A Year Ago

A year ago this week I had my last period. The thought of having a baby was far fetched. In fact, the only things on my mind were 1) buying Willie Nelson tickets, and 2) joining the new neighborhood gym. I did both.

The Willie Nelson concert wasn't until October, just two days before my birthday, and he was appearing at my favorite little venue - Floores Country Store - so I bought tickets for both X and I and we would be meeting Golightly there. I had never seen Willie in concert before and I thought Floores would be the perfect venue for that.

After about two years of quitting the gym, I finally had some extra money in my bank account to join again and this gym was going to be perfect. It was a small neighborhood gym scheduled to open in late September. It would have cardio machines and strength training equipment, everything I needed/wanted in a gym. But the best thing about it was that it would be a mere two blocks from the house I was living in! I wouldn't have had to hassle with traffic, street lights, whatever, 'cause you know, getting to the gym is half the battle. I was so excited that I would be able to begin working out again and finally get some more tone back.

Well, yall know the rest of the story, and as a result of coming up pregnant I still went to see Willie Nelson, but I had to enjoy it sober. I was sober, watching a bunch of people getting drunk, enjoying Willie. Not exactly what I had in mind for the first time I saw him in concert. I'm still bitter about that.

And as far as the gym, well, the first trimester of pregnancy kicked my butt fatigue-wise. I was the most tired I had ever been (ha - until of course I had Lucero, which brought on a whole new meaning to fatigue). Throw in the nausea and I just couldn't get myself up for working out. Without even having the opportunity to use it once, I had to go quit the new neighborhood gym. I lost my enrollment fee money and everything. I was pretty bummed.

So a year later, what am I thinking about? I'm thinking how incredibly adorable my little one is, how just the sight of her makes me realize what a blessing she is, and how I can't believe how much time has passed since she's entered my world. I love her.