tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32186364391500003052024-03-21T12:40:04.145-04:00Welcome to my Crazy LifeAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-17365871260910658402010-04-27T16:53:00.002-04:002010-04-27T16:57:15.829-04:00Toddler Trivia QuestionToddler trivia question...<br /><br />Q: What is more fun than taking a nap?<br /><br />A: Going poop and playing with it!<br /><br /><br />Don't ask. You probably don't want to know. I know I sure didn't want to know!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-68265469203990437122010-02-12T16:36:00.002-05:002010-02-12T16:58:37.160-05:00things that make a new mom cringe in fearFrom the moment a woman gets pregnant, it sometimes seems as though all she hears from other moms is "When you have to experience (fill in the blank) it's going to be horrible!". These 'well intended' warnings begin with the whole list of pregnancy discomforts, especially labor (for example, the woman at the pediatricians office today who felt the need to tell me every detail of how she and her baby almost died while she was in labor). After the horrors of labor, then comes warnings of months and months of colic, childhood diseases, jaundice, SIDS, breastfeeding woes, babies that won't poop, babies that poop too much, babies that always spit up, reflux, crawling, baby-proofing, walking, teething, and potty training, just to name a few. One more horror that I have always heard of is when your child has to cut their molars. Teething is tough, I knew that. Ashley Marie didn't have a bad time teething, so I figured we would just deal with that when the time came.<br />WELL, Ashley Marie had her 15 month appointment at the pediatrician today. How about when he looked in her mouth with the tongue depressor, I saw something suspicious. I checked it out when we got home...yeah. She has 3 molars that have already broken the surface! I had no idea! She never once indicated anything was wrong. This girl is one tough cookie!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-77213080854774690352010-02-05T15:42:00.002-05:002010-02-05T15:53:18.463-05:00Good News! (for now...)Ok, so I just got a phone call from the Diabetes center at the hospital, wanting to schedule an appt with me. I was really nervous to call them back because I thought they might have bad news about my glucose test results from the other day. Well, she did have my results, but for now...I PASSED. YAY!!!!! They are still going to recheck me at least one more time later because I could still develop gestational diabetes, but for now, I'm in the clear. My results were 120, and over 135 is positive. I am still trying to be smart about what I eat, mainly watching portion sizes of my carbs (those are my big downfall), but at least I don't have to totally cut out the sweets and yummy stuff...yet.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-18911796914314793642010-02-02T10:06:00.002-05:002010-02-02T10:27:36.184-05:00I know it's been a while...but I promise, I'm still here. It's just really hard work chasing a toddler while you are growing another baby. : ) The doctors appointments alone are exhausting! I can't imagine what I would do if I were still working. I am really starting to wonder how couples that have kids and both parents work full time ever get anything done! I have about 8 phone calls I NEED to make today, a doctors appt yesterday, a dentist appt tomorrow, a lab appt at the doctors office tomorrow, and I am waiting for the siding repair person to get here to give us an estimate (hes already 45 minutes late...Grrrrr...so glad I got up early to be ready for him). It just never ends!<br /><br />On a more upbeat note, which is why I decided to post, I did have my first real OBGYN appt yesterday! All is well with the baby and me. I haven't gained much weight (hallelujah!) and so far labs and all look. I finally heard the heartbeat, which was almost 160 beats a minute. The did tons of more labs and tests and I'll get the results of them later. They did go ahead a do my glucose test for gestational diabetes. It's kinda early for that, they don't usually do it at 17 weeks, but they wanted to do it early because of my history. I'm really keeping my fingers crossed and praying about the results for that. I'm not super worried about it though, because I know I'm more prepared this time. I know what I'm facing if it comes back positive. I can get through it, I've done it before. I'm scheduled for my next appt on the 23rd, but I have my Ultrasound on the 16th. I'm super excited about that! I can't wait to find out what this little one is. I just want to see it's little face on the screen. So tiny, so cute! Somehow once you see it on the screen and find out what it's going to be, it all becomes so much more real. Even just hearing the heartbeat made it so much more real.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-62062698208263045442009-11-03T17:43:00.002-05:002009-11-03T17:56:23.215-05:00One year ago...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgybiEIpfLlhM6BEwoxRkwaf6r10Th2sQRxRCNYhIzQi_mjgNz5Ps0-hJnz8m6oAfEad5FLTuhg3fO4xE_jsswkkZZuXgUt_8l8crQSxC9n_fIu-G5aOUBseMSmIJ-bGZNm1KmlwEbpaT7/s1600-h/maternity+photos+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400014356420644130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgybiEIpfLlhM6BEwoxRkwaf6r10Th2sQRxRCNYhIzQi_mjgNz5Ps0-hJnz8m6oAfEad5FLTuhg3fO4xE_jsswkkZZuXgUt_8l8crQSxC9n_fIu-G5aOUBseMSmIJ-bGZNm1KmlwEbpaT7/s320/maternity+photos+020.jpg" /></a> Oh goodness, what a year. One year ago, we were all on pins and needles, waiting for my little sweet pea. Exactly one year ago tonight, My hubby, Mom, and myself went to have my pregnancy portraits taken (just in the nick of time, too!).<br /><div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-76319490114495157492009-10-21T12:31:00.002-04:002009-10-21T12:50:51.888-04:00More infoOkie Dokie...Heres another posting to answer some of the questions from my last one.<br /><br />First, the city doesn't want our house. I don't know why. We waited over 2 months to get a letter in the mail that said our house is worth $65,000 and at this time they are unable to purchase our home. Yippee. It took them 2 months to come up with that? Duh. We paid $64,900 for it. We know its worth that. We just don't know why they don't want it. Probably because they know the city put a messed up sewer line in our backyard. But anyway...so know our only option is to wait. We don't really have an option but to wait and hope that this city project will raise our property value. I just hope our neighborhood doesn't eventually go section 8 and get us stuck here.<br /><br />Second, about the other night... It took the cop about 20 minutes to show up and once he arrived, he didn't have the flashy lights or siren on. He said he was so late because the night before they had an officer almost get hit. Not sure what that had to do with me, but whatever. I mean, we're only within walking distance of the Public Safety Substation in our neighborhood. He got out of the car and mark walked out to meet him. Mark and the officer turned on their flashlights, looked around, and then I met them outside. I told the officer what happened, and he said that I should buy a motion light or a security camera. Well gee...why didn't I think of that?!? He also said that they would add us to their patrol route and would drive by when they get a chance. They must have a REALLY big patrol route, cause it's been days since the incident, and I still haven't seen a patrol car drive by.<br /><br />He took no fingerprints, didn't talk to any neighbors, nothing. I told the young couple across the street to keep an eye out and be careful. We do a pretty good job of looking out for each other. The cop did say that there had been other reports of a peeping tom in the neighborhood, but the physical descriptions didn't match. Theirs was a lightskinned older man with braids, mine was darkskinned 20 or 30 something male with short hair or bald, wearing a hoodie.<br /><br />No other news, but Mark and I are looking into motion lights and have put up sheets on what windows didn't have blinds. I know is not a great solution, but we're working on it.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-54545351332328583142009-10-20T15:13:00.002-04:002009-10-20T15:14:49.918-04:00CD giveaway...My sister's blog is giving away a Michael Buble CD...check it out!<br /><a href="http://www.jessicasb.blogspot.com/">www.jessicasb.blogspot.com</a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-79999390963176756292009-10-20T14:44:00.003-04:002009-10-20T15:06:41.514-04:00I'm afraid of the dark<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAt6LNJ2gZHPScbL-kTSLUrxwVIHV75cFiXKEaynA7omcSxvVQ1K_iFBP7akqOB-tjs0ojQgVlrqsmkYHSLnlpHk-BQlJoFI51nGVdJyObdLQB4KkDwhYCxRrPA_vPaNPUTEGXbhrE41Ra/s1600-h/watch.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 100px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 139px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394755288955023762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAt6LNJ2gZHPScbL-kTSLUrxwVIHV75cFiXKEaynA7omcSxvVQ1K_iFBP7akqOB-tjs0ojQgVlrqsmkYHSLnlpHk-BQlJoFI51nGVdJyObdLQB4KkDwhYCxRrPA_vPaNPUTEGXbhrE41Ra/s320/watch.gif" /></a> No really. I am. I've never really been much of a fan of darkness. I've always much preferred a warm, sunny afternoon to the dark, cold creepiness of nighttime. But now, my fears have been justified.<br />Saturday night, Mark and I were enjoying the weekend and had eaten supper and given Ashley Marie her bath. we got her <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">PJ's</span> on her and got her to bed for the night and decided to watch a movie. Mark fell asleep on the sofa and I had been working on an art project while the movie finished up. Once it was over, I turned off the DVD and started to get ready for bed. Put my cell phone by the bed, set the alarm clock, and refilled my tea glass. I went in the bathroom and brushed my hair and sat down to use the toilet. After a few moments, I looked up and saw something unusual in the bathroom window. Reflected on the frosted glass was something I had never noticed before. Something kinda spherical. I looked at it for a moment, trying to figure out what I was looking at. Then, it moved. Much like a person might move their head. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hmmm</span>...