You’re probably asking yourself where I’ve been. Or maybe you aren’t, because you’re used to me updating for a few days and then disappearing. But it hasn’t been all that long. I’ve just had a lot going on. I’m not making any promises, because I don’t like to break them, but I am making a sincere effort to try to update more often.

The problem is, this goes completely against our plans. My husband and I recently decided to spend more time together, and away from technology. This summer we are trying to enjoy our surroundings in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Oh, sweet Appalacia. Yeah, you’re right. I hate it. But mostly in the winter time. We figure, maybe if we spend more time outside in the summer it will make being here a little more tolerable. But how I would rather be at the beach…

So, anyway, Joe and I decided to splurge and purchase some Bikes. This was a pretty big purchase because we wanted to be sure we got nice ones, and somehow I managed to work it out so that we didn’t charge them to credit cards – I am so proud of myself!

What did we end up with? The brand spanking new 2010 model 4300D by Trek (the D stands for Disc Brakes!). They are hardtail mountain bikes, so when we get up the courage we can go on some trails and things. I’ll have to take pictures of them, because they are very awesome, and mine is lime green, which is pretty flippin’ sweet. For now, though, here’s a picture from somewhere online of the one that Joe got:

Pretty sweet, eh? We lucked out, too, because they upgraded the seats, which meant Joe didn’t have to get a new one, and they also added lockout to the suspension. All in all we are very happy with our purchase.

We took them out on Friday night, up the road. Which just about killed me. I am so not in shape, and biking on these mountain roads doesn’t do my body good. So, we went out again on Sunday, but this time went over to Ft. Richie, which is a little smoother. Don’t worry, though. I’ll get there eventually. I want to get in shape again. Wish me luck!

As most of you know, my parents are in the middle of a move to Roanoke, VA. My mom was transferred there for her job, and they have been going through the painful process of selling their house in this horrible economy. It looks like they are going to take a buyout from her company and my dad will probably be moving in with us for a few months until he can get a job down there.

Joe and I recently took a trip down to Florida, and on our way we dropped in for a few days so my mom could show us around. We got to eat at a pretty good Brazilian restaurant, and got to see the sites, including a lot that my uncle bought (at least my parents won’t be alone).

My mom took us up to “the star” which is this big attraction.

That’s her and the view.  Aw. Mommy.  :(

And there is the star. It lights up at night. My mom was yelling at me while I was taking this shot because apparently the place where I was standing wasn’t a very safe place to stand (there was a bit of a drop). But I gotta get me a good shot!

After we saw the star, we went downtown and visited the market. Every Saturday they have all sorts of vendors from the area set up shop downtown and sell stuff – lots of veggies, and arts and crafts. It was fun. Plus we got to see the bedazzled car:

I particularly enjoyed the license plate. This was a car that belonged to one of the people selling items. I believe she was selling mosaics. Go figure.

The fax I received when we were testing to see if my fax service was working.

The only thing really left to do is touching up paint and sealing the tiles on the wall.  So here are the long awaited pictures.  I am happier than I thought I would be with the outcome.  I mean, I knew it would be an improvement, but it turned out better than I could have hoped.

We have since found out that I miscarried the baby. Which is why it was not very big.

We have been – oh so lovingly – referring to the “it” growing in my belly as the “Dragon Baby” only because when I was supposedly 6 weeks, we got a picture in my weekly email notification that showed something that looked like a hunchback retarded dragon.

Well, I went in for my first appointment today and we thought I was 7.5 weeks along.  We did an ultrasound just to be sure since I have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, and boy were we wrong.  I am only at 5 weeks and 6 days according to the ultrasound.  Which means that I must have found out very early!

I am going back again on the 14th to confirm how far along I am.  But I am glad we did it today.  I got to see the heartbeat which was 90 bpm.  They said that when the heart first starts to form the heart rate is a lot slower.