Poppyseed (Original post date 12/3/11)

November was a very busy month for us. It went and flew by so quickly. We host Thanksgiving every year and this year, was our biggest in our new home. 25 people! I don’t know what I was thinking but never again…it was way too hectic. Well, I guess definitely next year is out of the question! It was so busy in fact, that I didn’t remember when the first day of my last period was. It was very strange – ever since we started trying, I’d been calendaring everything. We started with ovulation sticks right away because I didn’t want to calendar but I ended up doing both. My period was like clockwork every month which was great but also sad if you weren’t expecting it. With November, I started on a non-Sunday – a Wednesday in fact, but I couldn’t remember which Wednesday! I have a co-worker who has her period before mine so I was desperately seeking when hers was. When she said hers was Oct. 29th (my birthday!), I silently knew it was the Wednesday after, Nov. 2. So therefore, when I didn’t get my period on Nov. 30th, which was my 28th day, I was stoked. Scared. Stoked. Scared. And then back to stoked. So I couldn’t wait to get home and take my test. But then driving home, I almost talked myself out of it. What if it was negative? What if I got my period later that night? There were a bunch of what-ifs and I knew the definitive was just to take a test. The plan that night was to also go to a food truck event so I knew Chris would be home by 7. So I took the test. The dogs could sense my anxiety. They were hopping around, wondering what was going on with Mommy. That was the longest 3 minutes of my life after peeing on that stick. So I went to the kitchen, busied myself for 3 minutes and walked back, fully expecting 1 line. Nope, 2. I left the bathroom. Walked back in. Yes, still 2 lines. I did this about 5 more times. The minutes on the clock ticked for what seemed like an eternity. Chris finally texted that he was on his way home. He got home around 7:15, telling me about his day, the dogs were still bouncing around and I was just sort of listening and when I could interject to tell him. I didn’t have time to be creative – I couldn’t wait! So I started by saying, Hey hon, you know how I wasn’t feeling well this morning? And by the time he turned around, I had the pregnancy test in my hand and showed him. I asked him – that’s 2 lines right? And he broke into a grin and said, yep, that’s 2 lines alright. And then he knelt down and kissed my stomach.

We were going to be parents.

That’s 2 lines right?? (Original post date 12/1/11)

Well, it looks like 2 lines.  We’re in shock, naturally.  I mean, trying for 5 months shouldn’t make it shocking but it’s still surreal nonetheless.  We are thrilled/scared/excited/happy/loved.  Here’s to a happy and healthy 9 months!

The Pies are Back!

Did you know that WordPress charges you for uploading images after you've reached a certain limit?  Um, yeah.  So we're not going back to that blog tool.

Sorry we ignored you Blogspot!  We're back!  And we have great news :)

As a way to save our posts from WP, I'm going to repost them here so that we have them in order. 

xoxo,
Mrs. Pie

I want your grease

After turning in early on Saturday night in Vegas due to our food coma, we happily filled our tummies again at the MGM Grande Buffet.  I have no pics but they have a great deal there for drinks ($8 extra for unlimited bloody marys and champagne!).  After brunch, we bloated floated down the lazy river.  'Twas truly wonderful!  For dinner, we gussied ourselves up and went to SW Steakhouse at the Wynn. 

Presenting, Gluttony, Part Deux!

Here's my fine lookin' fellow :)

Here are our fine lookin' selves :)

Here are our refreshing drinks - lychee martini and a manhattan.

And this? 

Why this was magical.  I know not everyone has acquired the taste of liver.  But if you are into foie gras, this was as if liver and butter made a baby.  It was insanely delicious. 

Why did I post this picture twice?  Actually that's not a mistake.  The Pies enter into a no limit room when we go to Vegas. 

We got ourselves another seared foie gras.  Heaven. In. My. Mouth.

For dinner, I chose the appetizer sized lobster pasta. 

Didn't disappoint but I wasn't wowed - maybe I'm still thinking of my foie gras.

