Have I ever mentioned how much I hate migraines?!

This is how I spent my day:
woke up at 7 with a headache (took aspirin)
got Griffin ready for daycare, and sent him off with Ryan
back to bed at 8:30
back up again a couple of hours later with a full blown migraine
tried to have some coffee and a little bit to eat
my body rejected the food, if you know what I mean
took migraine meds & went back to bed
up a couple of hours later, my head still hurt, but too soon to take more meds
tried eating a little again
called in to work
went back to bed
hungry dog woke me up
think my head is feeling better, but go back to sleep
wake up when Ryan & Griffin get home
realize that I am wrong, my head does not feel better
take more migraine meds
eat dinner
go back to bed
get woken up by a thunder storm
take 4 Advils
plop down of the couch
think I may have finally taken enough meds and the migraine is breaking..........

I've been wanting to post some pics, and finally had the chance to today. So here's the new pool. Our yard is still a work in progress at this point, so please excuse the mess. The pictures of Griff were taken at my mothers house. He peed in his swim shorts, so he was cleaning his "pickle". That's my boy!

I'm going for accupuncture today. It's been about a month since I've gone last and I really miss it. I'm starting to have a hard time falling asleep again, and I've been feeling really irritable. My appointment is right before work, which should be nice since that is where I'm irritated the most!

Yesterday was my first day back after being off for 4 days. I can feel the tension as soon as I walk through that door. I've been trying so hard to ignore all the drama and just focus on my own stuff, but sometimes it's just so in my face that it's hard to ignore. It's the worst dysfunction that I've ever seen, and for some reason that's become the norm and it's just accepted. I don't understand it.

Why can't Ryan and I win the lottery??? We're good people, we deserve it right??!?!?

The services for Ryans gram were really nice. We had showers yesterday, but luckily they held off until the second that the burial was over. I have soooo much egg salad and chicken salad left over, it isn't even funny. I wasn't sure how many people would be there, so I way over estimated. I may be bringing it to work just to get rid of it all.

When we got home, Griffin and I rested for an hour. I dosed off while he watched cartoons. Then I thought that it was about time that we give our pool a try. It was still showering out, but I didn't let that stop us. The water was 80, and it felt so good. We don't plan on putting a deck around it until next year, and I can tell it's going to be a challenge with Griffin until then. It's hard to get him in and out with just the ladder and no landing. I'll have to make it work until then, I guess.

For the first time in a really long time, I went to bed at 8 last night. It was still light out! I just couldn't keep my eyes open though. Today, we're staying home and relaxing. We have to clean up the basement a bit so that the electrician has room to work, and wire our pool.

Back to work tomorrow after 4 days off, but only 12 more days until my vacation starts!!!

It's been a pretty busy week, and this weekend will be no different. Last night, Ryans' mom decided to have a cookout at her house. Ryan, being that man that's so in touch with emotion, asked me why she'd want to do a cookout when we'll see her tonight and Saturday. I had to explain to him that there was a good chance that since she just lost her mother, she may want to be surrounded by her family. Besides, we don't question, we just do!

Tonight we have the wake from 5-8, and family needs to be there at 4:30. The actual funeral and burial itself will be tomorrow, followed by a get together at my in-laws in the afternoon. I promised to make all the finger sandwiches and also some pulled pork. I may try to make a cake or some other type of dessert as well. Which means that I really need to go to the grocery store today.

Besides family stuff, we're still dealing with getting the pool started. We had the second water delivery, so it's now full. We have an electrician scheduled to come over on Monday to get it all wired and grounded so that we can finally get it running. It's been a long, HOT week and I have the urge to just jump in that thing everyday. I can't wait for it to be done.

Today Ryans' grandmother passed away. With my mother in law by her side, she lost her battle with cancer. I'm glad that she is no longer in pain, and suffering as she has been for these last couple of weeks. She is finally at peace.

Happy 4th of July!!

I hope that everyone had a happy, and fun holiday. We went to my mothers house for lunch, and swimming. Then for dinner, Ryans parents came here. It was a perfect day! Actually, it turned out to be an awesome weekend. Yesterday, I had to finish up my groceries, and I went for my spray tan. When I got home, I cooked dinner and we enjoyed it out on our deck. After both Ryan and Griff went to bed, I brought the portable dvd player out to the deck and watched a movie......and enjoyed a couple Midori Coladas!

Oh, and my pool is up!!! It's not ready for swimming yet, I have to get another load of water delivered. It should be all set this week though. I can't even put in to words how excited I am about this. I'll post a picture of it as soon as I have a chance.

I ran out of Midori Coladas, so tonight I mixed up some Chambord Margaritas. Another really yummy drink! Here's the recipe if you're a margarita fan:

1/2oz Chambord
1/2 oz triple sec
1 oz Tequila (I'm a snob and have to recommend Patron)
3 oz Margarita mix.


Finally, on a way more serious note, I'd appreciate any and all prayers for Ryans family. His grandmother isn't doing well, and doesn't have much time left. She's had cancer for a while, so it's not sudden or unexpected. However, I hope that her passing is peaceful and painless. I also hope that Ryans family has the strength to get through this.