Thanks so much for playing along with Sadie’s big “pregnancy” announcement yesterday. I had a blast putting that post together and am glad you guys took it in stride! (We also managed to fool my mother-in-law and her boyfriend with that post! Muhaha.)
Though puppy Sadies aren’t in the future, if some kind of miracle conception occurs, I promise that those who were interested in her offspring will get first dibs on their very own mini Sadie. (Please understand that with that cute face comes one heck of a needy and insane personality.)
And for those of you who thought the big pregnancy announcement was coming from me, no little baby Fagans are popping up around here any time soon. Ryan and I are slow-movers. We dated more than six years before getting married and plan to enjoy our marriage as a twosome for a little while before babies enter the picture.
Until then, I will continue on with my obsession with my dog.
(Sleepy Sadie pictures are a personal favorite. )
Sunday
The weekend concluded in a lovely way yesterday around here.
We spent our Sunday at church, cleaning the house, hiking with Sadie and eating pizza.
My goodness, I love pizza night.
Ryan and I haven’t had take-out pizza in what feels like forever and ordered a pizza with tons of veggies, sausage and pepperoni from Five Star pizza, a small pizza place with a few locations in Florida and Georgia.
The pizza was wonderful! I forgot house much I love pizza until I took my first bite. I could get used to Sunday night pizza.
30 Minute Incline Treadmill Workout
To those treadmill workout-loving readers, I have another hard workout for you this morning.
Before tackling a strength workout at the gym today, I did the following 30 minute treadmill workout that focused on hills and fast running. While the workout only included six minutes of running, the incline walking was really tough.
This workout kicked my butt. Running at a 15.0 incline at a 5.0 pace made my heart rate skyrocket!
Breakfast
Breakfast was the usual!
I made myself an egg sandwich with two fried eggs, muenster cheese and strawberry jelly, served atop a toasted Thomas’ whole wheat English muffin. (For those southeast U.S. readers, Thomas’ English muffins are BOGO at Publix this week!)
While my egg sandwich was tasty as always, the pear was the highlight of the meal.
Pears are on point in Florida right now. Perfectly juicy and relatively soft without being bruised!
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Questions of the Morning
Let’s talk babies!
- If you’re a parent (or expecting), when did you have your first child?
- If you’re not a parent, when do you think you’d like to have your first child?
I remember in high school thinking that I wanted to get married at 23 and have my first child at 25. Ha!
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats says
Haha I thought the same thing when I was younger – that I’d get married at 23-24 and have a baby at 27. Well… I’m 24 and not a man in sight! Better get on that… haha
Michaela says
same here!!!
life doesn´t always go according to “plan” 😉
Jana @ Newly Wife Healthy Life says
I know what you mean about being a ‘slow mover’. My husband and I dated for 7 years before getting married! I can’t wait to have babies, but we are thinking maybe in a couple years. Until then, my puppy is our child like Sadie is yours! Ha 🙂
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
Wow, that incline sounds killer!! As for kiddos, I have no idea when I’ll have my own… I’m 23 right now and kinda still loving rocking the single life, but I think I’d like to make 29 or 30 a target…. a lot has to happen before that though!
Kristen @ notsodomesticated says
I love Sadie’s face in that picture! 🙂
We’ll probably be trying for kiddos within the next 6 months or so. We’re doing a European cruise this summer, and we figure that’s our last BIG vacation before we start thinking of grown-up things, like kids. 😉
peanutbutterfingers says
woohoo for travel!! i hope you have a blast!
Khushboo Thadani says
Well the plan was to be married by 25 and first kid by 26/27- that doesn’t seem very realistic any more :)!
Amy @ In The Mixing Bowl says
No babies for us for a while either! We’ve been married 2 and a half years, but we always say we’re just enjoying the flexibility and selfishness that comes with just being a couple.
You have to be completely unselfish as a parent, and wer’re just not ready for that!
Nicole says
I always wanted to be married by 25 and have my first child before when I was 28….that’s not going to happen. Now, more realistically, married by 28 and kid at 30…I still need my “me only” time 🙂
Sabrina says
I’ve always said I don’t want birth any of my own children, and I have stuck to that since I was younger. I am going to be 27 this year and have decided that I would adopt a child if the time was right. Plenty of kids need a good home, I was once one of those kids and I am ever so thankful for the life my family gave to me!
