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ABBA You Can Dance

I received an email from Clever Girls & Ubisoft a while ago announcing they were looking for UbiChamps {like me!} to try out their new ABBA You Can Dance game for Wii. They recommended the reviewer having a 70s theme party to celebrate at the beginning of December. Since I knew my 30th birthday would coincide with this idea, I jumped at the chance to try the game. Of course at the time, I didn’t know I was pregnant times three & would be pretty exhausted by mid-December.

But when the disco ball & game arrived, I got excited! I planned for a low-key dinner out with friends on my birthday then invited them back here for a Wii ABBA You Can Dance party. My sweet hubby set it all up the night before & later admitted he couldn’t help but try out the game for himself {& set a few high scores}.

I was planning to just sit out & watch {& take photo evidence} of my friends jamming to ABBA’s greatest hits, but I couldn’t resist.

My friends can dance!

The 18 years of dance classes in me couldn’t miss shaking it a little to Dancing Queen {the prom version} as well as a duet with Sarah.

Cheryl & Sarah breaking it down & then the babies & I took a spin.

We took a break for water & birthday cake before playing another couple of rounds.

My house might be messy & tree half decorated, but the disco ball & game made the party!

I was pleasantly surprised how well the game picked up on our moves while just holding the controller in our right hands. And I got so excited when I saw “PERFECT” or “GOLD MOVE” show up on the TV!

After telling my mom about the game, I’m planning to carry it with me up to their house for Christmas. I really can’t wait to see my family shaking it to ABBA too {we might have to organize a four then four challenge to see who gets the highest points}.

If you have a Wii {or maybe hoping Santa brings you one for Christmas}, keep this game in mind. The 26 ABBA hits vary in speed & you can have a great time no matter what dance level or skills you may have. I haven’t tried out the Karaoke setting yet but I know that would be hilarious! I was very blessed to have Ubisoft mail me ABBA You Can Dance for Wii, but you can purchase it online or at your local ToysRUs {a store I’ll soon be very familiar with I suspect!} or on Amazon too.

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Happy {late} birthday to me!

Sunday was my 30th birthday. Thank you to all those who helped make me feel special with birthday tweets, FB comments, emails, texts & phone calls!

Sunday morning was spent with my grandfather & aunt in Charlotte along with a special quick visit with my friend B. Brunch was delicious at Papa’s clubhouse, and then Sue & I headed back home.

I arrived back in Raleigh in time to opening birthday cards that I’d held off opening when they arrived in the mail and run to the grocery store before meeting friends for a laid back birthday dinner. Some of the girls came back to the house for birthday cake & Wii {post to come on that tomorrow}.

Feelin' Good at 30!

Work decorated my cube with streamers, balloons & a birthday sign Monday morning. That was so fun to see when I got back from our appt {which I promise to write about & share photos from soon!}. I also decided Monday that I’d share my “I’m pregnant time three” news. Everyone’s been really cute & excited for us.

Monday night, husband & I and another of our favorite couples went to dinner at Cheesecake Factory after I sadly learned that NoFo was closed on Monday nights. My dinner was delicious & it & my keylime cheesecake that I got to go were fun for dinner last night too.

As usual, I was spoiled my family & friends. My beach grandparents had given me a Pandora bracelet & cat charm as an early b-day gift Thanksgiving weekend. Jason gave me two clips for it as well as some Loft maternity clothes {that I’d bought on their cyber Mon sale}. I combined birthday checks from Papa & my parents & ordered a Kindle Fire last night! I’m so excited & think it’ll come in handy for nursing, hospital time, bedrest, etc. My sweet MIL & friend B were thinking alike about my love of Lilly & both gave me {totally different} Lilly Murphee scarves! I’ve been wearing them all week. Other friends gave me a gift certificate to my favorite mani/pedi place {yay for relaxing!} & another sweet friend gave me a Gap gift card for some maternity clothes. Spoiled y’all & I know it.

Hope you’re having a great week!

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project 365

We’ve made it to week 49!

Day 337: Saturday I had a fun movie girls get together. The only photos I took were for my week ten post.

Day 338: Blueberry banana pancakes! It was Sunday breakfast.

Yum. Yum. Yum.

Day 339: Monday we had our first MFM doctor’s appointment. Since I forgot to upload the ultrasound photos to that post, here they are. Our triplets at 10w2d.

Head shots of A&B, attempt at a group photo, & baby A.

Day 340: Not sure what we did Tuesday. I didn’t take a photo.

