2013 March – Healthy Coconut

….And Baby Makes Three

03/29/2013 12 Comments

hello friends! Our precious baby boy is here. On Wednesday, March 20th at 12:11 pm, we welcomed Bradley Hawke into our lives. Baby is doing well and at his first pediatrician appointment earlier this week, he has gained almost […]

Filed Under: Baby Tagged With: motherhood

Pregnancy Update – 1st Week of Maternity Leave

03/18/2013 9 Comments

Here’s a baby bump picture from 2 weekends ago, when I was 38 weeks. This picture was taken this morning…39 weeks and 6 days! One day away from due date!!! 39 weeks – Pregnancy Update How far along: 39 weeks 6 days. One day away from my due date!!! Maternity clothes: At this point, I’m […]

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{Recipe} – Snickerdoodle Cookies

03/11/2013 5 Comments

Passing the time….. I’ve started my maternity leave this week and the house is cleaner than ever. Chris and I have been working non-stop to clean everything and get things ready for when the baby comes. It sometimes feels like it is Christmas Eve. I will have the biggest gift and blessing right around […]

Filed Under: Baking, Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: dessert, snickerdoodle cookies

snapshots

03/03/2013 3 Comments

I’m in the home stretch of my pregnancy. 38 weeks and counting this week. I’m still working. Tomorrow was going to be my last day, but I’m still feeling good and my doctor warned that baby might come a week late, so I’ve extended work for a few more days or so. Here are snapshots […]

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{currently} – thoughts after our first family vacation

– We just got back last weekend from our first family vacation with a kiddo. We flew to Miami (pictured above) and cruised for a week around the Caribbean. This vacation has been in the planning since the new year. Last time the hubby and I went on a real long vacation was during […]

Recipe – Baked Fish with Vegetables

I was thinking that if I take pictures of my scenery wherever I ran, it will motivate me to change my routes from time to time (I get bored running the same route all the time). To change things up. To be in the moment and appreciate each run and really see the beauty around […]

Tamale Pie

I have never made tamales or pies before. I just thought that these recipes are labor intensive that it would take a long time. But I should just get my hands dirty and really start making pies. As for the tamales, I think I will leave that to the professionals. Side story: I used to […]

Purple Cakes and Graduation

It’s a proud day for my family. My younger sister is now a licensed Dental Hygienist. I walked in the door to her graduation festivities and was greeted with colorful cupcakes. Free desserts at a graduation? Her school is great. I think that it is ironic they offer sweet offerings during a dental event. I ate […]

I heart Seattle

Last fall I went on a travel-spree with friends, I guess you can say, I had wanderlust. I had some vacation days, great deals on hotels and all I needed was to pick a place and go. I picked Seattle. I like organizing group trips, creating itineraries and researching places to visit and food to […]

Brunch with the Ladies

I recently attended my friend Lora’s surprise Bridal Shower at the beautiful Karl Strauss Brewery Restaurant in San Diego. Aren’t purple and silver great colors for fall? These are the wedding colors and they fit perfectly for the fall season. But during the Bridal Shower, we were still having summer weather and was surrounded by […]

The hike that wasn’t

Today had so much potential. We had plans to go hiking, stopped by the farmers market afterwards and maybe grill some fresh corn when we got home. Well, it’s not happening. After being spoiled with mid 70s temperature the last few weeks, the rain surprised us today. Instead of showing you some pictures from […]