When Billy got home from school at 5 I told him that I really wanted to do something fun and exciting. For once I didn’t need a nap and we had no other plans, I wanted to be adventurous.
His idea for our adventure: organize our ginormous basket of socks while watching Jeopardy (okay, the Jeopardy part was my idea but I was embarrassed to tell you. I am secretly just trying to get a little smarter and I thought Jeopardy would be the best way to do that…way better than reading books).
Billy has a sad face because those are all of the unmatched loner socks. That is actually pretty good for me, keeping things organized isn’t one of my strengths.
We also somehow had one of my dad’s socks and one of niece’s socks. I guess we know where I got my big feet from:)
Our other brilliant and adventurous idea was to make homemade pizza. This sucker hit the spot, the crust was super crisp on the bottom which is my favorite. I know I have said this before but the key to making homemade pizza is to use a pizza stone and make sure you add lots of cheese.
We used this PIZZA CRUST recipe!!!!
Here comes the bestest part of my day….
The cutest HOLLY sent me this adorable present for our little girl. We are proud to be Cougars (even though we will most likely be going somewhere else for law school in the fall). Not going to lie, the baby clothes get me more excited than anything else.
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After dinner we made a special dessert….what do you think we made? What would you make for a late night dessert?
-The recipe will be in the next post.
What college T-shirt would you put your child in…..what college did you attend?
Did you watch the Biggest Loser Finale last night? You are only allowed to say whether or not you watched it…not who won.
Do you match your socks together when you are folding your laundry?
-Pre-billy no, now I attempt to if I remember.
My favorite late night dessert is definitely popcorn – kettlecorn if possible. :) My future babies will be decked in Pitt gear, but probably more Steelers & Pirates stuff – just Pittsburgh-oriented. :)
I’m totally convinced my washing machines eats my socks :) I try and match them but I always have odd ones. My husband and I both attend Old Dominion so I would have to go with them.
Loved The Biggest Loser last night!
Mine eats my socks too…so so rude ha! Good to hear the BL was good, I seriously can’t wait to watch it!
I love tiny baby clothes – so cute!!
I hope you made donuts after dinner :) Or maybe gooey warm chocolate chip cookies.
My hubby wanted to watch the Chicaho Bulls game, but I nicely told him no, we would be watching The Biggest Loser. Personally, I was happ with who won! Everyone looked amazing!
*That should say Chicago, not Chicaho. Oops…
I never put my socks together…. My husband is looney though and goes nuts if his aren’t matched so I do it for him. That’s love right there!!
That is love….the things we do for our men ha!
Ok pizza stone = officially added to my shopping list. I hope it makes my pizzas look like yours… or less like giant piles of cheese goo.
Baby clothes are SO cute, I love the little onesie!! Can’t wait to see more baby clothes :D
Does Billy know where he’s going to law school yet?
Still not sure yet….we are still waiting to hear from a few places but S. Cali is sounding really good:) GET the pizza stone and let me know what you think of it!
cutest little onsie! I pair my husband’s socks, but not mine. Now that I’m typing that it sounds really odd…
Heidi, that is not odd at all and I think I am going to switch over to your method!
I’ve been loving cupcakes as late night snacks lately. My pants have not. lol And I’m super torn on the college thing. I went to Loyola for undergrad, but I’ll be going to University of Illinois for law school. U of I people are CRAZY with school pride, so we’ll see who I lean towards when I’m done with all my schooling!
I do match my socks, my mom always made me as a child so it stuck with me :) my son actually has two of those onesies one for my school – Syracuse University and one for my husbands – University of Florida. I’m going to throw the SU one out though, it’s too expensive to go there and I don’t want him to get any ideas!!!! :)
HAHA! Another Cuse gal! I always say the same thing about the school and the costs.
I’m one of those weird Type A personalities that folds laundry and matches my socks every week…always after my long run/workout. I envy your relaxed approach to life! Our pizza stone has been the best purchase ever made. Love it!
