I am feeling huge, which is not good considering that I am only 21 weeks. I really need to start walking more to get some of my 'thigh weight' down! Hahaha.
This week at school went by fast, I'm incredibly excited and counting down the days. I'm just so unmotivated to come home and write more papers. Papers after papers. I didn't get anything (school wise) done on Friday night, or today... so far. But sometimes I just want to have a good weekend and not have to worry about everything else.
Today was great, went and took family pictures of the Kersey's, a family at church. We took pictures for over two hours! Some beautiful pictures for sure. Then I went to my niece's third birthday party! She is growing up sooo much! I'm just glad that she liked her birthday present - princess bowling!
Jeremiah was in KC today for a magic tournament; he didn't do as well as he hoped to. But I just hope he realizes how awesome it is that he's been able to go to these tournaments and everything.
Well, this is short and sweet. I better go do some more school stuff and productive. I need to get started on those Kersey family pictures!
Also, check out my photography blog for my latest updates on the photography! If you find the October 2011 section you'll see sweet Tenley!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Dear Gideon
Dear Gideon (and my readers),
Mommy is so sorry for how she acted today. I know you are started to hear more and more every day. I just hope that you do not relate the yelling that I had to do today to me as your mother.
I cried after school today. Student teaching was just that awful. It's a combination of things really, using some one else's classroom management, not being firm in my stance, working with a difficult curriculum style, end of the quarter and my CT being gone. Plus, I'll be honest with you.... I'm hormonal/emotional! =]
However, to soothe my mood when I got home I took out my aggression on a pineapple. Slicing and dicing was what we needed to relieve some tension and worries. Then getting to sit down (yelling and being agitated can work up a pregnant woman's appetite) and enjoy your working efforts. Nothing like fresh pineapple!
Also, mommy just bought four new books for Gideon Xavier. Being an old employee of Kohls I strong believe in their Kohls Cares Program (their five dollar books/animals/CDs). It's not possible to go into a bookstore and buy hard back books for five dollars any where else. And not only does my child get a good literacy foundation but the net profits help other children in schools, hospitals and other programs. Win-win. I don't even mind paying 6 dollars for shipping and tax, it's still a steal! And I would use that six dollars in gas just by going to Kohls.
We purchased: Nancy Tillmans' "On the Night You Were Born" "The Spirit of Christmas" "Wherever You Are" and "It's Time to Sleep, My Love"
I'm very excited for these books to be in our little Gideon's collection.
This weekend is busy. Mommy needs to (tonight and tomorrow) finish up Dooling's family portraits (editing them). Daddy is at a magic tournament tonight and is going to another tournament tomorrow. Yes, we do miss him. But even if daddy was home we would be so busy doing photography and school work we wouldn't get to spend too much time with him. =[ So we are proud of daddy and hopes he wins the tournaments!
Well, I am feeling much better now that we went shopping online.
Time to edit some pictures.
Gideon, we love you, and you will be loved the rest of your life. Again, I hope mommy didn't scare you too much with her shouting today in the class. We can not wait for you to be here and have great expectations for your life.
Much love world,
Gideon's Mom and Dad <3
Mommy is so sorry for how she acted today. I know you are started to hear more and more every day. I just hope that you do not relate the yelling that I had to do today to me as your mother.
I cried after school today. Student teaching was just that awful. It's a combination of things really, using some one else's classroom management, not being firm in my stance, working with a difficult curriculum style, end of the quarter and my CT being gone. Plus, I'll be honest with you.... I'm hormonal/emotional! =]
However, to soothe my mood when I got home I took out my aggression on a pineapple. Slicing and dicing was what we needed to relieve some tension and worries. Then getting to sit down (yelling and being agitated can work up a pregnant woman's appetite) and enjoy your working efforts. Nothing like fresh pineapple!
Also, mommy just bought four new books for Gideon Xavier. Being an old employee of Kohls I strong believe in their Kohls Cares Program (their five dollar books/animals/CDs). It's not possible to go into a bookstore and buy hard back books for five dollars any where else. And not only does my child get a good literacy foundation but the net profits help other children in schools, hospitals and other programs. Win-win. I don't even mind paying 6 dollars for shipping and tax, it's still a steal! And I would use that six dollars in gas just by going to Kohls.
We purchased: Nancy Tillmans' "On the Night You Were Born" "The Spirit of Christmas" "Wherever You Are" and "It's Time to Sleep, My Love"
I'm very excited for these books to be in our little Gideon's collection.
