valentine's day

DJ showed off his pizza-making skills on Tuesday.  (He used to work at Zio's about a decade ago.)  

We cut each of these pepperonis with a knife.  It was time consuming, which is why we only made a few.  But next year we will be prepared.  I bought a mini heart cookie cutter for 50 cents on sale yesterday.  You better believe that every single pepperoni on that pizza will be heart-shaped!

I had grand plans to make heart-shaped brownies...which I did have a cookie cutter for.  But they came out in crumbles when we tried. (Sorry, no pictures of that.)  They still tasted good...and so did the ice cream! 

valentine's day...kindergarten style

Our school had our Valentine's parties on Friday instead of actual Valentine's Day.  And here are some of the awesome things that I got...

Let's get a close up on the bear...shall we?

I got:
6 suckers
3 awesome tattoos
Some gum that has already lost its flavor since starting this post
A "Tangled" Valentine that was written for Mrs. Fletcher
Tons of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups...my fave!
And lots of Cars/Star Wars/Disney Princesses Valentines


I love Valentine's Day!

february 8, 2008

2008

Four years ago on February 8th, a boy facebook messaged me and said, "Here's a random set of numbers that you might not wanna forget."  He left his number, and I pretended like I wasn't on facebook the second that he sent it to me.  I tried to play it cool and went to the gym and texted him about 2 hours later. He asked me to dinner. We went to Old Chicago and talked there for five hours!

Yesterday, on February 8th, that same boy messaged me, left me his number, and asked me if I wanted to go to Old Chicago.  So we did....and we even sat in the same booth!  But this time, we're married and have a little baby on the way! 

31 weeks!

I'm 31 weeks along and feeling great! The only change I've noticed is that it's a little harder to get up once I've sunk into the couch...but that's what I have DJ for!  :)  


It's exactly 2 more months until the due date!  I can't wait!

sweet & tangy chicken

i found a really good recipe here the other day!  the best part was that it is only 4 ingredients and i could make it the night before so that I didn't have to do anything but put it in the oven when i got home from school.  i didn't know what to expect, but it almost tasted like sweet and sour chicken. so i think i'll make it with some rice next time!


sweet & tangy chicken
1 pkg dry french onion soup mix
1 (8oz) bottle of catalina dressing (it called for Russian dressing, but i couldn't find that)
1 cup of apricot preserves
chicken breasts (i used 5, but there was definitely enough sauce for more)


mix first 3 ingredients, then pour over chicken in a pan.  bake for 1 hour at 400 degrees, basting 3-4 times while baking.

still celebrating

We had some extra chocolate from the chocolate fountain that my mom brought during Christmas, so on Tuesday I tried to prolong Christmas vacation. Well...I'M still on vacation, but DJ had to go back to work that day.  We still have a LOT more chocolate. We might be finding reasons to celebrate for quite awhile!

I have officially joined the blog world! 

Here are a few pregnancy progression pictures...