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Food Friday: Amazing meat balls
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Missing Bingham
I'm Probably Crazy is MOVING. Soon there will be no more posts. Only memories. To follow my new blog and enter to win a little something from my new etsy shop, click here.
I quit my job a year ago June. When fall rolled around and school started everyone asked me if I missed it. I was really surprised myself that the answer was "no". Bingham had been a part of my life for five years. That's longer than I was in high school, and as long as I was in college. It was a huge chunk of my life and I just walked away. I didn't understand why I didn't even have a inkling of desire to go back.
I guess when you're burnt out with hoops to jump through, and you miss your child in daycare like crazy, and you love your students but the love in your heart that used to all go to them now goes mostly to your daughter. . . it just wasn't the same as it used to be.
But this year, I have missed it. Which I did not see coming.
I was perplexed. And then I realized. It's been long enough that I've forgotten the worst parts. Like so many other things in life, we remember the good and try to forget the bad. I've done just that. I remember filling out my little weekly schedule. MAN, that was my favorite thing to do. In just 15-20 minutes I would have my whole week planned. Sure, I still had to write the lessons, but at least I knew what topics I had to cover. Throw an assembly in there? It was like trying to do a puzzle, covering all my info with shorter periods to stuff it in to.
Also, talking to my cousin Cait who is starting her first year teaching. She's overwhelmed, like we all are our first year of teaching (I would not go back to that year, but thank goodness I had no children then. It was hard enough) and as I gave her advice I just had this longing to get in there and do it myself. Not that Cait wont be wonderful! (Cait, you're doing great I'm sure!!) But I've put in that time as a newbie and now the fear is gone. I could teach a class I knew nothing about, but I'm so dang comfortable in front of a class of teenagers that I could stay cool as a cucumber. Nothing can phase me (okay dad, except for your class, I know you would throw that in if you and I were talking).
I used to get upset when Adam would suggest that maybe, maybe, I would like to go back to teaching when our kids were older. Now that I've forgotten the bad stuff, maybe he's right.
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| I miss it today. |
I guess when you're burnt out with hoops to jump through, and you miss your child in daycare like crazy, and you love your students but the love in your heart that used to all go to them now goes mostly to your daughter. . . it just wasn't the same as it used to be.
But this year, I have missed it. Which I did not see coming.
I was perplexed. And then I realized. It's been long enough that I've forgotten the worst parts. Like so many other things in life, we remember the good and try to forget the bad. I've done just that. I remember filling out my little weekly schedule. MAN, that was my favorite thing to do. In just 15-20 minutes I would have my whole week planned. Sure, I still had to write the lessons, but at least I knew what topics I had to cover. Throw an assembly in there? It was like trying to do a puzzle, covering all my info with shorter periods to stuff it in to.
Also, talking to my cousin Cait who is starting her first year teaching. She's overwhelmed, like we all are our first year of teaching (I would not go back to that year, but thank goodness I had no children then. It was hard enough) and as I gave her advice I just had this longing to get in there and do it myself. Not that Cait wont be wonderful! (Cait, you're doing great I'm sure!!) But I've put in that time as a newbie and now the fear is gone. I could teach a class I knew nothing about, but I'm so dang comfortable in front of a class of teenagers that I could stay cool as a cucumber. Nothing can phase me (okay dad, except for your class, I know you would throw that in if you and I were talking).
I used to get upset when Adam would suggest that maybe, maybe, I would like to go back to teaching when our kids were older. Now that I've forgotten the bad stuff, maybe he's right.
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| Never tell me that the Miners is a dumb mascot. Someone did once. It did not end well. |
Monday, September 2, 2013
Moving! + Giveaway!!!!
So we're moving at the end of September. And because I love to make my life as difficult as possible, I'm also finally opening my etsy shop! With that comes another move: My blog! I've decided to re brand myself so that all my social media outlets match.
I'm sure there are better ways to do this, but I don't know them. I created my new blog, made up my new url, did all the design and now I'm going to transfer my posts from this blog to the new url.
So why should you follow my new blog? Because. . .
. . . .I'm giving this pillow away. Click here to go to the new blog for rules on how to enter to win it!
I'm sure there are better ways to do this, but I don't know them. I created my new blog, made up my new url, did all the design and now I'm going to transfer my posts from this blog to the new url.
So why should you follow my new blog? Because. . .
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| This pillow also available for purchase in my etsy shop. Your choice of heart applique OR a letter of your choice. |
Friday, August 30, 2013
August and September Goals
So August's goal was to read religious texts daily, and I've improved, but I haven't been perfect. The plan was to wake up when I feed Axel at 6:30 and then read scriptures after I put him back in bed (He only wakes up the one time "in the night". It's morning to us, but it's still his night). Shots + vacation + cold = Axel's schedule really messed up. It's getting better, but for a while he was waking up to eat at 5am and I just couldn't start my day at 5! I tried going back to sleep and then waking up at 6:30 but I swear I've been drugged.
Excuses, excuses. But it's hard to do something daily when you can't get into a good rhythm. Still working on this one.
September really snuck up on me in some ways (blogging ways) but it others I've been looking forward to it! (Last September was the best month of my life, mostly because of the gorgeous weather!)
September is NO SUGAR!!!! I really really need it this time. Back in May I decided I was going to lose the baby weight. Soon I realized that when I lost weight, I lost my milk supply. And since I wasn't trying to lose weight, I swear I started eating like I was trying to gain. And I did. Most of my problem is sweets. Actually that's pretty much my only problem. I don't like junk food (chips, or. . . see I can't even think of non-sweet treats!) but I love candy and desserts. The rest of my meals are like oatmeal, beans, rice, quinoa, salads, whole wheat pasta, veggies, the occasional chicken or turkey.
Do you want to join in with me on this one??? (Here are the rules. Feel free to make up your own though!) It's a fun time of year to drop the sugar because soon we'll have Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas thrown at us and getting it out of your system now can help make those holidays a little easier!!
I think I'm going to do a giveaway on Monday, so make sure you check it out!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Yesterday. . . (and twitter)
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| Love this girl but she almost drives me to drink. |
I dabbled in candle making, hosted a play date, deconstructed baby jammies (working on a project for Oilo) and cleaned up a mess so disgusting I probably should have called natural disaster clean up. Or burned the apartment down. I thought about tweeting that, but then if the apartment really did burn down (remember the candle making?) it would look really bad.
AND! I made Indian food. Seriously, I want to make it every night. How long do I have to wait before making something again? Like a month? Or two? What is the protocol here?
In between the natural disaster clean up (Olivia's room may never smell the same again) and dinner making, I went to Target alone. My happy place. I regrouped, ate some candy, and saw a grown daughter waiting for her mom (her mom was my cashier and so that's how I know it was her daughter). Seriously, I almost burst out in tears. Such a pretty girl, I wonder if she ever removed her diaper during a "nap" and smeared the contents. Well, someday Olivia will be that girl and yesterday I looked forward to that time. Not every day, but yesterday? Oh yes.
