dress to Empress
5. D.C. Cherry Blossom
6. Jewel of India
7. Purple with a Purpose
8. Midnight in Moscow
9. Tropical Punch
10. Peru-b-ruby
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Top 10 Tuesday

Top 10 Reason's I like living in AZ:
10. I can wear shorts all year.
9. I can go barefoot all year round, but am more careful since I stepped on a scorpion.
8. My flowers are always in bloom.
7. It takes 5 hours to get to lots of fun places-the beach, LA, Vegas, Albuquerque, Mexico.
6. People actually want to come visit.
5. No snow!
4. Its sunny 360 days a year (and did I mention no snow? Haha)
3. We can see mountains (ok, not huge ones, but still) from our house. Definitely different than NE!
2. I've only turned on the heat once in almost 4 years.
1. All of the Nebraska people that live here! We definitely throw the best Husker Parties!
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Top Ten Tuesday

My friend Diane, and fellow blogger, has done this before and since I consciously knew it was Tuesday, figured I might as well give it a whirl. I will try and do this every Tuesday with a new Top Ten list. Here we go!
Top Ten Reasons I Enjoy Being a Stay At Home Mom
10. I can wear "comfy" clothes all day everyday and no one cares. I do feel the need to put on "regular" (i.e. Not work out clothes) a couple days a week, but other than that, I now choose comfort over cute.
9. Zero Commute. Unless you count the 20 steps from my bed to Dominik's crib, I'd say that's a whole heck of a lot better than driving up to 1 hour each way to work.
8. Running Errands. I can run errands whenever I feel like it. Plus I can get them taken care of during the day so we have more time to spend with Daddy when he gets home from work.
7. Sleeping. Not gonna lie, a morning, afternoon, or both nap is fabulouso.
6. Cooking/Baking. I feel I have more time now to experiment with new recipes. I can start meals that take a couple hours and have them ready by 6 pm instead of 8 pm.
5. Cleaning. If you ask Bruce, this is my obsession. I need to have things in order, dust free, and smelling good. Laundry is always getting washed, floors vaccuumed, and bathrooms cleaned. I can easily get a couple things done while Dom is napping and that calms me. Haha
4. Snuggling. Yep. I get to do that, ALL. OF. THE. TIME.
3. Being in charge. So since I'm home, I've been in charge of everything-repairs, bills, meals. Not that I wasn't before, but now its my "job" and I take pride in it.
2. Meeting friends for lunch. This seems like a normal thing to do, but when you are at home, you sometimes miss adult conversation, so I enjoy my lunches with friends and Dominik. The only difference is, I get to go home after and they usually have to go back to work! :)
1. Watching Dominik grow first hand. It really is truly amazing to watch a child experience new things. I feel very fortunate that I won't miss most of it.
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Top 10 Things I have enjoyed while being preggo...

So here we are almost at the end. I guess I should put up my top 10 things I enjoyed while being pregnant. Here we go! 10. Not having to lift heavy things. Not that I do this a lot, but it got me out of helping Bruce move some stuff and also do things at work. It was kind of nice to just sit back, relax, and watch others get sweaty! 9. Getting a new wardrobe. Granted they are maternity clothes, but I was actually able to find some really cute stuff at great prices. Thank you JC Penney for having an awesome maternity clearance section! 8. Getting Bruce to massage my back/legs/etc. This is a very rare occasion that he does this, but I have been able to squeeze a couple more out of him in the past 9 months. 7. Missing work for doctor appointments. Not that doctor appointments are fun, but missing work/leaving early is always a bonus, I don’t care who you are! 6. Feeling BBA move around. This is really cool, and I love experiencing this with Bruce, especially these last few months when movement has been really strong. Bruce loves to “play” with his kid, he gets to feel “little kid feet” and “little kid butt.” Sometimes he’ll even fist bump him. I think it’s really sweet. 5. Hugs. Probably within the first month of pregnancy, I was reading one of my books and the “Dad Tip” was to be sure to give your wife lots of hugs, because pregnant people need lots of hugs. Now Bruce didn’t really retain any of the other “Dad Tips” but he sure does remember this one! I do get a lot of extra hugs and he’ll hug me and tell me that he loves me and that pregnant people need lots of hugs. 4. Watching all of my friends have babies before me. Most people would probably hate this experience, but I love it! I know about 10 people who have had babies in the past 5 months, so I definitely know who to call with any questions/concerns/etc. 3. Nesting. My house is definitely A LOT cleaner and I have a TON of banana bread, pumpkin bread, etc, etc made. If you want some, come on over :) 2. Strong fingernails. Mine weren’t exactly weak before, but I am definitely able to grow them out longer. And if any of you know me, I usually always have them painted. And my mom always said I did such a good job, that I could probably have a fall back career as a nail tech. I think I’ll pass on the nail tech thing, but I can’t quit my obsession with O.P.I. 1. The unexpected. It is such a scary time, but such an exciting time too! I can’t wait to see what this little guy has in store for us!

