Men's Conference

Look at this great group of men from our new church! Don't they look awesome??! The FBCW men's conference was this past weekend....so they all packed up from Hoschton...and headed to the Frymire townhouse. Yes, that's right, they ALL stayed at the townhouse on Friday night. I left and spent the night with Kelli, but I did go by the house late Friday evening so I could take this group picture. They slept on beds, air mattresses, and couches in every single room...and somehow they all fit. I do not know how 14 men got ready for the men's conference the next morning with 2.5 bathrooms....but okay. Girls could not do this. Wait, let me rephrase. Some girls could do this. I, personally, could not do this. Yikes. I know they were exhausted after Friday evening's conference, not much sleep Friday night, and then the conference Saturday until lunch. As you already know, everyone has been so kind to us at the church, and we love so much already. I'm so excited this many men were able to join Landon and come to the townhouse for the conference. What did Kelli and I do, you ask? Well...we wild women went to Cracker Barrel (that's right) and then went to a movie. I had a great time with her! She is one of my very favorite people. I was worried about the men seeing the townhouse in great disarray and that first glance of everything being their first impression of us. Landon did a good job trying to push the boxes to the side, and I know, men don't notice stuff like that anyway. And, I know they knew we are moving....soon. I'm so happy the weekend was such a great success!

Neck Update

Okay, so I have a lot of updates. I think it's best to put them in separate posts. I want to update you on my neck. Thank you for your comments and advice. On Thursday (after it starting hurting so crazy bad on Tuesday), it started getting a lot better....and then it just kept getting better and better! It's still hurting some, and I think there are still some issues there, but it's WAY BETTER THAN IT WAS. I might check into the student massage thing Jeanette told me about once I get moved over there (This is the shortest update for today).

Simple Pleasures

I have not participated in one of Kelly's carnivals in a long time, but I really liked this one, so I thought I'd join in. The topic is Simple Pleasures. I started trying to think about this, and I had so many, and so many of them were about food....I don't know...I wanted to share them with you. What are your Simple Pleasures?

Mine are:
Sleeping late on a day off (bonus: and waking up to it raining)
Playing Super Mario with Landon
Eating just about anywhere, but especially Stoney River, with Landon
Laughing about inside jokes with my friends
Reading books
Having a jeans day at work
Going to bed early when I'm really tired (which is most of the time)
Eating chicken and rice or homestyle chicken at Cracker Barrel
Drinking Sweet Tea at Sonny’s
Holding hot chocolate in my hand when it’s cold outside
Taking my shoes off and lying on the couch when I get home from work
Knowing the house is clean and that even if I wanted to clean, I couldn’t find anything to do (this never happens)
Drinking out of fun glasses (I used to like to buy a new glass to drink out of when I made good grades on tests in college J)
Cherry coke with chunk cherries from Tastee Freeze in DeFuniak
Breadsticks from Mia’s
Lasagna from Mom and Dad’s restaurant
Waking up at least 30 minutes before your alarm goes off and getting to go back to sleep!
Going to sleep with the dishwasher running…especially if Landon’s not home
Sitting on Momma and Daddy’s bed while they pack for a trip
A space heater at my desk at work
Someone else cutting my toenails (I mean at the nail place - I would never wish this upon a friend I actually know - except Krista :) But, family has to make sacrifices)
The excitement of snow coming (which rarely ever happens)
Getting an unexpected refund check in the mail
Watching American Idol with Landon
Watching Landon with babies
Knowing the Gators play today
Doing Gator cheers at the game – and cheering as the team runs out for my favorite part when it says "Only Gators Get Out Alive"
The smell of Wise Equipment
Watching our family pull in the driveway to visit
Feeling like we’re in God’s will

I could think of a bunch more....but I guess this list will do for now :)

