Happy Birthday!

Best wishes are in order for Laura, my Interior Design buddy from Tech and one of my fellow "LOST-lovers".
I hope you have a wonderful day! :)

Baby Gribnau's first Blog

I set up a blog here for you to keep track of what is going on in my "pregnancy world".
(In case you were wondering, the baby has already been deemed the nickname "Griblet" at Jeff's work. I think it's kinda cute, so that is how the name came about. )
It is going to be really nice to be able to journal what is going on, how I am feeling, and any milestones that we hit. I hope you have fun watching the progress! :)

A to Z about Me! :)

Got this from Kendall - If you read it, I tag you!

A -Age: 23... I'll be 24 in a few weeks

B -Bed size: King!!! I can't handle anything smaller

C- Chore you hate: Dishes!

D- Dog's Name: Don't have one, but if I did it would be a chihuahua named after one of the characters on LOST

E- Essential starts to your day: Eggs!

F- Favorite Color: Any form of Green or Blue

G- Gold, Silver, or Platinum: Platinum! Of course! :)

H- Height: 5'8"-ish

I- Instruments you play: none; I used to play the violin and would love to learn again

J- Job Title: House Wife

K- Kids: Bun in the Oven

L-Living Arrangements: Married... which means I live with a boy! :/

M- Moms name: LuAnne

N- Nicknames: Jess, Suzie Homemaker (given by Rachel), Rat Cheese, and JP (now JPG; also by Rachel)...hmm I think that's all.

O- Overnight stay in the hospital other then Birth: I had my appendix taken out in college

P- Pet Peeve: Liking your fingers! Do not do it around me! It's gross and you have a napkin for a reason. Not only are you picking up germs from everything you've touched that day, but you are spreading your germs to everything you touch the rest of the day!! GROSS

Q- Quote from a movie: hmm... "did you hear that?!" from ELF... there are many favorite's from that movie, but that is the first that came to mind

R- Right or Left handed: Right

S- Siblings: 2 sisters, I am the middle child

T- Time you wake up: 6:30 - 7:00 ish; depends on the day

U- Underwear: Of course I wear it! Not sure what the question is, though

V- Vegetable you dislike: Raw Tomatoes or chunks of Tomatoes in dishes! ugh

W- Ways you run late: Finding something to wear. I am a pretty punctual person, though, I must say :)

X- X-rays you've had: when i had my appendectomy

Y- Yummy food you make: I love to bake; my signature right now is red velvet cake and Mississippi mud cake

Z- Zoo Favorite: Giraffes and Elephants

Exciting News!

So I know that I have been MIA on the whole "blogging" thing for the past couple of weeks. We went to St. Thomas (which was amazing!!) and then I was in Houston for a week helping my mom with their house remodel, so now I am finally back into the groove and I have the best news to share: I'M PREGNANT!!!I found out last week and wanted to wait to share the news until I got confirmation with my doctor. My appointment was at 1:30 today and I got to see my little Peanut on the ultrasound screen; I told the doctor that I really did not feel pregnant and it all just didnt feel real, so I really wanted to see it to believe it. She did the ultrasound (which it's a little too early to get a conclusive look, since I am only 6 weeks in) and there is definitely a baby!! I couldn't believe that that was me on that screen! It is the most amazing and magical feeling!I really dont think it will feel real until I start seeing a baby bump.
I took a picture to show my belly (which is stepping WAY over my line of self confidence, but I guess I better get used to it!) last week after I took the at home tests to start my scrapbook.
I will be starting a blog on www.babiesonline.com to track the progress, so once I get it up and running, I will post the link here.

Sweet Summertime...

This is where I can be found for the next week:
http://www.thebeachhousestthomas.com/
Hopefully when we get back next Sunday I will be much tanner, relaxed, and have lots of goodies!
I am really looking forward to spending some time with the family. This will be Annelise's first vacation! :)
Our flight leaves at 6am tomorrow morning, so I am off to bed!
I will post pictures as soon as we get back

"Big, orange ball, sinkin in the water
toes in the sand, couldn't get much hotter
little umbrella-shaded margaritas
coconut oil tannin' senoritas
oh now i know how jimmy buffet feel..."

Paige's Visit

One of my really good friends from college, Paige, came to visit us last weekend from Midland, Texas. It was such a wonderful 4 days for us to get to catch up and have some girl time together!
We took here around Baton Rouge to get some Cajun food when she got into town on Friday. Saturday, we went to get pedicures, did some shopping, and then took her down to see the main sights in New Orleans, including Bourbon, Cafe Du Monde, Jackson Square, etc... definitely a must for first timers!
Sunday we went to Mandeville and Covington to have lunch with Stori and Elysha. We did some more shopping (I was looking for a china cabinet) and then got some cheescake at Copelands. We took it easy Sunday night and rented some movies and just enjoyed our time together.
Monday, she had to go home :( . We got some lunch and I showed her around Ponchatoula for a bit before taking her to the airport.
Thank you Paige for coming to see me! You have no idea how much it meant!
P.S. I posted the rest of the pics on Facebook if you want to see them

So Sweet

This is one of the cutest things I have seen in a while...

A Little Inspiration

* If you plant honesty, you will reap trust
* If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
* If you plant humility, you will reap greatness
* If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment
* If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective
* If you plant hard work, you will reap success
* If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation
* If you plant faith, you will reap a harvest

So, be careful what you plant now;
it will determine what you will reap later.

"Whatever You Give To Life, Life Gives You Back"

LOST...

Here is another thought:

What about that time that Christian and Claire were in the cabin? Can MIB (man in black) be two people at once? Is Claire even really dead for him to take her form? She could just be brainwashed to follow him since Christian is her dad, she may just be doing anything he says, trusting that he is right.
Also, an "Anubis" Egyptian god of the underworld (which is what the statue is of), so if MIB is an Anubis, then it would make since that he could take the forms of dead people.

Dedication

Love Actually was on TV tonight and so I thought I would dedicate my favorite part to my sisters, Emily and Hannah, since they share my love for the movie and this scene: