Christmas is Coming...

So Christmas is approaching pretty darn fast... too many projects to still finish up :(

But on a happier note, after 3, almost 4, years of marriage, Jason and I finally broke down and bought a Christmas tree... or maybe I stopped being a scrooge... who knows?

I guess those pregnancy hormones make you more sentimental than usual.

Sugar Mama

So I had the dreaded glucose test. I fretted about it the whole week before.




















But I came. I drank. I conquered!

Take that sugary orange drink!!!

Final Leg

So, it's still kind of weird to think, but I am in the final trimester. A little too surreal to think only 3 more months and everything will be different in my life... I digress...

Everything has gone very smooth throughout. No morning sickness. Occasional queasiness for a while, but nothing to sneeze at. No crazy food cravings.

Everything has been looking fine with the doctors. No worries.


So smooth sailing... except for that big hill to get over called "Labor".

So for those of a curious mind, here is the belly photo many have wanted...

*Don't mind the bad self photo glare*

Happy Halloween

 I am a big fan of dressing up. Since being out of the college scene, I don't get too many opportunities to dress up.

This is why I LOVE Halloween. And as long as the costume ideas aren't that too elaborate, Jason will dress up too.




So here is our PC and MAC. Jason loves his Macintosh products, and I have tried to fight that... I don't think I'm winning that battle. though :)

We also made some delicious carmel apples. Be very jealous because they were just that good.

Baby Update.

So I'm finally back from my mini vacation to the East Coast so I can get back to business.

On the 17th of September, we had a doctors appointment, not just any appointment, but THE appointment. We had the ultrasound and everything is looking great.

That's a fine looking foot if I do say so myself!

A profile. Obviously as the picture states. 

We also got a 3D ultrasound. They are kind of creepy looking, but its still kind of cool to see the baby.

So we sent out emails and had phone calls to see what every bodies thoughts on whether our baby will be a boy or a girl. Here are the stats:

Out of 52 people's responses, votes for boy and votes for girl were at a tie. 23 and 23. There were a few that couldn't decide.

BUT the results are in. We are having a boy.

One Project Down...

So I finally decided to make something baby-wise. Nothing fancy, but i sure do like it.

Pretty sure it doesn't give away any hints as to what the baby will be... especially since we don't know yet either.

But I think it will be good for either a boy or a girl.

A Random July Post with Updates of my Life

I'm getting pretty bad at blogging these days. Seems I need to make new treats to blog about.

Looks like I'm going to have to go back in the archives to see what I haven't blogged about yet...

Let's start with the food...

Here are some little tasties made last year... I know, I know I should have posted them sooner to tempt you all to come visit me sooner, but that's my own fault.

The 2 types of doughnuts are:
1) Apple pie filled with a crumble top. It was really, really good.
2) White creme filled with white powder on top. This is Jason's favorite kind of doughnut from Dunkin' Donut. I think piping the filling is a little harder than I thought it would be... we will have to working this.

The delicious pie you see is a apple tangerine pie. It had just enough spice in it to make it perfect for Fall (hence the little leaf on there).

Now for birthdays in a collage... easy and quick without all the boring details!

This was Jason's birthday. We roasted a pork loin on the barbecue (which was really good) and had some roasted vegetables and potatoes to go with it. Of course, I can't get away from making a mess on myself so please note the BBQ sauce all down my front.

To finish the meal we made a cookies n' creme cake for Jason. It was a good idea.

Next my birthday.

 Pizza on the grill. May sound silly, but really good.

And Smores cupcakes. Yum, yum!



In between Jason and mine's birthdays we did a little jaunt to Utah. I got to see a lot of people, and some of them were for the first time.

Here's the over view:

We saw Jason's family and celebrated birthdays with Angry Birds. Our nephew Nate is obsessed with Angry Birds.

I got to see an old friend Trista that I hadn't seen for FOREVER.

We visited up in Morgan and got to see baby Megan for the first time.

We also stopped in Clinton and saw baby Danny, too.


Susie was kind enough to clean us up and give us both hair cuts. She does good things.

And we got to see little Miss Kamora.

Angelic took us out for pizza.

Overall, I'd say it was a successful trip.


So as for recently... hmm... I made a delicious bumble berry pie for the 4th of July.

Its an assortment of blueberry, blackberry, strawberry, apples and rhubarb.
Its really good if you haven't tried a slice before... and if you give me enough warning, if you come and visit I might just make you one, too.  :)



It doesn't really seem like I have been much in a crafty mood for the past year. Maybe nothing has inspired me.

But I just recently finish a project and here's the finished look:

You'll have to let me know what you guys think...

Ultimate Favorite Bread

So I have been playing with a certain bread recipe for almost a year now... it is my favorite.

 Sweet Potato Bread


I've made rolls, I've made loaves... I LOVE THIS BREAD!!!

It has a fun orange color and its super moist and delicious.


And this was the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich.

I hope you are all drooling now because I know I am!

11 Minutes You Will Never Get Back!

So Jason and I had an outing this weekend and I made a little movie/slideshow of the pictures we took.

Here are your major warnings:
... its 11 minutes long...
...the photos are taken from Jason's phone and my camera, so there might be some repeats...

(ok, ok... there are plenty of repeat pictures)

...ok, those are the only warning I could think of.

But this was our weekend in Custer State Park... Just another reason for you all to come and visit us here so you can see it ALL for yourselves!

Whole Wheat Biscuits

I recently got a wheat grinder (thanks Mom and Dad), so I have been trying out recipes.

Here is one I really liked:

These are 100% Whole Wheat. For the recipe, go here.

I did use white wheat berries.

DELICIOUS!

And this is what I did with these wonderful biscuits:

Love me some made from scratch biscuits and gravy.

How I Celebrated Pi Day

Chicken Pot Pi

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