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The SSI Fight

I realized that after making the post about finding insurance I never explained that I am the one without insurance. Jonathan has insurance since he is on SSI. Jonathan has been deemed disabled because of a back injury even though he plans on getting a full-time job regardless because his check is not worth a dang right now. I hate for him to go without it though because he fought so hard to get on SSI. He applied and was denied the first time like most people so he had to file a disability appeal. Luckily, the second time around he was granted his SSI. His back still gives him major trouble but he is going to major in computers which hopefully will be less strain on his back. I just know we need some major income coming in if we ever hope to move out and start a life on our own.

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I am wiiide awake

After a good night’s rest, I found myself being wide awake an hour before my alarm is set to go off. Although right now it isn’t an hour before my alarm, just about fifteen minute since I’ve been lallygagging online. I was taking care of an issue that arose with the whole host change but I believe it is being taken care of. So once again, no need to start looking up tv mounts although I really could use one because my bed sits up higher than my cable box so in order to turn the channel I have to put my arm high up in the air and point the remote down. I know that seems like something easy to do but it bugs me after a while which I’m sure is silly but when I want to veg out in bed and be lazy, lifting my arm to change every channel is hard work I tell ya.

Speaking of annoyances, everyday this week I have put in an effort to post a blog post a day since I want to get back in the hang of things but for some reason they just save or I walk away before hitting publish because I have the attention span of a fly so that is why two posts just popped out of nowhere. I really need to work on my attention span but I had so much going on the past two days it’s not even funny. I am happy to say that things will slow down after today because I won’t have class again until Monday and this weekend I just have one paper to write instead of a paper to write, 4 DVD’s to watch, and 2 tests to study for! I really am liking the lack of work that needs to be done this weekend! Even though I had so much to do, last weekend rocked since it was Valentine’s Day and I got to spend it with my future hubby. He took me to Sumo’s this hibachi grill and we had a good time. It was nice spending time with him and we ended up talking all night which is partially why I was so tired Monday. It was well worth it though.

Oh Lord, now that I’ve been sitting at the computer for a good hour almost, my eyes are starting to get heavy! No! I will not sleep! I will not get sleepy! I have things to do! I think I will go get me some breakfast and then watch a little television until it’s time to get dressed. So until next time, later loves!

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He thinks he is so sly

For as long as I can remember, Jonathan has been talking non-stop about getting an xbox 360, but I haven’t had the resources to get him one. So for Valentine’s Day I thought I’d start searching on craigslist.com and see if I can find a reasonably priced one since my friend Jon buys all kinds of things off of there. For days I have stalked the site and finally I found a guy selling an xbox an hour away for $175 and it came with games and accessories. I was so stoked so I immediately e-mailed him and left my cell phone for him to call back. He accepted my offer of $150 (yay for saving $25!) and my sister and her boyfriend, Hayden, drove to Kennesaw to pick it up for me.

Let me first say that Jonathan is a very sucky gift giver. It’s not that he isn’t good at picking out presents, it’s just that he can’t keep a secret. Like if he buys me something for a holiday before the actual holiday, it eats at him until he gives it to me. I really don’t mind because my baby has really awesome taste. So he has already gave me my Valentine’s Day gift of a new watch which I absolutely love. I will take a picture of it later as soon as I located my camera. So since he already gave me my present, I went ahead and gave him the xbox. He is so excited that he hasn’t stopped playing his games. Lol. I’m just glad that he liked the gift and he has something he can entertain himself with. He is so adorable because I’ve been trying to lay down and the whole time he keeps asking me if the noise is bothering me because if it was he would turn the game off. I swear, I love that boy more and more each day.

Speaking of my sickness, the doctor basically told me she doesn’t know what is going on with me. She did a flu swab which came back negative but my mom wished she would have done a strep test because we’re convinced that is what I have. After coming home from the doctor and getting my prescriptions of an antibiotic and some cough medicine, I have started to run a fever and the whole left side of my face from my ear to my neck is killing me. I don’t know what is going on but my mom looked in my throat and I now have puss pockets showing up. Geez, why couldn’t they be visible when I was at the doctor!?! Thanks body, I appreciate it. My doctor also was proud of me for losing three pounds even though it would’ve been fifteen if I hadn’t gotten sick because laying in bed for two weeks is not good for weight loss. She recently put me on some weight loss medicine and I am going to start back on it once I get better. The only bad thing was the weight loss medicine paired with my medicine for PCOS made my blood sugar drop so I wasn’t feel sick a lot but she gave me solutions on what to do for that so now I am happy. I just need to up my protein some during my meals so I can have more of the “good” sugar my body needs.

