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February72011

Two Very Big Announcements…

Announcement #1:

In three months we’ll be trading in this….

For this….

Because…

Cue the Jack Johnson music…

Yes my friends. In exactly three months the entire Weekly Bite clan is relocating to San Diego, California!!! Our house goes on the market in exactly three weeks. Yikes!

Mr. Weekly Bite and I lived in San Diego for 6 years before relocating to DC. Now his job is taking us back to sunny Southern California. Mr. Weekly Bite is beyond excited. He’s been an avid surfer since he was twelve years old. To say he went through withdrawals when we moved to DC is an understatement. I on the the other hand have bittersweet feelings about the move. While I’m super excited to be going back to San Diego (where it doesn’t snow), I’m sad to be leaving all the great friends I’ve made here, and the house I worked so hard to make into a home.

There’s also A LOT going on with me right now…

Which leads me to Announcement #2:

Signs you know you’re pregnant:

  • You cry every time you see a Taylor Swift video (and I don’t even like her that much).
  • You go to spin class and don’t realize till the class is almost over that you still have your sunglasses on top of your head (true story).
  • You cry during the movie ‘Whip It’ when Bliss finds out she made the roller derby team.
  • You cry when you pour yourself a bowl of cereal you’ve been craving for three days, only to find out there’s no milk.
  • You put your kids shoes on the wrong feet and don’t realize it till she’s been tripping and falling for over an hour.
  • You buy groceries and become so insanely ravenous that you pull over to grab a bag of chips to tear into because you won’t be able to make it the .25 miles home without eating.

I think you get the picture 😉

So yes… I’m pregnant, preggers, knocked up.

I’m so so glad to finally let you guys in on this! I’ve been one giant pukey mess for the last 8 weeks. Luckily I’m entering into my 2nd trimester and feeling much better.  🙂

I have to tell you, blogging about food and coming up with new recipes is incredibly hard when you’re feeling nauseous all the time.

So, between selling our house, packing, moving, and having a second child, our lives are going to be a little busy.

But change is good and the Weekly Bite clan will be embarking soon on a cross country journey to the west coast with all new recipes and adventures.

Stay tuned for moving tips, remedies for pregnancy nausea, and M “The Big Sister!”

58 Responses

  1. Joanna Sutter (Fitness & Spice) said on February 7, 2011 at 7:00 am

    I have goosebumps from head to toe!

    Congratulations x’s 2!!!

  2. Melissa Massett said on February 7, 2011 at 7:06 am

    SO SO excited for you on both announcements!!

  3. Coffee and a Book Chick said on February 7, 2011 at 7:10 am

    Yay! Congratulations!

  4. Maryea {Happy Healthy Mama} said on February 7, 2011 at 7:13 am

    Congratulations on the move (I’m jealous!) and the pregnancy! How exciting!

  5. Sarah said on February 7, 2011 at 7:37 am

    Congratulations Estella! 2 very exciting announcements – how fantastic!

  6. TidyMom said on February 7, 2011 at 7:49 am

    Congrats!!! you are going to be BUSY!!! and what a cute way to make your announcements!!

  7. Marisa @ Loser for Life said on February 7, 2011 at 7:53 am

    Congrats, Estela!!!! Such wonderful news for you and your family! Got room for one more??? I’d love to live in San Diego!!!

  8. Estela - Weekly Bite said on February 7, 2011 at 7:56 am

    Thanks Everyone!! You all are welcome to come visit in San Diego 🙂

  9. Blog is the New Black said on February 7, 2011 at 7:59 am

    Congrats on BOTH announcements! That is so wonderful. Wishing you lots of luck in the next few weeks/months while you get ready to move and hoping you’ll feel well! 🙂

  10. Lisa {Smart Food and Fit} said on February 7, 2011 at 8:06 am

    Congratulations! Lot’s of wonderful excitement going on, wishing you lot’s of luck on the move to sunny San Diego! I loved being pregnant (3 kids is enough for me), but better you than me this time around! 🙂

  11. Eliz@The Sweet Life said on February 7, 2011 at 8:08 am

    Oh my goodness–what a big Monday!!! Congrats to you and your family.

