Marce Lips

Monday, January 28, 2013

Happy 5 Years of Dating! Weekend Update

Friday
Not much happened Friday. Well.. I can't remember actually. Oh... I had a dentist appointment. Those are always fun. No wonder why I couldn't remember. My teeth look perdy though... they even gave me a new toothbrush. I love free stuff.

Then I met up with my girlfriend Meghan (aka bridesmaid) for coffee since we haven't seen each other in a while. She's suffering from College overload right now. By the way, do you still call it "going for coffee" if neither of you drink coffee? I think it's more of a verb personally.

Saturday
Dear Mike:

Five years ago on this day, you took me on my dream date. In that time, you have become my best friend, my husband, my baby daddy; simply put.. you are my everything. You are the most selfless man I know. You spend all your time and energy making sure we have everything we need. Your hard work never goes unnoticed. Every day I find myself falling more and more in love with you. I'm so excited to experience this next chapter with you. You will be the best Daddy in the world. I love you and thank you for giving me the best 5 years of my life. xoxox

I'm all about date nights so of course I wanted us to do something to celebrate 5 years of dating. Since we're on a budget now, we opted for a night in and splurged on some crab legs.

Breakfast: Pancakes from scratch. Mmmm. I could eat breakfast 5 times a day.
Dinner: Steak, crab legs, and pasta alfredo. So. Good.
Movie: Taken 2. Awesome movie. Highly recommended but you have to watch the first one first.

Sunday
35 weeks! 5-ish to go!

The hubby and I relaxed all day and had our first chocolate fondue. A good way to cheer me up before my husband goes out of town for work... Fill me up with chocolate and fruit.

Just so you know: hubby + flying + out of town + 35 week pregnant wife + wife with anxiety issues = a cranky, hormonal, emotional, anxious, pregnant lady.

I found these fondue sets at the dollar store and thought they would make a nice cheap date night.
The only problem is the bottom gets too hot and starts to cook the chocolate after a while.
You get what you pay for I suppose.

Pears/Bananas/Strawberries

Yum.

Sunday Social {Week 4}

What is your ideal way to relax?
Watching a movie with my hubby while pigging out on snacks.... and/or taking a nice hot relaxing bath.

Dream Tub

Pinterest

Where is your favorite place to be?
Home or in Florida swimming with dolphins.

Who do you consider your biggest role model?
I don't really have a role model anymore. I think my role model is the me I hope to transform into as the years go by. She motivates and inspires me. Oh and Heidi Klum. Girl is beautiful, fun (have you seen her parties??), and HILARIOUS. Love her.

What does your life look like in 3 years?
I'll be a mommy to hopefully 2-3 babies (depending if there's twins hehe), have a career or be working towards one, and be debt free; excluding mortgage.

If you could go back and change one decision what would it be?
I can't say that I regret any decision because I believe everything happens for a reason. I wouldn't trade my life for anything.
If I had to choose I would say: do better in school and treat people better. I was very angry in my teen years. Oh and I wouldn't let boyfriends consume and control my life... douchebags.

What is your biggest accomplishment in life thus far?
Meeting and marrying my husband. Seriously. He's the most amazing man ever. I'm so happy the Universe brought us together.

What is your biggest accomplishment so far? Comment below! I would love to hear from you. :)

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

50 and Twitter Hop!

Wow! 50 GFC followers! Thank you everyone. It's funny how 50 seems like a big deal. I love this blogging thing. It's tough sometimes to come up with ideas... ok, maybe not ideas.. I have tons of drafts already written but they never seem right. I'm working on it though. Need to get my creative groove on.

In the meantime, there's a Twitter hop going on so if you want some exposure, head on over and sign up! It's really easy!

Twitter Hop

I entered a contest tonight (for fun) that is being held by ET Canada to be a guest blogger for the Grammy's. That's right the GRAMMY'S. How cool would tha tbe?! I would probably faint if I got called.

Chances of that actually happening are slim though. I bet you there are thousands of people who have applied and I'm sure they won't be ready to pop! May be a little difficult flying a pregnant lady into the US when she's a few weeks away from her due date.

But who cares! I figured it wouldn't hurt to try, right!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

GIVEAWAYS & {Talking Fitness With Bron}

Did you know...???
By The Porchlight has TWO giveaways going on RIGHT NOW!

The first is a group giveaway and expires in a couple of days.
The other is my own! Check out my post and enter the giveaway HERE.

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Since I'm no fitness expert and can barely run a mile without almost dying, I decided to ask my friend Bron to offer up some fitness information! I'm calling it Talking Fitness With Bron.

Her posts will be devoted to fitness and health. She will post recipes, exercises, class comparisons, fitness fashion favorites, and more. We would love to hear any feedback, questions, and/or suggestions. To start things off, I figured a short introduction would be best! Take it away Bron!

Hello Marce Lips readers! I'm very excited to be a part of Marci's blog!

