How Do You Know?

How do you know when your man is a keeper?  Here are 5 signs: 1. He waits until 12:06 pm on a Saturday "morning" to bring you breakfast in bed......because you were still sleeping up until that point and he completely comprehends that no matter how great the gesture, waking you up before noon is totally off limits. 2. He texts you cute pictures of the fur babies while you're at work and occasionally a video of the lovey or funny song he recently played on the guitar because 12 hours is just too long to spend without each other, no matter...

Don't Act Like You're Not Impressed

Prepare yourself. This is mostly about food. But first, and most importantly, Patrick has some exciting news!!! He is now officially ordained and ready to join two hearts together in Holy matrimony!!! Fancy. For all you love birds out there wanting to get hitched or renew your vows.......I can hook you up! Second on my list of randoms, after years of holding my arms up in the air so long I thought they'd fall off and still failing miserably at the task at hand, I finally figured out how to french braid my own hair!!!! Seriously, I feel so...

Extremities, Extremities, Everywhere in 3D!!: Week 29

It's been a pretty eventful and expensive week!  We kicked started it by picking up the crib we ordered a couple of weeks ago and splurging on a nice mattress to go with it. We started to worry we'd have to come back with a trailer after seeing how gigantic the box was, but with a little muscle and geometric manipulation, we were able to cram it in the 4runner for the short trip home. Excited to see how it'd look in the nursery, we didn't waste any time putting it together once we got home.......and as soon as it was done, I pulled...

Third Time's a Charm. Lavender and Lace

As I've previously mentioned, 'tis the season for showers galore, and next on the list was to celebrate our upcoming bride, Jessica. With a wedding theme of vintage lace and purple flowers, I hit up the local antique shops to get the basics for my crafting.  I thrifted doilies, wrapped mason jars in burlap and lace with strings of pearls, converted old silver serving plates to useful chalk boards, covered a woodwork G with moss, and performed an experimental photo transfer onto a wooden plaque.  I enjoy making my own flower arrangements,...

#ThirdTrimesterProblems Spiked with Good News: Week 28

Wow. This week has really turned out to be a doozy!  Let's start with the 3 hour glucose tolerance test, AKA cruel and unusual punishment for pregnant women. First of all, I was coming off a stretch of work days, so my sleep schedule was jacked, which contributed to my awakening in the middle of the night before my test. It didn't help that I had to be fasting for 12-14 hours, so needless to say I woke up painfully STARVING. I laid there in bed, counting the hours until I could eat.......only 480 more miserable minutes.  What's...

Cotton's First Shower

The very sweet Toni Riley threw us a shower to get us started with all the things we need for Cotton's arrival.  Somehow, I got really lucky and have a husband that actually goes with me to such events.  It's really funny how ladies who never knew what they were having back in their baby-making days get so baffled today when someone decides not to find out the baby's gender. We're just killing them!! Patience is really a dying art, along with cursive penmanship.  Vickie made a flower arrangement symbolically filled with...