SOS: My Neck Problems

Okay, this is a call out to any friends. Email me, call me, leave me a comment. Whatever. If you have advice, I need it. I'm having a problem with my neck. I'm sure this has nothing to do with the fact that for the past 4 weekends, I've spent Saturday night in 4 different beds. I'm sure this has nothing to do with being completely stressed, or being pregnant, or having to sleep differently, or having to pack boxes, or anything else that's going on right now. The point is that yesterday morning (Tuesday) I woke up and cannot move my head to the left. It's really, really painful. I worked from home yesterday, so I tried to put ice on it. Well, truthfully, I put a heating pad on it, and then when I researched on the internet, it said, "Do not put heat on it." Whoops. Oh well. Too late. It said to put ice on it. I did. All day. Then today, I go to work. It is crazy painful - I mean bad. I really want to give it a couple of days to work itself out. I was going out of our conference room and was carrying an empty box. I accidentally ran into the side of the door frame with the box (because my balance and depth perception are not so good anymore), and that shot pain crazy down my neck - oh my word. I thought I was going to cry - and right then, a co-worker was walking down the hall. She came over to talk to me and asked what was wrong. I explained about my neck, and she rubbed it for me. She did a good job, and it felt not so tight when she left, but then it just felt tight again soon. I may have to go to the dreaded C word tomorrow. The Chiropractor. My parents have gone to chiropractors, and I know people all have different opinions about whether or not they really work. I just don't want to go because I don't want to pay any money. I'm not getting any x-ray. I don't want to go back for more than one visit. I just want him to fix it without making any weird popping noises with my neck or back. I need a remedy. A fast one. I also feel like I'm making the problem worse by turning my head more to the good side to like over correct, and then that's making the bad side even more tense. I know you do not need all this information. The point is: I am having a problem. It is taking up too much of my time and energy. I have to get focused back on packing and other situations. Please help. SOS. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Myriad of Updates - all Centered around MOVING

Ya'll, is Landon cute or what in this picture? He wore such a cute outfit to our closing on Friday, and look at how cute he is opening the front door! :) I asked him to pose for this picture, and can you believe he did? (after I took one picture and he made an ugly face instead of a sweet face) We did close on the house Friday. Things have been pretty busy - pretty busy would be an understatement. But, we've asked for some help - which is good. We have great church members helping us with blinds (which are very important) and cleaning - all happening this week! We did spend the night there on Saturday night, which was weird....and especially weird because there was no furniture except for the guest bed (which btw is extremely uncomfortable). We have a million things to do in what feels like such a short time. That's why I'm so thankful for the help we've received! Anyway....here's Landon...opening the door to our new chapter in life :)

On Saturday, Eric and Kelli came over and helped us pack/move all day. Our big move is still in another week and a half, but we wanted to get some stuff cleaned out, and we wanted to get the guest bed moved over to the new house. Eric and Landon moved heavy stuff all day, and Kelli helped me pack all day. It was exhausting! My mom said that Eric and Kelli help us with stuff so much we should pay for them to go on a vacation. HA! They are AWESOME friends, and they help us with a lot of stuff...so...if we could pay for them to go on a vacation....Eric and Kelli, I would pay for it!! I would send you on a cruise to wherever you want to go - you choose the destination! Anyway, here are Landon and Eric....carrying a bed down one of the steep flights of steps in our townhouse.

And, here's Kelli - we were packing in mine and Landon's bedroom. This box has all my shoes...plus the sweatband Kelli is wearing. Nice look, huh? She was probably sweating a lot because I kept turning the heat back up....but I promise i tried to leave it down most of the time!!

There's still a lot more to move, but the upstairs is pretty much packed and almost gone. And, the basement room is gone. I've packed some of the kitchen, but not all of it, and haven't packed anything else in the living room. I do think we've probably done the bulk of it, but it still feels so overwhelming!

A side note. We have to buy a mailbox. Our house does not have one (doesn't it always seems like there are little issues?). We have looked at Lowe's for a mailbox. Well, all the ones we like are enormous ones. I thought this one below was hilarious. What if you drove past someone's house and saw this mailbox, just like not a business, but in front of a residence? It has a lock and key. I think this would be the crazy funniest mailbox to buy.

That's it! I'll keep you posted with the moving/packing/being overwhelmed situation.

