Thoughts on Thursday

I've been waiting for Thursday because I have so many things in my head but none of them add up to a full post - yet.  That's the beauty of organic writing for me - when my writing is not forced, it's more authentic and I like that best.  However, I was all set to dump my Thursday thoughts and just like that, I clicked on a random blog and it was like a door opened and a full idea just grew in my head.  I love it when that happens.  But this first - link up if you wanna!

• I know we all have jobs to do but I'm super extra over the salespeople that call our office daily.  I HATE cold calls.  "May I speak to the person who handles the toilet paper purchases for your Kentucky office?" First off, how in the hell would I know that?  Second of all, do some more research!  Don't just google our company name and call the first number you see!  My favorite is when they call for our CEO.  If you're calling the main number, you don't know him and no, you cannot speak to him. *click*
• People have started to ask me if I'm seeeeew done with being pregnant.  Actually, no and in fact, I'm finally enjoying myself.  I'm out of the scary first trimester, I'm past the hormonal second trimester and now I'm in the zen third trimester.  I've prepared as much as I can prepare, I've asked all the questions I can ask, I've arranged all that I can arrange and now is the time to simply sit and be.  I like it and I'm in no rush to be done with it.  Now, if this were August?  In the Texas heat?  Completely different story.  I'm so blessed to have gotten pregnant in the summer so I'm delivering in the spring.
• The maternity photo shoot was amazing!  We had a great time and the sneak peek I've seen so far is really cool!  Amy Barry is the bomb.  I can't wait to show n tell!
• The nursery is so close to being done that I should be able to do a big reveal next week.  I'm so excited!  My only criteria in the beginning was no pink and I've had some switches and changes but I love love love how it's coming together!
• The Dallas baby shower planning is underway.  The invitations are in the mail and I'm already so pleased and relaxed about the whole thing.  It's so much easier when it's on your turf.
• My birthday is next week.  I don't feel 35, I don't look it and I'm not really freaking out about it.  The only thing that would be nice is if I didn't have so much gray hair.  I'm far too anal to let my roots show but I'm far too lazy to keep up with the maintenance so I don't bother with coloring it.  I'm telling myself that if Stacy London lets her gray show, then gray hair is cool.
• I watched Glee last night - the episode with the drinking.  My kid is going to drink and I'm so annoyed by that.  I hope to remove the mystery around drinking so she won't feel the need to sneak and teach her that getting sloppy drunk is tacky and classless.  And I will NOT be one of those parents who will be like, 'it's okay as long as you do it at home.'  Hands down, the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Sure honey, you can shoot up, just make sure you're where I can see you.  WTF-ever!
• I vow to finish the thank-you cards from the Kansas shower before I leave work on Friday.  My father always said 'if you can take a gift, then you can say thank you for it.'  I'm a big believer in thank-you notes and I hate that I've let this much time pass without having them finished.  Some have already gone out but I really need to finish all of them.
• I've never had much of a sweet tooth but I'm craving sweets lately.  Especially cake.  A vendor dropped off a Mardi Gras king cake for a person that's not in the office today.  I seriously considered not telling anyone and eating the whole thing myself.  But I didn't.  I did, however, call another person in her department and told her she had five seconds to get up here and take it before I ate it.  That's fair - although I'm peeved that they haven't shared it with me yet.  I'm about to send a guilt-filled email to her and tell her that the baby wants cake.  Not icing, not filling, I want cake.  I'm all about coffee cake and gingerbread cake.  I was in Target a couple of nights ago and got a piece of coffee cake and it was the most delicious thing I'd ever had.  There's a Starbucks within walking distance from my office.
• Mmmmmm, coffee cake and a chai tea latte.

Update:  I sent an email saying that whenever you don't share cake, a puppy gets kicked.  

They even gave me the baby! Yay cake!