On Sunday evening my Mom, Dad, and little sister came in to town. Yay!It was a special day, not only because it was the day that they came to Seattle, but also because it was my mom's birthday! She is 55 years old now. Can you believe it? To me she looks like she is about forty. And for those of you who have never met my beautiful mother and are looking at that strange blond woman in the picture below, yes, that is my mom. What? Can't you tell?
I felt so special that I got to have my Mom with me on her birthday. I love my mom so much and admire her so much. We celebrated by having a nice dinner, then going for a walk on our scenic river path, and then concluding with some shortcake with whipped cream, and freshly picked wild black berries and peaches. Yum.
Amongst other news:
-Last saturday our car window was bashed out while we were off canoing up the Cedar River. Two hundred and sixty five dollars later we have a new window. To look on the bright side of things, they didn't steal anything, not that there was anything besides a diaper bag inside the car to steal. Very lame.
-I found a new treat; that is if you consider vegetables treats. The other day my friend who is also pregnant, told me that she had been craving artichokes, and as soon as she said that I decided I was craving them too. So, I went and bought me an artichoke. The last time I cooked an artichoke I didn't really know what I was doing. I boiled it in a pot and then dipped it in melted butter. It tasted really watery and mushy. So, this time I decided to steam the artichoke. I flavored the water with a clove of garlic, a bay leaf, and a slice of lemon (I got this idea from Simply Recipes). For the sauce I mixed together mayonnaise and a little bit of balsamic vinegar. Oh, I'm telling you, if you like artichokes this is the way to go! I'm already craving it again!
9 comments:
fun! your mom is really cute and she doesn't look or act like she is 55!
it's so nice to have family come visit, glad your having fun!
So much fun for you Jess! It's always fun to play hostess for your Mom (at least that's how I feel). By the way - is that a new couch I see?
First off my dear Jess - you look way too skinny. How far along are you? You're looking like a bean pole.
Your mom looks great - and the blackberry tarts are very close to home for us right now.
That is so awful about your car - do you think it was just random or were they trying to break in?
Maggie in answer to your question, that is a new couch! Exciting hu? You'll have to come see them.
Rae in answer to you- I'm 12 weeks and 6 days, and the picture is just a good one. My side view is my strong point! :) I'm not sure about the car. I wish I could know what those punks were thinking, because that didn't take or re-arrange anything in our car. I think it was just a mean thing they did.
Jess, my mouth is watering. You have turned in to quite the chef! So fun. We watched Jen for a couple of days and she mostly wanted to talk about coming up to visit you guys. I am glad she and the parents got to come visit you.
Ya, that is a bummer about your car! But fun to have the parents and Jenn in town! It's always fun to have family visit.
Sorry about your car! Ouch.
And yeah, you SO do not look pregnant, at all. How can you be this skinny when you're already 3 months along? You're lucky!
Your mom is a beautiful young lady! I am so glad that they were able to come and visit. I hope the week is fun for you with family there from both sides. Don't let yourself get too tired, Jess. I can just hear Olivia greeting Jenny.
We had so much fun with you, Olivia, and Jaron. You intertained us and fed us very well. Thanks for the compliments,
Mom
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