tasty tuesday

 wait until you see all the technical words and fancy terminology i use for today's non-recipe.



Raspberry Soda

start with a nice big cup, a quarter or third of that cup filled with fresh raspberries.

next you're going to want to add grenadine and some simple syrup (however much you like)

i used sugar because i was too lazy to make simple syrup at 6:30 in the morning before work.

i used about a tablespoon of grenadine and a half a teaspoon of sugar

get a long handled spoon or a muddler (normally i use a muddler but it was not as handy and the spoon did the job) and smush it all up

i'll be honest here.... this is a super blurry picture. i took it while i was smushing. not my best idea.

if you don't smash it all up well enough it will be hard to drink through a straw.

next you're going to add your ice.

this step didn't really need its own picture, but why not.

fill your cup with club soda.

again.... not really needing a picture.... but damnit i want to be thorough! i never take pictures step by step so i'm taking the simplest thing ever and making it seem important.

voila!



29 weeks... SQUASH!

29 weeks... 76 more days to go until my due date.
the time is flying.

the sea monkey is weighing in at about 2.5 lbs and 15" from head to toe.

i'm feeling a LOT of kicks/punches/dancing the last few weeks. yesterday i amused myself by setting the house phone on my stomach while i was reading and letting the baby knock it off.

next week i am going to be doing a photoshoot for Love Your Bump Maternity.
i'm pretty excited for it!
i still want to get some other maternity photos... i just don't know exactly what i want. i guess i should get thinking on that before i run out of time!

Oh really?

Good to know my phone is keeping track of this for me...
Thanks for the notification. I was starting to get concerned. Ha!

i'm impressed.

listening to the radio this morning i heard something that really made me smile.

Helen Mirren was voted in a poll to have the best body of 2011.

take that to heart all you crazy, plastic surgery happy celebs!

i would be happy to look that good at the age of 66.

ok.... lets be honest.... i would be happy to look HALF that good when i'm 66!

runners up were Elle MacPherson, Kelly Brook, Jennifer Lopez, and Cheryl Cole.



and just for comparison....

the top male body of the year was voted David Beckham.



so kudos to you Helen Mirren.
Hot damn, you did good!

bump day - week 28

big exciting news!!

FERNANDO FINALLY FELT THE BABY MOVE!!!

he's been watching it kick me for weeks now, but he actually felt the sea monkey kick him in the hand this morning. maybe it was a little sea monkey high five... who knows.

after that bump pictures don't seem that exciting, but here they are.

toes are still there :)

tasty tuesday

well i am posting another non-recipe for your enjoyment....

that is just how i roll.

today's topic:

the Banana Boat

well.... that's not really what it looks like but i don't have a picture of a banana boat that i made and i didn't want to steal some random picture of a banana boat that was not mine because i would just know. and it wouldn't be as delicious looking as my own banana boat creations.

the banana boat is a pretty forgiving and flexible treat.... there are endless possibilities!

sunday at the grocery store i picked out the biggest bananas i could find (the more banana, the more room for goodies) and now i'm just patiently waiting for the damn things to ripen enough for me to want to eat them.

first things first...
you can make these over a fire, or if that is too much effort (which it is for me right now) you can use your bbq.
easy peasy.

what you're going to need:

foil
a banana (or multiples if you're sharing the deliciousness)
goodies - the sky is really the limit here.

what you're going to do:

wash the banana (that sounds dirty when i read it but maybe thats just me) because you're leaving the peel on.
slice the banana lengthwise and pry it open a bit (you need someplace to stash the goodies)
stuff the thing with your chosen goodies.

my next boat is going to include the following:
dark chocolate
marshmallows
skor bits
smushed graham wafers
a sprinkle of cinnamon and brown sugar.

next you're going to wrap it up in foil keeping it right side up or you'll end up with a burnt mess.
if you're feeling ambitious you can make it into a fun shape

now put it on the bbq (i cook it on high - but i cook everything on high for the most part)
or if you're doing this on an open fire find a nice spot in the coals or on a grate if your fire pit has one

cook it until its a bit squishy (yes that is the technical cooking time... until its squishy)
its not an exact science.

variation:
get your boat drunk... once you've dressed your banana and gotten it almost wrapped up it is quite delicious to throw in a shot of spiced rum, butterscotch schnapps.... or some other random delicious liqueur of your choice.
i will not be enjoying this variety of banana boat in the near future, but that doesn't mean that you cant!

enjoy
xo



28 weeks

28 weeks has flown by soooooo quickly. 12 weeks left. Yikes!
Right now I am starting to focus more and more on my massive to-do list.

Please note...
Focusing on this list does not necessarily mean I am accomplishing the tasks I have set out for myself.

For example:
Right now I am sitting on the couch watching Fernando play video games while I eat pickles.
There are about 10 other things I should be doing but I just don't have the energy or motivation at the moment.

In my defense I did clean my car, weed the front flower bed, make platanos, eggs and beans for fernando's breakfast, prep dinner so it's all ready to go and run a few errands this morning.

If Fernando ever finishes the level he's trying to get past I said I'd get up and do at least one more thing before I have a nap. I think I'll just wait and see how long he takes before I decide if I should get one more thing checked off my list today.

As for the naps...

I LIVE FOR NAPS!!
Though I have been super lucky symptom-wise while brewing the sea monkey, I have definitely noticed a bit of a dip in my energy levels the last couple weeks. This is apparently normal for the third trimester.

I love naps even more than I did before. Naps have even beat out snacking and are now my very favorite thing to do. Snacking is still a close second though.
For those of you that don't know this about me... I am the MOST food motivated person I know.
The fact that naps have snacking beat is a pretty significant milestone.

Right this moment I'm debating starting my nap early.

Decisions, decisions....