Two for Tuesday

Something I hate: Sloooooooowwwwwwwww computers
Something I heart: A Diet Strawberry Limeaide from Sonic. Fruity, delish, and low cal!

Hope you've had a good Tuesday. I am still waiting to check and see if there is any news on the bambino. Believe it or not, I am afraid to take a preg test. Silly, right? It's just... my hopes are up. I'd rather wait till I miss AF (Aunt Flow) before POAS. My bestie Chica is coming in from Michigan this week and we are lunching at Olexa's. Purrrfect spot for a little girl talk. She has a three-month-old sweet boy so I am hoping she can give me some perspective and comfort me if this cycle turns out to be a dissapointment. For now though, chin chin up. I am confident a little one is on the way.

In the other, albiet more public, area of my life... I talked to our big bad editor-in-chief today about the 2010-2011 position. What an undertaking!! Am I really the candidate for the job?!?! EIC of Law Review is something you see in movies or on the resume of the worlds more, ahem, respected politicians... but lil' ole me? Eek. We will see.

All right then. I'll leave you with a shot of Cloudmont Resort where we spent our weekend with friends.



Weight: ?
Miles: 3.0
Beauty of the Day: Dinner with P and E and James at Dyrons Low Country (you KNOW I am getting the grits!!!) Speaking of... off to enjoy!

Con Law

Constitutional law is hard enough without having the nutty professor. Gah. You know those people that are so smart they can't think straight? Thats who I get to learn Constitutional law from. Fab. I actually find the topic fascinating, it dictates the laws and freedoms we enjoy today. Whats so scary is, in studying the history of the Constitution, how much the Supreme's get it wrong. And later reverse. Wow, sucks for the people in the first suit.

Anyway, enjoy your right to free speech, right to associate et. al. just don't ask me to explain it to ya.

Weight: 111.2! this am
Miles: 3.5 (haven't done it yet but putting it here to make myself do it)
Beauty of the Day: the warm January weather that allowed me to leave my doggies outside to play (though that doesn't bode well for our skiing tomorrow. Slopes currently CLOSED. FAIL.)

Waiting... waiting on the world to change

Wednesday. Blah. I am on whats known as the two-week wait. I am not a patient person and it makes me insane that I have to sit around and wait two whole weeks for what could, quite possibly, be the most important thing I've ever done. All this stress has lead to a binge on cookies, Bugles and Mac&Cheese. Even worse, I didn't workout today like normal because I am paranoid about whats going on inside my tummy.



I need to get out of this funk and learn how to wait like a normal person. 1/29......

Hopefully skiing will take my mind off of all this. If I can ski. I'm planning on testing early on 1/22 - I am sure it will be too early to know anything. That said, I will probably Ski-Light... easy, slow slopes. I guess I should mention why I am talking about skiing .... 8 law students, a South African and a Venezulean are hitting the glorious Alabama slopes at Cloudmont Resort this weekend. Fun with friends! Granted it was 67 here today - I am thinking we will end up hiking and drinking (well, maybe not me? or maybe? Ever heard the motto "Drink Till Its Pink"?) rather than skiing and shredding.

Weight: Scared to find out
Run: 2.60 (wimpy)
Beauty of the Day: Meh, killing that bag of Bugles I guess.

*And for my own record purposes I am going to jot down some of my (probably fantasy) preg symptoms. I am sure I'll laugh about this, later.
Cramps/Lower Back Pain (intermittant)
TIRED
Light Burps, all day (gross and so unlike me)
Freq Potty Breaks and a little something I think could have been Implantation Bleeding today and on the 18th. Lovely, right?

Monday Funday

Happy M.L.K. Day to those of you sitting on your couch on your pjs like me! To those of you who have to work I offer you this from Dr. King himself.. "I have a dream" .. that one day you'll be off for more holidays than Christmas, New Years etc... he.he.

Last night James and I went for some delish sushi with two friends of ours. After I politely declined a pre-dinner drink and also a drink at the restaurant they knew something was up. I have never been known to turn down a Strawberry Mojito! Next thing you know we were being asked if we were "trying." I don't know why but I just couldn't open up about it. James didn't want to either.

I have been doing some reading and researching (The Bump is a great resource!)and, turns out, its not so easy to get pregnant after all. Did you know that you can only get pregnant about 48 hours out of an ENTIRE month?!?! And even if you do somehow manage to find that magical time of the month only 20% of women get pregs on thier first try???? And THEN if by some miracle you do get pregnant 1/4 end in early miscarriage??? I am freaked out by this. Major fail. How do all these teens get knocked up? This stuff is hard!

Based on all of the above, I came to the conclusion that I am not ready to tell people we are trying (except you, dear blogosphere). I don't want to see the expecataion/pity in my friends eyes if we don't get pregnant right away. So, for now its me, James, OPK's (ovulation predicator kits -- expensive and so far not that telling, ill keep you updated on my thoughts re: these)and (sooonnnn) pregnancy tests. Scary but I am SO.READY.

I have already mentioned I am an obsessive person, this takes it to a whole new level. I didn't realize the 2 week wait (post the 48 hour fertile period) would be such HELL!!!

