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• Our Family Photos, 2014.

  

  It’s become a bit of a tradition that every year on our family vacation, we have family photos taken. For the past two years, we have happened to travel around... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stating the Obvious.

  

  As Everett is underway in developing his vocabulary, he has started a lovely habit I like to refer to as stating the obvious. Wherever we are, whatever we see,... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• First Trimester Faves.

  

  I’m well into my second trimester now (!!!), but wanted to share a few first trimester favorites while they were still on my mind. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Birthday, Everett!

  

  Today, my sweet baby boy turns two. It’s an odd and magical thing to watch your child grow up before your very eyes. You find yourself in the middle of a routin... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• San Diego.

  

  My friend Tami said it best: “Vacationing with a toddler is just parenting in a different city.” And all the parents said amen. Joking aside, we had a lovely... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Three Heartbeats.

  It was 11pm on a Thursday night. Brett and I tip-toed into Everett’s room, just like we do every night before crawling into bed ourselves. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• a Little Announcement.

  It’s true, it’s true! We are overjoyed, slightly terrified, and beyond grateful for this growing family of ours. A very special thank you to our dear friends... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 36 Minutes.

  

  I had errands to run. The alterations shop, the camera shop, the baby clothes store. I collapsed on the chair for a minute—just one minute—to rest before... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hard Work and Generosity.

  I landed my first official job shortly after my 16th birthday, a hostessing gig at a local steakhouse. After a quick non-interview interview with the General... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Everett.

  

  Dear Everett, The older you get, the more aware I become of you, of your little mind and independent spirit. You are transforming before my very eyes from a bab... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stitch Fix, Round Two.

  

  (First things first: taking these pictures makes me highly uncomfortable. Really. I don’t know how to stand or where to look or where to put my hands. I’m... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 11/52, 12/52.

  

  “A portrait of my child once a week, every week, in 2014.” Week 11: Every Sunday we go grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s and Everett empties the bags. He hands u... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Seven Types of Sick Patients.

  I’m going to go ahead and lay it all out on the table right now. I am the worst caregiver, ever, in the history of caregivers. I have a sympathy cap, and it... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• When Good Friends Are Hard to Come By.

  

  “When we do the hard, intimate work of friendship, we bring a little more of the divine into daily life.” - Shauna Niequist *** You were one of the very first... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Twenty-eight.

  

  Well friends, today I am twenty-eight. My birthday week has been less than stellar, to be perfectly honest. Last Friday Everett came down with a 102 degree feve... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Pop-up Portraits.

  

  The yellow flowers are back! My pop-up portraits were such a hit last year that I decided to do them again this year. Four beautiful ladies, one stunning... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Secret Sauce.

  

  I’m not really one of those “Women can have it all!” fanatics. I don’t do everything and I certainly don’t do everything well. I delegate, I have occasional... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stalking Rachel Mcadams.

  

  Remember that one time I had a girl crush on that chick at Starbucks who looked exactly like Rachel McAdams? Well, there was actually more to the story. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pure Magic.

  

  The sun shines through the living room windows and he crawls up on the couch next to me, freshly woken from a not-long-enough nap. I notice an eyelash on his... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• That One Time i Recorded a Podcast.

  So, here’s the deal. Great blogging requires vulnerability—letting people see you, the real you, up close and personal. It’s hard. It’s intimate. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION