Jeremy and I took Evan to the Tigers game last night. We purchased tickets about a month ago so we had awesome seats right on first base. It was the perfect night for Evan's first baseball game. The weather was fantastic, the game was exciting and we were sitting in "foul ball" territory. We didn't catch any, but we had a lot of fun trying. The Tigers won the game 3 - 1. I really wish I would have remembered my camera.

Today we are taking a road trip to Jeremy's dads house. I have never met him or his dad's side of the family. They haven't been very close in the last several years, but are now attempting to develop a better relationship. So.. I will be meeting his dad, his dad's fiance, her kids and Jeremy's grandparents. We're all pretty excited that we are going. His dad got us a hotel room in town so we can spend the night and come home tomorrow.

The fetal doppler that we purchased on eBay arrived this morning! I'm so happy. It's nice to be able to listen to the baby's heartbeat whenever we want.

I have made a decision: after the baby is born I am not going back to work. Well, at least not for the company I work for. I need something new, something closer to home, something that I can feel good about (or at least not feel like crap about all the time). I am SO burned out at this place. And my hormones don't help the situation. I get so irritated that I want to yell back at the people on the other end of the phone - which I can't do, but I've come very close lately. I really wish that it was easier to change jobs because I would do it now. I'm ready NOW.

Jeremy and I bought a fetal heart doppler (just like the one at the doctors office) on eBay so we can hear the baby's heartbeat anytime we want! We're so excited. It should be here by Friday; at the latest.. Tuesday. Another exciting thing about this doppler is that it comes with a cable so we can record and upload to our computer and email it to people.. like Jeremy's mom.

Speaking of moms... Jeremy's mom and my mom are both going with us for the ultrasound next month. That should be exciting! I can't wait. This is going to be one of the longest months of our lives.

Well, I had a doctor's appointment this afternoon and everything seems to be going well. I got to hear the baby's heartbeat which is about 155 bpm. She actually found it with the doppler this time and she found it right away. That's a good thing. My ultrasound is scheduled for June 22nd. Hopefully the baby will cooperate and we will get to know whether we're having a boy or a girl. Jeremy really wants it to be a girl - and so does the rest of his family. I felt that way at first, but I have gotten to the point where I really don't care one way or the other. I just want a healthy baby.

The DaVinci Code was an outstanding movie. They couldn't have done a better job filming it. Most of the time you hear things like, "oh, the book was so much better," but that wasn't the case with this movie. It was almost identical to the book.

The only part I didn't like is that the show was sold out (as expected) and I hate when I feel like people are sitting on top of me because the theater is so packed. Since I'm pregnant I had to get up to use the bathroom. There was no way I could sit there for two hours and thirty minutes without having to go.

Oh, and there was a line of protesters and a local news channel there. I just don't get it. I understand that people want to stand up for what they feel is right, but there is nothing wrong with that movie. It's FICTION, people! I think they are afraid that the movie will sway others decision/ideas about God. Well, if that's the case and it does change some minds then they didn't have that strong of a relationship with God to begin with. And besides, holding signs that read, "I love Jesus Christ therefore I reject The DaVinci Code" is not the Christian thing to do. It's being judgemental of the people who want to see the movie and as far as I know God did not send them there to judge others. That's His job.

I'm so glad the week is almost over. It's been a fairly long week and I am looking forward to seeing The DaVinci Code tomorrow night. Jeremy bought tickets days ago because we were afraid it would be sold out on opening night.

We love our video store because we are able to rent movies before they are actually released. For example: we just rented When A Stranger Calls which comes out on Tuesday. When we rent such movies, we have to ask for them at the counter because they aren't on the shelves yet. Unfortunately they ended up giving us the original 1979 version of the movie. So now Jeremy is on his way back to the video store to get the new release.

For crying out loud. I do love my video store, but I hate when shit like this happens. You get comfortable on the couch, lights off, cold beverage on the table next to you, blanket covering you just right and then the moment is ruined. If we wanted the original we would have located it ourselves on the shelf where it's probably been covered in dust for over a quarter of a century.

