Saturday morning I got up early and went to the grocery store to buy ingredients for my Chicken Enchilada soup that I was preparing for a party over at Erin's later. Started prepping my soup, then as it simmered, headed to the gym for my 4th training session with Chris.
Chris was having a bad day but I cheered him up a bit by letting him complain to me. It always helps if you can vent to someone and they just listen, I find. He seemed in better spirits when I left. The workout was gruelling, as always. We did chest and abs and then of course finished with cardio. I find it hard to do the free weights because I don't yet have the balance and coordination required, but I am improving over last time.
After the gym I showered and headed over to Erin's with my soup. The party was fun. Everyone had made their favourite soup and we all tasted each others recipes. After the party Brian and I headed to the mall and I attempted to find some trousers that fit. Unfortunately, everything came up too high in the waist to accommodate my growing belly in the first store, and I resigned myself to having to go to the maternity store. When we got there, though, I just couldn't do it. I tried on 3 pairs of trousers and one pair of jeans. The jeans were ok, but I just couldn't do it. I'm not ready yet. All the other pants were too big. I'm in that awkward phase between fat and pregnant that all women dread. Brian was awesome, though. He kept giving me hugs and reassurance when he saw my facial expressions, and we headed out of the mall empty-handed.
Today, Sunday, we got up semi early for a sunday and ran some errands, then Brian spent most of the day weeding our front lawn by hand to remove the clover, and I painted our hideous blue guest bathroom back to off-white at the insistance of our realtor (Barbie) who said it devalues our house. It is now back to its original vanilla colour. This is probably a good time to mention that we're planning to sell our house in the very near future. We haven't started looking for houses yet because we want to get this one on the market first, so we've been spending some time organizing the closets, donating clothes and all the things that we don't use anymore like old computers and hardware, etc. Hopefully it will sell fast and we'll find our dream house for a bargain price by mid June. If not, we plan to take the house off the market and stay for another year. It's not a good idea to move when you have a newborn, so we're hoping to do it before the baby arrives.
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Moving and a child on the way? WoW! You must be delighted! Where in Austin do you think you might want to live? As someone who has done a lot of research on the best family oriented neighborhoods in the area, let me tell you what I have found. Circle C, Canyon Creek, and Steiner Ranch are very kid-centric communities. They are self-contained subdivisions with their very own Elementary schools, parks, pools, etc. Neighborhoods are very involved with events such as 4th of July, holiday parties, etc. They are close communities with a family feel. They have lots of cook-outs, family BBQs with the neighbors, etc. I'd steer clear of downtown where most of the areas are non-kid focused. For schools, I'd personally favor the Round Rock Independent School System. They have been ranked Blue Ribbon for a number of years and are known throughout Texas for their excellence. Also, Round Rock was voted one of the safest cities in the country and has many family friendly restaurants. Wherever you go, I wish you the best of luck! Congratulations!
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