Weekend REwind

 

We had a great weekend!!!

 

Friday night I watched The Big Wedding - it was pretty good, with a cast loaded with potential! No complaints!

 

Saturday M went into town and got our groceries done, while I started emptying the bedroom, folded laundry, and figured out our outfits for pictures.

 

Dress was from Giant Tiger (I lucked out, as I don't shop there often at all and it was only $15)

He then went and did an oil change on my car afterwards at the farm and cleaned it out for me!! Sweet husband!!

 

We changed the bedroom round, it may have taken us waaay longer than I care to admit, because we couldn't get our furniture to fit just right, but we made some compromises and got it done. And during the two nights we have had it switched I have slept soo much better. My allergies are starting to lighten up a bit, a small improvement that I will take!

 

Our pictures went well, I can't wait to see how they turn out! The sunlight was soo co-operative.

 

When we got home, we finished working on the bedroom and called it a night! I knew I had to get up early the next morning!

 

Sunday we were off by 9, instead of 8 because we couldn't find my updated car insurance forms, so we had papers everywhere when we came home, which I am dealing with today!

 

Our shopping trip was great! I got some great deals:

- 2 pairs of maternity jeans $30

- 4 packs of maternity underwear - $20 - should have been $40+

- 1 pair of black khaki like pants - $12

- 1 tankini top - $7

- 4 maternity t-shirts $35

- 2 dressier shirts - $45

- 1 pair of amazing leggings - $20

- 3 jugs of raspberry lemonade - $6

- Starburst Candy Corn (yum!!) - $4

- some gifts for someone special coming soon....

 

Baby V didn't get very much, nor did M, but overall we went for maternity clothes and that we got!! Plus I got to show M what I might look like in a few months with the bump simulator. I definitely caught him off guard! haha.

 

We had Chili's, for lunch and Cheesecake Factory for dinner, oh and for breakfast haha that cake is delish and I barely made a dent in it!!!

 

We found a stroller we love love love:

 

Its called a Bumbleride - Indie.

 

Reasons we love it:

- super lightweight

- folds compact

- compatible with our car seat

- great for all terrain

 

Oh and it's super cute! I was thinking I would end up getting 2 strollers, one for all terrain and one for shopping/traveling with that was lightweight because most all terrains are heavy and don't fold small. This one had it all!!!  

 

Our trip back home was long!! I guess there was a Buffalo Bills Game on yesterday and that just packed the border right up, plus construction = a very long 1.5 hour wait! We were supposed to get home at 9:30, and arrived at 11 PM!

 

I was beat! M was beat, and luckily M's parents had let the dogs out in the afternoon when they got home from the lake! We were soo worried about them!

 

Then poor M slept through his alarm and didn't wake up until after he was supposed to be at work... Good thing he works with his Dad!! Family business perks? LOL!

 

As for me, I have a lot of organizing to do, something I am not great at! I totally need a personal organizer to come into my home and show me how its done!

 

 

What I Am Loving

So it has been a while since I have shared what I am loving as of lately!!

I love that the weather has been gorgeous! Spoiled!!! And loving every minute of it!

I love that M and I ate out on the deck last night for the first time this season! Beer and burgers! Nothing like an 8:30 PM dinner! M didn't get home from work until 8:00 PM! Long day!

                    

 

Yes you do see two different hamburger buns. I prefer the smaller buns and M likes the big ones! No compromise! I end up buying both!

 
I made some chocolate chip peanut butter cookies yesterday! Yummy!!

Alison is having a GIRL!! This is super exciting!!

Today is McHappy Day! A great excuse to eat McDonalds! They are donating to the Ronald McDonald House which is a home away from home for several families with sick children! As we all know my sister and the fam stayed there while Brandon was in the NICU.

It's blood work day today. I do not love this! Not looking forward to it, but looking forward to seeing how my thyroid is doing! Have I mentioned that I HATE needles! I seriously fear them!

And some of the quotes I have been in love with:

But the struggles make you stronger, and the changes make you wise and happiness has its own way of taking its sweet time.

 

And this is perfect!! I am working on it:

 

Happy Wednesday friends!!

Fantastic Friday

Thank you for all of your supportive words yesterday!! They have helped in ways I didn't imagine!! I am slowly becoming more comfortable with my new position!

I am seriously loving this weather!! I am looking forward to getting the patio furniture out this weekend!! Not to mention the lawn is ready for it's first cut as well!!

Last night we celebrated my FIL's birthday!! He requested no presents, but sure enough he got a bigger remote control helicopter, therefore M got his early too so they can still fly together!! The ones from Christmas have been repaired a few times, so it will be interesting to see how they do with these! They were seriously like little kids with these helicopters! Loved it!

Did anyone watch Grey's last night? What is with these over dramatic season finales... they get me every time!!