Don't forget... tonight is the beginning of the season finale of Grey's Anatomy! The second part of the finale is tomorrow night from 9 until 11pm. I am so excited, but at the same time I am not looking forward to saying goodbye to my show for the next several months.

After much talking to my mom, my sister and my sister's priest this afternoon/evening, Jeremy and I feel better about the whole marriage situation. We really do want to get married in the church and felt badly that we weren't, but we wanted to get married as soon as possible because.. well, for one thing we want to be married before the baby is born and for another.. we want to be married. We've been together for nearly three and a half years and it's time. Anyway, we are going to schedule a meeting with our priest this week and go from there. We are hoping that Father Joe will adjust the time frame in which we need to be counselled before getting married. Keep your fingers crossed for us, please.

Jeremy and I decided that we were going to have a very small wedding and set the date for June 5th at the local courthouse. We were talking about doing this without telling anyone - just having witnesses there and telling everyone after the fact. But then I thought that we should at least have our families there. So, we set the date and told everyone yesterday. Big mistake.

My mother is not happy that we aren't getting married in the Catholic church. She talked to us last night and told us that she wants us to go talk to Father Joe and see what he thinks. Ok, let me back up a little here... Our plan was to get married at the local courthouse and then renew our vows in the Catholic church next year. Here is my reasoning: For one thing, my annulment went through, but isn't finalized enough to get married in the Catholic church yet. Another reason is we are not prepared for a Catholic wedding. We just want to get married. We don't want to spend a ton of money at this time and we don't want to wait until next year. When you get married in the Catholic church you have to be counselled by the priest for six months prior to getting married. We don't want all of that right now.

Why does this have to be so complicated? We had it planned so easily and we were SO happy yesterday and now ... I just don't know. I was awake all night thinking about this. My mother asked me this morning if Jeremy and I were upset about what she said and I couldn't even bring myself to tell her the truth. I just spent a good ten minutes crying after she went back upstairs. I don't know what to do.

My wish list is beginning to look like a baby registry. Of course, more items will be added once we find out if it's a girl or a boy. *grin* Geez, we're only a third of the way through this pregnancy. There is a very long road ahead.

Well, my migraine is finally gone - for now. I took the Tylenol 3 yesterday evening and it made me sick. I hate vomiting. Blah. I ended up taking another in the middle of the night because I woke up in pain. I figured if I took it and slept I wouldn't get sick. I was correct. I do still feel a little strange and my stomach isn't feeling the greatest, but at least I'm better and can make my way into work tomorrow.

It's been a strange journey, this pregnancy. I have been so hormonal and it seems to be getting worse. I was just sort of irritable, but it's turned into complete bitch with a bit of depression thrown in the mix. I am fairly certain that I'm driving Jeremy insane. Luckily he loves me enough to put up with all of this shit.

I have gotten migraines for as long as I can remember. I have always had medication for it so I've been able to keep it under control to some degree. Ever since I've been pregnant the migraines have gotten worse. The bad thing is that I can't take my medication while I'm pregnant. I am finally getting in to see the doctor today - after missing work yesterday and today. I couldn't get in to see my OB doctor, but they called in a prescription for Tylenol 3. I decided that I still wanted to talk to someone about this so I am scheduled to go in to my family doctor - who is already familiar with my migraine situation - at four this afternoon.

OK, well my new skin has been installed. If you don't see the new design go to the drop down menu on my side bar and choose "mwah" to check it out. I love this one!

Thank you so much, Mel! You are a bloody brilliant designer!

It's incredible how long one can spend looking through pages of blinkies. I have no idea why I started looking at them, but once I did I couldn't stop. Ridiculous. And, yes.. I added a handful to my site. How could I begin to justify the time spent if I didn't post some of them? *grin*

I've been informed that the new skin designed by Mel should be installed by Friday. I can't wait!