weekend review.

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Eating a KitKat and thinking about the fun weekend we had...

Ping pong birthday party for our very good friend at Spin. 

There were a few drinks involved...

Saturday was a late start to the day that began with brunch.

nom nom nom...

& then a stroll at Harbourfront.

We also watched Avengers for the second time...

Mother's day was breakfast at our favourite brunch place, Over Easy.

We do love brunch...

Even when some of it gets stuck on my belly.

(scratching food off of my shirt is a common occurrence now)

It was a very good weekend. Even if my favourite dress got partially eaten by an escalator.

The hormonal pregnant lady cried about in public... at the mall.

& the most exciting part of my weekend:

Shaun picking out the sweetest little onesie for the Bean.

It's only Monday but I'm looking forward to the weekend (long weekend!) already...

what's for dinner?

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Shaun is many things - including a very helpful husband - but a cook he is not.

Which isn't that big of a deal because I quite enjoy cooking (unless I have all-day morning sickness, and/or it's after a 10 hour work day).

My only daily challenge is "how much vegetables I can cram into a meal before Shaun starts complaining". 

He's a carnivore through and through (and me, who is a border line vegetarian), so our dinners often end up being one platers that are much easier for me to "sneak" veggies into.

(In his defense, Shaun's diet has become much more diverse over the years that we've been together.)

Today's dinner was on the simpler side.
Thanks to a migraine which I can't take medication for.
Thanks to the bump.

(It's okay Jellybean, you're worth it)

I made a quick tomato sauce with turkey/chicken sausage and lots of veggies (zucchini, eggplant, celery, & green beans).

 

Usually I stick to whole wheat, but today's was fresh pasta from St. Lawrence Market.

Thank goodness I had gone grocery shopping earlier this week, since migraine days equal being stuck in a dark room in bed...

Hoping tomorrow is a better day. Happy Friday!

it's mostly fun & games.

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(This picture was from some time ago... I definitely can't make visual confirmation of my toes from this angle anymore.)

Yes there's progressive swelling, aching, and everything in between, but it is mostly fun and we're getting really excited to see our little bean.  Everyday when Shaun comes home, he talks to the bump and tells her we'll see her soon, and how excited we are for her to come out.

& the many other moments that make me really excited about our Jellybean...

Receiving amazingly cute gifts from amazingly awesome friends.

Prepping for a Jellybean worthy room.

Buying too cute outfits and imagining what she'll look like in them.

... & the invasion of monkeys.

Less than 7 weeks until we see you Jellybean!

a very grown up celebration.

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Like I mentioned, Friday was the hubby's birthday.

For his big 30th, the soon-to-be daddy asked for a "pizza/pool party".  

I figured if we're going to be ridiculous, I might as well take it all the way so I ran with it.

...and ended up with a Batman Pizza/Pool party.  

We had ice cream cake aaand cupcakes (From my last posting - which turned out to be quite delicious, my new favourite cake in fact.  And this, coming from a girl who likes to bake things, but not so much to eat baked things, is a pretty big deal).

The people at DQ were quite the artisans when it came to piping the icing...

Hope you had good birthday Shaun, & thanks to our great friends for being there to celebrate with us.

And now to eat some left over banana cake...

cupcake-ing.

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Tonight I baked for a special guy whose birthday is tomorrow.

They're banana cupcakes based on this recipe. 

I'll wait until tomorrow to ice them, but so far they're smelling pretty darn good.  I'm wondering if the Jellybean can smell them too - I feel her jumping around like crazy.

This is his 7th birthday that we'll be celebrating together.  

Happy Birthday Shaun, next year we get to party as a family of three!

holy dance deprivation batman.

If you know me, you know that one of my passions is dance. 

If you don't know me - I love dance. 

When I was young, I was one of those busy little things whose feet barely ever touching the ground, and maybe my mom took me to my first dance class at age 5 in hopes of expending some of that energy.  Whatever the reason, I've been dancing on and off for the past twenty-something years.  So despite knee injuries, many disruptions due to multiple cross-continental moves, and putting aside childhood dreams of going to Juilliard to pursue a far more lackluster and "practical" (not really) degree in science, dance has still managed to become a integral part of who I am. 

 That being said, I have been taking a short hiatus from the dance company on account of this growing bean in my belly, but my very talented friends are putting on a show in June!

For those of you in and around the Toronto area, we'd love to see you there!

This is where you can purchase tickets to the show.  

If you sadly live too far away, or you'd like a sneak preview of the company, here's a fun thing we did last summer.

Go to the Geometrix website for more information about our company! 

I can't wait to be dancing again. 

But in the mean time, I'll enjoy the little bean dancing and jiggling around in my belly.

us.

She was born in Japan.

He was born in Canada.

She grew up in Japan, Canada, and the US.

He grew up in Trinidad.

They met in Toronto.

On a beautiful fall day in 2010, they got married.

& two became three in June 2012.

This blog is a window into the laughs, tears, and craziness of a little family in Toronto.

Thanks for stopping by and happy reading!

*All wedding photos by the fabulous Camilla Pucholt.