I am going to go take another dose of my cough medicine and pray this knocks me out. I got two hours of sleep last night thanks to my coughing and all the dogs in the neighborhood were barking which caused Jack to sit in the window and bark off and on for two hours. I also got the pissed scared out of me when I looked out to see what he was barking at and our cat, Precious, hopped up in the window at the same time I looked out. Man, I jumped because I am scared of the dark or at least the outside at dark. Yes, I know, I’m a baby but my fears are my fears no matter how irrational they are such as my fear of clowns. Needless to say there was no ear rubs for Precious today when I went out to the car while leaving for the doctor, lol. Poor kitty, he just wanted in the window to the warm house instead of the cold outside. So anyways, it’s hopefully resting/sleep time for me. I’m crossing my fingers that the antibiotic and cough medicine help! I’d like to get back to regular blogging and catching up on all my friends’ blogs because I feel so left behind since I haven’t had time to really read anyone’s blog. So to all my buds, I will be catching up on your sites soon, I promise! So until next time, later loves!

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Dresses, Baby Fever, and Speech Pathology

Ever since Jonathan popped the question, I’ve been stressing about finding a dress never the less finding the dress. It really is hard to find a wedding dress shop that caters to plus-size girls, but the lady at a store here where I live told me about this company Aurora and showed me their catalog since they cater to plus size women and believe in dresses cut especially for a full-figured woman’s silhouette so it would be more flattering on my body. When I first looked at the catalog I fell in love with a specific dress and knew as soon as I saw it I had to have it. This started a frantic search for me to find someone who had that dress in stock or could order it for me. I found a website for a bridal shop in Snellville which is two hours away and they didn’t have that dress in but had a few others in my size so I went down there to try on some. I fell in love with a dress that had a fitted corset bodice with pick ups in the bottom, but it didn’t really light my candle like the dress in the catalog did. The owner informed me while we were trying on dresses that the specific dress I was looking for had already been ordered and would be in their store sometime in the month of January. She also said she would sell me the dress when it got in even though she rarely sells the dresses she has in stock since most brides order their dresses so they are tailor made for them.

Earlier this week, I received an e-mail from the owner telling me that the dress was being delivered Wednesday and she looked forward to me coming in to try it on. On Thursday, my mom, sister, and I drove the two hours to Snellville so I could try on the dress. When I first put it on, I felt comfortable in it and when I looked in the mirror I got all teary eyed. I knew that this was THE dress I was meant to wear. I had never been so excited and emotional in my life because trying on the dress made it so real. Oh my God, I’m getting married in May! It was like the realization hit me all at once and I was so excited for it. So needless to say, Thursday I shelled out a grand on my dress and veil, but honestly the price didn’t matter because for once in my life, I felt beautiful. I didn’t feel like just another fat girl, I felt like I mattered and I was beautiful in my own right and when I walk down the aisle I know all eyes will be on me. The dress also made my face glow with happiness and can’t wait to actually show Jonathan on our wedding day.

In other news, I have been needing my haircut for a while since I have to get my haircut every five weeks on the dot or it drives me crazy. This time, I waited seven weeks so you can imagine how agitated I was. I hate when my hair gets past a certain length because it bothers me on the back of my neck and shoulders. I decided I wanted to grow it out a little longer for the wedding so that means no cutting it short again, just trimming it. I did, however, find a certain hairstyle I wanted which is like Cate Ryan’s off of Life Unexpected. My hairdresser, Beth who is also my bridesmaid, thought the look would be cute on me but told me she’d use her razor scissors instead of doing layers since it’d be more manageable for me. She knows me so well since my idea of fixing my hair is blow drying it upside down and then straightening the front part and that’s it. I was also excited to get my haircut so I could see her baby. She has three adopted children and about a month ago she got a baby which is the other three’s brother. He is so adorable and holding him in my arms makes me excited for me and Jonathan to have children one day. I think Beth gave me baby fever, lol. Jonathan is just as excited evidently. Here are some pics of my new hair and of the ever-so-precious Mr. Aden-poo!

