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Wow. Saturday night and I am putting a second post on the blog.

But, now a proper intro to me and mine.

I am 35. I live in Dallas, TX. I have lived in Florida, California, New York and Texas. I am a Texan. Through and through. People who don't like Texas are nuts. Especially people who are from Texas and move away and don't look back. When I lived in NY and people found out I was from Texas, they had a bajillion questions. Yes, many were about my horse (terrified of them), my ranch (huh?), my lack of accent (again...huh), had I been to Southfork (nope!). But I also got lots of music questions. Many wanted to know how easy it was to find Red Krayola records (hard), how was the Austin scene (snobby), did I like old country (definitely!).

Anyway, point is, I love where I am from. I hope to move away in the next 5 years, but Zac and I both agree that we want to retire and die in Texas! Plus, no matter where we end up, we hope to instill Texas pride into Isaac.

I never thought I'd get married and definitely never imagined kids, but then New Years eve between '99 and '00 came around, I was followed around at a party by a dorky music critic and the rest was history. We made out on the porch, in the car in front of Miller house, in the car in front of Lower Greenville 7-11, back on the porch. That was a friday night. We went out again on Sunday, then again on Wednesday and then he basically moved in. We got engaged on a whim in Spring of 2000. And tied the knot in November of that year.

From the second we were married, I wanted a kid. 2 years later, I got preggo for the first time. Unfortunately, I lost it. There were 2 eggs. Apparently, I wasn’t meant for twins. We started trying again a few months later and on a fabulous road trip from Dallas to the Grand Canyon, LA, and Vegas, we managed to make Isaac. I think he was made in Flagstaff, AZ. Zac thinks it was LA. He just wants to believe that Isaac was conceived in the Argyle hotel. Whatever makes him happy.

My pregnancy was surprisingly difficult. Physically, it was fine. Emotionally, I was a wreck. To sum it up… I was a mean preggo woman. Stupidly, we decided to purchase our first home when I was 5 months pregnant. Wow. Mistake! At a very huge 6 months, I was straddling the bathtub to paint the ceiling. I was ripping wallpaper from the walls and terrorizing everyone within 5 feet. And, for the first 6 months after Isaac was born, I went through a massive depression. If you are going through post partum depression, talk to someone. In full Nikki fashion, I went it alone and never said a word until after it was over. Being in the thick of it, I never really understood what was happening. However, I won’t have another kid. One is enough. Multiple kids are great for others, but I don’t approve for me. I plan on giving Isaac everything. I could never do that for more than 1. I was an only kid and I quite enjoyed it.

I am a graphic designer. My plan is to work as little as possible and spend as much time as possible with my kid. I NEVER wanted to stay home with him full time, but now that he talks and is so much fun, I want to be with him all the freakin’ time. Even when he is driving me nuts and being a total lunatic, I want to be with him. I have panic attacks, but if I just glance at Isaac, I feel better. He works better than any amount of Zanax I could ever ingest!

To be continued…

Inspired

So, I have been totally inspired to start another blog. I had one during my pregnancy on LiveJournal, then I stopped b/c, well, who has time. I work, hang with the monster, eat, sleep. Period. But, now that Monster is older and playing in his own little world of Star Wars and Power Rangers, I might have a bit more time.

We have recently started to remodel our house. I might focus on the hell that is remodeling. Or, I could focus on the perfect little man growing up in our house. Or, I could focus on my very cool, patient and totally adorable husband. So much to write about, so little time to type.

To get myself back into it I will start with this disclaimer: I can't write, am a horrid speller, have a fondness for lack of punctation and grammar (or is it grammer?? yikes.) Point is... Clyde is the talent, I'm the mommy. I have "mommy brain" most of the time so I tend to sound forgetful and stupid (or just plain silly). I do know good shopping sites though. So, I'll start with that.

Most recently shopped...
www.neimanmarcus.com (yes, i know. I'm from Dallas...what can I do?)
www.pommenyc.com
www.amazon.com
www.npr.org

With the Holidays around the corner, my plastic is getting some use on the web. I really hate retail at this time of year.

Most recently obsessed over shows...
Snapped
Friends (I'll never stop!)
How I Met Your Mother
Heroes

Hopefully the writers strike will stop soon. I need more shows!

Who is hot? Jake Gyllenhall! Yum!