Teach me your Type A ways…I wouldn’t lose everything and my house may actually be clean. Glad you love your pizza stone too!
Peter and I have been dating since we went to college at Syracuse University. Our child would be a little orange then :)
I always match socks! I am super OCD about socks.
How do you get your pizza to be a perfect circle??? Mine always look disasterously wonky. They taste delicious, though.
I match all of my socks in the laundry, but Mike likes his loose in the drawer. Weirdo.
HAHHA Many years of practicing and I spend 30 minutes making sure it is a circle. Come to Utah and hang out with me and I will give you a circle pizza making class:)
I know who won the Biggest Loser. They all did so great, it amazes me every time I see before and after pics!
I match my socks together because its easy. I only buy socks with colors and/or patterns on them somewhere so they are easy to identify. My boyfriends socks are all slightly different but look very similar so he never separates them. It would take forever!
I went to Seton Hall University so my kids would wear Pirates shirts (our mascot) :)
Cookie bars?! Only because I am craving them like nobody’s business… haha
I went to a local college in my hometown then to a University about 3 hours south of where I grew up (Red Deer College and University of Lethbridge).
Yes, I have OCD tendencies when it comes to laundry folding!
Okay now I am craving cookie bars ha…we should both make some today:)
You are tempting me Janae!
My guess is an icecream sundae!
I always lose socks! And if I had a little t-shirt I would get an Aussie one :)
Sometimes those nights of sock matching and pizza making are the best. We headed out to celebrate our recent accomplishments. But, we only went for happy hour because that is all we can afford and made it home in time to watch The Biggest Loser. So glad this season is over. The drama was terrible.
I went to The University of Maine, Salzburg College, Colorado States, and now I am at The University of Wyoming. I’ve been around the block with colleges.
how do you use your pizza stone? every time we’ve tried ours it’s been a complete bust then i scrape all the toppings off and eat w/o the crust.
HEY JEN!! First we heat up the over to 425 degrees and put the stone in there for 1-2 hour so that it gets really hot, we put cornmeal on it and then the dough and cook. Do you heat up the stone before you use it? Maybe try adding more flour to your dough to make it less likely to stick. Hope this helps.
Yeah we’ve tried heating it up before, but maybe we do need more flour or maybe it wasn’t long enough. I see some pizza trials in our near future! thanks for sharing your tips!
I think I would cry if I had the many loner socks LOL!
I do good about keeping them together and I get irrtated with Scott when he has just one, Oh boy I may be a little OCD ;)
Where are you guys going to law school?? NYC!!
We still aren’t sure yet…I wish we knew! Still waiting to hear from a few more schools. Ha you sound like billy and I sound like scott:)
Aww! YAY! I love you guys :) Cannot wait for Baby Jacobs!!!!!
TOTALLY agree about the pizza stone, it is the best way to make pizza- it’s amazing how much of a difference it makes in the crust when you use the stone!!
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Seriously, thank you thank you thank you thank you. We love it so so much!
Anything that combines chocolate and peanut butter.
Attended Elon. Not sure I would put my kid in a college shirt quite yet.
I haven’t seen BL yet. NO SPOILERS!
Yes, I match my socks. But the colors of the Experia socks makes it SO EASY. I will never buy another kind of sock.
The Kidless Kronicles
i totally agree with you on the pizza crust… it has to be crisp on the bottom and doughy on the inside! a pizza stone does the trick perfectly. :)
Did you make your cinnamon roll thingy that tastes like donuts from pinterest? That sounds pretty good. I have been craving good old chocolate chip cookies or my caramel brownies, but we have a ton of over ripe bananas, so I will provably make banana whoopie pies today. Yum!
Went to Utah state. My kids have apparel from there and I think it is super cute still, even though they are older.
