Just Dance

Last night Marc and I went with a group of friends to the last Winter Texan dance of the season. It was a lot of fun, especially going in a group. We stayed all night long dancing the two- Step, waltz, and even learned the jitterbug! Marc and I couldn't help but laugh, because there were a number of times where baby got in the way- it was so cute, like the three of us were dancing together. We were thinking about the reality of a baby. When the dances start back up in December, baby Montes will already be 2 months old! We were told that we could bring baby with us next time, because there are about 200 'eager grandparents' that volunteered to hold the little one while we dance! Haha!

Happiness is...

There is a lot to be thankful for, especially now. I have been feeling really good, not sick at all- so I thought I would stop and think about a few things that make me really happy! 

So here it goes 'ahem' (clears throat)

10 things that make me terribly happy:

1. being pregnant
2. nesting at home
3. catching up with family and friends
4. taking good pictures
5. california
6. fun music that makes you move
7. getting packages in the mail
8. sleeping in (not for long!)
9. winning stuff
10. watching old home video's

What about you? Have you stopped to think about what is making you happy at the moment?

Jennifer over at I'm Just a Girl has tagged me in a little fun photo game.

The rules are:
Open your first photo folder
Scroll to the 10th photo
Post the photo (no cheating) and the story behind it
Tag some peeps

Ok so I followed the rules and this is the random picture that came up:

This picture was taken when we first purchased our home back in Feb 2007. This was the before picture! Before paint, before the REAL TILE was put in, and many other things. Makes me thankful of where we are today, because for anyone who has taken part in a home remodel- you know it is not fun!

Alright for this little fun game I'm tagging:

 Buffi over at Seasons of Life I know that she enjoys documenting life with pictures, so she is sure to have some!

Jenny at The Caffeinated Rambler I have know her for a while, and have shared pictures with her in the past!

Becca over at The Beauty of Life She is bound to have a good one to share!

 

Have a fantastic weekend everyone!! 

Spring is in the Air

March is here:

Time to ...

Air out the House.

Pay extra attention to the yard.

Have people over. 

Go for walks.

Take advantage of the BEAUTIFUL weather before it gets to hot.

Feeling Adventurous

So yesterday I mentioned that Pancakes sounded good, so I thought about making some today, then late last night we realized that today (Tuesday) was free Grand Slam Day at Denny's.

We set our alarm for 5:45 A.M.- not sure if I was actually going to make it up at that time, but to my surprise, it was not a problem today- I felt rested.

So Marc and I decided to have our little adventure. We decided to venture to Denny's this morning for the free Grand Slam Breakfast- along with the other... 500 people that were there! Haha!

To our surprise we were in and out in 30 min. that's it! They seemed to be well prepared.
The food was hot, and actually tasted good. And we met some new friends, because you see, to help with the crowds, they were sitting multiple groups of people at a table. So Marc and I shared a 4 person table with another hungry couple. You can imagine how that conversation went.... " so you here for the free breakfast?"

On the way out there was a group of Winter Texans that were waiting outside to be seated. I told them "Don't worry it will go really fast once you are in there." and the old man replied "Yeah because they probably take your food away before you are finished." He cracked himself up. He was a quick one.

So here I sit, wide awake.  Not bad for being pregnant and getting up at 5:45 A.M.
Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Something Actually Sounds GOOD!

Yeah!
Today is a day of celebrations! I am officially 8 weeks Pregnant and finally something sounds good to eat.
You see the first few months have been nothing but nausea, and food aversions. (nothing sounding good to eat) However today I saw this picture and it made me want to try to make some!

Swedish Puff Pancakes

1 TBS. butter
1/2 C Milk
1/2 C Flour
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
dash of Salt
dash of Cinnamon

1. Melt butter in pan in oven while it is preheating.
2. Whisk all ingredients together in bowl, pour into pan w/ melted butter and move to oven.
3. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes or until the pancake has risen and is firm.

Serve right away (it will start to puff down, that's ok) with fruit, syrup, powdered sugar... whatever you want!

*we always double it so we each get our own.






This looks yummy, and I can't wait to try them! Thanks Naomi for the yummy picture and recipe!


So maybe I will have some extra energy tomorrow morning to make some of these! I will let you know how it turns out!

February Already?

As I sit here and double check the calendar, I realize it is February already. This month snuck up on me, however this week has gone by so slow. Every day this week I have been waking up in the morning thinking it is Thursday already, then I realize... It's only Monday, or Tuesday or Wednesday. You see I have been feeling a little Pregnant lately, wanting 10+ hours of sleep a night, food aversions, and strait up nauseous. It makes the work week difficult and the weekend, just that much better. Even though the symptoms are a bummer at time, I still am thankful when I feel them, because it is a subtle reminder that I still have a little one growing inside.
So yes it is February and yes, tomorrow will be Thursday...

Good bye VHS

Home Video's from childhood are honestly one of my most prized possessions. I love the fact that you can re-watch a segment of your life that you have no memory of- Just magical.

Last week I decided to tackle some of my VHS home video's and convert them into DVD's.
We have a VHS/DVD converter, but by the time I was done with 3 VHS tapes I decided to try them out on my computer, and they DIDN'T WORK! After further discovery I realized that you can only play the DVD's in the actual DVD converter, that's it! So that foiled my plans of surprising my family with DVD copies of the dusty tapes, guess I will just have to make them something instead...