Life, pregnancy

Bumpdate – 20 Weeks 

We’ve officially hit the half way mark!!! I still feel nauseous pretty regularly but it isn’t as bad as it was or maybe I’m just getting used to it ha but either way I feel somewhat better, which is a good relief! We found out the gender 2 weeks ago at our 18 week Anatomy… Continue reading Bumpdate – 20 Weeks 

Life, pregnancy

Bumpdate – 16 Weeks

My first trimester has come and gone put unfortunately all of those horrible first trimester symptoms haven’t quite left yet. Nothing is as extreme as it was during the beginning but I am still enjoying the lovely afternoon nausea and headache more often than not. Luckily I have got some of my energy back so… Continue reading Bumpdate – 16 Weeks

Life, pregnancy

We’re Pregnant! 

If you haven’t heard by now… WE'RE PREGNANT! So basically when we were trying to get pregnant I had all these ideas in my head about how it’s going to be and all the great things I was going to do for the baby. Well pretty much all that crap went out the window at… Continue reading We’re Pregnant! 

Life, Restaurants, Reviews

Staycation

This past weekend I surprised my husband with a Staycation. He had been (not so) secretly dreading the idea of driving somewhere far for a weekend getaway so when I finally let him in on the secret he was SO relieved. There were three main rules we had to follow while on the Staycation. No… Continue reading Staycation

Uncategorized

The “Bathroom” Bill 

I typically don’t post anything related to my political or religious views on here but after Pat McCrory signed the House Bill 2, the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act into place to invalidate Charlotte’s new legal protections for LGBT individuals I was tempted. I held off though until I continued to see articles and… Continue reading The “Bathroom” Bill 

Life

Insecurities 

We all have flaws. We all have insecurities and demons that present themselves in our lives and while some peoples may be louder than others, we all have them. Everyone has something they don’t necessarily love about themselves, maybe something they try to hide or cover up. Maybe it’s something that is completely unfounded, no… Continue reading Insecurities 

Restaurants

Futo Buta 

I have a confession to make. I have never actually been to a restaurant dedicated to ramen. Well that is, until this past Friday. It’s shocking I know, especially with my complete obsession with noodles. But really besides those Maruchan ramen noodles that I lived off of in college I have only had real restaurant… Continue reading Futo Buta 

Recipes

St. Paddy’s Day Cocktail 

Since St. Patrick’s Day is truly a drinking holiday I decided my pistachio cupcakes just might not be enough to celebrate with. I chose to pull my husband in on this one and asked him to help me mix up something yummy and most importantly green! His inspiration for this cocktail came from a drink… Continue reading St. Paddy’s Day Cocktail