1. Last night, I slept on the couch. Not for the reasons you might think. My husband and I have a great marriage. But right now, we're both plagued with horrible coughs. Josh has a busy week this week and I was scared my coughing and restlessness would interfere with solid night's rest for him. So I went to the couch and tried to sleep. I say tried, because something possessed our cat last night to go insane and chase things, knock over Grace's vase with her birthday rose, spilling water all over the floor, and about a million other things. I feel like a zombie this morning. And to top it all, my dear hubby ended up sleeping pretty horrible too.

2. I haven't been to the gym in 10 days! UGH! I feel so awful about that! I like going to the gym because I feel so good afterwards and I like taking care of my body, and though I know nothing bad is going to happen because it hasn't worked out, it makes me mad, because now, with this awful cough and my sleepless nights I've been dealing with, I know I'm at risk at getting even more run down and going to the gym always compromises my immune system (which isn't that great to begin with). So...I'm looking into prenatal yoga dvd's. Does anyone have any good recommendations of some yoga/pilates prenatal dvd's that will get the heart rate up for the days when I can't make it to the gym? I would love suggestions.

3. I've started recording a new show on tv. It's called "Breaking Pointe," anyone heard about it? It about a ballet company in Salt Lake City and it's incredibly fascinating. Listening to the dancers talk about how serious they are about their passion, but also what they are willing to give up to help them become the best, only strengthens my position on quitting ballet all those years ago. I think when your working in that kind of industry, you have to choose what is more important. Dance or having a life outside of the bar...and for me, I needed my life.

4. It's June and we have had to turn the heat on in the house. It rained all night. Which means I got out of my evening allergy attack while watering my flowers. It's give and take ya know.

5. My current pregnancy craving is Honey Nut Cheerios with ice cold milk and granny smith apple slices with mozzarella cheese wrapped around them. It's so so good! I can't wait for my lunch and snack time so I can have more, lol!

6. When I first became pregnant with my oldest child, I was sick all the time. I couldn't cook in my kitchen (not that at the time I did a whole lot of cooking) without getting sick, especially when browning beef. Unfortunately, this is a pregnancy curse that has stuck with me ever since, even when I'm not pregnant. Last night, I had to brown some beef and I wanted to die. Now I remember why I rarely ever cook with it, lol!

7. Grace, my oldest, is going camping next week. I'm slightly jealous. My parents are fun people to camp with and the food they make isn't normal camping food. I mean they do the hot dogs thing, but my mom also cooks huge meals like Enchiladas and and lasagna because they have a 5th wheel. I adore my mom's cooking and I'm honestly jealous that my daughter gets to have it, lol! Isn't that a silly thing to be jealous of?

8. Last week I asked Josh how far he would travel to satisfy my pregnancy cravings. He said,"Oh about 10-15 miles away. Why, what are you craving?" I told him I was craving pizza. But not just any pizza. Pizza a Fetta from Cannon Beach, which is like almost 2 hours away. He just laughed at me. :(

9. I think I need to plan a trip to the beach, just for the day and just for that slice of pizza! Okay, maybe a whole box of pizza. Just for me.

10. I saw these cookies last night on pinterest and I cannot wait for Fall now! Who's with me!!

1. Yeah, today is Wednesday not Tuesday. I get that. But yesterday I was BIIIZZEEE! Between Dr. Appoitments, Guitar Lessons, Weeding, and cooking dinner, there was just no time left in the day. Except, to lay in bed and watch one of my favorite movies, "Memoirs of a Geisha" for ohhh the 758th time! No Judgment!

2. I have this thing. I hate room temperature candy bars. Okay, candy bars containing chocolate. They taste better frozen to me. Plus, my husband always forgets I hide all the chocolate in the freezer which then leaves more for me! SCORE!

3. I do this to myself every time I want to bake cookies. I always forget to take out the butter ahead of time. You do this too, right? Please tell me you do...please...lie if you have too.

4. I heard my baby's heartbeat on Tuesday. It was a beautiful & perfect 160 BPM :) I love this little Kumquat so much already it's sickening. Why am I calling it a kumquat...because that is the size of fruit it is right now.

