Happy March!

So, it's March 1st. Yippee. :)

My parents arrived safely last night around 10:00pm, and we stayed up until after midnight. Needless to say, they were not ready for that, and we were up before they were this morning. Paul hurt his neck/back while working out yesterday, so there was some shifting and changing while trying to sleep last night, so although I'm feeling ok right now, I know I'm going to be sleepy later...oh well.

Our morning has been...interesting. Sometimes, my mom can stress me out because she interrupts when anyone is trying to talk, but my dad nipped that numerous times this morning (which just made me chuckle). We talked about so many things this morning - from moving, to kids, to my mom's pot use back in the day, to drinking, to my brother(s), to postmodernism, and ending on (Paul & Dad) talking about metaphysics. WHOA. Now, I'm sitting on my couch by myself for a minute, Mom is working on her Bible study (and possibly falling asleep) and Paul and Dad are on their way to get some lunch (late, yes). I'm making dinner tonight and Mike & Chris (goodfriends/neighbors) are coming to join us.

I think there were a few conclusions made this morning:

1. I think we are leaning towards not moving. This is somewhat disappointing, but as we went through the pros and cons (thanks to Dad), it just seems better for us at this time. It will be smarter financially and although it doesn't seem like it right at this moment, it will help us in moving forward to wherever God may want to take us. This, along with any other decision, is in God's hands, and He can change it when/if He wants.

2. My mom had three really good pregnancies. This makes me even more excited about having kids. I know my mom and I are two different people, but I'm praying that a lot of the aspects of her pregnancies flow right down to me (i.e. not being sick at all - except for the first month or so with me, and that was only because she ate huge breakfasts).

3. I'm convinced that I'm already my mom. Sigh. I figured it would take longer than this, but I was wrong. It's not a bad thing, and we are different in a lot of ways, but as far as the basics, we are the same.

4. I need to lose weight. (Ok, this isn't necessarily from this morning, but it's been heavy on me for a couple days now.)

I'm sure there's more, but I can't think anymore right now. One update is that I'm changing shifts at work - to 9-6. This will hopefully reduce my stress (more sleep and time in the morning to work out), and I'm always in need of a change. Just pray that I don't kill the aforementioned co-worker - we will now be on the same shift. However, my team leader and I talked about it yesterday, and we plan on talking to our supervisor about possibly having him moved. I realized that he's a trigger for my stress, and although I know I need to handle it better, I still don't need that kind of influence during a work day where I already hate my job. Okay.

Have a great Saturday everyone...er, what's left of it. ;)