tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75639969454428977732024-03-12T19:19:29.912-04:00Texan Girl TalksIf this blog could talk, you'd never shut this one up.texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-33582287828835619482021-12-27T16:43:00.001-05:002021-12-27T16:48:03.730-05:00Week 31- Where did the last 9 weeks go?Ok let's catch up a bit. Over the last 9 weeks, i've resigned from my job, turned 34 years old, celebrated Thanksgiving, passed my glucose test (thank goodness) and it absolutely looks like i've swallowed a watermelon according to my father (Thanks, Dad). It's been a bit of a whirlwind, but in a good way. I have no idea where Week 23 pic went, so on to week 24!I have no idea how texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-89886360154874186902021-10-25T11:51:00.000-04:002021-10-25T11:51:26.134-04:00Week 22: I stopped waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel, and lit that bitch up myself. Week 22: This week has proven to be great and trying all at the same time. I've always said I'd let my body let me know when enough is enough. Well at Week 22, my body had enough. It's the most stressed out i've been in a while. The other day I was out of ratio for the day because only 4 RNs showed up to care for 14 patients. THIS IS NEVER OK FOR THE ICU. ICU RNS ARE REALLY texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-12583782765436870112021-10-25T10:50:00.001-04:002021-10-25T10:50:02.099-04:00Week 18-Week 21: When every time you get a cold, you actually think you might die these days. Some how the last 5 weeks have gone by without a post. If this isn't any indication what 3rd child problems are I don't know what is. Here are my obligatory baby bump pics. Week 20 I thought I had coronavirus. Turns out I didn't. However, just because I work in healthcare doesn't mean I'm immune to all the nasty shit that comes through the door. Bedbugs. Scabies. Covid. MRSA.texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-65531949814579927032021-09-21T11:17:00.001-04:002021-09-21T11:17:55.886-04:00Week 17: Is it a baby or a beer belly? Week 17 has been one of those awkward weeks, because people look at you weird thinking hmmmm... is she just fat? or is there a child in there? I feel like my stomach looks totally normal in the morning and then by the afternoon, i'm all out there. My preggo clothes don't fit yet, and then my regular clothes are feeling a bit snug. So I'm not exactly sure which direction I need to go, but texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-46466084767885341032021-09-15T12:17:00.000-04:002021-09-15T12:17:26.003-04:00Week 16: Turns out we're all just a sponge. This week I had started on a really low note. Things aren't going very well at work, not personally but just the feel of the ICU. It really is so different from last year. Young people are dying for no good reason other than the C-19 (and unvaccinated) and it's heart breaking. Let me say that again, it's really fucking heart breaking. We coded a 20 year old. 20. Years. Old. There was texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-85952948915693231322021-09-07T17:16:00.003-04:002021-09-07T17:16:53.084-04:00Week 15- Baby Coates is a..... BOY OH BOY OH BOY. I'm shocked. I seriously thought this was a girl. Really we had an array of emotions in our house. Allie was a little devastated this is not a girl. We are thrilled. This baby is healthy and growing and seriously that's all we could ask for. Shout out to my friend Catherine. She made this beautiful cake for me. I'm so thankful for her and her friendship. texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-92098146851144411302021-08-30T12:37:00.000-04:002021-08-30T12:37:47.148-04:00Week 14: I probably should just wrap myself in a bubble for the rest of this pregnancy. Why would I expect this pregnancy wouldn't be as eventful as everything else in my life?Turns out. I'm one of those accident prone people that stuff just happens to. Yes. I was bit by another dog. This time I was walking up to the bus stop waiting for Allie girl to get home and a white dog that I have seen a dozen times, lunged while on a leash and bit my thigh. Of course, texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-8241579069888521202021-08-24T11:16:00.003-04:002021-08-24T11:16:55.558-04:00Week 13: A Diary of hormones. Well. Turns out this pregnancy has already been hormonal. I really feel for everyone that I work with that has to ride this roller coaster with me. I started out this week crying for 2 hours after getting my air filter changed. It was just your typical Wednesday and I was just a mess. Could it be the fact that my