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Aahh…the good old days. I still could use days like this sometimes.lol Happy WW!

Prost! Happy WW

2 years ago, let me think (2 years ago is easy, there were alot of milestones)

2 years ago exactly I was working my very last shift of my job in the kitchen, I was planning my 17th (I got drunk with Mum), it was 10 days before my last period pre-Amy and I was probably 3 weeks off falling pregnant.

November was a BIG month for me.

I think I love you.

Corning. Are you from WNY?

Love this pic!

2 years ago I was pregnant with my 2nd child and going crazy with my 10 month old.

2 years ago, I had just stopped BC to try for The Conqueror.

Hmm, 2 years ago I was living in Phoenix and planning our Thanksgiving trip to Hawaii.

I love the look on your face!

Let’s see, two years ago we (hubby and I) were just telling everyone that we were expecting. I had given up beer, but was craving it like a mad-woman! Oh and surprisingly I was probably 15 pounds heavier.

Looks like a beer sampler, man-o-man I miss those!

Hmmm… maybe I’ll go to the locale brewery for lunch today….

nice shot. the look tells me someone loves beer.

Hmmm… two years ago I had better clothes, since I actually worked out in the world. Trying to get pregnant and riding the infertility roller coaster. So more free but certainly not happier than I am now.

Great shot!

Two years ago.. my daughter was just a newborn. I was a sleep-deprived, swollen, cow ready to be milked every 3 hours.

Hey I think I recognize that Care Bear on your shirt…that’s either .16 BAC Bear or Walk of Shame Bear. Or should I have just gone with the Care Beer joke? You’ve got that kid on xmas morning look…2 years ago? Pretty much where I am today. The more things change, right…?

Haha! Great pic! Two years ago … same ol’ place I am now! The more things change … yada yada yada! Happy Wednesday!

Two years ago, I was sad to have recently lost my mom and sister in law in the space of seven weeks. They both died of lung cancer.

I’d rather be where I am now than back then.

That is a terrific picture. Memories…like the corner of my mind…misty (ok- sorry. I was just reminiscing about beer.)

-HH

Melanie – you and me both, lady.

Sgazzetti – Hah… as happy as I look in that photo, and as frazzled as I seem now, I’m WAY happier with my Braden than before!

Onwebcheck – Prost! Thanks!

Yen – I don’t so much miss being single… the SLEEPING… now that’s a different story…. (PS: I was married to John already in that shot.)

Veronica – you are right, BIG November!

Shannon – I avoided the dating scene by dating the same guy from high school and on for 7 years, then meeting John. Ha!

Secret Agent Mama – let’s do it. No, not from WNY. But my grandma lives in Corning. And I hear ya on the life screwing up thing. That kid ages me and keeps me young at the same time….

Kara – I’m looking forward to my next pregnancy!

Bren – aw, the first birthday. Such an emotional time!

Toni – Aw, Yay! That’s what I was doing a few months after this pic was taken! (Picture in July, stopped BC end of Nov)

Karen Meg – haha, gotta love the baby nursing alki timing!

Geggie – Ahhh, HW. I got to go while I was preggers with Braden!

Patois – You can truly say you were waiting for ‘your’ ship to come in!

Sheryl – Yes! Beer sampler! In the middle of the day! HURRAY! Haha… those days are gone now, but the things I do in replacement are even better.

AFF – napping is like a prison sentence!

Hoto – someone loves all the sweet booze.

Victoria – Corning is BEAUTIFUL!

Donna – I hear ya. I was a manager representing my company, and now I just wear crap with spit-up stains on it.

Janet – UGH. The word mortgage payment still makes me feel a little vomity.

Momisodes – Ah! The time period when you learn what it’s REALLY like to be a mother!

Blue Momma – being rich in the heart is much better than being rich in the wallet, isn’t it?

Bill – I think it was “Signs of Alcoholism Bear.” And hey, if it’s working, don’t break it, right?