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">that's</span> creepy. Maybe its Mark and he got up <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">without</span> me hearing him and he's rechecking the sewer line before we go to bed (it's been backing up and causing floods). I know it was unlikely, but I quickly and carefully got up and pulled up my pants. I went next door into Ashley <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Marie's</span> room and walk up next to her crib to look out the window.<br />Yep...standing right there within 5 feet of my house. A Stranger, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definitely</span> not Mark. I don't know if he was a peeping tom or if he was trying to figure out how to break in. He saw me really quickly, hiked up his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">lowridin</span>' pants, and took off. I woke Mark up and he called the cops while I hysterically sobbed and had a panic attack. By the time the cops got there, he was of course long gone, and we still <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">aren't</span> sure what he was doing. But let me tell you this...I am terrified. I am usually slow to admit weakness in myself, but I am not kidding you at all. I am absolutely terrified about whatever he was doing, and even more terrified to think that he could come back. So, Mark and I are beefing up security here at the house. We're working on finally getting that security system to stop beeping for the first time in over 3 years!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-38722824325664171532009-10-13T15:03:00.001-04:002009-10-13T15:05:22.919-04:00Alrighty...I'm back!Okie Dokie...I finally found the time to try and remember how to get back on my blog. Here I am! What now?Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-73845270820375326302008-08-23T19:56:00.002-04:002008-08-23T20:08:56.478-04:00just curious...If 4% of all pregnancies end up with gestational diabetes, why can't you find any books on it at the book store? Bizarre, no? <br />I first off wanted to thank everyone for being so supportive. It really does make me feel a good bit better. I'm having a better day today. I finally called the specialist that I'm supposed to go see because I still hadn't heard from them by Thursday and it was really stressing me out. I called them about mid-day on Thursday to see what the status was and I found out that apparently there had been a miscommunication. They don't call to schedule appointments anymore. Instead, somewhere between my house and the specialist was a letter in the mail. I have to go to a 'class' on gestational diabetes on Monday at 1:30 in the afternoon. Not exactly convenient, but I'll take it if its the earliest I can get. I asked the woman on the phone exactly what she meant by a 'class'. I was under the impression that I was going to a doctors appointment. Well apparently it is a class/apt. There are going to be other women there and all, but it's still technically an appointment. It's weird. Even the woman on the phone said it is weird. I dunno. We'll see. I'm just looking forward to getting some questions answered and getting some rules for my diet. I'm ready to get this straightened out now. The time to be upset about all of this is over. Time to move on and do what has to be done. It's what's best for both me and Ashley Marie. So be it.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-62342570651837703952008-08-19T20:02:00.002-04:002008-08-19T20:33:47.203-04:00it's been a rough week or so...and I'm sorry I haven't posted. But it really has been rough. So I went in and had my glucose screen done. No problem, easy as pie, nothing that I should have been worrying about. that is, until I got a call from my doctor the next morning...<br /><br />I failed. <br /><br />Yep. I got a big fat F. So, then the nurse tells me over the phone that now I have to take the three hour glucose screen. No problem, right? Hmmm. yeah, except that I had to go on a special diet for friday, Saturday, and Sunday. AND I couldn't have anything to eat or drink after midnight on Sunday (including water). GREAT!! So then I go to the doctors office to pick up my lab sheet for monday and a copy of the diet for the weekend. It was as follows...<br /><br />Breakfast:<br />1 egg<br />1 slice toast<br />1 Tablespoon jelly<br />4 oz. citrus juice<br />8 oz. skim milk<br />1/2 cup cooked cereal or 3/4 cup cold cereal<br /><br />Lunch:<br />meat, poultry, or fish (as desired)<br />1/2 cup potatoes<br />1/2 cup vegetables<br />1 serving fruit<br />4 oz. skim milk<br />1 slice frosted cake or pie<br /><br />Dinner:<br />meat, poultry, or fish (as desired)<br />1/2 cup potatoes<br />1/2 cup vegetables (cooked or as a salad)<br />8 oz. skim milk<br />1 slice frosted cake or pie<br /><br />Thats it. No Snacks, no nothing. For a normal person, this might have just been a little aggrivating and inconvenient. But for me, and 7 months pregnant, this was miserable!!! I was hungry for 3 days straight. And I have one thing to say about the veggies...<br />It is absolutely amazing that 1/2 cup of broccoli is A LOT of broccoli, but 1/2 cup of potatoes is NOTHING!!<br /><br />SO....I did really well all weekend and didn't even cheat a single time. I was so proud of myself!<br />I got up Monday and went to work to take care of a few things for about an hour and I got to the lab only 1/2 an hour after they opened. And I waited. For an hour. After having had nothing to eat or drink since about 930 the night before when I went to bed. By the time they called my name, my tongue was stuck to the roof of my mouth I was so dry! Well, they drew my fasting blood and bruised me pretty good casue she couldn't find a vein since I was so dry. Then they gave me the drink...<br />Hmmm. yeah. No one ever tells you that the drink is even sweeter the second time! It was twice as sweet! So sweet in fact, it wasn't really totally liquid. It was kinda like orange flavored corn syrup. I got about 1/2 of it down before I started feeling like I was fixing to pass out. Fortunately, thanks to growing up with a nurse for a mom and a sister who has been known to get lightheaded from time to time, I knew how to deal with it. I put my head between my knees until it passed and then tried to finish the stupid drink before 5 minutes was up. (yes, they time you while you drink it. Did I not mention that? 5 min to down 10 oz. of orange corn syrup) I finished drinking it and gave the bottle back to the lab tech as proof and then one hour, two hours, and 3 hours after that my blood was redrawn to recheck my blood sugar. 4 needle sticks in 3 hours, 4 vials of blood drawn and nothing to eat or drink but the gross orange goo. I finished it all with no problem and spent the rest of the day hanging out with Mom. Then today I get a phone call at work...My lab results are back....<br /><br />I Failed. Again. <br /><br />I've failed tests before back when I was in school, but I dont think any of them upset me quite as badly as this one did. That stung a good bit. So now...I have gestational diabetes. I am now being referred to a specialist at the diabetic center in the hospital. They are apparently going to put me on a special diet and I have to monitor my blood sugar. I know theres nothing I could have done to prevent it, but I still feel like it is somehow my fault. I think I'm just kinda freaked out that that combined with my thyroid now makes me a high risk pregnancy. Not really happy about that. I'll do my best to keep ya'll posted but my laptop is misbehaving really badly (hence no pictures) so I'm having to use Mark's computer when I can kick him off of it for long enough.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-2228378037746073342008-08-07T20:44:00.002-04:002008-08-07T21:21:57.750-04:00completely and totally one of those daysUgh!!!!!<br />I hate days where it just seems like nothing was meant to go your way. First thing this morning i got snapped at and then laughed at by people at the doctors office. I needed to know if I could eat before my appointment because everything I've read says that they do your glucose screening when you haven't eaten in a few hours. Well, apparently the doctors office is not open at 8:30 a.m. and if you call then, it goes to the doctor on call. She snapped at me and told me I needed to wait and ask the people in the office...when they open...after 9:15. Well EXCUSE ME. I wasn't aware that the rest of the world doesn't start their day until after 9 a.m. So I waited and called back around 10:30 (I didn't want to risk getting the cranky lady again) and the receptionist says, "Um...yeah, I mean, you can eat. I wouldn't eat like a whole box of doughnuts or anything, but you know..." And yes, she was laughing as she said it, like it was a ridiculous question. So after all of that, I stayed at work for a few hours where I also picked up my paycheck, since I won't be there tomorrow because of jury duty. Well the bank refused to cash it until after 2 o'clock because it was dated for tomorrow. That completely threw me off because I had a few things I needed to go shopping for and I wanted to get it all done before my doctors apt. at 3:30. So, instead, I went and grabbed a Chick-fil-A sandwich and headed to Target to finish our baby registry. I was there until about 1 o'clock and still needed to kill some time so I went and picked up a really neat book at Borders called <em>How to Baby proof your Marriage.