For those who do not have me on instagram... I made my first pillow cover yesterday! After numerous issues with my sewing machine, that involved calling my MIL over come fix and my automatic needle threader to break, that I now need to order a new part for, but I finally got it working!! And voila:

A navy and white chevron pillow cover and believe it or not, but the chevron's match up on the sides!! If I am being honest I am not even sure that happened...

 

M had his first baseball team in town last night! I wasn't there, but I didn't miss much because they lost! This is the new league he is playing for, referred to as the Boston Pizza Team. That's who they play for!

 

Tonight he has the first game for the team he is running!! I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited!! I love watching his baseball, and it's nice because this team is full of our friends and guys he's been playing with since they were kids!!

 

Happy weekend friends!!!

MAY is HERE!!

Soo happy that May has arrived!! This means more warm weather and well what can I say... she is starting it off right with a sunny 22!!

 

This month starts off ball season!!! I love watching me some ball!! It sucks not playing this year, but I will get over it!! M has a game tomorrow night and Friday night!!

 

I have started a new book after finishing the one I mentioned yesterday! If you missed it, check out the review! You won't want to miss it! I have started The Memory Keeper's Daughter while soaking up the sun in my porch rocker!
 

 

Yesterday I braved a new hair dresser and I am not sorry!! I am soo happy with how it turned out!!

 

Minus the car pic quality... clearly there is some work to do on self portraits! ha!

 

 I am looking forward to enjoying the nice weather May is going to bring! More on that to come!

Also I have my sister in full swing with her jewelry store!! She only has 5 necklaces to make me right now! Can't wait to share her new designs with you all!! And maybe a little give away to kick things off!! What do you think?

What I Am Loving

I figure it has been a while since I have shared my loves lately... so here we go!!

I am loving phase 1 of the kitchen:

 

 

 

I made a new recipe last night that I made up!! Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadilla's! They were a big hit!! Super easy! M was a little concerned when he realized I wasn't following a recipe, but he enjoyed the finished product!

I am loving my new camera strap!!! And remember you can win one as well! Here is the link to yesterday's post just incase! Trust me you do not want to miss out on this!! Ashley makes amazing straps! This is my second one!!

Here is my first:

 

And here is what YOU can win:

We have new tenants on our property:

A sweet little robin family!! Love seeing these reminders that spring is here! I also can't wait to watch these guys grow up!!

My lulu lemon headbands came in as well!! Love these!! They actually hold my hair back!!!

 

I am back to work today... that is not something I am loving...

 

I am also not loving the tragedy that Boston is going through! What a sick world we live in! My heart breaks for all of those involved, but I am also amazed with how many people risked their own lives to help others out!! That touches my heart and is a good reminder of the good we have in life!

Daylight Savings What?

Is it just me or does everyone hate losing an hours sleep? Luckily I managed to sleep in yesterday! I will admit though I love having the extra hours of daylight! I mean who doesn't like it to be bright out at 7:30 PM? No more driving home from work in the dark!!

Anyways, moving on to our weekend!

Friday night we had dinner and just relaxed for the rest of the evening. I tried watching some movies online, however my computer was being retarded...

Saturday we headed over to the farm to help set up new office furniture. Can I just say it was pretty nice out weather wise. While M was busy building the new desk, I went outside and helped M's Dad out with moving wood from the back of the farm. My ride:

 



Off to the back we went, M's Dad was heading to the back ahead me in the back hoe and I pulled the trailer behind the tractor.

 

We loaded the wood into the trailer and that is when M's Dad realized we forgot the gas for the chain saw, so I took the load of wood back up to the barn and then hopped on the quad and took the gas tank to the back of the farm. I decided to rip around on the quad afterwards, stopped in the middle of the field just to take in the beautiful day!

 

M let the dogs out to play and that is just what we did! They love chasing the quad!!

 

Especially Gracie - she is pretty much fearless and will come right up to it. I don't know how many time she almost got hit by it.

 

Then of course I told the dogs that they needed to stay up at the house and stay out of the mud, but nooo they just couldn't resit the mud. So I decided to tromp through the snow, only to find out the further in I got, the deeper the snow got! Knee deep, but Lily thought it was fun!

 

When we got home we started to organize bags and bags of stuff that we had been procrastinating from in our spare bedroom.

 

We also signed up for Netflix!!

 

So I watched the movie L!fe Happens.

Source

 

It was alright, nothing to write home about.

 

Sunday it was gorgeous out! As in double digits!! We did some running around in town, worked some more on organizing, did house work, laundry and relaxed. Perfect day, with perfect weather!

 

 I think Spring might just be here!! And this my friends excites me!!

Trying Quinoa/Pinterest Fail

M and I decided to hop on the quinoa band wagon and in my opinion I hopped off right after... Wasn't a big fan!!

