Happy Monday!! This is actually a Monday I am excited about, because it is the start of our vacation weeks. We leave early early early on Thursday morning to drive up to Indiana for the weekend so we can visit some of our wonderful friends. I simply cannot wait! The only sad thing about it though, is after tomorrow’s post it is the kick-off of lots of absenteeism on my part. 🙁

I’ll be posting tonight (obviously as you are reading it now), tomorrow, and then Monday – Wednesday next week…and that’s it until the last two days of June. It’s really going to be July in the blink of an eye for me. I’m cool with that because I know time flies when you’re having fun and that is what I fully plan on doing on both my vacations. Plus, I have some awesome guest posts lined up for you during my long hiatus. The break is going to do me some good because it has admittedly been hard cranking posts out for me anyways during the first trimester. I seem to be getting headaches really easily and being in front of the computer seems to be a trigger. That is why I took a full blogging break over the weekend. I just couldn’t manage! I feel like such a poo-poo blogger lately. Not cool. BUT another good thing is I will be basically finito with the first trimester after my vacations and saying sionara to the crazy hormone surges, so I will feel a million times better and back to the normal goings on that typically make up Faith, Fitness, Fun. I hope you all can be patient with me. I know the genuine readers and followers will be and I thank you immensely for that. 🙂

Since we got that out of the way and I rambled on for way too long, I guess I should finally get to my weekend. It consisted of many things in “twos”.

Saturday morning I went to the gym with Peter because I promised him I would go to spot him for benching two 100 lb dumbbells. I wasn’t feeling up for much of a workout, so I told myself I would walk on the treadmill at an incline for 20 minutes with my book. I ended up going two times as long and felt great afterwards. I even finished book number two of the week.

Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts. I don’t typically care for Nora Roberts’ books, but the Bride Quartet series is actually reasonably entertaining. They are just super chicky, lighthearted, feel-good reads and I enjoy them well enough. Definitely not the best out there or even something I would highly recommend, but good for a fast and girly book.

After the gym, I showered and got ready quickly to head out for the two hour drive to meet Lindsey at a good halfway point for our last lunch get-together for awhile. We got a table for two at a Mexican restaurant called El Sombrero. I indulged in chips + salsa and ordered a combo that came with two enchiladas (one chicken + one bean), a beef hard taco, and rice.

The taco was a little dry and the chicken in the enchilada stopped appealing to me halfway through, but that bean enchilada was great. I left the meal quite content in the tummy. It was great to see Lindsey again for another two hour visit and to chat with such an awesome lady. I’ll miss seeing her regularly, but I’m so happy for her to be moving back to a place she loves.

When I got home Saturday afternoon I took two hours to unwind before heading over to my bro & sis in laws place for dinner. They invited us and I’m not about to give up a night of no cooking! Unfortunately, very little of what she made agreed with me and my crazy food aversions. I ended up eating two small smoked pork sandwiches and that’s it.

I was ready to call it an early night afterwards, so I headed home and went right to bed. Yes, it was only 9:00 on a Saturday, but I was craving sleep. I apparently needed it, because I slept in for two hours, getting a grand total of 11 hours of sleep. It was very refreshing. I even skipped Sunday school (since I have this month off from teaching the class) and just went to the worship service.

Yesterday’s service was about a table for two as well and focused on two things we should always do before taking the communion (eating the bread and drinking the grape juice wine that represents Jesus’ sacrifice). 1 = Remember his death. Remember that it was grueling, agonizing, torturous, and horrible…but He still did it for us. Always remember.And 2 = examine yourself before participating. Consider things in your life that you may need to work on, things you may need to confess and ask God for His help, things that God has blessed you with. Examine yourself so you can approach the table for two (you & Jesus) so he can use the experience to work in your life and continue changing it for the better. It was a very moving service. I may have shed a tear or two. I can’t help but for emotions to overwhelm me when hormonal considering what God has done for me.

This has gone on long enough so I will wrap it up. The rest of Sunday was a two hour nap (yes even after sleeping 11 hours), two wonderful meals (a sandwich + soup lunch and some pizza for dinner), a two hour episode of  So You Think You Can Dance, and enjoying two amazing flavors in a small Strawberry Golden Oreo blizzard. Oh yes…I went there!