And one last thing. I need a new twitter to go with my new blog/etsy shop name (Olive the Things). So. . .
olivethethings is taken.
kt_olivethethings is too long.
kt_oliveblog is weird, but so is my current handle.
kt_oliveshop is also available, but not my favorite.
kt_ott is too many initials, and people will be thinking "what is ott????"
kimtom_olive is available, but WHAT?
_olivethethings is actually available! Should I go with that?! Is having an underscore at the beginning going to be super annoying?
sooooo I need help. Suggestions? Any of those not as horrible as I think they are?
Monday, August 26, 2013
To the parents of the screaming child
Dear Parents of the screaming child,
I'm not saying your bad parents. You're probably great parents, adequate at the very least. Of course I have heard some seriously intense "conversations" coming from upstairs, but maybe that's just the tone of the language that you speak. I don't know what language it is that you're speaking and maybe it's just gruff. Perhaps you are saying "I love you" or "butterflies".
So, children scream. I get that. I have two. Screamers both. Which I guess is the problem that I have with you. Not that it's your fault. Nope. Not at all. I have a problem. It is not your fault. You see, in the off chance that neither of my children are screaming, really the last thing I want to hear is your child. Screaming.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that we'll be moving on soon. A plethora of reasons, really. Not the least of which is children screaming at 2 am. Every night. But in parting let me just say: Cherish these moments. They grow up so fast.
Love,
Mom of the screaming children below.
PS I'm sorry too.
I'm not saying your bad parents. You're probably great parents, adequate at the very least. Of course I have heard some seriously intense "conversations" coming from upstairs, but maybe that's just the tone of the language that you speak. I don't know what language it is that you're speaking and maybe it's just gruff. Perhaps you are saying "I love you" or "butterflies".
So, children scream. I get that. I have two. Screamers both. Which I guess is the problem that I have with you. Not that it's your fault. Nope. Not at all. I have a problem. It is not your fault. You see, in the off chance that neither of my children are screaming, really the last thing I want to hear is your child. Screaming.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that we'll be moving on soon. A plethora of reasons, really. Not the least of which is children screaming at 2 am. Every night. But in parting let me just say: Cherish these moments. They grow up so fast.
Love,
Mom of the screaming children below.
PS I'm sorry too.
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| Do not be fooled by my happy calm appearance. Like so many things it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts. |
Monday, August 19, 2013
30 Day Writing Challenge
Have you noticed that write has one T and written has two Ts? And I always want to add an extra T to the word writing as well. Spelling is not my strong suit.
Okay, so I usually have ideas pouring from my head so much so that I have blog posts scheduled three weeks in advance. But I've noticed something. Take time off writing and it's easy to lose that inspiration. Just one week of vacation has me totally thrown!
So I'm going to do the 30 day challenge that Julia did. I'm not going to write every day, but I'm going to start this and when I feel like I got my groove back I'll kick it to the curb until I need it again. :)
Today is 10 random things about your self!
1. I hate the sound of ticking clocks. Sometimes I forget this, and by a clock for my bedroom. And then I have to hang it in another room.
2. I have a yellow personality, which means chores around the house are really hard for me to do. I have to find a way to make them fun, like a reward system. Or listening to Michael. (if you have to ask which Michael, I don't know if we're friends)
3. I'm looking for a townhouse. It's very much like doing drugs. The highest highs when you find something awesome, the lowest lows when you realize a) it's too much money b) they require 20% down c) it's in a bad part of town d) it doesn't have a garage or e) some other road block I have yet to come up against but probably will tomorrow.
4. I can't write blog posts the night before. I mean I CAN (I did this one) but I feel like they never turn out very good.
5. I already said this, but spelling is not my strong suit. I really struggle with the word "definitely". It took some time, but I managed to commit the spelling of "tomorrow" to memory.
6. I don't mind my weight so much, but my shape is the issue. I seem to have 20 extra pounds all in my belly. I look cute for 3 months pregnant, but I'm not.
7. Axel has made me scared to have another baby. Just when I think things are finally looking up he likes to prove me wrong. I don't know anyone more stubborn or strong willed than that kid.
8. I really learned to love fall last year.
9. I often wonder what the fourth wall of the Cosby living room looks like. And Monica's living room.
10. I was going to write a post about missing school, since high school starts today, but I forgot when Axel screamed for 30 minutes.
Okay, so I usually have ideas pouring from my head so much so that I have blog posts scheduled three weeks in advance. But I've noticed something. Take time off writing and it's easy to lose that inspiration. Just one week of vacation has me totally thrown!
So I'm going to do the 30 day challenge that Julia did. I'm not going to write every day, but I'm going to start this and when I feel like I got my groove back I'll kick it to the curb until I need it again. :)
Today is 10 random things about your self!
1. I hate the sound of ticking clocks. Sometimes I forget this, and by a clock for my bedroom. And then I have to hang it in another room.
2. I have a yellow personality, which means chores around the house are really hard for me to do. I have to find a way to make them fun, like a reward system. Or listening to Michael. (if you have to ask which Michael, I don't know if we're friends)
3. I'm looking for a townhouse. It's very much like doing drugs. The highest highs when you find something awesome, the lowest lows when you realize a) it's too much money b) they require 20% down c) it's in a bad part of town d) it doesn't have a garage or e) some other road block I have yet to come up against but probably will tomorrow.
4. I can't write blog posts the night before. I mean I CAN (I did this one) but I feel like they never turn out very good.
5. I already said this, but spelling is not my strong suit. I really struggle with the word "definitely". It took some time, but I managed to commit the spelling of "tomorrow" to memory.
6. I don't mind my weight so much, but my shape is the issue. I seem to have 20 extra pounds all in my belly. I look cute for 3 months pregnant, but I'm not.
7. Axel has made me scared to have another baby. Just when I think things are finally looking up he likes to prove me wrong. I don't know anyone more stubborn or strong willed than that kid.
8. I really learned to love fall last year.
9. I often wonder what the fourth wall of the Cosby living room looks like. And Monica's living room.
10. I was going to write a post about missing school, since high school starts today, but I forgot when Axel screamed for 30 minutes.
Friday, August 16, 2013
It will be this way forever
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| Leadvill Train in CO. Worst family picture ever. I should probably submit it to Awkward Family Photos. Nothing to do with this post. |
Something that has happened to me since becoming a mom (if I was like this before, I can't remember) is thinking that today is the way it will be forever. But only the bad things.
Axel didn't sleep well last night? It will be this way forever!
Olivia watched too much TV today? I will be a bad mom forever!
Axel's naps were exactly opposite of Olivia's? It will be this way forever!
