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steelers themed snowman
December 21, 2020

Wet Weekend + Finally Made It Happen

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We are officially in that kind of gross and sloppy weather situation that follows a fun, big snow – it’s now just wet and patchy and a bit icy out there. 

Before the snow started melting, Matt, Riese, and I made a sweet snowman though – check him out! He’s Steelers-themed since we are in Pittsburgh area right now. 🙂

steelers themed snowman

We did a little more sledding with Riese, too. She loves it so much! We are supposed to get some more snow this week so I’m hoping we can do more sledding.

This is the first year she has been old enough to really play in the snow with us and it’s so fun. While we were sledding the other day she looked at me and said: “Mommy, I love sledding with you. I’m going to think of this tonight in my bed.” Cue heart melting! We’ve had a lot of tough moments this year like everyone, so spots of pure joy like that mean even more. 

sledding in the backyard

We also got out yesterday afternoon and did a snowy playground visit + a little jaunt in the woods around the playground. We had been cooped up inside for too long and needed some fresh air! 

snowy hike

Food this weekend was all over the map! We had a yummy brunch one day with sourdough blueberry pancakes (homemade by my father-in-law), bacon, scrambled eggs, and fruit:

sourdough pancakes with scrambled eggs, bacon and fruit

And on Friday night we did a belated birthday dinner for my mother-in-law, whose birthday was earlier in the week. 

She wanted tilapia, so my father-in-law made a yummy baked tilapia, and I made our old fave Vegan Cranberry Quinoa Salad to have on the side. 

vegan cranberry quinoa salad

I used red quinoa instead of white, but otherwise followed the recipe, which was actually served at our wedding back in 2012!

It was so popular I asked our caterers if I could share the recipe on the blog, and it has been a family favorite ever since! Super easy to make and so good. 

tilapia with parmesan asparagus and vegan cranberry quinoa salad

We had the fish and the quinoa salad with some grilled asparagus topped with a little fresh shaved parmesan cheese. Dessert was some cookies, ice cream, and pastries that I forgot to get a picture of! 

We had fish last night, too – a seared salmon with a mushroom farro that was actually a Blue Apron (<- affiliate link) meal. I was having a bit of an off-night in terms of pregnancy nausea so I wasn’t super feeling this, but the others enjoyed it!

I’m mostly feeling good nausea-wise now at almost 18 weeks but sometimes it’s still a little hit or miss and foods that I normally like are a little off-putting.

seared salmon with mushroom farro

The other food highlight from the weekend was some takeout! We got burgers, fries, and kale salad from Sewickley Tavern on Saturday night and it hit the spot. 

burger and fries takeout from sewickley tavern

kale and quinoa salad

As for fitness this weekend, I got in a training session with my brother-in-law Drew:

TRX workout at 17 weeks pregnant

And I finally made virtual yoga happen!! I’m proud of myself!

I was in a really good routine of going once or twice a week to outdoor yoga classes this fall, but now that it’s too cold and everything is online it just hasn’t been happening and I really feel a difference in my body – it’s so tight and stiff. Especially after lots of snow playing and sledding! 

Big thank you to blog reader Kiersten for recommending Harlow’s Earth prenatal yoga videos on YouTube – they have week-by-week prenatal yoga which is brilliant because what I want for yoga at 17 weeks pregnant is definitely not the same as what I want/am capable of at 37 weeks, and I feel like most prenatal yoga classes/videos are all geared towards the later phases (rightly so, it has to be appropriate for anyone, of course). It is nice to not worry about modifying anything! 

I also appreciate that the videos are only 20 minutes, which is kind of perfect to make myself actually do it. I did the 17 week video this morning and enjoyed it so much I did the 15 week video, too, which did a lot with stretching out the hips and was much needed by me this a.m.

17 week prenatal yoga

I will leave you with some fun furry friend photos! Someone on Instagram said they missed seeing Zara (our cat) and Freyja (our dog), so here are some cute pics of them this week. 