  12. Heather (Heather's Dish) said on February 7, 2011 at 8:19 am

    congratulations on both counts! i’m so jealous of you moving to san diego…that’s one of the places i have wanted to live for a LONG time 🙂 and the new baby! so sweet 🙂

  13. Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday said on February 7, 2011 at 8:20 am

    WOW, that’s some HUGE news!!!!
    Congrats 😀

  14. Amanda said on February 7, 2011 at 8:21 am

    yayyyyy so exciting! and this is a good time to move before the baby comes! i guessed it 😉 congrats mama! you’ll be such a wonderful family of 4 now!

  15. Estela - Weekly Bite said on February 7, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Yes Amanda – You guessed it 🙂 I didn’t want to spill the beans too early though 😉

  16. Jessica @ How Sweet said on February 7, 2011 at 8:32 am

    Congrats! Very exciting!

  17. Camille said on February 7, 2011 at 9:22 am

    YAY!! That shirt you got for M is so cute! Good Luck with everything!

  18. Evan Thomas said on February 7, 2011 at 9:25 am

    Double congrats!

  19. Sarena (The Non Dairy Queen) said on February 7, 2011 at 9:48 am

    Congratulations! These are such exciting things to look forward to! I am so happy for you right now! I love San Diego (the weather is really perfect there) and really, two kiddos really are a blast. Congratulations to you and your family!

  20. Nicole, RD said on February 7, 2011 at 9:55 am

    OH MY GOODNESS! Congratulations on both accounts!! I had a feeling what one of the announcements was! 🙂

    My BFF moved to SD for travel nursing. I don’t think she’s ever coming home…she LOVES it!

  21. Barbara said on February 7, 2011 at 10:07 am

    Congratulations to all of you!!! What fantastic and exciting news! I had tears in my eyes reading your blog…so happy for all of you! <3

  22. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg said on February 7, 2011 at 10:14 am

    Awwww, SO exciting on both announcements!!! Wonderful, wonderful!!

  23. Tracey @ I'm Not Superhuman said on February 7, 2011 at 10:14 am

    Congrats, congrats! Such wonderful news, Estella!

  24. marla {family fresh cooking} said on February 7, 2011 at 10:15 am

    Estela, congrats on all of your AMAZING news!! Hopefully you are pulling out of that yucky phase of the first trimester. Now that you are moving to SoCal, I will finally get to meet you and I can’t wait!!

  25. Yum Yucky said on February 7, 2011 at 10:19 am

    WOW! this is all so exciting! Cali is great news, but to top it off with a new pretty little baby is just THE BEST! Rock on, girlfriend! 😉

  26. Cookin' Canuck said on February 7, 2011 at 10:19 am

    Congratulations on your wonderful news! What an exciting time for all of you.

  27. Maria said on February 7, 2011 at 10:23 am

    CONGRATS on all of the above! I am so happy for you!

  28. Jenn L @ Peas and Crayons said on February 7, 2011 at 10:34 am

    ohmygosh congrats!!!!!!!!!!!! Wonderful news!

  29. Michelle said on February 7, 2011 at 11:00 am

    CONGRATULATIONS to the entire weekly bite family! M will be such a great big siter :. No wonder you were craving those declicious chocolate chip cookies ;)- they were a success in my house by the way! It has always been my dream to live in Southern California- the weather just doesn’t get much better than there.

  30. Amelia said on February 7, 2011 at 11:07 am

    Congratulations! Such exciting news! I wish you all the best of luck and as little stress as possible. You are definitely a “super mom” so I am sure that you will be on top of it all! 🙂

  31. Renee @ Get Inner-gized with Renee! said on February 7, 2011 at 11:08 am

    WOW! SO cool and I just LOVE all the pictures. I LOVELOVELOVE san diego! I’d love to move there! So fun!

    AND, I just LOVE the shirt you have for big sister – where did you get it? COOLEST shirt I’ve seen!! CONGRATS on baby #2 🙂

  32. Renee @ Get Inner-gized with Renee! said on February 7, 2011 at 11:09 am

    p.s…i hear on food and first trimester. i’m a holistic nutriton coach and i couldn’t go anywhere near food the entire time. when i went to the grocery store i had to look down b/c just seeing all the food made me queasy…i couldn’t even look at brown rice or anything dark and leafy green. so i hear ya on that! 🙂

  33. mary (whats cookin with mary) said on February 7, 2011 at 11:23 am

    OHMYGOSH! Congrats on the bun in the oven ! 😀 MAN, must have been torture blogging about food when you were so sick ?! The things we do for the blog, right ?

