Baby Ralph is making me very tired.

More for my memory than anyone else's (that's what journaling is for, right?), I would like to say ... pregnancy is not easy. lol Of course this a huge "duh" for most people, but the exhaustion/sickness is never what you see in pregnant women. At least it's not what I usually see. Baby Ralph is going full force to make me completely pooped by 1pm, and last night I think it (he/she?) was taking revenge on me because Brandon was gone. The revenge was taken in the form of severe nausea. I've been nauseated on and off thus far, but last night I was so sick I couldn't even eat dinner! I had some of the cheesy bread I ordered from The Pie and called it quits. Even though I've been craving pizza for a good week ... when it arrived, the smell made me want to vomit. Luckily, what I'd really been craving was cold Hawaiian pizza, which was exactly what I had for lunch today. :)

That being said ... other updates include ... Brandon left for Portland yesterday and started his new job today. I am SO proud of him, although I miss him like you wouldn't believe. And I thought long distance dating was hard! Sheesh! I know the six weeks will "go by faster than I think" and that "things will be fine" and "that we get to be together in Oregon at the end of it" ... but that doesn't change the fact that him not being here makes life a little less brighter and a little less fun. I know I can survive without him -- and I know I can have fun without him ... it's not about clingyness or loss of my individuality or anything ... it's just that I very much prefer my life with him in it. My life is better because of him, and I feel that's how any good marriage should be.

Anyway, now we're in the fun process of me (still!) looking for a job and trying to find a place to live that has 3 bedrooms or 2 bedrooms + den, and a place that accepts weird chocolate labs. :) We found a really nice place in Hillsboro, and Brandon would only have to commute ~30 minutes ... BUT it's $1200/mo, which only saves us an additional $50/mo and we would like to a buy a house within the next millenium. lol It's not out of the question, but we will see. I kind of wish we were financially irresponsible and would be willing just to buy a house with no down payment. lol Yeah right, not gonna happen. Of course, life changes and things don't go according to plan (as made true by the little lentil bean growing in my belly! :)), so I will never say never. But we'll see. Something will come up! Otherwise I'll be that pregnant lady standing on the corner with a sign and her dog begging for money! lol

Alright, I'm getting really tired and feel like this post doesn't even make sense. It's 3:30, so I think I'm going to go home (yes, I am at school). Lauren and Melissa are coming over at 6:30 for dinner, so I should probably clean off the dining room table and let the beast get some energy out. I feel bad that he's kenneled all day with no break now that Brandon can't come home for lunch. He's such a good dog though; I'm glad I have him to keep me company!

Adios!