Closing Today & My Progress

Well, the day has finally arrived. We are closing on our house today. I have the cashier's check in my purse, and we are all set. We're meeting Sabra, our realtor, for lunch, then to do the walk thru, and then on to the attorney's office ( I think) where we close. This should definitely make things a lot more real. I have mixed feelings about all of this - good feelings for sure, but mixed. One, I am glad to be closing today. I am already tired of us having to make this drive on the weekends - it makes it feel like we don't even have a weekend. So...it feels like I work all week, then we travel all weekend, then I work again all week and we just do it all over again. Even though my commute to work will be significantly longer, at least when I have a day "off", it will truly be a day off. Secondly, I think the next couple of weeks are going to be a lot of chaos. Trying to get our stuff moved a few days at a time, then the big move in a couple of weeks - just feels like a lot of work...and mainly a lot of chaos. I will be thankful when we are moved in and settled with all our stuff (can you believe I'm saying this and we haven't even closed on the house yet....I need some patience!). Third, I am super excited to move in because our house is BEAUTIFUL, and a huge blessing from the Lord. I can't wait to live there and start this new phase. Fourth (and this is the last thing), I think the actual move out of our townhouse here in Woodstock is going to be a really hard thing, emotionally, for me. I've already left FBCW, which was also really hard, but I still drive by the church almost everyday and am still in familiar surroundings of what has been my "home". I think this move in a couple of weeks will be a final "tear away" from the safety of Woodstock, and mind you, I know we are super close, so I'm not being dramatic. I'm just saying...this is truly a new step. It's always been hard for me to leave houses we lived in - except Slidell, of course. Anyway, these are all my thoughts for today on the closing. Mainly, I'm just overwhelmed with thankfulness of how sovereign God is and how we waited and waited for what seemed like forever....and look here we are. And look how good it is.

Alright, in other news. I've decided to start taking my picture once a week (uh, with my clothes on - I'm not into pictures of my real body like some people are during pregnancy) so I can track my progress. So....here was last Friday, so in the middle of Week 16.
And, here's this morning. In the middle of Week 17. Okay, and my face is like crazy white in this picture. I know, I know, I am crazy white, but I think in the picture above, it was daylight outside, and Landon didn't turn on the flash. I think better with no flash...for sure. I don't know why I look bigger last week - I think it's because my sweater was tighter. And, I don't know why I have on green both times - two Fridays in a row. Funny.

I'm definitely getting bigger, which is very, very weird, but I'm very, very thankful! You can thank me for not putting my real body on this blog :) You will NEVER see that on here....don't worry.

Baby Frymire Update

I haven't had time to post since yesterday's appointment - you know, blah blah, our life is crazy, the usual excuses. I actually had a work dinner last night that Landon and I went to, so we seriously were out until kind of late. On to the dr. appt....

The doctor says everything is great. We did not do an ultrasound yesterday, but we did get to hear the heartbeat, thank goodness! I was so relieved. It was amazing how much louder it was this month than last month. Last month I had to listen and pay attention to hear the baby's heartbeat over my own. This month, I didn't even hear my own heartbeat - I only heard the baby's. It sounded louder, and that was exciting. The doctor said it was a strong heartbeat...and fast...he said, "This is a girl." I said, "You think it's a girl??" He said, "Well, don't paint the room yet." But, yes, his thought was that it's a girl because of the faster heartbeat. We'll see though...I can't wait to know for sure! It feels like he/she knows something we don't, and I just want to know too! I am 17 weeks today, and the Baby center stuff says more cartilage is turning into bone, the baby can move his/her joints, and sweat glands are developing. Also, it says hearing is developing now - exciting. So...next appointment is in one month, at the end of February. That's the update!

In other news, well, we don't really have any other news. I actually cut the tag off one of the pairs of maternity pants I bought after my appointment went well yesterday, so that's progress. I thought about what my friend said about getting the Doppler machine at my house, but I'm way too much of a maniac to do that, I'm afraid. I wouldn't do it right and wouldn't be able to hear it....and then I'd be freaking out!! I think it's probably best done at the dr. office - but that's only because I am such a panicky person!

Landon is doing a GREAT job (if I do say so myself). I am so excited for everything that's happening! We close on the house on Friday, so we are super excited about that. I have a bunch of lists started - one list of Thank you notes for Bethabra members (they gave us an AWESOME reception on Sunday for lunch and helped us with Lowe's gift cards so we can better afford to put blinds in our new house!), a list of things to cut off, a list of things to set up, a list of things to check on, and a list of places we'll need to do address changes. Yikes. It is a lot to think about. But, I've got it written down, so it's under control!