Kids are a little clingy today (because they're sick)? It will be this way forever!
I'm a little bit dramatic to say the least.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
A mom and a dad
Today is Father's Day (even though I probably wont post this any time soon[Yep! It's now the middle of August! Ha!]) and naturally I'm thinking a lot about my dad. My sister has been here this weekend and she is very close to my dad. So am I. I talked to my dad more often than most of my college roommates did with theirs.
But at this point in my life I probably talk more to my mom. I text her pictures of my kids, call her about questions and concerns and just call to fill my day. And in my thoughts today I realized the importance of both my parents.
My mom is home during the day when I'm alone. She may not totally remember how she took care of babies, but she's good at comforting me when I'm scared or concerned about something silly.
My dad and I shared a career in education. Most of the things I wanted to talk about a lot of people would probably find boring. Not my dad, he was always there to listen to when I needed to talk about problems with my students or my lesson plans.
It's so nice to have backup (two's not enough, you need three at least--name the movie!)
Monday, August 12, 2013
The End of Summer
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| Our view from the train ride we took in Leadville. I love the color of this house with the pretty purple and yellow flowers around it. |
In May I got really excited for summer. Until I realized, I don't work! Adam isn't a teacher, he wasn't going to get time off. Essentially, nothing was going to change. The only thing different really was our trips. I went to CA alone with my babies (meant to blog about it, never did, you're probably not sad about that) and then we went again in June and Adam came with.
I was so sad to leave our second CA trip. It had been the perfect combination of work and play (I finally refinished my mom's second wing back chair, check it out here). We went to a water park and my brother Rob came up from LA. Just fun.
To help myself (and Olivia) feel better, we often talked about our upcoming trip to Breckenridge CO. A final hurrah of summer. We got home last night, and even though it was a rough week (Axel made sure of that) I still got that "vacation is over" let down.
Yes, it's still warm. Yes, we will still go to the pool several times a week. But summer, as it existed for me, is over. Even this morning, when Axel woke up at 6, the dark sky was telling me that summer is over. Back to real life now and the next trip we are looking forward to is Thanksgiving or Christmas. That's far away!!
Hmmmm. . . I've gotta come up with something sooner than that. Maybe another trip to Logan this fall?
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Wanna watch the Bachelorette with me? Finale!!!
Can you believe it's finally here? Aubrey and I are about to post the final bachelorette post. So get ready for the most dramatic blog post of the summer. (Chris Harrison told me I could say that even if I really meant "boring")
Des says she wants to go home, and Chris H. (for Host or Harrison, you decide!) says he understands, but gently reminds her that according to her contract she has to stay. They cut that part out.
Chris says how much she chooses to share with the remaining two men is up to her. Actually it's up to ABC. Nice try though. (Hint: Tell them everything now so it's not a surprise later!)
Chris explains to the remaining men that "Brooks is not with us." The men aren't sure if he left or if he died.
I'm pretty sure I want to skip over the Bachelor Nation weighing in. I read twitter, I don't think they can say anything I haven't heard. Skip.
Des breaks up with Drew and. . . what else is there? Does she run away with Chris?
Des is glad she didn't walk away and give up on love. Leaving the show is "giving up on love"? Someone should tell Des how everyone else falls in love.
Des: All of the poems? No! (I feel the same way, Des.)
Des's father asks "Why should Desiree choose you?"
Chris: Why? Because I'm the only guy left. . . and I write horrible poems.
Des was unsure that she wanted her brother there. But that was a requirement for her being signed as the Bachelorette so she allowed it.
Des might be "listening" to her brother's advice, but she really looks like she wants to punch him in the face.
Chris H. says: It could be the greatest day of her life or it could be the worst.
One thing I love about Chris H is that he's never extreme.
And as I watch the proposal, I have to say that despite this being an incredibly boring season it has wrapped up and ended in a way that I find sincere and moving.
They always do.
And for the final time, here's Aubrey and what she has to say!
Chris says how much she chooses to share with the remaining two men is up to her. Actually it's up to ABC. Nice try though. (Hint: Tell them everything now so it's not a surprise later!)
Chris explains to the remaining men that "Brooks is not with us." The men aren't sure if he left or if he died.
I'm pretty sure I want to skip over the Bachelor Nation weighing in. I read twitter, I don't think they can say anything I haven't heard. Skip.
Des breaks up with Drew and. . . what else is there? Does she run away with Chris?
Des is glad she didn't walk away and give up on love. Leaving the show is "giving up on love"? Someone should tell Des how everyone else falls in love.
Des: All of the poems? No! (I feel the same way, Des.)
Des's father asks "Why should Desiree choose you?"
Chris: Why? Because I'm the only guy left. . . and I write horrible poems.
Des was unsure that she wanted her brother there. But that was a requirement for her being signed as the Bachelorette so she allowed it.
Des might be "listening" to her brother's advice, but she really looks like she wants to punch him in the face.
Chris H. says: It could be the greatest day of her life or it could be the worst.
One thing I love about Chris H is that he's never extreme.
And as I watch the proposal, I have to say that despite this being an incredibly boring season it has wrapped up and ended in a way that I find sincere and moving.
They always do.
And for the final time, here's Aubrey and what she has to say!
Friday, August 2, 2013
Rocky Mountain Hi--igh! Colorado
Almost two years ago we took a little five-month-old on a road trip to Colorado for a family reunion in Breckenridge. It was so fun, so beautiful there, and wouldn't you know? We're going again! We're leaving tomorrow, this time with a 2-year-old and a six-month-old. And my sister Kellie, who will hopefully help with some of the back seat melt down issues.
On our last trip home from Breckenridge everything went wrong that could possibly go wrong. I didn't have a blog then (just my interior design blog) so I wrote this on facebook. Now I'm remembering this bizarre but really fun day. (I added a few notes to help everything make sense)
On our last trip home from Breckenridge everything went wrong that could possibly go wrong. I didn't have a blog then (just my interior design blog) so I wrote this on facebook. Now I'm remembering this bizarre but really fun day. (I added a few notes to help everything make sense)
How do you turn a 7 1/2 hour drive into 14?
1. Get a speeding ticket.
2. Decide to stop and see the delicate arch in Moab. Meet up with Andrew, Martha and Blake [brother, sis-in-law and cousin] and do a short little mile hike to the view point.
3. Accidentally run into your grandma and grandpa at Arches, where they ask you to pick up your stranded cousins in Price UT.
4. Get stuck behind a truck fire on the freeway for 45 minutes. Get out of the car and hang out with your bro and other "neighbors"!
5. Get to Price on fumes (because there is a serious lack of gas stations on the 6!) and pick up Billy and Cait [stranded cousins]. Drop off the rental car [Billy and Cait's rental car] and meet up with Andrew and Martha and Blake at Main Street Grill.
