I am happy to report that I successfully met my 2009 Resolutions! You all know about my first one, which was to run 400 miles in 2009–a goal I’m thrilled to have achieved last September. And my second resolution–which I didn’t share with you all at the time–was to get pregnant. Mission accomplished! Now it’s
1. Receiving holiday cards in the mail. With email, Facebook, cell phones, and texting, holiday cards are pretty much the only time you receive a personal greeting from a friend via mail these days. And oh how I love opening them up! It’s so much fun to see who they’re from and what they wrote–bonus
Remember my ugly shirt? Well I’m certainly getting a lot of wear out of it! On this day I paired it with a black maternity cardigan. This cardigan came with a matching tie belt, but I’m generally not a fan of those long, flimsy things, so I replaced it with this braided yellow one instead.
After one ultrasound, four months of planning and execution, and a handful of reader death threats later, the time has come to finally reveal our daughter’s nursery! Now this may come as a surprise to you, but I was absolutely clueless about what to do for our daughter’s nursery. I figured it would be so
All my bags are packed I’m ready to go I’m standing here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane Don’t know when I’ll be back again I packed my hospital bag this week, and week long I’ve had this song playing in my
Photo: Melissa Oholendt Photography
Remember how I said I wasn’t going to decorate for Christmas this year? I lied. I just couldn’t resist! My main reason for not decorating was that I didn’t want to have to pack everything up and put it away in the midst of trying to take care of a newborn. But I made a
I have to confess–I’m new to the Jen Knepper world. But after receiving what was without question, jazz hands down (oh yeah, she busted out the jazz hands) the funniest email I’ve ever received from a stranger, asking me to do a guest post on her blog (or offering me her alternative–which was to “suck
December 14-20 Bring on this baby! At 37 weeks she is now full term, and I’m pretty sure we’re ready for her! G and I raided the baby aisles and got all the rest of the things we need before our daughter arrives–bottles, bibs, Boppy covers, burp cloths–you name it, we came home with it.
It’s a pretty safe bet that when you see me in a hat it means I haven’t combed my hair and/or I’m not wearing any makeup. Both were true on this day. I will also confess that I spilled a bit of oatmeal on the front of my shirt on this morning. I just scraped
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