Pregnancy Dreams

disclaimer: i have always had really vivid, in depth dreams.. always.

BUT

pregnancy has brought on a whole different level of "strangeness" as I toss and turn, and have extremely interrupted sleep.

Don't you hate those "real" dreams? The ones where you wake up & are literally shaken up because you feel like it really happened? I had one last night. Usually, it's about losing Jason somehow. AND it scares me.

The one thing I do enjoy after these ridiculous thoughts of my deep subconscious is how much I appreciate what I have after them. I always hug him a little closer in the morning after the nightmares, and tell him about them.. he tells me I'm silly & my dreams are crazy.

good to know.. have you had any scary real dreams?

Give me some MONKEY BREAD!

Everyone who is anyone... has to taste monkey bread!

Delicious & simple.

You will need...

1/2

cup granulated sugar

1

teaspoon cinnamon

2

cans Homestyle refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

1/2

cup chopped walnuts - optional

1/2

cup raisins - optional

1

cup firmly packed brown sugar

3/4

cup butter or margarine, melted

1 bunt cake pan

1) Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a ziploc baggie

2) Cut biscuits into quarters & pop them in the baggie

3) Place coated quarters into lightly greased pan

4) Mix melted butter and brown sugar together

5) Add butter/brown sugar combo to the top of biscuits

6) Cook for 25-30mins @ 350F

Your welcome =)

Happy Saturday!

AWESOME is finding giftcards from 2 Christmases ago...

going to Macy's and getting everything you wanted (well.. kinda) from MAC for $7.

I picked up these guys today...

Eyeshadow - Brule; Just a basic highlighter/lid color but very pretty

Eyeshadow - Bronze; I tried this on at the store and liked it better there. Still super pretty, but I'm not sure I LOVE it as much as I thought I would.

Finally, Mac's Fix +

I LOVE THIS STUFF! I have used similar products before but I think this is my new favorite.

What are your go to/favorite new products?

What's for dinner?

I wanted to experiment with a marinade for chicken.

After looking at various reasons, I decided...

it's chicken, what's the worse that can happen???

Easy Chicken Marinade for the BBQ

• Boneless skinless chicken breasts (I used 2)
• 1/2 bottle Italian dressing
• 1-2 tablespoons of dijon mustard
• Squirt of honey

I threw the marinade together about 3-4 hours before Jason got home from work. I've been reading about marinading for 24 hours vs. a few hours. So because I didn't think of this yesterday. I went with.. the 3-4 hours & then we threw it on the BBQ. Serve with rice & salad.

It was yummy..

I do wonder what it would of been like if I had put the marinade on for 24 hours.

24 weeks + 2 days

I am obsessed with food.. more than before.

I love me some Chik-fil-a.

Baby girl has been on the move lately.

I'm slowly realizing I'm going to be a mom.. and I'm scared and excited all at the same time.

Mostly, I can't wait to meet our little girl.

Have a great week everyone! It's back to work for this girl.

Hunger Games...

Let's have a chat.

I started reading the hunger games back in December.. I have yet to read the 3rd. For anyone that has read the book you are prob thrilled that they are making a movie. I mean, after I read Twilight I was excited about the movies.. until they came out. Srsly. I hated the majority of the cast... I envisioned Edward.. well to be a lot more attractive then what's his face.

I'm sorry but I do NOT find him attractive, and when he took his shirt off.. please put it back on.

back to the hunger games.. they have cast Peeta & Gale. I am totally team Gale. No offense Peeta, it's not like i DON'T like you, but I just love Peeta.

Although they aren't exactly what I pictured while reading... it seems that this cast meets my "standards" a little bit better.

Meet Peeta

Meet Gale

I guess I will just have to wait until the release date to

see if they can live up to my viewing expectations.

What team are you on? And what do you think of the casting?

Fails and Triumphs

Fail...

7-11's slurpees being liquid instead of FROZEN.

Triumph..

getting my rings cleaned.

What were your triumph's and fails for the day?

Better Prego Picture

Yes, I'm kinda sticking out my stomach.

Yes, my bathroom is messy.

Yes, I may have gained 10lbs in 4 weeks

BUT

in my defense I lost 18lbs due to morning sickness.

My new love <3

Seriously... I may have to become a consultant.

23 weeks prego

Don't mind the bad lighting & vacuum in the background.

Jason says I have to take a better picture so I'll try to do that tomorrow.

Crispy Onion Chicken & potatoes

dinner tonight...

Crispy Onion Chicken - serving size 2 people

3 chicken tenders (i like this serving size better)

1/2 cup French's crunchy onion's (crush in a ziplock baggie)

dijon mustard

- Coat the chicken (both sides) with dijon mustard (you can use as much or as little as you want). Tonight I didn't use very much and I wish I would have.

- Dip chicken in crushed crunchy onions

- Place in a foil lined pan

- Cook @ 375 degrees for approximately 20-25mins

Easy Garlic Potatoes - serving size 2-3 people

1 Tbsp. butter/margarine (I may use olive oil next time)

3 small potatoes

garlic salt to taste

parsley

Melt butter in a skillet. Add potatoes & then garlic salt. Continously stir for 15-18mins.

I prefer a little more "crisp" so I went with about 18-20mins.

5 mins before I served the potatoes I added another pinch of garlic salt

and

right before I served it I added a dash of parsley.

I'm trying to become "domestic" so I'll be posting my dinner trial & errors...Jason is impressed with my 2 home cooked dinners in a row..

recipes found here

SUMMER is here..

For all you non-Fresnan's consider yourself LUCKY this time of year... it went from pouring down rain to 85 degrees today & the 7-day forecast has even hotter days coming. Every summer I consider my decision to live in Fresno, but I just love it so much, it's home.

I will say this summer may be worse for me considering I am currently in my 2nd trimester.. and shortly will be in my 3rd trimester. I can already tell I will be miserable.

Baby news... It's a GIRL! Yay! We are super excited. Last week my mom and brother came to town and we stripped a spare room of 2 layers of wallpaper & painted it a nice neutral white/yellow color. I love it! But I am def having a block on how to decorate further. We are replacing the blinds at some point.Today is one of my day's off and I have throughly enjoyed it.

I slept in.

Went grocery shopping.

Got my "tan" on

painted my nails

did SOME housework

and

we are going to BBQ for dinner

RANCH BURGERS

- 1/2lb-1lb ground beef (more if you have a bigger family)

- 1 packet hidden valley ranch dry mix

- salt & pepper

- cheese (we add on the BBQ)

Mix all of the ingredients together... BBQ and enjoy =)