oldest child just started Kinder? Yes. Could it be because I'm texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-71787368483360890612021-08-10T15:03:00.000-04:002021-08-10T15:03:06.799-04:00Well that escalated quickly... Coming Februrary 2022No, we aren't just pregnant with emotion. Here we are with you guessed it.. Coates Baby #3. Don't worry Matt was pretty dumbfounded too. I actually found out after we got back from our mini vacation to Ruidoso, Yes, Tirah and Troy you were here and yes, it was the day after I drank wine all day with Tirah. You know babies just sneak up on you! For everyone that might have their panties texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-24994673670837729512021-07-20T11:38:00.001-04:002021-07-20T11:38:16.381-04:00An Ode to MomMom and I, Obligatory bluebonnet picture, 1988 probably. My heart hurts. To say the least the last week of my life has proven to be hard. I sit here with my dog as he tries to console me because somehow animals know exactly what you're feeling. I come back to this blog because I need to get these thoughts out of my head. My mom is gone. Forever 62. She passed away suddenly texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-92065395898425544332021-07-03T11:49:00.004-04:002021-07-03T11:49:34.737-04:00Hello, is this thing on?Hi. Hello. Well in true ashley style. it's been one year since i've posted in here. So naturally i've come back. Does anyone even read blogs anymore? I mean everyone is so glued to stories from IG, I wonder if people actually read anymore. Anywho, this blog has been more for me than for anyone else, so pressing on! The last year has probably changed me more than I ever texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-15673089912567939092020-06-15T17:57:00.000-04:002020-06-15T18:03:20.312-04:00Running a Half Marathon in the time of Corona.
When this year started I had really high hopes. I think everyone did.
WOOOOO! The start of the new roaring 20's. It was also supposed to be Year of the Nurse. Irony sure hits differently when looking in the rearview mirror, doesn't it?
Then Australia burned, Corona pandemic hit home, murder hornets, and last but never least standing up for racial injustice to Black lives.
To say the least, texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-12061252669443769182020-01-15T15:00:00.004-05:002020-01-15T15:00:39.920-05:00Sometimes you have to remind yourself: you're still a bad bitch.
I sit here and angrily eat my big mac salad because....
Yesterday while I was trying to be virtuous by working out at the gym with my two mama friends
My car window was smashed into and my PURSE/WALLET WAS STOLEN.
You don't realize how much of your world can be in one place, until you don't have it.
Drivers license, Gone.
Military ID, Gone.
Nurse badge, Gone.
Social Security card (texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-9658806623653027002020-01-06T14:02:00.005-05:002020-01-06T14:02:57.097-05:00How do you eat an elephant?This is a question that a respiratory therapist asked me, when I was working at a hospital in Cali. He asked me this right in the midst of the worst shift ever.
I looked at him, extremely annoyed and said, "uh I don't know".
He said very simply, "one bite at a time". I walked away from him like I didn't have time for the clever BS.
But this really stuck with me.
texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-42545238208652838832019-09-30T14:45:00.000-04:002019-09-30T15:11:29.993-04:00Finding the Good in GoodbyeWriting has always been a therapeutic place for me. Whether it was a post on nothing or a post on something real. Blogging has always been a part of my life's ebb and flow.
During the past month i've done a lot of soul searching.
A lot.
Trying to make sense of what ever life throws at me and for the past month I have not been able to make any sense of the tragedy that happened to my family.
Itexan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-70418635307690805312019-09-19T16:55:00.000-04:002019-09-19T16:57:37.652-04:00A very special FIRST birthday for ELI!
My baby is ONE. I'm not exactly sure how that happens as fast as it does, but it does.
Eli Andrew Coates is a great many things. He's kind and sweet and in the very same sentiment, he's bold and ready to let you know what he's made of.
He loves to climb. This boy can climb two flights of stairs before you even peel yourself off the couch. Eli is consistently wanting to win the texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-51977304666512045042019-05-07T23:35:00.000-04:002019-05-07T23:44:19.616-04:00Running, Second Whole 30 and taking a ride on the Potty training struggle bus. Hello!
