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“What I” Wednesday: Sunday Done Right

Sayward — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:57:16 +0000

We’re into the heart of winter now, where my body begins to ask for warm, hearty, rich and filling foods. And I’m listening! Because my body’s pretty good at knowing what’s up. This day tasted gooOOOoood.

And it looked like this:

Coffee and Baby Breakfast

Tis the season for a Christmas cup! French roast, stevia, and homemade fortified hazelnut milk.

Sunday is Damian’s day to sleep in. Apparently, Crash was sleeping in too! I tried not to wake that sweet sleeping pooch while I fixed my coffee and poured Waits his cup of raw hazelnut milk:

I also fixed him a mini pre-breakfast of oatmeal with cinnamon and sugar-free strawberry preserves.

Waits and I had a lovely morning writing Christmas cards and wrapping gifts. He didn’t eat much, mostly because he’s teething hard and doesn’t have much of an appetite. That was okay though; the real breakfast was yet to come . . .

Brunch

Sweetpea’s all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet. This week’s them was “Holiday Brunch”, which featured biscuits with light gravy, seasoned seitan, scrambled tofu, home fried potatoes, cauliflower (which they were out of, boo!), and some sort of dessert thing which we both skipped. I loaded up:

AMAZING. Waits ate some seitan and almost all my taters. Those biscuits, good lord those biscuits . . .

Almond milk to go, because he’s obsessed with coffee cups (gotta be just like Mom and Dad, so cute!)

After brunch we hit the secondhand children’s shops and a couple of antique malls, finishing up our holiday shopping and enjoying a warmish winter day in the Pacific Northwest. It was awesome awesome awesome and I ♥ my family!

Snacky Snack

In the early afternoon, Waits went down for a nap, and then afterwards I took off to run a few errands. I was still pretty stuffed from brunch, so a Larabar was just the thing to hold me over until dinner. Cherry pie flavor, to match my long socks, naturally.

Damian and Waits had organic corn chips with homemade tomato basil hummus while I was out (not pictured).

Dinner

Our last stop of the day was for dinner, at Native Foods. Okay, to be totally honest, we’ve eaten there the last three weekends in a row. I think they put crack in their food!

Native Foods is located in an outdoor mall, so while we waited for our food we took advantage of our surroundings:

Awwwww cuteness!

Grabbed our food to-go, high-tailed it home, and dug the hell in (by now pretty starving). I’m sorta stuck on this one sandwich – the Scorpion Burger. “Chef Tanya’s original tempeh burger! Homemade blackened Tempeh, chipotle sauce, romaine, carrots, avocado and onions. 8.95 Add melted cheddar. .50” You better believe I add the house-made cheddar. And side of steamed kale. YOWZA! This is, hands down, the best veggie burger I’ve ever eaten. EVER! ♥ ♥ ♥

Waits had a kiddie quesadilla with steamed veggies (which he pretty much ignored), side of canned coconut milk.

Epic Dinner. Epic. Oh, and Damian had the Chicken Run Ranch burger with fries, side of ranch. He’s pretty smitten with this burger too. Oi, Native Foods, we really do love you!

To top it all off, after the bubs was asleep and the hubs was working, and I had the house all to myself, I curled up with my puppies for some straight. up. chillin’. Behold seXXXy Harley:

*Perfect Sunday*

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So back up to Saturday, and I had organized a little get-together for a friend of mine who’s about to be married. Tea and lingerie! An afternoon of high tea at the world-renowned Heathman Hotel. I instructed the ladies to “wear your pastel and your pearls”, and “bring something skimpy for the bride.” Ooh-la-la!

Needless to say, it was an awesome afternoon. I wore:

Pastel print dress: secondhand
Grey tights: unknown, they’ve been with me for a looooong time
Black vegan flats: thrifted
Pearl necklace (worn as a bracelet): pre-gan, my grandmother’s pearls
Cream-colored trench coat (not pictured): secondhand

The table got a three-tiered tray of finger sandwiches, scones, biscuits, and all sorts of sweet treats. And me? I got an awesome little vegan plate, specially made!

