Root canal

About a month ago I went to the dentist because my tooth was hurting, causing jaw ache, ear ache and migrains.  The doctor looked at my tooth and said it was very decayed and needed to be filled.  I finally went to get it filled last night, only the dentist found it was worse than he thought and had to do a root canal.  I didn't feel anything while he was working and was pretty relaxed in the chair.  But when he finally finished, my entire mouth hurt.  

It still hurts and I can't open it past a couple of inches.  Just enough to slip some food in.  I really hope it stops aching so I can enjoy my thanksgiving dinner.  

Sister Day

Yesterday Jake and I had the opportunity to visit my sister.  She currently attends college and is in the doctoral program.  Due to the amount of work she has and the busyness of both our schedules, I don't see her as much as I would like.  She lives an hour away, which isn't too bad, but when we both have conflicting schedules, it's hard to make time.   

We wanted to do some shopping and get some Christmas gifts taken care of for our family.  First we went to Joanns to get the fabric needed to make a tie blanket (like the ones Jake and I have) so we could make one for our sister in law.  

Then we went to Hobby Lobby.  That store is nuts.  Picture Michaels and Joanns together! I have never been and definitely didn't stay long enough.  If I didn't have Jake and my sister, I could have spent all day there.  

By this time we were starving and Jake was tired of being confined to sitting, so we went back to her apartment and ate 5 guys!  After that we started working on our mothers yearly calendar.  Every year we make her a calendar about the family and the places and things we do.  We usually scrapbook each month and it takes forever, because we have to come up with a layout, design and matching colors.  This year my sister found a new way to make a calendar.  It comes with clear plastic pages that you can insert pictures and card stock cards (provided by the company that makes it).  So much quicker.

By the time we had 5 pages done, it was 4 and time to head home for dinner.  

Thanks for spending the day with us Jen.  I had fun and I know Jake loved spending time with you!

5 years!

This weekend we celebrated our 5 year anniversary.  We bought the cake we had at our wedding, just like we do every year.  (I am slightly obsessed with this cake!).  It was delicious! Yum

Saturday we drove to Frankenmuth, a super tourist area, modeled after a German village.  It has the largest Christmas store, tons of cute shops, fudge and famous Zenders chicken.  We go every year as a way to celebrate each anniversary.  It was super cold out and lots of people, so we didn't stay for long. We hurried through the shops, ate our chicken dinner and left.  

I wanted to stop at the Christmas store because every year we skip it, but I underestimated the amount of people.

There was not one space open. It was a bummer of a trip and I told Dan that next year we should go in July when no one is there and we can walk around comfortably.  Maybe actually buy something.

Dan and I have been together for 10 years and I wouldn't change any of it.  I love him.  He supports me, keeps me calm, makes me laugh, and I am still attracted to him after all these years. ;). We also have an amazing little guy, who we love and enjoy.  I couldn't ask for more.  Here's to another 70 plus years!!

The BIG move

Yes, that's right.. We finally moved in.  The day started out snowing and 34 degrees.  We had a little trouble with our internet hook up, and it took longer than we anticipated.  We didn't start until 11:30.  My whole family was there to help, and thanks to them, we got everything out in one day.  

I wasn't much help because I had to watch Jake.  He was so tired he ended up crashing on the floor without his crib.  Poor guy.

Now we have to unpack all the crud.  We are slowly turning our new place into our home.

Gosh darn teeth

11 months today and teething like crazy!

You wouldn't guess that by this picture but this week has been horrible.  My happy, amazingly great sleeper is now a crying mess.  He wakes up crying multiple times a night and follows me around all day crying.  Currently he is in his crib crying his eyes out, but this mom needs a break.

I hate teething... It's possibly the worst thing as a mother to go through... So far...

Sorry all my posts are so negative, but I am quickly losing my cool.