Hiking, Fishing & Pregnant Workouts

We had a fun weekend exploring our surroundings. It’s nice living in a place where there are multiple new trails and places to try, even when you have lived here for 9 years! First, I will tell you how my pregnancy workouts have been going. All in all —...

Tasty Ways to Eat Blue Diamond Almonds Artisan Nut Thins

*This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond.  You guys know how much I love Blue Diamond almonds. Every time they come out with a new flavor, I’m the first to buy it. They have the best ideas! I mean who ever thought blueberry and strawberry flavored almonds would...

Cherishing Every Moment — Even Now

*No, that’s NOT me 🙂 Leave it to a great song to get you in the mood to write about something. Of course I spend many hours a day lately thinking about this baby growing. This baby that doesn’t actually seem real yet but I know is real because he squirms...

The Tough Part About Announcing Pregnancy

If you’ve read me before, you may have heard me say that I have wanted to be a Mom since I was about 16. I always had this longing to be pregnant…so I wanted to get married early and be “a young mom!” Well, things don’t always work out as...

Alaska Cruise 2: Sitka, Ketchikan, Juneau

*Part I of Alaska Cruise Adventures  So, where did we leave off? I was about halfway through this thing when I stopped you mid-cruise but here we are to finish the job! That excursion on the boat in Juneau to see whales was one of the prettiest days I had, with some...

Why You NEED to Use Emoticons

I have fun with all those fun little emoticon dudes on my iphone sometimes, but mostly I think they are overkill. Unless… There is an appropriate time and place for emoticons and punctuation and a “ha ha” here and there. I’ll tell you where....

Alaska Cruise on Holland America Part I

WINNER of Dick’s Sporting Good’s $25 GIVE-AWAY: Jordan Dunne So, I’m in Alaska! Cruising through on Holland America, which seems to be a great cruise line. So far, it has been a far better experience than my one other cruise experience (Carnival...

Taylor Swift: The Concert

It’s funny the things you say after a Taylor Swift concert. I wonder what she’s doing right now? What do you think she’ll eat for dinner? Do you think she goes out with her people after the show? When does she go to bed? Does she sleep all day the...

A Fun, Summer Weekend: Kayaking, Mt. Vernon

Hello everyone! Welcome to Monday, where you can regale your joys of the weekend instead of focusing on the task at hand. Monday IS rough, especially in the summer, but I still want to tell you about my weekend! As you can see, I got myself into a kayak for the first...
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