Sunday, September 26, 2010

Home Remedies

So yesterday out of the blue my throat started hurting-way bad! It kept me from sleeping a lot of the night and then I had a massive headache when I woke up this morning. My mother in law has introduced me to a great home remedy for sore throats so I thought I would share since sore throat season is rapidly approaching.
Simply mix this with warm water, and gargle it. I swallow a few sips before I gargle and find almost instant relief from a scratchy throat. Plus this concoction also helps kill the bacteria in your throat. So what is it that is the answer to all your sore throat problems????


HONEY!!!
I don't really like how honey tastes, but it is a ton better than nasty medicine that serves the same purpose, or gargling salt water. When it's diluted with hot water it's not so bad and totally worth it. I think you can also swallow a spoon full of it plain-but that kinda grosses me out. Anywho, if you choose to gargle or drink it I would recommend doing it a couple times a day until the soreness goes away. Hopefully this helps some of you guys out this fall/winter!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Old News (but I can't help myself)

I know that Mother's Day was months ago-but I found the pictures and really wanted to share so here is a little bit of old news. Eric got up that morning all excited to give me my gifts. I told him I wasn't even a mom yet, but he didn't care.
I know that the day Eric gets me a store bought card is the day he doesn't love me anymore. In my hands is my homemade card and Mary Poppins for our Disney collection.
I am holding a ball with a note that reads "This is the pregnancy ball. Simply put it under your shirt and Eric will do things for you! Just as he would if you were really pregnant! *Valid only Mother's Day 2010!"
This is me trying on the pregnancy ball...convincing? Probably not...but funny? I think so!
He's going to be such a good daddy someday! Hahahaha
This is Eric accomplishing his first task which was making breakfast for me and his mom.
This is me attempting to eat breakfast...I don't know how real pregnant women do it! I felt like I couldn't get close enough to the table! I eventually got a napkin to cover my belly because I was scared of dripping syrup on Eric's shirt.
And Finally this is our little family picture before we went to church. Precious, huh?

It was a really fun day. We had some good laughs with my present! Eric is such a fun husband! My life would not be the same (or as entertaining) without him!




Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Just Talking...

I don't really have much to say, but I was just thinking today about how lucky I am to have such amazing family and friends! I am so grateful for all the wonderful people in my life...I really couldn't be more blessed. You all mean a lot to me and I want you to know, each and everyone of you, that you have changed my life for the better. I'm glad I get to spend my journey with each of you in it.

Sweet Dreams.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

The Solution to All Our Problems...Or Maybe Just One...

So the other night I was sitting on the couch in the living room studying while my awesome husband who had done all the laundry including our bedsheets that day was in the bedroom making our bed. All of the sudden I hear "BERT!!!" (for those of you who don't know this is Eric's favorite nickname for me derived from my other nickname "Hilbert"-don't ask me where it came from, and don't ask him because he doesn't know either haha) "I have a solution to our problem!" I was confused because I didn't wasn't aware that we had a problem. He comes marching out with a big smile on his face and this picture....
...Ever since we've been married Eric and I have had a really hard time finding a happy medium between hot and cold. I have always been way too hot and Eric freezes at night, a little backward from the normal couple, right? So, the solution? Eric made the bed so that it's split in half, I get the thinner quilt and he gets the thick down comforter...as seen in the above picture. (You can also see that we really need a bed skirt...how embarrassing!)

I knew I married that man for a reason!!!