This weekend is busy. Mommy needs to (tonight and tomorrow) finish up Dooling's family portraits (editing them). Daddy is at a magic tournament tonight and is going to another tournament tomorrow. Yes, we do miss him. But even if daddy was home we would be so busy doing photography and school work we wouldn't get to spend too much time with him. =[ So we are proud of daddy and hopes he wins the tournaments!
Well, I am feeling much better now that we went shopping online.
Time to edit some pictures.
Gideon, we love you, and you will be loved the rest of your life. Again, I hope mommy didn't scare you too much with her shouting today in the class. We can not wait for you to be here and have great expectations for your life.
Much love world,
Gideon's Mom and Dad <3
Monday, October 10, 2011
Little Baby Jones
Went to the doctors today with my mom (Grandma Payne). Jeremiah had to work, he started training for a new department and couldn't afford missing. He is hoping for a supervisor position in January; we didn't want to jeopardize any of his chances. But daddy is excited and relived. =]
We are having a baby boy. Gideon Xavier Jones will be welcomed into our world on or around March 4th.
Below are some of the pictures we "captured" of Gideon. He hid his face well but enjoyed showing of his family jewels. What a boy! =]
Thursday, October 6, 2011
October is baby month!
OKay, October is not baby month. It is however Breast Cancer awareness month. And boobies are important. Breast help provide adequate nutrition to millions of babies world wide. Just like the rest of the body, the breast have purposes, and need to be healthy. One of my good friend's mothers is a breast cancer surviver and she is an amazing person. No one that amazing should have to endure the hardships that she has.
I have also found out a lot more of my friends are going to be having babies in the year 2012! I am very excited for each and everyone of them, and I'm sure there are more to come.
School is going well, we are very busy but I'm getting everything I need to done. I am very blessed with a great cooperating teacher! We are about half way through our semester, before I realize it December will be here... Christmas, graduation, life moving on.
Baby is great. I have felt kicks from time to time, or gas pains/flutters. It's very amusing and I can only imagine what he or she is doing in side of me! We find out Monday what we are having. I'm very nervous/anxious and excited as well. Although we would prefer a boy (we both agree that we would be better first-time parents to a boy) we will be happy with whatever God has in store for us.
Well, I need to go. I have a long list of things to do before this weekend. And considering it is already Thursday I better get on it. Saturday we are having a cook-out with friends and should be a very interesting fun good time!
Much love,
Megan, Jeremiah, and Baby
P.S. Jeremiah is doing great. He's working now, just for a little bit, in intuit helping with turbotax but it probably won't last long. He's still playing Magic the Gathering competitively as well as playing music in a band from time to time. Baby is going to change his life here soon! Hehehe =]
I have also found out a lot more of my friends are going to be having babies in the year 2012! I am very excited for each and everyone of them, and I'm sure there are more to come.
School is going well, we are very busy but I'm getting everything I need to done. I am very blessed with a great cooperating teacher! We are about half way through our semester, before I realize it December will be here... Christmas, graduation, life moving on.
Baby is great. I have felt kicks from time to time, or gas pains/flutters. It's very amusing and I can only imagine what he or she is doing in side of me! We find out Monday what we are having. I'm very nervous/anxious and excited as well. Although we would prefer a boy (we both agree that we would be better first-time parents to a boy) we will be happy with whatever God has in store for us.
Well, I need to go. I have a long list of things to do before this weekend. And considering it is already Thursday I better get on it. Saturday we are having a cook-out with friends and should be a very interesting fun good time!
Much love,
Megan, Jeremiah, and Baby
P.S. Jeremiah is doing great. He's working now, just for a little bit, in intuit helping with turbotax but it probably won't last long. He's still playing Magic the Gathering competitively as well as playing music in a band from time to time. Baby is going to change his life here soon! Hehehe =]
Saturday, September 24, 2011
A new day - feeling strong
I will be strong should be more like it.
Man, this weather really gets to me. I should never home alone during this weather because I'm bound to write a depressing blog about how sad I might be, but I know I shouldn't be.
This weather, it makes me miss a lot of things. It's the weather of change. It makes me miss friends, cookouts, patio parties in KC, makes me miss the sun. I LOVE the weather the same time - bring out the hoodies and pj bottoms!
Currently I'm really missing the KC friends that I had. Blair, Tessa, Deanna, Tanya, and others. It's just not the same. I miss the sitting on the porch of one of our apartments just enjoying life. However, I'm so thankful that I don't live in apartment anymore. Just strange and I can't figure it out which bothers me even more.
