What I'm loving Wednesday...

My first edition of this blog favorite. "What I'm Loving Wednesday" is popular in the blog world, and it's a great way to remind yourself of all the fun things in your life during a time when most people are feeling a mid-week slump. So here's my edition!

I'm loving..... Pawn Stars and Hardcore Pawn. I jsut diccovered these two shows, and I am HOOKED. They are very different in their formats, but the concept is basically the same.

I love Pawn Stars because the viewer gets to see all of these amazing and unique collectible items and learn the history behind them. And since I'm a history nerd, I practically salivate when I watch it. I am praying there's a marathon on this weekend because my Sunday is totally empty and screaming for some pawn action.

Hardcore Pawn I like because it's reality TV at its best/worst. If you've ever worked in retail, then you appreciate the fact that the owners of this shop have no problem dropping f-bombs on their customers when they get sassy. It's hysterical! Kind of sad, but hysterical.

I'm loving..... Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt.

If we're friends on FB, you may have stumbled upon my new addiction. It's a self-serve frozen yogurt shop that lets you pay by the ounce. Brilliant! They have 30 rotating flavors of lowfat or nonfat frozen yogurt, plus a topping bar that has literally every.single.topping you could ever imagine. When my friend Holly took me there last week for the first time, I made a "sundae" that was so good I almost cried. I'm not kidding. I have been  back there 3 times in the past 6 days. I am probably gong today. I am okay with this. (Update: I went at 1:15pm. It was glorious).

I'm loving..... Elliot Scott!

One of my besties Monica and her 18-month old son came to visit me yesterday, so I took a half day of work. This little guy could NOT be cuter if he tried. He melts my heart. He's just so happy and sweet and innocent, and I love having him as a "nephew". We took him to Orange Leaf yesterday and he loved that too. Check out this cuteness:

Seriously, it should be a crime to be so precious! Being around him and his amazing mommy reminds me how lucky I am to have such a great friend, and to have a healthy baby on the way. I loved joy in Elliot's eyes when he did, well, pretty much anything, and it's one of the things I'm looking forward to most about being a mommy. Seeing the world and all the "little things" from their perspective (e.g. squealing with joy when he comes across a giant plastic gorilla) will never get old.

I'm loving..... that today is a beautiful 82 degrees, as opposed to the 95 degree weather we've been getting. Don't get me wrong, I will take the sun over the cold any day, but 82 degrees is perfect!

I'm loving..... that I get to have lunch with two awesome girls today, Skye and Heather, who I haven't seen in weeks!

Lastly, I'm loving..... this adorable long-sleeved maternity top from Forever 21. It's $10, how could I not get it?? It looks so cozy and would be perfect for fall.

Forever 21

I love my friends, and my yoga baby

Whenever I head up to my hometown, it's usually only for 24 hours at a time, and I always feel rushed because there are so many people I want to see. I put about 250 miles on my car this weekend, but it was totally worth it... there is nothing better than seeing the people you love the most. Even though today is Monday, I still feel energized by such a great weekend.

I'm also smiling this morning because my little one must be going through a growth spurt. His/her little wiggles and flutters have turned into big kicks in the last two days. It is the most incredible feeling in the world. I'm happy our rainbow baby is doing so well, and it's impossible not to smile when he/she is tap-tap-tapping away in there.

This is what I imagine is going on in there:

Caylee's Law

I normally don't give my personal opinions on hotly debated topics, but I just have to share this. Thinking about this precious little girl, and how no one will be held responsible just breaks my heart.

If you're interested, there's a petition you can sign to encourage the passage of a new law. The goal is to make it a felony for parents to refrain from reporting their child missing in a timely manner. Look it over.

http://www.change.org/petitions/create-caylees-law

Bump Watch Twenty Eleven

a.k.a I think I need a new tanktop...

I had just woken up from a nap yesterday evening (what, lots of people take naps at 5:00pm!?) and I thought to myself: "Self, you know what you need?? CHIPOTLE." Splendid idea, I said.

So I change out of my PJs into clothes that looked less like PJs, including a favorite purple tanktop. Note that said tanktop fit perfectly one month ago. Warning, warning. Belly shirt forthcoming!

Please excuse bedhead and tired  nap eyes

BAM!! Now that is a baby bump. Where did that come from??? Sure, I'm looking rounder in the midsection these days, but I've been blaming it on pregnancy bloat (for those who have been pregnant before, you can vouch for this. It is a real thing, and it is FIERCE). But there's no denying it, there's a sweet little baby in there growing away. Love <3

You know what else I love??? Chipotle.

I decided against taking another post-Chipotle belly shot. I feel good about this decision. The end.

Friday Funny

I can't believe I've never noticed this before....

We bought our house about 3 years ago. It was built in 1912, and it's a brick farmhouse. It's home. I feel like one should know their home well, right??

Well imagine my surprise when I was locking the front door this morning, and I looked to my left, and I saw something written in the mortar between one of the bricks. At first glance I looked away and turned around, but then, desperate to know what the hidden message was, I turned back around. This is what the message said:

Bob. It says Bob. Someone named Bob christened our house by writing his name. I almost peed myself. Who has "Bob" written on their house??? THIS GIRL.

So now I'm all curious wondering, how long has "Bob" been there?? 3 years? 10 years? 60 years???? 100 years?!?!?! So far we've found lots of evidence that our house has been inhabited for 100 years. The door frame leading to the basement has a height chart that has dozens of names and height marks dating back to the 1970s. The ugly as sin layers of wallpaper I ripped out of the kitchen looked at LEAST 1960ish. And when Jon ripped down the plaster in the living room, we found newspapers from the 1950s stuffed into the walls (was that a 1950s version of insulation?? Because it did not work).

Well Bob, if you're out there... come clean up after yourself...it's rude. And awesome.