Top 10 things I strongly dislike about being pregnant

So I'm bored and decided to make a list. Don't worry, the Top 10 things I enjoy about being pregnant will follow shortly.

10. Having this baby bulge get in the way of things such as leaning into the washing machine to get the clothes out. Umm hello, I need to do laundry, and we all know that Bruce isn't going to take that chore over!

9. Being super hungry, and then over eat, forgetting that there is not a lot of room in there any more. This happens more often than not, and I always tell myself to stop, but sometimes the food is just too delicious. The overeating then causes me to lie on the couch uncomfortable for hours. Damn food.

8. Realizing that your clothes don't fit. Now I know that this is a normal part of pregnancy, but I've been very fortunate to not have to buy a lot of maternity clothes--thank you flowy tops that are in style! But when the wardrobe is limited already and you really want to wear something, only to find out that it doesn't fit, is slightly disappointing.

7. Charlie Horses. I've only had about a handful, but these are extremely painful. It always happens in my right leg, and usually occurs about 2 hours before my alarm goes off (ahh perfect timing). So once they happen, I can't seem to go back to sleep, causing me to be in a bad mood.

6. Doctors appointments. Yes I know it is fun because we get to hear the heartbeat, and the doctor checks on other various things. But seriously??? I always have to leave work early to get to the appointment (not a bad thing--leaving work early). Make sure I get there at least 15 minutes early (I am a good patient, because if you are late, they reserve the right to cancel your appointment and I am NOT about to let that happen). Then wait around PAST your scheduled appt time because the doc is running behind. Then once you are in the exam room, the doc chats with you for maybe, MAYBE 10 minutes and then it's all over. Wow, that was the best half hour of my afternoon. haha. It wasn't such a big deal when my appointments were once a month, but now that they are every other week, it's starting to get on my nerves.

5. Strategically planning my fluid intake to prevent too many bathroom trips. This was a huge deal on my last plane ride to Omaha. I stopped drinking water once I got to the airport and then only drank the one beverage they gave us on the plane. I sure as heck didn't need any more fluid in my bladder, especially when I was going to be on a plane for 2 hours.

4. Strategically planning trips to the bathroom possibly caused by unstrategic fluid intake. This coincides with #5. On that same trip, I went to the bathroom when I arrived at the airport. Went to my gate, hung out, went to the bathroom one more time about 30 minutes before our scheduled take off--just to make sure the bladder was extra empty! Like I said above, I only had the one drink on the plane, but as much as I hated to do it, I HAD to use the airplane restroom. Totally sucky, but there was no way this bladder was going to make it all the way to Omaha. Other ways I plan my bathroom trips? I always go at least twice before leaving the house, and if running errands, know where a semi-clean bathroom is at all times. If there isn't one available, the errand needs to be no more than 1 hour. Otherwise I might explode.

3. Wishing family was closer. This is a really cool time in our lives and I wish I could share it more often. One reason, it is the first grandchild on my side. So it's kind of a big deal. :) Another, Bruce's sister is pregnant (due within 2 days of me), so if she and her hubby were closer, that would be very cool to experience things with her. But luckily, about 80% of my friends down here seemed to get pregnant at/around the same time, so there has been quite the baby boom from July-December. I am very grateful for that because that means lots of friends for our new little babies!

2. Waking Bruce up everytime I go to the bathroom at night. I know I can't help getting up to pee, and I don't wake him up on purpose, he is just a really light sleeper. The worst is when I get up 3+ times per night. It sucks even more when I know his alarm is going to go off in about 45 minutes, but I really have to pee and can't hold it. Poor guy. He is truly a saint for still sleeping in the same bed as me!

1. Being asked how I am feeling. Well, I'm still alive, so one point for me. If I have a smile on my face add another point. If I'm up and walking, add another. You get the picture. If I was feeling terrible, I guarantee people would know. Luckily, I've felt really good this entire pregnancy besides the occasional tiredness. So if you ask me how I'm feeling, don't be surprised if you get the most sarcastic remark ever.