We Bought a House!

We bought a house!

I am really truly excited about this new adventure! When we found out we were having a baby, I told Andrew that there was no way in HELL that I was going to live in an apartment with our new little one. We began researching houses, and our budget, and going over our options.

And then a miracle happened.

Andrews dad, Blair, told us that he had a rental in Layton that he would be willing to sell us for an amazing price. We jumped on the offer! He warned us beforehand that it would need some work, which was okay with us as we were getting it for an amazing price.

So finally, the beginning of this month, we were able to finally do our walk-through and begin moving our things in!

The house definitely needs work, including new carpeting, paint, repairing the swamp cooler and a few holes in the walls, as well as a leak in the sink, but we should be able to get this all fixed up within a few weeks, and then we will be ready to "officially" move in. Right now, all of our things are packed in the basement and garage, and we are staying with Andrews parents until everything is ready.

Now, since I am pregnant, I've been pretty useless in this whole process. I couldn't lift any of the heavy items, and some of the cleaning products that we are going to have to use aren't safe for me to breathe. I was able to get the entire kitchen cleaned and unpacked, as it was in great condition! Other than that, Andrew and anyone who is willing to help is going to have to do all the rest.

We took a trip to The Home Depot after walking through the house, and were able to purchase many of the things that will be finishing touches, such as new vent covers, new light switch covers, power plug covers, towel racks for the bathroom, water filters, hoses and sprinklers for the lawn, and paint, paint, and more paint! Now we just need to purchase a couple more paint colors, and the carpet and padding beneath the carpet, which is probably going to be the most annoying and expensive part of the whole thing. Luckily we were able to get a budget set up so we know exactly what we are able to afford.

I am so excited to get everything finished up and get all the finishing touches done! I've already purchased the curtains and rods for the living room and kitchen, and we have almost everything else we need for the other rooms, as far as furniture and decorations. Now, hopefully, we can find some kind souls willing to help us with the painting and ripping out of the old carpet... Any volunteers?

Why I Don't Send Nudes... Anymore

*Disclaimer: I AM PREGNANT. We all know that I am sexually active. If you are shocked by this, then stop reading here. Because you're a fucking idiot and this story will probably make you cry for my soul.*

From the title, this blog is probably not going to be what you're expecting. I'm not going to go off about morality, and how you need to respect yourself and blah, blah, blah. I am going to tell you the most embarrassing story of my life. This is something that I have considered sharing for quite a while now, but never had the courage to do. Now, here I am. Ready, set, go.

First off, no one wants to see a nudey of my pregnant ass. So that's probably the number one reason. Honestly, I'm just postponing telling this story. You guys need to understand that this is me, opening up to my peers and readers. Ok. For real. Here I go.

Mothers day, 2013.

Mothers day was shortly after I had surgery. Well, when I had said surgery, it was for endometriosis, and PCOS, and was extremely painful. There was also no estimated time that I was going to be banned from having sex when I had the surgery, it just depended on how long the recovery was.

Now, at this point in time, I'm thinking to myself, "Oh no. It could be months before we can have sex again. This is not good. Not for me, and not for Andy."

So, I did what any good girlfriend would do. I took out my phone and sent him a naked pic.

I am not a slut. We had been in a long-term relationship, and I figure, hey. It's the least I could do.

Now, I was always very careful with these. I triple checked who I was sending it to, and made sure the picture was deleted after it sent.

Except it wasn't. It was still there, hiding, waiting, and getting ready to ruin my life.

Fast forward to mothers day. We put up these beautiful flowers and this awesome cardboard card on my parents' porch for my mom. We knocked on the door, and when she answered and saw her awesome presents, I took pictures. That's just what you do. So afterwards, my parents are like, 'oh, let's see those pictures!'

So we start scrolling through the pictures.

A picture of flowers.

A picture of my mom.

The card.

My tits.

WHAT.

*cue instantaneous sobbing here*

I had deleted the picture. From my messages. I forgot, however, to delete it from my camera roll.

Now, something that needs to be understood here is the environment in which this happened. We were still standing on my parents front porch. Andrew had gone to the car to grab something, and my parents were both standing on each side of me, with a very clear view of my phone screen. They both very obviously saw this picture.

I, of course, was humiliated. So I burst into tears, and stood there ugly crying for about 10 minutes. When Andrew came up to the porch and I told him what happened, a look of horror crossed his face in realizing that MY FUCKING DAD SAW THAT PICTURE.

He then burst out laughing. Of course, at the time, this infuriated me. How can he not understand how NOT FUNNY this is?? Oh my fucking god. This did not just happen. But it did.

It happened.

And you know what? My parents, of all people, took it better than anyone. They laughed. And laughed. And laughed. My dad tried to assure me he saw nothing (LIAR) and my mom told me that it was okay, and this will be funny with time.

I guess it's funny now. Seriously though, I will never send a nudey again. Not to anyone, ever.

Now, it has been over a year, and I read this article this morning, which pushed me to open up about what happened.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/omg-switch-it-to-airplane-mode-switch-it-to-airplane-mode

It can happen to anyone. I AM NOT ALONE.