When I start a new month I always try to set some goals i'd like to achieve for the month, never mind it's already the seventh. This month my running goal is 44 miles. Last month I ran 22 miles, so i'd like to double my mileage each month.
We will see if this happens, but as of lately I've strived to become a social runner. I've actually started running with my husband every week. **texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-30348437373526699292019-04-12T17:47:00.002-04:002019-04-12T17:47:37.807-04:00That Catch Up PostSometimes you literally lose track of time, but now you know this is what it's like being a mom of two under three years old and this is literally everyday.
Hello 2019. Yes, I realize it's April.
Don't worry nothing has changed, still can't get everyone to look at the camera at the same time.
We have some catching up to do. So get comfy and get a cup of tea/beer/something good.
The last Itexan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-46150771771586792192018-10-16T17:01:00.001-04:002018-10-16T17:06:28.101-04:00Eli's Birth StorySo here we are. 6 weeks in and I have a fresh new baby.
It's really crazy to believe it's been 6 weeks since this baby exited my uterus. That's what happens when you're sleep deprived and really only oriented x2, maybe 1 sometimes.
So Eli decided to exit the womb at exactly 41 weeks. ONE WEEK LATE, to the OB people of the world, I realize this isn't super late to you, but being texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-4436006300185476042018-08-28T00:43:00.001-04:002018-08-28T00:43:11.606-04:00Week 39: Massages, pedicures, full moon... Still preggo. I've started pulling all the tricks out of the bag because this baby is now full term. Feeling large and in charge this week.
So I started this week with a pedicure, massage and I'm still pregnant.
I'm eating eggplant, spicy thai food, my trusty yoga ball is in the living room.
At this last appointment, I didn't want my cervix checked. If I knew my cervix was clamped shuttexan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-58863437672302418422018-08-22T14:24:00.001-04:002018-08-22T14:36:39.935-04:00Week 38: A mild panic attack and a new perspective. Hello.
Writing to you from the 38th week of this pregnancy the blog post with little to no pictures in it.
This week literally has lasted years. I've felt pretty good up until this week. My hips are achy and my anxiety has been through the roof.
I debated on even talking about this because A. I didn't feel great about it. B. I was blaming myself, like good old fashioned mom guilt always does.
texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-20081160137918786632018-08-13T16:07:00.000-04:002018-08-13T16:07:24.658-04:00Week 37: Nesting has begun. My two year old is obsessed with my husband's car. Every evening she wants to go hang out in the car. Thanks Los Angeles for all the time she spends in the car during your fabulous traffic hours.
Just look at those skills. Watch out future 16 year old Allie.
After wrapping things up with work, I have been nesting full go.
Bought all my last minute things. Including the breast texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-61123672720778202952018-08-07T13:53:00.000-04:002018-08-07T13:53:10.479-04:00Week 36: Of all the love stories there are, ours is my favorite.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
I think it's worth a thousand emotions. Finding someone who can photograph your story for the world to see is truly an incredible thing.
When I look at this picture I see my life in a still frame.
Crazy.
Full of life.
Holding on by the seat of our pants.
Love that holds us together.
I texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-34180631517440878132018-07-26T18:57:00.000-04:002018-07-26T19:03:15.820-04:00Week 34/35: A showering of love and an Ode to My 3W people. This week I have been spoiled so much by these people this week.
My beyond wonderful co-workers threw me and amazing baby shower. I cannot tell you how overwhelmed I am with love and support. When I came to California, it was anything but a picnic. I struggled finding my people. I am very, very glad I found these people when I did. They made my life exponentially better. I learned a lot texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563996945442897773.post-65530476201275809482018-07-16T00:03:00.001-04:002018-07-16T00:03:56.876-04:00Week 32/33: Hello Month 8 and to always expect the unexpected. We are officially moving to our next assignment, Fall 2018. Kirkland AFB, Albuquerque, NM.
Albuquerque Balloon Festival! Source
We have been in Los Angeles, CA for the past 3.5 years. It's really crazy how time tends to fly. I really don't know much about New Mexico in general, because living in Texas, I always knew if you landed a little past West Texas there was pretty much nothing. texan girl talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720649711393750787noreply@blogger.com0