Ah, to be domestic....

I wonder what that would be like. I have to confess, there is a small, secret part of me that wishes I could be one of those amazing women who knows how to do all things crafty and then accomplish it like it required no effort whatsoever. Don't act modest, you all know who you are. I guess the good news is that even though it may be small, at least I'm starting to have a desire right? I mean, if you've known me at all throughout my life, you know that's progress. I guess it also helps that I have nothing to do all day, not to mention the fact that I'm finally starting to get the nesting bug. Preston suggested I make a quilt for our baby. Ha. Cute boy. Does he not know me at all? So precious. :) The last time I made a quilt was my senior year of high school and they had to tear it apart and start over because I messed it up so bad.

Anyways, the point of this rambling is that in my last post I proclaimed that I was going to use this time off work, pre-baby, to at least attempt learning to like things like baking and being crafty. I am pleased to report that while I didn't do much, I did make the effort.

Yep, living proof that I actually baked something. It is such a rare occasion around here, Preston felt he had to document it. :)
The finished product. Sadly, this is probably the easiest cake in the world to make but hey, I made it right!? And Preston loved it so that's all that matters!

Next was a project I've been wanting to do almost since we got married. When we went to Europe last year we specifically took pictures of all the letters found in HENNRICH from hotels, street signs, etc. I found an old shelf in the garage, cut it down, sanded and painted it, drilled holes and added knobs. (Let's face it, if you want to motivate me to do a "craft" include things like drills and saws). Too bad it took me a year to get around to finally putting it all together but here is the finished product!

P.S. It's about time I put some wedding pictures up too. Sheesh, I suck. And the middle picture is an oil painting of the Prague skyline that we bought there and I love it! I am so happy to finally have it up.

This is a random side note and totally unrelated to anything but we have been taking Tank to obedience classes and last week we had him weighed. 108 lbs. Yep, that's right...we have a dog that weighs 108 lbs! We knew he was a big dog but my goodness! He is such a gentle giant though. He seriously is the sweetest, friendliest, people loving dog (almost too much sometimes) and he loves to cuddle. I joke not when I say he still tries to sit on my lap. He is so pretty and we always get so many compliments on him.
In other recent news, Aspen, Preston's sister who has been living with us, just graduated from college. The whole family came into town and we threw her a graduation party. Here are some family pictures from the weekend.

Here are most of the siblings with the graduate.

Us with all of Preston's siblings, our brother-in-law Eddie and our nephew Aceson.

All of Preston's family, well, mostly his mom's side, at the graduation party.

Well, that's the extent of the excitement around here these days. My pregnancy is going well so far. I have actually been fairly comfortable and feeling really well the last little while. Preston still has to help me tie my shoes sometimes and I feel like a beached whale when I try to roll over in bed at night but other than that I'm good! My first glucose test came back borderline so they made me come back in for a 3 hour test to see if I had gestational diabetes. I am pleased to report that the test came back negative, thank goodness. One less thing to worry about. I did however have a panic attack the other day when I realized that I'm having a baby. I mean, I've known all along that I'm having one, obviously, but the reality of it suddenly hit me. Not to mention I'm in my third trimester now and time is flying by. I have less than three months to prepare myself to be a parent and to have my life change FOREVER. Yeah, panic. I am so incredibly excited and yet so incredibly nervous at the same time! Anyways, here are a couple of recent belly pics. Actually they were from almost a month ago so I'm quite a big bigger now but we don't have any updated pics. Sorry!