New Years Resolutions. Better late than never.

So every year I always go with the traditional "I want to lose weight/eat healthier" new years resolution. Since this year I cant do the "lose weight" part, I wanted to come up with something that was different. Originally, I decided that I didn't want to procrastinate any more about little things. I broke that resolution on January 2nd when I didn't have lunch at work because I procrastinated the night before and didn't make it. I also wanted to write this blog post like last week, but, well, here we are a week later...

That being said, I came up with a new one (yes, I allowed myself to make one after the new year started), and so far I am proud of myself for not giving in. 

This year I want to not worry about things I have no control over. Easier said than done, I know, but necessary. 

I am a worrier. I worry about the dumbest things. So in order to not go crazy by the time I am in labor with this child, I need to just take things as they come, day by day. There are soo many things that can go wrong during pregnancy and childbirth, and it is easy to slip into crazy mode if you start to read about them. I decided to not look up anything my doctor doesn't mention. If the doctors don't think it is something to worry about, then neither should I. 

I am a week into this new resolution, and so far, so good. 

Here is to a happy, healthy, and worry free new year friends!!!!

Jingle Bell Rock

It may just be me, but every time I hear the song "Jingle Bell Rock," I automatically, without fail, think of this:

Which got me to thinking of what other songs I love to hear during the holiday season. 

Here is a list of my faves:

The Waitresses-Christmas Wrapping

Vince Vance and the Valients-All I Want for Christmas is You 

N'Sync-Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday (yes, an ode to my teenage self)

Trans-Siberian Orchestra-Carol of the Bells (I know that there are no words to this song, but I love to rock out to it while driving in my car)

Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting-Baby its Cold Outside (Okay, I'll admit. I never really heard this song until I saw the move "Elf," but whatevs, I still love it)

Mariah Carey-All I want for Christmas is You

Lou Monte-Dominick the Donkey

Eartha Kitt-Santa Baby

Obviously there are many more songs out there than these, but the ones above really make me happy. What songs are you lovin this holiday season???

Christmas Wrapping

One of my favorite trends that comes along each holiday season is the creative ways that people are wrapping their gifts. I wish I was crafty and creative and could come up with stuff like this. Every year I make it my goal to do so, maybe this year I will actually do it. 

Here are some of my favorite ideas that I found on Pinterest:

What creative ways have you been wrapping your gifts lately?

Movie Reviews: Skyfall, Cloud Atlas, Breaking Dawn Part 2

This was the weekend of moviegoing. I ended up seeing three new releases. I don't know if thats good, or if it means I need to get a life and get out more. 

Pete had off on Saturday, which virtually NEVER happens, so we decided to go to the movies for the day. Yes, we make a day of it. 

First we saw this movie: 

I have never seen a James Bond movie before this one, and was a little leary of going to see it. I hate when I see a movie in a series but dont see the original and am completely lost with the plot. Pete assured me that I didn't need to see any of the others in order to follow it, and tried to bribe me to go by saying "you'll love it because Adele sings the theme song." Um really? Since when am I a huge Adele fan? 

Anyway...I went because I was tired of listening to him talk about it. I'm glad I did. It was actually pretty good and entertaining. For some reason, I love to watch movies that take place in other countries (nerd alert), and this was defiantly did that. All in all, I give it a 4 out of 5 on the Bethany Movie Rating Scale. 

Next up was Cloud Atlas. 

You know, this one: 

I can't really tell you what this movie was about because I still don't know. Yea, it was probably the worst movie I have seen in a long time. Going into it, I knew that it had something to do with running into the same people throughout different time periods and centuries and stuff, but the movie didn't tie any of them together. It was just plain pointless and weird. I give it a 0 out of 5. Seriously, do not see this movie, you will want your $12 back. 

And finally, the best for last. Sunday I saw this: 

Yea, thats right. I got to stare at Robert Pattenson for like 2 whole hours. 

Growl. 

This movie was good, and having never read the final book of the series, I really didn't know what to expect. I loveddddddd it (although I have to admit, Jacob being around the Cullens ALL THE TIME, started to get a little creepy, even if he did "imprint" on Renesmee.  On the Bethany Movie Rating Scale its a 5 out of 5. 

I am sad that the series of movies is finally over, but now I have the hunger games trilogy to look forward to when the next one comes out next November.

When I think about it, November 2013 seems soo far away, but this time next year my little man will already be 8 months old! EEEK!!!!

Gender Reveal Party!

So this past Saturday was our gender reveal party. It turned out just how I imagined....

We asked everyone to wear either pink or blue as a form of showing support for their "team." Since Pete doesn't own anything pink, I wore it (we didn't want to be biased toward one gender or the other). 

I decorated the condo in pink and blue, and even had welcome chalk boards!

We had everyone vote for their gender pick. We gave a prize out to a name picked from the winning gender's glass. 

And of course, there was cake. 

When we went to our ultrasound on Tuesday, instead of having them tell us the gender, we had them write it down and stick it in a sealed envelope. We took this envelope to the bakery and asked them to make a cake with a layer of icing on the inside dyed either pink or blue according to what gender was inside the envelope. I think the cake turned out great! Very "neutral" from the outside. 

Then we cut into it....

ITS A BOYYYY!!!!!!!

We are soo excited! Good thing too, because 99.% of the attendees at our party had blue on!

And finally, what would a Barone party that included cake be without, well, a little cake in the face?!

Thankful Thursday

Its Thursday. It's November. It's time to be thankful. 

There is always soo much to be thankful for! 

Today, I am thankful for fall scented candles. 

There is something about them that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside when they are lit. One of my favorite fall scents is "warm apple pie" from Yankee Candles. I love coming home at night, lighting a candle, and watching a movie with the hubby. Being able to smell the candle throughout our house really makes me one happy person.

What are you thankful for today?

Long time no see

Its been over two months since my last post. Completely unacceptable. I have no excuse either, just pure laziness. 

Soo many things have happened since then! 

For starters, instead of being excited about Pumpkin Spice Lattes, I have now moved on to Gingerbread Lattes. In Christmas cups. Seriously, you can't go wrong.

YUM.

Second of all, we celebrated our 1 year anniversary on October 15th. Its crazy how fast the past year went. Seriously, I can still remember our wedding day like it was yesterday. We celebrated by going to Atlantic City. Fun times were had (although no money was won :()

Here we are at Revel Casino in AC. Prettyyyyyy swanky. 

Lastly is probably the biggest piece of news since I last entered blogland......

WERE HAVING A BABY! 

Yes, you read that correctly. Our little addition is set to arrive on March 24th!!!!

While it seems like March is soo far away, its really not. Especially now that it is holiday time. I feel like Thanksgiving and Christmas will go by soo fast, and before we know it, it will be January already.

 EEEEK!!! 

Tomorrow is our 20 week ultrasound and I can't wait. The last ultrasound I had was at 6 weeks, and the baby looked like a lentil bean. Not much to see. Now I can feel the baby move a lot, so I can't wait to see my little lentil again! Although we can find out the gender at the ultrasound, we are going to wait until our Gender Reveal Party on Saturday to find out what the gender of Baby B is with the rest of our family. Needless to say, this will be the longest week of my life.

EVERRRRR.