bad day

i had a really crappy day. not gonna go into it, but too many awful outcomes with moms and babies at work this week.  pray that i'll lift my chin up and press on to continue to so the job that i love so much. 

thanks

alyse

pei wei

I just got off work and am having dinner by myself...something I do rarely. I love to people watch though it is sorta fun. Oops...short blog sorry, my food just got here;) bye for now

FINLEY VALENTINE RITCHIE!!!!

i am so excited to be an auntie, and jeff is so excited to be an unclie :) it's funny....right after i wrote my last blog i called stacy to check our blog and make sure it posted since i was traveling....she told me "i'm starting to see spots and floaters...." then all the events started unraveling to bring the most beautiful little mix of stacy and taylor into this world. i'll let her tell you the story :) i must say i'm so sad that i couldn't be there right away, but jeff and i are working on getting there as soon as we can. i put finley as the background on my computer so i can see her frequently! 

jeff pointed out to me that her initials are F V R ....fever. she's gonna cause a ruckus in this world, and i can't wait to be a part of it :) 

anywho, we're so excited if you can't tell. 

peace out :)

once again on the road...

So I guess riding in a car is the only time I have to update the blog. We are in good old mississippi on our way to mobile, alabama! I will say that I have never seen more hitchhikers or abandon cars on the side of the road than I have through louisiana and mississippi. It is so nice seeing big trees again, they line the highways so beautifully. I feel like austin just has tiny trees.

Jeff has been busy with work, getting back in the groove after the busy holidays. He has definitely taken advantage of all his golf stuff for christmas...he and bob went golfing on christmas eve the weather was so nice. He went again yesterday because it was in the 70's and he couldn't resist. After playing 18 holes he called me and said he was going to play disc/frisbee golf....the weather was too nice to not be outside. NOT FOR ME!!! I went to the gym the other day and worked with a trainer, he killed me. Two days later I can barely walk! Sitting down to pee is a task from all the squats and hip abducters and adducters. OUCH. So while jeff enjoyed the weather I waddled around my house trying to stand up straight. I do suggest disc golf though, it's a blast.

I am now working days for those of you that don't know, which has made my life a little more normal. I work three days a week 12 hour shifts. Long days, but I love the babies I work with so its all good:) Our next couple months are BUSY. We are in alabama this weekend, dallas in a couple weekends, bahamas after that for a trip jeff one with primerica (whoohoo), then back to dallas for a wedding, then.....(Drum roll please)...my favorite trip to minnesota to meet baby ritchie!!!! We cannot wait to be an auntie and unclie. And yes, I am going to make baby call jeff unclie, and bob papoo or bobfart (like popart).

Ok, we are stopping to take a pee break...wish me luck on the squat;)

Love alyse and jeff