</em> I just started reading it at the doctors office, but I would already recommend it to anyone who is even thinking about having kids. I then went and cashed my check and went back to target to try and find a specific pair of maternity pant, but they were not there. So, I headed to Motherhood Maternity in the mall to try and find a pair and the sales lady really irritated me! She kept trying to sell me all of these totally ridiculous things, and all I wanted was one stupid pair of pants! Well, I did get a pair of pants, and a gray knit dress off of the clearance rack, but by the time I left the store, it was 3:15. So I went on to my doctors office. I signed in, and I waited. the waiting really didn't bother me because even though I waited for about an hour to see the doctor, it was still much less waiting time than at my last doctor. I went back, got weighed, had my blood pressure taken, and went on back to the exam room. Less than 5 minutes later, the doc and his assistant came in and we did the usual Doppler heartbeat thingy and all is well there. He measured my belly and I got a new Rx for my thyroid medicine and that was about it. No exam . Not that I'm complaining, really, just odd. Then he hands me a piece of paper and tells me to go get my glucose screening done. I'm like...go? Go where? Aren't you supposed to be doing that? Well, I remembered talking to my sister a while back (she goes to the same doctor) and remembered that she had to go to a lab to have her blood work done. I left the doctors office and went right to the lab, since it is really close to the doctor's office (almost across the street). I went in the lab and the woman behind the glass asks me what I'm there for so I hand her the paper from the doctor. She says to me, "You can't get this done today because it is right at 5 o'clock. This test takes an hour so you have to come back tomorrow". I am SO IRRITATED!!!! I went out in the parking lot and called Mark and sat there, in my car, talking on my cell phone and crying. I know I'm hormonal, and I was really hungry, and cranky, but this was just the last straw! I have been really stressed about this test because everyone keeps telling me how terrible it is and how pretty much everyone throws up the syrup they make you drink. That was why I didn't eat anything else after the chicken sandwich. I figured maybe I was less likely to get sick if I had less in my stomach. So now, I have to take more time off of work next week. That is 2 days last week I missed, as well as 2 days of work I am missing this week. I don't really mind missing the work, but we're trying to save money because my maternity leave isn't going to be paid. That and I really feel like this missed work is going to make me look bad, you know? Things are so frustrating when they don't go the way I want them to!!!! I'm going to bed now. Enough of this bad day.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-52600174992592647792008-08-06T17:29:00.003-04:002008-08-06T17:58:45.213-04:00latest update...All is doing well here at the Woodard house. I am totally exhausted though. It was really bizarre this past weekend. Friday, Saturday, and most of Saturday I didn't look as pregnant as I have. I also wasn't peeing as much and I wasn't really hungry for anything AT ALL! It was really bizarre! Then, after church on Sunday, I was sitting on the sofa working on some stuff and I got up to pee, and all of a sudden, I looked HUGE! I knew Ashley Marie had been moving round a good bit since I was sitting still, but I didn't realize she had moved that much! Apparently she shifted and is now on my bladder, which is kinda crummy. However, she has freed up room for my stomach and yummy things like Waffle House omelets and French Onion soup from TGIFridays! Other news for the week...I am serving jury duty, I broke a tooth on a now & later, and the surprising news...I cut almost all of my hair off. I donated it to Locks of Love last Tuesday. My fabulous hairdresser, Lisa cut off 14 or 15 inches. I love it! It is so much easier to take care of and it has so much more body now! I need to take some good pictures of it, but I'm usually in too much of a rush in the morning, and with the heat here lately, it's looked kinda rough by the time I get home at night. In any event...Here is week 25, pre-haircut...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzPCUrpR-1ZFLw8TqyAV78HnN_VgpNik0eJv1qzNHPlQfBpZVy1wxBX_WxVl0yTOlnidU2EC2ptJBzB703jA8sYVa2bjfOAFgmHj-BwI1WDS2uVFS84wKDdCLC4mfQ0Q6laBTiELc0JRY/s1600-h/pregnancy+25,26+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231520546755727762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzPCUrpR-1ZFLw8TqyAV78HnN_VgpNik0eJv1qzNHPlQfBpZVy1wxBX_WxVl0yTOlnidU2EC2ptJBzB703jA8sYVa2bjfOAFgmHj-BwI1WDS2uVFS84wKDdCLC4mfQ0Q6laBTiELc0JRY/s320/pregnancy+25,26+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> and Week 26, after haircut. See how much is gone?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOA0xcrwlryoO6wyqR5VBovACEDFuzUIw3i0lN3iV-S7cyej_PfDC62tPHL0RWMnJuCyUrS84u6LRr_3f8lyp59FcZF_6x494JeSyRVutSuTerGvrzjYeGSLcaF8Sk3H_sEbkej56ESsi/s1600-h/pregnancy+25,26+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231520546675158642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOA0xcrwlryoO6wyqR5VBovACEDFuzUIw3i0lN3iV-S7cyej_PfDC62tPHL0RWMnJuCyUrS84u6LRr_3f8lyp59FcZF_6x494JeSyRVutSuTerGvrzjYeGSLcaF8Sk3H_sEbkej56ESsi/s320/pregnancy+25,26+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mark thinks this one is particularly funny...<br /><br />"Look...You can't even make it through a photoshoot without having to go pee!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7tUl6bYWPFI0YXTxdXFPa061wE7dEjEyrEVPuCq5VLWIrchysla-pxJuvx7rAzLePdgzcMIrjT41c-jtFuLPovs1p8_YQ1WjfkZaNdY8nbxNfMf1Y5LQOENDsxCp1ECRKwwbd9Y32m7g/s1600-h/pregnancy+25,26+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231525443446724162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7tUl6bYWPFI0YXTxdXFPa061wE7dEjEyrEVPuCq5VLWIrchysla-pxJuvx7rAzLePdgzcMIrjT41c-jtFuLPovs1p8_YQ1WjfkZaNdY8nbxNfMf1Y5LQOENDsxCp1ECRKwwbd9Y32m7g/s320/pregnancy+25,26+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> I have another doctors appointment tomorrow and hopefully all is well. They are doing my glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes. I am kinda scared about the test. I'm not really worried about the results of the test, it's more the test itself that i'm worried about. I've heard bad things about it. I'll let you know how it goes.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-73104735483018117252008-07-21T19:38:00.004-04:002008-07-21T20:01:39.039-04:00weeks 23 and 24...Great day today!Ok, so I had beyond a doubt the greatest day today. I 100% without a doubt felt little Ashley moving! I ate a honeybun for breakfast at work, ad was sitting down taking a break and I definately felt her moving around. I wasn't really sure at first if it was her or not, but then later I ate some Now & Laters (I know, I know...crummy diet, but I swear it got better the rest of the day!) and was sitting in the car waiting for Mark to get off of work. I guess the little Sweet Pea was getting bored waiting for Daddy to leave work. She must have been playing jump rope in there or something! It was absolutely amazing!! It felt like bubbles! Ever since then, I keep feeling her whenever I am just sitting still. It is the greatest feeling EVER!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On another note...here are pictures of weeks 23 and 24...<br /><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLsZjkMWLc4N94WJ58QEKHiK6sg79eYFGDgZUieVLA5N03mdtsayjvQAeQEANGMOuD7_QzfYGv1Iln7S2fmGr5ZyN5hXDWM8UhT6Kez_wJE8nAK7TZXODSge8N26Gs1ktmOwzbSyVPSpI/s1600-h/pregnancy+23,24+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225618717504133970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLsZjkMWLc4N94WJ58QEKHiK6sg79eYFGDgZUieVLA5N03mdtsayjvQAeQEANGMOuD7_QzfYGv1Iln7S2fmGr5ZyN5hXDWM8UhT6Kez_wJE8nAK7TZXODSge8N26Gs1ktmOwzbSyVPSpI/s320/pregnancy+23,24+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9ueYkJDLrBFbT3B_taLmx-VDVErO4z4i0ruVOoZGWzO2ePXYx5S7BzdgwVUyNJivACOZYQUf7i677Q3zXW7w3w8hLp4TbgyEGGy-7bccE7ItVhA_cHx74IXg6IDUooFexK4a8Lv3Mc8N/s1600-h/pregnancy+23,24+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225618721626746690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9ueYkJDLrBFbT3B_taLmx-VDVErO4z4i0ruVOoZGWzO2ePXYx5S7BzdgwVUyNJivACOZYQUf7i677Q3zXW7w3w8hLp4TbgyEGGy-7bccE7ItVhA_cHx74IXg6IDUooFexK4a8Lv3Mc8N/s320/pregnancy+23,24+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Mark has been working on the nursery, and he's done even more work then these pictures show, but these are the most recent pictures I have taken. He's now on his last row of flooring. I love the color of this floor, especially with the yellow walls! I think the nursery is going to be beautiful! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHRnYMS2_FfsRaKDeBt7e6VjFIdDWZHnAXRgdu2bZlQBiX3U2DlY9Brqvi6SY9__ifRdvfjXvo9hlSnSS0KxRyJfKWeuNlmVtp7UxxUZfGQmmzJ5xGyCnjs8C3wlr5ysL9wVXT8Jbp01y/s1600-h/pregnancy+23,24+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225618727591017202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHRnYMS2_FfsRaKDeBt7e6VjFIdDWZHnAXRgdu2bZlQBiX3U2DlY9Brqvi6SY9__ifRdvfjXvo9hlSnSS0KxRyJfKWeuNlmVtp7UxxUZfGQmmzJ5xGyCnjs8C3wlr5ysL9wVXT8Jbp01y/s320/pregnancy+23,24+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32HTYhujE1clA5rIzZxvfSQx-_lZMtyCWxuISulBxUgpeeluPxBNvFJK6DIApDB8kFpBFTjwOMtPQ8GGdNgpuMaL7lS07DPFGjO_OWCg7mG8ZSIqLvNts_EoVJ1AAX0je4ioBHKaULdit/s1600-h/pregnancy+23,24+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225618732852135218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32HTYhujE1clA5rIzZxvfSQx-_lZMtyCWxuISulBxUgpeeluPxBNvFJK6DIApDB8kFpBFTjwOMtPQ8GGdNgpuMaL7lS07DPFGjO_OWCg7mG8ZSIqLvNts_EoVJ1AAX0je4ioBHKaULdit/s320/pregnancy+23,24+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />a picture so you can see the color really well...please excuse my large swollen feet...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-sUyzJYZqozzpD5o3Acyt-EOm3udvsLtTV9DK3fH8lYbnyWPYv8d0o4MQIW7HS0LFuMOsXAbijo56K-8wPhti8JBiKTPd9NaptVIpktM49RVlzwRZmqv9rlIzCrFWuRy5ggBVYYyd-10/s1600-h/pregnancy+23,24+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225618737217292466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-sUyzJYZqozzpD5o3Acyt-EOm3udvsLtTV9DK3fH8lYbnyWPYv8d0o4MQIW7HS0LFuMOsXAbijo56K-8wPhti8JBiKTPd9NaptVIpktM49RVlzwRZmqv9rlIzCrFWuRy5ggBVYYyd-10/s320/pregnancy+23,24+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is our most recent purchase for the nursery...a shelving unit for baskets and baby books. It is 9 cubby holes, and only every other cubby has a back on it...it's really nice!<br /></p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBDECSINredMEV6Fc4YbCCe6hrI1tlFAWn8Pa31r3PuR7IEUbVnt5N2WAvY2EQvXmUrkH8N-ibnxQDLMQZBlDQiDiKHjIpoJFFH04bztB0jwAoCuGEzlTQEcy2mEM8SeKctxU7kP3FbBj/s1600-h/pregnancy+23,24+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225621562181389602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBDECSINredMEV6Fc4YbCCe6hrI1tlFAWn8Pa31r3PuR7IEUbVnt5N2WAvY2EQvXmUrkH8N-ibnxQDLMQZBlDQiDiKHjIpoJFFH04bztB0jwAoCuGEzlTQEcy2mEM8SeKctxU7kP3FbBj/s320/pregnancy+23,24+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6KB-H2a3NuZBl41JPM9uo4jdaDaAm0stpp0wVd9qRSelOYUOap8hsuaO1jvkg2f_dHJOt1Ru3PRKDb0YO_1Ka4rQ1SnGAkOzf1l0rRBflnz_3KZNQlTwtbD-NmQsCxQDce66tRC4oddB/s1600-h/pregnancy+23,24+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225621569200187746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6KB-H2a3NuZBl41JPM9uo4jdaDaAm0stpp0wVd9qRSelOYUOap8hsuaO1jvkg2f_dHJOt1Ru3PRKDb0YO_1Ka4rQ1SnGAkOzf1l0rRBflnz_3KZNQlTwtbD-NmQsCxQDce66tRC4oddB/s320/pregnancy+23,24+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-85116905715992782402008-07-07T19:52:00.002-04:002008-07-07T19:58:08.763-04:00weekly pictures updatesorry I got behind again... here are weeks 21 and 22. Things have been kinda crazy around here the past week or two. I'll explain all of that in a later post when I have a bit more time, but I am STARVING and need to finish up here so I can get some food!