Back to Blogging....

It's funny - this morning I am watching Barefoot Contessa - Back to Basics.  So I thought a good title for this post would be - Back to Blogging!

Well my friends it has been quite.some.time.

There are some reasons for that - mostly 1.   Of course life is busy and work is busy.  But there is one main thing that has been taking up my time the last 3-4 months.

That's right...Zachary and I are expecting our first baby!  Although we are so so so excited - the last 3-4 months I have been sick sick sick.  So it has been so hard to just be able to sit and write at the computer without running to the bathroom or sleeping.  I'm sure some of you women out there who have had children have experienced the lovely side effect called "morning sickness"  which should be called all day and night sickness!  But good thing is, even though I am still not the best - Zofran is helping and each day is getting better and better!

Baby Campillo is due in May and for all of those individuals wondering - no we are not going to find out!  We are keeping it a surprise which will be hard but we are very very very excited about!

Let's see what else has been happening in life.  I left you last with pictures of our garden and our trip to up north!

Well we have had a lot going on since!  Zachary and I took a really fun weekend trip to Door County!  Being a WI girl, you would think I have been there before, but I had not!  So it was a fun new experience for the both of us!

This is from the fish boil we went to in Fish Creek!

We had such a nice time going to the beach and visiting the wineries - it's like our own Hamptons in WI!  

Then at the end of August we traveled to MI via the Lake Michigan Ferry, the US Badger to visit Zach's family for his 30th birthday!  Here are some fun pictures of our trip. 

Zach and Nana, Zach and our nephew, Max, Silly family pic, Picture of the girls, family pic, and Zach and I on the lake!

Then our good good friends Morgan and Conor came up to visit for a weekend to celebrate Zachs's 30th birthday!  And then....the morning sickness hit!!!  So I do not have any pictures for a few months - but I promise we are ok and the baby is growing!

But I do have a picture from last weekend when we were in MI visiting for Thanksgiving!

And now onto the Christmas season!  More pics and blogs to come!  

Thank you for being patient with me!  And I hope the last 3-4 months of your lives have been just wonderful!  

To Baby Campillo!

xoxo Sarah

Garden Update - Almost end of Summer!

It is almost the end of summer and our garden is still in full bloom!  Take a look below!

This is a large strainer filled with all types of tomatoes!  

Zucchini, Egg Plant, Green Peppers, Chili Peppers, Jalapenos, Basil, Dill, and more Beefsteak Tomatoes

With the eggplant, Zachary made eggplant lasagna!  It was delicious!!!  All from scratch, minus the noddles!

I didn't get the best picture of it - but it was so yummy!

Yeah for our garden!

xoxo Sarah

Kampfire Kones

I LOVE S'MORES!  Everything S'Mores - I love!  So when I was up north and my cousin Carrie showed me this twist on s'mores, I was more than happy to try!

Kampfire Kones (K is for Kuepper - which is my cousin's last name).   Take a sugar cone, line it with anything you want - like Nutella or Peanut Butter or maybe even some sort of Jelly - then add some mini marshmallows and add some chocolate chips or butterscotch chips and then add some mini marshmallows on top of that.   Wrap the cone in tin foil and put it over the fire and let the deliciousness happen!

These were so amazing - I might have had too many!  Take a look below!  Your mouth will drool!

The Kampfire Kone and Kennedy enjoying a Kone :)

Yeah for Kampfire Kones!

xoxo Sarah

Blind Wine Tasting Game

While we were up north this year, my cousins and I decided that we wanted to participate in a wine tasting.  Well, I got a gift a few years back of this "Blind Wine" Wine Tasting Game.  So, I decided to bring it and use it for our wine tasting.  All of us were required to bring 1 bottle of wine. We had scorecards on taste, smell, clarity, and color.  Once all the wines were ranked, the winner was announced!   And the winner, my cousin Mark, who brought a Tropical Passion Fruit Moscato - won a medal that was provided!  Once we got back from up north, I sent out the thank you post cards that were provided in the game for all those that participated!

This game was so cute and fun!  You can purchase the game on Amazon HERE.

Take a look at our wine tasting fun below (PS:  Kennedy DID NOT participate in the wine tasting, she was just there to watch a movie :) )

Wine Tasting Thank you cards, Wine Tasting Group (Minus Zach, Kris and Mark, Plus Kennedy)

Yeah for Games!

xoxo Sarah\

Up North 2013

At the End of July/Beginning of August, the fam went up north!

Let me tell you a little bit about the Kaminski family up north:

We have been doing this for years and years and years.  I have been going up north to Land O Lakes, WI since I was 9 months old.  My dad has been going up to the same place since he was a kid.  It has gone through different owners - but I owe know it as McPartlin's Resort on Lac Vieux Desert.  There are now 4 generations that have been going on the Kaminski family up north trip.  We do everything from mini golf, go karting, shopping, horseback riding, golfing, tubing, water skiing and most importantly, fishing.  This lake is a fishing lake - we fish for walleye and perch and at the end of vacation we always have a fish fry that my grandpa started doing a long time ago!  Now, my Uncle Bill is the one who does the fish fry, but grandpa is still there enjoying the fish fry!  Last year, we did not go because we went to MI with Zach's family, so it was so nice to be able to go up north with my family this year.  It is such a big tradition that it is hard to miss!

Here is a little glimpse of our up north trip!  Although it was a little cool, the weather was still beautiful!

Zach and I like to go get a sweatshirt while we are up north - this year's theme = white :)   Yeah for Eagle River Sweatshirts!

Yeah for Up North!

xoxo Sarah

Introducing the Patricks!

The other weekend, prior to going up north, Zach and I ventured across state lines to attend the wedding of one my college friends and roommates.  It was so great to see all of my girlfriends from college and we were able to celebrate our friend!  Yeah to Nick and Lauren - Congrats and Best wishes!

Lauren and her dad walking down the aisle and the church!

Pictures from the reception!  I didn't get a pic of Zach and I together - but you see us throughout the pics :)

Yeah for weddings and friends!
xoxo Sarah

Loving lately...

Ok so my friend Katie does this on her blog and I love the idea of it and have not done it yet so I thought I would try once.  She writes about the things in her life that she is loving lately and she is really into...

So... here it goes!

Lately, I have been loving...
1) Walks after work - especially on this trail.
2) Flowers from the Farmer's market (see below).
3) The Nines - restaurant in Mequon at the River Club of Mequon - Zach and I had our reception there prior to the renovation.
4) The necklace and bracelet seen HERE - celebrating the birth of Prince George
5) Loved this book - its a summer must read!

Beautiful flowers from the farmers market - didn't have a vase big enough so we had to use an ice bucket!

Love these things!
xoxo
Sarah