#40 Take an "Us" picture every month.

This picture is for October. I actually took it on the day I got the positive pregnancy test. Nothing stellar, but at least it is from the first day I knew I was pregnant.

#94 Get Pregnant

Well after 13 months of trying, I can finally cross this one off the list! I got the bfp (big fat positive pregnancy test) back on October 20th, but wanted to wait till we saw the doctor before telling the whole world.

We saw the doctor yesterday, so now we're telling everyone. Since I wasn't positive who was following my blogs, I waited till now to update them.

Here's a picture of baby.

Baby is measuring right at 10 weeks, which is what the calculations put me at. My estimated due date is June 29, 2010.

#40 Take an "Us" picture every month

I fail! I managed to never take an "Us" picture last month. Of course I didn't realize this until October had already started.

However, I do have this picture which is of my whole family at our family reunion back at the beginning of the month. And since H and I are standing next to one another, I'll say it counts!

H and I are on the far left. Included in the picture are my mom, step-dad, grandparents, sisters, nieces, aunt and lots of cousins.

#56 Make 5 Vegetarian meals

Veggie Pizza

Recipe: Bun in the Oven

While this recipe isn't new to me, it certainly applies in my quest to make 5 vegetarian meals. H actually suggested this recipe after we had some carrots and celery left over from that vegetarian chili I made last week.

While chopping all the veggies is time consuming, it is well worth it. I had this recipe a lot growing up, and it never failed to be a crowd pleaser. I'm really happy that H also appreciates this recipe.

Since this isn't a warm recipe, it works really great in summer. Also veggies are usually cheaper in summer.

#12 Organize all Recipes

I love to cook. I've subscribed to Kraft Foods, Real Simple, and Food Network Magazines. I'm too much of a neat freak to keep a ton of old magazines with only a few recipes I'm interested in. So I have a lot of loose pages of recipes that I want to make.

I decided to organize them by putting them in a 3-ring binder in page protectors. Finally got around to organizing them.

The only thing I don't know is what I want to do with the recipes once I've made the recipe. For the most part once I make a recipe I blog about it on my food blog. So, I don't need the paper copy anymore. But the paper copy inside it's nice safe page protector is easier to use than my laptop when I want to make that recipe again. So I guess what I'm getting at is that I'm thinking I want to file them. Maybe in the back of my 3-ring binder so they are easy to access?

Anyone else have any thoughts?

#56 Make 5 Vegetarian Meals

Cheesy Chili Soup

Recipe: Bun in the Oven

Once again, the link to my food blog has the recipe.

I found this recipe in Kraft's magazine that I get. At first I thought it just looked good for a cold night. When I realized that it didn't include meat, I was stoked to have found another vegetarian recipe! Just had to substitute vegetarian vegetable broth for the chicken broth, and I was in business.

This was a hearty vegetable soup. It's so easy to make and really tastes good. I plan to make this again!

#40 Take an "Us" picture every month

Here's our third picture. Man it sure does seem like we dress up a lot! ;) That's what happens when we attend 5 weddings over a span of 14 weeks. Once wedding season is over trust me, you'll see us dressed down.

This was the wedding for a pair of really good friends that we used to work with. I actually can remember when they weren't a couple and they didn't really know one another. Wow how time flies and things change. They are so perfect for each other. B & M certainly won't have a shortage of laughter in their marriage.

Here's to many years!!