Jessica @ Sushi and Sit-Ups says
When I was up at college in Gainesville, I lived off of Five Star Pizza! I still dream about their garlic rolls. Mmm… I used to think that I wanted kids before 30, but now that I’m engaged and thinking about all the things I still want to do (grad school, enjoy married life, etc.), I’m not really setting any timeline for myself. I figure when it’s time, I’ll know (although, it’s hard convincing my parents and grandparents that it’s okay to wait)!
peanutbutterfingers says
we LOVED it! i can see why you’d be a repeat customer!
Jenny says
I used to think I’d have a few kids by now. But I just turned 30 and am so happy to be kid-free! In hindsight I can’t imagine spending my 20s raising babies. I love kids and think they’re awesome, but I also know that it takes a lot of work and and a lot of selflessness to be a good parent and my SO and I are perfectly content with our life at the moment. Plus I love no-stress vacations and sleeping in on the weekends–once baby enters the picture, those things are gone for awhile! I really like that you two are taking it slow and understand the importance of enjoying your marriage before kids.
Cait @ Beyond Bananas says
We are getting married in August. I want to have a couple of years of “just us” time to travel and do things that are much more difficult to do once you have children. That being said.. I can’t wait until the time is right for us to have kids!
peanutbutterfingers says
your wedding day is so soon!!! congratulations!
Katie says
Well, I’m 22 right now but when I was in high school I expected to be married by the age of 21 (insane, right?). I live in a town where the average age a woman gets married is 19, no joke. Its encouraged by my town because they are super religious (LDS). For me, I expect to get married around 27ish and have my first child around 30ish-subject to change 🙂
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries says
i live in utah… i know what you mean!
Katie says
Thats how Utah is, huh? The pressure to marry here is so crazy! My neighbors all make comments about me not being married yet, its insane.
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
Haha. I got married at 25, and hopefully one day will have kiddos when things settle down a bit with us and moving/work!
I love your breakfast–looks tasty!!
Leah @ Chocolate and Wild Air says
I’m 23, and neither one seems anywhere in my near future – so hopefully around the time that I’m 30 that will have changed!!
Sarah @BlondeBostonian says
I used to think that I would want to have a baby at maybe 26. Now that I’m almost 25, I’m thinking that 30 would be a good age to have my first child. Gotta get the ring first! haha
laura says
I started early, I was married at 22, had my 1st daughter at 23 and am currently 22 weeks pregnant with another girl. 🙂
Coco says
I know what you mean about the “I’ll be married with kids by age 25″….when you’re 13, that seems so distant! But now that I am approaching my 24th birthday, I am SO HAPPY I am not married with kids. My boyfriend and I live together, and plan to get married eventually…and mayyyybe have kids….eventually. Now I’m shooting for babies by 35, if at all.
Alexandra says
I used to think I would have my first baby at 24… well I’m 24 now and a baby is so far out of my plans right now! Wow how my perspectives have changed!
Dana says
May I please clear up a very, very, very common misconception? Immaculate conception doesn’t mean virgin birth. Virgin birth means virgin birth. Immaculate conception actually refers to the concept that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin from her moment of conception. If you don’t believe me – look it up! (I’m neither Catholic nor Christian but was a history major in college, and was pretty blown away upon learning this…. how did we all learn it incorrectly?)
peanutbutterfingers says
whoa! edited the post! i never knew that. thanks for spreading the knowledge, dana!
Sarah says
We got married at 28, had our sons at 33 (conceived after one last vacation to Jamaica!) and 36 and this all started almost 33 years ago. It really worked for us! I am amazed how many of your readers are now unmarried-or-without kids in their 20s…and I think it is terrific! Live life – grow up – make a place for yourself – choose a great, lasting SO that you really can like & love for a lifetime!The only caveat…now my sons are 25 & 27 with girlfriends but I may have to wait 10 years for those grandkids as they are “growing up, living life and taking their time” just like their parents! Haha! Totally behind you Julie & Ryan and many of your readers. (But – it can work “both” ways – my sister married at 21, 53 yrs ago with 2 sons and 7 grandkids! Different strokes!)
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
That workout does look tough!! Incline is no joke!
Beth says
Just a quick note to thank you for the breakfast inspiration — this morning’s post-workout egg and Muenster sandwich was the best!
