Happy 34th Birthday, Jay! (well, yesterday)

Yesterday, May 29th, was Jay's 34th birthday. If I have to say so, I think he had a pretty kick-ass birthday....but I'll explain in more detail later.

On Sunday we hosted a birthday party BBQ and had a great time with some of our friends in town for Memorial Day weekend. Jay and Rohde spent the day perfecting the ribs in Jay's new smoker, drinking beer and well, discussing the ribs they were perfecting in the smoker:) I spent the day running around to prepare for the party, but in the end it was all worth it. Jay had a good time even though he HATES, HATES, HATES being the center of attention (kinda makes you wonder why he married me...), the Callaway golf travel bag from Elvis and I was a huge hit with him and ...P.S. If you want amazing ice-cream cake - go to Cold Stone Creamery. Sinful. By the end of the day I passed out harder than Lindsay Lohan.

So that was Sunday. On Monday, we delivered Jay his REAL birthday present. He went with me to my Dr. appt and heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time. It's a great sound. I'm not going to lie, freaks me out to think I'm walking around with 2 heartbeats, but it's a GREAT sound. We are scheduled for the major ultrasound at the hospital in 3 weeks on June 19th, but I asked if we could just get a sneak peak at the baby since it was Jay's birthday....PLEASE (I even put on my sweet voice). It worked! The PA wheeled in the mobile unit and then the real fun began. It had been 8 weeks since we'd seen the baby so when we saw this actual little baby-like being looking back at us, we were amazed. There was this little person - kicking and squirming around and the whole time sucking on his fingers - just hanging out inside of me! Of course, we asked is she could see anything else and......

Well, boys and girls, I can safely say that I will most likely NEVER be able to top what I gave my husband on his 34th birthday...I gave him the first look at his SON!

We will still have the u/s on the 19th to confirm everything and get more information about the baby, but for 17 weeks, everything looks great! Now, I just giggle when I think I'm growing a penis inside me.

Hanging out in Arizona

We had a great time enjoying our vacation last week in Arizona.
Rock star Jay won a trip to The Phoencian in Scottsdale and then we made our way up to Sedona. I had never been to Arizona so seeing that part of the country - the desert, canyons, colors and culture - was amazing. We walked around Camelback Mountain, spent a day at the pool cabanas, golfed and went to the spa. (I really dig the spa portion of trips.) In the evening we ate some great dinners and I slept like a fat kid. Apparently, my little bump decided it was time to make a more public appearance. I swear Thursday I woke up "publicly pregnant". It's surreal to have strangers recognize I'm preggers.

Along with enjoying the relaxation of Scottsdale, we headed up to Sedona. This picture of Boynoton Canyon does not even begin to do it justice. If you go, make sure to make a lunch or dinner reservation at Enchantment Resort. GORGEOUS!

It's not a trip to the West without a cowboy picture!

For the record, "dry heat" is still pretty damn hot. I underestimated this and after this morning walk on the mountain, the day at the pool, the heat and altitude, I was not doing too well. I was still a trooper though and hung in there through dinner. We had a fantastic meal at an Italian restaurant in Old Scottsdale. Yum. Then, put a fork in me....I was DONE!

I Heart Super Suppers

For as long as I can remember, my Grandma has been worrying (and probably saying Novenas) over my lack of culinary skills. She especially worried when I got married. Thankfully, I was smart/lucky enough to marry a man who loves to cook. And this week, I got even luckier. I discovered "Super Suppers". Basically, it's this little piece of suburban heaven where all the ingredients are pre sliced, diced, measured and packaged. You choose which meal you want and the nice chef gives you a baggie full of the material, a card with the mixing and heating ,directions and BAM, you're out the door. I promise you, this is the only way Jay and I could have enjoyed cranberry-barbeque pork chops accomponied by apricot-glazed baby carrots in our own home. And not out of the box. They don't use any nasty preservatives, trans-fats, etc. so it really does taste like you slaved over it all day. Brilliant. Anyway, I heart Super Suppers.