Fill in the Blank Friday

It's that time of the week again. Though I am a couple of days late. If you want to join in on the fun, just check out Lauren's blog.

{this picture makes me happy :).}

1.  The most adventurous thing I've ever done is        gosh, i wouldn't thing of myself as daring at all...but i would say when I moved away for university and again a few years later moving to the big city for a job! And another time, lying to my cousins in Hawaii saying that I was a good swimmer to go surfing!! And I got rocked by the waves. I had the bruises to prove it! 

2.  If I were a pair of shoes I  would be      a pair of sexy black heels, fun and a classic that every women needs.

3.  My preferred mode of digital communication is        email. Though I realize there are times where you just have to pick up the phone to talk to someone.

4.  I feel happiest when      my little girl looks at me and her daddy and smiles. There are times when me and hubby are not sitting beside each other and she would be sitting between us, she would turn to me and smile and then turn to her daddy and smile again. And do it again. Love it!!!

5.  A little dream I have for my life is     to own a store geared towards natural products for kids and babies, a practice as a Nutritionist and a beautiful house out in the country where I can drive around in an ATV with the kids!!! Not too much right!?!?

6.  The one modern convenience I could NOT do without is       the internet. I don't know what we did before without it. I guess we used phone books, maps, textbooks and encyclopedias. My parents still have our encyclopedias on a bookshelf in their basement :)

7.  Music, movies, TV or books:  if I could only choose one to enjoy I would pick       books. Definitely books, and secondly music, then movies and lastly TV. Books can entertain you for hours and can easily take you away. And they actually use your brain.


Thanks for reading! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Fill in the Blank Friday

Happy Friday everyone. Today's fill in the blanks are tv related and done by Leesh for Lauren's blog. Check out the blog if you want to fill them out too!
It's funny since we don't have cable at home, so most of the shows I catch up online. And during my pregnancy, most of my time was spent on watching tv shows since I was too tired to do anything else and I'm still watching :)  It's great since I don't have to watch commercials anymore.  Though I can never join in conversations, since I am never up to date.

    

1.  My favorite current TV show is  surprisingly True Blood, I can't get enough of it. And I just started watching it when there was no more Twilight books to read or new episodes of Vampire Diaries to watch.

2.  The TV character I can relate to most is      ..more like girls I would want to relate with. LC and the girls on O.C. I just want to be able to live by the beach and be born with all the money :)

3.  My life is like (fill in with TV show and why)....   Maybe Friends or Seinfeld...

 I can't think of a show that is like my life especially being a new mom. 

4.  My all time favorite TV show is      Felicity. I can always watch old episodes. But yes, there are many more...ER, OC, Party of Five...

5.  A TV show that is ridiculously stupid, but I continue to watch is    Sadly a soap, Young and the Restless. I may get irritated with a storyline and will stop watching for a bit, but I always seem to go back and check what is going on...

6.  My favorite TV couple is       Addison and Sam on Private Practice.

7.  One TV episode I could watch over and over again is       any of the episodes of Grey's Anatomy. And sadly, I would probably cry each time. 

Summer weekends...

I can't believe it's already Thursday and another weekend is fast approaching.  Last week was lazy since Katelyn was recovering from a cold she caught over the other weekend. This week we went to the movies to watch "The Other Guys" and had a couple of play dates with her friend Nilene.

Two weekends ago was amazing since our family was celebrating two joyous occasions, me and my hubby's marriage blessing and our little girl's First Communion.

After all the time for preparing for the events, the celebrations passed so quickly, but it was amazing to have all the friends and family together. We had relatives down from Texas too! For some it was their first time meeting our little girl.

Katelyn and her Uncle

Last weekend my brother hitched a ride with a friend and came up for a visit. Friday, Hubby went out for a boys night and I was able to hang out with my bro and catch up. Saturday morning we went down to the Farmer's Market, to snack on fresh baked goods, listen to live music and buy some fresh produce.

This is what we came home with, except the cherry strudel that we finished off before I had a chance to take a picture.

I love fresh herbs. The next day I made a basil pesto made with walnuts (since I didn't have pine nuts on hand), roasted the wax beans and orange cauliflower, and baked tilapia which I marinated with some of the pesto with teriyaki and miri. I boiled up some corn pasta and added the pesto. It was a yummy lunch!

I can't believe it's already August, and that the next season is coming soon. I already feel the nights getting cooler. So for now, all we can do is enjoy the weekends that we have left in the summer. We are trying to plan a day trip for this Saturday and a picnic in the park on Sunday. Can't wait for the weekend ;)

A few of Katelyn's favourite things...

I just wanted to share a few of Kate's favourite things. I've been meaning to do this post for some time now. Hopefully I'll be able to do a post like this every week. And I'll be able to share the many pictures that I take of the poor girl :)

Toys and more toys. And I restrain from at least giving her more than one a day :)  I think though she is outgrowing the flower rattle, we doubled it up as a fan when she was getting warm on a day out.

Bath time in her Spa Bebe Tub!  Her bath time is part of her nightly routine. And it always seems to settle her down before she goes to sleep.

Her bum bum balm. And I love the smell of it too!

Her favourite sandals...though I think she loves all of her footwear! She is always fascinated when she sees anything on her feet. Socks too!

Daddy's favourite onesie

Have a good day everyone!!!!

Fill in the Blank Friday

Hi everyone,

This is my first time completing this fill in the blanks. I've been reading them for awhile now since it reminds of the notes that were passed around when we were in grade school.  A dear friend, S.I. had started them and I always love reading them. They are Questions ... just to share and learn a little bit more about each other.
So here are my answers and if you want to do the same go to Lauren's blog

1.  Birthdays are:       one of my favourite times of the year. Others get depressed, but I love celebrating...and it's usually the whole month :)

2.  My favorite birthday memory was      This is hard for me to just pinpoint one birthday. There were a couple of times at the Distillery District eating oysters with friends, a trip to Dominican Rep. where hubby proposed and this past birthday, which was the first birthday with Katelyn.

3.  A birthday tradition I (or my family) has is  getting together to eat. eat. eat.  Always lots of food and of course, birthday cake!!!

4.  If I had to choose one birthday meal to eat for the rest of my birthdays hence forward, I would choose              paella or risotto (both are dishes that I wouldn't cook at home)  and finish off with creme brule ( my absolute fave).

5.  My birthday is on     June 5 - I'm a Gemini! Makes it all clear now, doesn't it!?!?

6.  If I could take a birthday trip I would go       on a beach trip. So I could sit on a lounge chair on the beach sipping a margarita.

7.  The best gift I've ever received for my birthday was      my engagement ring!

Have a great weekend!

Reasons why I love the SUMMER

• Tall glass of ice cold lemonade
• White cotton summer dresses
• Sunglasses that cover half my face
• Sunlight peeking through my window early in the morning
• Kids running through sprinklers
• Longer days
• Popsicles and lemon sorbet
• Laying out in the sun on the deck
• Fresh cut flowers from the garden
• Slippas aka Flip flops
• Cool breezes
• BBQs and parties
• Long weekends
• Camp fires and smores
• Sunsets

Why do you love the summer?

New classes

Yesterday I signed up Katelyn for 

Baby and Me Yoga and 

Parent and Tot 1 Swim. 

I can't wait until they start next month!!!