FF - Favorite Blogs I Follow

1. Hyperbole and a Half by Allie

I've been waiting to write this until she started blogging again, which she has recently, yay!!.   I believe I found her blog through the 2010 Bloggies and it was the most hilarious one that I found.  I spent an entire weekend reading through her archives because she was so funny.  Had I been drinking milk during any of them, it would have come out through my nose.  Even her most recent post is funny, even though she is talking about her struggle with depression.  Which is not funny, and I felt so bad for laughing at her post, but she is so funny and I love to read her blog!

2. Marriage Confessions by Katie and Chris

Watching their little family grow has been wonderful.  Katie shares their ups and downs in such a personable way, I look forward to each and every post.  Even the ones that talk about child rearing that are irrelevant to me right now.  She has so much love and happiness in her life and her kids are so adorable!  Gracie totally looks like her mama, smiley and pretty lady!

3. Living Like the Kings by Kat

There is no favoritism being showed here, Peanut is so freaking adorable, I can't wait to see what she'll do next!  I just want to pinch her cheeks and make gurgling baby noises at her!

4. The Ex-Pat Bride by Sarah

 

She doesn't post often, at least since I have started following her, but I love her blog.  We have, I think, a lot in common.  Sarah and Mr. Darcy just returned from their pre-wedding honeymoon, which they won!  I can't wait to hear how it went!  Oh, and she's moving to England.  ENGLAND. This chick is jealous.

5. Fat Cyclist by Elden

He inspires me to be a better person with every post and giveaway that he does to help raise money to fight cancer.  His first wife died from cancer several years ago and I am not sorry to admit, I cried like a baby when I read that.  He is a funny, poignant wonderful blogger.  And his guest bloggers are funny and tell great stories (that's right Paul, I'm looking at you).  And his wife The Hammer is pretty cool.  And the IT Guy, the twins and The Swimmer kick some butt too.  And he has a book coming out and you can pre-order it on PayPal.  Go read him.  Like, now.

What are your fav blogs to read?

Friday Five: My favorite baked goods

1. White Chocolate Chip Cookies
YUM.  White chocolate is my crack.  It is so yummy, I swear I could eat it forever.  Which is why I don't make them that often because I will eat them all.  In one night.  And that's after eating the chips themselves while I make the cookies.
2. Snickerdoodles!! 
They're easy, fun and delicious.  And how can you not like something with cinnamon in it? That's called snickerdoodle! I mean come on, it's a great word!  And I just made them today. Celebrating getting an interview for next week!
3. Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.
It's so much better when you make it from scratch.  And it's great fun to grate the carrots.
4. White Chocolate Cake with White Chocolate Frosting.
See number one.
5. Breadsticks
I don't know if these technically count as a baked good, but I count them, so they are.  And they are delicious.  So, YUM.

Friday Five - 5 Things I Hope My Kids Inherit from My Husband

1. His metabolism.

I am so jealous of his metabolism.  Adam weighs 10lbs soaking weight.  I really want them to grow up with at least a little help from his biology.  My metabolism sucks.  It works, but it's a constant battle against my weight and I do not wish that on anyone.  Especially my children.

2. His immunity.

He has been sick all of like, three times, in the time we've been together.  Which doesn't count the time he got food poisoning.  I, on the other hand, get at least one cold every season.  I've also had the flu, strep, bronchitis and other things since we've been together. They should have all of his immunity, plus whatever I can add so they don't get sick as often as I do.

3. His intelligence.

He's so smart.  I want our kids to have choices in life and having intelligence certainly doesn't hurt.

4. His curiosity.

He's learning French, he just finished a book about economics, he knows, like, 1,000 programming languages and he asks all kinds of questions.  A lot of what he learned about computers he learned outside of school.  I hope our kids have that quality and that we can encourage it forever.

5. His athleticism.

I'm not so sure about his ability to throw a ball, but he's pretty athletic.  He bikes and runs (the 5K we did last weekend, he didn't train hardly at all and took fourth in his age group.  And he was upset with his time. Which is bull.  He averaged a 6:42 mile.)  He likes all kinds of sports.

Friday Five - 5 Reasons I Love My Bike

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Friday 5 is a weekly thing over at Living Like the Kings and today I decided to do my first one.  It fits perfectly with what I was going to write about today anyway!  My bike!
5 Reasons Why I Love My Bike a Specialized Dolce Triple
1.  It's beautiful and made just for women by Specialized.

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2. It never judges me, and never tells me I can't do something.

3. Dolce is always there for me, waiting for me to hop on her and take her for a spin

4. She always spurs me to go farther, faster, longer.

5. She helps me on my weight loss journey and I know she'll still be there when I reach my goal weight and will help keep me fit.

It's a great bike, and I love it. Worth every penny.

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