5. Josh worked at the food bank last week and I told him he could take like all of my canned soups in the pantry. I kind thought he would forget about it and I would walk out there and find a million canned soups. Nope, he took them all, but two cans. My faves: Broccoli Cheese and Tomato Soup. That's my guy, always looking out for me :) I didn't even know I had an extra can of broccoli cheese in the pantry.

6. Grace finished 2nd grade on Monday! I am so happy to be be done with school for the summer. A nice long break!

7. Movies I really don't care to see this summer: The Avengers, Men in Black 3, Battleship, Spiderman, Total Recall, Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter (that's just blasphemy people), Another G.I. Joe movie-Really? And last but not least, not hating kids...The Dark Knight Rises. Yeah, I'm just not one of those girls who cares about any of these movies. There were like 5 other movies I thought about including but thought it might be overkill and then you would all think that I have no life, no personality, and no taste. LOL!

8. I honestly think my husband would go see all of the above I mentioned, with possibly the exception of G.I. Joe, because let's face it, the first one really sucked too.

9. What movies do I want to see you ask? Well...Josh really really really is super super stoked about Prometheus. So I think if I tag along I might be able to score some popcorn out of him. And then we both want to see Snow White and the Huntsmen and I know I can get popcorn for that one. Okay, let's face it...I go to the movies for the popcorn. But really, how often do I go to the movies??? Like never.

10. Speaking of movies, lol, Josh and I watched "How to Steal a Million" with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O' Toole. Now answer me this...why don't they make movies like that anymore? Instead I have to hear about JLO promoting another stupid movie about people with commitment issues and crass humor. BTW- I think Brad Pitt and George Clooney should remake "The Sting" I would go see that!  Want to know what movie I probably won't be seeing? "The Great Gatsby" that's what. It comes out like on Christmas and I'm due that week. So that sucks big time :( Not the baby part, just the fact that I will have to wait till video, er excuse me...dvd.

1. I finally went back to the gym last night after not going for a few weeks. I didn't really work out at all on vacation unless you count the day we spent wandering around San Francisco. We spent some the riding the cable cars- with the whole jumping off and getting back on bit. But when we got done wandering around China Town, there weren't any Cable Cars to be found so we ended up walking nearly 2 miles (on top of all the other walking we had done) back to the bay to where we parked our car. During that journey, my feet swelled and I got a blister on the back of my heel because I was wearing flats that I had never worn in the heat, Eden lost a shoe, and Grace got a side ache from all of our walking. I still have the blister today. But all in all Josh figured we walked a total of 5 miles! Not bad for me- however, I went to the gym last night and though I did really well and didn't back pedal in my progress, my legs felt slightly rubbery and weak. Is that because I'm pregnant and I'm starting to get this little baby beer belly pooch or is it because I hadn't been to the gym consistently in 3 week?

2. Speaking of the whole pregnant thing, I find it hilarious that I'm 9 weeks pregnant and I'm already noticing a difference in the way my jeans fit. I do have maternity jeans waiting in the wings for me, but I refuse to bust them out till I'm officially out of the 1st trimester. And, I'm having to get creative with my tops too. Nothing to clingy for me...which kind of sucked, because all of my work out shirts are clingy and since I don't look pregnant right now...only like I ate way too many donuts over the weekend it was kind of a weird experience trying to decide what to wear since I own nothing too baggy. Looks like I get to go SHOPPING!

3. We bought a bag of cheetoe's while we were in L.A. I love Josh's grandparents to death, but their lunch time portions normally leave me starving, even when I'm not pregnant. So Josh bought Cheetoe's and then they came home with us, where they sat on the kitchen counter calling my name. The bag is gone now and I'm the only one that helped herself to them. Maybe it's not a bloated donut belly, but a cheetoe belly instead. Ew!

4. Last night was the series finale of House. It was a great ending to the series and now I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Don Draper isn't a substitute for Gregory House...maybe if he had an english accent and piercing baby blue eyes...but he doesn't. All he offers are brown eyes that aren't nearly as gorgeous as my husbands and a hairy chest that makes me want to revert my eyes! Don Draper- Please you are many things, but leave the shirt ON!

5. When I was a kid, teenager, young adult- sleeping in was my favorite past time. Nowadays, I'm up by 7:30am...well, okay was up, that was before I got pregnant. Now...I sleep till 8 or 9am! I blame all the bathroom breaks I have to take in the middle of the night. Makes me sleepy.

