Not Me Monday!

Thanks to MckMama, I finally have something to look forward to Monday mornings...Not Me Monday where we get to confess all the things we did NOT do. Make sure to check her out for more laughs!

I have NOT totally been in a funk lately, causing me to become the laziest person on earth. I have NOT neglected my wifely duties, doggy mama duties and blogging duties leading to me becoming not a very interesting person to be around.

I am NOT coming out of my funk, starting yesterday.

I did NOT break a major rule of our marriage this week...going to Target unattended. I would NEVER spend an obscene amount of money just because I found cute things. I would then NOT try to sweet talk the hubby into thinking that I needed those things...he didn't buy it.

I did NOT really really really want to go out at midnight Friday night to be one of the first to buy Twilight the movie. I am NOT that childish and it did NOT make me feel like I was in junior high again waiting for the newest Backstreet Boys CD to come out...yes I confess, I was one of those girls. Don't judge me.

The hubby and I did NOT go looking for new cars the other day. I did NOT fall in love with the Chevy Traverse and I'm not dying to get one now. Hopefully soon!

So tell me, what did you NOT do this week??

Not Me Monday!

Welcome to "Not Me! Monday" hosted by the talented Mckmama! This is where we can confess all the things we didn't do...Because we all obviously live perfect lives and never do anything wrong. So here are the things I didn't do this week...

I did NOT take a blogging break this week. I would NEVER completely neglect all of my blog friends that way. I did NOT forget to check my blog for several days and then decide, whats a few more? Not Me!

I did NOT have a melt down at work one night. I was NOT overly stressed and overly tired and I did NOT take it out on everyone. I did NOT decide that I need to take a break from work-related activities for a little while...

We did NOT have a scare with Bryson this week. He was NOT back in the hospital for his 2nd round of chemo and he did NOT have an episode where he turned blue for several minutes. We were all NOT totally terrified and the doc's did NOT think he may have had a seizure. Scary. He's NOT doing totally fine now and he may NOT get to go home tomorrow.

Silly boys, always finding a way to scare their mama.

Our new dining room table did NOT come on Tuesday! I'm NOT totally excited and I did NOT go out that day and buy new stuff to decorate with. The delivery men are NOT coming back again this Tuesday to bring my last dining room chair that they claim "wasn't in stock" even though I waited for everything to come in before I scheduled delivery.

I did NOT learn at our NICU Nursing conference this week that it is inappropriate to have "relationships" with the patients. They did NOT spend an obscene amount of time telling us this was against the law...our patients are babies, whether their our patients or not isn't that always against the law???

The hubby and I were NOT totally lazy this weekend, literally we did nothing. I was NOT the instigator of this and I did NOT sleep more hours than I was awake. He was NOT totally bored...poor hubby.

We did NOT doggysit Maliboo, Mama Cookie and Mr. T's pup this weekend so they could roadtrip to Florida. (Good thing I was being lazy this weekend because who doesn't want to roadtrip to Disney??) She did NOT make me realize how lazy my dogs are (they fit right in) because she was sooo animated. Some people say that after having 2 kids adding more is no big deal, well I did NOT learn that that doesn't apply to dogs.

Maliboo...please excuse the green fuzz. She thought her bed was too firm.

The dogs have taken over...sorry for the quality, it was late and I only had my cell phone.

Well those are the things I most definitely did NOT do...what about you? Make sure to check out Mckmama's blog for more "Not Me's!"

Not Me Monday!

Thanks to Mckmama, I now feel like I have something to look forward to on Mondays...her fabulous blog carnival "Not Me Monday" where we can all share the things we would never admit to doing...Here goes!

After deciding a few weeks ago that I need to get my butt in gear and work some extra hours for our mini-vaca's this summer, I did NOT decide that I've had enough and I'm burnt out from working extra hours. I also did NOT think that maybe we don't need to go to all of the weddings this summer...

