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Pastel De Nata. A little bit of heaven. Find them at a Portuguese bakery and enjoy (heat them!).
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In other news…
I have not been saying much and I guess you all could use some updates:
1) C at Life on Manatoulin awarded me the Brilliant Blogger award! Thanx C. Muah! I pass it along to Shipoopi (I don’t know where I found him, but he is too funny and has adorable twins!), D’rae, Karen Meg, John Mayer, Dreaming up Daisy, and Cori.
Here are the ‘rules’ for this award
-Once an award is received, these are the rules:
-Put the logo on your blog.
-Be sure to add the link from the person that sent it to you!
-Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
-Be sure to add those links to your blog too!
-Oh, and leave a message on their blogs so they know they are nominated! (I am not doing this. If you don’t make it to my blog, you don’t really deserve the award!)
2) I am loving Chiro. I have been going twice a week for about 3 weeks now, and changed to a Chiro who is closer to home who specializes in pregnancy. I am not headache (who could be in this weather) but am doing much better. I also notice much less back and neck pain since I started. I always though Chiro was BS…now I am re-thinking it! Besides helping me to feel better, it is also very relaxing! This is my last week at twice a week, next week I graduate to once a week!
3) We went to Buffalo on Sunday. It was a whirl-wind trip involving 4 hours of driving and about 4 hours actually spent in Buffalo. The man has long wanted to try The Cheescake Factory, and so we did. We had pasta, pizza and Banana Cream…da da da da…cheesecake. It was quite yummy, but nowhere I would drive 2 hours for again anytime soon. We also hit Target, where I have never been but have heard raved about. Eh. It is like a neater cleaner Wal-Mart. I did like the maternity and kids clothing lines alright…but since summer is almost over it was not a good time to shop as the summer stuff is all pretty picked over and we don’t need it anyways, and the fall stuff is barely in stock. I know a lot of people live for Cross-Border shopping, but not me. I love to shop, but don’t feel like we are lacking in cute and affordable things in Canada at all…and I get to avoid the drives and the hassle. For the few American things I really want, there is always Ebay. I did enjoy picking up some handsoaps at B&BW though!
Eh, I guess that is all I have to say for now. Time for The Tudors!
Current cravings
-Fresh Mango
-Filet ‘O Fish Combo
-Spicy Thai Noodles
-Creamy Pastas
-Grape Crush
Things I really need to eat less of…
1. All dressed Ruffles. (Besides the fat and sodium, the MSG cannot be good for my quickly returning headaches).
2. Hawiian Dip Donughts.
3. Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.
4. Pastas with creamy sauces.
p.s. Yup, it is tonsillitis. So right now only #3 is an issue, since I cannot swallow anything else.
What I wanna know is
Where is this supposed return of energy they (*they* being the lying bitches well meaning but misinformed ladies who wrote What to Expect When You’re Expecting) tell me happens in the second trimester? I am a week into the second trimester and almost fell asleep into my gnocchi tonight.
Talking about WTEWYE, I loathe WTEWYE, and only still read it because it is living under my bed where I threw it 6 years ago. Sometimes I am too tired to leave my bed and look for better reading material.
Gems of wisdom from WTEWYE:
1. The best-odds diet. The authors tell you that, since you wouldn’t give your baby a doughnut, you shouldn’t eat one yourself. Does that mean I should consider a diet of breast milk for the duration of my pregnancy, since that is all I plan to feed my baby? No, they don’t recommend that. They do recommend nothing but fruits and veggies, meat and whole grains. We pregnant women should not allow white bread, white rice, white pasta, sweets or fried food of any kind into our homes in case we may be tempted to allow it to pass our lips and poisen our fetuses. We can cheat on a minor treat like frozen yogurt once a week or so, and a real treat like the ever evil doughnut once a month…but ONLY if we wont over-indulge as a result of allowing ourselves to cheat. If we do not follow these rules, our babies will be hideously malformed and it will be our fault for succumbing to the temptation of the Oreo cookie (okay, they don’t say that…but they imply it).
2. We should relax in the evenings, keep our feet up and take it easy. But exercise. Because we have all mastered the trick of exercising while keeping our feet up and relaxing during our only free time.
3. One’s husband’s closet is the best source for maternity clothes. Sure, because all men are bigger than their hugely pregnant wives, right? My man is 6″1 and 165lb soaking wet…I can barely wear his clothes (except his baggy sweats, but yuck, who’d want to?) when I am not pregnant!
My real vitriol for the WTE series comes from the What to Expect for Toddler Years book though. The first question is about Breastfeeding after 1. The author’s response, essentially, is *Some mothers BF their toddlers and if you want to fine, but here are 10 reasons it is not a great idea.* As a proud nurser of the girl for over 2 years, (as is recommended by all major pediatric medical associations), I stopped reading right there and made a nice warm bonfire with the toddler book.
WTEWYE remains under my bed though, to remind me to avoid the evilness of the Reese Peanut Butter cup.
Current pet peeves
1. The person that stole my cell phone from the toilet paper dispenser in the Wal-Mart bathroom 2 hours away from home yesterday (don’t ask how it got there). I had to buy a new one on the spot as there was no way I was driving home without a cell phone. (I know, 10 years ago we all lived and drove without them. Eh, 10 years ago I never would have driven this far on my own…not to mention 10 years ago cars stopped to help stranded ones. Nowadays, everyone assumes a stranded driver will have a cell phone and be able to call for help!)
2. The words hubby, preggo and little bean/peanut (most often seen online). Sorry if you use these terms, they annoy me. Deal with it.
3. The guy in Toys R Us today who stood in one line while his kid stood in another line so they could get through faster. And people wonder why kids are so obnoxious and entitled these days? They learn it from parents like this who think they are too important to pick a line and wait in it.
4. The annoying 5 year old girl who smells like Nutella and keeps poking me even though I have told her not to at least a million times. Good thing she is so darn cute when she sleeps or she’d be outta here.
5. The fact that I really, really want some raw fish sushi and cannot have it for 6 more months!
Yummy
I had dinner with some friends…and new friends at the Ice Cream Patio last night. The restaurant was way too loud and had poor service…but I would eat dinner there every night of my life because the Penne Alla Vodka was to die for! Everyone else’s meals looked great too…as did the deserts though I did not indulge since I knew I’d end up with raging heartburn all night if I did. I do think the de-caf coffee I had at 9:30pm may not have really been de-caf…as I was up all night long!
sometimes
I eat something for lunch and I like it so much that I am sad when it is finished so I end up having the exact same thing for dinner because it is all I can think about after lunch. Anyone else do this?
The object of my affection:
Yum…Starbucks Breakfast
I hereby declare the Starbucks Low Fat Turkey Bacon, Cholesterol-free Egg and Reduced Fat Cheddar Breakfast Sandwich a healthier (300 calories, 11 grams of fat) and not bad tasting at all alternative to the evil yet addictive Egg McMuffin (430 calories and 24 grams of fat with cheese and sausage).
It also looks pretty:
