Prego Pizza my butt!!!

It seems that the pregnancy pizza has stopped my contractions. Yes, stopped as in no longer there whatsoever. I guess this kid has decided that he wants to stay inside a bit longer. Which is fine by me, at least I'm not in constant discomfort any longer. However this does kinda stink considering I've left work already. :(
I do have to wonder though if the stress of work coupled with the stress of growing a person was the reason the contractions began in the first place. The body does know best after all.

Since I am officially on maternity leave I have been looking for various activites to fill my time. Yesterday I ran some errands, picked up an item from the post office, met Eric for lunch at school and relaxed a bit in between it all. Today, I gathered a few more items for earrings and went to work making the funnest earrings of all time. My friend Dawnelle, from the Interior Design Department at BYU-Idaho, first introduced me to these earrings my freshman year and I've loved them ever since. I figured, I'm in a pretty hip part of the country so why not be inspired by her design and make my own versions. And, viola:

My Tuesday accomplishment

And, its raining again today. Good thing my galoshes finally came in the mail. Watch out puddles here I come!

5 Day Around The Bay

Rain, rain and more rain. We've had rain since last Thursday, and here is the forecast for the rest of the week:

That's right. More rain.

Surprisingly, this makes me happy. I LOVE the rain! I love watching the trees sway in the wind, the people being blown across their lawns, the grass turning green (if it doesn't drown), and most of all I LOVE the day after it rains. When everything is dripping wet and it smells fresh and new, or wet and rotten, depending on where you live. I even love braving the storm to walk the three-four blocks from my house to the train station and praying that a tree hasn't fallen on the tracks and wiped out my only transportation to work. Its really rather exciting.

It would be even more exciting if I had the correct rain gear. Note to self: Cowgirl boots are not a suitable substitute for galoshes. However, they're better than nothing. :)

That's right, I tucked my slacks into my way cute cowgirl boots and sacrificed them in the name of staying dry this morning. Luckily, they seem to have survived the endeavor. But there is no doubt that after work today I will be stopping off and getting myself a nice pair of these:

Galoshes (AKA: Slickers, Wellies....)

And then, the fun will ensue. The plan:

Find the largest, muddiest puddle possible and.... jump. Jump like a 5 year old without a care in world. Like this:

And then, follow immediately with a LARGE cup of hot cocoa, and snuggle time on the sofa. Ahhh, the rain. Thank you rain Gods for this awesome time of year and for all of the excitement that is to come.