hot pockets

yesterday we went on a nesting trip. we bought bookcases. 71 inches high and 5 shelves each, and i am breathing deeply and feeling at home amidst my books. Of course I can raise TWO intelligent children, look at all these BOOKS! (as a side tangental note, they were the crappy kind, but they were buy one get one free, so I couldn't resist. My only regret is that I thought to cover the back with cool fabric before T nailed them on, because that would be really cool looking and would make me feel all modern and crafty-cool... and thrifty since we did it ourselves. fabric like maybe this):or maybe this:


oh! or even this!

ANYWAY, well, while we were out we got to talking about dinner. as of late i'm unavailable every so often for dinner. sick feeling, tired, and general hormonal grouchiness have my sweet husband sending me off to bed with a book. (to tell you the frequency, I read Gone With the Wind in under a week). Well, though my diet is stellar in usual life, pregnancy this time is ALL about the junk, much to my chargin. My stomach hates it later, but it is ALL i want. yesterday was pizza from The Pie, cotton candy and cooler ranch doritos. completely disgusting, even The Pie wasn't good to my tastes after the first bite.

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However, before we got home, I indicated that I kinda wanted Hot Pockets. Now, T and I completely agree on this point, Hot Pockets are disgusting. Here's a little background info: we don't have a microwave. We're only in our second place ever since we got married, and our first place provided one, so when we moved we didn't buy one and we're kind of enjoying it. Food tastes better when heated in the oven, soup on the stove doesn't burn your mouth (or your hands because you don't heat up the bowl). Things SMELL done, none of this 2nd-guessing and 30-second-more-ing. We like the oven. Anyway, T commented that it would take 30 minutes to heat up a Hot Pocket for me. And it was the funniest thing I have heard in who knows how long. Could NOT stop laughing. 30 minutes for a Hot Pocket. so not worth it. So we got The Pie. I will never ever ever tell them that they only beat out Hot Pockets because a Hot Pocket would have taken 30 minutes.