Welcoming Bebe

In April, I was thrown the most thoughtful, beautiful, baby shower a girl could ask for. 

My mom and I decided to make a girl's weekend trip out of it, and flew out to Los Angeles to welcome the little snuglet in in style. Surrounded by many of my most favorite of women, I, along with baby, were showered

(pun-intended)

with love, laughter, awesome food, and super generous gifts. 

At this point, I hadn't shared what The Man and I were expecting, so it was a fun shower game 

(the ONLY shower game mind you! PRAISE!!) 

as my girlies cast their votes on 

A) Boy or Girl? 

and 

B) What his/her name would be.

["Thor" was amongst my favorites.]

Here are some snaps from the day, enjoy!

XO

Snugs

Remember when...

...I confessed I wasn't that domestic? 

Last night gave me proof.

Oh but I do try so so hard! 

And I do think that one day all my trying will pay off and Martha Stuwart will show up on my doorstep, and I will get to teach her a thing or two! 

heh heh heh...

(At least that's how it all goes down in my head)

See...I, along with the rest of the known world, have just discovered how amazing, and wonderful, and delightful spaghetti squash is. It's an awesome replacement for the carby goodness, aka the real stuff, but with barely any calories! AND healthy! Bonus!

My tastebuds first sang of its praises at my friend Rebecca's 30th birthday dinner, and I have vowed to try my hand at it ever since.

So, last night was the night. I could feel it.

I was even stoked that my cute little squash came with its own cute little label of..

...wait for it...

DIRECTIONS!

(I know!!)

I followed the directions to the "T"

1. Microwave squash for 2-3 minutes to soften the skin...CHECK!

2. Carefully cut the squash in 1/2 and scoop out the seeds....annnnd this is where it got a little tricky

 It took me 20 minutes just to cut the dang thing open. 

Not to mention my poor squash lost 1/2 of its 1/2 of his body in the process.

But I didn't let this deter me! I was on a roll!

3. Season and place face down in a microwavable dish with 1/2 inch of water...CHECK!

4. Microwave for 10 minutes...CHECK!

5. Let cool and then begin to scrape the body length wise to make your "spaghetti"....Uhhh Check...?

See, this is where I should have listened to my instincts.

Instincts: "Hmmm...the texture doesn't really feel too...spaghetti like...? Well, it is healthy...maybe that's how it is suppose to be? Was Becca's like this...?"

I ignored my instincts.

Added a bit of smart butter, some spaghetti sauce, a little parmesan cheese and...

Voila! Dinner was served.

The Man sits down.. "Mmmm Babe, it looks so good!" 

Takes a bite...

"CRUNCH....CRUNCH, CRUNCH..."

(pauses mid crunch)

Husband: "How long did you cook this for?"

Me: I followed the directions! Why...is it wrong?"

Husband (trying to be polite): "Umm.. no.. I think it might just be a little... undercooked.."

"CRUNCH....CRUNCH, CRUNCH..."

And then nothing but shear giggles from both of us.

My spaghetti squash was still totally raw...yet slightly warm. Husband, being the manly man that he is still finished off the whole plate, and even asked me for seconds. That guy...

Dang... and it all started off so promising too!

Clouds and Croissants

Personally, I think cloudy mornings make the best breakfast dates, don't you? 

The Man and I took an early morning stroll to one of our favorite neighborhood spots, Figaro Cafe&Bistro. He satisfied his craving for an early morning Coca-Cola (yes, Coca-Cola), where as I went the more conventional route with a perfectly sweet English Breakfast pot of tea, and the two of us indulged and gorged ourselves on almond croissants. Perfect.