As for babies, I’m with Coco… The Husband and I might have kids or we might not. I love the fact that I get to be an aunt to some pretty amazing little ones and leave my options open to see if the urge for my own brood strikes.
Lindsey says
I am 28 this year and my hubby 29 so I think anytime soon is good!
Krista @ A Belle in DC says
My husband and I had a pretty whirlwind romance – he proposed on the 5th date but since he had to fly in from the UK to go on a date with me, it was over a few months. Because of that I think, we’re in no rush to have kids. We didn’t live in the same country until a week before the wedding, so we’re still enjoying that two-some time! Plus, I just turned 25 so I feel like I have LOADS of time left!
Becca says
Haha Sadie is such a cutie 🙂 I’m glad I’m not the only person obsessed with my dog!! I would love to have kids, but I also love to travel and I enjoy the alone time I have to spend with my husband. When it happens it will be amazing.. But until then I am very happy with how things are now.
Jill @ Jill is Active says
Haha I had a similar thing that in high school I thought I would be married at 24 and having babies around 27ish. Wellll I’m now 24 and not getting married anytime soon! The new age for babies for me is hopefully 30-31?? Who knows!!
Hope @ With A Side Of Hope says
Well I’m 28 right now and getting married in August. So I would like to have my first child before I’m 30. My fiance and after our wedding will have been together for almost 7 years. So I don’t want to wait too long until we start trying 🙂
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries says
that treadmill workout sure looks like a doozy! whew. inclines kill me every time!
as for kids, we’re hopeful for in the near future, but we’ll have to see how it all works out!
Tasha @ Running On Salsa says
My fiance and I just got engaged last month, plan on getting married next year, and definitely plan to enjoy the married life pre-children for awhile (we’re only 22 right now). So for the meantime we’re happy just spoiling the little dog of ours 🙂
But I feel the same as you, if we were to have children I’d like to have them before 30 if the timing felt right. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see! 🙂
Amanda says
I had my first child, a son, at 32 and my second, a daughter, at age 35. I guess that is kind of late, but like you said, we really wanted to enjoy our childless years together. And there are days, I’ll be totally honest here, where I fondly remember those days. But I wouldn’t trade my kids for any of them. They are wonderful little creatures and they make our days fun. Your pizza looks so great. We have Pizza Fridays at our house where the kids get to watch a movie with dinner (all other nights we eat at the table with no tv or distractions). If you want to try it, try Jim Lahey’s No Knead Pizza dough recipe, we double it and freeze some for the following week!
Lauren @ Part Time House Wife says
I’m 28 and still waiting around for our first. My husband is going to be 35 in a few weeks and he’s totally ready. I am too but like you said I really do love the whole twosome thing we have goin on.
We’re not preventing but nothin so far! I’m okay with whatever happens when it happens!
Amber says
I had my first child, a girl, on 11/16/11. Her name is Claire. She is my heart! I never knew I could have so much love for someone until she came along!
Amber says
Oh, I forgot to mention, I’m 28. Hubby turned 32 in Feb.
Jennifer says
LOL, when I was in high school I thought I would be married by 23 and have kids by 25 also! I’m 29 and the hubby and I just found out we are expecting our first!! We are very excited. 🙂 I will also add that thanks to my raging pregnancy hormones I am now CRAVING pizza with a vengeance! Maybe for dinner.
Cassie D. says
My husband and I will be married for two years this May. A lot of our friends have babies, but we are looking to enjoy some more “us” time before we have one!
Don’t you love how as soon as you get married, people start asking you when you’ll have a baby? I have started to tell people that when I have a huge belly, you’ll know…until then, stop asking lol!
katie@newmamamac says
I had my first baby on 5/17/11 and i am looking to get pregnant within the next few months! as soon as i had my son i said “ok when can we have another!”
but i do agree with all of the people who want selfish time for themselves. i wouldnt call that selfish – it is good to make that decision maturely and enjoy your time together. it is next to impossible to have “me” time once you have a baby (unless u have to a ton of babysitters and family members around to help)
Catherine says
I always thought I’d get married closer to 30 and have kids when my biological clock started ticking. Now here I am 24 and married! We’re both in professional school though so the biological ticking clock will probably still be about the time for kids. I love being married though, and I’ve got a nephew expecting to make his appearance in July. I’m going to be an awesome aunt instead of a mom for awhile! 🙂
Bee Goes Bananas says
That was such a good April Fool’s joke! I completely forgot it was the first and was totally fooled. Unfortunately, our little Zekey won’t father any puppies, although it would have been cute to see!
