14 Weeks

Awe, to be in the second trimester...yeah not much has changed! Morning sickness....yep still there...feeling like I've had a bad hangover for the last 3 months...yep still here :) It's all for a good cause so I complain while it's happening and then I'm good for the rest of the day. We did hear the heartbeat the day I left for Cali...155-160..no photos though :( 20 weeks hurry up!!

Our trip to Cali was AMAZING!! I wish it was longer but it was a great break and I loved seeing everyone and celebrating with my cousin. The weather may not have been ideal but who can complain when you see the scenery out there, it was beautiful! We got to do so much...pictures to come! We went down and saw the Del Coronado island/hotel...also close to where my cousin got engaged! It was a beautiful view...again images to come...this is a little photo of the hotel as well... we drove and saw where the Marines train, and also we were in the area of which Top Gun was filmed, and later that day we learned it was actually the "25 Anniversary" of the release of the movie, so they were having big events. Pretty cool to be there that same day!

Then we took a rest and went to dinner that night to this insanely beautiful Mexican restaurant...I wouldn't say the food was my favorite the the atmosphere was to die for. The seating was all outside, with lights (like the movies), a nice little quiet waterfall right when you walk in, it really was like something you would see in movie when a couple goes out to dinner...I heard the drinks were really good too ;)

Saturday was the shower, we were all very excited, we picked up our gifts when we got there I found this really fun book set, with was call Tickle Monster that came with the book and some furry blue mits that had holes in the fingers to tickle with...the shower was beautiful...outdoor looking over the Del Mar Race Track (Horse Racing). The shower was so nice, the weather was perfect, they took us in a limo van so we all got to talk on the way there and back, the servers were so nice, and the food was delicious. We had a BBQ at my cousins for dinner, and I have to mention the cupcakes..however, I didn't get a photo...they were the biggest cupcakes ever and we heard about them for about two days, about how great they were, and they were great! I would recommend them however, they are in Cali so I don't think they would ship too well :)

Sunday, we did a morning brunch and then headed to some wineries with one of my other cousins that also lives in San Diego along with his girlfriend. I got some shots of the wineries, they were beautiful and some of the wine smelled delicious, they did wine tasting I just walked around and looked in the shops and enjoyed the atmosphere...I would go back for some tasting I think, it was a fun day. Then we headed to Poseidon down on the beach for dinner. It was a wonderful view, a lovely sunset, and the food was nice. We did notice that PDA was something people enjoyed to do there, while at dinner, people sat on each others laps, kissed, it was just different then you would see here in Iowa that is for sure.

Monday, our last day :( We went to In-and-Out burger..if you ever go to Cali YOU MUST HAVE THIS. You also must look online for the hidden menu, otherwise you only have 3 choices. I had a single, animal style, prob. my favorite meal the whole time :) Then we headed for some shopping with my cousin, we went to a GREAT mall, however, it was a little depressing knowing I couldn't buy anything in Juicy or Betsey Johnson, because well in another month it wont fit! I did however get some things at A Pea in the Pod... not my ideal store however, I will be comfortable and still look like I'm wearing normal clothing...The prices I think are a little insane, and I was freaking out a little, okay maybe a lot, but I am very thankful for shirts that are long enough, and pants that I don't have to use a hair tie on :)

Now I'm back to reality...boooo...but have so much to look forward to this summer, weddings, birthdays, camps, Dr. appointments...so I suppose it's not all bad...

"Leaving on a Jet Plane...Tomorrow"

Happy HUMPday everyone!!

Well, we went from Monday and Tuesday being brutally HOT, and I don't say that very often because I love summer however, my hands and feet were swollen and red, and that only happens usually when it's super hot and I just did a long workout! (The things I get from my Mother ;) )... now today it's probably around 70 and raining....nice cool off, however, the school I work at, yeah, their air isn't working!!

Either way, IT'S WEDNESDAY!!! We leave tomorrow! We as in my mom, sister, aunt, and cousin. Can you tell I'm a bit excited? Baby shower, the coastal weather, family....what's not to be excited for?

In preparing to leave we got our nails done, it was a Mothers Day gift for my mom, and my sister and I joined in the fun. I got a dark blue or what I like to call it myself Ocean Blue! While my mom and sister stuck with natural and French, I told them they were being boring!