6. Grandpa calls to see if everyone is alright. Then, since he's pulling into Price, he'll join you for dinner, with grandma, Ann and De [more aunts and cousins]. We call this family reunion take 2.
7. Say goodbye again! Take Billy and Cait home to Provo.
8. About 3 miles from the exit to your house, run into some seriously awful construction traffic. At 11:30 PM. Take 45 MORE minutes than usual to get home.
9. Put a crying baby to bed and then hope you get into your own bed before falling asleep!
So glad to be home! What a super fun/awful/exhausting day!!!
I hope none of these things happen to us again, not now that we've added two new babies (Martha and I both had babies this year) but I really look back on that day with fondness. And it made for a great story!
And now, a few pictures from our stop at the delicate arch and the truck fire.
2. Decide to stop and see the delicate arch in Moab. Meet up with Andrew, Martha and Blake [brother, sis-in-law and cousin] and do a short little mile hike to the view point.
3. Accidentally run into your grandma and grandpa at Arches, where they ask you to pick up your stranded cousins in Price UT.
4. Get stuck behind a truck fire on the freeway for 45 minutes. Get out of the car and hang out with your bro and other "neighbors"!
5. Get to Price on fumes (because there is a serious lack of gas stations on the 6!) and pick up Billy and Cait [stranded cousins]. Drop off the rental car [Billy and Cait's rental car] and meet up with Andrew and Martha and Blake at Main Street Grill.
6. Grandpa calls to see if everyone is alright. Then, since he's pulling into Price, he'll join you for dinner, with grandma, Ann and De [more aunts and cousins]. We call this family reunion take 2.
7. Say goodbye again! Take Billy and Cait home to Provo.
8. About 3 miles from the exit to your house, run into some seriously awful construction traffic. At 11:30 PM. Take 45 MORE minutes than usual to get home.
9. Put a crying baby to bed and then hope you get into your own bed before falling asleep!
So glad to be home! What a super fun/awful/exhausting day!!!
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I hope none of these things happen to us again, not now that we've added two new babies (Martha and I both had babies this year) but I really look back on that day with fondness. And it made for a great story!
And now, a few pictures from our stop at the delicate arch and the truck fire.
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| Thanks to the zoom feature on our camera. We did not get this close. Way too hot that day to hike with a baby. |
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| Ever the spitter, Olivia always had a bib on. |
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| This was a huge fire. |
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| Seriously awful pants, but they were so comfy. |
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Saturday in the park
Oh shoot guys, I'm going to have to change the date for our "Easy as
PB&J" link up. I wrote that blurb on the bottom of last Wednesday's
post anticipating a conversation with my friend Tiffanie, but we
haven't worked out all the details yet. So hold on to your lunch idea
posts! I will give more info soon!!!!
During the dark winter months I always think I love summer. But what I really love is spring and fall. Those are the seasons you can actually leave your house. Two kids in the summer is just about as difficult as two kids in the winter.
But Saturday. Saturday it was so cool. Right around 80 degrees, overcast with a nice breeze.
Olivia needed to run. That girl was going crazy inside, and Adam was gone all day golfing so we hadn't managed to get outside. We let her play on the playground and I chatted it up with the Ax Man on a blanket under a tree.
I got jealous of Adam and Olivia's fun, as I usually do, so I abandoned my post and Axel and I walked over to the playground where Olivia was attempting to do the monkey bars. As I watched her play, music from a near by event (so near we were practically attending) floated over to us. It was a jazzy instrumental version of "Til There Was You". It was one of those moments you are happy just to be. You don't want to be anywhere else.
So naturally I made Adam take a picture. I'm a blogging work in progress.
Soon Olivia was running again. That girl, she is beautiful. Her little body is just so perfect. I can see all the muscles when she moves, and she's thin but not frail looking at all. I'm pretty sure she's buff enough to knock out a kindergartener.
We walked while Olivia ran around three baseball fields. "Keep running!" we would say.
After our fun walk/run, Olivia didn't want to leave the park. Not in a throwing a fit kind of way, but in a "I want to hug the parking lot" kind of way.
We got her in the car with the promise of "ice cream", which was really a Hawaiian shaved ice, but same thing when you're two.
We shared a half gallon of shaved ice, I swear it was that big, and got home around 9pm. Oops, like an hour past everyone's bed time!
But you know what? They went right to sleep.
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During the dark winter months I always think I love summer. But what I really love is spring and fall. Those are the seasons you can actually leave your house. Two kids in the summer is just about as difficult as two kids in the winter.
But Saturday. Saturday it was so cool. Right around 80 degrees, overcast with a nice breeze.
Olivia needed to run. That girl was going crazy inside, and Adam was gone all day golfing so we hadn't managed to get outside. We let her play on the playground and I chatted it up with the Ax Man on a blanket under a tree.
I got jealous of Adam and Olivia's fun, as I usually do, so I abandoned my post and Axel and I walked over to the playground where Olivia was attempting to do the monkey bars. As I watched her play, music from a near by event (so near we were practically attending) floated over to us. It was a jazzy instrumental version of "Til There Was You". It was one of those moments you are happy just to be. You don't want to be anywhere else.
So naturally I made Adam take a picture. I'm a blogging work in progress.
Soon Olivia was running again. That girl, she is beautiful. Her little body is just so perfect. I can see all the muscles when she moves, and she's thin but not frail looking at all. I'm pretty sure she's buff enough to knock out a kindergartener.
We walked while Olivia ran around three baseball fields. "Keep running!" we would say.
After our fun walk/run, Olivia didn't want to leave the park. Not in a throwing a fit kind of way, but in a "I want to hug the parking lot" kind of way.
We got her in the car with the promise of "ice cream", which was really a Hawaiian shaved ice, but same thing when you're two.
We shared a half gallon of shaved ice, I swear it was that big, and got home around 9pm. Oops, like an hour past everyone's bed time!
But you know what? They went right to sleep.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Wanna watch the Bachelorette with me? Finale Part 1
Only one week left after today! What are Aubrey and I going to blog about when this is over???
Here we go guys, the most dramatic finale ever. Who do you think will leave Des in tears? They sure edited it to look like Brooks, but I think they're trying to trick us. Except they know that by now we have learned their ways and so they are telling the truth thinking we'll expect a trick! (They don't know that we know they know we know!) So yeah, I think about this too much.
So of course we recap Des's feelings for all the guys and she still seems the most interested in Brooks.
Des says about Brooks: He doesn't have to say that its love for me to know.
Wow, the things we women tell ourselves when we want so badly for something to be true.
Drew's Date
Drew: She's the woman of my dreams and Antigua is like heaven.
Does he know he only gets the girl at the end? I mean, she doesn't live here.
Des: It started to rain on our dinner. It's not about the dinner or where the dinner is.
I'm suddenly hungry, despite just finishing my food.
