THIS WEEKEND I:

Watched: Mariah Carey bomb on Rockin' New Year's Eve
Listened: to Jack bang on a little pan to ring in the new year
Learned: a new crochet pattern 
Ate: pork and sauerkraut for good luck
Read: Little Tug, Jack's new favorite bedtime story
Drank: non-alcoholic blueberry sparkling cider
Thought: about my resolutions for the year
Wished: that Hillary Clinton was being sworn in as President in 2017
Realized: that I might never feel the same about this country with Trump as President
Bought: nothing! 

THIS WEEKEND I:

Watched: The Big Short
Listened: to several directors on headset at work 
Learned: that I still get swollen while pregnant, high blood pressure or not 
Ate: a PBJ because all I want is peanut butter 
Read: several books to Jack 
Drank: milk because I’m craving it too! 
Thought: and thought and thought about the economy after watching The Big Short 
Wished: I could take a really long nap 
Realized: that I was this tired last pregnancy and that I’m not just lazy 
Bought: a new wardrobe at IKEA

THIS WEEKEND I:

Watched: Jack play in his newly set up water table outside
Listened: to a Rodrigo y Gabriela Pandora station 
Ate: this trifle
Read: blogs rather than my renewed book from the library #fail
Drank: half a glass of spiked iced tea (and then realized I’m a wimp and             switched to rootbeer)
Thought: about visiting Chicago this week!! 
Wished: I saw my grandparents on Thursday rather than being busy and tired
Realized: I will never be able to go camping with my family without using            vacation days because my weekend is in the middle of the week
Bought: groceries to start a new round of the #Whole30  

THIS WEEKEND I:

Watched: My sister graduate from the University of Pittsburgh
Listened: to my Mem-Mem talk and talk and talk and talk and talk
Ate: shrimp and veal at Le Mont in Mt. Washington
Read: the new Whole 30 cookbook
Drank: champagne with my family!
Thought: about my son’s college graduation 20 years from now
Wished: I didn’t accidentally park in a handicap spot and get a $235 ticket
Realized: I haven’t done laundry in a week
Bought: my sister a class of 2015 sweatshirt

THIS WEEKEND I:

Watched: The Walking Dead

Listened: to Taylor Swift…who am I???

Learned: that my fridge was too cold and froze all my vegetables

Ate: an amazing homemade meal at my parent’s house

Read: Lena Dunham’s new book

Drank: apple cider

Thought: about my schedule for the month

Wished: I could stop eating junk

Realized: that it’s my four year anniversary at my first full time job

Bought: nothing, actually! Go me! 

THIS WEEKEND I:

Watched: so many episodes of Parks & Recreation…and LOVE it!

Listened: to Jack laugh over everything! 

Learned: that I need to suck it up and just be happy working an overnight shift. 

Ate: my mom’s homemade waffle recipe.

Read: Beyond the Sling.

Drank: a watermelon slushy.

Thought: a lot about my family home.

Wished: I had a real weekend off.

Realized: that I’m almost out of frozen breast milk.

Bought: foam floor pads to baby-proof the living room! 

THIS WEEKEND I:

Watched: Game of Thrones…and loved/hated the moment we’ve all been waiting for!

Listened: to Jack’s sound machine play Rock-a-Bye-Baby through the monitor

Learned: that I have a lot more to learn when it comes to breaking news in Master Control at work

Ate: McDonalds, ugh. Operation Sunday-healthy-food-meal-prep was in full effect afterwards

Read: “Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play when No One Has the Time”

Drank: Diet Coke, again ugh. Water bottles are being washed and prepared to be used!!

Thought: that my hair could go without being washed every day – was wrong. 

Wished: I could stop time to sleep

Realized: that I’m in no way ready to run in the Pittsburgh Marathon Relay

Bought: 10 pounds of carrots from Costco to juice and eat

THIS WEEK I:

Watched: House of Cards…better late than never!

Listened: to what we think is the start of laughing from my son

Learned: I’m working too much…as usual.

Ate: five days of the Food Babe’s meal plan

Read: a book about baby-led weaning

Drank: lots of freshly pressed green juice

Thought: about my health a lot 

Wished: I could figure out how to make my schedule work

Realized: that 26 might be my favourite age so far 

Bought: my groceries online and picked them up curbside!

THIS WEEK I:

Watched: my son smile so many times! 

Listened: to friends laugh around my dining table

Learned: that my cousin is having a baby boy! 

Ate: lobster, bacon-wrapped salmon, and chocolate mousse for my Valentine’s Dinner Date

Read: the menu at Buca Di Beppo with my college friends

Drank: a Kir

Thought: what would happen if we have a zombie apocalypse 

Wished: I was debt-free already

Realized: I can let other people do my dishes, while I just hold the baby. 

Bought: about a month’s worth of food at Costco