Football parties, food and yoga

Last weekend was nice and low-key.  Poor Josh had a bad upper respiratory infection, but is doing a lot better now!  I know I said we were cooking, but the "baby" decided he really craved La Mesa, so we caved in and went to the one out west by our house for dinner on Friday night.

Saturday was Josh's Grandma Annie's other surprise 75th birthday party for the rest of the family that wasn't in Vegas, which doubled as a Husker party too.  (what a depressing game :( ...anyway!)  They said to just bring one dish, but Josh and I felt like making a few!  I forgot about taking pics of the food we made, so just going to post links to the recipes below and let you know how they turned out. 

By the way, we get most of our online recipes off of foodgawker.com now-those of you that use Pinterest, this is where most of them originate.  It's hit or miss sometimes, but these last three recipes we tried turned out pretty good!

Bloomin’ Onion Bread


Very, very easy to make and delicious!  Most of it was gone by the time we left the party.

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies



Pretty easy to make (not a lot to them-LOTS of sugar though....) and tasted good, but I think there are better recipes out there.  They were kind of dense and too creamy at the top.  We had a lot more leftover than the other two dishes we made.  :(

Buffalo Chicken Bites



By far, the winner of the night!  These took a little more time than the other two, but were still pretty easy to make.  They were gone within a matter of minutes.  SO GOOD!  Highly-recommend making these!! 

After all of that deliciousness, I decided to try to even it out and do a little prenatal yoga for the first time on Sunday.  I didn't really know what to expect, but personally, I don't think it's for me at this point.  I felt like the poses were very basic and felt more like "warm-up stretches" than anything.  Towards the end, they threw in a few that were a little uncomfortable, especially when you have a giant baby bump in the middle of your body!  So...not my fave, but glad I gave it a try.

The instructor was also a little strange and gave me a weird vibe, so I don't think I'd go back to her if I do decide to give it another shot.  Oh well, worth a shot!  Glad I just got out and moved around a little bit.  For now, I think walking is going to have to be enough.  I really miss being able to run!  My next goal is to run the Lincoln 1/2 Marathon by next May!

Favorite time of the year

AH, Fall.  I am SO happy you are pretty much here.  (Officially a couple more weeks, but today it really feels like it!)  I absolutely love this season.  I think most people would say summer is their favorite time of year, for obvious reasons, but I personally prefer the Fall.

Football starts (before Josh, I would have never been as excited as I am now for this!  He has shown me the way to the dark side HAHA  And yes, I am in two Fantasy Football leagues this year-kicking booty already in both might I add!), football food (Josh and I tend to get really creative in the kitchen this time of year! :) ) obviously the beautiful changing trees, cooler weather, fashion-I love me some boots! and darker/bolder colors, changing my hair (I think I am going to resist the urge and stay blonde so I don't confuse the baby too much-I usually get sick of having darker hair after a month or so), PUMPKIN EVERYTHING/seasonal foods (I don't drink that much coffee but Hello Pumpkin Spice Latte's at Starbucks-I had my first one of the year today and got overly excited by their menu of pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, etc.), pumpkin patches=can't wait for Vala's!, HALLOWEEN!! (by the way, I need to come up with a good preggo costume this year!  ideas welcome :) ) and of course, the start of the holiday season when you see everyone you love and eat lots of delicious food.  The best.

To get you all excited, here are some Fall items I've recently pinned on Pinterest:

Pumpkin pancakes...must try!

DIY bling pumpkin HA!

These look so good!

Pumpkin cookies

Pumpkin pie shake (starting to go a little overboard, I know!)

Definitely taking one of these pics!

I'm sure there's a virgin option, right? :)

How cute are these?!  Mini pumpkin pies

It just puts me in a great mood.  I hope the weather continues to stay like this (today it's around 66 or so my car says).  I am so sick of the hot weather we've had!  I'm sure in a couple of months I'll miss it, but not yet!

I'm also in a really great mood because I had my doctor's appointment this morning and as far as I know, I passed my glucose test (they said no news is good news and it's been a few hours-test only takes one for results), I didn't gain as much weight as I thought, (I'm on track but need to be careful around the sweets and try to walk more-something I've already been doing) and the best news is our ultrasound got moved from the 28th to NEXT FRIDAY!!!  I am so happy!  I hate waiting for those.  I just want to know everything is okay and see our little J man on the big screen again.  So thankful that I have a nice doctor who agreed to move it up a couple of weeks.

Anyway, I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the weekend!  Josh and I are staying in and cooking a new meal together tonight.  Excited to try it out!  Pics to follow, of course. ;)  Hope you all have a great weekend!

Vega$ Vacation

Josh and I spent Labor Day weekend in one of our favorite spots-Las Vegas!  Of course, this trip was a little different than previous ones, but we still managed to have a great time!  I know some people thought I was crazy for going out there 6 1/2 months pregnant, but there really are so many things you can do out there that don't involve drinking or "clubbing."

Some pics from the trip: (I didn't take as many as I thought :( )

At the airport-excited for our last trip for a while!

The guys-first night there-this show was really good!  (a little raunchy at times, but hilarious/amazing what they could do in that small tent!)

The girls.  (Note to self:  don't wear horizontal stripes-especially when you are pregnant-or they will make you appear wider/larger than you really are!  Horrible pic of me but everyone else looks cute!)

Inside the tent for Absinthe

GAME DAY!!

Bro's

Delicious burgers and shakes!

 

 

 

Couldn't resist...hehe

Before:  Patty treated us to a day at the salon to get deep conditioning treatment and makeup done with the girls before Grandma Annie's surprise birthday dinner!

After: model pose, of course :)

Grandma Annie's birthday dinner at Kokomo's at the Mirage

Rachel, Amanda, Stacie and I

Birthday girl!

Frank Sinatra impersonator

Josh had to sit right in front of him the whole dinner haha!

Ed & Patty

 

Couples (prenatal for me) massage at Caeser's!  (best massage of my life!)

Serendipity 3 Frrrrozen hot chocolate and Reese's PB shake: SO.GOOD.

Huge food portions!

Overall, I felt pretty good and was able to stay up later than I thought!  My only "pregnancy complaint" is that my feet are so sore and I can't wear heels anymore. :(  I wore them two nights in a row (actually, wedges because they have more support) and my left foot/ankle is so sore I can barely walk on it.  I need to invest in some good shoes, and by good, I mean probably unattractive. haha Oh well...it could be worse!

The baby seemed to enjoy himself while we were there.  (see photos for all of the food I consumed!)  He's still kicking me a lot-mainly at night but also randomly throughout the day.  It's my favorite feeling!  We have our 27 week appointment this Friday-I have to take the glucose test-wish me luck!  In three more weeks we'll get to see him for another ultrasound-hopefully 3D-CAN'T WAIT!  (I hope these next three weeks fly by!)