Quiet Nights

If you are a jazz lover, or if you have a lover (he he he) then you will love Diana Krall's new cd! It's called Quiet Nights. It definitely lives up to the title, very relaxing and romantic, perfect for a quiet night or to get your special someone in the mood...

Don't Miss it music festival!

After living in Tennessee for several years and now back to my hometown in Indianapolis, I have realized there are a lot of things I miss from Tennessee (and quite a few things I don't miss either!)

I miss fruit tea, cheese grits, honky tonks, Provence Cafe, and Uncle Dave Macon Days (that's him above) in Murfreesboro! Its on July 11th this year, and you can check it out at http://www.uncledavemacondays.com/

Basically, its a bunch of old-fashioned Tennessee stuff- buck dancing, bluegrass music all around you, old women clogging in those funny frilly skirts. Also, there is great food and vendors selling jewelry, etc.

Basically its a ton of fun and would make a great addition to a Tennessee vacation this summer. David and I are planning to go this year, although being outside walking around all day pregnant in the sweltering heat might pose an issue! But there is a little creek you can play in...

The Daily Plate

This is a great website for anyone who is counting calories. I get to eat more these days- yay!
You can track your excercise, food, calories, water consumption, etc. It's great for keeping yourself honest!
And its FREE!

www.thedailyplate.com

New food fetish...

Lately I have been into smoothies, so I thought I would share my new favorite smoothie recipe.

I call it my Regular Smoothie, because it is pretty simple and well, it helps keep you regular!!!! It tastes really good-you really don't notice the wheat germ (pictured above) at all, but it adds protein, fiber, folic acid...all kinds of good stuff.

Stick all this stuff in your blender and that's it:

1 mango (or the equivalent of frozen mango chunks- my preference)

1 small banana

1 kiwi

1/2 cup skim milk

1/2 cup orange juice

1/4 cup prune juice

2 heaping tablespoons wheat germ

ice

almost golf season

I can't wait to get out there and golf this year! Although my pregnant belly is sure to make my swing even worse than it already is! Oh, well- it will be fun anyways. Just no beer in my cooler this year- I'll have to settle for water and 7up!

Anyone who knows me knows that looking cute on the links is one of my favorite parts of golfing, so I am happy to report that I found some cute maternity golf outfits online- pictured above is the miniature golfer maternity tee from milestonesmaternity.com. So cute!

rag rug

My Grandma has given me yet another idea for a craft project! A rag rug! Basically, you just save old fabric, tear it into strips, braid them together, then sew it into a round or oval rug shape. I'm giving it a try! I need to start over becuase I've discovered that its really hard not to make it a bowl shape for some reason. So I guess its not quite as easy as it sounds!

baby on the way!

So, our little baby is on the way, due November 2nd!
I have started a blog for our little mini haley- minihaley.blogspot.com
Then you can keep up to date on all the fun stuff that happens when you're pregnant (don't worry, its not THAT detialed!!!)
enjoy!