Can I just say how much I LOVE that the biggest loser finale is an hour long now instead of the three hours it used to be? I just thought it was weird to sit for so long while watching people lose weight (never mind the bowl of ice cream I eat while watching. Ssshhhh)
Good guess…now I will have to make that donut/cinnamon roll thingy tonight ha. YUM caramel brownies sound so good. Enjoy your whoopee pies. HA you are so right about how the BL forced us to be sedentary for 3 hours straight. I MISS YOU and I have cookie butter for you!
I don’t know what you made, but it’s bound to be delicious! Can’t wait for the recipe!
I went to Texas Tech, so my baby would def sport that too!
I don’t because 95% of my socks are the same so I just throw them in the drawer. The only ones I match are my compression socks and my work socks (those are so small I would never be able to find the match!)
If I had to put my child in a college t-shirt it would be ALABAMA all the way! ROLL TIDE ROLL! :)
I always have ice cream as my late night dessert! either that or random handfuls of sugary cereal ;)
such a cute baby tee…I went to Rutgers so def a scarlet knights tee. Kev went to the College of New Jersey but he’s ancient and went to college way longer ago then me so he doesnt get a say..muahaha.
i still dont get how i lose socks in my small apartment…but it happens. I always match them up while folding laundry but the sock gnome must get to them…i guard my running socks like a hawk though bc they are way too expensive for me to lose, haha
After dinner we made a special dessert….what do you think we made? What would you make for a late night dessert?
You probably made something with ice cream and candy:) I would eat some ice cream as a late night dessert.
What college T-shirt would you put your child in…..what college did you attend?
I would go for Oregon State Ducks because I love the state of Oregon. I attended a community college;)
Did you watch the Biggest Loser Finale last night? You are only allowed to say whether or not you watched it…not who won.
Yes, I did.
Do you match your socks together when you are folding your laundry?
I put all my socks in one of those mesh bags and that way they all stay together and no get lost!
pizza looks amazing!
I went to Johns Hopkins. I’d put my baby in a JHU tee (but maybe not if it’s a girl, because the colors are baby blue!)
Watched the finale. Thought it was just as boring as the season. At least they’re consistent? I never match my socks in my drawer or on my feet. If I ever do there is seriously something wrong ;)
that onesie is so adorable. my husband and I are both Florida grads so our babies will wear everything gator :)
That pizza looks awesome Janae!!!!!!
I have no idea what you made, but based on your history I am sure its delicious :).
We have soft serve for dessert last night, the best! After watching all of the skinny people weigh in on BL!!! Haha I felt slightly guilty that I was eating ice cream and they probably haven’t had it in months.
I went to Indiana University, but my husband went to Purdue Univ. So it’ll be interesting to see what we put our kids in.
Good luck with your sock matching!!!
I put my kids in Penn State gear all the time. My daughter has a Penn State cheerleader outfit that is too cute. We watched last night’s BL finale and my husband has vowed to never watch the show again. He was not happy about who won. This was definitely not my favorite season. I match my socks, but almost always have a sock missing
I bet the cheerleader outfit is the cutest thing ever! Bummer your hubby didn’t like the winner, now I am even more interested in seeing who won!
Late night dessert? One of my favorite easy throw together ones is cherry pie filling (from a can) and Cool Whip. So good! It’s just a creamy, sweet bowl of deliciousness. I went to Eastern Washington University for undergrad and grad school and I don’t think my kids own any of the school’s clothing : ( I only own two hoodies and a polo shirt. Wish I owned more myself!
Okay that sounds beyond delicious, I HAVE to try that…and so easy too. I think you need to get some more Eastern Washington University gear:)
I don’t match my socks together… usually throw them in the drawer and see what happens!
I like the way you think…that sounds like me!
i have so many loner socks too and its sad.. i just stopped trying to match them up a long time ago!!!!!
Love the onesie!!!!!
Thanks Lauren. I have given up too. Sometimes I just want to donate all of them and start over with a fresh new pack of athletic socks:)
I watched Jeopardy last night while I was on the treadmill at the gym. I remember that question about blogging and if you look at the TV screen in your post above that exact same question is in your picture. I just thought I would mention that. I am really anal about matching up my socks and will hunt the sock down until I find it!