While at our Kick-off Meeting for March of Dimes I did NOT get tearful when the Ambassador family shared their story of their previous 24 weeker who is now a little over 2. I was NOT completely excited when after I walked in he looked at me over his little glasses and said "HI Mrs. Not-so-Domesticated!" (Ok he said my real name but I wrote that for blogging purposes). I also did NOT completely blank out during everyone elses speaches because I was too busy watching all of our NICU grads running around. I DON'T really have a great job...

I did NOT spend hours on a poster presentation with Little S this week for our Conference. I am NOT totally impressed by our really awesome chest cavity that we built on the poster as a visual aid for our disease. I also am NOT totally annoyed that a poster we spent hours on, other people spent minutes on and are getting the same credit.

I was NOT completely intimidated at our Benefit for Bryson meeting on Thursday. I did NOT let all of those opinionated "helpers" walk all over me. I did NOT want to quit as the chair of the event, just a little.

The hubby and I did NOT have a little or big spat one night while I was at work. (when I work a lot of days together or a lot of overtime, we might get a little nasty with each other) I was NOT thouroughly mad that he had made plans for an out-of-town overnight excursion and not tell me about it until the night before. I was NOT so mad that I didn't even want to give him the girlscout cookies I had bought him when I got home that morning...(he didn't go btw, and I shared my cookies)

I did NOT ask the hubby if I could go on a roadtrip to Florida with my bff Cookie next weekend...he did NOT ask me if I remembered our fight mentioned above...

We did NOT have an exhausting weekend playing cards and bowling with our friends. It was NOT super fun, and we are NOT huge dorks...

I am NOT exhausted thinking about my week ahead, and its only Monday...

Well it's a good thing that I didn't do any of these things this past week. What didn't you do??

Not Me Monday!

Its that time again...time to confess the things I absolutely did NOT do this week. Make sure to head over to Mckmama's to see what everyone else didn't do!

-I did NOT have such a craving for tiramisu after our Valentines Day dinner that I went out and spent an undisclosed amount of money this morning buying the ingredients...have I ever made tiramisu before you ask...that would be a NO.

-This week I did NOT finally give in and work an extra shift. I am NOT planning several mini-vaca's this summer and I do NOT have to earn a few extra bucks to pay for them.

-I am NOT really bummed that one of our big summer plans fell though and we're no longer going...boo. all that camper hunting for nothing...

-I did NOT complain all weekend when everyone else received girlscout cookies that mine weren't here yet because I obviously ordered from the wrong person...then said person showed up to work today and told me my cookies were here...and I definitely did NOT forget to bring money to pay her...no cookies til Friday I guess.

-No matter what you may have read, I did NOT clean my house AND plan dinners for the nights that I worked this weekend. I am NOT becoming semi-domesticated.

-I did NOT invite Little S over the other night to work on a project for a work convention we have coming up and then decide to have game night instead. The girls team did NOT totally kick the boy's butts.

-I did NOT find out the other day that since Little S and I didn't attend the last planning meeting for the convention we were kicked off the committee...I am NOT thoroughly pissed and I do NOT totally want to abandon our project now. Grr...

-I also did NOT find out that since I'm not going to this weeks convention planning meeting (out of spite) I have time to go to our March of Dimes kickoff dinner...Yay! And a sweet little man that I primaried (or took care of consistently) who was a former 24 weeker is going to be this years March of Dimes Ambassador...he's 2 now and too too cute!

Well thats it for my week...make sure to visit Mckmama for more fun "Not Me's!"

Not Me Monday!

Welcome to this weeks free therapy session hosted by MckMama...basically it's a list of everything I absolutely did not do this week...right. Here goes nothing!

-This week I did NOT feel incredibly old after our ski trip. I was NOT so sore that I couldn't move and I did NOT have bruises everywhere...and I am NOT dying to go snowboarding again...

-I did NOT read The Host in 2 days this week...I did NOT really really like it, even though I'm not really into books like that, I do NOT wish that Stephenie Meyer had more books published...

-I did NOT drag the hubby to the bookstore on Valentines day while waiting for our table and leave with nothing because Amazon has better prices. The hubby did NOT say to me last night that maybe I should have bought any book because he saw me re-reading The Host. (I've already ordered the Sookie Stackhouse books and they should be here by early next week. I also saved 25$ by ordering them through amazon...)

