OK So totally NOT related to my blog topic AT ALL but last week I ordered 2 bags from Matt & Nat and today I got my package!!! The only thing is....instead of getting 2 bags...there were 9 in the box!!! I got the 2 I ordered but an additional 8 of one style. SO WEIRD!!! First thing that went in to my mind was 'OMG I ORDERED 8???' After double checking the bill and calling our credit card to see what the recent charges were...we realized that it must have been a mistake on Matt & Nat's part. Second thing that went through mine and Ed's mind?? YAY FREE STUFF (hey, it's only human!!). But within 2 seconds my tummy started churning and I KNEW there's NO WAY I can keep them or even think of selling them for profit. I have to give them back. I will call them Monday to let them know. HOWEVER, if they want me to send them back I will only do so if they send me money first for the shipping....no way am I coughing up the costs to ship them back when it was THEIR fault. I think that's fair enough. I'd just give them away to friends.
Anyways here's photos of my random adventure HAHA
My package!!!
I was confused by the multiple bundles!
WHOA!!! There's only 8 here because I was trying one on.
So more than 2 weeks have passed but I will haven't got my period yet....BUT I did take a pregnancy test yesterday and it was a negative. I expect my period to arrive next week but if it's not here by Tuesday (which is the day it normally comes on) I will test again. I was told by a friend that sometimes even though you're pregnant the test still says negative because your HCG levels are not yet high enough to be detected. So here's hoping!!!!!!
I know this blog is supposed to be all about my journey into Motherhood BUT I need to vent and it's not like it has NOTHING to do with when I AM a mother.
So Ed and I have a house and we rent out a suite downstairs (the house is 2 levels) to a mother in her late 30's/early 40's. her 16 year old and her 50+ mother. When we were choosing tenants almost a year ago we chose them because they seemed really nice and the 16 year old did NOT look like one of those teenagers who would be up to no good. Needless to day we made a few mistakes on our part by assuming things. In our ad we had asked for non-smokers but for some stupid reason we forgot to ASK them if the ever were non-smokers...they're not. We also forgot to ask them about their work schedules...she works late night shifts and this means a total clash of our sleep schedules. And we forgot to ask them to pay for their own utilities so they thought it was a part of the monthly price...even though it was stated in the ad that utilities would be split according to the number of people living in the house.
ANYWAYS...let's just say lessons learned and since this was only the first time we were landlords we'll have tons to learn from next time...their lease is up in October *HORRAY* I'm actually kind of glad I'm NOT pregnant right now because of the situation downstairs.
Just today I woke up to loud music playing downstairs because the 16 year old is home alone cuz mom and grandma are out at work. The bass was SO loud that I had a migraine within the hour. I had to leave the house for a nice long QUIET walk to try to get the booming sound out of my head. And YES we had already asked him to turn it down but he's 16 with no supervision. We came back home from our walk and it was loud again so Ed called the mom who had returned home. After an hour with no changes I got so fed up because my head hurt SO much I went downstairs to ask them to turn it off. I had to POUND on the door because they couldn't hear me knocking on it due to the loud music. The mom did not look pleased with my request but at least the did turn it off.
This is just the most RECENT incident. I'd say Ed and I are down there on average 3 times a week asking them to turn the volume down...and usually this happens after 11pm on WEEKDAY nights. Some weekend nights the mom will have friends over sitting on our driveway smoking and drinking beer at 2am in the morning. Since the weather has got a lot hotter around here we've had our bedroom window open so the smoke was totally coming inside. We went down to ask them to move and she was apologetic but told me there's no where for her and her friends to sit since they didn't have a patio or anything....umm is that MY problem???
So ya to put it lightly we are fed up. I don't know what I would do if I had a child in the house...or worse...a BABY who would need quite time to sleep. We totally will learn from our mistake this time around and we are totally NOT renewing their lease in October. No more kids downstairs, no more smoke blowing into the house in the summer and no more having people who are up all night!
Just another week and I can test to see if I'm pregnant.....now I understand why every 'getting pregnant' blog I read about has at least SOME posts about the agony of the TWW period. Waiting half a month is a long time!! Pregnant or not I can't wait to find out!
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I used ovulation strips during my last ovulation cycle but I never got a full serge....which is really weird because last time I did but I used a different brand/type of tests. I tested pretty often but then if we were out all day then I'd miss testing on that day. Either way I think we got it on often enough HAHA I've had friends mess up on ovulation testing and still got pregnant because they just ended up doing it almost every day. Ed was starting to ask me why I even bothered testing...he said we should just do it at least every other day a week after my period ends and do it for 2-3 weeks straight....HAHA
You know the saying..."The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side?" Right now the side I'm on is 'Married and No Kids'. I long to have children of my own someday. At times I see other people with babies and I wish that was me. Well lately I've been thinking about what it would be like if I WERE on that side. I know myself really well and I KNOW that when I finally do get on the 'other side' and have my own kids I will totally look back on my PRE-kids days and wish I could have the freedom I have now.
All my Mommy friends always tell me...it's SO worth it having kids and it's SO rewarding. I don't doubt that it is BUT...I'm sure they ALL wish from time to time that they could spend their Saturday with their girlfriends downtown on the patio having lunch and then then head to the beach for a few hours and just chat and laugh. That's what I did yesterday with mine =) I'm totally trying to soak in EVERY last drop of ME time before I AM a Mommy.
I love to travel and there ARE still a few places I wish I could go before I have kids. But between money and time it might not be possible and I've already pretty much accepted that. That's why Ed and I have our little plan to wait until next Spring to try again if we're not pregnant by the end of next month.
The thing is when I start thinking like this I question myself if I'm truly ready to be Mommy (again!). NOT being pregnant and wanting to makes me wonder more and more if this is God's way of telling me that I'm not ready yet or this isn't my time yet...which I am TOTALLY fine with but I wish I could just KNOW instead of trying every single month and NOT drinking wine or eating raw foods during my TTW period. Everytime I've done that and then got my period I feel like I wasted time. Time that I COULD have been doing things that I like....I drinking wine and eating raw foods. Time like planning for trips instead of when to start peeing on ovulation strips again (not that I hate it...it's kinda fun!).
The thought of me resenting my own child makes me angry with myself but I'm thinking there will be days where you DO wish you could have your freedom back. Did any of you ladies feel this way when you were trying? Self doubting or wondering if you even SHOULD be trying yet? Or scared that once you ARE a Mommy it wouldn't be all that you hoped it would be? That you MIGHT have days where you resent it.
I was bored today so I went on Youtube and watched/listend to all the songs from our wedding...thought I'd share since wedding planning season is just starting for all those ladies who got engaged over the summer (seems to be the most popular time to propose!)...enjoy!!
Spring by Vivaldi - This song was played by a strings trio as guests
were arriving for the ceremony
Canon in D by Pachelbel - This is the song the string trio played as my
bridesmaids walked down the asile
So Much In Love by All-4-One - The song that was sung A Capella by 4 of our
guy friends while I walked down the aisle
Rondeau by Mouret - This is the song that the string trio played while Ed and
I poured our unity sand and signed our marriage certificate
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Handel - This song was
played by the string trio as Ed and I walked up the asile after we kissed
for the first time as husband and wife
Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield - This song was played
as Ed and I entered into the reception room announced for the first time
as Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Go
You and Me by Lifehouse - This was the song to our first dance <3
Sweet Dream (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics - This was the song that
played while we cut our cake
I Need a Girl (Part One) by P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon -
This was the song that played during the garter toss
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyonce -
This was the song that played during the bouquet toss
Just Dance by Lady Gaga - This was the first song that played to call
My husband Ed is an electrician. He's currently in his 4th year as an apprentice and just started school last week to complete his last year of schooling. His course is 10 weeks long so that means no fun for him until the course is done. This is the last of 4 courses and after he's done he will finally get paid the full pay an electrician should get...no more apprentice wages! It's been nice having him home earlier from school (he's off at 2:30) and since I'm not back to work until September, I'm pretty much feeling like a mom to a college kid HAHA. All I do is make him snacks and bring them to him in his office and go in after a while to clear his empty plates.
While Ed is busy being a good student, I've been busy myself too! I've been getting my creative juices flowing by making cards! Here's just SOME of them...