Lynn – if you ever get to the point where you can say, “I’ve figured this mommy thing completely out!”… Don’t tell anyone, because we will probably all kill you with our bare hands.

Patti – what’s good doesn’t need to change, no? Happy Wednesday!

Tegdirb92 – that was difficult to type! Good thing I had coffee already… Too much beer, yes.

Suzanne – sorry to hear that. Really. Glad you’re in a happier world now.

Ann – thanks! My face likes to be silly. So sorry you had to deal with Katrina. I’m happy that you’re happier now!

Heidi Hyde – Haha, it’s okay… that’s all I do with beer anymore… reminisce.

Two years ago, I was stumbling around with a new c-section scar and milk dripping everywhere. Oh yeah, and a gorgeous newborn keeping me up 11 hours out of 12.

Love the photo…

Wordless Wednesday is suprisingly wordy in the comment section- holy cow, Lo- you are quite popular with the screen-addicts, eh? Two years ago i was 6 months pregnant after 4 miscarriages and I was LOVing every minute.

That picture depicts how I feel about Dr. Pepper, right now. I caved.

Oh and 2 years ago, right now I was up to my ass in a colicky baby and a an 18month old toddler. I was not sleeping at all and basically going completely out of my mind.

HA!!! That picture is classic!!!!

Two years ago things were pretty much the same, except my 3 year old was one, and we were still buying cases of diapers at Sams Club.

hmmm….I was at my old job so I was poorer. I was still with hubby but he wasn’t my hubby yet. Shoot I didn’t even know he would be my hubby in less than a years time. Boy do I move fast…lol

Ummm…hello?? Where are you FROM? I grew up there!!!! Well, not Corning, but ADDISON.
Tell me!

Kelly – the best sleep deprivation ever, right?

Kelly – homeschooling sounds so intimidating to me.

Jenny – I have no idea what is wrong with all these people. I’m so glad Ian hung in there for you. *hugs*

Lisa – isn’t it amazing what the passage of time brings?

Drama – that DP is pretty good stuff, eh? Braden was insanely colicky, too. I feel yer pain!

Mama Nomad – yes, I do miss the sweet, sweet booze from time to time. But not as much as I thought I would.

JJ! – Thanks!

Suzanne – whoa. You’re not making me feel safe. hehe… Braden was way colicky… so, maybe even if I get El-Barforama next time, I’ll get a calmer baby? Here’s hoping.

3carnations – gotta love not having to stock up on Poop Nets anymore!

Colleen – Braden’s just over a year old, and I’m still stanknastynoshowerho. Maybe this blog has something to do with that? Hm.

FXSMom – bend them to your will quickly!

David – I love Corning. It’s so beautiful. My lovely grandma lives there.

Trenches – wish I had grown up in that area – but it was in NC. Just visited my grandmothere there from time to time.

Aimee – I do my best to be as cute as possible. Especially around beverages.

…chasing a 3-year-old and a speed-crawling 9-month-old.

I wasn’t lighter, but I was faster.

Psht, two years ago I was in the same boat I am now, just one less passenger on board…then, pregnant with scorching heart burn due in January…now, pregnant times two with scorching heart burn due in January. (we’re O.C.D. conceivers)

Yum, a table of beers. You lucky gal.

Two years ago? Lactating, post-partumy, a few pounds heavier. Same old, same old.

54 comments? wtf mate, who are you making out with to get all this traffic?

Oh wait, you mean people who aren’t cranking out NaNoWriMyAssOffMo and NaBlowMe still read blogs? Oh.

ooh I love your shirt!
I think I was much the same 2 years ago, just half crazy from a lack of sleep as my youngest was a newborn.

What kind of place serves beer in thimbles. No wonder you are havingto order them 6 at a time.

LOVE IT!
Two years ago, I had a 6-month-old baby and a just over 2-year-old who never sat down or stopped talking. I think I am happier today.