Crispin Chronicles: Updates (and other random things)

Since it's been awhile, since my last post - here's what we've been up to!

The first weekend in Sept was busy but fun! My friend, N, took me for an amazing manicure/pedicure at a great salon at the North Shore. It was so nice to be pampered and I felt so relaxed! I chose this really pretty pink Zoya color for my fingers, I will definitely get it again - I received so many compliments & even had a lady at the commissary ask me where I got it. The staff there was so nice & I'm hoping to go back before baby is born.
We had a going away party/baby shower/baby shower with a few of my coworkers at a local tearoom - it was incredible! The decor was fabulous & they even had a Gluten Free menu! We had peach & signature tea - both were so good & I can't wait to go back again! My co-workers were so nice to gift us with some adorable clothes for Baby C!
The next weekend in Sept, my friend N, had a Baby Shower for me but the weekend just wasn't a good weekend for everyone. It ended up being just the two of us but we had a such great time eating good & decorating headbands & barrettes for my little one. She gave me an incredible notebook filled with a ton of useful things to know during Baby's first year (and beyond). She made it herself and I already know it will be super helpful!

The night before the baby shower that N hosted, the two of us attended a cooking show with Robert Irvine (host of Restaurant Impossible). It was hilarious & a ton of fun! We stuck around to meet him after the show & are so glad we did. He was so kind & was so supportive of our troops. While in line, we stuck up a conversation with another lady, Karrie (who was also expecting, we are even due at the same time) & it was really nice getting to know her and her husband. Her husband stepped away for a bit & when he came back he had brought his wife a bottle of water & an ice cream (haagen daz) bar. She was ecstatic, it was so cute! He then reached into the bag & handed me a bottle of water and an ice cream bar too. I was almost in tears at how thoughtful he was. He said he couldn't let a pregnant woman eat ice cream in front of another pregnant woman, it just wasn't right. :) That random act of kindness made my night & I've actually thought about it a lot since - a little kindness can go a long way.

Me with Chef Irvine

Joe passed his board! I am so proud of him - he put in a lot of hard work and it really paid off! Of course we went out to celebrate - Outback of course!

I am a huge fan of these Greek Yogurt bars! Fortunately for me, Joe is not! They kind of taste like astronaut ice cream, kind of, I think I was 6 the last time I tasted astronaut ice cream so I may be a bit off on the comparison but either way, I like 'em!
I've also been really into smoothies recently. I had been craving them for awhile but we didn't have a blender, so it stalled the smoothie-making process. We bought this blender at the Nex & it makes really good smoothies. I had these grand visions of making smoothies once the baby comes but that thing sounds like a trash compactor (it is so loud, it makes me jump), so we might have to see about that! My favorite smoothie is a peach yogurt smoothie.