6. So Josh has been really amazing at listening to me ramble on about my cravings. Saturday- I wanted a Bonzai Burger so bad. Now granted, when Josh and I go to Red Robin, I cannot eat a whole burger myself. Josh and I always split and get more fries, his with ranch and me with ketchup. Josh made us our own version of a Bonzai Burger this weekend and it was so so good. Dare I say, better than Red Robin?? We will definitely be making it again soon so we can share it with you all.

7. Yesterday I made broccoli cheese soup for lunch-out of a can! My mom used to make it for me when I was sick and would stay home from school. Now I wasn't sick yesterday, but my mom is camping in Tahoe and Broccoli Cheese Soup just sounded so good. So I made some and left the pot to clean for later. Well, Josh ended up having to clean the pot poor guy, and was complaining about how it smelled, how long it sat in the sink, and what the heck was it!

8. We plan on buying the girls a bunk bed soon. I have my eye on one at Ikea for a great price. So until then, we've taken the mattress from the crib that we had converted into a day bed for Edie and put it on the floor of Grace's room. You would think the girls had died and gone to heaven. All they do is laugh and play, and hang out in Grace's room. I barely see them anymore.

9. The rain is back in our area and it feels like fall to me. I had to turn the heat on this morning because I'm freezing! I hope it's warmer where you guys are at!

10. Who's watching the Next Food Network Star and loving it? Who are you voting for. I feel so guilty choosing a team I want to win because I like them all!

1. Monday's have a way of bringing out the worst in people. I think it's because it's that day that signals the beginning of the work week and that the fun and games of the weekend is behind us. It seems as though, my body decided to have a little fun and jump start my Monday early by giving me a very restless, non-sleeping kind of Sunday night. Today, I am tired, dog tired and my mood is everywhere! It would literally make you dizzy. I hope I can sleep tonight.

2. By this time next week, I'll be in California! We're going to be spending a night and a whole day in San Francisco. BTW- I just spelled San Francisco wrong. I spelled it San Fransisco and my spell checker is freaking out on me! This is not the first time this week I've spelled that word wrong. Personally, I like the way I spell it best.

3. This weekend I introduced Josh to Edward Scissor (Yes, I just spelled Scissor wrong too and it just took me 2 minutes to figure out the right way to spell it.) Hands. Yes, my husband has gone his whole life without watching Johnny Depp play the practically mute ghostly freakish pale black spiky haired dude with scissors for hands. He thoroughly enjoyed it. Next, I'm going to make him watch Beetlejuice! I mean, if he's gonna make me sit through Mission Impossible 4 or whatever it's called, then he can watch some classic Tim Burton movies from the 80's, otherwise known as The Golden Years- Yes, I am a proud Child of the 80's...don't hate, just appreciate!

4. Speaking of the 80's...who remembers The Garbage Pail Kids?? What about The Hugga Bunch? Anyone? You are missing out, let me tell you!

5. You know what my favorite part of a muffin is? The Muffin Top! DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A MUFFIN TOP BAKING PAN!!!!  I need it!

6. I have to get something off of my chest. I think the whole Jumpsuit/Romper epidemic is a travesty to the fashion world. I think that SOME...like a select few are cute in theory...but here is my dilemma. How the heck do you go to the bathroom in that thing?! Why would you want to take off your whole outfit and let it nearly drag the ground while you go to the bathroom?? Rompers and little Jumpsuits are cute on Babies and Toddlers. Not adults! Cannot wait until this trend leaves the stores...no, scratch that, THE WORLD!

7. No matter what anyone tells you, Salted Strawberries are not the same thing as Salted Cucumbers. It's just not good.

8. This summer is my 10 year reunion. How many of you went to your's? Or have you not had it yet. Would you go? I think Josh and I are going to go. It's pretty cheap and it falls on the day after our 9 yr anniversary. That's right, 9 years baby!!! I'm even going to see about renting a room in the hotel in Portland for the night. Could be fun right? We've never done that before :)

9. When I was in school, I loved painting my finger and toe nails. Now, I just look at it as a drudgery task type thing that takes to much time and takes to long to drive and something I just don't have the patience for. Who wants to treat me to a Mani/Pedi?

10.Happy May Day! Go bring flowers to someone special :)