weekly update

Well now this week has flown by too! Which i love cause i seriously needs to be two weeks from today like NOW!!!! i've been waiting for that day for a long time. i'll explain when we get closer, PROMISE! EEEEEEEK!

anywho.


So i'm 27 weeks now. feeling like a whale. typical. so by the time i actually have the kid i'll feel like a.....hmmmm....a beached whale. :) yep.

had my glucose test done on monday. YUM. i gotta be honest, i don't mind the drink at all. It tastes like hawaiian punch (i drink the red kind). Not too shabby.  I'm hoping i dont get a call back but, i wouldn't be shocked if i did. oh well, i guess we'll see.


so i got a early christmas present. eeeeek! you might be seeing some higher quality picture around here soon. i got a sweet new camera.  Nothing fancy, but clearly going to be better than my phone. haha.
thank you husband for the camera!! :)

i mean come on its super pretty too! oooo i love the blue! its even shinier in person. yay! so just in time to take pictures of all of Amelia's birthday fesivities, which really isn't anything but still. So excited!

 

This has been your weekly update! I hope everyone has an amazing weekend. I should have picutres from my sisters baby shower and any birthday happenings for you soon! yay!!  

oh hi there

yeah hi. remember me. the girl that disappeared for a week with no trace of her what so ever.

sorry about that. the week just flew by it was crazy, but crazy fun. :)

so here is a little update for ya.
highlights from our thanksgiving

• yummy food
• laughing
• kick ball (ps. i would not recommend playing while 26weeks pregnant, but i never take my own advice. i was tired and sore but it was so fun!)
• competitive family members
• great deserts
• having fun with family.

i love my family! 

 i was in charge of making potatoes for the feast.

note to self: my range is too tiny for three pots

and 20lbs is too many.

 put of the tree the day after thanksgiving

we have the grown up tree and the kid tree.

they've been having a great time decorating it everyday, over and over and over again.

oh Christmas tree.

 yesterday was my nephew rigden's 3rd birthday!

he invited us to celebrate his big day at bounce u.

the girls had so much fun and they were wiped out when we got home.

they could barely stay awake to eat their dinner.

 

 

see i haven't gone missing. this weeks is going to be another doozy. evelyn is recovering from a mad cold, making ornaments, and getting everything ready for my sisters baby shower this saturday. woot.

 

oh and my little amelia will be THREE next monday! so many fun things happening!

 

I really hope y'all had an amazing thankgiving and make it the best day and week ever!

 



 

 

awarded

 

 

 

well now. i was given a little ol' bloggy award.

THANK YOU TO

Jenni from A Dash of Sunshine
&
Bella from EMR Wife


This award is something like this,
you know when celebrities thanks all the little people (cause they totally do that) well, this is for us little people.

little blogs. :)
yay little blogs!!

i will nominate some peeps in a later post and have your questions then.
this one is a doozy, so i'm gonna split that up.

 

this post is just FILLED with information about me (it's taken me a couple days to get this finished).
 things i know you can not live with out knowing for one more second!


11 facts about me:
even though i was tagged by two peeps i'm still only doing 11.

1. i enjoy a good chick flick. while i'm typing this i'm watching The wedding planner
2. i love to watch the news.
3. my 4 year old has thicker hair than me. i seem to have gotten the balding/thinning hair gene in the family.  
4. i love to bake. i've usually got something yummy baking in the oven daily.
5. i have a terrible memory, and i don't like writing things down. not the best combo
6. i am 4th out of 5 siblings in my family. 2 sisters and 2 brothers
7. i love to throw things away. i'm not much of a saver of things. i don't get attached very easily.
8. i got really lucky and never had to have braces. actually none of my siblings have either. we be cool like that.
9. i will use movie quotes while talking to people. people aren't really catching on. maybe i should stop. nah it's just too fun!
10. my mind will pretty much go straight to the gutter if something is said. i try not to, but i fail. i'm working on it.
11. in honor of Thanksgiving this week, i don't like to put gravy on mashed potatoes.
i prefer to mix in corn or meat and eat them that way. strange but yummy!        

 

 

Questions from Jenni:

1. If you could live off of one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
 EASY, no doubt it would be pizza! you can make it for every meal and if i felt like it i could go healthy. :)

 

2. What is your dream car?
 most people would think this is not cool, but i really REALLY want a Ford Flex! Those things are wicked!

 

3. What is your favorite holiday tradition?

 one that we don't do anymore, but as a kid was my favorite.
our neighbors in our cul-de-sac would do luminaries up our street.
we'd fold the bags, put sand in the bags, put a candle in, then each kid got a really long candle and we'd go around and light each one.
it was something i looked forward to every Christmas.

 

4. What is your favorite candy bar?

i love candy so it's hard to choose just one

but the one i always can eat no matter what is a YORK. those bad boys are delicious!

 

5. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go and why?
i'd really like to travel Europe. all the war zones. i've always been fascinated by history, and would love to see where everything took place.

 

6. What is your favorite book?

 hunger games.
i haven't been able to read anything new since i've read the series(5times, no shame), but even if i did i would probably still love hunger games.

7. What does your blog name mean?

 Its something that evelyn says to me.
i ate my food "good job momma!"
i cleaned up my mess "good job momma!"
and sometimes its me being sarcastic to myself
yeah good job momma, heavy on the sarcasm.

 

8. What is your favorite utensil to use in the kitchen?

 hmmmm....i'm not really sure
my potato masher?
i do like mashing things
 

9. If you could tell your 16 year old self anything, what would it be?
i think i would tell myself to just do what you are doing, keep having fun, laughing, making friends, and you will have a great life. stay positive.

 

10. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
mint chocolate chip

 

11. If your life were going to be made into a movie, who would you choose to play you?

Melissa McCarthy she is so hilarious!

i'd like to think i could be as funny as her...someday.

 

 

Questions from Bella:

 

1. where were you born?

Arizona

born, raised and will probably die here too.

summers are death but winters make up for it.

 

2. why did you start blogging?

i started blogging cause my sisters told me i needed too because they did.

i ended up loving it and they don't really blog anymore.

haha. funny how that works out.

i've been blogging for almost 5 years.

 

3. what's your best asset?

physically, not much. haha

i'd say my positive attitude toward anything and everything.

i try my very best to always be happy and hopefully it will help other people feel the same way.

4. did you watch all the twilight movies?

YES!! i loved reading the books so i had to watch the movies of course.
 love the bad cheesy lines and bad acting.
wouldn't be a twilight movie without it.

5. magazines or books?

books.

i've tried to get into magazines but its just too much fluff for me.

 

6. how many times a week do you wear makeup?

usually once. on Sunday.

but only blush or bronzer sometimes.

weaksauce i know. meh.

 

7. what would the title of a movie about your life be?

haha i don't even know....uhhhhhh

outnumbered
or maybe
don't wake mommy

 

8. what kind of computer do you have?

an acer laptop

it's been through a lot and it's still kickin

 

9. hot chocolate or coffee?

i don't drink coffee so hot chocolate it is!
but i do really love hot chocolate, and its a plus i've been craving it like crazy right now.

 

10. what's your fav outfit right now?

really anything that fits. haha

but really my pjs. i don't really go anywhere during the day so pjs are it.

 

11. favorite sport to watch or play?

i really like to play dodge ball and frisbee golf/ultimate.

i haven't played in so long and i'm not any good but i love to play and watch.
there is just something about getting hit in the face with a red rubber ball or a fribee that just make is so worth while.:)


thanks for the award ladies!

peeta and i thank you for letting me cram all that knowledge into your brain.

:)