Weekend

Not in any particular order:

I lost my mittens!
Had a youth group fail - concert was sold out when we got there. WORST LEADERS EVER?
Got to have a sleepover with Denise and Lara.
Mostly finished my Christmas shopping.
Made cookies with Jen and watched Elf. So good.
Made a miraculous angel cookie that was supposed to be a snowman.
Ate at a Thai food restaurant.  DELISH.
Ate at Old Chicago with my fam - always wonderful.
Caught up with a great friend living down south :)
Saw the NDSU concert choir and orchestra perform the MESSIAH.
Generally avoided being outdoors. BURRRRR....

Is the weekend over already??

Ok fine I'll tell you!

Big news - I'm pregnant!
Baby is due June 15th and we are so excited! The reason I have not been blogging...at all... since I found out is because I could not contain my excitement about this. How is it that I had no problem find things to talk write about before but then suddenly that is all I could think of?? So I avoided the "New Post" option and just kept up on reading everyone else's beloved blogs.

Things you should know now that you know:
1.) Yes I was very sick and it was awful. It wasn't morning sickness, it was all day sickness. While it only lasted about a month, it felt like the longest month of my life! If I ate something that made me nauseous, I couldn't eat it again, so you can imagine that I was running out of food and driving Michael crazy! But thank the Lord - I am feeling much better now!
2.) I was, of course, very tired. Most nights I would come home and sleep for a couple of hours, wake up, and then just head upstairs to bed. I didn't do anything productive except sleep. And I never had any problem falling asleep at nights! It was definitely needed. Another PTL (praise the Lord!!) for having energy again! I was bouncing off the walls today at work with energy and I am a little surprised my coworkers put up with me so well!
3.) We are definitely going to find out what the sex of the baby is, and yes we will be sharing! We'll let  people know the name of the baby once we know what the sex is. I consider it a surprise still since we won't know til then anyways. A girl has got to plan!
4.) We most likely will be collecting as many used baby items as we can since we don't want to break the bank. If you know anybody that is looking to get rid of some stuff, send them my way!! That goes for maternity clothes too. I am so disappointed that maternity clothes are so expensive and so hard to find. So m any pregnant woman - how is that possible??

I won't go completely baby blog on you but I also won't deny that it will be the majority of post subjects in the future!

Soon...

Guess what world? I will be updating ths blog again real soon! And will be taking us in a new direction... get excited!

 New creations... very behind on the updates.

Pumpkin Oatmeal

Not very impressive... I was disappointed I guess. I had heard so many good things about putting pumpkin in all kinds of things, and I have to say that it tasted quite a bit like baby food. The only way I can get it down is by adding fruit and brown sugar. I hate doing it but it is the only thing that works! Why do I hate doing it you ask? I would love to one day not need to add sugar to enjoy things that aren't so sweet. Guess it is a work in progress!

Pumpkin bread

 Now THIS was amazing! Background story. Pam made this while I made the creation below. About halfway through she realized that I did not have enough sugar. So we googled what substitutes of sugar are, brown sugar and honey, and used up the last of those to make the bread. Lets just say that I would bet money on it beating the original recipe! The gooey  honey made it so moist and delish. Will definitely have to make this again.

Falafel Pita

This little creation was definitely unique! I have never had falafels which is like a Greek patty made from garbanzo beans (surprise surprise...are there recipes out there without garbanzo beans?) bean sprouts, and some spices. It was surprisingly good, although I made too much and had to throw some away. Note to self: check how many the recipe serves before going headfirst into the unknown!

Brussel Sprouts 

This lovely vegetable is new to me! Mike's friend, Jesse, recommended them and I can tell you right now that these will be a regular. I don't so much love cabbage but these little teasers are truly delicious. We just boiled them in a little bit of water, added some butter and salt, and enjoyed. Seriously. You need to try these.

And last but not least:

Vegetarian lasagna

Mike made this tonight. He did very well. It was a little runny but tasted like restaurant style lasagna. I didn't buy enough spinach but that is ok.

No recipes this week but if anything interests you let me know and I can pass it along.

I just love pictures of food... especially when I get to eat it ;) If anyone is hungry we have leftovers!