Exactly ONE day after we got the keys to our house Ed and I picked up our puppy Tobey
I'm left handed
I LOVE Mariah Carey...I have ALL her CDs
My first CD ever was Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise....yo
I love to read
I collect Starbucks city mugs....any, not just ones of where I've been to
I LOVE super hot, humid summer weather
I'm a sodium girl...I prefer chips to chocolates
I love to shop
I prefer my hair long
I'm the oldest of 4 kids
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother, they are 3, 4.5 and 5.5 years younger than me
I'm 5'3" tall
I work with children with Special Needs
I have a Bachelors in Arts majoring in Psychology and minoring in English and Early Childhood Education from Simon Fraser University
I am super girly
Ed and I are HUGE Smallville fans
Tobey's birthday is June 23, 2010
Ed's birthday is July 15, 1982
Ed is almost 6 months older than I am
Tobey is a Yorkshire Terrier pup
Both my parents were born and raised in Hong Kong and immigrated to Canada after they got married
I can only SPEAK Cantonese....I can't read or write it
I was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Ed and I honeymooned in Hawaii (Big Island) for 12 glorious days
I've only ever been on 1 cruise...to Alaska with my family
The next place I want to travel to is either New York, Miami and Disneyworld or a cruise somewhere HOT
I love Starbucks
I HATE snakes
I'm 90% deaf in my left ear
I have glasses but almost always wear contacts
I'm a Scentsy consultant
I love Facebook/Twitter/Blogger
I also do wedding invitations on the side and make cards of all types
I do not like eating veggies
I will eat corn and potato everyday if I had to
My wedding dress was a Maggie Sottero
The first concert I ever went to was Jessica Simpson
The last concert I was at was Michael Buble
I've only ever been to 3 concerts...the 2nd one was Backstreet Boys
The first time I went to Disneyland was last summer (2010)...Ed and I went for our 2nd honeymoon...we also went to San Diego, LA, Universal Studios, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle...ROADTRIP
I love to travel
I want 2 kids...twins...1 boy, 1 girl
I'm a LITTLE OCD...just a LITTLE
I love having my picture taken
If I could afford it I would go to Europe for 3 months straight
My favorite colour is PINK
For my wedding I made a 23 page itinerary for all my helpers
Ed is the youngest of 4 boys and has a younger sister
I have NO niece or nephews from either sides of our families
I'm a hopeless romantic
I'm a lot like Monica from Friends
My BFF and I have been BFFs since we were 8/9 years old...that's over 20 years
My perfume is Chanel Mademoiselle
I use a MacBook Pro
My fave Disney princess is Snow White
I collect children's books
I used to scrapbook a lot and wish I would get back into it
We have a 46" TV
I want to have a full on vow renewal on our 5th or 10th wedding anniversary...FULL ON as in dress and all...probably a destination one
I got baptized when I was 15 alongside my BFF
I grew up at a Southern Baptist church
Christmas is THE best holiday
Summer is THE best season
I want to be a stay-at-home-mom after I'm done having kids
I wish my job paid more
I'm really scared that I will have a child with Special Needs
I'm a Capricorn
I'm the year of the Dog
My doctor once measured my legs and they is supposedly a 2cm difference in length
My fave store to shop at is Aritzia because they have the sizes 00 and xxs...which fits me
I have NEVER had a facial
I'm quite the swimmer...when I was 17 I got certified as as swimming instructor and got my life guarding certificate
I'm always cold even in the summer
I love to travel and wish I could do more of it
I LOVE weddings
I'm usually a happy person but do NOT piss me off
I drive a Toyota Rav-4
My dream Mommy car is a Mercedes-Benz ML-Class SUV in White
I have an iPhone
Instagram is fun
I once wanted to be a Pediatric Nurse
I LOVE to vaccum
I'm a neat freak
I wore my mom's traditional Chinese dress on my wedding day
I wash my hair every other day otherwise it'd be too dry
I married for love
My fave TV shows are all the CSIs, all the Law & Orders, Criminal Minds and Without a Trace
My fave reality TV shows are The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, Bachelor Pad, all the Chef Ramsey shows and all The Real Housewives shows
I think C. S. Lewis is amazing
I like spending time along in peaceful quiet
I never leave the house without my hair and makeup done
I wish I could dress to the 9's everyday
I'm not a fan of sports cars
If I was super rich I would donate so much to children's charities
So pretty much all of you already know I'm a Scentsy consultant!
The new catalog for the Fall/Winter 2011 season was just released yesterday and I am STOKED about all the new stuff coming out next month!!! It's like PRE-Christmas for me because now everyone can start planning their Christmas shopping lists (I totally start in September!). I have so many friends who have bought Scentsy from me and love it so much that they're all planning on giving the gift of Scentsy this season. If you're stumped for new gift ideas...check it out! It's THE newest thing in candles! Here's just a little preview.....
I'm most excited about this last photo. Every season Scentsy has a charity item and this season it will be Sasha the Bear Scentsy Buddy. It's $36 and ALL proceeds will go towards......RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES!!!!!! How awesome is THAT?
