Sleeping Beauty

I've been thinking of Sleeping Beauty for quite sometime now! "Why?" you may wonder. Well, she has a dilemma that she has no control over--whether her dress is pink or blue. Now, some may consider people in my state in the same predicament besides one minor detail--she could care less because she has her prince charming; I revolve around this uncontrollable factor.



If you haven't started getting suspicious, let's just say that I also relate to her because she's referred to as "Sleeping Beauty. But, let's face it: when you're pregnant, I don't know how beautiful you feel, but you sure like sleeping!


Here are some posts that I've written previously but haven't posted because we hadn't announced it, yet. :)
These are probably more like journal entries but feel free to read. :)
Oh, Happy Day! written: 11/22

Today, Tuesday November 22, we found out we are pregnant! I woke up around 6 and couldn't go back to sleep, so I decided to go take a test and was so PLEASANTLY surprised! What a blessing! We couldn't be more excited for this baby!
Steven was telling me this morning how excited he was that he doesn't have to question if it's his. Isn't that a great blessing?? Yes, yes it is! And then he proceeded to tell me how the test detects hCG--which is produced by the FETUS. "Thanks baby, for sharing!" I said. haha Did I mention we are so excited?! We are planning on announcing it on Christmas. Kind of cheesy--especially in Steven's family (it's been done twice).


8 weeks: written 12/9
"I'll be 8 weeks tomorrow. Craziness. It makes me soooo happy. Yesterday, I found out we are set for Arizona! Hallelujah!!! Heavenly Father has such a hand in our lives. How can I even begin to express how grateful I am?! This pregnancy thing is a lot different than I expected. I already go to the bathroom like 10 times a day... probably more like 7 but still. I guess my blood volume is increasing causing more fluids to pass through my kidneys causing me to go to the bathroom a lot more, as well as my uterus growing. My baby is going to be the size of a kidney bean soon. Cute little, little baby. I am tired all the time! It's crazy. Some days, I can sleep for 10 hours and take 2 naps and I might feel rested."

Long time, no see

Well, short and sweet and to the point.
We moved to AZ a week ago--homeless until Friday (Thank you, again. You know who you are.) :)
I started student teaching Thursday--exhausting.
Steven is looking to be employed some place(s).

Christmas break was great. Now, I'm debating on whether or not to go to sleep at 8. I'm one tired girl!


Oh did I mention we celebrated graduating?

Chick Flick

I just watched "One Fine Day"... totally reminded me of my sisters and family. <3
I love a good chick flick. I just smiled all the way through it and giggled! haha I felt like a giddy teenager again, but it was soooo cute! I want to watch another one. I rented 5 movies from the library today. (remember my love?) Anywho. I also got "Persuasion"--another chick flick-Jane Austen style. "Paying it Forward" is also among them. The other two are for Steven. Since he doesn't read this, I'll tell you the surprise-"Prince of Persia" and "The Pirates of Penzance." The latter makes me nervous but Steven thinks it would be a funny musical to see because of some of the songs.

Anywho.... I now know/am reminded of the craze over this man:

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That's right George Clooney.... is it ok to notice when a man is attractive when your married? I sure hope so. But of course, this is my favorite man:

Isn't he cute?! The best. I know. :)

Go do yourself a favor and go watch a favorite family chick flick. It will make you smile inside. :)

Did you see it?

My new page of course! It's kind of hidden. You should check it our and let me know what you think!
Do you think I can do it?
What are some items on your list? I need some more ideas for my 30 by 30! :)
Are you going to try it out?

P.S. I moved the songs to the bottom of the page. Hope that's ok! :)

I'm back...

....in the kitchen. The past couple of months (sad, I know) have been really hard in the kitchen. I felt like I couldn't make a lot of the yummy recipes due to such a small food budget. After some discouraging searching, I decided just to go for it. I started off small:

 with apple chips! They actually burned because I cut them extremely thin like the lady on the blog said to, but I don't think she knew of my awesome cutting skills. ;)

Next: Something really easy premade caramel wrapped around washed apples: Caramel apples!!! Yum!

stickin' them in the oven...yum! They were a hit. Thanks to Melissa and Rachel for helping out.