Day 341: My favorite part of Wednesday was lunch with my pretty friend Poe & her new baby!

So happy to get in some fresh baked baby cuddles!

Day 342: After days of planning to purchase a Christmas tree not working out, we were excited to find this buddy at Lowes. Moekitty was a tree/tree skirt fan.

Oh Christmas tree! Oh Kitty Christmas tree!

Day 343: Friday I packed for my weekend trip, set up a few decorations on tables, & Jason was putting lights on the tree. Sadly only one of our three light sets worked. Poor bare tree. No photo taken. {update, brought home lights from Papas & we just finished decorating it tonight!}

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Eleven Weeks

I was in Charlotte with my aunt getting my Papa’s condo all spruced up for Christmas Saturday. I meant to try to post from his computer last night but there were issues there so this is a day late. I did remember to take self-portraits with my phone using his cool mirrored wall! And yes, there’s no hiding the babies anymore {it was at night but I wasn’t trying to stick the belly out}.

Three babies saying hi after a day of Christmas decorating!

How far along? 11w1d.

Maternity clothes? Yes for pants but I can still wear my normal tops & sweaters {for now}.

Weight Gain? Last Monday it was about ten pounds from what I *think* my pre-pregnancy weight probably was.

Stretch Marks? No.

Sleep? Pretty good switching from side to side with pee breaks throughout the night. Moekitty has started cuddling one of the pillow thinking it’s me!

Movement? Not that I can feel, but as we saw Monday, they’re moving!

Genders? We hope & pray for healthy babies first & foremost. But I’d love to have boy/girl combos.

What I Miss? Nothing at the moment. Feeling great & happy.

Symptoms? Same as last couple of weeks. If I eat frequently & stay on top of drinking water, I’m good. Definitely more worn out & I can take a nap at the drop of a hat.

What I’m Looking Forward to? tomorrow’s high resolution ultrasound. I’m really hoping we’ll be able to get great views of babies B & C as well as A.

Weekly Wisdom? Birthday’s while pregnant are fun! Eat everything you want times three! 😛

Milestones? We now have fig-sized babies who are pretty much fully formed!

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Dessert with Friends

Thanks to Duncan Hines for sponsoring my writing. There’s no limit to the baking possibilities, so grab your favorite Duncan Hines mix and Comstock or Wilderness fruit fillings and Bake On! www.duncanhines.com.

Is there anything better than dessert? Only one thing I can think of…sharing it with friends. December is the perfect month for me to do just that thanks to my birthday on the 11th & two short weeks later, Christmas & then New Years.

Luckily for me, my friends seem to like dessert as much as I do. As has been the case for the last couple of years, between now & Christmas I have a few Christmas cookie exchanges on the calendar as well as other lunches & dinners with friends.

Starting Saturday, I’ve got a busy week ahead of me. Christmas decorating & a little birthday celebrating with my aunt & grandfather. Hello Sunday buffett dessert table! Sunday night, a group of my college friends & I are going to dinner then coming back to my house for birthday cake & ice cream. Monday night, my husband & I along with another couple are going to dinner to celebrate my big day.

Wednesday day, I’m meeting a friend for lunch. And since our lunch meeting spot just came out with a new holiday flavored milkshake, you can bet the babies & I will be enjoying that for dessert while chatting with Marie.

Wednesday night is my first cookie exchange of the year. According to the evite, about 20 of my Chi O alum sisters are gathering to share three dozen cookies. While searching my blog for cookie ideas, I discovered I’d posted about this exchange two years ago & I’m planning to make the same white chocolate cranberry cookies. Hope everyone else is too busy catching up & having fun to remember I made these already! 

Saturday night, I’m dressing to the nines in my tacky Chistmas sweater best. Oh & I’ve got a few to choose from thanks to my overabundance of holiday spirit during day-after-Christmas shopping a couple years in a row. Fingers crossed that one of these jewels fits over the babies belly! I’m planning to double or triple the cookie reciple above Tuesday night & freeze half so Saturday I can easily make two more dozen cookies to share with some of my local online favorites. Clearly we had a great time with this party in 2008 & 2009! Yay for another yearly GTG! 

2008 Tacky Sweater Party! {photo from BA}

Husband & coworkers, get ready for cookies next weekend & Monday!

What’s your favorite part of sharing dessert with friends? The getting together with friends? The dessert? The leftover dessert you come home with? Honestly, I love it all!

Remember to check out Duncan Hines’ website www.duncanhines.com to find some great recipes for your holiday get-together! I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective.