Early Morning

Mitchell had his friend, Peter, stay over last night to help him finish his cartoon for school. They were up until extremely late (I don't know the exact time) recording voices and sound effects. Lately, Mitchell has been sleeping on the couch and Joseph stays in the bed with me at night. It actually works out well because Mitchell prefers the couch, he thinks it's more comfortable and I'm not on it moving around and touching him. But since Peter was here, he slept on the couch. Mitchell slept mostly on the end of the bed last night, on my feet. It was an uncomfortable and long night. Mitchell had to go to work at 6 this morning. Peter woke me up at 7 wondering if he could take a shower. I wasn't planning on having an overnight guest, so we don't have any clean towels. He just went home to shower. But Joseph woke up because of the noise. I was totally hoping to get 2 more hours of sleep. Oh well, now we're awake and moving. Maybe these extra 2 hours will help me get some important stuff done.

Nightmares

I have been having nightmares almost every night, it seems. Saturday night I watched a few episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1 (it used to be one of my favorite shows) and then I had nightmares all night. So I guess I brought that on myself. But last night I was having nightmares again. They were about everyone hating me when I get to Provo. And by everyone, I don't mean my family because I know you won't hate me. I mean all of my high school friends that are now going to BYU. My last year in Texas before I moved out here, I turned into a total jerk. I got a boyfriend and thought he was going to be the one I married. I stopped hanging out with my friends and I treated them all very rudely. I'm worried that when I get to Provo, none of them will want to try being friends again. And so I'm having nightmares about it. The only thing I can really do is wait and see what happens.

Why I'm Feeling Depressed

I figured out why I've been feeling depressed. It's because I'm stuck at home ALL the time. I usually only leave for church (where I spend most of it with small children incapable of intelligent conversation) and to go grocery shopping. And even when my husband is home, he is so insanely busy with school projects that I can't really talk or hang out with him. I really don't have any friends here in Virginia Beach and no one that I do know even lives close to us. It sucks having such huge ward boundaries. Most of the families with children Joseph's age live about 15-20 minutes away (driving). Mitchell graduates May 18, so I'll have more time to spend with him, but he'll still be working 50+ hours a week at his 2 jobs. I seriously cannot wait to get to Provo where I'll finally have friends and family to hang out with. And if we live in married housing, there will be lots of families with children for Joseph to hang out with. Only about 2 more months. I hope I can make it.

A Bit of a Slump

I've been feeling a little depressed and irritable the past few days. I think it's just hormones fluctuating and such from the pregnancy. Even if there's a valid reason, it's still annoying, for me and for Mitchell because he has to deal with my crankiness. I'm going to get out of the house and get some errands done, so maybe that will help me brighten up, although it looks like today might end up being rainy and I HATE running errands on rainy days. Man, this is turning out to be a depressing post.

So here are some funny pictures of Joseph. I believe this is actually Valentine's Day. He grabbed a pink, shimmery makeup stick off of the counter. I didn't think he could get the lid off. Then I found him like this. Teeth, lips, and hands covered in pink shimmery makeup. I learned from that experience.

Last Night

Well, I'm a little sad. Last night, Sister Julie Beck, the General Relief Society President, was here and gave a special fireside. Joseph decided to get ANOTHER ear infection and Mitchell had to work so I missed the meeting. It would have been so great! I bought myself a big box of Krispy Kreme donuts to enjoy. I spent the evening watching old episodes of Project Runway and eating donuts. I still have plenty of donuts left, so I'm excited about that. I can't eat 4 at a time like I used to in Seminary, now I can only do 1, sometimes 2. That makes a box of a dozen last a long time. And cake donuts don't get stale really quickly.

Middle Names Part 2

First, I want to thank everybody for their suggestions. It's fun getting so many responses. :)

Pam - Feel free to use Annabelle Ellis for a book, if you want.

Mom - I already want the name Emma Katherine for another daughter.

I think I've found the name that I want. It isn't one that was suggested. Actually, many that were suggested have already been "No'd" by Mitchell. I've decided I want to name the baby Anne Michelle. Mitchell says it sounds to much like Mitchell and we might as well make it Mitchell, but I told him I don't care. I just have the feeling that it's her name. She can just be named after her dad with the female version (although, that's not why I picked it, I just thought it sounded nice together).

Pasta for Lunch

Joseph decided that he was done with his pasta, so he put it away.