My life has changed a lot; I knew this would happen but it's difficult at times. I miss a lot of my friends. Student teaching, not working at Kohls, and being prego has really isolated me for the most part. I am still very thankful that I get to see Dan and Michelle on a regular 'schedule' but I never get to see my school friends or my kohls friends. I feel like I have to invite all of the time. Last night I text like 6 people what they were doing... and I heard back from three. Just odd. Life is changing.
Fall means change.
Student teaching is about 1/3 done! I'm so excited and pleased how successful the semester has gone thus far. I really enjoy my students, the stories that I have, and watching them grow. They are sad that I leave in December, as I will be too. Those kids I will never forget for the rest of my life. I hope that as much as they impacted my life that I have done the same for them.
I am really proud of Jeremiah right now. Not that I'm not proud of him normally but I'm a even more proud than before. For the past almost two weeks he has been working out to the insanity program. It is very insane. I can tell he's lost weight and he's well on his way to loosing more. He has a blog The Ongoing Narrative if you would like to follow him and his work out regime. It's silly but as much as he loses, I gain. I know it's healthy for me to gain weight so baby jones can be healthy. I just hope that once baby is here I will be able to stay as motivated as him to 'get skinny' and hope he loves me even if I'm a bit round.
I was able to hear the baby's heart beat at our last appointment. I didn't cry just kept saying how cool it was. I couldn't believe type of miracle of life was growing in me. I have several friends also pregnant and it's been fun talking to them and getting to experience similar things. Some are bit more fun to talk to than others, but that is life. Don't worry Cassie and Kaitlyn I love your conversations =]
Oh!! Thursday night we had a cookout. I grilled (charcoal) all by myself and it was a great success. I'm glad I am 'handy' in doing all house hold chores!
WEll I need to go edit some pictures for some friends.
xoxo,
Megan, Baby, and Daddy Jones
Man, this weather really gets to me. I should never home alone during this weather because I'm bound to write a depressing blog about how sad I might be, but I know I shouldn't be.
This weather, it makes me miss a lot of things. It's the weather of change. It makes me miss friends, cookouts, patio parties in KC, makes me miss the sun. I LOVE the weather the same time - bring out the hoodies and pj bottoms!
Currently I'm really missing the KC friends that I had. Blair, Tessa, Deanna, Tanya, and others. It's just not the same. I miss the sitting on the porch of one of our apartments just enjoying life. However, I'm so thankful that I don't live in apartment anymore. Just strange and I can't figure it out which bothers me even more.
My life has changed a lot; I knew this would happen but it's difficult at times. I miss a lot of my friends. Student teaching, not working at Kohls, and being prego has really isolated me for the most part. I am still very thankful that I get to see Dan and Michelle on a regular 'schedule' but I never get to see my school friends or my kohls friends. I feel like I have to invite all of the time. Last night I text like 6 people what they were doing... and I heard back from three. Just odd. Life is changing.
Fall means change.
Student teaching is about 1/3 done! I'm so excited and pleased how successful the semester has gone thus far. I really enjoy my students, the stories that I have, and watching them grow. They are sad that I leave in December, as I will be too. Those kids I will never forget for the rest of my life. I hope that as much as they impacted my life that I have done the same for them.
I am really proud of Jeremiah right now. Not that I'm not proud of him normally but I'm a even more proud than before. For the past almost two weeks he has been working out to the insanity program. It is very insane. I can tell he's lost weight and he's well on his way to loosing more. He has a blog The Ongoing Narrative if you would like to follow him and his work out regime. It's silly but as much as he loses, I gain. I know it's healthy for me to gain weight so baby jones can be healthy. I just hope that once baby is here I will be able to stay as motivated as him to 'get skinny' and hope he loves me even if I'm a bit round.
I was able to hear the baby's heart beat at our last appointment. I didn't cry just kept saying how cool it was. I couldn't believe type of miracle of life was growing in me. I have several friends also pregnant and it's been fun talking to them and getting to experience similar things. Some are bit more fun to talk to than others, but that is life. Don't worry Cassie and Kaitlyn I love your conversations =]
Oh!! Thursday night we had a cookout. I grilled (charcoal) all by myself and it was a great success. I'm glad I am 'handy' in doing all house hold chores!
WEll I need to go edit some pictures for some friends.
xoxo,
Megan, Baby, and Daddy Jones
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Fall is here..... hmmm
Well, I guess I will only be able to make monthly updates. I really wish I was better at committing to a blog.