-I was NOT asleep by 11:00 on Valentines day, I am NOT that old and tired...

-We did NOT look at buying a camper this week. I am NOT totally psyched and I can't wait til the details are figured out so that I can share...

-We also did NOT buy a new dining room table/chairs and coffee table/end tables. We definitely did NOT need them...and we apparently do NOT think we're made of money and feel like we can be big spenders all of a sudden...

-We did NOT have dinner with the P family last tonight at their house (yay!) and have a wonderful time. It did NOT feel like things were back to normal, except when it was medication time and he had to get a shot...boo.

-I am NOT totally devastated about Bryson's diagnosis and prognosis, but I WILL keep my head up and be strong for his family. We WILL all get through this and accept whatever happens. Everything happens for a reason right?

So theres a list of random things I would never do...how about you? Visit MckMama for other great Not Me's!

Not Me Monday

Welcome toMckMama's Not Me Monday's where we all get a little free dose of therapy. It's been a pretty crazy and emotional week, so I'm ready to get all of the things I did NOT do off of my chest.

-I did NOT start off the week planning a fun birthday gathering for Mr. Football, I did NOT make a chocolate cake from scratch and his favorite dinner, lasanga for his birthday. I am NOT becoming semi-domesticated.

-I did NOT learn from my mistake last week and only cook 4 nights this week...I would never deprive my husband of home cooked meals everynight...he ALWAYS eats everything I cook...right.

-I do NOT have the worst toothache of my life right now, so much so that I'd extract it myself if I could. I did NOT drive out to the drug store in the middle of the morning after being at work all night to buy Oragel because I couldn't tolerate the pain anymore.

-The hubby did NOT say I smelled like and old man when I came to bed this morning...due to the toothache I did NOT use Listerine over and over trying to numb the pain, and he did NOT ask my why I smelled like Bengay.

-I did NOT learn the most devestating news about my close friends baby this week. This is NOT happening...

-I am not praying for this amazingly sweet baby with everything I have. He is NOT having surgery today at 10:15 and we are NOT hoping that this will only be a Wilms Tumor. People do not pray for certain types of tumors, that would be wrong.

But if people did pray for certain types of tumors, a Wilms Tumor is much more treatable and has better outcomes than a Neuroblastoma...so please pray.

Make sure to check out MckMama for more free therapy, sorry this week's wasn't as lighthearted as usual...

Not Me Monday!

I almost forgot about this weeks "Not Me Monday"...but I figured better late than never! MckMama hosts this fabulous blog carnival every week and if she has time to do it, I should too. Check out her site for more great laughs!

Other than almost forgetting about my "Not Me's" here's what I did NOT do this week...

-I did NOT schedule and appointment for my car to get fixed, make arrangements for the hubby to take my car to the shop then miraculously have my car not be "broken" anymore...

-I did NOT stick to my meal plan and cook every single night last week, and also work every single night to only have Mr. Loves-football-more-than-life eat dinner twice...yes twice! AHHH!

-We did NOT drive 2 hours to my parents house Sunday night to eat dinner then drive back 2 hours home...That would just be a waste of gas and time.

-I am NOT totally psyched about Mr. Football's birthday this week (even though I have no idea what to get him)...and also I'm Not very happy that he will ALWAYS be older than me...Ha!

-I am NOT obsessed with animal planet this week. I did NOT cry like a baby while watching a show about the Presidents dogs and Underdog to Wonderdog...It was be too silly to cry over shows like that, I'm an adult after all!

So what haven't you done this week?

Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Yay! I think Monday is becoming one of my better days in the week. Throughout all of my school life I dreaded Mondays like the plague, then after becoming an adult with a big girl job I found that I still dreaded Mondays...even though I work sporadic days throughout the week. I think the stigma just stuck. Well now, because of MckMama I feel like I have something on dreaded Mondays to look forward too! Check out her site for the rules and other pee-your-pants laughs!