For my sanity's sake, on to other news. I moved up to #2 in my law school class!!! I was numero 4 which I was pretty darn happy with so the jump was a nice surprise. It has given me the confidence to consider running for editor-in-chief of our law review. I am not 100% sure if I am ready for that challenge or up to the task. There are so truly great people that have gone before me, I am, plainly-stated, TERRIFIED I won't measure up. However, I have had several law review members come and tell me they want me to run and want to work with me. Those votes of confidence might just push me over the edge. Pray for me as I make the decision this week and next. Pray for baby news too! I should know by Feb. 1 if we will be having an October child :)

Weight:113.6
Miles Run: Plan to do 4 easy a bit later on.
Beauty of the Day: Sitting at home on my day off trying to read for law school but essentially scouring The Bump for baby intel.

Go West Young Man....

"Go west young man, haven't you been told? California's full of whiskey, women and gold." Well, not so much gold but CRYSTAL! Yes, thats right... Alabama won the coveted national championship trophy. I couldn't be more proud of our guys and fans. Class, class, class. Alabama is a school steeped in tradition and pride and I am so lucky to be a part of the family! XOXO to my lovely college roommates, sharing the special Cali memories with you was a truly special experience!

After all the fun and excitement I return to school tomorrow for the 2nd part of my 2L year. I am looking forward to it! New challenges and opportunities abound. I am taking Wills (should be useful - James and I need one of those), Secured Transactions (also, useful? Who wouldn't want their transactions secured?), Con Law II and Professional Responsibilities (always good to be more professionally responsible I guess).

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was full of Cali sunshine, Pam Anderson (we had lunch next to her at Neptunes Net -- the foodie was amazing), good friends and good good good good football.

Weight: 115.2
Miles: 0 (ha so tired, can I blame that on jet lag?)
Beauty of the Day: Re-watching BAMA beat those Horns. YES... WE MESSED WITH TEXAS!

We've Got More Bounce in California!

Friends, James and I are sitting in the airport waiting to board our flight to Pasadena, CA for the national championship. RTR!!

Grades are in - YAY for A's and little yay for A-'s. All in all a good semester. Now that that's resolved I can fully focus on being an Alabama fan! We have also put the house hunt on hold until we get back but still liking that home in my last post!

Anyway, I'm off to fly the friendly skies! Full report post-Cali with pictures. Help me cheer on the Tide tomorrow at 8:00 EST!!

Grades, Houses, and California OH MY!

Am I in law school because I am obsessive or am I obsessive because I am in law school? I am not sure but I can tell you it brings out the, er, feisty (aka irritatingly annoying) side of me. I took my last exam December 10th and I am still missing a majority of my grades!?!

WHAT! This doesn't seem like the end of the world to you??? Hum, probably not, but to me it's the result of many long nights, weekends and mornings in a cold, dark dungeon of a library. It signifies no to cocktails and sushi, James and I being SINKS instead of DINKS, and a mydrid of other equally horrifying things.... Result: I care about these grades- I care a lot. So, hip hip for them coming tomorrow. I hope. And even bigger hip hip HORRAY for (fingers crossed) A's.

In other news James, my mom and I went to look at a cutsie little starter home. It needs A LOT of work but I just keep telling myself it has potential (this reminds of again of the sacrifices we have made for law school - SINKS do not get homes nearly as lovely as DINKS my friends) Ah, but it has potential so we will see. Here is a photo for you're veiwing pleasure:



We are off the California on Wednesday for the National Championship. ROLLLL TIDE!! My college roommates and I have rented a fab place in Malibu and we are ready to cheer the Tide to victory.

All right. Off now to warm up my chilly toes! Keep warm out there.

Weight: 114 on the dot
Miles: 4.0
Beauty of the Day: Cutsie house of course!

Worst.Blogger.Ever

Happy New Year. Yay, 2010 ... you go year! I am ashamed of my poor blog etiquette - Its been a few days since by glorious dive into the blogosphere and I've already left you cold and dry. Oh well, forgives?

Hope the New Year was sparkly and fab! The hubby, James, and I rang in the new decade with some friends one of whom had just had her first baby three months ago. Talk about an eye opener! She seemed hell bent on showing us what having a baby is REALLY all about -- and it aint all cuddles and cuteness -- eek. I guess it scared me a little but good to hear, right? Other than that the last few days have been full of football, family and FOOD! Love the holidays.

James and I leave Wednesday for our trip of a lifetime. We are heading to California to watch THE Alabama Crimson Tide take on Texas (boooooo hiss) for the national championship. Can NOT tell you how excited I am!!!! That's one thing to know about me, I am a Southern girl who LOVES my football. If you are rolling your eyes and thinking SURE, just consider the fact that out of 451 people I, Britton, and numero uno in our college pick 'em (James just looovvees that).

Anyway, hip hip horray for the Tide. Let's go boys.



Whoops, biscuits are burning... coffee ready! Have a beautiful Sunday Funday.

Weight: 112.2
Miles (planning to run): 3.0
Beauty of the Day: Hazelnut coffee (I recommend Maxwell House Hazelnut) and the couch