Drew says: Look at the rose petals.
And I have to wonder, has he ever seen this show before?
#TheyAllHaveRosePetals
Brooks visits family
Brooks says proposing at the end of this makes him uncomfortable. You're kidding me. Proposing a life long commitment at the end of a ten week reality show makes you uncomfortable? Geeze Brooks welcome to the 2000s.
Chris's Date
Des's fringe vest and pants makes her look like a hippie. Who wears a bikini top with pants? Is it cold, is it hot? Are you hiking through brush later?
What animal is making this horrible sound during dinner?! Good heavens can we not edit that out???
Des makes Chris feel vibrant and feel alive. She makes him feel like a natural woman.
Poetry, yes, I've been waiting for this moment. In my nightmares.
Brooks
Des says she's going to take advantage of her time with Brooks today. Just remove the words "her time with" out of that sentence and it will probably portray her true feelings more accurately.
Does Chris Harrison have a degree in relationship therapy? He should get one.
Whoa, Chris just brings up Brooks's parent's divorce. Way to pull out the big guns.
Hey! Editors! Did we have to see this much of the Brooks/Chris Harrison chat? I feel like they're saying the same things over and over.
Des says she hasn't been in love in quite a while. How long ago was Sean's season again?
My guess? He changes his mind shortly after this but they can't show it until next week.
Or I don't know, maybe that's my hope.
As always, check out what Aubrey has to say about tonight's episode. Was it really that dramatic????
I'm also over at my friend Suzzie's blog today! We met at my first blogging round table and I have loved reading her blog ever since.
Oh shoot guys, I'm going to have to change the date for our "Easy as PB&J" link up. I wrote that blurb on the bottom of last Wednesday's post anticipating a conversation with my friend Tiffanie, but we haven't worked out all the details yet. So hold on to your lunch idea posts! I will give more info soon!!!!
Here we go guys, the most dramatic finale ever. Who do you think will leave Des in tears? They sure edited it to look like Brooks, but I think they're trying to trick us. Except they know that by now we have learned their ways and so they are telling the truth thinking we'll expect a trick! (They don't know that we know they know we know!) So yeah, I think about this too much.
Des says about Brooks: He doesn't have to say that its love for me to know.
Wow, the things we women tell ourselves when we want so badly for something to be true.
Drew's Date
Drew: She's the woman of my dreams and Antigua is like heaven.
Does he know he only gets the girl at the end? I mean, she doesn't live here.
Des: It started to rain on our dinner. It's not about the dinner or where the dinner is.
I'm suddenly hungry, despite just finishing my food.
Drew says: Look at the rose petals.
And I have to wonder, has he ever seen this show before?
#TheyAllHaveRosePetals
Brooks visits family
Brooks says proposing at the end of this makes him uncomfortable. You're kidding me. Proposing a life long commitment at the end of a ten week reality show makes you uncomfortable? Geeze Brooks welcome to the 2000s.
Chris's Date
Des's fringe vest and pants makes her look like a hippie. Who wears a bikini top with pants? Is it cold, is it hot? Are you hiking through brush later?
What animal is making this horrible sound during dinner?! Good heavens can we not edit that out???
Des makes Chris feel vibrant and feel alive. She makes him feel like a natural woman.
Poetry, yes, I've been waiting for this moment. In my nightmares.
Brooks
Des says she's going to take advantage of her time with Brooks today. Just remove the words "her time with" out of that sentence and it will probably portray her true feelings more accurately.
Does Chris Harrison have a degree in relationship therapy? He should get one.
Whoa, Chris just brings up Brooks's parent's divorce. Way to pull out the big guns.
Hey! Editors! Did we have to see this much of the Brooks/Chris Harrison chat? I feel like they're saying the same things over and over.
Des says she hasn't been in love in quite a while. How long ago was Sean's season again?
My guess? He changes his mind shortly after this but they can't show it until next week.
Or I don't know, maybe that's my hope.
As always, check out what Aubrey has to say about tonight's episode. Was it really that dramatic????
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I'm also over at my friend Suzzie's blog today! We met at my first blogging round table and I have loved reading her blog ever since.
Oh shoot guys, I'm going to have to change the date for our "Easy as PB&J" link up. I wrote that blurb on the bottom of last Wednesday's post anticipating a conversation with my friend Tiffanie, but we haven't worked out all the details yet. So hold on to your lunch idea posts! I will give more info soon!!!!
Monday, July 29, 2013
A bunch of random updates
I don't usually write my posts the night before. When I find myself needing to do that, I panic and I can't think of a single thing to write! So yeah, that's what's going on right now. I have like 33 drafts I could finish up and post, but none of those topics are speaking to me right now. I'm taking a line from Finding Forrester (Love that movie, now I want to watch it) and writing until it starts to flow.
Sewing. I've been doing a lot of that lately, trying to get my etsy shop up and running. I have too many design ideas and perhaps I should narrow it down and focus on a few things in different colors to begin. So far I have made a pair of bloomers, two toddler pencil skirts, a toddler ruffle skirt (and another one in process), a darling (if I do say so myself) throw pillow case and a half of a quilt top (not for the shop). The throw pillow is gray and cream dots with a cream heart on the middle. I will be giving it away on my blog as a grand opening celebration, so stay tuned.
Would you like to see some horrible cell phone shots? Obviously I will be doing a photo shoot for real when I post them on etsy but this was just for fun.
Oh! July is almost over. I've nearly been a vegetarian for a month. Let's see. . . cheats? July 1st we were driving home from our CA trip and I had some seriously awful chicken strips. I got flustered when they didn't have what I wanted (chicken, rice and veggies in a bowl) and ordered something blah. And then I had a hot dog during Draper Days, because I love fair food. And then today I ate some breakfast casserole at my nephew's blessing brunch. 1/3 of the casserole didn't have meat but none of us could find that third. Maybe the meat melted in the oven and spread out into all of it. Probably that's what happened.
I don't mind being vegetarian. It's kinda fun to be the exception. My sis-in-law didn't have to be the only one who needed the meat free breakfast casserole (she does eat some meat, but not red meat and maybe not pork?) So I don't know, I just wanted to try it. I found so many fun vegetarian recipes and this will probably help me continue to lower my meat consumption.
August! I read this post today by my blogger friend Shannon and it was like HELLO! Perfect timing. In August I start my goal to read religious texts daily. I've been doing a little reading in the scriptures or the Ensign (LDS Church magazine) before bed some nights, but since I've been waking up before the babes, I'm thinking that will be the perfect time to start a new habit.
So there you go, a blog post from out of the air.