HAHAHA Did you get it right…billy was quite impressed that I knew that it was a tumblr. Those teenagers are SMART!
How do you plan on surviving without your family when you move to a different state for law school???? You are sooo close with them!
the sock monster strikes every time I do my laundry, every single time. What a cute shirt
Even though my husband and I both went to BYU, we don’t own a single piece of Y clothing. Weird. We sometimes put our kids in Florida Gator gear because their awesome too, and we lived there when they one a million championships in a row.
I’m going to guess the dessert involved oreos!!!!
And I haven’t gotten to watch the BL finale yet but it is definitely on my agenda (and way more important than studying for finals!)
Slutty brownies!!!!!!! They are the BEST!
I try to match my socks, but if I get annoyed then I just throw them all in the drawer. Most of my socks are no-show ankle socks anyway, so does it really matter if they match? I don’t think so.
That pizza looks divine!
I love baby clothes, and that Cougars onesie is adorable!
Wow, now I really want to eat pizza. I am going to try your crust recipe when I make it. I love putting banana peppers and mushrooms on my side! I put turkey pepperoni on it, too!
That sounds just about as exciting as our night last night! We are adventurous too. I didn’t watch BL yet either so thanks for not talking about it! And maybe we need a pizza stone, our homemade pizza is always a bit limp. Just like my waffles!
Pizza stones make all the difference in the world!
ice cream cookie sandwiches with oreos! Maybe I say that because I really want one right now! Last night I made chocolate chip cookies for the BL finale. I forgot how amazing hot out of the oven cc cookies with milk are!
Yes, I must match my socks together when folding laundry! (I try now to buy all of the same type of socks because it makes it so much faster!)
I don’t think youve mentioned anything about this in your recent posts but OMGeeee Monday’s Make it or Break it was DRAMATIC. To avoid spoiling for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet: Austin?! Payson and Rigo!
Awww so cute!!
Wow that’s a LOT of orphan socks, haha!
Homemade pizza is theeeee best. I don’t think I have ever matched my socks, even when I wear them haha. Mine would wear a University of Florida shirt ;) Go gators!
I haven’t watched the BL all season but I watched the finale last night and liked it :) That is always my favorite episode of the season.
Socks are the worst. I don’t mind folding and putting away laundry other than socks!! I have a gigantic pile of single socks with no match. If I am running low, I will sometimes just grab 2 random ones and wear them to work out if I am desperate.
My favorite late night dessert is typically frozen berries. I didn’t watch Biggest Loser… and, I hate matching the socks. Someone in my home is VERY picky about how his/her socks are matched so I try to pass that job on when I can. :)
I give Andrea a hard time about her unmatched sock pile, but after seeing yours, I can’t make fun of her anymore :-)
Cute post. I have a small place between my dresser and a wall near the closet that I call sock land. It’s where all the misfit socks go. Every so often I pull them out and see if any can be matched up. Then the rest of the misfits go back in there. I sure wish I went on as many adventures as my socks do
ahhhh that onesie is too adorable!!! and so is that shirt you’re wearing! I really should go through my sock drawer… I just shove them all in there and they barely fit.
Does Billy know that University of Cincinnati has an AMAZING law school? AND we have the best icecream in the world, so it would suit both your needs :) I will gladly take you to all over our amazing icecream and gelato places to make sure you know what you are dealing with.
Fold….Laundry…what is this? I normally just get the clothes off the line and chuck em in the closet ;) This means that I’m lucky just to find socks..let alone matching ones. Hmmm personally I would/am going to go with ice cream and toppings- sprinkles, choc buttons, gummy worms and sauce….but kudos if you make something fancy!!
I watched it! I won’t tell you who won … but I will say that KIM LOOKED AMAZING. I even texted my mom and was like “whoa!”
