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Excuse my language, but . . .
Harry Freaking Potter!!
Once a year, right around J.K. Rowling's and Harry Potter's birthday (July 31st, duh!), John and I start a Harry Potter movie marathon. It's taken us a while to get through them all this time around, but we're on the last movie now and it's just been so fun hanging out with some of my favorite characters again. Watching them grow from movie to movie is adorbs. And now that we're watching all of them for like the 10th time since they first came out, it's given us a chance to really appreciate some of the smaller details, like the gorgeous, eerie music and the beautiful cinematography of each scene.
Fun fact: The last movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, came out the night before our wedding. While I really wanted to see it after our rehearsal, John thought this plan was (obviously) crazy, so we held off a few days and enjoyed it during our honeymoon in Aruba. Good times.
Who else out there is a HP fan?
Ok, don't judge, but in my early post-college years, I was a bit of a freezer meal junkie.
I know, I know, I know. . . so gross. But, it was cheap and easy and some of the meals were dang tasty. As time went on, I figured out how to follow a recipe and quickly learned that fresh cooked meals are way yummier than the ones hanging out in the freezer aisle of Kroger. So freezer meals were done-so from then on.
That is, until I started growing another human.
Me and food are in a weird relationship right now. I definitely don't like most foods at most times and mild nausea is a pretty normal thing these days. Plus, I'm lazy/tired as can be and don't want to spend even 30 minutes in the kitchen putting together a meal that I probably won't even want to eat once I'm done. SO, freezer meals have made an appearance in our kitchen once again. (So sorry, John.)
My past addiction taught me that Smart Ones breakfast quesadillas are where it's at. So, it was the first freezer meal I looked for. You can imagine my immense sadness when they were no where to be found at Kroger. Wahhhhhhhhh. And then you can imagine my immense joy when I found them at Target a few days later. I'm not going to admit how many I've eaten since then, but they've hit the spot lately and for that I'm grateful.
Have a lovely week, friends! <3
I ate pretty much only Jimmy John's sandwiches for the entirety of my first trimester, so freezer meals are at least a cheaper option! I wouldn't worry about it - as long as you're eating something (and hopefully keeping it down) then that's what the baby wants! :)
ReplyDeleteMostly keeping it down. Breakfast seems to give me the most issues, but only every couple of days. :)
DeleteWhat did you get a Jimmy John's?? There've been days where I'm craving deli meat but pregnancy books tell me NO. Did you just ignore that rule? I wanna ignore it!
When you feel queasy, what you can handle is the best option for what to eat. Best of luck finding healthy foods you can tolerate!
ReplyDeleteVery true! Thanks for the encouragement. :)
DeleteI am glad you found something you loved in your Fix this time around! :) That dress looks crazy comfy. I am considering requesting it too for my next one coming later this month. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am a HP fan and saw all of them on the day they were released as well. Great idea to rewatch them all! We've done the weekly movie marathon thing with LOTR but now we will have to buckle down and do it with HP. Maybe we can squeeze them all in before Baby comes in November!
Totally not judging on the freezer meals. I've gone days living on frozen waffles (and not even pregnant so I had no excuse) so you are fine! :)
And that dog clip. Saw it last week and laughed so hard. That's what Wrigley would do if we were to make him perform. We just know he's going to be a sneaky and funny guy like that.
We could be dress twins!! And it IS super comfy. I bet you'd love it. :)
DeleteGlad I have another HP fan hanging around this blog. We may just need to do a LOTR marathon next, but I have trouble staying awake through them. I know, I know. It's lame. But yeah, you should totally do a HP marathon before baby arrives. Or maybe you can watch parts of it during your midnight feedings.
