Goooood evening friends! How are you today? I hope great. Once again, I thank you all for your congratulations. I love how they just keep coming in. It sounds like you all are almost as excited as I am. Many of you are even saying you want to hear more about the pregnancy. Don’t worry! I will be talking about it regularly because it will affect a lot of my life right now. I guess I should have worded my last post differently to say my blog won’t be all about pregnancy, but like it has always been plus some pregnancy talk mixed in on a regular basis. Sound good? Good!

Now that we have that all cleared up, let’s talk about my “ooh-la-la” day. It started off pretty typical. I woke up and had my morning devotion time, then got the babes and I ready for the gym. I hit up a Power + Kick class combo this morning which left me feeling good. I have to take advantage of energetic days because I know before too long the first trimester energy crash will hit and I will be about as useful as stiletto heels during a hike…aka instead of sinking into mud, I will be sinking into our couch.

After the gym, my daytime hours were spent loving on the M and “ooh-la-la”ing my lunch. I had leftovers from last night with a ton of mango on the side. I heart mango. Both pictures aren’t from my lunch, but reused from yesterday. My appetite was too driven to pause for pictures today.

Most of my day’s fun began around 5:00. My mom and sister arrived for us to spend the afternoon together. I think this was the best moment of the day. Makenzie was wearing the special shirt I made her and my sister’s reaction was priceless.

I wonder how long it will take Peter’s family and others to figure the shirt out when the time comes for us to share with them. That won’t be for a little while, but I really loved the shirt idea.

After my sister pierced my eardrums it was time to get to the real reason for their visit. Since my sister was busy being a pirate all weekend, we had to wait until tonight to treat my mom to her biggest present – a mani/pedi combo on us. Bonus? We both get one too. And seeing as I never get mani/pedis I was thrilled for some pampering.

Happy 2,354,795,827th Mother’s Day to me! At least that is what it feels like. Ooh-la-la, right?

After we got home from our couple hours of fun, it was time to eat! Something I have no problem doing. Tonight I decided to try something new. What was on the menu? Portabella burgers and Nutbutter Parsnip Fries from Angela.

For the Portabella burgers I just marinated them for about 10 minutes (no more) in a mixture of olive oil, worcestershire sauce, garlic, pepper, and steak seasoning. Then, the hubs grilled them for about 5-8 minutes per side while basting them with the remainder of the marinade.

For the Nutbutter Parsnip Fries I just followed the recipe Angela posted in the link above. I have never had parsnips before so this worried me a tiny bit, but they tasted delicious. Although they did burn a bit. Lesson learned for next time, because I WILL be making these again.

What a delicious meal! And it totally makes up for the lack of a portabella wrap I had last week.

• How often do you get mani/pedis? Or what is a “luxury” that you do regularly for yourself? I WISH mine was massages. I would looooove to have a regular massage. If I had to say I have a luxury it would be getting new workout clothes when I know I don’t need more.
• What is a food you recently tried that you have never eaten before? Or what is something you don’t think you could ever try? Something I don’t think I would ever try is sea urchin. They showed it on a Food Network show recently and it just did not look appetizing in the least. I didn’t even know you could eat it!

As promised, I am here with a giveaway for my fabulous readers. I’m sure you have seen giveaways from CSN stores around the blog world before and now you have a chance to win some spending money here at Faith, Fitness, & Fun. They have a wide variety of goods and anything you think you may need, I bet you could find through one of their sites. I always thought they specialized in cookware, but they even have big items like furniture. Including sleeper sofas. Something we may need for our office now that our guest bedroom will eventually be turned into baby #2’s room. I just had to slip something in there about it. 😉

So head over to the CSN stores website and check out all they offer. From baby gear and office supplies to home decor and flooring, they have it all. Well, except the perfect man. They can’t sell things that don’t exist now!

What you will win

A one-time use $60 gift certificate that can be used for anything on their site. You can also put the $60 toward a larger purchase.

How to Enter

1. Go to the CSN stores website and tell me something you are surprised to see they sell OR something you like that is a great deal in your eyes.

2. Link back to this giveaway on your blog. Leave a separate comment telling me you did so.

3. Just for fun - answer the following question correctly in the comment section: What type of camera did Peter get me for Mother’s Day?

**Be sure to leave a separate comment for EACH entry!

Things to Consider before Entering

Be aware that there may be shipping charges or in the case of Canadian readers, international fees, for certain products. Keep this in mind if you win for when you choose your product.

How long do you have?

The giveaway will end on Saturday March 15 @ 5:00 pm EST. Get those entries going now! Good luck!