I have also been thinking about my future a lot here lately and trying to decide where I want to go get my Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education at. That is going to be a big decision and I am also playing around with the idea of going for my Master’s in Speech Pathology but that is not set in stone yet. My sister has changed her major to Early Childhood as well so we are going to transfer at the same time and to the same school. I am trying to decide between West Georgia, Kennesaw State, Shorter, and Berry. I really like West Georgia’s program since they send their professors to the college I currently go to so it’d be close to home, but we’ll see what the future has in store for me. I am also adamantly looking for a part-time job. I did put in my application where an old family friend told me to since she said she could probably get me on there. I hope so because I could really use the extra money since our wedding is getting a little more expensive than we originally intended. We are now thinking about self-catering the reception which would be a lot of work but either way, I don’t care because all that matters is that I am marrying my best friend and the man of my dreams on that day.

Well, I need to run to the store to pick up the steaks and get those started. My sister gets off at 9 and then we’re going to cook out with the boyfriends. We also plan on watching a movie afterward. I really enjoy just spending nights in with Jonathan and then my sister and her boyfriend, Hayden. We have a lot of fun together and it’s good that Jonathan gets along with my family. So until next time, later loves!

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Tick tock

Hey everyone! I know, I’ve been a horrible blogger yet again but there has been so much happening lately it isn’t even funny!

We will back up to December 16 when I had my doctor’s appointment with the new doctor. First off, I love my doctor! She is so amazing and supporting and spent forty-five minutes with me just answering my various questions. It turns out I have PCOS which at that moment shattered me. I felt broken and less of a woman because this greatly reduces my chances of getting pregnant and since I was planning on getting engaged, it made me feel like I wouldn’t be able to offer Jonathan this great future which broke my heart. I told him the news and he was upset as well but he was very supportive about everything which is what I needed at the time. I honestly thought that because of my diagnosis, he wouldn’t want to marry me. I know that sounds stupid but for ever since I can remember I’ve always dreamed of being a mom and having at least three kids. Another part of my dilemma is that I know of a close family friend that has PCOS and she hasn’t been able to get pregnant after numerous attempts with all sorts of medication.

Jonathan obviously surprised me big time because that night, even after knowing about the chance we would never have kids, PROPOSED! Yes, he got down on one knee and all in front of the lighted fountain at the forum in Rome. It was so beautiful there at night even though we froze our butts off. My ring is gorgeous and I mean gorgeous. I am quite surprised at his taste. My baby knows how to pick a ring I tell ya. Lol. Of course I said yes!! It was so cute though because he was so nervous and before he asked he went into this big long explanation about how he had this speech planned and it was so romantic and everything but at the last second his mind totally blanked and he felt stupid for it. I could not believe how nervous he was, but later that night he told me the speech and it was the sweetest thing ever.

Now since I am running out of time, I will make a list of what else has happened:
- Christmas was awesome!!
- I got to see my dad who is really depressed with his diagnosis of liver disease but evidently I cheered him up by being around him.
- Jonathan’s grandma got really sick and passed away.
- I’ve been spending most of my time consoling him and just being there for him because per him, I’m all he has.
- We picked out bridesmaid dresses and the color of the guys vests and ties for their tuxes.
- I have basically picked out two wedding dresses and will try them on Tuesday.
- I have a full-load of classes this semester.
- Evidently per my friends, my history professor is hard as crap and if you don’t pay attention to his lectures, you’re dead!
- I have to be at my first class in 45 minutes!

With that said, I am out. I wanted to quickly blog and update all my lovelies on my hectic life. I will post a pic of my ring later! I love it and love wearing it!! Hehe, I’m like a giddy school girl I swear. Also, I will now have time in the morning to blog, so yay! So until next time, later loves!

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