It is the 29th of March, 2012. Somehow it is both expected and hard to believe that one year ago, today, Elodie was born. Pink, screaming, child full of will and opinion. In these life-changing momen...
One time, my Mother told me that from the time she was a little girl, she always recognized fault in other people around her, and swore to change those wrongs in herself. From an initial stand-point,...
This weekend, my parents offered to take baby E for her first overnight away from home. Michael was thrilled. I was sick. We made plans for Friday night, our first "date night" alone since Ma...
We had some relief and the temperatures dropped to the low 100s, but next week were looking at 109, again. I think this might just be the weekend that I take your advice, and get a kiddie pool for us...
Every Summer, the Swallowtail caterpillar plows through entire harvests of dill. I have not one year seen my Mom and Grandmas gardens escape their presence. This year, I planted an unusually large am...
This Summer has been abnormally hot, even for our scorching Oklahoma Summers. When June came around, our temperatures reached the 100s and have stayed that way. There seems to be no end in sight, and...
When people speak from their hearts, before our minds have had a chance to reason, the voice is loud...clear, and a statement of initial chemistry. Fireworks. I like to write from this place, and hav...
When I was a little girl, I used to form unhealthy attachments to inanimate objects. I would hold tight to the memory of where it came from, who had gifted it, or how long it had been in my life. My ...
When I was pregnant with Elodie, we were one person. Quiet moments in the backyard, watching the world around us unfold, I would tell her what life was like out here. The breeze, the birds, the drops...
This year, with my time limited and wanting to focus on our landscaping, I planted just a few veggies and a large herb garden. I always use herbs the most out of everything I plant, and anytime I gro...
When I was 8 years old, I went to a small elementary school in the middle of Oklahoma. To grow up here meant to understand that everyone liked you and was nice...until they found out you were differe...
Top: Target, 2006Skirt: Lilla P, 2011Boots: Target, 2011Scarf: TJ Maxx, 2006Belt: Thrifted, 2010Sling: Sakura BloomRound One of the Styleathon - How Becoming a Mother Has Affected My Style.
Happy day, to the important men in my life. Grandpa. Every old bike with a basket on the back will be my happy memory of Grandpa, long after he is gone and my hair has turned gray. Those baskets coll...
Yesterday was a normal, hot, Oklahoma-Summer kind of day. The temperature hit 100 degrees and Elodie and I stayed in most of the day, under the air conditioning on the couch. In the evening the tempe...
Late nights in the hammock, under the stars and twinkle lights.Radishes, lettuce & strawberries from the garden.Russian sage, lavender, peonies, and yucca around the yard.colorful pots......tiny ants...
Hello, friends.How has your week been? Around here, were already in the mid-90s, and our Summer has officially begun.Memorial Weekend was a relaxing treat with a little road trip out of town. This we...
The Oklahoma wildflowers are finally in bloom, waving their white flags of a passed Spring (11). On these days, where the seasons start to shift, I cant bring myself to spend a second longer than I n...
When Michael and I started our life together, we knew that being close to our family was a priority. In my familys culture, its not uncommon for Grandparents to actually live with their children, and...
Hello, friends. I want to say that I always appreciate your sweet feedback and comments, but I especially appreciate them on my last post. There were so many wonderful, heartfelt comments in there, a...
anonymous asked: I think you wrote way back, when youd just found out you were pregnant, that motherhood would not change you. Youd still be you, your husband would still be him, you;d still take pic...
Last week, my Mother in Law told me that as a Mother, she made mistakes. And she also told me that I would be a better Mother than my own, and one day, Elodie would be even better than myself.It was ...
In 2004, on the last week of April, Michael and I had our very first date. He took me to the Festival of the Arts in Oklahoma City, and we picked a quiet spot in a shady patch of green grass to sit a...
The night my water broke, I started to shake. I was frozen with fear, not knowing what to expect next. Everything I had been calm and preparing for went out the window in the second I realized that y...
Inside the working gears of my mind, there is a place that crafts together to-do lists miles long. Goals, chores, grocery lists....all carefully comprised and organized. These parts of me thrive off ...
In one week we have taken you on walks, cuddled, been pooped on, gone to the Medieval Fair, and barely slept. Baby E - we love you more than we could have ever imagined. You are my sunshine every sin...
Shes here.Please meet Miss Elodie, born March 29th at 11:20am. Friends, I will tell you all about it, soon. For now, there are not enough minutes in the day to peel me away.
Any fun plans?Im about to head outside and get started in the garden. Its time to beak in my new gardening boots (my old polka dotted ones made it 5 years) and feel some sunshine on my shoulders. If ...
As of yesterday at 4:00pm, I am officially on maternity leave for 56 glorious days. Working on my feet up until 9 days before my due date has not been easy, and I am so thankful to have some time to ...
I think starting a project like this is a lot like a forgotten New Years Resolution. Everyone starts out with good intentions, and then just as quickly as things began, those good intentions fade int...
When I was a little girl, I always felt so lucky to get to celebrate one extra holiday a year. Every March, on the first day of Spring, we would celebrate our Persian New Year. Today is the first day...
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