I'll have peppermint please!

In April 09' I was still 22. I had been living with Jake for one month in his hometown, right on the ocean. I had gone there to work in the local pub at a marina and resort while he was working just next door. The season had not yet begun, but I was looking forward to work there again in the most beautiful setting.

I started to wonder if I was pregnant, but kind of brushed it off because of course it wouldn't happen to me. It could happen to everyone else around me, but I am an anomaly. We've all been there right? Well it got to the point where I nervously started to cut down on my alcohol intake -- my first step towards the loud reality of pregnancy. Next step? I confided in a good friend of mine and asked her to pick me up an at-home pregnancy test (HPT) when she went to town.

So $13 later I am peeing on a stick in an outhouse. I wait a lonnnngggg minute, brace myself, and look down to see the faintest pink line ever. It was early in the morning before Jake had to go to work, and thank god, I had the day off. I walked into the house trying not to cry all these tears of mixed emotions. Jake asked me what kind of tea I would like and immediately knew the answer to the question he was really asking when I responded with "peppermint".

I couldn't stay by myself knowing this life altering information, so I went to my wonderful HPT-buying friend's house. As soon as I walked in the door she saw the look on my face and gave me a big hug. I had so many emotions going on inside of me. I was freaking out into so many different directions. We had planned to go on a hike which would give me great time to think, but the first thing I wanted to do was call my mom. So what's the first thing she can think of saying when I tell her she is going to be a grandma? "Holy shit". Good potty mouth Grandma! In her excitement I gave her permission to tell one person for now -- my dad. And I have to say my dad's reaction was a lot less obscene than my mom's. But he was very excited to be a grandpa!

There was never any question about whether I was keeping the baby or not. Absolutely I was! It may have been unexpected, but I was so happy that my body was in the process of making another person. Keeping it a secret in this small town was going to be a huge task though. That leads way to my next blog post....