Friday, March 28, 2008

Bad News

While enjoying a lovely girls' day out with my friend, Bethany today, I got one of those phone calls that no one likes to get. Sadly, it was one of those where someone has died. This time though, it was 2 very tiny someones. My little sister, Caryn was pregnant with her first child. She began spotting last night, went straight to the doctor's office first thing this morning, only to find out that not only had her pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, BUT that in fact, she was carrying twins. I'm so devastated for her. And even more frustrating for me is that Caryn and Ken are in San Antonio, TX and the rest of our big family is here in St. Louis, MO. We feel so helpless and want to be there to hug her and be physically there, you know? I'm so glad we were able to see her and Ken just two weeks ago, and that we got to love on them both a whole lot. And I can only hope that all the laughter and hugs we left them will help them not feel so lonely while they sort this out. But, it just totally and completely sucks beyond ALL recognition.

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Play along!

WELCOME TO THE 2008 EDITION OF
TO KNOW YOUR FRIENDS.
THE THEORY IS: YOU WILL LEARN A LOT OF
LITTLE THINGS ABOUT YOUR
FRIENDS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN. . .

1. WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP THIS MORNING?
6:45

2. DIAMONDS OR PEARLS?
diamonds

3. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA?
penelope (loved it!)

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?
men in trees

5. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY HAVE FOR BREAKFAST?
sadly, I don't do breakfast on a regular basis, I know, that's bad...

6. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME?
lynn

7. WHAT FOOD DO YOU DISLIKE?
salmon

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CD?
right now, Allison Krauss--A Hundred Miles or More

9. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE?
2005 Chrysler Town and Country (not recommended)

10. FAVORITE SANDWICH?
Alpine Chicken Sammies from Quizzno's

11. WHAT CHARACTERISTIC DO YOU DESPISE?
hypocracy

12. FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING?
my new LB jeans

13. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON VACATION, WHERE WOULD YOU GO?
hawaii or jackson hole

15. FAVORITE BRAND OF CLOTHING?
venezia

16. WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE TO?
a cabin in the smokies possibly?

17. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY?
hmmm, my 16th, but only cuz my parent's embarrassed me by putting a picture of me on my cake.

18. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
baseball, but only live, not on TV

19. FURTHEST PLACE YOU ARE SENDING THIS TO:
just putting it "out there" on my blog

21. PERSON YOU EXPECT TO ANSWER:
I'll be glad to hear anyone's answers.

22. FAVORITE SAYING?
"sweet niblets: from the Hannah Montana show. :)

23. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
september 26th

24. YOU A MORNING OR NIGHT PERSON?
morning

25. WHAT IS YOUR SHOE SIZE?
7.5

26. PETS?
big, fatty, black lab with a nubbin tail, Belle, a.k.a. Princess Belle Poops A Lot. hehe

27. ANY NEW AND EXCITING NEWS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US?
I'm going to be an aunt again!

28. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE?
a vet, and a momma

29. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I'm great, had a lunch date with my hubby, and got some new stamps with a bonus visit with my friends at RPS!

30. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY?
york peppermint patties or junior mints, cuz you can eat them and smell good too! :)

31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER?
gerbera daisies

32. WHAT IS A DAY ON THE CALENDAR YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO?
tomorrow--cuz I have a haircut/hilite appointment!!! woohoo!

33. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME?
heather lynn stahlschmidt rodecap

34. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
american idol, results show

35. LAST THING YOU ATE?
chicken quesidillas, homemade salsa, and queso dip

36. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
nah, I don't just ever really think of it

37. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
a bright, vivid pink

38. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW?
today was partly cloudy and quite cool

39. FAVORITE SOFT DRINK?
diet cherry coke

40. FAVORITE RESTAURANT?
frankie tocco's on main street, st. charles...mmmmmm

41. SIBLINGS?
3 younger sisters, 1 younger brother

42. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
probably easter sunday

43. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
my portable keyboard

44. SUMMER OR WINTER:
summer

46. COFFEE OR TEA?
frozen, shake-like coffee (I know that's not real coffee, is it?)

47. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
dark, creamy chocolate

48. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO COMMENT HERE?
yes,please!

49. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
yesterday morning

50. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
junk :)

51. WHO IS THE FRIEND YOU'VE HAD THE LONGEST?
kelley

53. FAVORITE SMELL?
vanilla

54. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
losing anyone close to me, especially my hubby or kiddos

55. SALTY OR SWEET?
salty

56. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY CHAIN?
5

57. HOW MANY YEARS AT YOUR CURRENT JOB?
I don't currently have one.

58. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK ?
Saturday

59. HOW MANY TOWNS HAVE YOU LIVED IN?
3

60. DO YOU MAKE FRIENDS EASILY?
yes, but not as close as I used too, cuz I've gotten burned too many times...