If I could have your attention, please....

So.... March 24th was a pretty cool day.

This picture was taken literally minutes after finding out the news and screaming, "OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH!!!!" 

Can you see the tears in our eyes? It was awesome. :)

That's right. Mine and John's genes are duking it out right now in my ever-growing oven.  Brown eyes or Blue? Perfect sight like me, or blind as a bat like John? Brown hair or Brown hair? ha! I'm guessing tall is definitely in the mix... And most importantly, BOY OR GIRL?? 

We'll see whose genes won what on (or around) December 6th. Should be another pretty awesome day, I think. :)

Left: 9.5 weeks - Right: 12.5 weeks (after I ate lunch at work... I'm telling myself that's got something to do with it looking so BIG already! ahhh!! 

Soo crazy that there's actually something in there!)

I wish I had a pre-pregnancy side shot, but I didn't think to take one! Also, I should probably take pictures on my actual transition day, no? ha... oh well.

So... I guess that's it! I finally spilled the beans!! It's kind of scary putting it out there... like it's going to jinx me or something? ha... I am definitely one of those first time mammas who google EVERYTHING and get freaked out easily. Lately I've decided to just put google away and be more like John. He's so excited and has been sneakily telling people since I was 6 weeks along! I suppose that's better than having it be the other way around and him not being excited. Silly boy. :)

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(Also, I apologize for being an ABYSMAL blogger as of late. It's become like my relationship with milk: I used to love it, and now that I'm pregnant it makes me physically ill. Okay.... so blogging is not exactly like that but since I became the queen on nausea, writing a blog post seemed so daunting!! BUT, I have been feeling better this past week and I'm trying to make a comeback. Please forgive the sporadic-ness of my posting. :) Thank you.)

Peep Please: Fridge

Oh, hi there. Just thought I'd pop in and say hello. Do a little peep please. Maybe start blogging? Because I have a blog? A very neglected blog... As of late. Time to shape up and get with the program!!

And I'm starting it off right. Yep, linking up with my lovely internet buddies, Jes and Tennille, to show you the wonderful, glorious world that is the fridge.

Isn't it beautiful? I think so. And that's because it's the home of one of my favorite things in life!! FOOOOD. Ohhhh yes.

As you can see, we've got quite the assortment of necessities. Bread and more bread, tortillas, 5 different salad dressings, lunch meat, salsa, schmuckers AND knotts berry farm jams. We don't discriminate. Leftover pasta, giant glowing bowl of cut up fruit, cilantro (I'm obsessed with putting fresh cilantro in everything these days) and don't forget the rather large bags of cheese. Costco is our friend.

Next we have the freezer. Why is there no light in the freezer? It's just as important as the fridge, I feel. In here you can see, is where I store all the stuff that makes me feel like I'm healthy. But it also helps me keep these things from going rotten because I don't whip them out daily like the fridge stuff... Broccoli, corn, asparagus, green beans... Good stuff. I should pay more attention to them. And there may or may not have been some strawberry cheesecake ice cream in there as well, but it just disappeared? Weird. ;) Also we've got our friends chicken and ground beef chillin up in here. Say hi!



Now if I can direct your attention to the top of the appliance. You might be able to see in this terrrrribly lit picture that there's a waffle iron AND pancake griddle up there. You also might take note that breakfast is a big deal sound here. We likey the breakfast.

I could keep going on and on about how much I love each item in here & what we use them for, but we don't have the time. And my fingers don't have the strength. Suffice it to say I love the little cold home of our food. And like to visit it often.

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Don't forget to head over to Tennille's and also to Jes's and link up! We wanna peep into your food homes as well! I wanna drool, people! Make me drool!

Ok and if making me drool with pictures of your food isn't good enough motivation for you to link up (psh!), then maybe you should know that Jes will be picking a winner. Someone who will have their wildest dreams come true! ...and by that I mean you get to pick the next place we get up all peeping into, yo. Check it out.

Peep, Please! JUNK in my TRUNK. (winner!)

So, I have a NoButt. It's pretty much just a straight line from my back to my thighs. It's a little bit sad. I've gotten teased for this my whole life, and growing up I was even known to use my bony NoButt as a weapon for stabbing these teasers while I ran and jumped on their lap (*cough*DAD*Brothers*cough*)

I grew up accepting my NoButt and living the NoButt lifestyle, so when I was in high school and some random guy pinched my butt as I walked by, I was COMPLETELY shocked. Not because that's disrespectful and just stupid that he would actually do that, but because he thought there was something THERE to pinch!! I was so stunned that some guy would actually do that to ME and my no bum. Is it weird I was a tiny bit flattered by it? Someone thought I had a butt!! Whoo hoo!!!

