Buh-Bye El Paso!

Well, the time has come that I'm leaving El Paso and moving back to Lafayette, IN. My husband will be deploying this summer and we decided it was better for me to head back to IN a little early, get a doctor and get settled. If I wasn't pregnant I would be staying in El Paso until mid-July to see my husband off, but we didn't want to wait too long and risk my getting stuck in El Paso alone. It's just better to be home with family in case (God forbid) something were to happen. Luckily, Justin gets to come to IN for about 3 wks in June for some leave time so we'll get to spend time together before he deploys. And, it just so happens that his leave will fall right around our 20 week appointment so we can find out together what we're having!!
My last day at work was last night and they got me a going away cake that said "Good Luck" on it! I thought that was super nice since my old store didn't do anything like that for me when I left there. I will definitely miss some of the people I worked with, especially the Operations team and the Geek Squad (I work with them more than anyone else). I am excited to head back to my old store in Lafayette though. They just do things differently than the store in El Paso and I like how the old store works better.
There are very few things I'm going to miss about El Paso. I must say, I don't like living here and sadly, I'm pretty sure we'll be coming back here after deployment. I'm going to miss the warm weather. With the exception of this past winter, it rarely gets below 40 degrees in the winter. Umm...besides the weather, I can't say there's much else I'll miss! Haha! I hate the wind and the dust storms that accompany it. I despise the drivers...they are so scary here! I actually found out the other day that El Paso is the #2 rudest city and the #3 smelliest city. I totally believe it! The people are super rude and the customers that come in to Best Buy always smell like onions, peppers or some other smelly food.
I'm looking forward to seeing my friends and family. I know we were just home in December, but it seems like that was a long time ago! I'll be getting back to IN just in time for Easter so I'll get to enjoy some home cooking from my Grandma, an Easter Egg hunt and just hanging out with family. There are so many restaurants I miss too! O'Charley's, Arni's, Moe's, Don Pablo's, Fazoli's, BW3's, Jimmy John's, the list goes on... My Mom flies in to El Paso on Saturday morning and we'll be hitting the road Sunday or Monday. I'm not looking forward to the 24 hour drive, but it will be nice to see Texas in the rear view mirror!

ABC's of Me

I saw this on a couple of blogs and decided to steal it for myself! Besides, my next Dr appt isn't until next Monday and I don't really have anything else to blog about. :)

A. Age: 29 (getting a little close to that 3-0 number, eek!)

B. Bed size: Queen (but we need a King soooo bad)

C. Chore you dislike: Cleaning bathrooms. YUCK!

D. Dogs: We had the BEST dog ever, but sadly we had to put him to sleep after Christmas. RIP Maximo.

E. Essential start to your day: I USED to drink a coke every morning when I woke up, but I've been caffeine free for about 3 months.

F. Favorite color: Green or Black

G. Gold or silver: Silver

H. Height: 5'3"
I. Instruments you play(ed): I played the trumpet for 2 years in middle school.

J. Job title: Retail

K. Kids: 1 on the way!!

L. Live: Right now, Texas, but moving back to Indiana next weekend.
M. Mom’s name: Kelli, Step-Mom Beth, Mothers-in-Law Jeannetta and Tara

N. Nicknames: Britt, Britty, Britter and the Mr calls me all kinds of things. Sugs, Babe, Love

O. Overnight hospital stays: I've never had an overnight stay as a patient.

P. Pet peeves: I probably have too many to name!

Q. Quote from a movie: I don't have a specific movie quote. I don't usually watch movies over and over again.

R. Righty or lefty: Right

S. Siblings: Sister: Anna Marie Sisters-in-Law: Brooke and Sharon

T. Time you wake up: Depends on what my work schedule is. If I open, 8am, if I close, 10am, if it's my day off, whenever I want!

U. Underwear: Yes, I wear them!

V. Vegetables you don’t like: Mushrooms, beans, radishes

W. What makes you run late: facebook, the snooze button, DVR

X. X-rays you’ve had: teeth, chest, foot, knee
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Y. Yummy food you make: Chicken with Crap On It, Tater Tot Casserole, Green Bean Casserole

Z. Zoo animal favorites: monkeys, flamingos, polar bears...actually I love all zoo animals!!