Happy Birthday to Me

I just realized it's been a while since I posted... There's not really anything big going on. Today I've been relaxing and enjoying my birthday! Whoopee! (Someone say "Yeehaw" please... ...thank you.) Aaron served me breakfast in bed, and we spent most of the rest of the day relaxing and playing with William. Overall, a nice day-except for the rain...

YYZ

Last night I took some medicine that's supposed to be helping this nasty cough that I've had. I was kind of worried about the effect it might have had on the baby. I hadn't felt anything for most of the evening which is unusual since she's usually most active at night, and it was kind of bugging me. I told Aaron, who was listening to some music on his headphones, and he thought that a little rock music might wake her up. So her official first song is YYZ by Rush. :) We guess she liked it, because she gave us a little kick! Aaron is excited. He was joking afterward that now he knows she must be his baby, since she's a Rush fan. Silly husbands!

Rainy Days

Seattle is really rainy. Okay, you probably knew that, but this month has been exceptionally rainy. I haven't been able to find an official record, but I've heard that the record for most consecutive rainy days in Seattle is 33. We are currently on day number 26. That's a lot of rain-even in Seattle.
According to Weather.com:
255 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006
...EVEN MORE RAIN ON ALREADY SOGGY PUGET SOUND REGION SOILS THROUGH FRIDAY...
THE PUGET SOUND AREA HAS HAD DAILY RAINFALL SINCE THIS WET WEATHER PATTERN BEGAN ON DECEMBER 19TH...NOW 25 STRAIGHT DAYS. SOILS ARE SATURATED AND THOSE ON STEEPER SLOPES ARE PRIMED TO GIVE WAY IN LANDSLIDES.
LANDSLIDES HAVE OCCURRED IN VARIOUS WESTERN WASHINGTON LOCATIONS SINCE LATE LAST WEEK. ON FRIDAY JANUARY 6...THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ISSUED AN ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL LANDSLIDES DUE TO WET SOILS. THE ADVISORY STATES THAT LANDSLIDES ARE HIGHLY POSSIBLE DURING INTENSE RAINFALL OR WHEN RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEED ONE INCH IN 24 HOURS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR RAINFALL EXCEEDS THAT AMOUNT.

Looking to Relocate

If I could be anywhere else today, it would be at Boskovich Farms in Oxnard, California. They grow strawberries. Mmmmm.... Strawberries...

A Tale of Cars, Curbs, and Keys

Last night I realized that we were pretty much out of milk, so I left Aaron and William to get ready for bed and headed to the grocery store. On the way out of our appartment complex, I sort of ran into the curb. Ooops. But I just continued on the way to the store. About halfway there, the car started making funny noises and kind of vibrating, so I pulled off onto the next side road and discovered that the front passenger side tire was completely flat. We just got this car in December, and I knew it didn't have a spare tire (this is something that we knew we would need to get, but just hadn't gotten around to it yet). Well, the tire shops had closed, and we didn't have much choice but to leave the car there overnight. After locking the keys in the car (also something we don't have a spare of), and retrieving them wih the help of a dent fixing tool (and the dent fixer himself), I was finally able to get back home just before 11:00. This morning Aaron was lucky enough to be able to get a ride to work, and I (with the help of the dent fixer again) have spent most of this morning retriving and replacing a tire.
I will be watching out for curbs in the future, and keeping spares of a few important items!

Better than Chicken Noodle Soup

My favorite food when I'm sick is pizza. I don't know why, but it always makes me feel better. Right now, we've all been sick with a nasty cold, so last night we got pizza. I'm eating some of the leftovers for breakfast. It's a Papa Johns "The Works" minus the mushrooms (Aaron's allergic) plus bacon. Mmmmm.... Pizza!