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNhCSwnOP5Ff9TI43De1NT0vfrzLp0on7EdfjP_zvqPGzDAelUq1p76jWhOEs-MlwzXU9ddNz1FkoskGvl-tsfXNiLSvg3QqokOiFAm32_HHqAHWANsnA59F_ubynuJSqxVTwdxuWgHZJ/s1600-h/Picture+301.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220425589030020706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNhCSwnOP5Ff9TI43De1NT0vfrzLp0on7EdfjP_zvqPGzDAelUq1p76jWhOEs-MlwzXU9ddNz1FkoskGvl-tsfXNiLSvg3QqokOiFAm32_HHqAHWANsnA59F_ubynuJSqxVTwdxuWgHZJ/s320/Picture+301.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0tMb9ZTixbT5T32ODMNuhqEwDCuiJF_PKGnd6vegEKCojqTkjMlB0DPhGw50OHOgqIirFghAVdsCC5a6b62VIVa94jcdBaNagYMRYtFZOpWjrww524cScqFaTlolkRXU3gftT_5mWVT7/s1600-h/Picture+468.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220425596493521698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0tMb9ZTixbT5T32ODMNuhqEwDCuiJF_PKGnd6vegEKCojqTkjMlB0DPhGw50OHOgqIirFghAVdsCC5a6b62VIVa94jcdBaNagYMRYtFZOpWjrww524cScqFaTlolkRXU3gftT_5mWVT7/s320/Picture+468.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-82403699972896864182008-07-07T19:41:00.003-04:002008-07-07T19:52:35.085-04:00I know it's been a while...but I promise it was worth the wait! I would like to introduce you to...<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;"> Ashley Marie Woodard</span><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wZ3pTs-DDL30a6chSfl_vTAGU6TUFkVCmtPMsjT_MYgfpqilONaW8HvgpR5W-wx5vJrx6Kj2x5I_ysmsrilqCU_2omq-cDuLX2_NmcSyVgIm625N_es65NDb7xy6-UqW1wryFnl-qwIf/s1600-h/Picture+470.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220423194636832050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wZ3pTs-DDL30a6chSfl_vTAGU6TUFkVCmtPMsjT_MYgfpqilONaW8HvgpR5W-wx5vJrx6Kj2x5I_ysmsrilqCU_2omq-cDuLX2_NmcSyVgIm625N_es65NDb7xy6-UqW1wryFnl-qwIf/s320/Picture+470.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love that picture! her left hand is up by her face and she looks like she is waving!</p><p>I think this one might be a little obvious.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUM5mUKI5Cq0jLJCdlG-Hl28g0Uwu7hiM3e1e67ETO1r1pEusDbvHxN3sGOjZjuep1eF28nE66d6tbvOwlyN7OTi9G9Ic5BsFc-CuVg33cz2F19c_pBBv9xBuxApeVoxB2gUazewIOm94/s1600-h/Picture+471.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220423200461252578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUM5mUKI5Cq0jLJCdlG-Hl28g0Uwu7hiM3e1e67ETO1r1pEusDbvHxN3sGOjZjuep1eF28nE66d6tbvOwlyN7OTi9G9Ic5BsFc-CuVg33cz2F19c_pBBv9xBuxApeVoxB2gUazewIOm94/s320/Picture+471.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-8996802635936147742008-06-23T19:31:00.004-04:002008-06-23T19:52:44.424-04:00Officially Halfway There!!!!!I'm officially there...20 weeks!! Halfway point! My next appointment is Thursday afternoon, so I should be getting pictures of the wee one posted soon. Yay!! Until then, here's this weeks picture...<br /><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZZ50usBBorcXD246w8lCAfP_maH1VDm8xY0EKRlJ7Rsh7vk_aqYWfZMhIyh3TPOD3Kw8712kTSHlLkQvj9psJvzUmyBFrnFPUC8fiSzQqIok8B-5FTDFaeObjAgb6Imrwn09JnaxA7Nc/s1600-h/20f.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215225685296513698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZZ50usBBorcXD246w8lCAfP_maH1VDm8xY0EKRlJ7Rsh7vk_aqYWfZMhIyh3TPOD3Kw8712kTSHlLkQvj9psJvzUmyBFrnFPUC8fiSzQqIok8B-5FTDFaeObjAgb6Imrwn09JnaxA7Nc/s320/20f.jpg" border="0" /></a> I tried to take the picture earlier so I wouldn't look so angry! I had an interesting occurance last night...I officially had my first 'bad parenting' nightmare. It was really weird! I was crammed in a tiny room with dozens and dozens of little screaming kids and I yelled really loudly for all of them to shut up. The really weird part was that then the doorbell rang and it was a police officer telling me the neighbors had reported my yelling at the kids and they were now not going to allow me to be a mother to my unborn child! I woke up kinda freaked out and all sweaty. I really hate that kiind of dream.</p><br /><p>On a lighter note, during our time off from work, Mark started painting the nursery. He has done 2 coats on the walls, but still has to do all the trim. The really funny/sad thing is that the new color is almost the exact same shade as the old color. The new color is just a little but more toned down and is a glossy paint. In the pictures below, the wall on the right is the old color. The left wall is the new color...see what I mean!?!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Im2IL3JyA0VdsNPnjW_ZHJ1Vf8t7LPkbZBsYjXPjHoCkW1WY9fiESgmkSwj0ggvlKD-_D41I_xfkqjg_Uj3qmCUjdoWEkWL7ZZGd_45_q0Xy1q9KeIZFiRCmxG0yz53kEj8yFu31fF35/s1600-h/5-24+693.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215225708257213090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Im2IL3JyA0VdsNPnjW_ZHJ1Vf8t7LPkbZBsYjXPjHoCkW1WY9fiESgmkSwj0ggvlKD-_D41I_xfkqjg_Uj3qmCUjdoWEkWL7ZZGd_45_q0Xy1q9KeIZFiRCmxG0yz53kEj8yFu31fF35/s320/5-24+693.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nbX8xa4xLEZWrc1EpBLD6euIJhRMzQqPicXDRTLX76r9VYfcVcfwnELVwKEIMwyjPBWptNm5CXOrODN9Aww4ZJivVmLLemPeePutdsgvEycRytQSJejl07yb9eiG13SeL5MFyMZuLSfy/s1600-h/5-24+694.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215225716360977474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nbX8xa4xLEZWrc1EpBLD6euIJhRMzQqPicXDRTLX76r9VYfcVcfwnELVwKEIMwyjPBWptNm5CXOrODN9Aww4ZJivVmLLemPeePutdsgvEycRytQSJejl07yb9eiG13SeL5MFyMZuLSfy/s320/5-24+694.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-1494780197873501202008-06-22T20:02:00.013-04:002008-06-22T21:45:27.118-04:00Back from VacationMark and I made it home safely from our vacation. We're both kinda pooped, but we had tons of fun! We left here <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tuesday</span> afternoon, dropped Maggie off at her Granny's house, and then Mark surprised me by going and buying our newest toy...a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Garmin</span> navigation system.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgka5sUj0E5lrei_trz089mNxHrE8DcrhTojkdhCdJMnidYdUhAXlCt2nQx6bEt7D8A8gOLqVCEPYsIdU7-ak1X02kZqGDD5N22Iwr7bXhGtdWxX1PGCdaQ4hrAfDTz07Zn7t7MECByOW/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214863485637878802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgka5sUj0E5lrei_trz089mNxHrE8DcrhTojkdhCdJMnidYdUhAXlCt2nQx6bEt7D8A8gOLqVCEPYsIdU7-ak1X02kZqGDD5N22Iwr7bXhGtdWxX1PGCdaQ4hrAfDTz07Zn7t7MECByOW/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoc8JlP8wL0ENsc8st45xNHGy5raIpZBQiFLaEt9Kdqp0u3cFP5Tj5VQIId1H4h72UcXGyTpqrOripGGQT-WJNQsvWfWCpgSUV4Y4SnE7Sb3z8XZWwxeJ1CCR53Eml9RipqohvOE-Cieq/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214863488088539058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoc8JlP8wL0ENsc8st45xNHGy5raIpZBQiFLaEt9Kdqp0u3cFP5Tj5VQIId1H4h72UcXGyTpqrOripGGQT-WJNQsvWfWCpgSUV4Y4SnE7Sb3z8XZWwxeJ1CCR53Eml9RipqohvOE-Cieq/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdclmyIoLoeLoNauG_HwPZbiqCLQx2bMFrTGf_LXNFZj77oKOSLL7zp0AW6XZdoiDpMVFf8O46lmNIjwaBzHSK_428vCcMtc8tUgvbWoh3-THw0E025gFkHbKwN4GoGIQOKKF1WfXLfXe/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214863493093142194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdclmyIoLoeLoNauG_HwPZbiqCLQx2bMFrTGf_LXNFZj77oKOSLL7zp0AW6XZdoiDpMVFf8O46lmNIjwaBzHSK_428vCcMtc8tUgvbWoh3-THw0E025gFkHbKwN4GoGIQOKKF1WfXLfXe/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> I think he might be a little proud of his new toy. OK, so I like it too...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FTZUFbaJa8g5nfDy4Lt11uh7yMQb20twAf7qvt_ilX3ndAScMToXv0iCpC3RY7BOyJSrwJYsMCXUpUHEkrHNvaK7FMxCvLOruhOZVEZzGA6XZUiecjJZqMAT5FahI-4Td0Jy01StG67l/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214863497709473618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FTZUFbaJa8g5nfDy4Lt11uh7yMQb20twAf7qvt_ilX3ndAScMToXv0iCpC3RY7BOyJSrwJYsMCXUpUHEkrHNvaK7FMxCvLOruhOZVEZzGA6XZUiecjJZqMAT5FahI-4Td0Jy01StG67l/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><br /><p>Once in Atlanta, we found our hotel and got settled in. Mark relaxed for a little bit and used the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Garmin</span> to figure out our dinner options.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNl0Klwj4l_znzOL_wvjduleDZzuR3HiHRrUCjnocPiSzfDwrGuf-4mwQBw9oqV3lxY6fuhdk4k_LfvuHAt100dfAz8Z3lPa-w3-x6jERNeeEVySN1LnJZD9zk10CDenIRKrGc3GIHvFHB/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214863500773894034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNl0Klwj4l_znzOL_wvjduleDZzuR3HiHRrUCjnocPiSzfDwrGuf-4mwQBw9oqV3lxY6fuhdk4k_LfvuHAt100dfAz8Z3lPa-w3-x6jERNeeEVySN1LnJZD9zk10CDenIRKrGc3GIHvFHB/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><br /><p>The next morning, we ate breakfast in the car and headed into the city in search of the aquarium. Unfortunately the morning rush hour traffic in Atlanta lasts for probably 4 hours so we were driving right in the middle of it.<br /><br /></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PV37haivJOjg6FAUHFNvKJTAviSFX8eoZb8sd6QmtY8cdzoTU1D4GYB1yz6xRZquX6ePoFukIhmKJz20E1wLKpXG0rgSxbxRDDiBEY5Zrmtrg56PjT8jOlxuZIFgC8Q86GnjOQexI63B/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214865869394994610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PV37haivJOjg6FAUHFNvKJTAviSFX8eoZb8sd6QmtY8cdzoTU1D4GYB1yz6xRZquX6ePoFukIhmKJz20E1wLKpXG0rgSxbxRDDiBEY5Zrmtrg56PjT8jOlxuZIFgC8Q86GnjOQexI63B/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILdqz0yWI7pQ9_b4qpKtbhT0lkgzjyjP8xZrfaGYJ9EzBSOHIpeyIxKeBf-N2euJEhRxjNpIVpQxOOgSJLGKBgHQ2Orri-5f_UhHNOlFIsF1WDGtcktm8H4DphBWA3HCFKMJVkhnWZIt5/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214865876086505074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILdqz0yWI7pQ9_b4qpKtbhT0lkgzjyjP8xZrfaGYJ9EzBSOHIpeyIxKeBf-N2euJEhRxjNpIVpQxOOgSJLGKBgHQ2Orri-5f_UhHNOlFIsF1WDGtcktm8H4DphBWA3HCFKMJVkhnWZIt5/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+023.