Throwback Thursday

I remembered to post my Throwback Thursday on Thursday - can you believe it?  Here's the next installment from my pregnancy journal.

September 11^th

Michael & I decided to plan a big tailgate for next week’s game, so we decided not to set up a tailgate for this game.  After we got there, Michael dropped me off at Joe’s to put our name on the list & he went to pick up his brother.  Then they walked over to Joe’s.  Unfortunately, Joe’s has changed their game day procedures & you seat yourself.  Which means you have to be in the right place at the right time to grab a table when someone gets up before anyone else grabs it.  It was pretty packed & I wasn’t sure how I was going to get a table.  Everyone was lurking around the tables like vultures.  Then I got really lucky.  I just happened to be standing near a table for three in the corner when the people sitting there got up.  The only other lurkers near me needed a bigger table, so I was able to grab it!  I only waited for maybe five minutes.  I think it probably helped that no one wanted to steal the table from a pregnant girl.  Whoo hoo!  We pretty much camped out at the table until about an hour before game time.  I was super bummed that they had a limited game day menu because I REALLY wanted blackened chicken nachos but at least I got cheese fries.  We scored a few more Joe’s cups, too!  The OSU band came into Joe’s & played several songs.  It was very festive & fun!  Plus, I was able to sit down, relax & not be out in the heat.  And Michael was able to watch other football games on TV.  Perfect!  The game was stressful, though.  OSU played Troy & I swear they TRIED to lose the game.  Or at least keep it close.  Ugh, the trials & tribulations of being an OSU fan.  At least we won in the end (barely!)  I had a lot of people touch my belly that day – all people I knew except for one.  I had my first stranger belly moment…  I was in the bathroom at the stadium & this woman (probably in her late 40’s or early 50’s) said, “Are you pregnant?”  I told her yes & then she just reached out & touched my belly & said, “When?”  It was pretty random but at least the stranger was an OSU fan.  Better than some weirdo at Wal-mart or something!  Still weird.

September 12^th – 27 weeks
Woke up with new motivation to fix the TV stand.  I took several of the parts off & tried to figure out why the cabinet doors weren’t lined up correctly.  By the time Michael woke up, I was extremely frustrated.  He wasn’t much help.  I had a small breakdown & did some crying.  I don’t like failing!  Plus, if we return the stand, we have to pay for shipping (both ways).  It really wouldn’t be worth it.  And I like the stand – I just want it to be put together!  We went to lunch & Michael said if I took the stand apart, we could try putting it together & making sure everything was level as we went.  Otherwise, we could try to hire a handyman or something to help.  At this point, I was willing to pay extra to make the problem go away!  We put it back together & got closer but the right door still wouldn’t close.  Michael said he was going to buy some wood nails & just nail the damn thing shut.  The right door would be for decoration only.  Ha!  At this point, I almost didn’t even freaking care.  I went to yoga – I definitely needed the deep breathing by this point!  My yoga teacher said she was going to have another workshop starting in October, so I can keep going on Sundays through most of the pregnancy.  Yay!

Bedford TV Stand

I don't think I remembered to put this in my journal, but we eventually got the TV stand to work.  I called the company & they said some people had issues with the cabinet doors.  They sent us a new one & it worked immediately!  I thought about calling the company back to let them know they caused a pregnant girl to have a few breakdowns but I really was just so happy the problem was solved.  It's a good thing we didn't just nail it shut since that's where we keep Alex's toys now.  J