Caitlin @ This Bride's Joyride says
Aww, Sadie looks so sweet and innocent in that picture!
I’m not a parent yet (but have serious baby fever)! Like you guys though, my Fiance and I want to spend some time together as a twosome before babies. I’d say at least another two years before we even start talking about it!
laurel says
My boyfriend and I have been dating over 7 years now, we’re both 24. I am itching to get engaged. I always thought I’d be married by 23 and kids around 25. Now I’m thinking married 25 and kids 26-27. I am getting impatient waiting. Ha!
Katie says
I got married at 24 and will turn 28 in June. I hope to be pregnant by my 30th birthday. I would like to be done having kids by 33.
Carolyn says
Wow lots of comments about wanting to wait to have kids. I think whatever choice people decide is what works best for them and that’s what is important. My husband and I dated for 3.5 years, got married (I was 22) and waited 4 years to have our first kid. I loved spending that much time with just us before starting out family. However, I also knew I wanted a larger family so I didn’t want to wait too long:). I have three sons ages 4.5, 2.5, and 10 months they were born when I was 26, 28, & 30. Being a mom has opened up my eyes in SO many ways, it has by far been the most amazing thing I have ever done in my life. I honestly dont even care if I ever experience anything else in life besides watching my kids grow up.
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
I’ll most likely be the odd one out saying this but we’ve been married for 5.5 years and have no plans on babies. I’ve never really wanted them and now seeing all our friends with them has completely reinforced that in my mind (and his). My weimaraner is enough of a baby 🙂
Nicole says
Gina, that’s a good point I forgot to add in my post. Seeing all of our friends with kids had to be the best birth control ever…LOL Oh my gosh, it looks SO not fun to me!
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
Nicole- just read your comment…AMEN! Can you come be my friend please b/c I think there’s about 5 of us in the entire world that feel that way! I cannot stand being among our friends (mostly my husband’s friends wives) and listening to the bitching and moaning about the children. If you don’t want to put up with that stuff please dear lord, explain to me why you decided to have 3!!!?? omg, i could go on forever… Glad to hear someone who’s on the same page! 🙂
Nicole says
Oh, I know! I’m so happy when I find someone who doesn’t have baby fever! LOL I could go on forever too. Let’s be friends! 😉
I just added you to my Google reader. You’ll see me in your comments! (But not in a stalker-ish way, I swear.)
Heather says
I have baby fever so bad! I’m 23 and my husband will be 28 in a couple of weeks, and we’ve been married for just over a year. We got married having known each other for 3 1/2 months, though, so we’re used to doing things fast. We’re in the “let’s just see what happens” phase now, though. We’re not really TRYING, but we’re not trying to prevent a baby either.
Racheal @ Running with Racheal says
You totally fooled me on the Sadie pregnancy joke!
When I was younger I thought I would have all my babies by the time I was 30. I am 27 now and no babies yet. If I still want to have 3, before 30 will be a bit of a challenge. 🙂
Yellow Haired Girl says
Ha! I couldn’t even begin to tell you when I’m going to want to have kids … I’m establishing my career right now, marriage isn’t even in the picture (because there is no guy around hahaha). A dog is in the future though 🙂 It’s interesting to read other reader’s responses!
kyla says
I’m 22 and have been with my boyfriend for over a year and a half so although I am not getting engaged anytime soon, I’m sure it will happen by at least 24. Babies though, I want kids before 30 but he wants to wait so we shall see!
MigraineMe says
Kids? I can’t really keep my plants alive, let alone an animal….maybe a baby in the next decade, but I better get a puppy first to test my hand at dog parenting! 🙂
Elizabeth @ Chocolate Drops and Pearls says
I’m only 22… almost 23 so I don’t think it’s going to happen for quite awhile. But I’m perfectly happy enjoying my early twenties.
Leah @ DeLeahLicious says
I really appreciate you guys wanting to have time together before babies. It sounds ideal, but I feel like I’m going to be too eager!!