Tom Papa

The other night we were watching some stand up comedy from a guy named Tom Papa. He is the guy that hosts The Marriage Ref. He likes to talk a lot about being married and children. We were amazed at how similar our lives were. I am totally obsessed with washing hands. I am always asking my husband if his hands are washed. I guess this Tom Papa guy has the same problem with his wife. Tom is also in a family with all girls, even their pets. Hearing this guys routine made me feel a little more normal. :)

I'm not sure if I am really cut out for this whole Blog thing. I don't really have any fun stories to write about. It would have been fun to blog back in my dating days. I had a lot of fun adventures. Now I just stay home and do the same thing everyday. I haven't had anything interesting happen to me in a long time. Not that I am complaining. I like things to be calm, it just makes writing a blog kind of boring.

Scary Thought

So the other night we were watching TV and a commercial came on for a show called Switched at Birth. We started talking about what we would do if that happened to us. I can't even imagine how painful that would be. I don't think I could let go of the baby I have. Then if you kept the baby you would always wonder how things would have been with the baby you were supposed to have. Anyways, normal people don't sit around and think about those things, but I guess I do. It gave me anxiety and I couldn't stop thinking about how horrible that would be.

I read a story just now about a lady who had a baby last month. I guess the hospital switched babies on accident and she was feeding and taking care of someoone's baby. It turns out the nurse didn't check the band on the baby and the beds were switched somehow in the nursery. When they finally made the connection and came in to make the switch the lady who had been breastfeeding someone's baby was mortified. They did test on both the baby and lady because they had swapped bodily fluids.

It reminds me of The Office episode where Michael is getting ready for Jan to have her baby and Dwight tells him he needs to mark the baby to make sure they aren't swapped. This is a totally random post but when we were talking about that show we said that would never happen. Then a few days later I read a story about it happening. Luckily they found the error and fixed it. Well now that we all feel enriched from this weird post we can get on with our day.....

Christmas Day

We did most of the preparations for food the day before so Christmas day would be relaxing. Since I have been married I have been looking for a good Christmas morning breakfast I can make every year. This year I think I found it. It is a french toast recipe that you can make the day before and then bake the morning of. My bundt pan was too small for the recipe so we had it spill over quite a bit. I think next year I will half the recipe so it all fits nicely. We can't wait to eat it next year, it was delicious.

When my daughter woke up we brought her into our room for a few minutes so I could get dressed. She saw the presents as she was walking by and was so upset she couldn't run out there. I thought we had them all pushed over so she couldn't see but she saw one gift and that made her so excited to go out there. My husband was watching her and she kept going really quiet and then she would make a break for the door. When we finally got out there she was so excited and opened the gifts for everyone. We played with her toys and enjoyed just being in our pajamas and relaxing.


My husbands work gave him a honey baked ham so we enjoyed that for our Christmas meal. The rest of the day was spent sleeping, eating and relaxing. We went on a walk in the afternoon and couldn't believe how relaxed we both felt. It has been a long time since we have taken a day just to rest. There is only so much relaxing I can do, so by the time the evening rolled around I was ready to put Christmas away. We only put up a small tree and lights around our door so we were cleaned up in no time. This year was so much fun now that our daughter is old enough to be excited about presents. We can't wait for next year.

Even the dog got a stocking from us filled with toys and some treats from my sister. It was a good year. :)

Christmas Eve

We had a busy Christmas Eve. We went to my husbands sister's house for lunch. There were lots of people there and lots of food. We had a good time visiting. They have a big fluffy cat and our toddler followed the cat around most of the time and tried to play with her. She called the cat Gilbert. That is the name of a cat in a cartoon she likes to watch.

After we ate there we headed over to my parent's house for a dinner. It was fun and of course we had good food. I don't think my family has ever been together without some kind of food involved and it is always delicious. My Dad usually reads out of the Bible but this year he showed us a couple videos of Jesus' birth. Then we went on to the talent portion of the night. Our little one started singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star but when she realized everyone was watching she stopped and ran out of the room. She is so loud at home but is pretty quiet in public.

It is tradition in my family to sing a couple Christmas songs. I was in another room feeding my baby and was listening to my family sing. It was fun to hear the laughing and how off key everyone was. I am so glad that my daughters get to make memories like I had growing up. I am glad we are still doing some of the same traditions and creating new ones of course. :) Someone brought in some musical instruments and the girls enjoyed making music and running around. We were so grateful we got to spend time with both sides of the family this year.

Family Night

We had a good night this last week visiting with family. My husbands little brother is in the military. He had a couple days of leave so he got to come and see us. We miss their family so much and wish they lived closer. They have a little girl the same age as our toddler. They ran around and screamed and laughed most of the night. Their little daughter was speaking Japanese and our little one kept looking at her funny and saying "what you saying?" It was fun to watch them play together. They also had a baby just a few months ago. Our kids are so lucky to have cousins the same age that they can play with. It was fun to eat and visit.

Christmas Week

It has been a long time since I posted something. A couple weeks ago I wrote a post and then tried to post it and my computer turned off. That is just my luck. We have been doing a lot of baking and eating lately. I made a couple batches of white chocolate popcorn for my neighborhood gifts. It turned out great but it super rich. I ate a little too much one night and had a stomach ache because it was so rich. Here is the recipe.......

2 bags of microwaved popcorn...popped

1 bag of white chocolate chips

handful of M & Ms

couple handfuls of pretzels (my favorite part, I love sweet and salty together)

a handful or two of mini marshmallows

pour a little bit of milk chocolate chips in a bowl for melting and drizzling.

I popped the popcorn and poured it into a bowl so I could scoop out the good stuff and leave the seeds. I melted the white chocolate and poured it into a bowl with the M & Ms, pretzels and marshmallows. Mix it up and dump it over the popcorn. Mix it up and dump it on a cookie sheet. Then I melted the milk chocolate and drizzled it over everything. Put it in the fridge for a few minutes so the chocolate hardens and then you are ready to go.

I have a few more recipes to post later. :)

I'm Back!

Its been a while since I have been on here. I finally had my baby. It feels so good to not be pregnant. Everything with the delivery went well and we are home safe and adjusting to life as a family of four. Our new baby is super sweet and the perfect addition to our family.

I can't believe that Thanksgiving is tomorrow. This is my first year cooking Thanksgiving dinner by myself. I am excited to see how it all turns out and I can't wait for the smells to fill the house tomorrow. I think the only bummer I have about this season is not being able to go shopping on Black Friday. My family lovingly named that day the Turkey Rumble. I love the shopping, waking up early, being with family, running to get the deal and sometimes fighting the crowd. Last year was a quiet year and we got all we wanted but the year before started out a little shaky. My nephew wanted to come with us so we let him come. We got to the two minute press and this lady shows up and cuts to the front. She just set a chair out and then went and sat in her warm car until they opened.

When the store employee comes to open the door the line always presses up against the door. The door opened and I went to start running and that same lady grabbed on to my coat and pushed me back. She wanted us all to walk calmly through the door (which takes all the fun out of it). She shoved me pretty hard so I said "let go of me hag." My nephews face went pale and he stood there because he is a good boy and thought we would be in trouble. I grabbed him and pulled him forward into a run. It felt good at the time but I felt bad later. Not only was I a bad example but I really hurt that ladies feelings. She recoiled and just stared at me. Hopefully I am better behaved next time.

I am excited to set Christmas decorations up this weekend. The holiday season feels like it is flying by.