Happy fall! I always love decorating for this season and getting all the cozy things back out. I spent this past Saturday taking the pumpkins, warm blankets, and more out of storage (and was thankful I had the energy to do so at seven months pregnant!). After saying goodbye to a second trimester summer, I…
Book Thoughts: 5 Fantastic & Intriguing Reads
Since I’ve been back from the beach, I’ve read five really engaging, wonderful reads that I would recommend… The Names by Florence Knapp The Names was a really wonderful, thought-provoking, moving book, told creatively and beautifully. Cora lives with her husband Gordon, daughter Maia, and new baby boy. At the beginning of the story, Cora goes…
A Long September Weekend in Chicago
H and I just returned from a long weekend trip to Chicago — a city I first visited and loved in 2016, and it was so fun to go back. We were there for a wedding, but flew over on Thursday to enjoy the sights and experiences more. I was (and still am) 27 weeks…
A Last Look at This Second Trimester Summer
I cannot believe September is here and we have three months until baby’s arrival. I have spent the summer blissfully in the second trimester, feeling pretty good and enjoying the time spent at home and away from work. We started the summer with a dreamy trip in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where we announced my pregnancy….
How We Made My Dream Nursery Walls With Paint and a Stencil
I’m currently 25 weeks pregnant, and a few weeks ago when I got home from Rhode Island, my husband and I started working on the nursery. I had dreamed of a soothing design in shades of blue-green, and after doing much research, had my vision. Before our vacation, I picked out paint colors at Sherwin-Williams…
Little Garden Joys and Fresh Eats This August
It’s late summer, which means the garden is getting to be at its wildest. I love the zinnias growing ever taller with their bright pink, orange, and red blooms, and the cucumbers and summer squash we continue to harvest and eat. It’s been lovely to have enough zinnias to make bouquets while still leaving plenty…