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqBZgo75QYTm7lIx5UFTQQ3n_IXFKFmVmC7fFaHLxESYqr5cCjzEF69ZGg8R9wlS2CXb4qREsQ7IiVbo-jRYoabEt5RjYE6py2E_78vtHyB1OdZaPiDnJb_4lSh77v-DQUEtgFieglkhD/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214865878876113362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqBZgo75QYTm7lIx5UFTQQ3n_IXFKFmVmC7fFaHLxESYqr5cCjzEF69ZGg8R9wlS2CXb4qREsQ7IiVbo-jRYoabEt5RjYE6py2E_78vtHyB1OdZaPiDnJb_4lSh77v-DQUEtgFieglkhD/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+027.jpg" border="0" /></a> At last...Downtown Atlanta!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHbY3sr5I5N2cpJbK6V60Vr6kJpaJ_SIo1vs_2Grcri1Wef9VmdCkX_RFRySoBa0mqZW8LH8rtO_euWQA-xHnxi9Lt2y8PjqKu7GF8oMiYfcbqrlYSsLV3r1G7-bLi1JBJoPtr9TIeRWv/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214865882650062962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHbY3sr5I5N2cpJbK6V60Vr6kJpaJ_SIo1vs_2Grcri1Wef9VmdCkX_RFRySoBa0mqZW8LH8rtO_euWQA-xHnxi9Lt2y8PjqKu7GF8oMiYfcbqrlYSsLV3r1G7-bLi1JBJoPtr9TIeRWv/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VivDC7S6nJgOAiaKHxau0xn99KT2jMWziz82Fra8MFaUStB1gw7-FBKe_UXgTHcarFTZ3vOnIiVsNITKyGC1ztlHmwiEwy2Qzv8Yc5-gulwq9qBEhbZx7NsFBg_OyHTP_JwqHS8dnK0W/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214865890108540530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VivDC7S6nJgOAiaKHxau0xn99KT2jMWziz82Fra8MFaUStB1gw7-FBKe_UXgTHcarFTZ3vOnIiVsNITKyGC1ztlHmwiEwy2Qzv8Yc5-gulwq9qBEhbZx7NsFBg_OyHTP_JwqHS8dnK0W/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+031.jpg" border="0" /></a>The entrance to the aquarium...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7rHLr118-4OQZUw2IBnhlHdi20hrMJnWO_Zpk7RunkVPkwgqzWOykZgrtL8w5Mhnyg_ojyytclsywjlZO5f27eZb-aPqUrA4jqMfDdb3SGgA7eoekonxK_kDcZ25tKWvf8TCDPcr1TyC/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214867637738114354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7rHLr118-4OQZUw2IBnhlHdi20hrMJnWO_Zpk7RunkVPkwgqzWOykZgrtL8w5Mhnyg_ojyytclsywjlZO5f27eZb-aPqUrA4jqMfDdb3SGgA7eoekonxK_kDcZ25tKWvf8TCDPcr1TyC/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+032.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p> If you can't tell by the fact that they are blurry, those are real fish <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">behind</span> Mark.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNineWBifvZn0dvzqaXo-M1irK6sUVnRhLyXqWWUZftRc5xKsDAYTQb5wPBUXTtuProOnvFNvzcjAjR8r-anthRB8mi92ftdxl7Mx9VncV2xpfGikcca86dRT7v6rL9922IK0p4kSpitky/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214867640936843602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNineWBifvZn0dvzqaXo-M1irK6sUVnRhLyXqWWUZftRc5xKsDAYTQb5wPBUXTtuProOnvFNvzcjAjR8r-anthRB8mi92ftdxl7Mx9VncV2xpfGikcca86dRT7v6rL9922IK0p4kSpitky/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDaNGFKEUDvC-a-ozBOJCJcbRGGOrCRmW_LWyyJg4GqoVUe1PrWEuu8Z0OSJRFvNb9gNM7zRI5ucQx6u4_unajTEbU-IrpMQXyYC9L3TKqjBdZlUuQXm-6nxlsssgdrEJeTPjOCoFS5rK/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214867651793714226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDaNGFKEUDvC-a-ozBOJCJcbRGGOrCRmW_LWyyJg4GqoVUe1PrWEuu8Z0OSJRFvNb9gNM7zRI5ucQx6u4_unajTEbU-IrpMQXyYC9L3TKqjBdZlUuQXm-6nxlsssgdrEJeTPjOCoFS5rK/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+039.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>These are a bunch of otters. I really wanted them to wake up so I could get a better picture of them, but I guess they were nice and warm and didn't wanna wake up.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xC5QDjvHjwOYHp8fup-oB-_5tuO0MfQXLIdz2Gmd9opBDkGP_Bl6wCQVUkECuCIL4lQw_s8-RkwIn7weThLwpYpxBhNzlPhZwUVdgodDT1uPEjbKVLgLeO6fQWbmlKlvdZFN3Ndwm3GA/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214867656286158338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xC5QDjvHjwOYHp8fup-oB-_5tuO0MfQXLIdz2Gmd9opBDkGP_Bl6wCQVUkECuCIL4lQw_s8-RkwIn7weThLwpYpxBhNzlPhZwUVdgodDT1uPEjbKVLgLeO6fQWbmlKlvdZFN3Ndwm3GA/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+041.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Again...Real fish in the background. Or in this case, a real whale.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-VUs5B-7PJLtLuyjVzqHdHX-Si8MSiQ2T-csqPfRKUoiLGVpXH5rzaTV5Qa5ZEb-KcUFfriNaP_sVL8xPSDxjAxo4s81IcEOGWrPoBBcM5oCUx_0EMphK-b7FBOQQOvZsfIbaXGhkscJ/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214867659035934946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-VUs5B-7PJLtLuyjVzqHdHX-Si8MSiQ2T-csqPfRKUoiLGVpXH5rzaTV5Qa5ZEb-KcUFfriNaP_sVL8xPSDxjAxo4s81IcEOGWrPoBBcM5oCUx_0EMphK-b7FBOQQOvZsfIbaXGhkscJ/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+044.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love this picture!! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVwV5zrn1ZWx-6mW79zChyBbLxTdLHjoASsV6P_BDEMmBqeIq9LO2MXFI4qrJgCqP6XboJsxWCC58KQeQiuhd-mWsj6GiJYyNzqDn-gA18jBVNBxarOPmv6dWTOyhYWqj1Iaqj8RPQZe2/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214868593418711202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVwV5zrn1ZWx-6mW79zChyBbLxTdLHjoASsV6P_BDEMmBqeIq9LO2MXFI4qrJgCqP6XboJsxWCC58KQeQiuhd-mWsj6GiJYyNzqDn-gA18jBVNBxarOPmv6dWTOyhYWqj1Iaqj8RPQZe2/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+045.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98mEgSdghKQAFqI7oRlukP-gb87zY1jlR7XuSj1oW8eyEucaO5DFQzCgzsR5QFsFJ1z0QLvzc7Je59Z8EMgD1mNXuhEMFMrV-UGY0Z2Z0Dz-ayH-ypTLzaDNbeRVG0_unFSpAb_5f9OVW/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214868600719996162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98mEgSdghKQAFqI7oRlukP-gb87zY1jlR7XuSj1oW8eyEucaO5DFQzCgzsR5QFsFJ1z0QLvzc7Je59Z8EMgD1mNXuhEMFMrV-UGY0Z2Z0Dz-ayH-ypTLzaDNbeRVG0_unFSpAb_5f9OVW/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHsPouqEiSCQTkXrhshX3LjPzy5lKK3HyHji822IoIMfPQjfhcwsm-rvF5hyphenhyphenUFP-d9Vdq3evYdEQOby2w55Azwcw0-SZB0LIWd9FiehfGIuR5HO8bB5baNDgu8SpvtFhMt8ymfpaKWbNm/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214868610018733490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHsPouqEiSCQTkXrhshX3LjPzy5lKK3HyHji822IoIMfPQjfhcwsm-rvF5hyphenhyphenUFP-d9Vdq3evYdEQOby2w55Azwcw0-SZB0LIWd9FiehfGIuR5HO8bB5baNDgu8SpvtFhMt8ymfpaKWbNm/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5dAhekQOQhWjnOXZepsR2Q54Eg2Dc9XoVmJaAAT43SU3iyQGLaA_kmKHPIR4P_dx8y-DPLwXlkL1cs_QBp_WxgHw8lLp66o3gCsp7Fy6uCVTFQ4gwV9lqPELvI508KxfTIh6pMjEmuKI/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214868615510365890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5dAhekQOQhWjnOXZepsR2Q54Eg2Dc9XoVmJaAAT43SU3iyQGLaA_kmKHPIR4P_dx8y-DPLwXlkL1cs_QBp_WxgHw8lLp66o3gCsp7Fy6uCVTFQ4gwV9lqPELvI508KxfTIh6pMjEmuKI/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+048.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><p> After the aquarium, we crossed the field between the two, and went to the Coca-Cola museum. I love these bottles that are in the lobby of the museum. The one that says cola to my left was made entirely of beads in South Africa!<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EXIfPz1GoBe94PmlZe6YdcUmvhyphenhyphenX5J0M3shdMYxgqGZoGVwnl_bhEkFVxgSfMP0PmnOGnpHO4IwE3peqACbRMx0gvaEMLMzyNWAGZonP2bf5NABIrzq4sE0VLW6zyh9Ii1eCiO3qIt00/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214868621003262050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EXIfPz1GoBe94PmlZe6YdcUmvhyphenhyphenX5J0M3shdMYxgqGZoGVwnl_bhEkFVxgSfMP0PmnOGnpHO4IwE3peqACbRMx0gvaEMLMzyNWAGZonP2bf5NABIrzq4sE0VLW6zyh9Ii1eCiO3qIt00/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+049.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This was the cutest coca-cola polar bear ever! I there hadn't been so many kids of field trips, I would've wanted my picture taken with him!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnaCuukIKNcAR4w1rRY5z9RWHOGJewRu7nZ-4gqThy8lgIRuNcCsEhwxF2-b2Ti4PIZYUJ0ivWnvkWX4g10-mRQaq7crxPsLHNTqUPP4ARfnrs05D1ISyjSHjdzM7UCxK9hXzvwnhB59x/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214869538990043602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnaCuukIKNcAR4w1rRY5z9RWHOGJewRu7nZ-4gqThy8lgIRuNcCsEhwxF2-b2Ti4PIZYUJ0ivWnvkWX4g10-mRQaq7crxPsLHNTqUPP4ARfnrs05D1ISyjSHjdzM7UCxK9hXzvwnhB59x/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+051.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2D00yC6xvHF12wsTCjQNuw0WPE39MojTdOIUM7ERQKCZACcdEHlVdV7B7Fxjlx378AhL5r6S3Xtx_OPG564i4Y0IckgM5xLxPYLYSPv9fYSDocRjQ8ULPcEqr4VZRzD70sNm8RpDTV5x/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214869548818351138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2D00yC6xvHF12wsTCjQNuw0WPE39MojTdOIUM7ERQKCZACcdEHlVdV7B7Fxjlx378AhL5r6S3Xtx_OPG564i4Y0IckgM5xLxPYLYSPv9fYSDocRjQ8ULPcEqr4VZRzD70sNm8RpDTV5x/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+052.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6s9iKxy10R0gaeE3YvvLSynp1FPTmbQiWj2NZbobHAtP1fv1BjVvvp5e6ldmNH4TEAYjqj6Eukmiys5baSNpIdujpgkxdeL2czryk5VRHdunKRzPmzEk5XRIZ3y91PkPBjZnn9Ug_PS-/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214869555627183154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6s9iKxy10R0gaeE3YvvLSynp1FPTmbQiWj2NZbobHAtP1fv1BjVvvp5e6ldmNH4TEAYjqj6Eukmiys5baSNpIdujpgkxdeL2czryk5VRHdunKRzPmzEk5XRIZ3y91PkPBjZnn9Ug_PS-/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+054.jpg" border="0" /></a> Next stop on the list...The Varsity for lunch. Fantastic Onion Rings! (even though they gave me terrible heartburn!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X4k2ol1gn_5icJ69NTxtc-pOTeNRW1MHIzPW881Z4BLHSJeW4a-vhyphenhyphenUXvfZ5wzm5UMMBP-yO4lJsJzHtrckeqbZ518ZkQ2zmauEJ7JYgbwoA5UZD2pkJN_MRrykIV8yJQUDOuyAADfDq/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214869561135384658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X4k2ol1gn_5icJ69NTxtc-pOTeNRW1MHIzPW881Z4BLHSJeW4a-vhyphenhyphenUXvfZ5wzm5UMMBP-yO4lJsJzHtrckeqbZ518ZkQ2zmauEJ7JYgbwoA5UZD2pkJN_MRrykIV8yJQUDOuyAADfDq/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+055.jpg" border="0" /></a> After lunch, we headed out to Stone Mountain.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGlxYqLhnF48ENusOJkZDLDjiqA0RasFUp_0tjVLTgZ_iyBOTzvAkXhneaVmHBlir7lcjosDWC2EklZWm0o4N85L9GUPDFUI2L0hRLwA8PNoHck7kbYx43dUBlwBeigyWU0806K5xQa-l/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214869565150654962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGlxYqLhnF48ENusOJkZDLDjiqA0RasFUp_0tjVLTgZ_iyBOTzvAkXhneaVmHBlir7lcjosDWC2EklZWm0o4N85L9GUPDFUI2L0hRLwA8PNoHck7kbYx43dUBlwBeigyWU0806K5xQa-l/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+056.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">That's</span> it in the background! It's really high! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAti-C96WOtXIb7eV9GSXev9I06A-TlknCocC8mCA7lsthbBzBoYr3q2n0jBN9Aw-bxpt2K9_t8Y-aHl8E3Hfhj3IchVNVKkbTSFdlb-PqqBRJm0ls6eiwovOS91LdS0kqtGaYNId1Rsg/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214870539494397458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAti-C96WOtXIb7eV9GSXev9I06A-TlknCocC8mCA7lsthbBzBoYr3q2n0jBN9Aw-bxpt2K9_t8Y-aHl8E3Hfhj3IchVNVKkbTSFdlb-PqqBRJm0ls6eiwovOS91LdS0kqtGaYNId1Rsg/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+058.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mark and I decided that we didn't want to pay to ride the tram to the top of the mountain, so we figured we'd hike it. It wasn't too bad, but there are pictures to come that show how steep it gets.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22PfExukeOf1SgCdrGNN0a3T8f2jkDBd5E4YcXZZ8D9y-llSUgvbKUZxBOsH8WkTFc41FfEgMOQgaRcHx3GHMB9aX5iXav8ADttUcwuwUf52D2LROVI6g1Kg907dheNz5V68WtfJk3dFz/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+059.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214870546624387298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22PfExukeOf1SgCdrGNN0a3T8f2jkDBd5E4YcXZZ8D9y-llSUgvbKUZxBOsH8WkTFc41FfEgMOQgaRcHx3GHMB9aX5iXav8ADttUcwuwUf52D2LROVI6g1Kg907dheNz5V68WtfJk3dFz/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+059.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPUb_Lmu1zYuCkzMzXF9VOnKdxdLzr_2HJBdxPx1ubvzPVn1VddYbHKHH_41wXP5HCQ5Sg4fR5S75AYXdmXSHuJRFzBf7IzZe_Onm4TYsP57JE2unqfnoJCMiDRVd5vP03-akFQVnsFe6/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214870551079777730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPUb_Lmu1zYuCkzMzXF9VOnKdxdLzr_2HJBdxPx1ubvzPVn1VddYbHKHH_41wXP5HCQ5Sg4fR5S75AYXdmXSHuJRFzBf7IzZe_Onm4TYsP57JE2unqfnoJCMiDRVd5vP03-akFQVnsFe6/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+060.jpg" border="0" /></a> I'm not really as miserable as it looks in these pictures. It's just really bright!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j0X-Qou0Txy0KUD03dTdPXybi7UMwm-fBazrLpDH-L5FrLgp-2DEZHOLcuHlibBAB_VPBl4fLxnImb5koxrmYUrERjJrwT6Yb9TXsFSsGWCflLAJAZx0NptWHMK7eZlqfpaGn3fRApPx/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+063.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214870552171393250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j0X-Qou0Txy0KUD03dTdPXybi7UMwm-fBazrLpDH-L5FrLgp-2DEZHOLcuHlibBAB_VPBl4fLxnImb5koxrmYUrERjJrwT6Yb9TXsFSsGWCflLAJAZx0NptWHMK7eZlqfpaGn3fRApPx/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+063.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbv8KOWy2WxwGtEqJ3m-Xr-ljlD3wl1cfbACKaOXEUeGOHZ3Jf3F4Q4i5NG1F8WFLpRWsEqQQoVRW1ol3-id8LQaFLipArHzTKsgpwTs8vvEQx9wqvA21ZtflkZUAWfdZ3S8R8XpiyKkfc/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+064.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214870556131586450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbv8KOWy2WxwGtEqJ3m-Xr-ljlD3wl1cfbACKaOXEUeGOHZ3Jf3F4Q4i5NG1F8WFLpRWsEqQQoVRW1ol3-id8LQaFLipArHzTKsgpwTs8vvEQx9wqvA21ZtflkZUAWfdZ3S8R8XpiyKkfc/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+064.jpg" border="0" /></a> See, I told you it gets steep!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd57D1SMoIdsbkJ38EW_Se_Wp0mq_poAjjM7GlrjCIwIX0yATxkUiDlejj9EKfMlyy0B_plaCcnGcE5Qt7OmmYnTCsaLM4GnHAOJX_8KoqugdLNcYuxmT96HvmmxfjXEySFwBjrjpoaaWh/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+068.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214871440274144722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd57D1SMoIdsbkJ38EW_Se_Wp0mq_poAjjM7GlrjCIwIX0yATxkUiDlejj9EKfMlyy0B_plaCcnGcE5Qt7OmmYnTCsaLM4GnHAOJX_8KoqugdLNcYuxmT96HvmmxfjXEySFwBjrjpoaaWh/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+068.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mark relaxing at the top. There was a huge golf course he could see from up there and he SO wanted to play it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9uLuZ02QZuV9Xs81YXWBPxQMWIh5WULwWqS95uKPS0iVmdkNKa-fZB6gK9ZizkWbFnQvAW5nGBLFfvtQKCAVGMO1aAy5NaTJ7q_v6vfPCVGJfdx4CUdPR5fnwFp9FJFZ8_wrJRXuGImr/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+070.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214871447415405458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9uLuZ02QZuV9Xs81YXWBPxQMWIh5WULwWqS95uKPS0iVmdkNKa-fZB6gK9ZizkWbFnQvAW5nGBLFfvtQKCAVGMO1aAy5NaTJ7q_v6vfPCVGJfdx4CUdPR5fnwFp9FJFZ8_wrJRXuGImr/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+070.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqQ7KXhTgrJsrwtATFRakwiYkOfQP6rTdjNZlHMOUe1bJgzeDBEedJ0usiuLq3b_xiKRYTItjUyse-EBDmvbKhxOP1dM-t5O7OhiVUkPbLMvcfGz6s1iOOtxkV1KB3Wqt92Ge47XCWsG-/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+073.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214871456992835890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqQ7KXhTgrJsrwtATFRakwiYkOfQP6rTdjNZlHMOUe1bJgzeDBEedJ0usiuLq3b_xiKRYTItjUyse-EBDmvbKhxOP1dM-t5O7OhiVUkPbLMvcfGz6s1iOOtxkV1KB3Wqt92Ge47XCWsG-/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+073.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zvaSqrR0RTyfPjUMym9gvMXNA2GE0kzsLKQy7Y8gfzBU6GqDyaCU2b3kNpkI-5xHMhkiafCrIHphz__FE3dT1tWTno5JPLlm-RKmJyDJ8f4fcR7dXTEhpNyWNUd8CgkE89Iiy-thn8TD/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214871461052971858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zvaSqrR0RTyfPjUMym9gvMXNA2GE0kzsLKQy7Y8gfzBU6GqDyaCU2b3kNpkI-5xHMhkiafCrIHphz__FE3dT1tWTno5JPLlm-RKmJyDJ8f4fcR7dXTEhpNyWNUd8CgkE89Iiy-thn8TD/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+074.jpg" border="0" /></a>I saw this as we started heading down the mountain. It totally looks like a frogs face! He even has plants in his mouth!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XnErHXfNcP-CfNSd2c675z2e5xMSzSuWFW0EmFp_6bSX8CY8eGvWtzp4zHsORC2Hir8r8r1vHim8dn5NsbfL1j4XNum6E5tUFybBQltj8w1-bWMiVkgx_NUdn77vVe4L5GuiG5tvQ4KZ/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+075.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214871463755840834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XnErHXfNcP-CfNSd2c675z2e5xMSzSuWFW0EmFp_6bSX8CY8eGvWtzp4zHsORC2Hir8r8r1vHim8dn5NsbfL1j4XNum6E5tUFybBQltj8w1-bWMiVkgx_NUdn77vVe4L5GuiG5tvQ4KZ/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+075.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">After</span> all of that in one day, we were pretty pooped. We stayed for the laser show at the base of the mountain, then went back to the hotel and crashed!</p><p>The next morning, we got an early start and headed out to the zoo. Of course we were in rush hour traffic again...<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn-C02di7ciUks0I1V7jeUpXvfm3muvaAhbmyg2ohNaFV_QkXR85KUUWm47sHFO8qGR55SwnMc7UCrreaobluNLai1Hj77onqvgdnUNkuWvbv_7O42Wmf4NubW3dM2_9kLRuhGb3MT7IS/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+093.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214872636181445346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn-C02di7ciUks0I1V7jeUpXvfm3muvaAhbmyg2ohNaFV_QkXR85KUUWm47sHFO8qGR55SwnMc7UCrreaobluNLai1Hj77onqvgdnUNkuWvbv_7O42Wmf4NubW3dM2_9kLRuhGb3MT7IS/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+093.jpg" border="0" /></a> For one of the first times ever, Mark and I got somewhere early! I had to document it. (note, it's only 9:10 am in this picture)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNQ7EWl-uNsB-5jFNHnDxwnu3MgyrXk9eflbUQNE13OuZuZntdWuqO3L1ZSvJgvIeICZfyJOOkVqvOImS741sBEqBlNMfaAn_t6q7ZiEYD7ZGuViGZ7wvXN7kC_ell3i8ZUoF4AfSG5Z5/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+095.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214872640863686018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNQ7EWl-uNsB-5jFNHnDxwnu3MgyrXk9eflbUQNE13OuZuZntdWuqO3L1ZSvJgvIeICZfyJOOkVqvOImS741sBEqBlNMfaAn_t6q7ZiEYD7ZGuViGZ7wvXN7kC_ell3i8ZUoF4AfSG5Z5/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+095.jpg" border="0" /></a> Getting to the zoo early is a great <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">idea</span>! No little kids all over the place, it's still cool outside, and the animals were very active this early!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39IpuEnpzFBfb99Zwee6N4bEy-Y4A_zct86zHIAPinOGJSfj8CWJKMWuspjTVvVnh1u9ELBQTORz2d4CCShbk2RExph6Wj8KBpn9T3F28PDHJp_02m3YgCLmss109yJY_JryranuVax5z/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+096.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214872647224429282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39IpuEnpzFBfb99Zwee6N4bEy-Y4A_zct86zHIAPinOGJSfj8CWJKMWuspjTVvVnh1u9ELBQTORz2d4CCShbk2RExph6Wj8KBpn9T3F28PDHJp_02m3YgCLmss109yJY_JryranuVax5z/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+096.jpg" border="0" /></a> I loved the kangaroos! There was even one with a baby in her pouch!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijrEXx2FuhVhGWcsvGbzE2Zgy4k2IwHQUyqMkE8KR_LhQS-bn61j-WBXgYeCRGtz5Gi-jFGfWkTrADMyGWnRo7Lam4rNKZCsoWKqJgfMUGkZ6Nvou-HgAzkcu0JBZE73lObmhj3lzy_df/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+102.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214872655664153858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijrEXx2FuhVhGWcsvGbzE2Zgy4k2IwHQUyqMkE8KR_LhQS-bn61j-WBXgYeCRGtz5Gi-jFGfWkTrADMyGWnRo7Lam4rNKZCsoWKqJgfMUGkZ6Nvou-HgAzkcu0JBZE73lObmhj3lzy_df/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+102.jpg" border="0" /></a>This panda kept showing off for Mark and I. It kept covering it's self with bamboo while eating it. Eventually it was like a pile of bamboo with arms and a head!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGZTa9uJgiN51UQK94r4zuTGZ6iNHcdBf3bHi3YShnna7d6AjPAMHU66MJny3-IlCAKNgCdGrvtra0dv2UkUiJE5TwIsi9cc_Ka7-J-kK1aUHKvOJXsGwScVbN4-tEAdcLFBD9FknqZ5i/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214872658752443266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGZTa9uJgiN51UQK94r4zuTGZ6iNHcdBf3bHi3YShnna7d6AjPAMHU66MJny3-IlCAKNgCdGrvtra0dv2UkUiJE5TwIsi9cc_Ka7-J-kK1aUHKvOJXsGwScVbN4-tEAdcLFBD9FknqZ5i/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+112.jpg" border="0" /></a> This one was sitting with its back to the glass pretending like we <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">weren't</span> even there! I love how you can see its hair pressed against the glass!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ywA4zFWl9POuQyh-h_MYUFmkDjN_4cOAr_-9nXyarkx0myUHt-0Sjc4k5jdPlSsKvjAeUBRN1XVNudJC0ROzFKZLOq1YuJt47f3TbiMkr08Op0I5oF9prZ-fZ1swUdtDWqtsGzRIZpr9/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+119.