tick tock.

Baby fever continues. This past weekend hubs and I went out to dinner with some friends. One couple has a 2 year old and one on the way. In an effort to dissuade me and my desire to get pregnant, the hubs thought that if I sat next to the 2 year old I'd be completely turned off - especially because the baby would be cranky, hungry and tired. Boy did that plan backfire. Not only did it not dissuade me, it made me want one even more! The crying/screaming didn't really make me panic or make me think "shut that kid up already!", it made me want to hold him and play peekaboo to get him to calm down. I could also see how thrilled and excited our pregnant friend was to have their second child. She was radiant and glowing and ready to pop!

Hubs and I always talk/talked about having kids, and I know that it will happen but it has to be right for both of us. I hate feeling like I am pushing the issue but honestly, is the guy ever the one to say, "honey, I think it's time to get you preggo?" I think not. Research shows that by the time a woman reaches the age of 30, she loses up to 90% of her eggs. After learning that both of our mothers had their first child at 27, I think he is starting to realize that sooner is better than later especially since he wants 3 kids! He not so secretly hopes that we're blessed with triplets and "get it over with all at once". Lovely way to think of it, don't you think?

Until then... my biological clock is ticking...

love this clock (from esty) by the way!

grab your sombreros!

I love to eat. I love seeing my family and friends. I also love having parties that involve my family, friends and eating. So, in an effort to see family and friends more often (it's been difficult recently with people away at school), my mom and I decided to start an Around the World Potluck Dinner Party series! We figured this would be a great way to try some new dishes and get together with family and friends more often!

Because I've recently been craving some good Mexican food, I decided that Mexican would be our first order of business in the series. I mean, who doesn't like margaritas?

Does anyone have a favorite Mexican dish, drink or recipe they'd recommend? I'm always looking for new things to try!

friday favorites.

must. shred.

I've been an athlete my entire life. My parents (well, my mom) started me in ballet, tap, and jazz (what mother doesn't want to see their little girl in a tutu and ballet slippers?) but my dad quickly realized (or secretly hoped) that I wasn't "that" kind of girl and quickly signed me up for soccer. Ballet lost out and I soon joined club teams, traveling all over to play soccer, guest playing on boys teams, making the varsity soccer team at my high school (as a freshman I might add - one of 2 freshman to make the team) and playing on the club team in college.

In the past couple of years, after college, I've barely touched a ball and I've taken to running for exercise and recently I've gotten pretty bored with the whole idea, even though the hubs and furbaby run with me. I'm not seeing results as quickly as I'd like, or as quickly as I did playing soccer and really wanted to find something to supplement my running. I might also mention that in one of my last games (a coed intramural game in college) an inebriated young man proceeded to cleat me in the knee leaving the tip of my tibia fractured and my ACL hyper-extended... I was told that if I didn't plan on playing soccer competitively that I wouldn't need the surgery - recently it has started to bother me again...

So after much debate, I've decided on Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. I've heard and read rave reviews about this and have been told repeatedly that she is going to kick my butt, and to prepare myself. I've talked to some friends who said it took them a while to move on to Day 2!

Amazon has informed me that Jillian will be making her debut in my living room next week. I say, bring it on Jill-Jill!

getting a little ahead of myself...

Too cute! All from Etsy! If I had a baby or was even pregnant with one, I'd sooo be purchasing these things immediately. I swear I'm not crazy!

buy it here

As I think I mentioned, the paint color I chose for our smallest guest room which will some day become a nursery is a color that can be paired with "boy colors" or "girl colors". White furniture will definitely be a must. This is almost the exact same color we painted the someday nursery. Love this!

check it out here

so cute!

oh. my. gosh!

so stinkin' cute!

more delish!

 In my quest to find healthier food options (that actually have flavor), I mentioned that I stumbled upon Gina's WW Recipes and I'm completely and utterly obsessed. Gina is bound to singlehandedly make me the most awesomest wifey in all of history!

Tonight's food experiment:

Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breast

Click here for full recipe!

baby fever...

As if my desire for a baby wasn't great enough, cute little babies wearing oversized, water logged diapers, shoveling hand fulls of sand into their toothless mouths, wobbling in water on their chubby, recently discovered legs, sporting the cutest little baby sunglasses you've ever seen surrounded me on the beach. Mommy's in their tankini's hiding baby weight and daddy's wondering how they were going to get sand out of their little one's bathing suits amused me and captivated my attention for much of the time I spent on the beach and I couldn't help but smile while watching parents enjoy each and every special moment with their new baby.

Too frikken cute! My baby fever is through the roof.