Isn’t this one of Freyja amazing?! New favorite photo. She is living the dream at my parent’s house with all the attention and approximately 500 walks per day. 

freyja the dog

Zara is staying with them while we are gone, too, and has perfected her “creeper” look where she sits perfectly still and stares at you until you pay attention to her. Half the time I won’t even know she’s doing it and then ACK! There she is, just watching and waiting. Lol!

zara the fluffy cat

Have a nice day, my friends! I’ll be back on Wednesday with some cozy winter meal recipe inspiration, and then I’ll be taking Friday off for the holiday, so will see you back here with another lifestyle update on next Monday.

Until then – happy holidays and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it! Please stay safe and healthy out there. <3

If you’re looking for some cookies to make this week, be sure to try my all-time Christmas fave, these Chewy Chocolate Cherry Cookies. And for Christmas morning, try my Sausage Egg Casserole or my Veggie Egg Casserole with Smoked Salmon. Both keep well as leftovers, too! 

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  • Roadrunner December 21, 2020 · 12:18PM:
    Looks like a wonderful family week, Anne - with such a nice moment with Riese sledding! Heart melt, indeed! And well done on the snowman, too! All best for a wonderful, white Christmas!
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    • Anne
      December 21, 2020 · 12:20PM:
      Thank you - have a nice week!
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  • Kris S December 21, 2020 · 12:40PM:
    Love the pet photos. Freyja is clearly not missing you ;) Heart melting for sure! Riese is the cutest! Glad she got fully initiated into the playing in the snow as a kid crew! So fun!
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    • Anne
      December 22, 2020 · 9:51AM:
      Haha definitely not missing us at all!
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  • Ana December 21, 2020 · 1:07PM:
    I love what Riese said to you - one of those lovely parenthood moments that are to be treasured! And your dog looks like she’s at a spa, haha! Happy holidays to you and your family!
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  • Melanie December 21, 2020 · 1:48PM:
    Happy Holidays!! When you mentioned your wedding in 2012 I realized I have been following your blog daily for probably almost 10 years now (wow time flies!!). I credit you so much for my transition to health. In that time I have lost 60 lbs and I just had my annual blood work and everything was perfect...A1C, blood lipids, metabolic profile, even my thyroid which has been low for years...not bad considering I will be 65 next month and am still on my weight loss journey!! Thank you for all your help, ideas and inspiration over the years, it has been truly appreciated!
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    • Anne
      December 22, 2020 · 9:52AM:
      Wow, time really does fly! Thank you so much for following along, and I'm so honored and happy to hear that I've been a part of your health journey! Amazing news about your blood work. Keep up the great work! <3
      Reply
  • Aimee
    December 22, 2020 · 11:26AM:
    I love the pictures of your furry family members! How old are yours? We have two rescue dogs and two rescue cats! Their facial expressions are priceless! That quinoa recipe seems perfect for the holidays! We love quinoa, so we will have to make that one! Have a safe and happy holiday!
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    • Anne
      December 23, 2020 · 11:18AM:
      We think Zara is about 8, and Freyja is about 9!
      Reply
  • LM December 22, 2020 · 2:14PM:
    Love Snow fun! And the pets! Great to see them sleepin' and creepin' haha!
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    • Anne
      December 23, 2020 · 11:18AM:
      Haha sleepin' and creepin', love it!
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  • cj December 24, 2020 · 7:48AM:
    Could you share details about your in-laws' tableware, please == the blue "diner plates" and the green-rimmed plates? Love them both. Thanks.
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    • Anne
      December 28, 2020 · 4:24PM:
      So cute, right? They said the diner plates are Fiesta Ware brand - from their outlet in WV apparently, but maybe you could find them online. The green-rimmed plates have Christmas trees on the plate (just in case you couldn't see that in the pics with the food covering it), but they are by Spode (I believe they have that brand at Macy's).
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      • cj December 31, 2020 · 10:22AM:
        Thanks for the info -- it looks like the diner plates were discontinued in 2006, so the hunt begins!
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        • Anne
          December 31, 2020 · 2:31PM:
          Darn! That's a bummer, they are so cute I want a set too! Oh well.
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