Fantastic Friday

So, what am I excited about this Friday? Several things.

1) Scrapbook club meets tonight. It's a chance to hang out with the girls and work on a scrapbook layout. If you've ever been interested in paper crafts, check out my buddy Ellen's blog Stamperiffic.

2) After scrapbook club, I'm going to go home and watch Who Do You Think You Are. If you haven't heard of it, each week of the series explores genealogy by exploring a celebrity's roots. When I saw the show's teasers during the Olympics, I wasn't sure about it. I'm not a big celebrity-follower, so did I really care about watching famous people find out who their ancestors were? But I am interested in genealogy and finding my own family history so I gave it a try. I haven't been disappointed.

The first two episodes dealt with Sarah Jessica Parker and Emmitt Smith. Watching these individuals discover their family history is like watching history come to life. It's a reminder that those who came before us were more than just names on a page, they were living, breathing people with joys and sorrows, heartaches and victories, and a story to tell. Just like us.

So if my pregnant self doesn't fall asleep on the couch at 9 p.m., I'll be watching this well-crafted show. And if I do fall asleep, the DVR is set, so I'll watch it tomorrow.

3) Last, but certainly not least, The Punkin is spending the night with Mammaw and Grammy tonight. So I get to sleep in tomorrow. Hallelujah. It's the little pleasure that matter the most.

Have a great weekend. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I'm planning to enjoy mine.

UPDATE: I was wrong...Who Do You Think You Are actually comes on at 8! I obviously have never watched it when it was actually on (the miracle of a DVR!). But I did manage to watch it Friday at 9 and stay awake. It was really, really good. I cried several times.

In the Family Way

It's been almost a month since I posted a blog. I've started several, but haven't actually finished one (as I'm sure you've been able to figure out.)

One reason is...a few days before my last post in February, I found out I was pregnant. What does that have to do with my serious lack of output? Well, with the exception of telling a few friends, we were waiting until after my first doctor's appointment to tell people. But when I'd try to write something for my blog, being pregnant just seemed to come to the front of my mind. Sigh...so it was hard to blog and keep a secret. haha. I'm sure many, many people have discovered that over the years.

This here is just a quick note to let you know I'm still alive and kicking. And will be posting again soon. Now that I'm not concerned about spilling the beans about my pregnancy, it'll be a little easier to write.