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Name: Karla
Country: United States
State: Kentucky
Metro: Paducah
Birthday: 8/18/1985
Gender: Female
Interests: I'm a Program Director for Rage 103.7, a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, member of National Broadcasters Society, I play in a Jazz Lab Band, and sing for Chamber Choir.
And if all that wasn't enough I'm pregnant. The little one is due in February. I couldn't be happier!
I attend Southeast Missouri State University after having attended Murray State, Middle Tennessee State, and West Kentucky Community and Technical School. I'm finally a Super Senior! I'm also a vegetarian/vegan (I switch back and forth).
Expertise: Music all the way, Astronomy (stars)
Occupation: Student
Industry: Media
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
AIM:  zippster18
MSN: zippster18@hotmail.com
Yahoo:  zippster200318@yahoo.com
Member Since:
2/3/2005
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| *Gasp* I know You've now taken the air out of the room just because I've updated...granted I haven't done so since March, so I figured when I'm turning another year older would be the absolutely best time to do so. Alright, let's catch you back up on life as I know it. Andrew - He's growing like a weed. His personality is starting to show a lot more now. He can roll around on the ground, laugh, giggle, cry, pretty much everything that a six (that's right 6) month old can do. Jacob - We'll... we did it... we got Married on June 28th at St. Rose of Lima. Best day of my life. We've finally moved all of our stuff in the same room/house as of today. I love you sweetie and always will. Jacob's Family - Well, some of them have come around to actually get to know me and realize I'm not going to hurt their littlest one of the family and that I actually love him. However, some members of his family I just pray extra hard for 'cause they won't even converse with me, nor have some of them even met Andy (which I think is pretty sad). Mom & Dad - Doing well. Just getting back from ATL seeing Boston & Styx in concert with Andy. Dad's working long days and Mom's getting a job at Harrah's working as an on-call Rewards person. Way to go! Me - I'm doing great. I have a job working as a secretary for St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. It's probably the best job that I've had yet as far as flexibility goes and the fact that I can take my family in there with me. I'm loving this whole married life thing, and this whole Mom thing, and still finding time to just be me. However, it can be a bit trying to just be me since Jacob & I are expecting again in March of 2009. We don't know if it's a girl or boy or both or anything, but it's definitely made me more nauseous than I was last time. My birthday was nice, no party or anything like that, but a great time to get to spend quality time with the hubby. Life in general is going pretty well, much better than it was last year. I'm just trying to keep on top of everything and keep everything and everyone in their respective corners. Keep sanity. Live as much as possible every day. Try to show something new to Andy. You know the usual stuff. I will try to update this more often, but life changes from day to day, week to week, and hour to hour. I hope this finds you doing well. Ciao, Karla (Last Name's Changed!) | | |
| Wow, So this is the internet and blogging again... wait a sec...no this is me on no sleep giving up more of that precious commodity to finally update cyberspace of my life once again.
Since I've last been on, I've had my son James Andrew Roy and we gave him his Daddy's last name. Andrew was born on Valentine's Day. He was 8lbs. 8oz. and 21" long. I did everything naturally, no epidural, the only thing I did get was stadol which is basically a bit higher pain relief than advil. Oh, we found out who the Daddy was and I'm happy to announce that Jacob is his Dad. We've been co-parenting and things have been going fairly well. Andrew's Grandparents have been helping us quite a bit (Yay!), but we're slowly getting a new routine and figuring out how to cope on little to no sleep at night (Thank God for naps!). Things have been slightly on the stressful side in my life. A huge drain on my energy has been in breastfeeding. If it didn't have so many other rewards I doubt I would've stayed with it this long, but the not having to pay for formula and a much healthier baby makes up for the sore nipples and the sometimes painful treasure chest. The other thing about breastfeeding is that I leak... constantly and never in my life have I felt more like a cow when I'm hooked up to the pump and have Andrew on the other one. But like I said before, it's worth it. Andrew is healthy and growing fairly rapidly.
After a while I got sick, was re-admitted into the hospital, found out that my fainting spells were from my lower end of normal blood pressure going below normal when I got my fever. Found out I had milk fever, mastitis, and thrush. They ended up doing a Cat scan, x-ray, EKG, and EEG. All results came back normal.
In other news, I'm engaged once again to the same guy Jacob aka Andrew's Daddy. We have set a date, my dress is bought, we have the rings, the church has been reserved, so this one's for real this time. We are very happily in love and before everyone starts thinking that we're just doing this for Andrew that answer is no. We are doing this for us and no one else...not my family, not his family, but for each other. Oh, and have I mentioned that my ring is drop dead gorgeous. Between the engagement band and the wedding band it has something like 61 real diamonds on it. (and no that wasn't a typo...61) :) We're getting married June 28 and Andrew is getting baptized on June 29.
School isn't going so hot, but who really expected it to go well this semester. I'm thinking about changing my major and my location of schooling anyway. As much as I love this radio stuff, I won't ever be able to work in it. And starting out the hours and the pay suck and it's not really family oriented. Plus around here if you get in a manager's position they don't seem to leave unless they get something better or they retire. I've been thinking about going into nursing, I think I'd be pretty good at it, but we'll see what God has in store for me. Right now I really like being a Mom and I don't see myself ever leaving my kids.