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214873412413726818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ywA4zFWl9POuQyh-h_MYUFmkDjN_4cOAr_-9nXyarkx0myUHt-0Sjc4k5jdPlSsKvjAeUBRN1XVNudJC0ROzFKZLOq1YuJt47f3TbiMkr08Op0I5oF9prZ-fZ1swUdtDWqtsGzRIZpr9/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+119.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgx7Pn-ZXDkKlULTu3bdVEEmszcnI_FAZXljJCqogiwNOxiLwXG_f_NNYHX625gHWVEh_LDj49fzkyt0KjB2Xzj5xoYSc3p3jSaACq0q6K0jQYp566pHCR5_0ojD_S8Y5wxgPV9x-XArX6/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+123.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214873418164187762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgx7Pn-ZXDkKlULTu3bdVEEmszcnI_FAZXljJCqogiwNOxiLwXG_f_NNYHX625gHWVEh_LDj49fzkyt0KjB2Xzj5xoYSc3p3jSaACq0q6K0jQYp566pHCR5_0ojD_S8Y5wxgPV9x-XArX6/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+123.jpg" border="0" /></a> A super cute picture of my sweetie! I was very proud of him. He was very nice and let me take his picture a lot while we were in Atlanta.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqZPvSpMsxXdo6RNqhOmv-9GrdHsLmxqD2q0qIEv9KNlXv6sfnLAco67yZkIe3u2EWzUwAt12Istm61gpTwRWoZm8fW2jaya-h32P4B-tx5scyKMx3WOwdj31jobWIWPxY5qGQwGtGeVo/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+125.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214873423306814594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqZPvSpMsxXdo6RNqhOmv-9GrdHsLmxqD2q0qIEv9KNlXv6sfnLAco67yZkIe3u2EWzUwAt12Istm61gpTwRWoZm8fW2jaya-h32P4B-tx5scyKMx3WOwdj31jobWIWPxY5qGQwGtGeVo/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+125.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mark and a metal komodo dragon...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoSktahWoo4vTtLiapoVS8uON6V8HrvpQwnqFr_h5RByTy8p5WlMEoueO876noLtAjynK1rmoEieTSAlUjNwRpbuzPtwN4X_aD2F0D7YBPpw0sRoY-ozT8LcXzcbXwJyH80QBm12Z12RZ/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+128.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214873424743177682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoSktahWoo4vTtLiapoVS8uON6V8HrvpQwnqFr_h5RByTy8p5WlMEoueO876noLtAjynK1rmoEieTSAlUjNwRpbuzPtwN4X_aD2F0D7YBPpw0sRoY-ozT8LcXzcbXwJyH80QBm12Z12RZ/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+128.jpg" border="0" /></a> Me and a metal giraffe...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTj2HnG_Wk79s656gO0Mr7H51Ex5-4KD8kLzJNvwyO2EIffYGSZSi3Etli1nI14j3y80eaT1UMuyLubFxpe3gebv6H9Gk0oO6OtoasKhgydVuVDX17uZX_IAXPrS4MYVSXDJVnSbIK4gXB/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+144.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214873431639632210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTj2HnG_Wk79s656gO0Mr7H51Ex5-4KD8kLzJNvwyO2EIffYGSZSi3Etli1nI14j3y80eaT1UMuyLubFxpe3gebv6H9Gk0oO6OtoasKhgydVuVDX17uZX_IAXPrS4MYVSXDJVnSbIK4gXB/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+144.jpg" border="0" /></a> I think these meerkats might have been my favorate of all the animals! They were so cute! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtaMnK1ug15H98hs8cMkfQlEatDLQTy8Yofjbumh1FSkIEj2F6x3UoTHPRJ8d4_TXIhyCFt4x67hLlteCLsv73fseTsDSCUeFhKziYM9e31FWQxZfFu5QfD8I7qTAHhg40fUTosC-hpmO/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+150.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214874412944983922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtaMnK1ug15H98hs8cMkfQlEatDLQTy8Yofjbumh1FSkIEj2F6x3UoTHPRJ8d4_TXIhyCFt4x67hLlteCLsv73fseTsDSCUeFhKziYM9e31FWQxZfFu5QfD8I7qTAHhg40fUTosC-hpmO/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+150.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrT2B6t0mBjY-lMIY059pRJ3GAiuLnpwEbjnJm9Hnr13r1dk2BBxWQaqRYnySL9H7QcANaUn_gVEbiABkS_bTViIX11SZbNGrEmX4XYSD_S91RUn45r7Nwc9pi5DRJEy-oH4cpW-gkNmgI/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+153.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214874426667657778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrT2B6t0mBjY-lMIY059pRJ3GAiuLnpwEbjnJm9Hnr13r1dk2BBxWQaqRYnySL9H7QcANaUn_gVEbiABkS_bTViIX11SZbNGrEmX4XYSD_S91RUn45r7Nwc9pi5DRJEy-oH4cpW-gkNmgI/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+153.jpg" border="0" /></a>After the zoo, the inside the CNN studio tour (no cameras allowed).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDPPa-skgRs9IPQEeb0BrS4ir_VKxSokUakfK_3Xk2gLElAHAGcCMI88gL6CmOqIn0B5p33h8ihPda4qlijeIo96xv5k577NZqf82VqClNAPWQ7XNeAMHpA5O5k9XupMAZREcBbpV0aZ0/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+160.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214874430493541058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDPPa-skgRs9IPQEeb0BrS4ir_VKxSokUakfK_3Xk2gLElAHAGcCMI88gL6CmOqIn0B5p33h8ihPda4qlijeIo96xv5k577NZqf82VqClNAPWQ7XNeAMHpA5O5k9XupMAZREcBbpV0aZ0/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+160.jpg" border="0" /></a> After the tour, we wer pretty pooped, so wewent back to the hotel and went swimming. There are no pictures of that because I just discovered just how awful maternity swimsuits really are!After swimming, we ordered a pizza and crashed for the night.</p><p>The next day, we hecked out of the hotel aand drove to Kinnesaw to go to the Civil War and Locomotive History museum.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbttk4ZZnKU2gYXFnne_8xe_972nEvKxqyfac5T5LKwfwoJFWnwMtKuduR_pq6OFkNctBbBtwZ0J93_DSkILJ8RaFlJnHgMeB5AQO0qStbvzP3QZ7-ueIahVEb6q5RuQfu2jAlexwDfdd/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+176.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214874435456042402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbttk4ZZnKU2gYXFnne_8xe_972nEvKxqyfac5T5LKwfwoJFWnwMtKuduR_pq6OFkNctBbBtwZ0J93_DSkILJ8RaFlJnHgMeB5AQO0qStbvzP3QZ7-ueIahVEb6q5RuQfu2jAlexwDfdd/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+176.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWr3KkC34_e0o-GDkKHiHz1jmnlSR8WpXPeOmdBzHb8MFn3EgQUIBC3Q6ldK58R4qmFKzvVV5jV4_mhFCIod9n7_NcwEzoBtuA1nuO3o2LzsDftTHo0qL_3i_FyHo-gZX212Pja4wnLlP/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+178.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214874445291438194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWr3KkC34_e0o-GDkKHiHz1jmnlSR8WpXPeOmdBzHb8MFn3EgQUIBC3Q6ldK58R4qmFKzvVV5jV4_mhFCIod9n7_NcwEzoBtuA1nuO3o2LzsDftTHo0qL_3i_FyHo-gZX212Pja4wnLlP/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+178.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDD_qZ9v23WY6qEQ5MtFQZkf2kgzEqTAFFjNNKALhWjw7XWTr8MMiyUNwlfJTb_Qvm7W8Oanb9rmmZ5Riw1QLWaWpS7wbCHOK9WE8_F__sX-Kme2oUG4FK32RExj-7YBo7zY91DM4jlzp/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+179.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214875298011545330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDD_qZ9v23WY6qEQ5MtFQZkf2kgzEqTAFFjNNKALhWjw7XWTr8MMiyUNwlfJTb_Qvm7W8Oanb9rmmZ5Riw1QLWaWpS7wbCHOK9WE8_F__sX-Kme2oUG4FK32RExj-7YBo7zY91DM4jlzp/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+179.jpg" border="0" /></a> Next stop, the Fernbank museum of Natural History. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsXPdzOnv4i4Lft5JuG5BTocr1soWEcfV3j5AyUEB2dOyY9BGSpq-nwclDlyGIRUgnnhgdvMB0b6Mti5m4hF50LNkxRY8ueT9xmbJ0LWFptX_aSu5eB_qLEyhXWdjenc4ufad8dX_eUeD/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+181.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214875325870042786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsXPdzOnv4i4Lft5JuG5BTocr1soWEcfV3j5AyUEB2dOyY9BGSpq-nwclDlyGIRUgnnhgdvMB0b6Mti5m4hF50LNkxRY8ueT9xmbJ0LWFptX_aSu5eB_qLEyhXWdjenc4ufad8dX_eUeD/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+181.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love this dinosaur in the lobby! There are also a bunch of these smaller flying dinosaurs all around. You can see one in the top right corner in this picture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNDtmgqMOw-8_ZalyPwKy-hNO3HJNwiGoEwOt6ij_kWDL4AV4ZQX2V6g4hNARkGtShlZVAbUFaN0ky9KCM6ErJyuxfBq0av4DQhBeftA04m48DKzrIIXtKQFrvTASlRHbJPi98Lhg1IEd/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+183.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214875327407935730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNDtmgqMOw-8_ZalyPwKy-hNO3HJNwiGoEwOt6ij_kWDL4AV4ZQX2V6g4hNARkGtShlZVAbUFaN0ky9KCM6ErJyuxfBq0av4DQhBeftA04m48DKzrIIXtKQFrvTASlRHbJPi98Lhg1IEd/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+183.jpg" border="0" /></a> One more really great picture before heading home!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFuraWoZGrp4-yR-vBfhQndnWBzLHjrqVcl9irblljtcF3feijgzo_Aq1xtEJ7MupuoDvcYMCXUayHRCIoTKESIrLV8cqszPF_qLYumGIAdwyRWY88H6utjbbKrXPMW1gAVYKglpxVPvr/s1600-h/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+209.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214875332990589938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFuraWoZGrp4-yR-vBfhQndnWBzLHjrqVcl9irblljtcF3feijgzo_Aq1xtEJ7MupuoDvcYMCXUayHRCIoTKESIrLV8cqszPF_qLYumGIAdwyRWY88H6utjbbKrXPMW1gAVYKglpxVPvr/s320/Atlanta+Vacation+june+08+209.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-43028096577655123012008-06-16T22:19:00.005-04:002008-06-16T22:44:21.140-04:00update with more pictures!<div>Sorry it's been so long, but here are enough pictures to bring you up to date!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEzlPYVRPqEaxCfFjp9AgNrr9nL72Bh3PPrWHfX8kl8oT7xN_PoZfa7FUu1vYOKV6vlbo2GDqd9WYrdkSJYgGXaoZS8wn8c6iY91qO_dfFLuftBNO7OvPaMSFunElG2g4fDyyLtnIy4U8/s1600-h/16a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212671543886152370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEzlPYVRPqEaxCfFjp9AgNrr9nL72Bh3PPrWHfX8kl8oT7xN_PoZfa7FUu1vYOKV6vlbo2GDqd9WYrdkSJYgGXaoZS8wn8c6iY91qO_dfFLuftBNO7OvPaMSFunElG2g4fDyyLtnIy4U8/s320/16a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5ZsLNaolONDzlSzkOl21yYn2WqsQ8CmO795jSGgoopEXrTkBlQ7_XTp-o9Kg_St6Y7mtSaclXAFqq6Uf8b-VzYO8_sq-kK1izaJ1ADcDa30jDDFjJehV3IbQOYRdnZnJWUAgZuyc8NYi/s1600-h/17d.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212671773050197058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5ZsLNaolONDzlSzkOl21yYn2WqsQ8CmO795jSGgoopEXrTkBlQ7_XTp-o9Kg_St6Y7mtSaclXAFqq6Uf8b-VzYO8_sq-kK1izaJ1ADcDa30jDDFjJehV3IbQOYRdnZnJWUAgZuyc8NYi/s320/17d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3_PuTYlIzHpL0-nJL-jfyYxAC59Kc2E2iMLLyyupzNAKn52PEpAcy3ol3dT7HCd-azxywrYoDahp5FcYkSPDc-sB-HzocBy0Nvhze9dbVdFFUN9Nq5aZVOmhH0HDpqeHpM7UMtgbkTJO/s1600-h/18e.