This week I did NOT hide out in the house on my days off to avoid the cold. The hubby and I did NOT eat take out/random things we could find because I refused to go grocery shopping. I'm a very responsible person and I would have prepared for a wretched snow storm...

Because of the snowstorm/freezing weather I did NOT break my car somehow. I am NOT notorious for car problems and my car was NOT shaking like crazy after hitting 50mph on the highway. I then did NOT decide to leave it at work for 4 days and bum rides off people because I didn't want to drive it home...

I would NEVER allow the dogs to sleep with me during the day for warmth. They always sleep in their kennels and letting them sleep with me would NOT cause whining and refusal to go in their kennels for several days after.

I did NOT give the dogs baths one day this week and then decide that they smell really good and I want to bathe them everyday. I'm much more reasonable about dogs skin and hygiene than that.

My Storybook Wedding albums did NOT come this week and are NOT totally fabulous. They did a wonderful job and I would absolutely recommend this company to anyone in the area...

I did NOT break down and plan our meals for the entire week after reading other fabulous blogs about meal planning. I am NOT becoming domesticated afterall...

The hubby, Mama Cookie, Mr. T and I did NOT break out the WII Fit this weekend to have our ego's bashed when all of our Mii's ended up "pleasantly plump" after our weigh-in's. I did NOT end up with a fitness age of 48 because of my excellent balance and I did NOT realize that it was probably a good idea that I didn't participate in organized sports as a child...

Now that I've shared all the things I absolutely did NOT do, how about you? Thanks MckMama for the laughs!

Not Me Monday!....Snow Edition

Phewww! It's that time again...to confess all the things I did did not do, and after all the snow we've been slammed with I thought it was only appropriate to go with that theme this Monday.

-We did NOT get over a foot of snow in 2 days...and it is NOT still snowing right now...UGH!

-I did NOT have an anxiety attack after digging my car out of the snow and having my windshield wiper fall off...I was NOT already late for work and I did NOT call Mr. Football hysterical because I had no clue how to fix it...I'm much more reasonable than that.

-I did NOT make yummy Buffalo Chicken dip for Mr. Footballs work training potluck on Saturday morning...and then after having it canceled due to the snow take it to work with me instead Saturday night and tell my co-workers I brought it in to be "nice"...

-One of the perks of working night shift is NOT having traffic to deal with on the way home. I did NOT drive in the middle of the snow covered interstate just because I could...I'm always a very safe and law abiding driver.

-Jax is NOT completely loving the snow...he does not haul booty outside every chance he gets to prance around in it...Lulu is NOT staying in the house the rest of the winter.

-I did NOT park my car in the driveway because I was unloading groceries and then have Mr. Football move it back into the street to shovel the driveway...My car is NOT surrounded by a 3 foot pile of snow now from the plow truck. I may NOT drive it again until Spring.

-Even after all of my complaining about the snow this week, I am NOT planning an amazing snowboarding trip for the second week in February...I do NOT actually LOVE the snow when I'm playing in it...

And finally...one that isn't snow related...

My neighbors 2 houses down from us also happen to have a puggle, he's a little bigger and darker than Lulu and he's her boyfriend. A few months ago they got a second puppy, another puggle...(I love my Jax-y but I would have gotten a second puggle if I could have)...

-Well I did NOT get my camera out this week and take pictures of the neighbors puppy with my zoom because I wanted to get a better look at him...I am NOT a stalker of the neighborhood dogs. That would just be creepy. He's very very cute if you wanted to know...

I have to say I don't dread Mondays anymore now that I have my "Not Me" post to look forward too! Thanks MckMama for the blogging carnival! Check out her site for more confessions...What didn't YOU do this week??

Not Me Monday

I can't believe its already Monday...this week just flew by. So here we go again with all of the things I did "Not" do this week...

I did NOT call in sick to work twice this week because I would NEVER risk getting my fragile patients sick...and after considering calling in, I did NOT think that would mean I'd have 2 extra days to get ready for our New Year's Eve party...Not Me!

