I am tired and my pants are tight

I swear, this is my new motto. I ought to just have it screenprinted on a shirt so that people don't have to ask me how I am doing. Here I am in the beginning of my second trimester. 14 weeks. The point where you still technically don't look pregnant. Just chunky. Like I drank too much beer or overate during the holidays. I feel like if I were to bump into someone I knew who hadn't seen me in a while, when they walked off they'd be like "Wow. Dawn's put on a little weight." So, my first instinct now is to immediately blurt out that I am pregnant. Not just pudgy. I am also trying to hold off buying maternity clothes until it gets warmer so that I won't have maternity clothes for 2 seasons. Please lord, let the spring get here soon. I am ready to bust out the flip flops and capris.

I do have one dirty little secret. I've learned that telling people that I'm pregnant gets me stuff. I guess that's awful, but it's true. I've gotten discounted smoothies and a size upgrade more than once at my gym. I've gotten "a little extra" at a restaurant. And today, at the Clinique counter, the girl there and I were talking about how they were painting the store and how strong the smell was. I told her it was stronger for me because I was pregnant. Well, she just couldn't give me enough samples after that! It was crazy! So, I guess that since we have to put up with the nausea, exhaustion, and random bouts of crying that getting a few special favors is ok.

I am such a thief!!!

Stole this one, too. Can't help it- it's fun!

Four jobs you've had in your life:
1.) Shoe dept at Stein Mart- 50% off everything. My dream come true at 16
2.) Dresser backstage at the ice show at Busch Gardens in Tampa- the best summer job I ever had in college. Made great money and had a blast.
3.) Paralegal- worked for an asshole attorney first and then worked for one of the sweetest men alive right before we moved back to GA
4.) Admin Asst./NIE Coordinator/Data Entry Clerk- I refer to this job as the job from hell. It's when I worked at the newspaper in Athens and I think this might have been the most miserable I have ever been in my life.

Four movies you could watch over and over:
1.) Dodgeball- seriously laugh my ass off every time
2.) Love Actually- I have watched it a zillion times and still cry every time.
3.) Bridget Jones Diary- It gets funnier every time I watch it
4.) The original Parent Trap. I always hoped I had a missing twin out there


Four places you've lived:
1.) Jacksonville, Fl
2.) Tampa, Fl
3.) Gainesville, GA
4.) Tuscaloosa, AL
(currently living in Athens GA)

Four TV shows you love to watch:
1.) Scrubs- pee in your pants funny
2.) The O.C.- it's my biggest vice
3.) ER- still love this show!
4.) My Name is Earl- my new favorite show, hee-larious!

Four websites you visit daily:
1.) imdb.com
2.) eonline.com
3.) msnbc.com
4.) sweetpotatoqueens.com

Four of your favorite foods:
1.) cake
2.) Skyline chili
3.) proscuitto and brie on french rounds
4.) my homemade smoothies


Four places you'd rather be:
1.) London
2.) New York
3.) Charleston
4.) Paris


Four albums you can't live without:
1.) Alanis Morrisette- Jagged Little Pill
2.) Marc Broussard- Carencro
3.) Pippin soundtrack
4.) The Beatles- Number Ones