Blackberry Mint syrup.

I decided that because my Blackberry Mint syrup is just so amazing, I will post a recipe, even though there are about a million other things I should be doing right now.  I am a terrible prioritizer.

Blackberry Mint Syrup
1 1/2 cup water
1 cup sugar
6 oz blackberries
10 -12 leaves of mint

Place all ingredients in a pot.  Bring to a boil.  Let it boil for a while (5 to 10 mintues - I'm not sure, I was obsessing over Pinterest at the time).  Let is cool & add to your tea or other beverage.

Wow, that's easy.  I think I only used about 6 leaves of mint, but it needed a little more.  Don't get too crazy though, because mint can make your tea awfully earthy tasting.

See how pretty my syrup looks in its lovely bottle ($2.97 @ Wal-Mart)?

Yeah, I've got a pretty nice camera.

EDIT:  I forgot the very important step of straining the syrup after boiling it.  Whoopsie doodle.

Tea and other stuff.

I have been experimenting with tea lately.  Yesterday I made a blackberry mint syrup to sweeten my daily drink and today I am sipping on some peach & earl grey.  This is mostly brought on by my husband's stipulation that I "have to actually use" the pitcher I got at World Market a few weeks ago.  Done and done.

My lovely sister-in-law is coming to visit on Friday, James is going to be dedicated at church on Saturday and then on Wednesday we are spending some time in Greer, Arizona with the rest of the in-laws.  Should be fun.

I've been watching Green Wing on Netflix and it provided me with probably the most hilarious thing I've ever seen on TV.  Enjoy:

Oh, good job, RL.

I loved the Beijing Olympics page boy caps.  Loved them.  Would have gotten one if my husband weren't so hat-averse.  The whole look was great cute & stylish for the guys and the gals.

So why did Ralph Lauren not only decide to go with a doofy beret, but also have the uniforms and doofy berets made in China?  Ugh... This doesn't bode well for our London Olympics.

Miscellaneous.

I have been following this article series over at Slate since it premiered last fall.  It is so fascinating.  Go give the latest installment a read.

James had his 4 month doctor's appointment this morning and is growing like a weed.  The doc said she especially liked his double chin.  Which made us all laugh.  Rice cereal, here we come!

You will only see this video here on the blog.  I apologize for it's sidewaysness - blame the videographer.

Here We Are!

James came about ten days after that last blog post, which is part of the reason why it's been so quiet  around here.  He is the most wonderful baby I could have possibly imagined and I feel as though life has transitioned easily from one stage to the next.  I am so happy.

At least a couple times a week, usually while checking Facebook or doing some other internet time waster, I think about updating this blog only to be overwhelmed as to where I should start.  So I think I'll just start from here.

Can you believe Johnny Depp & Vanessa Paradis have called it quits?!

Last paid job for a long time.

A week ago was my last day at Michael’s.  My last time getting paid for my work for the foreseeable future.  Now I am a stay-at-home-(almost)-mom and I have to admit, it’s a little scary.

I left Michael’s on a pretty good note, having worked nearly every position in the store and finally stopping at Office Specialist (I had my own set of keys – to everything but the front door).  Our store manager left about two weeks before I did and in those two weeks, I found out that I had been doing nearly everything wrong.  Oh, well.  It’s all over now.  And I can still confidently show my face at my favorite craft store.  So that’s a plus.

Now, I just have to sit around (literally.  Bed rest is hyperbolically the worst thing ever) and wait for my next job to arrive.

Yesterday certainly didn’t go as planned.

I had my 34 week appointment yesterday.  I was thinking it would be quick and easy just like the last few appointments had been.  In & out, practically before the appointment was even supposed to begin.  This pregnancy has been so smooth, I guess I just didn’t expect anything.

My blood pressure was high-ish.  So, I was admitted to the hospital for a few hours to run tests and eventually to be prescribed blood pressure medication.

And now I am on bed rest, something I’ve always thought would be fun and wonderful, but omg, this baby could be here in two to three weeks (or sooner) and I have so much I need to do!  ARGH!  BABY!

But, I am able to finally get caught up on Glee and I have time to start off LetterMo with a BANG!  But it would be nice to get some of this baby laundry taken care of.  And everything else that I’ve been meaning to do.

So that is what is going on in the Baby Department of my life.

Unemployed.

So, here I am.  Unemployed again.  By choice (no one else is going to raise my child!) but still somewhat anxious.  More on that later, I suppose.

Why I started this post was to tell you that I will probably have time to blog again and that I plan on doing so pretty frequently.  This week I will catch you up on the last three months (that second trimester was the blur of all blurs!) and then we can just go from there.

If you are curious, baby is doing well and seems to enjoy bouncing on my bladder.  Thank you, baby.

More to come.  Soon.  I promise.