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Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Drama? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Drama!

Hello, hi. Happy Independence Day! Go have a hot dog for me, ok?

(I know it's been a while, but I can't tell you how much I've appreciated the kind comments and emails you've sent me. ROCK STARS - every single one of you.)

I hope all is going well with you kids. I've been trying to keep up with everyone (GAH! I'm so sorry I missed you Nicole! But I'm glad you're safe and sound in S.D.) and have stumbled across a new-to-me blog.


Life has been interesting these past few weeks. In good and bad ways.

Let's see... the drama of which I spoke earlier. Well, The Targo and I are stupid. Our lease will be up at the end of July and we foolishly thought we could get a larger place for only a couple hundred more than we're paying for the molehole. Little did we realize that the rents in our area have gone up 24%. You read that right. So, we looked at a bunch of 2 bedrooms in what we thought was a reasonable price range. Good lord... In general, these places looked like condemned NYC lofts. Think of Roger and Mark's place in RENT. Most of the places were filthy, tiny, and looked like they hadn't been updated in 35 years. I sound like a snob - but the molehole, while small and molehole-ish, is a pretty nice pad. And hey - the magic happens here, baby. Heh.

So, we started freaking the hell out because HOLY SHITE we were going to be homeless or we were going to have to pay $1500 for a place I'd be concerned about both vermin and lead paint. We then had the bright idea of staying in our building, which is a relative bargain. Well, the unrenovated two bedroom (why isn't that a word?) was about $1600. People! That's without a dishwasher, no view, small bedrooms, and no central air! Oh... and skeezy 20 year old carpet. The unrenovated one bedroom? Not even worth looking at. So, still homeless.

I was supposed to go visit my parents that next weekend, but the train was delayed due to a haz-mat spill. Um. Maybe I'm on crack, but I was one of the few people who left the station. I was all "Hey - I live here. I'm not growing a third eye just to visit my mom and dad."

So, yeah... before I go on with this story, I have to tell you about this:
















Say hi to Mystic's feet and her BFF the sink.

Yes. The Targo and I are expecting. Because this was planned, we've known for quite some time but didn't tell a soul until we went to my 8-week check-up. (I can't tell you how glad The Targo was that we'd seen Knocked Up before going to the doctor. It prepared him.) We wanted to wait until Father's Day to tell our parents, but we were too excited. So, our parents found out the Monday before. There's a whole lot more drama in there, but I can't go into that right now.

*Graphic details ahead* It turned out to be a good thing that I didn't make it to my parents' house that weekend, because I woke up the next morning bleeding. We were completely convinced that it was the worst case scenario and rushed (read, walked the three blocks) to the emergency room. This was particularly hard because we had just started telling people. But, it turned out that Peanut (my and The Targo's code word for the baby) was fine. I continued to have bleeding for a couple of days, and then a week, and then intermittently for another week. So, right now, we're at the "we have no frickin' clue what's going on" phase but I go to the doctor again next Monday for the ultrasound and all that jazz. Oh... and the official due date is January 19, 2008.

And the homeless? Well, we signed a lease last Thursday on a 2 bedroom coach house in a different, yet super cute, neighborhood. I'll post pictures after we move in. The best part? WINDOWS! No more molehole!

That's what we've been up to here: A little bit of this, a little bit of that, with a touch of crazy on the side. Hopefully after Monday, the drama will have significantly decreased. I hope too that this doesn't seem like a giant whiny rant. Because DAMN, it's been stressful around here and this post only covers about half of it. Anyways, I'm feeling better and will hopefully be "Marianne: Now with 33% Less Crazy" soon.

11 comments:

Nicole P. said...

Omg!! Congratulations! On everything, but especially the Peanut! Can't wait to hear which neighborhood you guys ended up in.

Anonymous said...

WOW Marianne, congratulations! What a busy couple of weeks.. you guys must be exhausted! :)

(Am so excited for you!)

the lizness said...

congratulations!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! That is so exciting!

And thanks for the shout out! I'm glad you found me in time to come over and read your big news.

Moving is a headache. Always. Take it from the girl that lived in 6 different apartments in 5 years.

Aimee said...

ACK! Congratulations! I guess we can all forgive you now for being MIA and making us worry like that. hehe.

Congrats also on the notsohomelessness. :D

Miss Notesy said...

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jan is a great month to have a baby. Its after Xmas and still plenty of cold outside to keep you inside snuggling your newborns for a couple of months without feeling guilty. :-)

Emily said...

Congratulations on the little one....So exciting!

I am happy to hear that you will not be raising the child on the street :P

I love seeing pictures of peoples home's so post the second you move in!

L Sass said...

Woohoo! Congratulations!!!!

Glad you found a new apartment, too. It would be such a hassle having a baby in a cardboard box.

Anonymous said...

Oh, Marianne!!!!!! :) I am so THRILLED for both you and the Targo. I saw the pic and started bawling - I am so happy, happy, for you both!

Please let us know how it all works out at the doc's office.

Yippee for windows and plus-signs on pee sticks!

:) x

Anonymous said...

I totally understand the scary bleeding. Bless you that its stopped. My first time didn't end happily, but 2 subsequent bleeding episodes resulted in my beautiful son and my beautiful daughter. Chin up girlfriend, everything is going to work out fine :-) And yes, it will make you think twice about telling people so far into the future that you'll be showing the next time you get pregnant. Blessings on all of you!

skatey katie said...

mamma marianne!!!!!!
huge *huge* love to you :o)
wishing you a wonderful pregnancy, keep those feet up ok.
hey, peanut is cute, but my parents called me *peanut* for six weeks AFTER i was born cos they couldn't decide on a name.
which is why i am such a blonde schizo... lol X