2:25 PM Tue, Jan 13, 2009 | Permalink
Stephanie Stricklen
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The non-shopper in me is actually looking forward to doing some maternity wear shopping thanks to all of your amazing suggestions you posted on my previous blog. So, a very heartfelt thanks for taking the time and giving me some good direction.
Of course, you get double the bang for your buck because I have someone here at KGW to share all that good advice with...
Teresa Blackman. She's on our dot.com team.. you've probably read her stories on our website. I've known Teresa for years and we get along great. I've even babysat her adorable dog Belle, which was super fun until Belle learned that houseplants are fun to uproot and shake all about the house. Now we just dog walk instead.
Anyway, the cool part of this story is that Teresa and I are due within days of each other. She needed to wait a bit longer to spill the beans than me.. so we've exchanged some sneaky newsroom text messages to each other and had some rather entertaining phone calls about pregnancy symptoms (we have totally different symptoms and it's been a blast comparing notes).
But the most memorable part of this story is how we told each other we were pregnant. I was only 6 weeks along, minding my own business in the newsroom when she started in on me:
Teresa: "You want to coffee walk?"
Me: "Naw, that's alright.. I'm good."
Teresa: "Are you sure?" (I can usually be swayed)
Me: "Yeah, but thanks."
Teresa: "No. You want to coffee walk." (Which means something is up)
So, we got outside and as soon as the back door closed she got these big happy tears in her eyes, the world's hugest smile, and blurted: "I'M PREGNANT!"
To which I think I almost gave her a heart attack when I said: "ME, TOO!"
That will go down as the coolest coffee walk. Ever.
I'm so glad she decided to say something to me, because the husband and I had told very few people at that point. We were going to wait until at least 12 weeks.. longer if there were any problems. So, to have another pregnant friend to talk to, whine to, and laugh with about some of the silly, stupid, and wonderful stuff that happens was... awesome.
When I was pregnant but didn't yet know it, a friend called to tell me she was pregnant. And in a rather portentous moment, said, "So, what about you?" I thought, "well, what about me? Of course I'm not preg...wait, when was my last period?"... So off I ran, in an ice storm, to get a test. And, lo and behold, she was right!
Congrats again!
No. Way. WOW! Now *that* is a great story!
Wow! What's in the water at the Ocho? First Amy Troy, now you two! (Am I missing anyone?)
Congratulations all around! :)
Thanks. What a cute story. I will print it and save it.
Teresa's dad and I are very happy for her. and Scott. I even gave Teresa her first maternity top.
From
Louise Bell (her mom of course!)
Hi Steph. Just a comment I'd like to make, I don't know where else to put it. Would somebody please tell Sherrie Heinie of Mattress World to let somebody else make her commercials for awhile. These upfront in your face ones she's been making for awhile are not very flattering to her and are getting very annoying. thanks
Hey Bob.
So, I used to get email addresses so I could reply personally instead of publishing here.. but after we switched over to the new email system, I now only get about 50% of the email addresses from people who comment on my blog. They're not in my junk folder and they're not in our spam filter. They're just nowhere. Anyway, that's not why I'm replying.
I don't know who makes the commercials. That's not my department. And this blog doesn't seem like the right place to leave that kind of comment. I know you said you didn't know where else to put it.. but I sure don't either.
I do have to say.. they don't bother me. Sorry. So, if it bothers you that much that you'd drop me a line about it.. I apologize. I can't help you. Some folks here in the newsroom have met Sherrie and say she is an absolutely wonderful person. Of all the commercials to complain about.. hers are not on my list. :) Good luck, happy Friday.
Aw... I'm so excited for you two! I miss those coffee walks.