The night before we had a small party with both sides of our families over. La Posada, the lighted boat parade, was going on and it also happened to be my brother-in-law's birthday.
Matt grilled some really delish chicken and bacon-wrapped shrimp with jalapeno and cream cheese and I made basil and garlic hummus, a green olive tapenade, and pink salsa with chips. I'll leave you my recipes at the end!
I also bought a variety of 24 baby cupcakes from Lollycakes. I love that store!
But back to my dream...
I think the whole reason I had the dream is that my mother-in-law had been talking to us about my brother-in-law's birth story, since it was his birthday. Anyways, I dreamed that I was in a hospital about to give birth myself! Matt was there with me. All of a sudden, it had already happened and I did not have a recollection of anything that had happened. I kept saying to Matt, "I don't remember any of it! ..did it really happen?" ..and he would say, "You were amazing! It was amazing! I can't believe you don't remember it!" I asked Matt if they had brought the baby to my chest. (Can you believe that?!) Then we were in a room in a house I didn't recognize. I was on a rocking chair with the baby in my arms and I knew I was going to have feed him or her. I was freaking out! Nobody had shown me what to do! All I was thinking was, OMGosh, I can't believe I'm about to do this, that this is about to happen!
..and then I woke up.
..with a really bad stomachache.
Ha ha ha...so I guess my stomach pains and the conversation the night before had triggered this very detailed dream. I've had many dreams about babies before, but never a labor/birth one. It was kind of scary that this could happen in the next year or so. It certainly doesn't stop me from wanting it though!
Cupcakes and baby dreams, Natalie
Basil garlic hummus
1 can drained chickpeas
1 clove pressed or minced garlic
8 basil leaves
1 tsp lemon pepper
1 TBS parmesan cheese
1 TBS fresh lemon juice, or the juice from 1 lemon slice
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 C (or so-enough to get the consistency you want) olive oil
Blend all ingredients with a small food chopper or with a hand blender. Serve with crackers or pita bread/chips.
Green olive tapenade
1 C green olives
1 TBS capers
1/4 C-probably less- olive oil (enough to get it to hold together, your pref)
Blend all ingredients with a small food chopper or with a hand blender. Serve with crackers or pita bread/chips.
Pink salsa
I love this and it goes fast!
2 C salsa-homemade or store bought
1/4 C cream cheese
Place ingredients in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for about 1 minute until warmed. Stir slightly to incorporate ingredients, but not too much. You will want small pieces of the cream cheese to still be seen. Serve with chips.
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