2.27.10

One last hurrah! Not that anyone is leaving or anything bad is happening - actually the exact opposite...Diz is getting induced tomorrow! It was kind of crazy realizing this would be the last time we would be together before her life will literally change. A few years ago (more like 12) we used to go to high school football games and drive around town with no worries and now we are having babies. Whaaaa? When did that happen? I have a hard time realizing we are nearing 30 and these are the types of things folks our age do. Other near 30 year old people who are having babies is no problem for me to understand...but for some reason when it comes to her, it is VERY hard for me to wrap my brain around the fact that she is going to be a mother.

So what did we do on our last hurrah? Diz, Mary and I got manicures, had lunch and talked for about 3 hours...mostly about the impending labor and delivery. Just what the doctor ordered for an already nervous pregnant lady :)


(I think I need to get my hair highlighted. it's like half brown half blonde. yikes.)

7/52 - things that start with D

Drawing. I had to post this despite the shoddy quality. I just cant get enough of this kid. He would scribble a little bit, then hold it up for everyone to see....then scribble a little more and hold it up again. This went on about 20 times in a row.



Dome. I told you it would make an appearance again in D week! I figured I should show another perspective though, so I took this from the inside of the capitol. They just don't make buildings like this anymore, do they? It really is amazing. I wonder what a capitol building would look like if it was built in 2010...



Denim.



Dang!



Dips. I had a Tastefully Simple party on Saturday morning/afternoon. My sister, Gina, is an independent consultant. I don't think I can link to her personal site, but her ID# is 0087362 if anyone reading this has a Tastefully Simple item they love and don't have a consultant to buy from. You can order right online through her site and it gets shipped right to your door! Or if you really love something and know it and want to order something now, I can add your order to my par-tay. :) There was a really good turn out at the party and we ate lots of the delicious food Tastefully Simple has to offer. Let me run down my faves:

-Twisty Grahams - woowee these are awesome. like graham crackers, but not. About 197 times better - even better paired with the Key Lime Cheese Ball!
-Garlic Garlic - I use this in and on so many things I can't even list them. Easier than having fresh garlic around all the time.
-Spinach and Artichoke warm dip - Nancy said it best when she said artichoke dip is awesome, but can be kind of annoying to make from scratch. So she got this because it is so unbelievably easy (add just 3 ingredients) and also unbelievably good! (I'm having it for dinner tonight. shhh, don't tell. I promise to eat something with some nutritional benefits also...or maybe not)

6/52 - things that start with C

I waited in line to get my car washed for about 40 mins on Saturday afternoon, thankfully I had my camera and some things that started with the letter C....like chap stick!



and my camera, a Canon to be exact. Double whammy! I realize this isn't very creative.



Condiments. We were in a dark corner of the bar and when I cranked up the ISO to take this, it obviously turned out very noisy, so I decided to resort to the flash...and I kind of don't mind the way it ended up. I mean, I don't mind the way it ended up post editing :)



Capitol



Columns



(insert our last name that starts with the letter C here) This is not exactly how I was hoping it would turn out, but I guess it's kind of cute.



Cake. I picked up a Valentine's Day dessert for us at the grocery store. The Sara Lee cakes were BOGO, so I gladly bought 2 of them. My grandparents always had a Sara Lee cake in their fridge and having a piece was always a highlight of visiting them. I hadn't had one in years though, but I figured it had to be just as delicious as it was in the late 80's, right? RIGHT? Wrong. It like wasn't even worth the calories to me...and lucky us, we have 2 whole cakes still!

2.14.10

Would you believe it if I told you that I have lived here for almost 4 years and today was the first time I had been to Ian's Pizza? Tis the truth. Yes, I had the mac and cheese pizza. Yes, it was quite tasty.

5/52 - things that start with B

If anyone noticed, I quit doing the Sunday announcement. I think it is safe to say no one cares :) I am continuing to enjoy the letters of the week theme...but I also keep getting ideas for other fun themes - so hopefully when it is warmer and lighter I can exercise those ideas! On to the Bs!

Burp clothes. Aren't these adorable!? My sister's pal (and my pal too!), Monnie, made them. I got them for Dizzy (don't start getting any ideas!) and they were a huge hit at the shower. She sells these and some other adorable goods on her Artfire site. Check it out here!



Baby Bellies! I liked the other pic I posted of these girls only slightly better than this one. This one is pretty awesome too.



Balls



This one might a triple threat - Boy and Bucky Badger. Hey Oh!



Booze




Brewers - Beer holder - Beer. This one might be a little bit of a stretch.



Baby. This kid always sleeps. In the time that I have been in his presence, I think he has been asleep 75% of the time. Apparently his brother wore the outfit he is wearing in this pic when he was 6 months too - and he is only 3 months. Dang, kid!



Boots

2.7.10

Little Fisher baby was baptized on Sunday. I didn't take this picture, as is evident by my presence on the right side of the picture. I was fulfilling my godmotherly duties, so I handed the camera off to Jon. Happy (?) Baptism, Fish!

2.6.10

Dizzy's shower was on Saturday. We gathered for a super delicious lunch at Western Racquet Club and showered her with love and presents to hopefully make her feel more at ease and "ready" for this babe to make his/her appearance.

Her sister in law, Mary, is also pregnant and due only a few weeks after she is, so we had to get a shot of the both of them. I am obsessed with the way this picture turned out. My favorite shots are usually the ones that are either right before or right after when the picture is supposed to be taken (does that make any sense?)...and this is one of those instances.

...and I have to say, Mary is owning those horizontal stripes like no one's business.

2.2.10

I love a little Laughing Cow and loved this adorable new packaging. I'm a sucker for a cute logo and perfect symmetry. The portion of the cubes are a little small - like I use one cube on one cracker, but I suppose that helps with the overeating.

1.25.10

This is a tad overdue, but this chica celebrated her birthday last week! We had a pretty big group that got together to celebrate at Cafe Continental, NOT Lombardino's as one might guess from this image. Happy Birthday, Nancy!

4/52: things that start with A

So I am really liking this generic theme rather than what I was doing the prior weeks. I'll obviously have to go back to doing those from time to time since there are only 26 letters in the alphabet though...and I'll probably skip Q and X and maybe Z. This was fun though! I'll admit I waited until Sunday to take all of these, but it was fun basically playing I Spy as I drove down the street trying to find things that started with the letter A. The scene in the car went like this: me talking out loud to myself naming everything I saw as I passed it. tree. T. nope. bridge. B. no. garbage. no. arrow. A. yes. pull over. And here they are...


Arrow (liquor baron was pretty sketch, btw.)



Arch

Is this a stretch? like maybe it will show up again in D week as a dome? we shall see. Looking back I should have gotten a shot of the most famous arches of them all - the GOLDEN arches. Dumb. It is only like my favorite restaurant. I wish I was kidding.



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