I did NOT thoroughly enjoy only working one day this week...and try to figure out a way to do it all the time...

I am NOT totally excited about getting my Wedding Storybook album this week!

I did NOT have a great time at our New Year's Eve slumber party. Eight 25-35 year olds would NEVER spend the night stuffing their faces, playing board games and watching the Simpsons Movie til 4 in the morning...that would just be juvenile... I did NOT try to be a "real" wife by making a New Year's Day dinner...which included a Glazed ham (which I bought from the store and stuck in the oven), Cheesy Potatoes (leftover from Mama Cookie for our New Years Eve party), and Jiffy Corn Bread...I at least turned the oven on...

I did NOT go out to dinner at Smokey Bones Saturday night and wonder why they were playing 90's music...(XM 90's on 9 to be exact, which is my favorite station)

I was NOT a little dissappointed when we went out after dinner and the club was NOT playing 90's music...

I was NOT sad to say goodbye to my brother after his 2 week trip here. I am NOT dreading his upcoming deployment in June...

Apparently I must have been pretty good this week since all of those things did NOT happen... Just wanted to add that Baby Stellan is doing much much better, make sure to check out MckMama for more laughs!

Not Me Monday

So between the working, Christmas and being sick, this is my first post in awhile...and I have lots to confess NOT confess. Here we go again!

I did NOT go out with my friends Monday night instead of cleaning/wrapping/packing/shopping which did NOT led to a frantic 11pm Kohls/Old Navy trip between bars...thank goodness for holiday shopping hours!

I did NOT buy Mr. Football a Christmas present after we had agreed on "no gifts" this year...I would NEVER buy him this awesome jacket for our upcoming ski trip.

And since we're so awesome at following our own rules, Mr. Football did NOT get me Lost Season 3 and 4...I can't wait until January 21st!

I did NOT get a WII Fit and a Pink Yoga mat from my siblings! They are NOT completely wonderful and I do NOT love them to pieces...I'm the baby so I do NOT get the best gifts..

I did NOT fall asleep Christmas day after opening presents and completely miss my family playing Guitar Hero World Tour...that would just make me so sad that I missed the hilariousness...(I worked all night Christmas Eve, a girls gotta sleep at some point)

I did NOT convince my 9 year old cousin to see Marley and Me with me because all of the boys wanted to see something else. I did NOT cry throughout the entire movie, and she did NOT look at me like I was crazy the entire time...

The Mr. and I did NOT drive from our house to my parents (100 miles) on Christmas morning, then leave the day after Christmas to return home (Friday) then drive to my sisters house Saturday morning (200 miles) and come back Sunday afternoon. So if we do the math or NOT do the math, that would equal 600 miles+ in one long weekend...and to make it even better, my brother, Mr. Blackhawk, took our car while at my sisters and drove another 110 miles (220 roundtrip) to finally purchase the Christmas present he wanted for himself, so we're NOT at 820 miles + total...

And we were definitely NOT at my sisters because Mr. Blackhawk wanted to go to a Gun Show (I did NOT make muscles when he first suggested this, who would do that?) in the area...And after driving all that way he didn't even find what he was looking for and had to go to another store hours away...

During all of this family fun, I was NOT cuddled up on my sisters couch too "sick" to go to the Gun Show, but NOT too sick to read Eclipse...or maybe I NOT not was too sick...I'm confusing myself now...

I do NOT feel like my head is still underwater and that my ears might explode at any minute...and I'm definitely not wishing that they would explode so that the pressure in my head might get some relief...

I did NOT try to finish my Secret Santa gift and realize when it was half done that I had run out of ink in my printer, I would always make sure I had everything I needed when working on a project...I did NOT push it aside and consider it a lost cause...

I also did NOT figure out who everyones Secret Santa is...I hate that. I always want to be surprised, but everyone ruins it for me. Its impossible to keep things secret when your shopping with your friends and they're picking out their own presents for their Santas to buy them. SERIOUSLY?!!!!

