Celebrating two years of pure happiness

Two years ago today I married my soul mate. These past few years have been the happiest of my life and most of it has to do with one special man. I can't imagine having anyone else by my side and...

21 Weeks

We took these pictures on Mother's Day :) We went to Shelby Farms to see the baby bison and go for a little walk. It was really special celebrating my first Mother's Day, but I can't wait until...

Painting the nursery

We painted the nursery this past week :) We decided to only paint the crib wall this dark blue/green color to match the rug we picked out. The rest of the walls will stay the cream color that they...

20 Weeks

Halfway there! This week was a rough week. I had to keep reminding myself next week is the babymoon...you can do this :) My mom had surgery and it was worse than we had expected. Then I had to go...

Nashville :: The Black Keys

Friday night Zac + I had a date night in Nashville :) We ate dinner at Merchants, walked around Riverfront Park and then headed to the Bridgestone Arena to see THE BLACK KEYS!!! (and The Flaming...

19 Weeks

I can't believe I'm almost halfway through. I am LOVING being pregnant except for a few aches and pains, but they are totally worth it. I am so excited to feel the baby kick and know it's him. I...

Saturday

We went to the Grizzlies vs. Clippers game and WE WON!!! :) Then we met up with friends and saw Dave Matthews Band. A few of us were pregnant. It was baby button's first concert :) I wonder if he...

18 Weeks

This week we got to see our beautiful baby boy again :) I think I looked at Zac almost as much as I looked at the screen. He had the biggest smile and it was the sweetest thing ever. Baby button is...

A Little Bit Of...

17 Weeks

This past week we have been talking a lot about boy names :) I really like one, Zac really likes another and then we have one that we both agree on, haha. We'll see what happens. The rug and...

Gender Reveal Party

I made cupcakes that morning :) It was a little stressful + I was afraid they wouldn't turn out, but I'm glad I did it. I had a sheet with gender predictions and made every wear their guess...bow...

It's a...BOY!

16 Weeks

I'm ready for some sunny weather :) It seems like for the past few weeks all of my pictures have been taken in the rain or cloudy skies... 4/8/2013: We found out the test results came back negative...

15 Weeks

We took these on Easter :) We've been waiting to get "the call" to find out if baby button is a boy or girl (and prenatal test results)!!! Still waiting... I also think I felt the baby moving on...

14 Weeks

This week we went to the doctor again and heard the heartbeat on the doppler for the first time. I have a tilted uterus so we have only been able to see/hear it with an ultrasound. We also decided...

13 Weeks

I went to my first prenatal yoga class this week and loved it. We're really excited to find out if we are having a boy or girl (hopefully in the next month). We cleaned out the art studio to make...

12 Weeks

This week I've gotten some of my energy back and I'm feeling good :) Yay! The end of my first trimester is near and I'm so excited. I had my last pilates class until after the baby is born. It was...

11 Weeks

I was sick for most of the week. It was miserable! I finally went to the doctor; She told me it was viral and I couldn't really do anything but wait it out. I was glad it wasn't anything more...

10 Weeks

This week we had an extra ultrasound because we weren't able to hear the heartbeat with the doppler. Lucklily I already knew that might be the case or I probably would have been freaking out. We...

The secret's out...

I've been dying to share the news and it's been really hard to blog without mentioning it. I've been writing posts (that I will share soon) since 5 weeks. We are so excited :) I found out on Jan...

Adventuring

This past Sunday Zac + I went exploring. He wanted to metal detect and I wanted to sketch and take pictures. It was a beautiful day and we all needed the exercise. Vera loves going hiking. We...

Currently.

Watching: Teen Mom, Pretty Little Liars, Amazing Race, Carrie Diaries, 90210, Survivor, Cupcake Wars, Pioneer Woman... Thinking about: Our trip we just booked to Jackson Hole, WY. We are so...

A few quick sketches...

from a few weeks ago. I finally got around to buying a new small sketchbook (pocket moleskine) to keep with me most of the time. I filled my old one and I'm happy to get back into the habit. It's...

It was beginning to feel like Spring...

...this weekend until this cold front came in :( Brrr On Sunday, Vera + I played in the park and tried to kill time before we could pick Zac up from the airport. I was lonely without him and it was...

A Little Bit Of...My Saturday

-Said goodbye to my sweet pup Vera + headed to Jackson, TN for the day -Saw my neice, Emmie, in a beauty pageant -Almost froze while walking around downtown (I love their Greyhound station!) -Ate...

Currently.

Watching: I started watching The Carrie Diaries, but I'm not sold yet. Thinking about: Going to the zoo; Zac + I have never been together. I want to see the new baby giraffe. Dreaming about:...

SketchCrawl: Memphis

I had so much fun on my first sketchcrawl. It was a beautiful day although the wind made it very chilly. A group of us ate lunch at the famous Arcade and warmed up. I've been wanting to sketch the...

Opening Night

I am in a group exhibition with other Memphis Urban Sketchers at ANF Architects. The opening was last Friday and the show runs through Feb. 1st. We had a great turn out and it was such a fun night....

New Years Day

We had the best New Years Day off; It made coming back to work today really hard, haha. We ate cinnamon rolls for breakfast and watched the movie New Years Eve. Since we were lazy for most of the...

Currently.

Knitting: For the past few months I've been carrying around a knitting project with me and now that I don't have one I feel like I'm missing something, haha. I am working on a bandanna at home but...