Joan Ellen Cornell

Whoa. 10 days since my last post. Talk about procrastinating! :) We drove to Illinois for Christmas to be with my family this year. LOOOOONG drive. I will not be doing that again while pregnant...we had to stop so I could pee every hour or two, haha. Alex playing with a new toy Lola was kind of scared of Christmas, haha. Too many loud toys... Alex in his new batman cape :) Alex and Grace at my Aunt and Uncle's house Lights in the park... Alex pretending to be me, hahahah It was a great week :) We...

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Oh Jam Cruise. Oh how depressed I am to not be getting onto that ship in 2 weeks :( It didn't really hit me until the other day that we're not going again, and it hit me HARD. Now every day I think about how amazing of a trip that was and am sooo sad we aren't doing it again. I even remember afterwards last year saying to everyone, "once you go on Jam Cruise, I don't understand how you couldn't go again and again." Hands down BEST TRIP I'VE EVER BEEN ON. Nothing beats a 5 day...

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Mint Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies Ingredients:2 Ounces Dark Chocolate2 Ounces Mint Chocolate (I used Mint Truffle Hershey Kisses)1 1/2 Cup Flour1/2 Cup Dark Unsweetened Cocoa Powder3/4 Teaspoon Salt1 Cup Unsalted Butter, cut into 1 inch cubes, room temperature1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar2 Tablespoons Dark Brown Sugar2 Large Egg Yolks1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract1 Cup Coarse Sugar for rolling3 Ounces White Chocolate, coarsely chopped3 Tablespoons Heavy Cream1/2 Teaspoon Pure Peppermint Extract Makes 25-30 Cookies. I doubled the recipe and made twice that. Instructions: 1. Melt the dark chocolate and the mint chocolate together in a microwave or over a double boiler. Whisk...

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The best band in the whole world...singing my favorite song in the whole world :) I can't tell one from the other...did I find you or you find me? (best song lyric ever, EVER)Happy Saturday night :) Please vote every day...for my awesome blog....come on....do itttt :) ...

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I spent a lot of today making cookies for another cookie exchange party tomorrow. They turned out great...I'll post pics and the recipe and step by step instructions tomorrow...too lazy tonight, haha. Jeremy left to go to Vail for the night to see Michael Menert play tonight and to snowboard tomorrow. Boo. I kinda wish I would have gone now that i'm sitting here bored as heck. I'm gonna be 23 weeks tomorrow. I can't believe how fast time has gone so far! It feels like only yesterday I was like, 11 weeks. Crazy. This baby's gonna be...

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The snow I mentioned the other day melted real quick, but this is what I woke up to today :) Lucy has a lot less hair than Lola and gets cold really easily. She wouldn't even go outside this morning with Lola. So I put this coat on her...and she wouldn't move from this spot. She just stood there shaking (from taking 2 steps onto the deck and running back in the house). I think she hates the coat. Hahaaha. Cracked me up! But I think i'm going to have to get her some sort of comfy sweater...

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