And finally, our Christmas pictures did NOT turn out fabulously! I loved the sweaters, everyone else pretty much cooperated...and the doggies even got their own Christmas outfits! My parents have 2 dogs also, so my Mom likes to buy them ALL matching outfits. Gotta love doggy grandmas!

My brother in law, my sister, Mr. Blackhawk, myself, Mr. Loves-football-more-than-life

my mom, Lilo, my dad
??Why is Lilo the only dog in the picture??

my mom and dad, Lilo, Lucky (his jacket is blue, but he's too fluffy to see it)

Jax and Lulu

So I guess that will do for this week, although I'm sure I could keep going...I'm off to take some more cold/flu medicine and hope that my head stops pounding/nose stops running/quit coughing/ears stop popping...maybe theres a magic medicine that will do that...Please send your prayers MckMama's way, her sweet baby Stellan is battling a pretty severe case of RSV and is in the hospital right now...

Not Me Monday

I came across this poem that Sarah posted on her blog and decided to post it on mine also. This year I feel so thankful that I get to be with my ENTIRE family for the holidays...I realize so many others (many whom I met blogging) are spending this year away from spouses and loved ones because of deployment. I realize being a part of a military family now that's always a possiblity for me, so I'm going to live it up and enjoy every minute. I am also going to take time to think about all of our soldiers and their families out there keeping us safe...and I hope you will too.

Merry Christmas, My Friend
By James M. Schmidt, a Marine Lance Corporalstationed in Washington, D.C., in 1986

Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone, In a one bedroom house made of plaster & stone.

I had come down the chimney, with presents to give and to see just who in this home did live
As I looked all about, a strange sight I did see,no tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.

No stocking by the fire, just boots filled with sand. On the wall hung pictures of a far distant land.
With medals and badges, awards of all kind, a sobering thought soon came to my mind.

For this house was different, unlike any I'd seen.This was the home of a U.S. Marine.
I'd heard stories about them, I had to see more, so I walked down the hall and pushed open the door.

And there he lay sleeping, silent, alone,Curled up on the floor in his one-bedroom home.
He seemed so gentle, his face so serene, Not how I pictured a U.S. Marine.

Was this the hero, of whom I’d just read? Curled up in his poncho, a floor for his bed?
His head was clean-shaven, his weathered face tan. I soon understood, this was more than a man. For I realized the families that I saw that night, owed their lives to these men, who were willing to fight.

Soon around the Nation, the children would play, And grown-ups would celebrate on a bright Christmas day.They all enjoyed freedom, each month and all year,because of Marines like this one lying here.

I couldn’t help wonder how many lay alone,on a cold Christmas Eve, in a land far from home. Just the very thought brought a tear to my eye. I dropped to my knees and I started to cry.

He must have awoken, for I heard a rough voice, "Santa, don't cry, this life is my choice

I fight for freedom, I don't ask for more. My life is my God, my country, my Corps."
With that he rolled over, drifted off into sleep,I couldn't control it, I continued to weep.

I watched him for hours, so silent and still. I noticed he shivered from the cold night's chill. So I took off my jacket, the one made of red, and covered this Marine from his toes to his head.

Then I put on his T-shirt of scarlet and gold, with an eagle, globe and anchor emblazoned so bold. And although it barely fit me, I began to swell with pride,and for one shining moment, I was Marine Corps deep inside.

I didn't want to leave him so quiet in the night, this guardian of honor so willing to fight. But half asleep he rolled over, and in a voice clean and pure, said

"Carry on, Santa, it's Christmas Day, all secure."

And now...

Well another week has passed and I feel the need to confess the things I certainly did NOT do...

Here goes!

I am NOT getting sick right now. It's the middle of the holiday season and I have far too many things to do still. I absolutely eat 3 square meals a day and get 8 hours of rest a night...I'm the picture of health, so it is NOT phlegm that is sitting in my chest right now...

I did NOT decide to keep my sister's christmas present for myself. That would be selfish and unnecessary. I was NOT planning on re-gifting a wedding present to her but then decide that the crockpot is way too cool and I want it for myself (hey I registered for it afterall)...