• What was the highlight of your weekend? Mine is a tie between lunch with Lindsey and that Blizzard treat. I do have a post coming tomorrow to show you that I am eating reasonably healthy things a fair amount of the time and not JUST going out to eat. Although I do know this past week had a LOT of going out in it.
• Do you ever feel weird/bad for not blogging per your regular blogging schedule? I don’t really feel bad and I don’t believe I’m so important that people miss hearing from me for a few days, but I do know it is going to be odd to not be blogging like normal for such a long period of time.
• Are you a napper? I am NOT a napper…except when pregnant. Then I could easily nap my day away.

Hallelujah it’s Friday! I don’t know why Fridays are still so exciting to me, but they are. Even more exciting is I don’t have much going on this weekend besides a fun lunch date with Lindsey tomorrow. I do like being busy with fun activities on the weekend, but since I know the next 3 (likely 4) weekends are going to be chock full, I want to take advantage of the down time. What are your plans for the weekend?

Last night was our special night. We went out to celebrate our three year wedding anniversary. I’m very thankful for a mom who lives close by and can handle the Mster while we’re out. She was happy to have time with her Nana.

For our date, we opted to keep it simple since we were both tired and figured it would be smarter to save a splurgier dinner out for when we’re in Daytona and it’s on my G-Pa. He gives every married couple $100 to go out on him one night down there. Smart move, wouldn’t you say? 😉

For our chill anniversary date we hit up my all time favorite Mexican joint – Cheeky.

Oh how I love thee, let me count the ways. One…would be for their chips and salsa.

The BEST salsa out there. No joke! I am very particular about my salsa and this stuff amazes me every time. It is so fresh and the perfect combo of chunky, but still saucy. I think my entire dinner could be right there.

Two…would be for the two fish tacos I ordered. I have mentioned before that the only way I eat fish is either in sushi form or in Cheeky fish taco form. I don’t know how they do it, but they do it well.

Yes, that would be two FRIED fish tacos. I have no shame. 😀 Along with a bowl of refried beans. Even those are more tasty than normal. Another thing I adore about Cheeky? Their portions aren’t insane. Those two fish tacos are actually pretty small compared to the standard you would find in other Mexican joints. And the beans were maybe a 3/4 c serving? I ate most of my plate and was perfectly satisfied. I really don’t think I have been gaining much of anything so far in the pregnancy…and I credit that to eating appropriate portions of food. I know I’m not eating at the top of my health game, but I’m still not overeating. I am still mindful and definitely don’t live by the “eating for two so I stuff my face” rule. My clothes still fit the same and I still wake up with a normal looking (aka not bloated to high heavens) stomach. That’s all I can go by though, since I refuse to worry about weight even when pregnant. It’s all good to me. 🙂

After such a delightful dinner, we opted to hang out awhile and walk around the shopping area in which the restaurant is located.

It’s a beautiful little area with plenty of flowers, waterfalls, benches, statues, and of course stores. Including one of my favorites that I sadly had to pass on by.

We managed to entertain ourselves for awhile in a couple of stores. One was called Charming Charlie and had tons of interesting jewelry and accessories. As well as some of the cutest little girl stuff that I would love to buy M.

Another stop that entertained us for awhile was the Barnes & Noble. I’m sure it comes as no surprise that I can get lost in a book store for a long time. I perused the shelves and snapped pictures of books I want to find at my library to read. I think that might be frowned upon, now that I think about it. LOL

I also found a book that I will NOT be picking up, library or otherwise…

The Doodles Diet. This would be a diet book that gives you a bunch of “placemats” that show you how to DRAW some of those indulgent foods (like french fries, ice cream, chocolate cake) instead of eating them. That is just ridiculous!!! I think if I tried to draw my favorite foods instead of eating them I would just end up more frustrated by my lack of artistry and then still hungry from my placemat full of food I can’t eat because, after all, paper is NOT on my diet. HOW did this book get published???!!!!

After being thoroughly confused by the above, I chose to pull out a coupon for a BOGO Gelato instead of a pencil for creating my own “ice-cream”. We topped the night off with a delightful sweet treat. I ordered a small Cappuccino gelato that was the perfect size.

It’s literally a 1/2 cup serving, but takes forever to eat thanks to the little spoon you get with your cup. Perfection! It’s true that if you eat slower and more mindfully the food is more satisfying. So with a happy tummy, and even happier heart from knowing how blessed I am to have Peter in my life, I headed home to dive into dreamland next to the man of my dreams. The date was just our style.

• What is your favorite thing to do on a date?
• What do you think are important things in a successful relationship? I think friendship, understanding, support, forgiveness, and allowing each other to be your own person are vital. I also think both of us having a deep faith in God strengthens our bond a lot as well.
• What is the wackiest diet you have ever heard of?