I love Tea Season because it means that I get to sip on warm tea and dunk deliciously soft cookies into my warm beverage and enjoy blustery days. I love blustery days. Tea Season happens to coincide with Baking Season, another one of  my favorite seasons. Baking Season involves baking healthy things, but also the aforementioned cookies and other tasty treats.

Maggie has discovered that the kitchen is a very exciting place to be and wants to be in on all the action. A couple weeks ago we made pizza and she loved smooshing the dough in between her fingers and spreading the sauce. The girl has already started to recognize that when the mixer comes out, the beaters usually get covered in something tasty. It’s hard to deny that licking the bowl clean isn’t enjoyable, even as an adult.

In other kitchen related news, one of my twitter friends (Did I fail to mention that I’m on twitter? I did? Well, I am. Want to be friends?) posted this video and it is simply genius. Too bad we’re not having massive amounts of garlic tonight with our dinner.

I went to the grocery store today to load up on all things delicious and healthy and guess what?!

Egg nog is here!

Yep, three cheers for the Nog!!

Hip, hip, hooray!

For a few years now I’ve been sharing with Chaya when I have my annual First Shot. I have shots of egg nog because, in my opinion, that is the only real way to enjoy the drink.

100% Nog, People!

Anyhow, we’ve sent Chaya pictures and videos of Nog Lovin’ Extravaganza, but this year Barry did play-by-play over the phone as I ceremoniously had my first drink.

You might be lucky enough to enjoy a taste of that experience since our video camera is up and running, lucky you.

Nog Lover, OUT!

We’ve baked a cake that is either PINK or BLUE on the inside. In a couple hours family members will cut it open to reveal HBaby’s gender. The anticipation makes Sydney really nervous. She made her guess on the HB poll. Did you?

Polls close at noon sharp, so get crackin’!

Thanksgiving reveal to come later, my friends.

Good news? What type of good news? Oh, I can’t wait. I love fortunes. Perhaps that is why I bought a large amount of fortune cookies.

Need a pick-me-up? Call me and I’ll read you your fortune. Forgive me if I eat your cookie though.

I love certain things that many people curl their lips to or mock my appreciation. For example, I love Garth Brooks and he’s coming to Las Vegas!! Have you stopped reading yet? I understand if you abhor Garth, but I really love him.

I found out on Friday that he’ll be playing 15 shows a year in Las Vegas starting in December. This is wonderful, thrilling, perfect news in which I have had difficulty wanting to talk about anything else. Barry seems to tolerate my level of excitement, but I have a feeling he thinks it a bit strange.

Tickets go on sale next weekend and I’m going to belly up to the computer and see if I can snag me some tickets. The fact that he’s only playing 15 shows, leaves me to wonder if I’ll be able to get any. I mean, there are a bazillion Garth Brooks fans out there, even if you aren’t one of them.

Excitement abounds at HBHQ.

Full Name: TBD. For now I just go by The Mini or Baby.

Age: not officially born yet. I’m just about to head into the second trimester. If everything goes according to plan, I should arrive at the end of April though.

Favorite Color: I’ve been seeing everything in black and white lately. I have a feeling I might lean towards either pink or blue in a few months.

Current Favorite Food: Chocolate milk and Hansen’s Soda. Yummy!

Favorite Place to Visit: I’d be cool with anywhere I can just take a breath of fresh air on my own. Although for some reason Sydney pops into my head like I’ve heard that name somewhere before.

Where do you see yourself in five years: Working as a line leader in kindergarten.

It only took 8 days for me to get my first cold. I woke up on the 9th day with a stuffy head and the need to carry a box of tissues under my arm like a football.

It happens like clockwork every year as each kid brings their own germs into the classroom and they mingle with my immune system.

We’re all snotty now.

That might be too much information.

But it’s true.

This posting goal is actually part of a bigger plan for my 29th year. I don’t have a 30 before 30 list like Hannah, but I do have a couple goals in mind that I’ll be sharing and writing about in the next year.

Since I plan on writing more and I love podcasts, I thought I’d pass along a resource that I plan on using called Grammar Girl.  She gives a weekly tip to improve your writing.  Look for some of these tips to start showing up on HBadventure.

Since this first post is short and sweet I graded my guesses for last weekend’s birthday activities.

I know, I know, this is like 19 posts on Barry’s birthday, but I couldn’t resist putting up this adorable picture. Today is the actual day, so I feel obligated to do a birthday-related post. I’m making delicious Carrot Cake for scratch for dessert tonight to celebrate his first day as a 29 year old. We celebrate BIG around here.

P.S. The little mound of hair that Barry’s sporting in the above photo still exists to this day. I’ll try to get a picture of it so we can compare and contrast.

Don’t act like you aren’t excited for that, I know you are.