Vote!!

 

Today is the big day!  Here is an oldie, but it seemed appropriate today.

 

(Also, CHEEKS)!!

Halloween

 

Well, I have to say that I was VERY pleased that Ben kept his hat and beard on for about 30 minutes!  I was worried he wouldn't let me put it on him at all, but as soon as I got home from work, we put the whole costume on him and he happily went about his day :)

 

Our Halloween was pretty uneventful - We took some several photos, enjoyed some chili that had been cooking up in the crock pot all day, had both grandmas in the house, had some of the CUTEST visitors ever (see below!), listened to some Halloween music, waited....and waited....and WAITED for some kids to walk up our lonnnnnng driveway to trick or treat (they never did - we put the candy at the end of the driveway) and then called it a night!

 

 

 

 

And here is a picture of Callie, Mira and Maylee stopping by - our only "real" trick-or-treaters!

And in case anyone is interested, here is the recipe for what we made last night (aka my favorite crock pot recipe ever): Southwest Chili

• 1 lb beef eye of round (I usually use beef stew meat or turkey meat - it's good with any type of meat)
• 1 15 oz can of spicy chili beans
• 1 can garbanzo beans
• 1 14.5 oz can petite-cut diced tomatoes, DO NOT DRAIN
• 1 16 oz jar thick and chunky salsa
• 1 8 oz can whole kernel corn, drained (or frozen corn)
• 1 tbsp sugar

Spray inside of the slow cooker with cooking spray. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for 8-10 hours or high heat for 4-5 hours. Garnish with cheese,  sour cream, green onions or tortilla chips if desired.

245 calories, 3.9 grams fat, 27 grams carbs, 5 grams fiber, and 25 grams protein.

Yoga!

 

I haven't mentioned it here on the blog yet, but I'm happy to share that I have finally been able commit to myself to teaching a regular, weekly yoga class!  It took me awhile (a year) to get to the place where I can feel good about being away from Ben on a regular basis (aside from the 24 hours each work week that I am required to be away at my "real" job).  To be honest, it still is super hard for me to even want to leave him for anything, really.  BUT - I know how good it is for me to do other things and to reduce my Ben-obsessing time a little bit.

 

I'm teaching all-levels vinyasa at Bindi Yoga every Monday night at 6pm.  The great thing about this class is that I am able to participate while I'm teaching it, which means I get a work out, too!  I also am teaching anywhere from 1 to 5 classes each month at Hot Yoga of Mill Creek, but am choosing to not commit to any one class over there.

 

So yeah, this post is to encourage people to come do yoga with me.  Awesome Groupon deal for HYMC happening NOW. 

Happy Halloween!

Somersault

Last week, Ben and I did somersaults. 

I would do one, and then I would help him do one, and we would laugh and applaud ourselves and then do it over and over again.

And then this weekend, Ben started to assume the position on his own!  The first time he did it, it was right next to the sharp corner of our fireplace (literally the only exposed sharp corner in our house, I think). So, I suppose we will now be on the lookout for spontaneous gymnastics moves in dangerous areas.

But here he is trying it in his somersault-safe bedroom:

 

 

A Fall Weekend

We had a fun weekend (full of photo opportunities):

Playtime with dad:

 

A Steeler win:

 

 

 

Out to breakfast and a walk through Downtown Bothell:

 

 

And my mom's birthday!  We had so much fun having my parents over for dinner:

 

 

The things that Ben finds hilarious:

 

 



 

 





Heart Breaker

 

Some days, it's incredibly difficult to leave Ben.  Like, almost impossible.