There we sat, in a McDonald’s rest stop just west of Buffalo, listening to a political ad.
The ad called Barack Obama a chicken, for voting “present” in the Illinois legislature. My husband pointed out that the number of votes called during the candidate’s tenure was so high as to render the statistic irrelevant.
“Disgusting,” I said, [...]

10. The T-shirts at PsychoBaby
9. Belly Dance Maternity
8. Eating delicious bagels left at your hotel by your awesome blog buddy Jordan
7. Watching The Darjeeling Limited in your pajamas, eating the aforementioned bagels, at 4 p.m. on a blustery Good Friday
6. The French onion soup at Bistro 110
5. Sleeping until 9 a.m.
4. No baby monitors
3. [...]

Seriously? Six inches? What gives, Chicago? The Chambana forecast calls for sunny and mid-fifties.
Oh, wait, I forgot! I’m going to Chicago today. Now it makes sense.

Mr. C and I are headed out of town next week - all by ourselves.
That’s right, we’re going on a babymoon.
We’re driving up to Chicagoland early Thursday morning and spending two days and two nights in the Windy City. We took a similar trip last year, but there was a lot less belly involved.
My plan [...]

I never want to see the interior of my minivan again.
We - and by “we” I mean I - drove 1,400 miles in six days, that being an average of 233.3333333 miles per day. Holy fucking shit I am so tired thatisibdhsupphdhgfhfpeipeieruyryeh ….
Whoops! Sorry, that was me banging my head against the keyboard. BECAUSE THAT [...]

Praise the writing gods, this is the last post of NaBloPoMo. I’m sick as a dog, and my voice - literally and figuratively - has left me.
I’m glad I participated this year, but the pressure to make sure I posted every day left me grasping for ideas. I post daily most of the time anyway, [...]