I am NOT planning on going out after work today to buy her the exact same crockpot...

I would NEVER continually harass my brother to find out if he's gotten me the 3rd and 4th books in the Twilight series for Christmas. I'm very patient and appreciate any gift I receive (just like the crockpot)...

I did NOT have 2 college-aged guys show up on my doorstep this week to ask to shovel my driveway on 2 separate days. I also did NOT have a detective show up a little while later to ask about these guys...and inform me that a house was broken into down the street. I then did NOT call everybody I knew to talk to because I didn't want to be alone in the house...scary!

I did NOT guilt Little S (my friend) and Mr. Blackhawk(my brother) to bring me dinner at work after he arrived into town yesterday. That would just be very selfish...and I did NOT justify my selfishness by having them bring Mrs. P Olive Garden too...yum!

I did NOT go to lunch this week with work friends and snuggle with all of their babies! I would never monopolize all the time with the babies...

Finally, I did NOT go Christmas shopping one day this week until after 11 pm, then come home to find out that Mr. Football had not eaten dinner and was still awake. I did NOT feel guilty about all of this and make him pizza rolls at midnight. I always have a home cooked meal on the table when he comes home...remember??

Well I feel better about all the silly things I did NOT do this week...Check out MckMama's page for more confessions!

Not Me Monday

So I thought I did pretty well this week, until I started writing my “Not Me’s” and they just kept coming… So here goes!

This week I did NOT go Christmas shopping and buy myself 2 Christmas ornaments and nothing for anyone else…

I did NOT read a book (Twilight) instead of doing laundry, cleaning, cooking, sleeping etc…

I did NOT make myself look busy in my patients room all night “working” when in reality I was taking photos of the babies and making cute signs to post over their incubators…

I also did NOT put off doing my Christmas cards because I still have NOT finished my “Thank you’s”...I have terrible bridal etiquette.

And I would NEVER go to a jewelry party and buy something because I felt bad that only 3 people came… I always purchase products at parties.

I did NOT justify not cleaning the house this weekend because I’m off work midway through the week…my house is always spotless.

And finally, I had to write one for Mr. Football himself, he did NOT cheat at cards this weekend because he could not stand to lose another game to his lovely wife…he would NEVER do that… he’s such a gracious loser.

Thanks MckMama for the free therapy! Be sure to check out her blog for more fun “Not Me’s”!

Not Me Monday!

I’ve been following MckMama’s “Not Me Monday” for a while now, but this is my first post! So here goes…

This week I absolutely did NOT check my email every 5 minutes every single day until I received the link to see my wedding pictures. I am much too busy of a person to waste time doing that. That would just be obsessive…they’re fabulous by the way…

Also, I did NOT spend all of my free time on my new blog meeting great new friends this week. There is just too much housework and Christmas decorating to get done, that would have been a huge waste of time…

I would NEVER use the excuse of work to get out of attending a Christmas party, and then actually get called into work…

And I did NOT cut 6 inches off my hair that I’ve been growing for the last year and a half. I’ve worked so hard to grow it out for the wedding, I would absolutely NOT be spontaneous and cut it all off…and if I did do it, I definitely would have let Mr. Football know ahead of time…

I did NOT buy a roll of chocolate chip cookie dough at the store this week. Whenever I make cookies they are always from scratch. I then proceeded NOT to eat ¼ of the roll and bake only 4 cookies for myself. That would just be selfish…

Mr. Football and I did NOT eat out practically every night this week. I am a wife now and I always have a hot home cooked meal waiting on the table every night…

I would NOT have started my blog last Monday night because I really really wanted to participate in “Not Me Monday!” And if I did, I definitely would have gotten it done before midnight so that I could participate…

Finally, I did NOT have a huge baby itch when our friends were over Sunday night with Baby B. He is absolutely adorable and squeezable. I am much too practical and I know that we are just not ready for babies yet, and I would NOT have asked Mr. Football for just one…

What a fun post! I love reading everyone’s “Not me’s!” Read more at MckMama’s page!

And what did you NOT do this week?