    We’re going to be neighbors! Ok… well kinda 😉

  34. Aunt Edna said on February 7, 2011 at 11:36 am

    BIG CONGRATS TO ALL THE SCHNELLE AND VALADEZ FAMILY! One more little angel to add to our wonderful family. We are all so excited for you. I know Daddy is smiling down from above. Love ya.

  35. Sarah said on February 7, 2011 at 11:36 am

    Wow, such big changes! Congratulations, Estela!

  36. Estela said on February 7, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Renee – I got M’s shirt off Etsy 🙂

  37. Sally Garibay said on February 7, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    Congratulations!!

  38. Jen @ keepitsimplefoods said on February 7, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    Wow! Such exciting news! Congratulations! Sunny California sounds so good right about now. We’ll miss you in DC!

  39. Estela said on February 7, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    Thank you Jen 🙂

  40. Pilar said on February 7, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    Awww. I had a feeling one of the big announcements was a new baby, but moving back to the West came as a big surprise. You’ll be closer to NM and Texas now! I’m really happy for you. SO exciting….a mother of TWO. 🙂 so much love your way, prima.

  41. Anne @ Baking Me said on February 7, 2011 at 1:44 pm

    Congratulations! What wonderful and exciting changes!

  42. Mo@MommyRD said on February 7, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    Congrats on both announcements Estela!! I’m insanely jealous of your move to San Diego. But, that means I can meet you on one of annual trips there.

    I’m so happy for you. Hope you are feeling better now and that M is looking forward to being a big sis!

  43. Courtney said on February 7, 2011 at 2:16 pm

    What an awesome, exciting post!! Congrats on the new baby and the new move!!! I love being prego and holding little tiny babies 🙂

  44. Jenn Cole said on February 7, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    Congratulations to all of you!

  45. Anne@butterandbear said on February 7, 2011 at 4:24 pm

    Congratulations! That is a lot to process at one time, but I’m sure it will be such a blessing to get moved and settled before the new baby gets here. I just had my second child 11 months ago, and I will tell you it is definitely an adjustment. But being in SanDiego, where you can get out in the sunshine every day and take a walk with the stroller will go a long way to making the transition to two kids much easier.

  46. megan @ whatmegansmaking said on February 7, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    Congratulations that’s awesome! When I clicked over from twitter I was hoping there was a baby announcement 🙂 YAY! 🙂

  47. Lauren at KeepItSweet said on February 7, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    OMG Mazel Tov on all of the great news! I’d love to move to San Diego… I am so happy for you:-)

  48. Renee @ Get Inner-gized with Renee! said on February 7, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Ooooo…i thought so! do you know the seller’s name on etsy?

  49. Renee @ Get Inner-gized with Renee! said on February 7, 2011 at 4:49 pm

    actually..i just found it! Omgosh! i’m in love!! thanks for showing this cuteness for baby #2 🙂

  50. Morgan said on February 7, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    So much exciting and amazing things going on for you! I’m very happy for you and your family!

  51. Estela said on February 7, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    You beat me to it 😉 I was just going to email it to you.

    Here’s the link anyway 🙂

  52. Melanie Flinn said on February 7, 2011 at 5:14 pm

    Exciting times! Congrats! I would love to live in SD again. Thank goodness you will be past the 1st trimester so you can handle the stress of moving! Good luck! Do you know where you’ll live in SD?

  53. Nicole @ Geek Turned Athlete said on February 7, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    Ahhhh! Congrats! I’m so happy for you!! The move and the new baby.

    And my hubs knows exactly what yours is going through. He misses surfing too!

  54. Marisela Trujillo said on February 7, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    All of us are so happy for you and the Weekly Bite family Estela. We’re sending you lots and lots of energy for all the demanding tasks ahead.

  55. Lisa (Dishes of Mrs. Fish) said on February 7, 2011 at 10:58 pm

    How very exciting, on both accounts! 🙂

  56. Lindsay @ The Ketchup Diaries said on February 9, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    Estela!!! I AM SO VERY HAPPY FOR YOU. I wish you guys all the best. You truly deserve it.

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