IRL

There are probably some people out there who seem perfectly normal on their blogs and are total weirdos in person.  Janssen & her family are not those people.We headed down to Texas this last weekend, and Janssen was sweet enough … Read More

Forgiveness

Like many, I’m still reeling from the knowledge of Friday’s events.  Like many, it’s tricky to put into words exactly how I’m feeling, exactly how much I want to hold my little ones close and never let go.  Like many, … Read More

Drawstring Bag Advent Calendar

After Janssen posted her adorable Advent calendar, I decided to blatantly copy her and post my own.  Because imitation is the highest form of flattery, right?  Bonus – this project is simple enough that there’s still time to get it … Read More

My Favorite Holiday

  Oh yes – have I told you?  I’m the queen of flaky, buttery crusts 🙂 Adorable craft blatantly stolen from Rachel     Can you even handle the sweetness of this baby?  I think not PS – check out … Read More

My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipe

I adore Thanksgiving. There’s food and family and it’s the start of the Christmas season. Christmas day always feels a little bittersweet to me because it’s the end of the wonderful season and in a week, you have to stop … Read More

Baby Essentials for a Small Space

Let’s face it: when you’re having a baby, people try to convince you that you need a whole heck of a lot of crap.  Bouncy seats and matching sheet sets and changing tables etc. etc.  I’m sort of a minimalist … Read More

Babymoon Staycation

This past weekend, I planned a little surprise babymoon for Dan.  He conveniently had a men’s church activity on Thursday night, for which I slyly convinced him to get a ride so I could drop N off at my parents’ … Read More

There are probably some people out there who seem perfectly normal on their blogs and are total weirdos in person.  Janssen & her family are not those people.We headed down to Texas this last weekend, and Janssen was sweet enough to invite us over for (a very delicious) lunch while we were there.  We took this to mean to go to church with them and take over their entire Sunday and love every minute.  They were just so ridiculously delightful.  Afterwards, we couldn’t stop talking about how lovely they were and how it would not be terrible if they suddenly decided to move to DC and become our neighbors.As we pulled into our parking lot after driving home from the airport, the first thing out of N’s mouth, and entirely out of the blue, was, “I want Ella to come to our house!”  I want Ella (and her fam) to come to our house, too.
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