Weekend, Birthdays, & Back-to-School!

Whew! I haven't posted in a few days because we have been so busy!

Thursday night was open house at Savannah's school.  She wasn't really thrilled but she was excited to find out that her best friend, Haley, is in her class again this year.  We only stayed at open house for about 30 minutes.  It was very crowded and we were lucky to get in and out.  She did get to meet her teacher, which was one of those strange-but-cool moments because when I was her age, I had the same teacher, and the year I was in her class is the year Savannah was born.

After open house we came home to visit with my cousin, Ross, before we headed over to grandma and grandpa's for grandma's birthday get together.  He had just arrived in town for the weekend from his job in SC.  He took the whole weekend off to celebrate turning 21.  It was nice just to sit and chat with him for a little bit, and he said he would come back by before he went back to work.

When Ross left, we went to grandma's.  Jordan stayed home because he wasn't feeling well, so it was just mom and Savannah and I, and my little bean. ;)

We were a couple minutes late, but when we got there we had cake and ice cream with grandma and grandpa and with my aunt and uncle and their boys.  After cake, grandma opened her presents and we all sat around and talked for awhile.  The kids played some computer games and talked about the new school year getting ready to start and it was overall a pretty nice night.



On Friday mom and I took Savannah back-to-school shopping.  Jordan had to be at work at 10 and got off at 3, so we spent the whole time at the mall.  We discovered that my baby sister has grown completely out of the kids' department.  She got women's size 6 1/2 shoes, and moved up to the juniors in jeans and shirts. It was a successful shopping trip with minimal complaints, which is kind of shocking because my sister despises shopping, especially when she has to try things on.

When we left the mall we picked Jordan up and came home to wait for dad.  I took a nap for almost four hours.  I have been so tired so far with this pregnancy.  I am hoping that my sleepiness will wear off when I hit the second trimester, which is now only 2 weeks away!

Ross came by Friday night and brought some beer and he and dad had one together in celebration of his 21st birthday, but he left pretty soon after that to meet up with his friends and the rest of us went to dinner as a family.  We went to our favorite place, Applebee's.  We ran into my mom's Aunt Barbara and Uncle Ronnie and their daughter, Jenna.  It was good to see them, and we asked to sit with them, but the wait staff said adding extra chairs was a fire hazard and there wasn't a big enough table nearby.  We didn't let that mess up our night, though.  We had a nice dinner and talked and joked and it was really a great time.  Sometimes all you need is your own little family.

Late Friday night my uncle Ron came in from his job in Charlotte.  I was already in bed, but Jordan let him in and everybody went right to sleep.




Saturday I slept in, and when I woke up someone had already taken Jordan to work.  I took a shower and then mom and I ran to the store to grab a couple of things she needed for dinner.  When we got home, she and I made dad a birthday cake and she made her famous homemade wings.  Dad and Ron worked in the yard and on the cars until it was time for the race, and then it was like Bristol was literally in our living room.   Ross came by at some point and visited with his dad, but he didn't stay for dinner because his buddy's were throwing him a birthday bonfire. We ate wings and watched racing and sang happy birthday to dad, Jordan got off early, and not long after that I went to bed.




Yesterday was dad's birthday.  We had planned on going to Beth's wardrobe showing/send off party for Miss America, but we didn't make it to that.  I was a little disappointed, but I wasn't feeling my best and I told Beth I was sorry we couldn't make it and I hope to see her soon.  Mom made homemade pizza for dinner and we watched some of the VMAs, but we tried to turn in early so we could all get up to see Savannah off to her first day of fifth grade.




Today went pretty smoothly, except I really felt nauseous for the first time. I haven't had morning sickness at all, but today I felt so sick! And the worst part was that I was starving all day, despite the nausea, and I couldn't even get comfortable to take a good nap! All of that aside, though, it was a good day.  I went with mom to take Savannah to school and then we came home and caught up on our favorite shows together and soon it was time to pick Savannah up.  She said she had a great first day, and she even got in the car smiling! I'm hoping this year she can get more excited about school and maybe I can help make learning fun for her.

After school we stopped at Willie's and got some hot dogs and then went over to grandma's and ate our snack and Savannah talked about her day and we just spent some time together, just us girls.  Grandma got me a really nice maternity shirt and I can't wait to wear it!

When we left grandma's we had to stop at Food Lion to pick up some stuff for dinner, but I wasn't feeling well so mom and Savannah went in while I waited in the car.  When we got home I took a shower and Savannah and I read to each other and then we all just kind of did our own thing until dinner time.


Now here we are, all caught up, and I am finally feeling better after feeling awful today.  Jordan is playing his video game and I think Rachel and I are going to bed!