Check them out, however, disregard the ghostliness of my skin (that's going to change this weekend!):

Tomorrow can't come soon enough, I have packing to do tonight, I need to get caught up on my TV shows, and then I remind myself um...it's kind of hard to pack when all of your clothes are dirty!!....so I guess that means I have to do laundry too....ahh I need a maid...Speaking of maids though, I got a big burst of energy yesterday before work and cleaned the living room top to bottom, Dan was pretty shocked when he got home for lunch :) high five to me! Either way I have a lot to do tonight before I can pack, I want to be ready before I leave tomorrow morning to see my Bestie and Blakely :)

Now back to the heat issue, some of you may know our house is older, well we don't have air. Our windows are too small besides the kitchen window which we have a unit in, and the office window is too big...so the kitchen stays cool but it doesn't cool the rest of the house. We are really thinking of putting in central air, we figure it will be better for resale value anyway, so if anyone has a name or a company they work with they really liked we are all ears!

Stay tuned, for some great photos tomorrow of the one week and one day old Blakely and some other exciting things ;)

Loves for today!

The Buchholz 4 :)

12 weeks 3 Days :)

We can offically post that we are expecting, and that baby B is in the clear from the first trimester, however, by the time you read this post we will have had our first ultrasound and have that posted... so you will know that we are expecting :) Please read the other ones I have posted (all today)...just a little story of what's been going on :)

11/20/11

we are very excited about all of this, we are are going to be very busy come fall with me still being in school, however, God got us here so he will get us through :) We couldn't be more blessed to have family and friends so close and that offer so much support! Thanks to everyone that knew we were expecting during the first trimester and keeping it as quiet as possible, not one slip on Facebook, I feel like that is a major accomplishment!! :) We are excited about the new journey and can't wait to share it with you all...some of you might not like the belly photos (aka RO) sorry, I wont put too many up!

Love you all!





Dan, Hollie, Tyson, Hershie, and Baby B.

April Showers, Brought May Flowers...

I can't believe I haven't posted in a month, I think daily , "wow, I really need to blog." Then by the time I get home, I'm way to lazy to go to the computer room :)

Hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day :)

Well the school year is over, well at least the long semester, I have a math class that starts at the end of this month but one class versus five, I'll take it! I ended up with a 3.6 GPA for the year :) can't say that has ever happened before, plus I got and A in the math class I was dreading, I would say I'm very happy with how that turned out. The sad part about working my a$$ off though, I found out I can't graduate with honors because I already have a degree. So let this be news to everyone, don't mess around when you get your first degree work your butt off!

Any who,

Life has been very exciting lately and I will catch you up later this week on that, I have some posts ready for you all, I just have to edit them, so they are in the "draft" spot at the moment. My brother helped me finish my closet finally! The shelving is up, I just want to do a few touch ups and then I can hang the clothing. As for other house projects, well they have been put on hold for the next couple weeks. Why you ask? Well this week I leave for California to visit my cousin and go to her baby shower (very excited for her!) and then well when I get back hopefully I will be ready to get to work...because well, I have been really slacking lately, and Dan would agree...(whoops).

Speaking of Dan, softball season is officially here, and how can you tell? well....how bout a big black eye for the first game of the season?

Not the best photo but you get the idea:

Funny story is, Doug and Dan got home about 10:00 the dogs barked once, I thought Dan was just home and getting in the shower so I slept through them working on his eye, I woke up the next morning and said as Dan would quote, "OMG, what did you do?" He said that's why he didn't wake me up because he knew I would freak out, I didn't freak out I was just a concerned wife :) It's getting a lot better now, so I pray no more accidents for the rest of the year!

The first weekend of May always means Tulip Time! This past weekend was actually rather busy, Friday we went to a surprise birthday for Doug (Dans brother) at the I-Cubs game, great view from the outfield boxes, Saturday my mom, sister, and I went to Ankeny to try a doughnut place, it was okay but I wouldn't make a special trip....here is the butterfinger doughnut I had....

This is a cake doughnut with chocolate icing, in the center of the doughnut is a melted butterfinger bar, and then its topped off with pieces of butterfinger. After trying some new doughnuts we headed to the farmers market, which the only thing we ended up with was some delicious organic carrots.


However, the most exciting news from the past few weeks I would have to say is, my best friend having her first baby. Blakely Faith...Born May 4, 2011 she is the cutest little girl ever...




That's all the exciting news I have for today but there will be more coming later this week so stay tuned :))

Love from the Buchholz house :)