With the arrival of Baby G getting closer and closer Mr. G and I are spending some good quality time together as a family of two before becoming a family of three. We are also required to stay close to home so while our family members are at their respective lake places we are hanging here in Minneapolis.
It has been fun doing some new things and some things we haven't done in a while, this weekend was a great one!
Friday night we were very domestic and took a trip to Target and to the grocery store in order to stock up on some things that we needed. I am trying to get some of those things crossed off my list so we don't have to run out after Baby G arrives. Once we got home we made a frozen pizza and relaxed, I was in bed early...shocking.
Saturday morning my wonderful husband got up and made us a yummy breakfast, he made a breakfast pizza and served it with watermelon.
After breakfast we left for the Minneapolis Farmer's Market, I am trying to get out and walk more to help move things along a bit so I thought this was a good way to get some exercise and pick up some yummy fresh veggies. The first farmers market we went to was so busy and didn't have any of the vegetables on our list so we ventured to the larger farmers market and had some fantastic luck! We scored red potatoes, red peppers, onions, asparagus, a bouquet of flowers and some sweet corn. I wanted to take some pictures but it was so crowded that I just left my phone in my pocket. Bonus...we scored a fantastic parking spot after looking for a while.
Saturday afternoon I enjoyed a nice long nap during a rain storm, it was wonderful! When we thought the rain was done Mr. G and I went to Lake Harriet for a little ice cream treat, the rain started again and we had to make a dash to the car with our ice cream. So we ate it in the car...no biggie.
We rented a couple of red box movies Saturday night, so after a delicious stir fry for dinner we settled in to watch The Butler with Forrest Whittaker. It was great, we thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone.
Sunday morning Mr. G and I went to church at the Lake Harriet Bandshell and then we did something I've never done before...we went to Canterbury Race Track to see the horse races. I didn't know if I would enjoy it or not but I have to be honest, it was kind of exhilarating to see how fast they moved and the sound of their hooves was really cool. We aren't much of gamblers so we each bet $2 on each of the races we watched, only 4 races. Unfortunately we did not win a dime but we had a great time.
Sunday evening we invited our sister in law and nephew over for dinner, we had a low country boil. I have had it on an outdoor pot but never tried it on the stove but it turned out great. For those of you who don't know what it is...you boil water with Old Bay seasoning, put in red potatoes & sausage for 10 minutes, add corn for 5 additional minutes and then shrimp for about 4 minutes. It turned out great and dinner was very good. We served it with cocktail sauce and a remoulade that Mr. G whipped up.
Another week is upon us and we are within 10 days of Baby G's due date, just crazy! It is a short week and we are both looking forward to a nice 4th of July weekend, if we don't have a baby yet;)
With love,
Mrs.G
I hope everyone had a great weekend, we definitely did! Minnesota has had quite the winter and I think everyone is ready for it to be done and some nice weather to arrive. Thankfully we received a little dose of spring this weekend!
Friday night Mr. G and I spent the evening at home, we moved all of the stuff out of the nursery as the painter was coming to paint on Saturday morning. So I packed everything up in a couple of baskets and we moved the changing table so he had room to work. We had turkey burgers and salad for dinner and I was in bed early as I was pretty tired.
Saturday morning our painter arrived at 9:00am and started work on the nursery, we decided on gray walls with white trim and molding and a pink ceiling. Mr. G was unsure about the pink ceiling but I promised him that once it was done he would like it.
After we got the painter set up we left to enjoy breakfast with Mr. G's parents and his brother, sister in law and niece & nephew. It was very nice to see them and enjoy breakfast, my MIL made ham strata which is an egg bake type dish with bread. Very yummy!
We left there just before noon and the sun was shining and it was close to 50 degrees outside, absolutely beautiful! It was nice to ride in the car without a jacket and the heat cranked up. We made a stop at Pottery Barn kids and purchased Baby G's curtains and curtain rod as they were having a sale. It was so nice to be out and about...and not worry about the weather.
Saturday afternoon and evening we just enjoyed getting things done around the house, having the windows open and we ordered pizza for dinner. The nursery turned out perfect, check back tomorrow for pictures and the week 25 bumpdate.
Sunday was another gorgeous day, the temperature got close to 60 degrees with sunshine! We enjoyed church, a trip to Target and then went to my parents for Sunday dinner. It was a great day and my dad made steak on the grill for dinner which was fantastic!
So the question is...has spring sprung in Minnesota? My answer...not quite yet, especially considering we had snow on May 3rd last year.
Wishing for consistent Spring weather!
With love,
Mrs. G
The last 2-3 weeks we have been extremely busy, between family events, doctors appointments, general errands and other stuff I felt like we had not been home at all. I was beginning to feel the exhaustion and need to be at home so thankfully we were able to be home this weekend.
Friday night Mr. G had an appointment outside of the city so he was going to be a little late and I of course had no idea what to have for dinner. If I'm being honest I was also having a bit of an emotional afternoon, I just could not get a handle on my emotions. I was crying one minute and just when I thought I had my emotions under control I would just burst into tears again. Oh the joys of pregnancy emotions.
My wonderful husband offered to pick up Chinese food from a local favorite and agreed to snuggle in bed and watch a movie. I seriously don't know what I would do without him, he is patient and incredible when I need him to be.
So we enjoyed really yummy Chinese food and watched a terrible movie. I was so excited for Identity Thief with Melissa McCarthy, I thought it was going to be hilarious. It turned out to be terrible and just kind of sad. Mr. G hated it but suffered through it for me. We were in bed early Friday night, just what we needed.
Saturday we enjoyed coffee and breakfast at home on a quiet Saturday morning...I don't think that has happened in weeks. Our nephew was playing hockey at a local rink so we went to watch one of his games, we try to get to as many as we can but typically it is only 2 a season. After hockey we enjoyed lunch with Mr. G's brother and nephew at a little hamburger & malt shop. It was so yummy, an old fashion chocolate malt tasted so good!
Saturday afternoon we started the registry process for Baby G, we decided to start at Babys-R-US and just have a good time. It was really fun and we picked some great items, I will put together a blog about the items we chose. I will mention that the one item we are going to splurge on will be our stroller, we really want a nice stroller that we can take Baby G out in. And since I am due in July I will hopefully want to get out and go for a walk with the baby after she is here and I'm cleared to start working out again.
Saturday evening we had a quick easy dinner again, not the healthiest weekend but definitely relaxing:) I took a long hot shower and was in bed at 9pm, it was wonderful.
Sunday we enjoyed church and Mr. G went skating with his other brother and nephew. We made dinner together, it was fun as that is something we love to do together but a busy life sometimes gets in the way.
Overall it was a nice and quiet weekend, we were both sad to see it come to an end.
With love,
Mrs. G