Mr. Pie got another bone-in ribeye - delicious!  I was impressed by this.  But I'm still thinking of the foie gras.

The side dish is an unmentionable - green beans, black truffles, bacon and potatoes. 

Yeah, you'd think there was a wow factor but it was just ok.  We should have gotten the foie gras as the side.

Mr. Pie likes to still play with his food.

So this pretty much concluded our Vegas trip.  See?  Just food pics.  The next morning, we got up early, packed and caught our flight back to reality.

Because I want people to say, see that S Car Go!

The Pies took a short trip to Vegas this past weekend and let me tell you, it was a truly wonderful getaway. Our stomachs thanked us profusely.

After flying in on JetBlue (yay!)we checked into the MGM Grande on Saturday.

There are no pics of the MGM. Just.food.

Our first night, we dined at one of our favorite restaurants ever - Mon Ami Gabi.

They start you off with warm bread and a corn/tomato side. Great start!

Then we ordered 2 appetizers - the warm duck confit (heavenly)

and our ever so favorite, escargots in butter, olive oil and pesto. If the pan wasn't searing hot, I'm pretty sure we would have licked it clean. But alas, we let our bread do that job! For wine, we had a bottle of the Dr. Loosen Riesling. Sooooooo refreshingly good!

But the cap isn't as nice smelling as a cork :)

Mr. Pie ordered the bone-in ribeye for his dinner while I chose an appetizer for mine so that we could share both.

I got the scallop appetizer - yum.

Aren't we adorable? Sorry for the blurry photo - my camera is drunk.

We are so happy, we ended up ordering 2 desserts!

Bread pudding! Filled with yummy things I don't even remember!

Stuffed inside this crepe was vanilla ice cream. Oh no they din't!

Good lord, we stuffed ourselves silly! Tomorrow's post - part 2 of our gluttony.

Let's go to the OC Fair!

A few Sundays ago, Peldia came over so that we could all truck over to the OC Fair (the Pies have never been before despite me living here for almost 20 years). Mr. Pie had free tickets and a free parking pass courtesy of his SEO team. We were set! Until we got to the parking line. Then Pablo made a u-turn and we got the dodge out of town (is that a phrase?). So we made it to Boomers and settled in for some mini golf!

Here is Mama Dia with her cute little Paulita! Cuteness overload here. Cuteness overload.

Um, Paulita, we need to walk the course...

The Pies are trying to win a free game at the 18th hole. Hey, where's the bar?

Paulita with my sunglasses. How cool is she?

Afterwards, Mr. Pie whipped up lobster rolls to fill us up after an afternoon of golfing.

Yes, he MADE LOBSTER ROLLS!!!Thanks for coming to dinner Peldia!

The almost OC Fair rules!

The Pies are on the Move!

Hi There! The Pies are back and better than ever. Did you miss us? We sure did miss you! We've been keeping ourselves, oh a little busy and did this and that. Mainly, we bought a house! You'll remember that we've been house hunting for some time now and then back in November 2010, we finally stepped up our game. We found ourselves a cute little place just two blocks from our previous home. The process itself wasn't too horrible (except for the bank - thanks a lot Wells) and so we settled in by end of January 2011. We have a lot to be greatful for - a great real estate agent, the most wonderful and understanding family and a bunch of friends who rolled up their sleeves and helped us move. Here are some neat pics of Casa de la Pies. Interestingly, these were the only photos of any houses we looked at during our search. It was just meant to be!

Our entryway with the most gorgeous doors

(this picture doesn't quite do it justice - you have to see these doors in person!)

The beautiful gourmet kitchen that captured Mr. Pie's heart

Bonus dining room that is now home to Mr. Pie's childhood dining table

The spacious backyard for the Doggy Pies to run around. The very first night the dogs were there, KobyFur ran around, playing fetch. He never did that at the old house!

We are truly blessed that this is now the beginnings of our family. We hope you continue to stay on this journey of life with us!

Love,

The Pies