That pizza looks heavenly. Yum!!! And even though I dislike BYU (total Utah fan sorry) I love the little onsie. So so cute!
Baby clothes shopping is seriously so much fun….I may or may not spend 3/4 of my paycheck buying clothes for my neices and nephews each month. haha
That pizza looks delicious! I LOVE homemade pizza and have a killer whole wheat crust that I make. SO good.
I think you made brownies….am I right?
I sure do match socks :) and I love the look of your pizza YUM!
I love watching Jeopardy – it does make you smarter. FACT.
I love when they do teen and college version – then I feel like a pro.
I didn’t watch the Biggest Loser last night but have already gone to the website to find out who won (don’t worry, my lips are sealed).
Both my husband and I went to Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia (Canada) so that’s the school we would choose. The mascot was the Axeman and now I know what I will be dressing my 3-year-old son up as for Halloween this year :)
That is so sweet of Holly!! You know she’s expecting, too, right? So exciting! I’m ready to get on the blogger baby bandwagon haha! ;)
I went through my socks this weekend and now have a small pile of singles! Totally stinks!
My guess for your dessert is brownies! Yum!
I love that little tee for your little girl! Baby stuff is just too cute!
Haha that picture with all of your missing socks is hilarious!
I am betting you made cinnimon buns? I don’t even know where that came from but it sounds really good so I hope you post a recipe for that :p. We made chocolate chip cookies last night :).
I do match up all of our socks after I wash them. Every once in a while we have a missing one but it usually ends up being tangled up in some other article of clothing.
Such a cute little BYU onsie! I’m for BYU and my husband is for the U (although I think he secretly likes BYU better) so I don’t know which color our child would wear!
Ummm isn’t it funny that the jeopardy question on your screen says “the easiest way to blog”??!
University of Michigan. But my kids like Michigan State just because the MSU green outnumbers the michigan blue on the block
I have this trick to fold matching socks up in a bunch before I put them in the dirty laundry. That way they stay together before they go into the wash.
Awww! I love little onesies like that! SO CUTE! I went to Illinois State University but I don’t think I’d put my kid in an ISU jersey. I am not that proud. Maybe I’d put my baby in a Harvard onesie so people think his/her mom is really smart! :)
hmmm I read cookie bars in the comments, and now I, too, am craving them. I do match my socks, even though I hate it, because I’ve spent far too many panicky mornings trying to find a second sock.
so… coincidence or not that jeopardy included blogs when you snapped the photo? hahaha. cracked me up.
OMG, Biggest Loser finale!!! I was studying for a test and totally forgot about it! I will watch it later today, for SURE! Thanks for the reminder :)
Such a cute onesie!! If I have kids they will definitely be sporting Ole Miss gear which is where I went to undergrad!!! Hopefully Billy applied to law school there!! :D
I have a basket that I just pick socks out of for myself, matching or not, I am not fazed.
My husband, however, likes his to match! He’s so mainstream! lol SO I match his, and his only… major time saver!
Come to MASS for Law School. You would LOVE New England! The sock question made me laugh… I don’t match my socks even when I wear them. I throw them all in a drawer & just grab 2. My 6 yr old niece who lives with me doesn’t match her socks either. I guess kids really do copy everything you do.
First of all, I just wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your Blog. I came across it a couple of days ago, and am really glad I did!!! I’m doing my first half marathon this weekend; excited and a little nervous!!!! I think someday, when I have kids, they will have to be dressed in WVU gear for college (I went somewhere else due to my major, but my whole family is pretty much die-hard WVU), but most importantly the Steelers for anything else!! Finally, the only time I match my socks up, is when I’m putting them on my feet!! :-)
Socks are the WORST part about laundry- especially if your married to my husband who wears like 3 pairs a day..
I have a basket like that and I call it The Lonely Sock Basket, named aptly after The Lonely Sock Drawer my mother had in our laundry room growing up. :)