the pancake

On Sunday night, Michael installed a special app (that he made) on my phone. It was called “Surprise”, but it wouldn’t open until the time he set on it- which was 8 am on Monday!

I noticed on Sunday night that he had been acting a little sneaky… and when I woke up on Monday, I saw all these little barcodes stuck in random places around our house. The “Surprise App” started working and gave me all these clues that led me to different items. Then I’d scan the code with my phone, and if I was at the right item, it would tell me something that Michael loves about me. I am so glad I have a nerdy husband, because he’s so creative in showing me he cares for me.

It was a fun way to spend a Monday morning, and a real self-esteem booster in these last few weeks of pregnancy. There were 40 clues and 40 I-love-yous.

And when he got home, he said, “Well, there’s something interesting about the number 40…” and he pulled out a Canon 40mm f/2.8!

Canon released this pancake lens back in June, and I’ve had my eye on it even before that, so of course I was super excited and wanted to go try it out right away! It is very sharp, produces great color and I am impressed with the bokeh, too.

(It seems like the wind always blows when it’s my turn for a photo…)

The STM motor is incredibly quiet, which I’m sure will come in handy when I’m taking my millioneth video of munchkin once she arrives!

(Just to set the record straight… I didn’t ask him to be this silly. He did it all on his own!)

And I made chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting to share with our friends who came over to watch Hokie football… so I had to share a photo of those, too!