Not only that, but while we were with family this past weekend, we had some amazingly yummy food. :) Thanks to Jennie for being willing to cook for so many!

Here is one of my proudest moments. Last night, I told Steven I would have dinner ready. So, I made up a casserole. I think casseroles are my favorite. They have a rap for being pieced together and nasty sometimes, but I think they're creative and can taste yummy if you know what you're doing! I didn't have milk, bread, or tortillas. My staples for cooking, so I used:

leftover noodles from lunch

1 can of pinto beans, drained and rinsed

1 can of kidney beans, drained and rinsed

Majority of a big can of tomato sauce

1 tsp of garlic, minced

Basil, Oregeno, and very little parsley

topped with some cheese. 

Bake for 20 minutes at 350*F. Tada! Anywho. I got compliments from the hubby. It smelled and tasted delicious! P.S. I would use more cheese next time. Probably with some other tweaks. Maybe like looking more appealing. :)

 Here is my project for today:

 Homemade re-fried beans. I used this recipe, but I didn't let the fact that I didn't have all the ingredients get me down. I replaced whole garlic cloves with that Chef brand of already-minced-garlic, chopped dried onions,  and left out the coriander. I have enough spices to use already, no need to go buy some more! Anywho, I'm pretty sure I'll be back for good now. I'm sure the hubby's tummy will thank me later. 

Lesson learned: don't get overwhelmed and improvise! :)

Fell in Love

I fell in love today. I could be sweet and say I do everyday because of Steven, but although it's true a little gushy for me. I fell in love with this:

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That's right, the library! Not the campus library but the public library. I know the campus probably has the same books, but the feel of the public one is so much cooler. They have the sweetest ladies there to help you, and I love the fact that it rejuvenated my love for reading. I should have gotten a library card a lot sooner than my last semester. I think that YA books are cool, and I thought I liked reading them the most. But. After my search, I have discovered I love non-fiction. I'm glad I picked my major because I was drawn to the relationship, pregnancy (wish they had a baby name book, I love looking at baby names because Steven and I only agree on like one girl name. And no, I'm not pregnant.), children, cooking, time management, house organizing, and so on and so forth. I think I really like the idea of improving myself.

ALSO, the public library has DVDs.

FOR FREE!!!

I could go on my soap box and talk about how Steven and I don't really go to Redbox anymore because the movie selection has been lame. I'll be excited when some of the new summer ones finally come out.

I got Breakfast at Tiffany's (never seen) and Australia (never seen). I LOVE old movies. Actually rephrase. I just love OLD. I love old people, I love old movies, I love old etiquette/manners, I love old furniture, I love old clothes (so well made!), I love the style of a lot of their things. I'm talking like 60s and prior. I even love all the way back to 1700s. <3<3<3

One thing I am excited for is a book I got that I want to read with Steven- "Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street" by Jim Wallis.
This brings on a confession. I think this is crucial to America. CRUCIAL. If everybody could just raise their personal values, I believe things could be a lot better. I need to, as well. I am so intrigued with my theory that I am looking for ways and ideas and executions to accomplish this. I want to raise awareness to at least my community on things like this. I don't have details, but it will be amazing. I could call it something like "One Family at a time."

Anywhooo, that's what I got out of my trip to the library, and I look forward to the day I have kids to take them there! So fun!

Funny Story: I walked up to the desk in the library and asked how to go about getting a card. "We need photo ID and verification of address. If you're under 18, you'll need parent's consent." So, I hand her my ID, clearly turned the way "Over 21." (PS Have you ever noticed that?) She then proceeds to tell me what I need to do. Then, bringing back the temp. code, she makes small talk and finds out I'm in college "Is it your first semester?"
"No. It's actually my last...." I must look really young. And I wonder if she noticed I'm married. I must move really fast to be married before my first semester. :)

Email Adress

Oh, my! I feel great! I just went through my gmail account and not only deleted most of the 1100 emails in there, but I unsubscribed to most of the stuff that junked it up. I will be able to function with it now. Hallelujah! It feels good to dejunk, even if it is virtually. :) That's my new favorite button. P.S. To speed things up, don't go chronologically. Just enter in something you know you don't read (ex. hip2save.com) and then select all and delete. I didn't think about that until tonight. Hope it helps you!