Though nothing like that has ever happened again to reinforce this theory of maybe having a bum, there is a place where I know I definitely would be considered as having some Junk in my Trunk. And that place would be my actual trunk. Of my car. I don't mess around there. And I'm not shy about showing it off.

That's right. This month's peep please with my virturalbiffiefriend, Jes @ Two Smuppies, is taking place anywhere in our cars. Our glorious victor of last month's peep, Alissa @ Gracesless Lady, chose this peep for us and I can't deny I'm pretty excited to start doing my virtual booty dance and flaunting my junk in my trunk for alllllll to see...

Cue music:

♬♩I don't think you're ready for this jelly... ♫♪

1. Cardboard sign/Valentine for Conan Obrien when we went on his show... in February. Forgot it was still in my trunk. Conan pointed at us and said "hey" because of our sign. Totally worth saving forver, right?
2. Two blankets and three towels. I use these puppies all the time when we go to a park or the beach. And then I may or may not throw them back in the trunk and forget to wash them. So they may or may not be covered in sand and little twigs and a little dirt...
3. Mine and John's Temple bags. Because we're super holy like that.
4. John's jacket, cleats, and baseball glove. He had a game the other day. Didn't know he left them in my trunk. Good to know. Thanks Peep, Please.
5. A grocery bag trunk organizer. That I got for free from my job when I lived in Utah 2 years ago. That I've never ever used.
6. Ice scraper. For all the snow that piles up on my car. In Utah. 2 years ago.
7. Emergency Backpack and first aid kit that won't fit in the backpack. Because one needs to be prepared for when the Zombie Apocolypse happens. And my granola bars and water bottles and change of clothes will definitely save me from being eaten by them. Definitely.
8. Empty gas can. Because I've heard that people sometimes run out of gas. And when one runs out of gas, it's handy to have a gas can for the cop, neighbor, boyfriend, dad, etc to take to a gas station and fill it up and come back and rescue you with... Not that I would know... I've just heard...
9. Jumper Cables and mini tool kit. Because I've heard that people sometimes kill their cars and need to be jumped. I've heard... that's why I carry these around. So I can help those OTHER poor souls out...
10. Sunshade for my windshield. I don't know where it came from. And I've never ever used it. Maybe it came with my car when I bought it? hmm...

(And can I just add that I loved tossing the contents of my trunk out on the grass and taking pictures of it while my neighbor played with his dog 10 feet away from me while giving me weird looks? Loved it. Just the price you pay when you've got junk in your trunk! Guys are gonna stare. Haters be hatin'.)

♩♪♬♪♫♩♫ Annnnd cut! That's a wrap!

So I am really enjoying these Peep Please thingies because not only is it super awesome judging people  getting to know people better by peeping at the contents of their trunk, but also because I'm not one who willfully cleans on her own very often, and these peeps have made me clean and organize my purse and my trunk. Bring it on, World.

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So you wanna join in on the booty shaking junk in your trunk (or car) dance party with me, Jes, Alissa, and Beyonce, do you? 

do a blog post showcasing your goods, 

link up that post below so we can come peep, 

grab a button, 

and we will pick a winner out of the bootylicious link ups next week! 

The winner will be picking where our next nosy encounter will be taking place, and essentially making me clean and organize something else. I love/hate it. Awesome. Oh, and thanks for letting my flaunt my junk today. Hopefully you weren't tempted to reach out and give it a little pinch.  

(Look at that booty. And don't let my sweater fool you, either. It's just baggy and bunching up there. That's not actual bum material.)

I'd completely understand if you did, because that HAS happend to me before. Totally happened. To me. ;)

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Annnnnnd NOOOOWWW.... the moment we've all been waiting for.... Pass me the envelope, please.


The winner that random.org deemed worthy isss....... Tennille @ Live.Laugh.Love! Seriously guys... her Peep Please is pure inspiration. We should all aspire to have cars we can eat off the floor of, too...  Go check out "Sophia." It really is a beautiful thing to behold.

Sunset brought to you by: Balboa Peninsula

Saturday night John and I went on a date night to Cafe Rio, and then drove to the very end of Balboa Peninsula.

We went to the park there across from Balboa Island and watched all the Yachts hosting fancy dinner parties drive in and out of the little bay.

We kept talking about how it really reminded us of Arrested Development and we wished we could run into Buster or really just any member of the Bluth family while we were there... We've watched all 3 seasons many times. Ah... We LOVE that show. Just a little bit.

We kept walking down to the beach and played around while the sun set. I even tried to catch it in my fingers as it went.

Fail. And Fail. Maybe next time.

♪Oooo Barracuda!♫

Work it! Work it!

Going... going... gone...

We drove home completely invigorated and happy and talked about how we should be watching sunsets on the beach a LOT more often while we're living here. We really have no excuse not to. Love.