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How was your weekend?
- Highs?
- Lows?
- Eat/make anything good?
- Watch anything good?
- How did you enjoy the gorgeous weather?
- What are you looking forward to this week?
- Any comments, FFCs, vents, boasts, etc?
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Re: How was your weekend?
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
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Congratulations on the sleep training going well! Hope the progress continues!
Lows? Didn't really get a weekend, since I traveled home from my work event on Sat and then had a b-day party all day yesterday.
Eat/make anything good? I was in New Orleans all week, so I had a LOT of good food! I am excited though to get back into the kitchen this week and make healthy foods.
Watch anything good? Nothing too exciting - just Boardwalk Empire and Hung on HBO.
How did you enjoy the gorgeous weather? Yes, was outside all day yesterday for my nephew's birthday.
What are you looking forward to this week? The end of it! I've been working so hard these past two weeks for our big show.
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Highs? Saturday was one big high. We spent part of the day at the renaissance festival - just DH, DD and I - and we had an amazing time. We had an early dinner in Annapolis after, then DH went to my Mom's to crash on her couch while DD and I went to my sister's to visit with her family and my Dad.
Lows? I slept way too much yesterday, wasn't nearly productive enough, and had a hard time getting sleep last night because of it.
Eat/make anything good? Fried Oreos at renfest
Watch anything good? Prime Suspect on DVR, RHONJ Reunion
How did you enjoy the gorgeous weather? In the woods on Saturday.
What are you looking forward to this week? This coming weekend! Friday night is Trunk or Treat at DD's school, Saturday night DH & I are going out for our anniversary (don't know where yet - any Annapolis recommendations?), Sunday we're having Halloween Family Fun Day and DH's best friend and his wife may be joining us.
Any comments, FFCs, vents, boasts, etc? DD was the belle of the renfest on Saturday. She got her hair braided and face painted. She met and curtseyed to the King. She rode an elephant with DH. She watched the joust with me and absolutely loved rooting for her favorite knight. She jumped in piles of leaves and blew huge bubbles with the bubble wand we bought for her. By the time we left she was shouting "Huzzah!" and greeting people with a "Good Day!" - our little rennie in training. DH and I met there and it's such a special place for us - it's great to finally share that with DD and see the magic through her eyes.
LLHR - gorgeous pic of mia!
Highs? it's dh's birthday today so we had his family birthday dinner at my parent's last night and it was nice to have everyone together and loving on dd
Lows? it's my last weekend before i go back to work (wednesday) and i didn't do nearly as much as i should have around the house.Eat/make anything good? made a cake for dh i found on pinterest
Watch anything good? not really.
How did you enjoy the gorgeous weather? a walk w/ dd and doggy on saturday
What are you looking forward to this week? friday...i am dreading going back to work
Any comments, FFCs, vents, boasts, etc? vent...i really hate my job and 98% of my coworkers (most of them told me how huge i was my entire pregnancy and when i went back commented on how i still had weight to lose...yeah, thanks.) and so that makes leaving dd this week a million times harder. we think i *might* be able to quit my job in a few months but the going back and forth and not knowing is killing me, i need to get in a mindset that yes, i need to deal w/ my coworkers for awhile or no, the end is in sight. and i am trying so hard to spend my last couple days cuddling with clara and enjoying her but i feel like the return is looming over me. :P
Happy Birthday Jason!
Good luck with transitioning back to work, Stef - I hope it goes more smoothly than you anticipate.
Thanks!
What kind of cake did you make? I'm loving so much that I see on Pinterest, but am trying to refrain from baking a lot.
Good luck going back to work! It's hard, but hopefully it will go smoothly!
Highs? - SIL spent the day w/ us on Fri, so we went to the farmer's market, she and I ran out shopping, and we went to BJ's and started our membership (which I am strangely excited about...). It was just fun to have her around to hang out with.
Lows? - DH had an insanely busy weekend, so we barely saw him. He had a funeral to do on Sat, which meant he only saw DS from when he got up from his nap (~4 pm) until he went to bed (~8:30 pm), and then on Sun, he had regular services, followed by a special service 45 mins away in the afternoon, so again, he only saw him briefly in the evening (~5-8:30 pm). DS has a tough time working w/ little daddy time!
Eat/make anything good? - Had a peanut butter iced sticky bun on Sat morning and a pumpkin spice cupcake on Sat evening (both from the farmer's market on Fri).
Watch anything good? - Eh, nothing exceptional... we watched the Pens win Sat and the Steelers win yesterday, so those were both "good"!
How did you enjoy the gorgeous weather? - We actually didn't do much of anything... Sat was cold and cloudy all day
What are you looking forward to this week? - We're taking DS to my dad's office on Thurs for "trick or treat" - everyone around here trick or treats the Thurs before Halloween, and since he's too little to trick or treat, we're dressing him up in his costume and taking him to the police station so that Grandpa can show him off.
We're also headed out to the Pittsburgh area on Sat b/c my BIL's college is playing my sister's college in football, and it's family weekend at my sister's college/my BIL is one of the drum majors for his college's band, so we'll get to see all of them. My dad, stepmom, and other sister are going w/ us, so it should be a fun day trip.
Any comments, FFCs, vents, boasts, etc? - vent: I'm really ticked off right now at our insurance company - I just tried to register for my own account on their website so I can check a claim and it's totally refusing me b/c it's trying to verify my identity and keeps claiming that what I KNOW to be the right answer isn't right... so now I'm locked out of the account and need to call them, and I'm just not in the mood to deal w/ them. Minor, but really bugging me (I think I have pregnancy hormones to thank for being so irritated by this). Sigh.
... every single day of forever.
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Thank you!
Someone's getting a little brother!
So funny about plating and blanching, lol! I love Chopped, that's one of my fav Food Network shows.
When we watched Paranormal Activity, when it was over, we looked at each other and said, okay we MUST watch something else first before going to sleep! This was before DS was born. I can't imagine having to get up in the middle of the night after that movie!! I kind of don't even want to see the sequels because it just freaked me out (and I normally like horror movies).
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
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BFP#2 1/12/12 ~ Missed M/C 8w2d
This is the cake I made but used M&Ms...Super easy. I just used a box yellow cake mix and a friend's recipe for chocolate icing.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/willy-wonka-birthday-cake
Highs? -having nothing pressing to do and spending every waking minute with DD.
Lows? -being a tad under the weather
Eat/make anything good? Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins from whole foods, OMG! They were awesome. And healthly, cause they came from Whole Foods, right?
Watch anything good- Not really
How did you enjoy the gorgeous weather? - took DD over to the neighbors on Sunday afternoon while DH worked on their man cave/shed.
What are you looking forward to this week? -Seeing DD in her Halloween Costume on Wednesday
Any comments, FFCs, vents, boasts, etc? MIL got an iphone to do face time with DD, well no one told her that she needed a wi-fi signal. Which she doesn't have. Not to mention that an Iphone is way too much phone for MIL and I'm stuck answering all her questions.