Sewing. I've been doing a lot of that lately, trying to get my etsy shop up and running. I have too many design ideas and perhaps I should narrow it down and focus on a few things in different colors to begin. So far I have made a pair of bloomers, two toddler pencil skirts, a toddler ruffle skirt (and another one in process), a darling (if I do say so myself) throw pillow case and a half of a quilt top (not for the shop). The throw pillow is gray and cream dots with a cream heart on the middle. I will be giving it away on my blog as a grand opening celebration, so stay tuned.
Would you like to see some horrible cell phone shots? Obviously I will be doing a photo shoot for real when I post them on etsy but this was just for fun.
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| This picture is so funny looking. It looks like a weird shaped adult more than a toddler. |
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| These look so cute from the back, but they didn't fit very well from the front. And no, that isn't Axel in the bottom left corner. It's our doll, Emily. |
Oh! July is almost over. I've nearly been a vegetarian for a month. Let's see. . . cheats? July 1st we were driving home from our CA trip and I had some seriously awful chicken strips. I got flustered when they didn't have what I wanted (chicken, rice and veggies in a bowl) and ordered something blah. And then I had a hot dog during Draper Days, because I love fair food. And then today I ate some breakfast casserole at my nephew's blessing brunch. 1/3 of the casserole didn't have meat but none of us could find that third. Maybe the meat melted in the oven and spread out into all of it. Probably that's what happened.
I don't mind being vegetarian. It's kinda fun to be the exception. My sis-in-law didn't have to be the only one who needed the meat free breakfast casserole (she does eat some meat, but not red meat and maybe not pork?) So I don't know, I just wanted to try it. I found so many fun vegetarian recipes and this will probably help me continue to lower my meat consumption.
August! I read this post today by my blogger friend Shannon and it was like HELLO! Perfect timing. In August I start my goal to read religious texts daily. I've been doing a little reading in the scriptures or the Ensign (LDS Church magazine) before bed some nights, but since I've been waking up before the babes, I'm thinking that will be the perfect time to start a new habit.
So there you go, a blog post from out of the air.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Food Friday: Peach Pie
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I've never been a big fan of pie. Making it, eating it, not my favorite. I'll eat it, if it's there, but I hate making pie crust. And to be honest, I don't love the taste of it either. Are you still reading? I'm not pleading my case very well, ha!
Adam, being the ever loving husband that he is, bought me 25 pounds of peaches.
It was so good.
Do you know how I know? My husband asked me later if there was any more. And he told my brother how good it was. And he asked me to make it again. Adam isn't picky, and I appreciate that. But he also isn't very enthusiastic about food so getting him to rave about my food is a huge accomplishment.
The first thing I did was find a pie crust recipe that I would like and that would be easy. I decided I wanted my pie crust to be more like a sugar cookie, because the lack of crust sweetness is what bothers me the most about it. I found this recipe here and decided to use 1 c of whole wheat flour and 1/2 c all purpose. Oh, and I upped the sugar to a rounded 1/4 c. I mixed everything in a bowl but then dumped it right into my pie dish and mashed it down. None of this rolling it out crap. I hate that. I made some fork pricks and blind baked it for about 15 minutes at 400 (The recipe says 20 minutes but I figured it would get baked with the pie filling too)
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| Ever classy with my pictures, you can enjoy the flour that spilled out of the bowl, my glass of water and the fruit from our dinner. |
I don't usually post recipes unless I personally created them, but I wanted to post this one because I liked the combination of the whole wheat sugar cookie crust with this peach pie filling. The original can be found here.
Peach Pie Filling
3 Tbsp. Flour
⅓ C. Sugar
½ tsp. cinnamon
3-4 c. sliced peaches
½ tsp. almond extract
Combine the dry ingredients, then stir in peaches and almond extract. Bake at 375 until crust turns golden brown (about 35-40 minutes). (Unless your crust is already baked like mine! I think I baked it for 30 or 35 minutes)
Here is my final pie. Have I mentioned that the lighting in my kitchen is horrible?
Thursday, July 25, 2013
TBT Parents
(Since reading Bonnie's post I realized that I wrote down all the prompts at the beginning of the summer and for this one all I wrote was "Parents" instead of a memory of your parents from childhood. Soooo, this is not a memory of mine because I wasn't born! But I guess I have a memory of looking at these pictures when I was a kid. . . so there you have it)
When I was at home this summer I tried to plan out all my throwback posts so that I could scan any pictures I might need. This prompt is pretty general so I decided to go as far back as I could and show you my mom and dad when they were brand new parents. But looking through my mom's albums I decided to start a little before that and END with my birth. :)
This is from my parents' engagement shoot. I don't think it's the one they sent out. Check out my mom's hair! Awesome volume there mom. Oh yeah, check out my dad's too! :)
Here they are walking out of the Los Angeles temple. It's soooooo tempting to find a picture of Adam and I on our wedding day in the exact same spot. Maybe another post. . . Love my dad rockin' the white tux.
Here they are on their honeymoon in Southern California. Check out their stylin' baseball Ts! My mom was smart to honeymoon in a place that allowed her to use a hairdryer. My hair never looked good in our pics from Fiji.
This is during the year or so they were married before I was born. This is my older cousin Greg.
And for the final picture, my dad snuggling me.
Of course linking up with Bonnie, if you want to check out the other posts on parents, but of course none will be as cool as mine! Jk (do people still say jk?)
When I was at home this summer I tried to plan out all my throwback posts so that I could scan any pictures I might need. This prompt is pretty general so I decided to go as far back as I could and show you my mom and dad when they were brand new parents. But looking through my mom's albums I decided to start a little before that and END with my birth. :)
This is from my parents' engagement shoot. I don't think it's the one they sent out. Check out my mom's hair! Awesome volume there mom. Oh yeah, check out my dad's too! :)
Here they are walking out of the Los Angeles temple. It's soooooo tempting to find a picture of Adam and I on our wedding day in the exact same spot. Maybe another post. . . Love my dad rockin' the white tux.
Here they are on their honeymoon in Southern California. Check out their stylin' baseball Ts! My mom was smart to honeymoon in a place that allowed her to use a hairdryer. My hair never looked good in our pics from Fiji.
This is during the year or so they were married before I was born. This is my older cousin Greg.
And for the final picture, my dad snuggling me.
Of course linking up with Bonnie, if you want to check out the other posts on parents, but of course none will be as cool as mine! Jk (do people still say jk?)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Body Image
There are so many articles that you can read about raising a daughter and worrying about body image. What legacy will you pass down to her? Everyone is posting them and as the mom of a beautiful girl I read them all.
Losing weight after Olivia was hard. Losing weight after Axel is impossible. I'm serious. Some people can lose weight while they nurse, but I am not one of them. (I did not nurse Olivia) My body clings to each and every calorie so that it can continue to make milk for Axel. When I lost a couple pounds, my milk supply dipped.
Honestly, I don't mind being chubby that much. But I feel like I'm supposed to mind. When I tell people I can't lose weight while nursing they all have a solution for me. "Try Weight Watchers" "Count calories" The rebel in me wants to stay fat forever just to prove a point. Well, that's not healthy. But what if I'm happy like this for now?