September is here and with that means, cooler weather, allergies, football, crunchy leaves, bonfires, and too many thoughts for my head.
My father and I have this unique commonality: we LOVE FALL but yet it makes up depressed. It's rather hard to explain but it's something that I have had to deal with since Freshmen year in highschool. It's as if the excitement of the summer has officially ended and the droomy year is ahead of us.
Yet, I love being able to walk outside, feel the breezy, and not feel as if I'm going to die from heat. I love going to football games and seeing the crowds cheer on their teams. The time getting to spend with friends and family is another perk of the season.
Lately I've been questioning if my "best years" are behind me. I miss highschool, college..... not being AS responsible as I have to be now.
I feel out of sink with reality, I feel distant from my husband. I feel out of place with friends and awkward around family.
Maybe it's baby hormones. As of last Thursday I was 14 weeks pregnant. I thought we were ready for this; don't get me wrong I can not wait to hold my bundle of joy. I have always wanted kids. I love kids; it is my job after all. I love my nieces and my friends kids.
But with this child change is coming, and a big change. I'm just glad that little baby jones will be here in March when I'm not in my fall funk.
I did have a productive morning so far; cleaned all the dishes, put clothes away, cleaned everything really, had a great lunch (and splurged with coffee... baby liked!). Was able to read and listen to some good tunes.
I'm going to a baby shower here shortly. Then tonight, a lame Saturday night, I will be probably grading some papers and preparing a project for the kiddos. Student teaching has been going really well.
It is SO comforting to know that every time I walk into my classroom that that is where I need to be, this is what I need to be doing. It's good to feel like I belong somewhere. Even if it is a junior high trying to settle and find my management style.
Well, that's enough for my down self.
Fall.... my favorite enemy.
September is here and with that means, cooler weather, allergies, football, crunchy leaves, bonfires, and too many thoughts for my head.
My father and I have this unique commonality: we LOVE FALL but yet it makes up depressed. It's rather hard to explain but it's something that I have had to deal with since Freshmen year in highschool. It's as if the excitement of the summer has officially ended and the droomy year is ahead of us.
Yet, I love being able to walk outside, feel the breezy, and not feel as if I'm going to die from heat. I love going to football games and seeing the crowds cheer on their teams. The time getting to spend with friends and family is another perk of the season.
Lately I've been questioning if my "best years" are behind me. I miss highschool, college..... not being AS responsible as I have to be now.
I feel out of sink with reality, I feel distant from my husband. I feel out of place with friends and awkward around family.
Maybe it's baby hormones. As of last Thursday I was 14 weeks pregnant. I thought we were ready for this; don't get me wrong I can not wait to hold my bundle of joy. I have always wanted kids. I love kids; it is my job after all. I love my nieces and my friends kids.
But with this child change is coming, and a big change. I'm just glad that little baby jones will be here in March when I'm not in my fall funk.
I did have a productive morning so far; cleaned all the dishes, put clothes away, cleaned everything really, had a great lunch (and splurged with coffee... baby liked!). Was able to read and listen to some good tunes.
I'm going to a baby shower here shortly. Then tonight, a lame Saturday night, I will be probably grading some papers and preparing a project for the kiddos. Student teaching has been going really well.
It is SO comforting to know that every time I walk into my classroom that that is where I need to be, this is what I need to be doing. It's good to feel like I belong somewhere. Even if it is a junior high trying to settle and find my management style.
Well, that's enough for my down self.
Fall.... my favorite enemy.
Monday, August 1, 2011
August, already!
It's more like aug, augh, August.
Not wanting to be a debbie downer, but it's so hot and time has gone by way to incredibly fast!
I personally am excited to start student teaching. It makes everything that much more official. Here in December I will be certified to teach middle school math. The age and subject that most people fear, tehehehe.
Jeremiah is still getting ready for Gen-con and is so thrilled to be going. I can't update much for I need to do some more work to get 'prepared' for the big day back to school.
Hope all is well with everyone!
Not wanting to be a debbie downer, but it's so hot and time has gone by way to incredibly fast!
I personally am excited to start student teaching. It makes everything that much more official. Here in December I will be certified to teach middle school math. The age and subject that most people fear, tehehehe.
Jeremiah is still getting ready for Gen-con and is so thrilled to be going. I can't update much for I need to do some more work to get 'prepared' for the big day back to school.
Hope all is well with everyone!
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