One of the many benefits to the company I work for is its innate desire to create a family-friendly environment for the staff. Our office has roughly 25 people in it, so every year a fall outing to a local pumpkin patch is put together for the family and friends of everyone employed. This year's event was this past Saturday and boy did I learn some valuable life lessons. Something to know about me is that I'm borderline obsessed with The Weather Channel app on my phone. Sin

***This post has been moved from my previous hosting page to my new site, which means the hundreds of previous comments don't show here. I plan to get them copied over, but in the meantime, don't let that discourage you from asking questions through the comments on here or emailing me directly!*** WARNING: if the words breast or nipple make you feel uncomfortable, you do not want to read this post. This is also an insanely long post. I felt it was necessary to include everyth

That’s right, we attempted—and completed—our first family road trip this past weekend. And let me tell you, I learned there is definitely a trick to traveling with a 3-month-old. In the weeks leading up to last weekend I think Husby and I went back and forth at least five or six times on whether or not we would bring Adelyn with us as we traveled the five hours to Minneapolis for a wedding. In the end we both landed on the same reasoning; we would just miss her too much if we

Another month has gone by which means we’ve already had three full months together. I can’t believe how much you’ve grown! It’s hard to think back to how different your personality has become in these three short months. To think just 90 days ago you couldn’t lift your neck and you only ate and slept…how different life already is for you! You let out your first real, deep belly giggle about three weeks ago. I wish I could describe to you the feeling it gave me. There is truly

A lot, actually. I forget exactly when they started, but it was well before he was my husband. It might have even been before he was my fiancé. The point is, they started. And continued. Husby and I have a routine in the mornings (which is especially important now that there’s a third in our family). From who is the unlucky one to get out of bed first and shower all the way to who lets the dog out, routine is what gets us through the Monday-Friday morning zombie crawl. One th

If you’re anything like me, when these fall temperatures poke through that last summer heat wave you’re in sheer heaven. Fall is without a doubt my favorite time of year. The air is crisp, the mornings are refreshing and the style is out of this world. Everything about fall puts a smile on this girl’s face. The temperature is typically just right for layers—many or few—giving us just enough creative leeway with fashion that we can be individualistic but right on trend without

My blog is getting a makeover. This is interesting mostly because I'm also just finally kicking this thing off (a project I started and planned to do almost nine months ago). The thing is, nine months ago I was just starting my second trimester of my first pregnancy. I was ambitious. I was anxious. Husby was working long hours and I needed an outlet. By the time I finished on the design and overviews for this blog I was tired. I was more pregnant, working full-time and workin