I'm not saying I'm giving up and accepting my new weight. I don't want to live an unhealthy lifestyle. I still plan to eat healthy and exercise as regularly as possible. I have some progress to make in both areas, for sure. But can't I be happy with out being perfect?
I want to reject society's idea that my body must be perfect for it to be beautiful, but at the same time embrace that if I truly love my body I will feed it the best foods and exercise it regularly.
I want Olivia to remember me happy, regardless of my weight. I want her to enjoy a wide variety of foods and live an active lifestyle. I don't want her to use the word "diet" on a regular basis or remember a mom who is always planning to "start my diet on Monday".
Loving myself is the best way to teach her to love herself as well.
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On a less serious note, I'm super excited to do a link up with my friend Tiffanie next week! Next Wednesday we're co hosting a link up for lunch ideas, called "Easy as PB&J". It's hard for me to find lunch ideas for me or my kids that are quick and yummy. I want something simple and easy, just like peanut butter and jelly but that also tastes good (I'm not a fan of the PB&J, but Olivia likes them alright) You don't have to be a stay at home to do this. If you take homemade lunches to work we would also love for you to share your ideas! We'll be posting next Wednesday and we'd love for you to join us!
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Wanna watch the Bachelorette with me? Week Men Tell All
Here we go blogging the bach again! Aubrey told me she's mixing up her post this week. I don't know what that means, but I'm excited to check it out!
I'm kind of unsure how this post will shake out since it's Men Tell All, but let's just jump in and see how it goes, shall we?
Chris welcomes us all to the show and manages to use pretty much every vocab word from my Bachelor vocabulary list (here).
Fun to see some of my favorite girls back! Emily! Ali (she was my favorite on Jake's season) and Ashley!
Yes, Ali, Ben never seemed that bad to me either. But we need our drama and this season has been seriously lacking, so we make things up.
Ah Jonathan, he acted poorly and I'm sure that it has been rubbed in his face a lot since the show aired. I'm thinking his apology here is sincere, but also a strategic move to fix his reputation.
With all these flash backs there isn't much to say that I didn't already say in my original posts.
Okay so booing Ben? That's just so dumb. Are you in jr high? Yeah, they probably just tape this in a jr high auditorium for one of their assemblies.
Mikey the meat head, he uses some seriously great vocabulary. #MaybeNotAMeatHeadAfterAll
I think I need to add "I'm not here to make friends" to my Bachelor vocabulary list. The "bad guys" always say it.
I can't wait to hear the story about Mikey and James hanging out in Chicago with tall women. Again.
I just love the boys sitting on their twin beds having slumber party gossip about James. And then Drew is going to talk about maturity?
Look, we're not ever going to know who said what about what tall women. Des is probably going to be single again in three months anyway so this is a moot point. (Trivia: a moo point. Who says that?)
I know it's a little late, but I've become a big Juan Pablo fan. Next bachelor maybe? He says it's very hard to date when you have a daughter. I have a feeling that this will no long be the case, Juan Pab.
I like him so much now. ABC, if you can get this happily married woman excited about another guy (not like that, sheesh) you should make him the next Bachelor. Seriously, please, this show is dying!
Ooh, Chris has the journal. Does this mean Des is having Chris return it for her? And the poem? Did Des know Zak was a poet? Maybe that would have changed things. Oh listen to me, I'm going against everything I stand for! Nothing would have changed it, you love who you love.
Having to face a bunch of ex boyfriends would be my own personal hell. But if you got them all together in a room there would only be like two. Still, it would be awful.
Juan wants to know why didn't get a one on Juan date. Probably because she was too busy sketching to worry about brushing up on her high school Spanish.
Zak! Juan! Two great options for bachelors. ABC, are you listening!!?!?!!
Well, Zak will not have a hard time finding love after this. Or a music career.
When they show the "dramatic" finale I love the stunned faces in the audience. This is clearly the first season of the Bachelor/ette they have ever seen. Us veterans are like, "is that all ya got?"
Woop woop, only two more weeks! I'm off to read Aubrey now (well, not now because it's 9pm on Monday and I'm sure she hasn't posted it yet, but now as in this moment in which you are reading it)
Chris welcomes us all to the show and manages to use pretty much every vocab word from my Bachelor vocabulary list (here).
Fun to see some of my favorite girls back! Emily! Ali (she was my favorite on Jake's season) and Ashley!
Yes, Ali, Ben never seemed that bad to me either. But we need our drama and this season has been seriously lacking, so we make things up.
Ah Jonathan, he acted poorly and I'm sure that it has been rubbed in his face a lot since the show aired. I'm thinking his apology here is sincere, but also a strategic move to fix his reputation.
With all these flash backs there isn't much to say that I didn't already say in my original posts.
Okay so booing Ben? That's just so dumb. Are you in jr high? Yeah, they probably just tape this in a jr high auditorium for one of their assemblies.
Mikey the meat head, he uses some seriously great vocabulary. #MaybeNotAMeatHeadAfterAll
I think I need to add "I'm not here to make friends" to my Bachelor vocabulary list. The "bad guys" always say it.
I can't wait to hear the story about Mikey and James hanging out in Chicago with tall women. Again.
I just love the boys sitting on their twin beds having slumber party gossip about James. And then Drew is going to talk about maturity?
Look, we're not ever going to know who said what about what tall women. Des is probably going to be single again in three months anyway so this is a moot point. (Trivia: a moo point. Who says that?)
I know it's a little late, but I've become a big Juan Pablo fan. Next bachelor maybe? He says it's very hard to date when you have a daughter. I have a feeling that this will no long be the case, Juan Pab.
I like him so much now. ABC, if you can get this happily married woman excited about another guy (not like that, sheesh) you should make him the next Bachelor. Seriously, please, this show is dying!
Ooh, Chris has the journal. Does this mean Des is having Chris return it for her? And the poem? Did Des know Zak was a poet? Maybe that would have changed things. Oh listen to me, I'm going against everything I stand for! Nothing would have changed it, you love who you love.
Having to face a bunch of ex boyfriends would be my own personal hell. But if you got them all together in a room there would only be like two. Still, it would be awful.
Juan wants to know why didn't get a one on Juan date. Probably because she was too busy sketching to worry about brushing up on her high school Spanish.
Zak! Juan! Two great options for bachelors. ABC, are you listening!!?!?!!
Well, Zak will not have a hard time finding love after this. Or a music career.
When they show the "dramatic" finale I love the stunned faces in the audience. This is clearly the first season of the Bachelor/ette they have ever seen. Us veterans are like, "is that all ya got?"