Have you ever had high tea?

Playing Dress-Up: A SoCal Spring Wedding

Sayward — Thu, 13 May 2010 21:58:12 +0000

Two of my favoritest people on the planet recently married each other. I love it when that happens!

It was a gorgeous afternoon, sunny and warm with a mild ocean breeze. An easy evening full of friends and laughter, and music late into the night. Thank you Tommy and Kelly. And mazel tov!

I wore :

Vintage Minidress: secondhand, and it’s handmade!
White Cotton Tights: from the amazing Sock Dreams
Black Cardigan: from Nordstrom, ages and ages ago
Red Flats: also from Nordstrom, also ages ago

Waits wore his own little wedding number. In case you can’t tell, that’s an ‘All Dressed Up’ tux onesie. He also had matching black booties, not pictured. He’s already got mad style, eh?

Photo booth!

Playing Dress-Up: Because I Finally Got To Leave The House

Sayward — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:31:59 +0000

“I’m vegan and I <3 you"

Seriously, I hadn’t left my house in 2 weeks. I hadn’t gone outside in 2 weeks! So naturally, even a trip to the doctors office was terribly exciting for me. I had to take the opportunity to gussy up a bit, and show off my swelling belly.

T-shirt Dress: from Herbivore (they are AWESOME! go there! support them!)
Long Black Cardigan: secondhand by Banana Rebublic
Grey Leggings: secondhand
Multi Blue Knee Highs: Sock Dreams, who have my everlasting stripey devotion
Combat Boots: many years old, by Gripfast
White Canvas belt: so very very old
Blue Stars Children’s Umbrella: secondhand

And I’ve got some good news! This trip was specifically for a test, a test that came back NEGATIVE, which means my chances of preterm labor have gone back down to ‘slim to none’. YAY YAY YAY! So thank you so much to everyone out there who sent your love and support – it worked guys!

Also, I don’t have gestational diabetes (yay vegan!). We celebrated with donuts. =)

Playing Dress-Up: Happy Hour, $1 Vegan Corn Dogs, and Late Night Museums

Sayward — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:34:03 +0000

Six and a half months pregnant, and a girl’s gotta have a night out on the town! Yesterday evening Damian and I met up with my lovely sister for some greasy happy hour grub ($1 PBRs and $1 vegan corn dogs) (no I was not drinking the PBRs), followed by an awesome exhibit at OMSI After Dark. It was so fun! A bunch of 21-and-overs running around the science museum, drinking microbrews and playing like children. I totally won the soda bottle blast.

I’m glad I got a little more use out of my summer shorts and ripped stockings, because today the temperature dropped by about 10 degrees! I’m so underprepared for the SNOW that might be coming this weekend. I still don’t have a warm winter coat that fits over my new-and-improved and ever-expanding frame!

This photo should be titled “Hello, This Is My Pregnancy Cleavage“

Bird Print T-Shirt: secondhand
Black Long Cami (underneath): secondhand by Truly Madly Deeply
Long Black Cardigan: secondhand Banana Rebublic
Tan Shorts: secondhand American Eagle Outfitters (ha!)
Ripped Tights: oh my goodness, I’ve had these for so long, I bought them at a dime store in college . . . community college. Yes that long ago!
Purple Long Socks: Sock Dreams, oh how i love them
Engineer Boots: secondhand, by Carolina
Pewter Chain (I knotted it): some mall store, I had a gift card
Black Flower Ring: a local shoppe

I love this cardigan – I’ve been living in it all autumn. Simple and versatile and a tad bit chic, it’s been the perfect piece to take me into colder weather. Alas, I’m going to need something a bit thicker starting real soon. Any suggestions? It’s gotta be vegan, acquirable used, and accommodating to a big belly. A biggering belly, especially after those corn dogs!

Corn Dogs!!!