HaHa.... Oops....

Has it really been since APRIL that I have blogged!?

Oye... Oops...Forgive me. SO much has been going on.

Let's see...

1. I turned 27

2. We moved

3. We are helping to plant a church

Oh, and...

4. I HAD A BABY!!

Seriously, the most adorable little Snuglet! I'm sure everyone says that about their children, but The Man and I are absolutely, hopelessly in L.O.V.E. with this little guy. I'll introduce you soon. 

But lets work through this list one by one...

Ok, so I turned 27

I am THE WORST person to ask "So, what would you like to do for your birthday this year?" I seriously make it so hard on the questioner because my honest and typical response is usually something to the effect, "I don't really care, honestly whatever you want to do sounds great with me!" (What is wrong with me lol?) 

But this year, I only had one request....

I wanted to ring in 27 with a nice...ZOMBIE MOVIE. I'm not kidding. It was like a craving.

See, The Man and I, for the most part, had been house bound for quite a while. When funds are low, you learn to heavily enjoy walks together, "movie night"--ie: Netflix and a box of Milk Duds, Dinners at home, etc. But The Man insisted on making an entire day of this birthday. He started the night before by setting me up with a Prenatal massage gifted by his folks. It was AWESOME... and at 34 weeks pregnant at the time, pretty much the best thing I could have gotten. The next day, I had to work, but The Man and I got up early for a heart healthy breakfast of coffee and donuts. YUM! Later, my mom met me at work for a delicious lunch at P.F. Changs coupled with a beautiful bouquet of fresh sunflowers (I LOVE fresh flowers). 

Upon returning home, the man had not gotten me one cake...he had gotten me THREE! (mini cakes... from my favorite cake shop). We enjoyed bites of each together outside on the patio before heading to one of my favorite mexican restaurants for dinner.

So, pretty much I ate SUPER healthy all day long ;)

And then...

It was...ZOMBIE MOVIE TIME!!! 

We took in a late night showing of World War Z at this super cool theatre called The Alamo here in town. It is a dinner theatre which means that for every two seats, there is a table and a really good menu of food and drinks. You can order whatever you want all throughout the movie, and they bring it right to your table.

The Alamo also does its own previews at the beginning of each flick, so everything was Zombie themed :)

I loved it.

Thank You Robert, for an incredible, unforgettable, 27th birthday. My last birthday before we officially became parents :)

Here are a few snaps from the day

XO.

Our Final California Adventure

Recently, The Man and I were gifted an AMAZING vacation in Carmel, California by my parents. We were so excited (and so in need of some time together) that we decided to make an adventure of it by tacking on a night in San Francisco at the end. 

We are on the brink of moving, and felt that this would be a wonderful way for the two of us to say goodbye to our beloved California. And it was so much more than wonderful!

On the drive out there, I had a major "Whoaaa Double Rainbow!" moment

When Robert and I literally saw the most incredible rainbow (which actually turned out to be a double rainbow lol) that I have ever seen in my life!!

Here are some snaps from Carmel

 San Francisco turned out to be everything we imagined it could be: beautiful, inviting, exciting, and leaving us wanting much much more!

PS: the hotel we stayed at, The St. Francis Drake, was UNREAL

The hotel provided us with some....wild...robes..

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!

Captured: The Nearing Wedding

Heyo!

So, this post is going to be short and sweet, but the photos are back from the Nearing wedding that The Man and I were blessed to be a part of!

 And... I literally need a drop-cloth because I am drooling!

Rebecca looks absolutely stunning! And the photographer, Corey Nickols, is so flipping talented! (see more of his stuff HERE)
Swoon!
XO.

 Oh Yeah...
Corey snuck this one in here too..
REEEEEAL Cool.

"31 Ways I Ruined My Marriage"

Dear Friends and Family,

Recently, I came across a pretty incredible blog.
It's by a man named Dan Pearce of the blog "Single Dad Laughing" (Click HERE for a direct link.)
Amid other [often times hilarious] posts, Dan humbly airs his failed marriage's 'dirty laundry' in a 2 part post dedicated to 31 ways he feels he blew his marriage.

Now, mind you, it is written from a male's point, yet I [quite female] found myself literally in tears by the end of it. I felt that God had given me a little present in these posts
...perhaps even a neon sign...
directing me off routes I can tend to take at times in my own marriage.

See...the problem with blogs, is that we bloggers can often portray a very [filtered] version of marriage, and life. Do not mistake me, The Man and I have a very deep rooted friendship with one another, a friendship that I feel comes to our aid exponentially in the midst of some of the "not so pretty" moments of marriage. (Yes, we have those. Shocker!)

And again, though this is written from a husband's eye, us wives could stand to take a note or two from this list as well.

Warning: This post is raw.

PART TWO CAN BE FOUND here