Okay, now that I've had my ditz moment for the day, I can tell you all the news:

As you may or may not know, Josh and I were planning to move to America and have a proper wedding when we both turned 18. However, that plan has changed. Josh is very unhappy here in Scotland, away from his friends and family, so I went to my parents to see what we could do for him. It was then that they told me the news: They've bought a house in Josh's hometown, and they've gotten American citizenships for all us. Inside of 3 months, we're all going to move to America!! It was quite a shock, and I find it hard to believe that I'm going to be moving to a country whose Time Zone is about 9 hours behind my own, but Josh is ecstatic, and It'll be a good experience, I think. I wonder what it'll be like, going to an American school.

Here's the deal. You look it over the following list and see how many of these things you have done. BUT you have to ADD up the money amount along the way. Then, post the amount that you are as the title of the bulletin.


1. Had sex: $10.00

2. Smoked: $3.00

3. Got drunk: $7.00

4. Went skinny dipping: $5.00

5. Kissed someone of the opposite sex: $5.00

6. Kissed someone of the same sex: $5.00

7. Cheated on a test: $2.00

8. Fell asleep in the nude: $0.50

9. Been expelled: $5.00

10. Been in a fist fight: $10.00

11. Given oral: $10.00

12. Got oral: $10.00

13. Prank called the cops: $3.00

14. Stole something: $2.00

15. Done drugs: $5.00

16.Dyed your hair: $0.50

17. Done something with someone older (like a few years): $3.00

18. Went out with someone OVER 18 (if you're undereighteen): $4.00

19. Ate a whole thing of oreos: $0.50

20. Cried yourself to sleep: $1.00

21. Said you love someone but didn't mean it: $1.00

22. Been in love: $4.00

23. Got caught doing something that you shouldn't have been doing: $1.00

24. Went streaking: $4.00

25. Got arrested: $5.00

26. Made out with someone: $2.00

27. Peed in the pool: $0.50

28. Played spin the bottle: $1.00

29. Done something you regret: $3.00

I've done 1, 5, 6, 8,11, 16, 19, 22, 24, and 26 (some of them more than once), for a total of $835.00 :)

Around mid to late July, my mom, my dad, my little sister and myself are all going to France!!! I've been so excited and I've spent most of my free time listening to French tapes and reading books about France in preparation. The only downside is that Josh isn't coming with me. He's going to China as part of some student ambassador thing that he joined about a month before we got married. So, now we're going to be truly apart for the first time since we said "I do" for 17+ days. I'm really gonna miss him, but I have to admit, I can't wait to see the pictures and souvenirshe's going to bring back.

A few hours ago, I was at level 5. Now I'm at level 1!!! I didn't lose any points, so WTF happened!?

Nowadays, since my babies are starting to get really heavy, every area of my body associated with supporting and carrying them and myself is sore a great deal of the time, especially my ankles, back, buttocks and breasts. And do you know what Josh did? He spent over 3 hours giving me a full body massage until my muscles finally loosened up a little. I'm not lucky, and I'll never tell people that I'm lucky to have Josh as my husband. I am BLESSED.

Everywhere I go, people like to rub my belly when they find out I'm pregnant, like it was a good luck charm! What possesses people to do that?

As my absent-minded husband has doubtlessly forgotten to mention, he was told last Sunday that he had to returned to the States to take his finals in order to graduate from Sophomore to Junior. He brought me along with him!!! We got in last night and now we're staying with his parents. It's great to have the chance to see his hometown and meet his friends. Americans, though, are really weird. I've seen guys start beating on each other just to say hello, I've eaten foods that have been so chemical processed that they have no nutritional value, and the two hookers I saw on a street corner were actually not hookers, that's just how teenage girls dress around here. And all in one day!! I mean, are all Americans insane?! Anyway, once you get past the culture shock (and Lord knows there's plenty of it), I really like here. The best part will be on Friday when finals are over, and I get to join Josh and his classmates for one of their school traditions: the all-night root-beer kegger! It's like an actual kegger with two differences: They only drink root-beer (no alcohol), and the local police are invited, regular guests.

I can tell because my abdomen is becoming distended, my teeth are sensitive, I get headaches, my buttocks are expanding, my breasts are getting REALLY swollen, and my appetite has increased so much that I can't even remember what it's like to be full! I swear, I am SERIOUSLY considering not getting pregnant ever again after these two are done.

It's been long, hard, and rough, but Josh and I have finally decided on the babies names, be they boy/boy, girl/girl, or boy/girl:

Boys:

1.) Habakkuk, a Biblical name meaning "He that embraces." (I think we'll just call him "Buck" for short, though)

2.) Alesander, the Basque version of the name Alexander, meaning "Helper and defender of mankind."

 

Girls:

1.) Riikka, the Finnish version of the name Fredrica, meaning "Peace."

2.) Afina, a Romanian name meaning "Blueberry."

What that means is that I'm now in my 3rd month of pregnancy. I'm starting to really show now, but the morning sickness is becoming more bearable. The best part is that I swear I can feel the babies moving inside me, even though I'm less than halfway through my 3rd month. I even felt one of them gently kick me the other day. I called Josh over so he could feel them, and when he put his hand on my stomach, I felt the babies really starting to bounce around. It was then that it hit me: My babies were happy. They recognized their daddy. We both started crying for joy.