Miscellany Monday

{1} I am almost done with "The Hunger Games" trilogy. I started book one while we were in Sunriver last weekend and got hooked after some initial reservations. It's very entertaining, I must admit. I'm about 1/3 of the way through the third book and it's the slowest book so far. It's probably good it's not as gripping as the other two though. I may or may not have sorta neglected my home and family to read them a few days last week. ;)

Staying entertained at the Superbowl

{2} Saturday was my birthday! Do I sound older and wiser to you? I am officially in my early 30's (thank you for the reminder Caitlin). I had a nice day on Saturday, enjoyed the sunshine with my family, both kids slept in AND took long naps at the same time (a gift in and of itself!!!), and then went to dinner with Brett. It was low key but great. Last night I went out with some girlfriends to continue the celebration and indulged in a pomegranate martini (I can actually hear my mother gasping out loud in MN as she reads this) and it was delicious, every last drop.

{3} I made alfredo sauce from scratch on Friday night for approx. 20 people and it turned out great. I used this recipe here: Chicken Fettucini Alfredo Who knew there was so much butter and cheese in alfredo? Kidding.

{4} I am in complete denial of how old my son is. He is nearly 6 months old....I can hardly believe it. Where is the pause button?? He is teething like cah-razy and I keep waiting for one of the little teeth to bust through.

{5} A friend of mine gave me two big bags of hand me down clothes for ME and I'm jazzed. She is way cuter and more stylish then I am so this really works out for me. I've never really enjoyed the benefits of hand me downs as an adult. I promise to pass the clothes on to someone else someday too....as long as they aren't stained with spit up, snot or some other childish bodily fluid. :)

{6} I wish Brett and I could have a date night every week.

Ems at her first Superbowl. Everett wore the same onesie!

{7} My house smells weird right now and it's bugging me. It's either (1) the trash (2) the fireplace (3) the garbage disposal. Last year when we turned on the fireplace for the first time, apparently a little critter had gotten into the fireplace filter area outside and met a fiery death. My house proceeded to smell like a dead little critter which is possibly the worst smell ever. The remedy was to just have the fireplace on a lot so you can essentially cook the smell away (totally just threw up in my mouth, so sick to talk about and possibly blog post inappropriate but whatever). I'm hoping that it's just the trash and once Brett's get home, he can figure it out for sure. He's a lucky man.

{8} I'd like to apologize for #7 of this post. So gross but so on my mind and it's MY blog so there.

{9} I'm sorry if #8 sounded rude, that wasn't my intention. :)

{10} New favorite show in the world: New Girl. HILARIOUS.