Lately.

{ Photograph spotted here via flickr }

I've been neglecting you, blog. I know I have. It is just lately, there are things I've been enjoying a little bit more when I actually have the energy to enjoy things & for that I'm sorry. You don't deserve it. I promise to pay more attention to you soon, real soon. Promise. In fact, I feel that the creative slump I've been in for a good while is over. So get ready. We are about to embark on some good times. Maybe I'll even treat you to a fancy new look. I still love you & always will. 

Me + You + Internet = awesomeness.

xoxo

Happy Monday.

{ Baby Girl  last week on her 3 month & 1 day birthday }

Oh hey, Happy Monday! 

Just wanted to spread some Monday morning cuteness around the web...

I may be very partial but I just can't get enough of this lil cutie of mine!

This weekend was pretty fab. Spent a ton of time with my Baby Girl 
(we are still working on rolling over). Our new appliances were finally delivered 
& I got to spend some quality time with my Mother-in-law & my parents-
we walked to a local restaurant & shared a nice sushi meal.

 The only major negatives of the weekend were the humidity, the thunderstorms 
that kept me awake most of the night Saturday & the fact that The Husband had some military 
obligations that kept him away. Boo. He's back now though & we are all sleeping soundly again. 
Have I mentioned I'm a big wuss when it comes to thunder & lightening? 
Yep. Total wuss. 

So, how was your weekend? 

Did you sleep well?

xoxo

Where I've Been.

{ Me & Baby Girl during my birthday weekend }


Oh hey remember me? Sorry I've been slacking lately in the blog post department. 
I was forced to take a bit of a blog break when our wireless internet stopped working throughout 
the house. I never realized how convenient it was being able to use my MacBook anywhere, 
anytime until it wasn't. It seems to be in working order now so, I'm back!


Let's see how about an update...
While I was away, I turned 27. Wow. I officially feel old. 
 I also finally got my hair cut pretty short, it is awesome. I heart it. 


What else... 
Oh, Baby Girl became even more smiley & is as awesome as ever.
I think she may even roll all the way over soon- Eeep!
Oh & The Husband helped me do lots of work inside & outside the house. 
I'm proud to say we now have grass in the front yard 
& a fence & garden boxes in the backyard- yay! 


What have you been up to lately?


xoxo

Tootles 2010.

Well 2010 was definitely an eventful year for us!

We endured some of the biggest snow storms the Philadelphia area has ever seen 

& have lots of photographs to prove it- here, here, here & here

We searched & searched for a home & officially bought our first place...

We re-painted & remodeled our new place & have lots of before & after posts to go along...

{The bathroom: before & after}  {The living room: before & after}   {The kitchen: before & after}

We discovered we were expecting our first baby & we prepared for Baby Fry by painting the nursery...

We celebrated our second wedding anniversary...

I turned 26 & The Husband turned 28...

Whew! 

What a year & a very good one you were 2010, if I must say!

So thank you & cheers 2010 & welcome 2011...

 I'm very excited to see what you have in store for us 

but mostly I'm excited that ringing you in means Baby Fry 

is only a little more than a month away!

Yay!

xoxo

Election Day.

Hey don't forget today is Election Day! 

Express your freedom & pride... 

Go out & VOTE if you are registered!

Don't know where your polling place is? 

Head on over here, enter your address & find out!

Did you have problems voting? 

Be sure to report any issue with voting here!

xoxo

...

Hello lovelies, I feel like I kinda owe you an apology & an explanation.

I've been uber lazy in updating the blog lately- sorry...

{ Me sitting by the pond on the grounds of our family cabin a few weeks ago }

I've just had a lot on my mind & on my "To Do" list as far as getting ready for Baby Fry goes.

Plus I've definitely been in a major funk when it comes to blogging, I just haven't felt like it. 

I hear & I've read from other bloggers that this is sort of a "normal" thing so I guess I'm "normal", right?

I know I'll be back in full swing at sometime in the near future, I'm just not there yet.

So like I said,  I just felt like I kinda owed you a lil' apology & an explanation.

Thanks for hanging out & visiting my lil' blog even while it is currently lacking. 

xoxo

Update.

Greetings! 

I was unable to post my Pin It Forward post yesterday due to 
a severe storm which hit the local area where we live. 

Power was knocked out, trees crashed into people's homes 
due to 70mph winds& golf ball sized hail rained down. 

Luckily everyone on our block was safe & sound 

& no major damage apart from some broken windows, hail dings cars 
& tree limbs in power lines was sustained.

As of the time of this post, our power is still out
& we are told it could take several days to restore. 

(I am accessing the internet from The In-Laws home 45 minutes 
away as I drove up here to put the food that was in our fridge in theirs.)

I apologize for any inconvenience & or disappointment this
may have caused for my blogger group of Pin It Forward. 

I hope to have my post up later today or possibly tomorrow 
once I am able to get on-line via my laptop.

Just wanted to keep everyone filled in 

& boy do I have a storm story to tell you at some point...

Thanks!

xoxo

Good Morning Sunshine.

{ Via ineedacupcake }

I overslept this morning. Our bed was just too comfy to get out of.

 Then I spotted it, a spider. On the ceiling. Directly above our bed. EW! 

I highly dislike spiders & I can't stand it when they are above me. 

(weird I know, I think they are going to fall on me I guess) 

So I put on my glasses & made the bed. 

(I didn't want that sucker falling & getting caught up in the sheets or in my eyes) 

I grabbed some spider killing instruments & I smashed him. 

With two layers of tissue & my "To Do" list between us that lil' sucker still didn't die.

Instead my worst fear,  he fell onto the bed. Eeeek!

 Half alive & squirming I smashed him again & said "sorry mister spider, today just isn't your day" 

I ran to the bathroom, arm outstretched & squeezing the tissue as hard as I could so he couldn't escape.

I flushed him. Bye bye creepy spider above our bed. 

Don't judge me, he had fangs, I swear. 

As much as I dislike spiders, I guess  he did serve as a pretty decent alarm clock.

Good morning sunshines of mine. 

Anything interesting happen to you this morning?

xoxo

Happy Day.

We have settlement on the house this afternoon. 

Eeeek! If everything goes according to plan she is officially ours today!

{ Via oohlalala }

Oh happy day!

xoxo

Hello Allergies.

Well I guess the rumors I heard a few weeks ago are true... 

This year is predicted to be one of the WORST for those of us who suffer from seasonal allergies.

Apparently this allergy season is starting earlier then usual & is also predicted to last longer too. Awesome.

{ Photo by me - flower shopping last year... just look at all that pollen!}

I apologize in advance to The Husband & my readers as I predict slower 
& later starts to my days from here on out. Combined with some crankiness too. 
(But you, my lovely readers don't have to worry about that, just The Husband. Poor guy.)


Anyway, I have had sinus pressure for days & woke up this morning with a pretty awful sinus headache. Le sigh. 

I was hoping that my trusty Neti Pot would help to reduce the awfulness but so far no such luck.

If you don't know what a Neti Pot is you can check it out here...

(& hey, maybe I'll even post a video of me using mine in the future. 
That won't be embarrassing or anything- tee hee hee)

How bout you- do you suffer from allergies? Are you already feeling the sinus pressure?

Do you have any tips or tricks for natural or holistic relief?

If so please share! 

xoxo