i started this blog in 2006 {in blogging years, i’m practically your grandmother}, as a hobby, a way to offer the creativity that was banging on the doors of my brain a chance at freedom. and m...
{via} this is ethan. last wednesday evening, he suffered from a low-grade fever that led to seizures and cardiac arrest. at the hospital, he was revived and remained in a coma for the next several da...
luke, the nugget and i will be leaving later this afternoon to head back down to georgia – this time for vacation, on tybee island. we’ve got another long drive ahead of us, but at this p...
{via} marcus is only 8 months old and i think about this all the time. every new thing he does. every milestone he achieves. they’re reminders that we’re leaving behind precious moments t...
{H&M top -similar and scarf -similar, crops, wedges} i feel like i’m not tan enough to wear yellow yet, but it’s just so pretty, i have a hard time caring. i love how cheery it is. ho...
i love pizza. i love the stringy cheese, the sweet and savory sauce and the chewy crust. it’s spectacular. i was browsing on pinterest the other day {i’m not sure if it actually was the o...
and that’s really all there is to say, about that. how was your weekend?
this little boy made me a mama almost nine months ago. my life has changed so much since then and in only the best ways. just after he was born and everyone was fussing with him, my own mama came ove...
one of my favorite things in the whole wide world is getting mail. i feel like a little kid – the anticipation of getting something special is reminiscent of the night before christmas. now mos...
i’m a breakfast food kinda girl. because luke’s schedule isn’t that of a normal 9 to 5, i really get to have fun planning different meals and making breakfast a bigger deal than jus...
ugh. that describes my last 2 days perfectly. just, ugh. we had to cut our trip to georgia short, quite unexpectedly. i can’t go into the details, but we’re home. back to maryland. after ...
since luke had a couple of days off over the weekend, we decided to take a little day trip to a zoo. the only problem was that the closest zoo to us is in atlanta, and that’s outside of the 50 ...
2 days, 800+ miles, 1 overnight stay at a best western {one of the best hotel experiences we’ve had, hands down} countless stops to change diapers {marcus’} go to the bathroom, eat, and l...
the military is my favorite. especially because my husband got orders on saturday that tell him we have to be in georgia by thursday. {to be fair – we knew it was coming, but a 5-day warning is...
i’m a huge fan of the beach. enormous fan. and i take full advantage of being just an hour and a half away from it. i’ll admit though – my beauty regiment is non-existent on a beach...
there’s not a lot about our pre-marcus life that has stuck around. in fact, i’m having a hard time thinking of anything that’s remained the same since he came into our lives. {this ...
{gap jacket and tee/ h&m pants/ bakers sandals {similar}/ aeo sunnies} and they want their jean jacket back. that’s what my husband said to me when i walked out of our room the other day. y...
remember how i said that you shouldn’t eat anything from out of a box? forget that, just for today. because i’m going to share with you one of the most delicious sandwich recipes ever. th...
i guess what i’ve been trying to say throughout this series is that a healthy lifestyle is the goal here. not losing 10 or 15 or 20 pounds. having a goal like that is a temporal thing and offer...
there are plenty of pros and cons to marrying a po-po {that’s police officer – what? i’m sure you have special names for them too. some not-so-nice ones too, i bet.} and one of the ...
{AEO Sunnies & Jeggings – Gap Tee – Target Scarf - Sperries via eBay/similar} I’m not quite sure what happened. Just a couple of weeks ago, we were experiencing summer-like warm...
Here’s where most nutritionists and I part ways: I do not believe that you should eat low-fat/non-fat/diet products. At all. I’m a complete teetotaler when it comes to stuff like this. I&...
j.crew cardigan {similar} aeo drapey tank {similar}, jeggings, and espadrilles {similar} I’m trying really hard to inject more color into my wardrobe. It’s really been a challenge after y...
{via} A lot of us would love to believe the lie that a diet change is all we need to be healthy. We would be wrong. The fact of the matter is – we need activity to keep us healthy. To get our h...
I’m really into the Maxi Movement right now. I love how they elongate and slim the body {not that I need the elongation – I am super-tall} and I love how fun, and flirty, and playful they...
top – tank – similar jeggings – similar belt – similar flats This lace shirt may not have been the wisest purchase. It could get totally destroyed by my son who likes to grab ...
Confession: I’m an impulse-buyer. I don’t know when it’ll strike or how or on what product, but generally it’s random and unexpected. Like limes. I was on an innocent grocery ...
{via} I’m laughing right now because I know that this post will probably be taken seriously, um, not at all. But, this ismyseries on weight loss success, so you know, I can write about whatever...
We’re having divine weather here and it’s just lifting my spirits. Not that they were down or anything, but you know how a warm day can do that to ya, right? You wanna know what else is l...
Snacks. It’s where you’re had, isn’t it? Me. Too. I’ve actually never really struggled with eating healthy meals. With the exception of some things {um, fried chicken anyone?}...
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