Snow at the Beach

I was still feeling pretty sore this morning when I woke up so I opted out of Zumba this morning. I've started having some back pain here and there, usually at night and it makes walking pretty uncomfortable let alone Zumba. So instead I decided to make breakfast for us - pancakes. Since Marshall and I weren't together on Valentine's Day, today is sort of our make up day and what better way to start it then by having pancakes? Marshall seemed to enjoy them at least. After I had showered and dressed, Susan came over and brought us some Starbuck's. Since I missed her at Zumba she thought she would come visit with us before she went to the Shag Competition.

After she left we headed out to get some lunch at Jackson's Big Oak BBQ. That seems to be Marshall's new favorite place these days as he is always asking to go there when he is home on the weekends. While at lunch Marshall was asking me about Dr. McLean and Tifni and if they were going to be there for my amnio and delivery. He was raving about them both and how lucky we were to have them on our "team." He also said he was so glad I had Tifni to talk to for he knew if I was talking to Tifni then he didn't have to worry that I wasn't talking to him, he knew I was okay. I told him how Tifni knew how I was feeling before I ever told her and how I had been talking with her daily for the past few weeks. If I don't contact her first, she is quick to contact me with something. It isn't always a text to ask about how I'm doing. Sometimes it's a funny picture or video of her kids or some crazy thing that happened to her that day. The point is though that she reaches out to me on a daily basis so I know if there is something concerning to me that she is available to hear about it. She's been a great source for not just her experience but also her knowledge as a labor and delivery nurse. Just yesterday she helped confirm the pediatrician I was leaning towards. When I asked her about her pediatrician she informed me it was Seaside Pediatrics, the exact pediatrician I was favoring. Then she proceeded to tell me that Dr. Horger from there was the best circumciser in town. Well she would know, she's seen a million of them done by every doctor in town. Dr. Horger is the only pediatrician from that practice that does them so that makes me feel very confident in my choice. Ironically, while Marshall and I were talking I got my first of many daily texts from Tifni - a picture of her and Dr. McLean. Obviously, Dr. McLean was on call today as they were both at the hospital.

After lunch, Marshall and I went to Pier One Imports to get my Valentine's Day gift - my swingasan. I was so excited to finally find a swinging chair for the front porch and even more excited when Marshall agreed to get it for me for Valentine's Day! Yay! He's usually not a big Valentine's Day gift giver so I will take it while I can get it. Now I can't wait for it to be hung up so I can enjoy it. On the way home from Pier One it started snowing! Yes, snowing at the beach. Can you believe it? The temperature dropped dramatically from the time we went out to get lunch to the time we got home from Pier One. So we left the chair in the car knowing there was no way it was going to be hung up today, especially in this weather.

We both were pretty tired and the weather was now cold and snowy so we decided to spend the rest of the night in. On the way home we had stopped at the grocery store to pick up stuff to make chili for dinner. It seemed only fitting for such a cold night. While I was making dinner Marshall mentioned to JoJo if she wanted a bath and she walked straight into the guest bathroom. Bath time it was. Marshall bathed JoJo and then she came and got on her bed in front of the fire to dry herself. It only snowed for about 30 minutes and it didn't really stick to anything but it was fun while it lasted.