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The Other Brand March 22, 2012

Filed under: Baby,Food,Happy,Home — Kelocity @ 9:41 pm
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You know how in the old battery commercials, the Energizer Bunny keeps going and going and the other brand starts strong, but fizzles out? I totally feel like the other brand lately. I wake up refreshed, go strong all day, run around like a crazy person getting things done and then 9:15pm hits and I just slam into a wall. I’m not complaining though because I really do feel great all day long.
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Why yes…. those are green walls you see behind me!!!
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Hubby has been working extra hard this week to paint the room and get it ready for the baby!
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Baby says: I love you, daddy!!!

Full baby room reveal next week sometime when it’s all put together, but I am so in love with it.
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Tonight’s agenda:
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All that’s left on the list is ‘fold laundry’ and that’s only because it’s still in the dryer. Hope I can stay up long enough to wait for it!

But laundry is boring, let’s talk about my icecream!
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Banana Soft Serve
-Bananas (frozen)
-1 TB Peanut Butter
-1 Scoop Chocolate Protein Powder

Blend all in a food processor til creamy. Garnish with  fresh strawberries. Enjoy.

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Tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!!!!

 

I Passed!! March 15, 2012

Filed under: Baby,Food — Kelocity @ 9:25 pm
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As I mentioned before, I failed the 1-hour glucose test by only ONE point! They want your non-fasting glucose to be below 140 after drinking that sugary cocktail that tastes like soda. And my results came back at 141! But protocol is protocol and they made me schedule the 3-hour test just in case. I was REALLY not looking forward to it. You can’t eat 12 hours before the test… and then the test itself is around 4 hours long, so I went 16 hours without eating! This did not make my pregnant self happy.

After not eating since 7p the night before….

  • 7:30a – Arrive at Hospital and do paperwork
  • 8:30a – Arrive at lab and wait to have baseline blood draw
  • 9a – First vile taken
  • 9:30a – Baseline results are in…. drink sugary drink
  • 10:30a – Second vile taken
  • 11:30a – Third vile taken
  • 12:30p – Forth (and final!) vile taken
  • 12:45p – Inhale burger and sweet potato fries (!!)

Surprisingly, the time went by really fast, but the anxiety of knowing you had to give blood four times in four hours was not fun. My whole morning was spent reading magazines, checking email and taking pictures of my sorry self in the big mirror across from me (what? It was boring!)
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But all in all, it wasn’t that bad and I know it was all for a good reason. If the results had come back unfavorably, I would have taken whatever steps necessary to keep myself and the baby healthy. But thankfully I passed.

I’m still taking my health seriously though. I’ve gone on a lot of walks this week and got a lot of veggies and fruit into my diet. I ate a whole bag of spinach myself throughout various meals over the past few days. Including this spinach and apple pizza I made with a Boboli crust last night!
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And tonight, I had a spinach/strawberry salad…. and a whole head of roasted broccoli. Baby loves veggies!
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I had a wonderful OB appointment this morning as well, but I’ll share those details with you in my weekly update post. Some of it was exciting stuff!!! Third Trimester, here we gooooo!!

 

Friday Night Dinner March 9, 2012

Filed under: Food — Kelocity @ 9:42 pm
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I was flying solo tonight and didn’t want to put much effort into dinner, so I threw together last night’s leftovers and it was delicious!

Cheesy cous cous (A gift from Mom Julie from World Market!) paired with a berry/spinach salad! I got my fill of cheese, carbs and FRUIT! Man, the berries have been amazing lately.
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Drizzled on top of the salad was Olive Oil and a Blueberry Balsamic Vinagar (also a gift from Mom Julie!)
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Ohhhhh man. These are not going to last long. The Blueberry Vinegar was phenomenal. Such a great blueberry taste that DEFINITELY cuts through. It’s more sweet than tangy and I LOVED it.
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I’m told they both came from Amphora Nueva in Berkeley, California. If you’re in the area, you HAVE to try it. We’ve got a few other flavors to try too (Espresso and Cranberry Pear!), and now I can’t wait since I know what great quality they are. I may never go back to bottled salad dressings again!

Happy Weekend!

 

Fluffernutters For the Win! February 18, 2012

Filed under: Food,Friends,Travel — Kelocity @ 6:29 pm
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This weekend, Irving and I roadtripped up to Lake Tahoe with our friend Erica. We also met up with Jake and Janie and a bunch of Irving’s high school friends who are all up there for a bachelor weekend! It is going to be one big party and we were stoked to get up there for a few nights away.

But let’s back up to the ‘road trip’ part. It’s an 8-hour drive from Los Angeles, and we didn’t want to loose too much time stopping to eat dinner on the way. Don’t worry guys, I got it covered.
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Erica and I were VERY excited about fluffernutter sandwiches. But Irving is a little crazy and isn’t quite aboard the Fluff Train yet (I’m working on it though). So I put my ‘mom pants’ on and whipped up some sandwiches for the road.

Three PB&Fluff…
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And three PB&J…
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Served alongside some fresh fruit Erica brought, some snacks from Trader Joes and Juice Boxes (essential).
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So tell me… are you ‘Team Fluff’ or ‘Team Jam’?
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Discuss.

 

Valentine’s Day Dinner and a Movie February 15, 2012

Filed under: Love,Movies — Kelocity @ 1:12 pm
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Irving and I had big plans to have dinner at the Olive Garden last night. I loooooooove the Olive Garden and have been begging for months to go there. (Soup, Salad and Breadsticks, whoop!) We tried to make reservations and call ahead, but the only way to get a table is to show up in person…. and when we got there, the wait was 3 HOURS! They even ran out of buzzers and you had to get BACK in line to pick up your buzzer. That’s crazy.
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So we jumped back in the car and headed over to another place we’ve been meaning to try: The Federal. It was perfect! Wasn’t too crowded, the food was good and we weren’t rushed at all.
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We had a few hours to kill before our movie, so we took our time and enjoyed the conversation. We started off with drinks. Irving had the Sea Dog Blueberry (I stole a small sip and it was amazing!) I had a Seltzer Cranberry, not as good as the beer, but still delicious.
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We just chatted for almost two hours about everything and nothing, it was SO NICE! We kept saying how different life will be on Valentine’s Day next year! We’ll have to get a baby sitter to go out like this, just the two of us. But we’re ready for it. We’re looking forward to all the changes life will have in store for us.
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Then we had a photoshoot on the sidewalk, obviously. I wore this dress during my Bacehelorette Party in 2009 and now it’s the perfect maternity dress too. Who knew!
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Then it was MOVIE TIME!!!! A theater near the restaurant was showing ‘Romeo & Juliet’ on the big screen!!!!! I practically know that movie by heart (it’s my favorite!!) and I haven’t seen it in theaters since 1997!! Irving had never seen it, so I was SO excited to share it with him. He’s a big John Leguizamo and Baz Luhrnman fan, so I knew he’d like it. Amazingly we made it all the way though without falling asleep. (It started at 10pm!)

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It was the perfect Valentine’s Day evening. Love ya, babe!
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