Today, Jacob, Andrew, Mom, Dad and I all went to Easter morning mass at St. Rose. It was nice to share our first Easter together there. Andrew was a love all throughout church, he slept for the most part. Next year, he'll be able to participate in the Easter egg hunt :)
Let's see a list of things coming up and around the corner...
Trip to Iowa, Trip to Florida, Trip to St. Louis, Wedding, Baptism
Things I get to do soon
Andrew photos, Engagement photos, send out wedding invitations, taxes, school, flowers
Things I'm praying for
Jacob and his family (except his Mom, they won't see Andrew 'cause they don't wanna see me), Andrew ('cause growing pains hurt and tummy bubbles are no fun and for trying to understand this world), My mom to get better, Dad and all of his co-workers, Cathleen (for the expectant birth coming up soon), Granny and her hip, Poppie and his lungs, Grandpa B. and his lungs
All in all things are stressful, but it's a good stressful. Many blessings in my life. Happy Easter, hope you had a great one 'cause I did!
Until next time... Ciao! ~Karla
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| 13 days to go....
I'm not nearly ready for this, but his nursery is coming along very nicely, we get to paint finally today after spending yesterday to prep it all.
I haven't been feeling well I don't know if it was something I ate or what, but it's not little man related.
So pretty much I rest, sleep, (no they aren't the same), eat, do some work around the house, rinse and repeat.
Fun days to be 8 months pregnant ;)
Hope all is well with you I've got to go figure out what's next!
~Karla
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| I've got a month left to go in my pregnancy and in all of this there are so many emotions running through me. I have to do a lot of sorting to figure out what's really the way I feel and what's just what I want for the moment. I feel like this semester is just going to be harder than the last one and frankly, the last one was pretty much straight from the depths of hell.
So far this semester, even though they're all on-line classes they're pretty much set up like a MWF face to face class where they're taking attendance and such, which when you sign up for an on-line class is not something that you're expecting. It should be you have a deadline to finish ________. On top of that I've still been working part time at Best Buy and I love it, but it's still work, lots of problem solving and rude customers who want me to bend over backwards for them even though it's not protocol. yay... Oh and let's not forget the doctor's office visits every week where, yes I'm healthy, but let's put me on a diet I don't need to be on, I mean who seriously can live on no carbs, no sugar, and in my case he wants me to cook everything in a cast iron skillet?! And my last doctor's office can't code a stupid ultrasound right for my insurance company's liking. This has been going on since September and my insurance company keeps coming back with it was experimental and unnecessary, had my dr. office told me this...I wouldn't have gotten the ultrasound and just been surprised at the end and go by feel to see if he was healthy or not. And as far as my love life goes...it's nonexistent.
I don't feel like I'm going to be ready in a month for everything, but I've got to at least try. I mean who is honestly really ready to bring a kid into the world and care for them for the rest of their lives?! Nothing has gone the way I planned for this week and I just feel like I'm so behind in everything I need to take care of. However, speaking of things I need to take care of I need to switch out loads of laundry and work on my on-line classes.
I hope all is well with you and please let me know what's new with you!
~Karla
P.S. - The song of the night's lyrics found below.
Def Leppard - "All I Want Is Everything"
I don't know how to leave you
And I don't know how to stay
I've got things that I must tell you
That I don't know how to stay
The man behind these empty words
Is crying out in shame
Holding on to this sinking ship
When nothing else remains
All I want is everything
Am I asking too much?
All I want is everything
Like the feel of your touch
But all I have are yesterdays
Tomorrow never comes
It's hard to hold your head up
When you're kneeling down to pray
And the talking doesn't come easy now
When the words get in the way
And if you could see what's going on
Behind these private eyes
The truth would look so easy now
But I'm running out of lies
All I want is everything
Am I asking too much?
All I want is everything
Like the feel of your touch
But all I have are yesterdays
Tomorrow never comes
Guitar solo
You think the shadow of doubt
Is hanging over my head
It's just an angel who's
wings hide the sun
And it's myself I betray
I cannot wish this away
Took my chance, now the damage is done
All I want is everything
Am I asking too much?
All I want is everything
Like the feel, the feel of your touch
When all I have are yesterdays
Tomorrow never comes
ooh, oooh
ooh, oooh
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| Here's to hoping that this next year is better than the last....by a long shot!
After reflecting on the past year my only resolution for the next year is to let go and let God. I know it's a bit broad and very open to interpretation, but I don't think that this next year will be directed by me at all. Really, the direction for my life isn't really my own, especially not with the new edition on the way. I'm still a full-time student, vegetarian, Catholic, and I'm looking forward to being a mom, but like all new aspects to life, I'm scared even though I'm excited. There are things within the past year that I regret, but becoming a mom is not one of them. The situation in which I did has not been perfect nor the way I thought I would, but I couldn't go a day anymore without feeling him kicking and moving inside of me and I can't wait for the day when I can hold him.
I've moved back home and so far that's been going well. I'm still slightly stressed with getting everything ready for the arrival of Andrew, but I try to take things one day at a time and just work that way. I have been able to transfer to the Best Buy store in Paducah so I can continue to work a bit further into my pregnancy than if I had stayed at the store in Cape. I miss people from Cape, but I'm trying to make the best of everything here and I like the fact that I can start working on many of my friendships that I had to leave when I moved away. I have been blessed with many friends on both ends and I hope to keep in contact with them all.
Anyway, I daresay that's enough rambling for now, I shall try to update this more often than I have been. I hope you have a fantastic start to a new year!
Love~Karla
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