Dumb Wind

Yes, it's ridiculously windy here! So bad, that there are things flying around outside. I seen our neighbor's trash cans blowing by. Not good at all. Oh, and with the wind, we have no TV. Yes! I'm missing Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters. So sad! But what can you do? God has decided to send us a little wind.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do tonight. Jacob is still gone. And I'm bored out of my mind! I've been working on our little one's nursery. But there is only so much I can do alone. Maybe I'll use the night to read. If the power doesn't go out. The wind is that bad! ★

Already Miss Him

Jacob left today. The band he plays for, The BBs, are doing a favor for some friends. They flew to Las Vegas for a weekend of gigs. And they'll be gone until Monday. I guess I could have gone. But I decided to stay. You know, I just didn't feel like traveling. The bigger I get, the worse I feel. I'll be 34 weeks on Saturday.

My doctor cleared me to fly. But like I said, I just didn't feel like traveling. And the band is going to be super busy. Running around. Playing shows. Going to appearances. Most of the wives/girlfriends stayed behind. You know, there is a baby boom going on in the band. :)

So I stayed home. And now I miss Jacob. But there's not a whole lot I can do now. We talked when he landed. But he's going to be pretty busy until Monday. I guess I can start working on the baby's nursery. :) ★

Dreaming of Spring Meadows

We finally made a decision. Or I should say, I've finally made a decision on our little girl's bedding. Before Christmas, I picked out this set. Isn't it cute?



My parents wanted to buy it for us. And since we announced that we're having a little girl, my mom has been all over me! But I just couldn't decide what set to get. There are so many cute sets. And the cold and dreary weather didn't help either!

But the minute I saw this set, I was in love. My parents bought every single item that was included! Way more than we would have ever gotten! Even doubles of some things! Wow! I'm sure they spent well over $500. And it means so much to us!

I honestly can't wait to put our little girl in her crib. With all her new things. Especially since all of our bedding and decor came in this morning! I'm going to hold off washing it and putting it up. You know, until we paint the nursery and get a little closer to my due date.

But I did enjoy looking through all the boxes. Everything is so perfect! And it makes me wonder about all the time we're going to spend with our little girl in her room. It's so exciting to think about! Thank you mom and dad! We love it! ★

Roasted Pork Loin

I don't know if I've mentioned it, but I'm not a very good cook. I try. But I'm just not good. My husband is a great cook! And lots of nights, we cook together. He does the actual cooking. But I help him. Cutting things, mixing, generally just helping him.

Our families are already gone. And I want to make a special dinner for Jacob tonight. So I took to All Recipes for an idea. And I found this recipe.



Doesn't it look yummy? I don't think I can mess this up too bad. And I can roast some potatoes with some other veggies. But I'll probably just buy a pie and some fresh bread. Because I'm not even going to attempt the bake. But I will post the recipe here. :) ★



Roasted Pork Loin

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 2 hrs

Ingredients
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (4 pound) boneless pork loin roast

Directions
In a skillet, combine the first 12 ingredients; saute until the vegetables are tender. Untie roast and separate. Randomly cut 20 deep slits, 1 in. wide, on inside surface of roast. Fill slits with some of the vegetable mixture; retie roast. Place on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Spread remaining vegetable mixture over the roast. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees F for 2-3 hours or until a meat thermometer reaches 160 degrees F-170 degrees F. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you had a wonderful day. Jacob and I enjoyed our day with our family. Yes, both of our families are here with us. And we really wanted to enjoy all of the details of our holiday. The lights, gifts, people, and especially the food!

We got so many amazing gifts. And enjoyed a lot of fun times with our families. Our holiday meal was incredible! But like good hardworking people like our families, they're already fast asleep. So Jacob and I are just enjoying a nice Christmas movie by the fire. Dreaming about next Christmas, when we have our baby girl here with us. Celebrating the birth of our Dear Lord. ★

4 Trees

I'm not going to lie. We have 4 Christmas trees. Why? I don't really know. We have 1 in the living room, and 1 in the den. Oh and we put a pretty tree in the dining room. And a really cute 1 in the kitchen. Why? I don't know. We usually don't get this into decorating. But it's been fun.

Our "formal" tree is in the dining room. Mostly because it's the formal area of our house. And our Christmas tree in the kitchen is fun a quirky. We got those ornaments at Hobby Lobby. They're all farm, garden, and ranch themed. So much fun!

I'm not sure if we're going to do this every year. But it was so fun this year. We really have gotten into the holiday spirit. Oh, and we bought everyone in our family a stocking. Because we're doing Christmas at our house this year. I can't wait! ★

Peer Pressure

I'm giving into "Peer Pressure" again. I swear, I never did before. Now I have a blog and a twitter. Someone help me! I'm going to blame it on "Pregnancy Brain." Anyway, you can find me here. Tweet, tweet! ★

Big Surprise!

Today, Jacob decided to start "putting" together some of the baby's nursery furniture. It honestly wasn't hard. But when Jacob was putting together the crib, we noticed it didn't look like this. Instead, this is the crib we got.



Actually, we like this one much more! And it was a little more expensive than the one we had picked out. This crib just seems much more versatile. And we like it a lot! This one wasn't even available when we ordered our furniture. So it was a nice little surprise. We checked everything else. Made sure the extra bed pieces would work with this crib. And we made sure the mattress fit.

Everything was perfect! And we have some furniture up in the "soon to be" nursery. Now I have a lot more shopping to do. Oh, and we need to paint. But I'm so excited to see our little crib all put together! ★

Peace Lily

OK, technically, this isn't about gardening. More about house plants. We're I seem to be having some serious issues! My garden is brilliant. Our yard is gorgeous. But my houseplants beg for help. Especially my Anthurium. Which is on it's last leg. No lie.

But I've had a Peace Lily forever! And it's never been pretty like this one...



Mine is more...um, what's the word? It only blooms 1 bloom a year. If that! And the leaves get brown at the tips. No matter what I do. It hasn't grown in size. But it's still alive. And 98% green. I just wish I could figure out this plant. It has such a temper! ★

We're Having a Girl!

I just can't keep it a secret anymore. Yes, we're having a little girl! It has been so tough to keep this secret. Jacob and I have known for over 2 weeks now! So many times I've almost spilled the beans. But it was important to us, that we tell our families first!

Now all the fun stuff begins. Like buying cute dresses and and tiny shoes. Oh and the bedding! Now I'm really excited about our nursery. Just a few months until we meet our little princess. And already, she has her daddy wrapped around her little finger. :) ★