We decided that we would try cooking it in the rice cooker and what a mess. Either M put in too much water or too much quinoa and it spilt all over the counter as it was cooking. The smell of cooking it was not all that pleasant either. We tried the littlest bit plain after it was cooked and in all honesty it wasn't horrible, similar to rice I suppose. However we tried a recipe off of Pinterest.

This could probably be one of those post about how Pinterest failed you, because it pretty much did!

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This is the recipe we followed:

2 cups cooked quinoa {I cook quinoa in my rice cooker – 1 cup quinoa & 1 1/4 cup chicken broth}
3 eggs
1 cup zucchini, shredded
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup diced ham
1 tablespoon dried parsley
3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
1/2 small onion, diced {about 1/4 cup}
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Olive oil for the pans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix to combine. Generously spray 2 mini muffin tins with olive oil { I use a Misto sprayer} and scoop 1 tablespoon into each cup. I like to use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop for this step. Bake quinoa bites for 18 minutes, or until the edges of the quinoa bites are a nice golden brown. Cool for a few minutes, then remove from pan and eat!

You can find the recipe here.

The only thing I omitted was the zucchini.

 

I figured this recipe would be a great way to introduce quinoa, however it was just the opposite! All we could really taste was the onion. It pretty much took over the whole taste. It was not good at all!!

 

M and I still have a bit of quinoa left and we plan to try it again, but most likely we will try it plain!

 

Do you like quinoa? If so what is your favorite recipe?

 

Has Pinterest ever let you down?

Weekend Recap

1 week into this cleanse. I need to keep on reminding myself of the above quote!! This cleanse has taught me soo much already! Never in my wildest dream did I ever see myself on such a strict eating routine. This is hard!! I'm up for the challenge, but coming from someone who is such a picky eater, it is hard to find foods I like. So far we are 3 dinners in a row that I have enjoyed!! I'm trying my best to not complain about this, it is a choice to continue on with it and it means enough to me to push through. I am also trying my best not to be miserable, but sometimes this is all just a bit overwhelming! Thank goodness M understands me.

Our weekend was pretty good! Friday night we just relaxed.

Saturday morning M made me breakfast and I enjoyed eating it on the couch with my book! I am just about finished my book.

Saturday M and I went grocery shopping and ended up purchasing more that we thought we would! We bought a TV mount for the non-existent flat screen in the basement for 50% off, some yarn, and best of all... the one thing that M and I argue over nightly will no longer be argued.

Most couples argue about who shuts the light off or locks the door when they get in bed, but fortunately or unfortunately our bedroom does not have a light switch. I get hot in the middle of the night and need the fan on, or I will go to bed with the fan on and get cold. So we argue over who shuts it off. Well my friends, we purchased a fan with a remote!! Why the heck have we waited this long? This is excellent!! I can just turn the fan on when I want to and M can shut it off when he wants to!!  Win:Win!!

Saturday afternoon we headed to my sister's for Hannah's birthday!! Can you believe the only picture I took was of my Dad's dog!? Shocker!!

I am pretty sure my Dad's dog Gypsy could be on the commercial for doggy dentures:

Sunday we went and purchased the non-existent flat screen TV, we found a great deal and snagged it and then we had to stop at home depot and buy some hardware for the blinds in the basement and found a new mirror for the mudroom!! I am pretty much in love with it!!

It has almost like black crystals around it!! In love!! And it looks pretty awesome!!

While M and I were busy doing stuff around the house, our pets were having no part of it and just relaxed all day! Even Gracie shared her bed with Binx!! The dogs are pretty happy with mani's and pedi's, as well as a trim around their toes! I can't believe how fast the hair grows on their feet!!

Overall we had a great weekend full of accomplishment, relaxing, shopping and family! Hope everyone else had a great weekend too!

Tid-Bit\Birthday Tuesday

Today's post is filled with randomness for you...

- My appointment with the Naturopath was great!! I cannot believe all the information I learned about myself. I had a blood test done which looked at my whole blood, my cells, etc. It was pretty much amazing to see my blood cells up on the screen. What did I learn? I am B12 and folate anemic. Craziness and the worst part is I was born that way... passed on from my mama's genes without her even knowing! This news hit my like a brick wall.

I also learned that I have some yeast in my blood! Easy fix... haha I laugh at the ``easiness``. M and are going on a yeast free\dairy free\sugar free cleanse. I think this might just be one of the hardest things I will have done as far as diet is concerned. Just for 4-6 weeks starting when we get from vacation. I will do a post as to what is involved with it.

- Got my new cell phone case in the mail!!! Love me some chevrons...

 

- It is little Miss Hannah`s 4th Birthday today!!! Where did those 4 years go

Meeting her for the 1st time.

 

And then she was 1....:

 

 

And 2...

 

And 3...

 

And now 4....

 

Happy Birthday to the sweetest 4 year old today!!! Can`t wait to celebrate with you soon!!