Mmmm, frozen waffles! The Kashi GF ones are tasty. :)
Wrigley would totally be that dog. Except he'd probably poo after the first 2 seconds. :P
I like to read all the HPs in July leading up to Harry's birthday. Before a kidlet I would do a book a day for a week. Now I take the month because it's more reasonable. We'll probably do a HP movie marathon here during the Halloween season. :)
ReplyDeleteA book a day for a week?? That's insanely awesome! All the books in a month is pretty awesome too, though. We need to buy copies of all the books because all our old copies are packed away at our parents' homes. Who knows where they are anymore? My husband is also thinking of just doing them as books on tape and listening to them in the car on his way to/from work. They're all narrated by J.K. Rowling, pretty neat. :) Enjoy the HP movie marathon!
DeleteLove that you are having to choose meals/clothing based on BABY! That teal dress is adorable...the outfit you tried it on with looks great!
ReplyDeleteBaby is definitely starting to dictate a few things in my life. :) It's fun! Glad you like the dress!!
DeleteThat dog! So funny! That's what we call "payback".
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Ok, so I'm glad you don't think I'm immature for thinking it's HILARIOUS!
DeleteI have nothing against freezer meals and now days they are making them with less or no preservatives. I like them for portion control...I don't always want to eat big meals and the small portion of a lea.n cuisi.ne is perfect! I may be still hungry but I know that portion is enough. All of those outfits look great on you (as always)...but now you have to think about an expanding belly so I get why you chose the wrap dress.
ReplyDeleteIt's true, freezer meals have gotten better! And the portion control is a great plus. What are you favorites? And thanks for the kind compliment, friend!
DeleteHa, we watched the last Harry Potter on our honeymoon as well! Too funny! Also, I know I'm late with this, but congratulations on your baby! That's so exciting to hear!
ReplyDeleteYou did?? Did you get married near July 2011?? And thank you! :) You're too sweet!
DeleteJust saw this reply. Yeah, we got married July 9th, 2011!
DeleteHaha, that was a funny clip! I love all of the clothes! They sent you a really good stitch :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the clip. :D And the Stitch Fix! I was so pleased with this box that I asked for the same stylist next time. You still have to post your Stitch Fix pics! I'd love to see what they sent you!
DeleteI think you made the right choices with the clothes, though I have to admit that I really think that maxi skirt looks awesome on you, too. I do not love the floral shirt, so good riddance to that one! I'm with MH; so loving that your choices are changing based on the baby! How exciting! :)
ReplyDeleteYay! Thanks for affirming my choices. :) :) :) I really loved that maxi too, but I just didn't think it was going to expand right. And perhaps I should start with a maxi that's a little more neutral. I had asked for one in this Fix because I don't own one yet. Maybe they'll send me another one next time. :)
DeleteI love the color of that teal dress!
ReplyDeletelol at the freezer meals. Eat what you can eat. I remember how awesome it was when I finally started feeling better and could both cook and eat a decent meal again :-)
Glad you like the color! I think it works well with fair skin... and I have lots of that. :)
DeleteWhat did you eat the first trimester?? I think I'm suddenly sick of freezer meals now too. Boo! I've been drinking a lot of Carnation and eating some fruit (oranges are my fave). But I'm really short on ideas... Help! :P
Lots of cheese/nachos until those sounded gross. Peanut butter. Mac n cheese. Lots of fruit. I remember eating lunches that consisted of rice cakes and grapes. And maybe string cheese. I think I was ok with meat. My biggest aversion was vegetables, mainly cooked ones, and then everything else was hit or mis.
DeleteI loved all the outfits, though I was totally rooting for the teal dress! It looks great! One of these days I need to watch all the Harry Potter movies, I never really caught on when they were coming out. I'll confess, I lived off of lean cuisine's and smart one's through college, and grad school... and the first two years of my marriage. So no judging going on over here!
ReplyDeleteYay for the teal dress! Glad you liked it too. :) You must watch all the HP movies and then let me know what you think. They're so... magical! Literally and figuratively, of course! And I'm glad you're not judging my freezer meals. :) I won't judge yours either. Seems like college and early marriage are prime time for easy meals. Makes sense. :)
DeletePlease send me (AM) the teal dress!
ReplyDeleteI'll see what I can do. :D :P
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