Congratulations Jesseca & Matt!

Is it possible to not drink and still have a hangover?

So...Jesseca and Matt got married last night!!! It was just beautiful. I will upload some photos soon. Unfortunately, I'm laying on the couch and am too lazy to go grab my camera. How is it that I feel like I have a hangover and I drank water (in a wine glass, mind you) all night long? I've never been a big drinker, but everyone that knows me well knows that I love weddings and I love drinking wine at weddings. This was my first wedding minus the red wine. Although, I think my friends might have made up for the difference. Being just a little bit pregnant is an interesting place to be. I'm starting to show just a tiny bit, but mostly I just look fat. I felt like a sausage as I squeezed into my size 8 J.Crew dress that I bought before I was pregnant. I'm going to pack that cute dress away and hopefully I can wear it next summer. Everyone swears I didn't look like a sausage, but that didn't change how I felt. I'll post a picture and you can be the judge. I'm actually looking forward to the days when someone who doesn't know me can look at me and tell that I'm pregnant and not just chubby. I know, I know....when I'm really big and round in November I'll probably look back at Jesseca's wedding pictures and long for the days when I didn't look pregnant.

So Frank is still sleeping soundly in his bed and will probably be there for the next few hours. Maybe I'll work up the energy to upload my pictures. Or maybe I'll just lay here.

Yes Sir, That's My Baby....

There he/she is! The little peanut is 8 weeks in this picture, so four weeks later he/she is actually the size of a lime, but weighs about 2 ounces. The website www.babycenter.com is pretty cool. We get weekly emails comparing our baby to a fruit or vegetable to put it all in perspective. The first thing Frank said when he saw these pictures was, "Well, we always knew it would have a big forehead." Pretty much. I've always gotten made fun of for my large forehead, or six head as my brother calls it. But let me just say, one random night when Frank was making fun of my forehead, I got out the ruler.....AND his is bigger than mine! So I win. So there. However, our baby is doomed.

Introducing.....

...our baby fig! Yes, we are expecting a real baby, not a fig. However, the baby is now the size of a fig. It all started as a sesame seed then went to a lentil, blueberry, kidney bean, grape, kumquat, and now a fig! Sounds delicious, huh? I will be 12 weeks pregnant next Wednesday, but I just couldn't keep this fig of mine a secret any longer. At some point this fig will turn into a turkey because our due date is Thanksgiving day! Now if only I can get Frank to help me scan a picture of the ultra sound, then I'll post a picture of the real baby, which ironically looks like a peanut. Hmmm...all this talk about food is making me hungry.

The Deli Lady at Reasor's Cobbler Recipe

So, I went to the grocery store after work today and I made two major mistakes. First of all, I was starving. Secondly, I forgot my list at home. I'm a big list maker and I'm also convinced that grocery lists save money. So, needless to say, I spent a lot of money on the most random items. However, there is a silver lining. I had a long conversation with the deli counter lady and even scored a recipe out of the deal. It could be disgusting, who knows?! I'm still going to try it because she swore by it...and when anyone swears by a recipe, I'm game. It all began when I was browsing the prepared foods counter and drooling. (I really should have had a snack before I went because those foods normally don't look very appetizing.) She caught my eye and said she had slabs of ribs coming out of the oven in fifteen minutes. Sold! I was wondering what to make for dinner. So I did my grocery shopping then strolled back to the deli counter. Well, the ribs weren't quit done like they promised, so I had to wait a few minutes and chat it up with the lady. She even came from around the counter to chat with me. That's when I got the recipe. Here it is:

Reasor's Deli Counter Lady's Cobbler Recipe

1 Cup Self rising flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 Cup milk

Mix ingredients together. Then rub melted butter inside an 8 X 8 pan. Pour the batter in the bottom. Open a can of fruit - she suggested blackberries- and pour just a little of the liquid out. Pour on top of the batter mixture and bake at 350 degrees until a toothpick comes out clean (she said like 30 minutes to an hour - kind of a big difference, but oh well). Viola'

So, if you try this cobbler recipe and hate it, don't blame me. If you try it and love it, I'll take the credit. I'll give it a try soon and let you know what I think.

Jesse & Matt sitting in a tree....

K.I.S.S.I.N.G....First comes love, then comes marriage.....you know the rest! We had Jesseca and Matt's couples shower a couple of weekends ago and it was a huge success! I posted some pictures to show some really cute and inexpensive ways to decorate for a shower. We did kind of an Italian theme. We had all Italian foods like brushetta, artichoke dip, genoa salmai/munster cheese bread, Italian skewers, and a variety of olives and other little bites. Instead of a cake we had a dessert bar with brownies, cupcakes, cookies, and lemon bars. Yum Yum! For drinks we served Sangria, pea tea, some white wines, and a variety of beer. It really turned out great! The best advice I could give someone that is throwing a party for 60 plus people is to rent tables. I couldn't believe how affordable it was. Each bistro table was only $9 and totally worth the money. We just bought some cute red and white checkered plastic table clothes and tied them around with black and white toille and that's it! That's all you gotta do! It was very cute. We also bought some flowers at the local grocery store and filled empty wine bottles for our table centerpieces. We also filled a couple of small vases with fresh flowers and lemons in the base....Adorable! With the help of all the fabulous bridesmaids, we pulled off quite a party! Congratulations Jesseca and Matt!

No Spoon Needed

There it is...the perfect coconut cream pie! I did it! It was not coconut cream soup! No spoon needed here. There were, however, a few little hiccups. Only a few cuss words were said, not too many. First of all, I used my new double boiler. This pretty much doubled the time for me because you had to fill up the entire pot and bring it to a boil on medium heat. The milk had to get to a scalding point and it took more than 3o minutes. Yikes! There is also another very common mistake when making an egg custard....sometimes if the milk is too hot when you add the egg yolks they scramble....just like scrambled eggs. Mine might have done this a little bit - hence the cuss words. However, I quickly grabbed my whisk and whisked out as much as I could. No one even noticed. Whew. All in all, it was a successful coconut cream pie. Only 364 more days until I make it again. Frank thinks if I made it more often it wouldn't be so difficult. Hmmm....