I Married a Leprechaun

Fun over the past week:

- Mike's company Christmas party: This was the first year we've been able to go. It was held at a hotel downtown. The dinner was awesome. Everyone dressed up. Door prizes like cameras, DVD players, Wii, navigation system, etc. (I really wanted to win the popcorn popper... didn't. Mike kept saying, "Of all those prizes, you want the popcorn popper? It costs like $10)." The best part of the night was after dinner - dueling pianos! I wish I worked for a company that could do stuff like this! As much as I love being a nurse, I admit to dreams of being a secretary. I want to work Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm. I want to have bins of colored paperclips and post its. Ahh...

- Getting locked out of the house: I had just gotten out of the shower (wet hair!!). Darrell really had to whiz. Usually we let him out the back door into the back yard. That day the back door was iced shut. So I decided to let him out the side door and just go with him. I left the main door open and shut the screen door behind me - little did I know the outside handle was also frozen! We were locked out! I was in my p.j.'s with wet hair! After a couple wimpy unsuccessful attempts to pry open a window... I almost started crying. I didn't have my phone, I don't know our neighbors, I'm wearing Sponge Bob pajama pants, temp of 4, no money, frozen dog. I ended up karate kicking the handle on the door until it opened. With each kick I was so thankful that I'm only 3 months pregnant, and not 8! I really need to think about hiding a key outside.

- Mischief: I'm pretty sure Darrell knows about the baby. He used to sleep curled up behind my knees or at my feet. In the past week, he's been curling up around my belly. Will not lay by my feet. Darrell's also been getting into a lot of mischief lately. Opening Christmas presents/ getting into the garbage which he hasn't done in months/ eating snacks out of my purse/ the list goes on. He's such a little pip-squeak that it's hard to get mad at him. And apparently our discipline doesn't work because he keeps doing it. Cravings this week: Asiago cheese bagel with cream cheese from Panera, cheese balls, gum balls.