Woop woop, only two more weeks! I'm off to read Aubrey now (well, not now because it's 9pm on Monday and I'm sure she hasn't posted it yet, but now as in this moment in which you are reading it)
Monday, July 22, 2013
Cutting my hair and making new friends
So about a two weeks ago on Saturday I woke up and thought, "Enough is enough. This hair is gonna go." Last time I talked about cutting my hair, my hair caught wind of it and I had nothing but awesome hair days for three weeks. But those days were gone and I was sick of finding lots of long blonde hair all over my house (I'm still losing hair from my pregnancy). So I made an appointment and found a picture of Portia de Rossi (You don't have to be Ellen to know that this hair cut is hott)
But in my haste to escape two children, I forgot the iPad with the picture of Portia. I tried to explain what I wanted, but my hairdresser thought I was kidding. She insisted I get a bob first and if I still wanted it shorter after a few months then we would talk.
No one listens to me.
Then last Thursday I went to another one of Bonnie's round tables. It was so much fun and I loved the two new girls I got to meet this time! Since I liked this picture so much, I decided to finally reveal my new hair cut on the blog. Don't get too attached. I'm going back for that pixie cut soon.
Okay fine, you can't even see my hair in that picture. Here is another one.
I feel like I always look older in selfies.
But in my haste to escape two children, I forgot the iPad with the picture of Portia. I tried to explain what I wanted, but my hairdresser thought I was kidding. She insisted I get a bob first and if I still wanted it shorter after a few months then we would talk.
No one listens to me.
Then last Thursday I went to another one of Bonnie's round tables. It was so much fun and I loved the two new girls I got to meet this time! Since I liked this picture so much, I decided to finally reveal my new hair cut on the blog. Don't get too attached. I'm going back for that pixie cut soon.
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| Aubrey, Bonnie, Me, Melinda and Chelsea |
Okay fine, you can't even see my hair in that picture. Here is another one.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Food Friday: Quinoa and Fruit Lettuce Wraps
So you might remember that this is vegetarian month at our house. So far so good! I feel great, I'm not just eating junk (like so many vegetarians are accused of I think) and no weight loss, but I blame breastfeeding! :) A lot of my the pins on my healthy food pinterest board are vegetarian, but not all of them. This recipe was inspired by this pin:
I thought about just leaving the chicken out, but then it would be nothing but grapes and apples! Not very filling for a dinner. I decided to replace the chicken with quinoa and thus this recipe was born. Also I changed the dressing. You can try the almond butter and honey, but I already cut the chicken so I figured going forward with a traditional mayo dressing was still pretty healthy. Here's mine:
Ingredients:
1 c quinoa, rinsed
2 c vegetable or chicken broth
1/2 c of grapes, halved
1 apple, chopped
1/4 c chopped walnuts
1/3 c mayo
salt, to taste
curry powder, to taste
pepper, to taste
romaine lettuce (or your favorite lettuce)
Directions:
1. Cook quinoa in the broth just like you would cook rice. Cool.
2. Mix quinoa, fruit, nuts and dressing ingredients.
3. Chill for like an hour or more until dinner time.
4. Serve in lettuce cups, or roll up. (my lettuce was too crisp to roll, it would have just cracked)
I was pleased how much this reminded me of the classic chicken salad so often served at baby showers. Feel free to add more mayo if that suits you (I would have but we were running low) You could also eat it wrapped in a tortilla if you wanted something a little more filling. This was a great summer dinner.
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| It takes like ten of these to fill me up, but YUM! |
1 c quinoa, rinsed
2 c vegetable or chicken broth
1/2 c of grapes, halved
1 apple, chopped
1/4 c chopped walnuts
1/3 c mayo
salt, to taste
curry powder, to taste
pepper, to taste
romaine lettuce (or your favorite lettuce)
Directions:
1. Cook quinoa in the broth just like you would cook rice. Cool.
2. Mix quinoa, fruit, nuts and dressing ingredients.
3. Chill for like an hour or more until dinner time.
4. Serve in lettuce cups, or roll up. (my lettuce was too crisp to roll, it would have just cracked)
I was pleased how much this reminded me of the classic chicken salad so often served at baby showers. Feel free to add more mayo if that suits you (I would have but we were running low) You could also eat it wrapped in a tortilla if you wanted something a little more filling. This was a great summer dinner.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
TBT Moving Away
I surprise myself often. One of the things I'm surprised by in my life is that I up and moved away at 18. I don't know why, but I feel like I could have easily ended up staying in my hometown in California. I know how to work hard for what I want, but I don't always admit to myself what I want. BYU was the only school I applied to and luckily I was accepted!
I think I mentioned before that there were only like FIVE pictures of me taken between the ages of 16 and 20. I don't know why, but I vaguely remember not wanting to get my picture taken. That is just so weird. I LOVE getting my picture taken now (well with in reason) So anyway, I did find this gem. Someone (my dad?) took this while I was packing to move. I don't know if I was in a bad mood that day, or if I was just pissed about getting my picture taken when I was wearing seriously awful clothes.
Check out my mom looking all fabulous.
So we packed up my stuff, and my parents both drove me to Provo. My dad also had a high school reunion in southern Utah so it was a twofer for him.
I remember walking into my new dorm room and seeing my roommate's stuff before actually meeting her. Running trophies and workout clothes. Could she be more different from me? (think Chandler Bing when you read that sentence) I hung up my pageant sash and my pink feather boa. (as in BOA. Every time I look at that I read BRA, and just. . . NO)
We had our ups and downs, we were great at fighting with each other. In the end she taught me to enjoy working out and I taught her how to wear makeup. We're both moms to two kids and we're still good friends to this day. We've come along way in the past 12 years (holy cow! I graduated TWELVE YEARS AGO!)
Linking up with Bonnie again!
I think I mentioned before that there were only like FIVE pictures of me taken between the ages of 16 and 20. I don't know why, but I vaguely remember not wanting to get my picture taken. That is just so weird. I LOVE getting my picture taken now (well with in reason) So anyway, I did find this gem. Someone (my dad?) took this while I was packing to move. I don't know if I was in a bad mood that day, or if I was just pissed about getting my picture taken when I was wearing seriously awful clothes.
So we packed up my stuff, and my parents both drove me to Provo. My dad also had a high school reunion in southern Utah so it was a twofer for him.
I remember walking into my new dorm room and seeing my roommate's stuff before actually meeting her. Running trophies and workout clothes. Could she be more different from me? (think Chandler Bing when you read that sentence) I hung up my pageant sash and my pink feather boa. (as in BOA. Every time I look at that I read BRA, and just. . . NO)
We had our ups and downs, we were great at fighting with each other. In the end she taught me to enjoy working out and I taught her how to wear makeup. We're both moms to two kids and we're still good friends to this day. We've come along way in the past 12 years (holy cow! I graduated TWELVE YEARS AGO!)
Linking up with Bonnie again!
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