02 September 2009

Cupcakes

i was looking through my journal today and thought i would share a funny entry dated april 10, 2009...

monday march 16th...

i woke up with cramps again. normally my cramps last about a day and then dear aunt flow arrives. well this was the fourth day of cramps and AF still hadn't made her arrival. i went downstairs and randomly looked up, "can you have cramps in early pregnancy?"..."absolutely... mild cramps are completely normal."

ok, calm down... no need to panic... i'll just watch some oprah on the dvr and relax on the couch with a big carton of ice cream. yeah, that lasted a while, and then i remembered that gabriel had purchased me a pregnancy test about 6 months ago that came in a pack of two. great, let's test this sucker out. while i am peeing, i think to myself, "this is such a waste of $20, there is no way i am pregnant!!" i put the cap back on, lay the test flat and wait the 2 or so minutes.

two bright ass pink lines!!! oh my gosh i started hyperventilating!!! hello, like seriously, wait, really, huh, mommy? i quickly regained my composure because well, i had to or i would call gabriel that minute and tell him!! i couldn't do that! he was at work, and i wanted to tell him in a sweet and calming environment.

tuesday march 17th...

so i waited. yes, that night wasn't calm enough. plus i needed to get him a special gift. the next day i called gabriel at work and asked him if he could come home early. see, gabriel and i only have one car at the moment and i get all claustrophobic in our house and i needed some fresh air! i need to run a few errands! since when do i run errands? well i did that day and gabriel was very impressed. i went by the bank for him and mailed off some client envelopes. little did he know i was also stopping by cvs to buy another prego test, (this time electronic) and stopping by the mall. so i take the test in the mall bathroom and sure enough within 10 seconds it pops up with a big fat PREGNANT, and well i almost peed a little... again.

next, i head down to the vans store to purchase some baby vans to give to gabriel, as a gift. but of course once i walk into the store i realize the guy that will be helping me was a bartender at the restaurant i worked at before gabriel and i were married. so here i am lying to the guy telling him that no, i'm not knocked up, these are for my uhh... sister-in-law!!! i get a kind, quick reply of, "oh good cause that would have been really fast!" thanks dude. so anyways, i get home with my little surprise all wrapped up with a big blue bow. (gabriel says it will be a boy cause i picked a blue bow, whatever.) i hid the package in the pantry and went on to make a delicious dinner. when we were finished i soon became sweaty and beat red. after about 5 minutes of awkwardness i finally tell him that i have a gift for him. that was the hardest sentence i have almost ever had to say! i pull out the pretty white square box and he says, "did you buy me cupcakes?!?!" um, no babe, it's not cupcakes. but man a cupcake would be so amazing!!

well, let's just say that gabriel is ecstatic to be a daddy and can't wait until my little bump starts to poke out! i absolutely adore my husband. he's the most loving, supportive, compassionate, gentle, strong, encouraging, appreciative, hard-working man i have ever known. i hope one day i can grow up to be more like him.

now, i need to make some cupcakes.

26 comments:

  1. Oh carlie! how i love this story =) i love that you wrote it in your journal and you can always go back to this amazing day! xoxo

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  2. That is why I love keeping a journal!!! I am marrying my high school sweetheart this year and I love looking back and reading stuff like... oh boy that boy on the baseball team was sooo cute today... wonder what his name is... now years later I am marrying him!
    Your story gave me goosebumps... and made me really want some cupcakes!!! :)

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  3. This is so amazing Carlie!!! Thanks for sharing it with everyone. Now I know that I need to document it when it's time for me (: And I can't believe you peed and took the test in the mall bathroom! You're so brave!

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  4. This is so cool Carlie, I agree with the girls above , I dont think it could be any cooler to be able to look back on these amazing moments. Thanks so much for sharing! :)
    p.s. It was great to meet ya at the Smug Mug mtg!

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  5. OMG. You are such an awesome writer Carlie! LOVE it. And love the bartenders comment. haha...

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  6. Carlie you are the cutest journal writer everrrr!!! It makes me soo happy! You guys are SO cute!! xoxo

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  7. OKAY THIS IS ADORABLE. i love it. gah. love. marriage. baby carriages. :) God is good.

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  8. ahh! i think i started sweating too when you wrote that you turned red and started sweating.

    love this!

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  9. So awesome to have this story to share with Lincoln one day! I am so impressed you were able to wait a DAY before you told him. Thanks for sharing. :)

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  10. oh my goodness. adorable times ten!

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  11. i adore this little journal/story.

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  12. I follow your blog all the time but never commented until now. This is the best story EVER!! It's comedy and sentimental and touching all in one.

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  13. i love the shoe store story. that's something i'd TOTALLY do. And then be like "why did i do that". Thank you for your sweet comment. You are amazing. I am honestly and truly happy for both of you. Not only is gabriel kind, but he is smart for marrying a fun/crazy/sweet/sassy/loving lady like you. I hope we can meet up one day soon!!!

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  14. Carlie, you're funny! I love reading the blog. I also love that my story is ALMOST EXACTLY the same as yours...only it took place 3 weeks later :) I even took my second test in a store bathroom and immediately ran out to get a gift for my husband to tell him that we were getting a little surprise (just two months after being married)!
    Congratulations to both of you! That is going to be one ADORABLE baby!
    Amanda in Austin

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  15. As I said in my tweet to you guys earlier...you are adorable. You are a fabulous couple and so very much in love, and love to show it.

    It's a beautiful thing.

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  16. FREAKING LOVE THIS POST!!!! :)
    You make me smile, Davis'....I love you!

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  17. I have to say it's my first time coming to your site and I decided to check out your blog. LOVE IT!!!

    How sweet and genuine is this post. I truly think it's absolutely sweet. I love how open you are and it inspires me.

    Take care and make sure to post some baby bump pics. We want to see it. CONGRATS!!! You're going to love being a mom and when you see those baby eyes staring at you, you're going to just die. It still melts me every time and she just turned ONE.

    Take care!
    Noelia Kline

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  18. SOOOOOOO precious!!! I love this!!!!!

    Betsy King
    http://www.betsykingphoto.com

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  19. beautiful story! excited for you guys!

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  20. Thanks for sharing this CUTEEE story! You're so funny!

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  21. LOVE this! But how in the world did you wait to tell him?! I am expecting #2 and my hubby was right there reading the test with me both times!!

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  22. LOVE this story! I waited to tell my hubs as well. Had to further verify with pregnancy numero 2 and also buy a gift though my gift was not as cool as baby Vans

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  23. Oh my goodness I loved this post. So makes me wish I kept my own journal I would love to be able to look back at entries like this.
    A massive CONGRATULATIONS to you both as well, you guys are the sweetest couple and I know you'll make fantastic parents :-)

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