My name is Bronwyn but I mostly go by Bron. It’s easier to say (people get thrown off by the lack of vowels in the second syllable). I prefer either one though. I’m 33 years old and live in beautiful Kelowna, BC, Canada with my awesome boxer/retriever Roxi and 2 orange tabby cats; Murray and Ceeci.

I'm your typical girl who loves good company, great food, and a glass (or 2) of wine. After sitting at my desk job for many years, I was unhappy with my body image and how I felt. Wellness and fitness have since become a passion and a way of life for me. Running is now my vice; having run a couple half marathons and multiple 5 & 10K’s. I also love yoga - hot, cold, power, yin, easy...whatever! If there’s a savasana, I’m in! I also enjoy cross country skiing, spin class, and bootcamp classes (preferably outdoors). What can I say? I like to get my butt kicked! Working hard is rewarding.

I recently got my weight trainer certification and work part-time as a fitness instructor at a local company called Designer Fitness where I lead a bootcamp style class. You can read more about my fitness career dream here. I'm excited to discuss all topics related to leading a healthy and happy lifestyle. Feeling good starts from the inside.

As my favourite yogi says...namaste and rock on.

Look forward to more next Wednesday!

Facts of Me Hop + Balls

Pizza balls that is. I said I would post the recipe today so I've included it at the bottom!
But first, I stumbled upon this ONE DAY HOP hosted by Whitney.
Basically, it's a bunch of random facts about yourself!

Straws

Whenever I drink from a straw, I have to pinch it so barely anything comes out.

Pickles

I eat pickles inside out. Yes, it's possible.

Control

I'm a control freak. It's something I'm gradually working on.

Ducks

I have a rubber duck/anything duck collection. I love ducks.

Gossip

I am obsessed with celebrity gossip.

Organized

I'm extremely disorganized in an organized fashion which is extremely frustrating.

Planner
I love planning, organizing, researching, and promoting.

Sleep talking
I talk (and sometimes jump on the bed screaming at the curtains) in my sleep. It usually scares the crap out of my husband but he seems to be getting used to it.

Bilingual
I am *technically* bilingual in English and French although the French part is ~~very~~ a bit rusty. I would love to learn Spanish.

Holding hands
If my husband and I are holding hands, I can’t separate them to go around something. If he goes one way, I have to follow the same way and vice versa. When I turn one way; I have to turn back the same. If I don't, I get anxiety. It’s messed up.

Anxiety
I have anxiety issues. Planes, being alone at night, spiders, and natural disasters cause me panic attacks. Yet I can speak to 100+ people at an event no problem. My anxiety is irrational based. Well sorry to burst your bubble Doc, but I don't understand how 2 people controlling a huge heavy metal box thousands of feet in the air hitting invisible potholes is irrational… that's all I'm sayin'.

Hair
I love having my hair played with. It’s now a form of bribery my husband uses.

Memory

I have a bad memory. I don't even remember what I was going to write next.

Education

I would rather be in school full-time than work.

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Onto the next topic. Pizza Balls! Mmmmm.

I found a Pizza Balls recipe on Pinterest so we decided to try it.

Our version

Ingredients

Homemade pizza dough in the breadmaker (I used 1/2 tsp each of garlic bits & italian this time)
3 meats pizza toppings
Mozzarella cheese
1 beaten egg
Parmesan
Pizza sauce

Roll dough and cut into squares (or circles). Stack meat and cheese on top. Gather up the edges of the dough. Line up rolls in a greased pan. Brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

Bake at 425 for 20-30 minutes depending on how crispy you like it.

Dip away and eat. I would have preferred a cheese sauce instead of the pizza sauce myself.

Enjoy!

Monday, January 21, 2013

Weekend Update + Giveaway

I had a very relaxing and lame weekend for the most part. Mind you, my weekend wasn't exactly a weekend. I began maternity leave on Tuesday and my husband took a few days off to spend time with me so we had 5 days together!

Friday

Delivered some furniture to my mother's that we gave her.
Stopped by my work for an hour to help out the new "me".
"Finished" a painting..Still not sure if it's really done yet.

Saturday

Met up with my brother for ice cream after his drawing class. It was nice to just chat.
My hubby worked Saturday night so I basically sat around creeping Pinterest. I know, pretty lame right? I have no life.

Sunday

Grocery shopping! One of my favorite things to do is grocery shopping! I don't know why. Maybe it's the challenge of trying to stay under budget. I've created a very strict budget since my pay is slashed so being $45 under made me one happy girl.
I kept seeing these homemade pizza balls on Pinterest so last night we decided to make them. They were a success! I will post the recipe tomorrow though. I have some cleaning to do and dinner to prepare. I'm sure my husband would prefer if I didn't sit around all day browsing on Pinterest, Facebook, or blog stuff... hehe.

Don't they look yummy?

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Don't forget to check out the GIVEAWAY that's going on right now hosted by Leslie at By The Porchlight!
I've contributed a prize to it :)