Hey friends!
I am EXHAUSTED. So blogging is short, sweet, and to the point.
The winner of the fabulous necklace from Shabby Apple is:
Enjoy this beautiful piece!
Congrats Pamela 
, email me at shannamccord [at] gmail [dot] com with you info and I will pass it on to Shabby Apple.
Okay this week is dragging. Maybe it’s because one week from today will mark the last day before maternity leave. Wheeeeeee 
And if you haven’t already, I highly encourage you to check out the giveaway for the glass pendant necklace. If not for you, then as a gift for your fave fab friend for Christmas 
Oh and thank you from the bottom of my heart for your sweet comments on yesterday’s maternity shoot post. If you’re interested I’m happy to post more, just let me know.
Today, is of course, What I Ate Wednesday (see here to join the party) and my focus is on meals – sounds obvious huh, but I’m much more a snacker than a meal person so here are a few ‘meals’ I’ve been snarfin’ down.
Tis the season of the spaghetti squash – one of my favorite gourds to eat. I tend to go with a marinara sauce or even a Mexi salsa mixture, but this time around, I went with pesto, and baked tofu (smothered in garlic powder and ground black peppa)
Seeing how I’m still trying to eat as much protein as possible, I do make an effort to actually eat some meat now and then. We made this dish up on Sunday night: hickory smoked pork tenderloin, purple & green asparagus, and sweet potato. Not too shabby eh?
Okay okay this may not constitute a meal per se, but while the hubby is away, I go for convenience: blueberry chobani, 1 scoop protein powder, spash of skim milk, and 1/3 cup Raisin Bran Crunch. Oh and you see that popcorn on the side..yeah that came later
And not to be left out: PIZZA! I’m obsessed with pizza lately. We’ve ordered from Pizza Hut twice in two weeks and are in love with the pan crust and extra sauce. So freakin’ good. I think Zach is loving my pregnant food habits.
Are you more of a snacker or a meal person?
What’s your favorite pizza delivery place?
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Good morning my friends!
If you haven’t already, check out my giveaway. You can enter to win a pretty great necklace that may be perfect for you or as a lovely gift for someone else!
Speaking of giving, let’s talk about gifts.
Gifts aren’t always the tangible, the physical, or of huge monetary value. In fact, the best gifts, tend to be those that fall outside of the categories above.
Maybe it’s the time of the year, or maybe it’s this beautiful gift growing in my belly, but I was reflective over the weekend 
First is the gift of time. I sort of love having my off-Fridays actually off. It’s amazing to have that one extra day over the weekend to have a little ‘me’ time, to sleep in, to get all those things done that pile up over the busy work week.
Another gift, is that of making new friends. It’s not always easy making new girlfriends, particularly when you work in a predominantly male field and live in a high-tech area. So I’m pretty grateful for becoming friends with an amazing blogger Shayla. I feel like we’ve known each other for years and hanging out on Friday just solidified how awesome of a connection we have.
Oh and yes froyo is also a gift. We headed to ULove and their flavors are pretty damn faboosh. I went with the peanut butter (to die for), the english toffee, and topped it with Kit-Kat, Snickers, Nilla wafers, peanut butter chips, Butterfinger, and…hmmm…that may have been it 
She also bought this adorable knit monkey cap and booties for Sawyer (and maple cookies for me!):
Being able to nurture others through baking is a gift. There are few things that bring me as much joy as baking something scrumptious and sharing it with loved ones. Shayla and I tackled Pumpkin Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding on Friday as well. It smelled and tasted amazing. I’m going to make it again on Saturday with a number of tweaks and will post the recipe then (such a tease!).
Saturday Zach and I were met with yet another gift. The gift of good friends and coworkers who hosted a joint celebration of newly purchased homes and also baby Sawyer. I hadn’t anticipated the baby shower so didn’t bring my shower to take photos, but Zach managed to snap an iphone pic of the delicious cupcakes they had: lemon (with lemon crème filling) and mocha cappuccino. Usually I’m a lemon person, but the mocha was out of this world good! Thank you so much to Zach’s coworkers for hosting a fun day and all the adorable gifts! 
The gift of seasons, and the gift of change keeps me awestruck. I don’t know how many times this weekend I commented on just how breathtaking the trees looked. I can easily say this time of year makes me the happiest – I’m very much like my Dad that way
What gifts are you celebrating?
Are you in love with Fall as much as I am?
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