diapers and skinny jeans

We're a lovely pair just you and me.  We've accomplished a lot in this life of ours, yet we have even more to look forward to.

The light was pretty awesome driving home from my parent's on Saturday. Oh, and have I mentioned already how very much in love I am with my husband?  Because I am.  Every day. This week we have some fun things planned, including an engagement session, a playdate with Violet, most definitely some brunch and maybe even a trip to the market!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, and we look forward to sharing more adventures with you soon. 

Saint Louis, you were good to us. This was such a fantastic little adventure for us two!  We were able to find some great new places to eat, walk around in the 90 degree sun and manage not to melt, and even had a few opportunities to stay out later than our usual 9PM bedtime.  I'm sure many of you already saw my daily food snaps over on Instagram and if you ever happen to visit, I highly recommend Half and Half  for a delicious brunch or  Rooster for some quite  strong morning cocktails. ;)  I have to say that was the first time I was ever buzzing at breakfast and it was... weird. This city also happens to be the home of one of my other great friends that I haven't seen in a long, long time.  I was so thrilled when she gave me a ring late on Sunday night so we could catch up and make last minute plans for a coffee chat before we left on Monday morning.  It is so rejuvenating to make up for lost time with fr...

My sadness over Erick working on our family day turned into a spontaneous quick bite to eat .  I feel sheepish for complaining so much today... he just goes and does amazing things like this.  Goodness! I love this man more than anything.

Today was beautiful. There aren't too many things in the world better than an unexpected evening stroll with the one you love. It's times like these I wished we lived somewhere closer to the heart of the city, a place where we could be outside and not have to worry about the neighborhood.  Where we could be a little closer to nature.  A quick get-away of sorts. To be fair, it wasn't as perfect as it may seem:  we ended up locking the keys in our car on accident.  Oops!  I'm thankful we didn't let it ruin our night-- though, if you asked Erick, I'm sure he would say I had him worried there for a few minutes. ;)

Just as the sun began to set, we had fired up our stove and gathered materials.  Over the past two years, I had realized that one of the downsides of moving from the countryside into the city was not getting to spend as much time enjoying the simple pleasures of a star-lit sky, or a warm bonfire surrounded by friends.  We would often celebrate the breaking in of crisp, spring nights with a freshly lit fire and s'mores to pass around -- telling new stories to old friends, burrowed deeply in blankets and immersed in fond conversation with great company.  " I've never seen anyone burn a bonfire in Chicago."   I believe it's illegal, actually.  We don't have much for a backyard, but we do have candles, blankets, a stove for roasting marshmallows and of course, each other.  After we had tucked in our daughter, nestled warm in her own crib, we began to tip-toe quietly back to the kitchen and lit the stove.  Huddled together with forks...

HOW IT ALL BEGAN. Not too long ago, I had stopped dead in my tracks with a deer-in-headlights stare in the middle of my workday.  Waves of an uncontrollable dizziness pummeled my brain and I remember thinking something was really, really not right.  I had to hold onto the desks at work to even maintain my balance, and kept counting down the hours until my lunch break.  Finally, it hit 4PM and I ran over to Corner Bakery to grab a sandwich- but not before I took a leisurely stroll down the "family planning" section of Walgreens. Yep. Something was not right. I parked my car as fast as I could, ran in and ordered my sandwich, then beelined straight for the ladies room.  I unzipped my pants, ripped open the pregnancy test and there I sat.  In the bathroom.  Of Corner Bakery.  On my lunch break. Hmm, these things are supposed to mess up every once and a while, right?  That can't possibly be TWO blue lines.  Wait.  Two means...

I had the pleasure of being able to snap three lovely photos at my brother and sister in law's wedding this Christmas Eve.  (People at the courthouse are incredibly  strict with the whole "camera" thing).  I am so SO happy for these two.  What a wonderful memory to have of such a special time of year. 

During our Wednesday we: - found out Sofia can roll over to her back! - ate brunch at Tweet - mastered the bottle-feeding-while-drinking-coffee move - went out in public with my hair like that - played peek-a-boo at AlleyCat Comics (laughing ensued...) - got our first round of vaccines (and didn't even cry!) - took a trip to the Andersonville farmer's market - noticed Sof's hair is starting to grow back again The weather has been so strange lately, hasn't it?  People must think I'm nuts because I'll wear a winterish coat in the AM because it's cold, then step out for lunch and have it be near 80 degrees!  But despite the um... uniquely... warm autumn we're having, we took full advantage of the warm weather this Wednesday.  I had such an amazing time with my people, our little baby is getting super chunkified and please.  Let's just bask in the handsomeness that is my husband f...