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212672819956419522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3_PuTYlIzHpL0-nJL-jfyYxAC59Kc2E2iMLLyyupzNAKn52PEpAcy3ol3dT7HCd-azxywrYoDahp5FcYkSPDc-sB-HzocBy0Nvhze9dbVdFFUN9Nq5aZVOmhH0HDpqeHpM7UMtgbkTJO/s320/18e.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSUio6iHNDFXrSysdcfwwmLZGlFTKqb1nqg5XOqcUv50IP2HBETG_MvX8RrlAh_cF_LsDJu0WZsRb2Q-v73BIDeNTrwoilLHfIjBRffOG789aG_wUcAUD7qdm6yxOyt54Iam4tvK6fPZO/s1600-h/19b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212672825576715970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSUio6iHNDFXrSysdcfwwmLZGlFTKqb1nqg5XOqcUv50IP2HBETG_MvX8RrlAh_cF_LsDJu0WZsRb2Q-v73BIDeNTrwoilLHfIjBRffOG789aG_wUcAUD7qdm6yxOyt54Iam4tvK6fPZO/s320/19b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I think I need to stop taking these right before bed. I look <strong>very</strong> tired in some of these pictures! Mark and I are officially on vacation! We're leaving tomorrow to get outta town for a few day and I'm so excited! It is way past time for a vacation. Since we were both out of work for the day, an haven't left town yet, we spent the day cleaning and organizing the house and Mark started painting the nursery!! It's really funny because the color is barely different from what color we had painted the room when we bought the house! There will be pictures of that project later. Thats all I have to say for tonight. Gotta go, having bad leg cramps. Hopefully I can persuade my sweetie to help me and massage it for me. :)<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-33874469570857710872008-05-24T15:32:00.006-04:002008-05-24T15:54:26.670-04:00At Long Last...Pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I'm sorry it took so long, but I finally got a new cable for my camera! So, at long last, I give you my pregnancy pictures. They start with week 13 because I wanted to wait until the end of the first trimester to really record things, just in case.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifWNf7u22cUbCZOTjmfqGuoFL2BcgDYt-bi2yxDBPfHjPtVcPqalt06CcPMJ1_hfC4oBZ4Wjvkqk3MeaXQ7QLGH2oUt_57Uyx24j-30zsZ-hbVbEQaoEUnDkowpL5B0EzEkV3ozPzO5U8/s1600-h/5-24+463.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204031257752961106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifWNf7u22cUbCZOTjmfqGuoFL2BcgDYt-bi2yxDBPfHjPtVcPqalt06CcPMJ1_hfC4oBZ4Wjvkqk3MeaXQ7QLGH2oUt_57Uyx24j-30zsZ-hbVbEQaoEUnDkowpL5B0EzEkV3ozPzO5U8/s320/5-24+463.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkjoekrZevU_RGud2MBvon8YxdNodZlhyUC0rc7xCUe7nXjjjE2BARtROOm5w6Tc6YPe3jMYu0AybxuRJcyy2d5eLebWzLce82LVixgUMsF6pTrsRKCYW9jtD1DizRhpZfBubYLxH2yU0/s1600-h/5-24+483.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204032009372237938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkjoekrZevU_RGud2MBvon8YxdNodZlhyUC0rc7xCUe7nXjjjE2BARtROOm5w6Tc6YPe3jMYu0AybxuRJcyy2d5eLebWzLce82LVixgUMsF6pTrsRKCYW9jtD1DizRhpZfBubYLxH2yU0/s320/5-24+483.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJFOYw64kzjcto7m4OnoROmjzdv0p5hdrkP7NZ9zb9aWOT6IlqQWAYWRpeVVmiTrjjA89L9EzNFYT7LFSUxZtvs_Ns6g5WTjicmVG0W_5fDbCWp-UgAgOqFAlfb-D-D6fnfZfuqqb2G4b/s1600-h/5-24+500.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204032782466351234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJFOYw64kzjcto7m4OnoROmjzdv0p5hdrkP7NZ9zb9aWOT6IlqQWAYWRpeVVmiTrjjA89L9EzNFYT7LFSUxZtvs_Ns6g5WTjicmVG0W_5fDbCWp-UgAgOqFAlfb-D-D6fnfZfuqqb2G4b/s320/5-24+500.jpg" border="0" /></a> I am still doing really well, no morning sickness at all. That has truly been a blessing! I have started with food cravings, though. I keep wanting fried eggs, fried rice and anything with vinegar in it. I can't explain it. The other day, I wanted North Carolina BBQ sauce on top of mashed potatoes! I'm also ALWAYS thirsty. Even as I'm drinking, I'm thirsty. It's really weird. Never in my life have I ever drank so much water! Unfortunately, that also means it comes back out, too. I am getting up somewhere between 4 to 6 times a night just to use the restroom and drink more water!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-54656239425734530922008-05-21T20:14:00.001-04:002008-05-21T20:17:12.302-04:00Mark's Sesame Street characterHmmm...interesting... apparently I'm married to oscar the grouch! (I think he might have been a tad tired when he took the test, so the results might be a little skewed)<br /><br /><table width=350 align=center border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2><tr><td bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align=center><br /><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" style='color:black; font-size: 14pt;'><br /><strong>You Are Oscar the Grouch</strong><br /></font></td></tr><br /><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><br /><center><img src="http://www.blogthingsimages.com/thesesamestreetpersonalityquiz/oscar.jpg" height="100" width="100"></center><br /><font color="#000000"><br />Grumpy and grouchy, you aren't just pessimistic. You revel in your pessimism.<br /><br /><br /><br />You are usually feeling: Unhappy. Unless it's rainy outside, and even then you know the foul weather won't last.<br /><br /><br /><br />You are famous for: Being mean yet lovable. And you hate the lovable part.<br /><br /><br /><br />How you life your life: As a slob. But it's not repelling as many people as you'd like!<br /></font></td></tr></table><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://blogthings.com/thesesamestreetpersonalityquiz/">The Sesame Street Personality Quiz</a></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-58916506375787285382008-05-17T14:55:00.004-04:002008-05-17T15:00:45.045-04:00Ha! ok...this is TOO funny! Look Jetty, no wonder were such buddies!
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<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-14730842820481357012008-04-28T20:13:00.002-04:002008-04-28T20:25:49.509-04:00Update on the wee-oneAlrighty...here's a good update (but sorry, no pics of the little gummy bear). We had another doctors visit today and all is well. They didn't do a sonogram, but REALLY important right now. It was a good strong 186 beats per minute. They filled out more paperwork on e and even gave me reading material and a pre-registration form for when I had to be admitted to deliver. I know it's very early for that, but somehow all of that made it feel like even the doctors were saying that we're more 'out of the woods'. You know what I mean? I just feel like it's more real now and I can worry a little less. They did draw blood to recheck my hypothyroidism and all the usual preggo stuff, like peeing in a cup. Our next appointment is May 27th and I believe that day they're going to check the liver function, or something like that. I don't remember the name of it, but I have it written down. Next Sonogram is scheduled for somewhere around June 10th. I can't wait! Theres going to be so much ore to look at then. As it is, she told me today the fetus is about the size of a large lime. How weird is that!?!?Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-79461223526452864382008-04-26T18:07:00.004-04:002008-04-28T20:13:37.897-04:00pics courtesy of Mom and Jessica<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">OK</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">here's</span> a couple pictures. Mom took them a week ago and Jessica, my sister, just posted them on her blog. I know it's not much, but it's all I got for now.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gxZjY59M_GkM25pO_266YCg0fP22WlEFrYBcZslPkeHlxacSDieBSXkRQwaUoMOKCmUJ-B63EK0qa2mIKGy4iWLRlrw3On2WfMNSHcjnrcZhvvQmsInf_2Uz9XMpWcuSOi7dJG0WwtM1/s1600-h/pregapril19.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193679747951243922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gxZjY59M_GkM25pO_266YCg0fP22WlEFrYBcZslPkeHlxacSDieBSXkRQwaUoMOKCmUJ-B63EK0qa2mIKGy4iWLRlrw3On2WfMNSHcjnrcZhvvQmsInf_2Uz9XMpWcuSOi7dJG0WwtM1/s320/pregapril19.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Q-itSZ4UQWSKu1PN08M37OTSN9q3VKSJdDPeHehj9FqVva57ogLPDgShjvKoxQu5rmTbGKlvt0Yonf1RkdBp8l8vyz78GgCrFFClx9XGMCT06N3MzNRDvOihhcadHLQrQQPm0hdVl1AF/s1600-h/pregapril19-2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193679752246211234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Q-itSZ4UQWSKu1PN08M37OTSN9q3VKSJdDPeHehj9FqVva57ogLPDgShjvKoxQu5rmTbGKlvt0Yonf1RkdBp8l8vyz78GgCrFFClx9XGMCT06N3MzNRDvOihhcadHLQrQQPm0hdVl1AF/s320/pregapril19-2.bmp" border="0" /></a> I gotta say... My arms are huge!! The last pregnancy book I read kept talking about how when you're pregnant, you get this all over 'body cushion' of fat. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Yeee</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">aaaahhhh</span>.......starting to see what she's talking about. Starting to get a little tummy too, but for now, I just feel like I'm getting fat. Hips are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">definitely</span> wider too, I must say. Probably didn't help that I got pregnant so soon after quitting smoking that I didn't have a chance to loose that weight that I had gained. Oh well. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">What'cha</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">gunna</span> do?Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218636439150000305.post-75088655217507207122008-04-22T19:05:00.002-04:002008-04-22T19:16:10.551-04:00I know, I know...I know I need to post pictures. I really <em>want</em> to post pictures. Really, I do. Here's the long, complicated story why I'm not as yet. Back in December, Mark and I had a birthday party for the 2 of us at our house. Well Mark was playing 'DJ' and had my laptop sitting on a stereo speaker by our front door. Well, he opened the front door without realizing that the CD drive was open. The door hit the CD drive, and now it won't open - it just makes this terrible clickyclickyclickyclickyclickyclicky noise. Well, that wouldn't be a big deal except right before that party, I reinstalled Windows on my computer. SO...I now can't reinstall the software for my digital camera on my computer. I also cant play CDs, reinstall the software for my MP3 player, burn CDs, play movies, and probably about 20 other things I can't do that escape me right this minute. It bites. I'm waiting for Mark to fix it, but I have to wait for it to make it to the top of his to-do list. Sorry Y'all!! Hopefully soon....Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200511153466552735noreply@blogger.com2