And…

I’m pregnant!

I was thinking of finding some super cute way of announcing it – but honestly, I’m so exhausted and nauseous that it took me this long to even get to those two words.

I’ve announced it to most of my family, and a few close friends, and the rest of the world is subject to just speculating until I get to 12 weeks (only 4 weeks away!!)

Baby due November 2013. :)

(I’ll be back soon to bore you with details)

Stolen

She walked in the house and ran up the stairs.  She did not want to deal with her parents.  She did not want to answer questions about her whereabouts, if she’d seen Bob.  She just wanted to be alone.

She walked in her room and stopped.

Something was wrong.  Her bed was slightly askew, as if someone had moved it.  She looked around and could see everything was slightly out-of-place.  Her jewelry, her money had not been touched, so not a robbery.  She must be going crazy.  Paranoid.

Perhaps.

She raced to the bed, and reached her hand under.  She moved it back and forth, searching.  Desperately grasping.  She kneeled down further, so she could see.

There was nothing.

It was all gone.

The pictures of her and Bob, the gifts he gave her.

Her journal, private thoughts no one had the right to read.

Stolen.

Her privacy.

Stolen.

Her trust.

Stolen.

Leaving only a message cruelly imprinted in her brain – trust no one.

This post is my first real attempt to join in at The Red Dress Club.
The prompt was: Someone has stolen something from you (or your character). Something of tremendous value. What will you do to get it back? Or will you give up?

Please let me know what you think, improvements that could be made, etc.   I’m not sure if I’m 100% in love with it, but I wanted to post anyways, because if I wait till something’s perfect, I might never join in, haha.  :)  So, I would love any and all constructive criticism.

Little steps…

I’m good with dates – I remember everyone’s anniversaries, and even birthdays (even though we don’t celebrate them). 

So, you’d think that I’d be organized when it comes to anniversaries.. But, I’m a total disaster.  Tomorrow is my parent’s 26th anniversary – and seeing as for their 25th it took me almost 6 months to get around to buying their gift – I was determined to be more organized this time around…

Well.. I have dinner reservations for Friday @ 8 – a vague idea for a present, and I think I have a card at home…  I guess, it makes me a tiny bit more organized.. but not by much.  My brother and I decided each of us was responsible for one parent this year – I got dad, he got mom… Dad had pointed out a watch he liked to me, but now it’s no longer in store — So, I have about 24 hours to figure this one out..

On the bright side, I already know what I’m getting them for next year…