For Today, August 17th…

Outside my window… It is muggy and the streets are wet from all the rain this morning. I hate feeling like I’m “chewing” the air. Bring on Fall!!

I am thinking… that I feel hugely displaced in this empty apartment without my little family here.

I am thankful for… the opportunity to feel displaced. It makes me miss Charlie more.

From the kitchen… enjoying my first cup of coffee of the day. Did I mention I never really get to finish my coffee? Auntie Em had us over last night and we gorged ourselves on granny smith apple and brie sandwiches and watermelon salad. So yummy…but I ate way too much…my stomach felt like it was going to explode!

I am wearing… a ratty DKNY sleep tee and mismatched pants. If Bradley Cooper could see me now…KIDDING, Vann!

I am going… to rally at some point to make a supply run to Target. Ah, to roam the aisles alone, with no time constraints…

I am reading… alas, my 900 page Vogue has NOT arrived yet. However, I read a great many magazines on our trip AND finished “Julie & Julia” by Julie Powell, which was wonderful!! Now that we’ve packed up all our books, I’m at a loss…although I did keep out my copy of “Mansfield Park” (that my future SIL Didi gave me for Christmas) and am hoping to get that started this week…we shall see. We DO have an awful lot of “24” to cover before Charlie comes home…

I am hoping… that my baby is having a great time with her Grandparents!

Around the house… You don’t want to know. If anyone walked in and saw the state of things right now, they’d be horrified. At least we have a clean bathroom, thanks to Vann!!

A few plans for the rest of the week: My 24 week glucose tolerance test, first thing in the AM on Wednesday. Oh joy. Some of you may not know that I had gestational diabetes with Charlie, and it was a big drag. Everyone around me seems to think I might escape it this time…I’ve gained 10 pounds less at this point in my pregnancy compared to the last time…and it seems I am tolerating sugar better as well. Other than that, here’s the fun stuff: meeting Vann for lunch, buying a new Blackberry (yay, maybe I’ll get a frosty blue one this time!), treating myself to a pedicure, finishing up the HUGE job of re-organizing around here, washing all the newborn goodies (a bit early, but like I said, I’m nesting, sue me), meeting my friend Susan for lunch at the Pancake House (yummy), and finally, a trip to the party store for some fun stuff for Charlie’s party next weekend. My baby girl is going to be 2!!!!!!

Here is a picture I am sharing… Speaking of baby girls…