Things I Should Be Posting....

I should force myself to sit and post on how the transition from sleeping with mom to sleeping in his own bed has been a roller-coaster of sleepless nights or 7hrs of deep sleeping bliss.... or some kind of an update on how the little miss or mister is doing in my belly (now 23 weeks old) or how Robert and I have started our DIY pallet outdoor couch/seating area..... instead I'm taking the easy route and posting pictures !! 

Since this weekend was a long one and Robert got 4 days off before starting his new job .... We got to enjoy ourselves !!! 

On top of South Mountain; Phoenix, AZ

19 months old, such a stud already !!

at the Salt River

Hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day weekend and I hope everyone got a chance to tell the ones they love how much they mean to them.

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A few things I am excited about

Well hello again!!! I know it's been months since my last post, but I guess I lost my drive to continue on in the blog world. I am back though!! So I'm sure you all are wondering what's new in my life, well the biggest and best news is that I am now 20weeks pregnant with my second child !!! I am absolutely ecstatic as are my friends and family! I will post a separate "how's my pregnancy going?" post soon! There is just to much to say on that topic!

We moved into our new place back in February, which has been great! so much more room! The backyard isn't up to par with our previous house but now that my energy is back up and summer is rapidly approaching, I have a few yard DIY projects I plan on starting.

Robby is now 18 months and needless to say he is my best friend! We spend our days playing and trying to teach him everything I can! It has been rough getting him to talk, still no complete words but lots of gibberish.... He is one smart cookie though! I'll post on my adventures with him soon too! Any who, I just wanted to get back into gear and let you know that I'll be posting much more.... I hope to hear from you all !! Feel free to ask any questions or have suggestions to my many woes!!

Happy Blogging

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nothing to post

Since my life has been uneventful and all I do anymore is day dream about our new house and pack, I haven't had anything blog worthy. So here are pictures of things that I think are pretty/inspire me or just made me laugh.

Sorry if that was an unnecessary amount of pictures, but I enjoy them. Hope everyone is having a good week!

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My first attempt at cooking Tofu ???

So I made stir fry with tofu the other night and this is how I did it...

First I searched online ways to cook the tofu and found a cool tutorial that helped out a lot,  I didn't realize how time consuming cooking the tofu would be so by the time the meal was done.... I was starving!! 

First you cut the tofu into 1/2 inch triangles and place them between two towels. Push down gently to get some of the moisture out. You then place them in a non stick pan with NO OIL on low. Slowly cook them pushing the excess water out several times, they will be firm and golden brown on the bottom when ready to turn. You then turn them and repeat the process of pushing down gently and letting the moisture escape. Here is a more detailed explanation of that process and recipes!

 I then placed the pieces of tofu in the marinade which was soy sauce, ginger root, onion, a dash of rice vinegar, and garlic. 

It soaked for about 30mins, then I cooked my stir fry which consisted of broccoli, asparagus, carrots, and green bell pepper. After the veggies cook for a while I just poured the tofu and marinade in and cooked a little while longer. I would not recommend pouring the entire marinade, it made is unbelievable salty and was to over powering. 

Other than that though, everyone in the house loved it! even baby ate a few triangles of tofu!! so overall it was a success!!!!

Happy Cooking Everyone!!

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Stuff

We found a house!!

Its bigger and still has a nice yard for the dogs! It is pretty far from the part of town we are used to living in, but for now this house is a dream come true!! So posting might be lacking for the next month, I will be doing a lot of packing!

I have been making some amazing recipes lately! This quick White Bean Avocado Dip is so good, I ended up making it twice in one day! The second time adding jalapenos because I needed a little spice, Also I would recommend adding cilantro...

1/2 cup small canned white beans (I used great northern, but you can use navy)

1 firm-ripe avocado

1 tomato

1/2 medium onion

2 tbsp lime juice

1 tsp EVOO

Chop Avocado, Tomato and onion ( you can do this fine or more chunky, I choose more chunky) and fold together with beans, lime juice, and oil ... add salt to taste

I went out last night with my friend Katie !! First night going to a bar since .... geeez like way way before baby was in the picture!! We went to a fun place downtown called Chars. Its a place we both used to frequent, I actually lived walking distance from the place for a year. It was so much fun! She even managed to get me on the dance floor and I wasn't drunk! That NEVER happens... I had a good girls night out though!! This morning, I was the picture of death... tired and a horrible headache (not sure why, I only had 2 beers in a 3hr span)  

I am not one to bring up religon or get into debat about believes with people, but this video was circulating on Facebook and I really enjoyed it so I wanted to share it.... I like the way he puts it.

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Flashback Friday No. 7

 

Sorry for the bad quality... This is a picture of a picture, Robby doesn't seem to want mommy to be on the computer. So I couldn't get the time to pull the scanner out....  I do love this picture and I'll try to repost the picture at some point.... This is in 1990, which means i'm around 4 years old. My little brother and older sister are in the background, we are at an amusement park. My mom doesn't remember which one though. I love baby pictures, the innocence.

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