I guess you could say alot has happened since my last real post! Lets see… We had a baby I quit my job We moved I got shingles We ended 2011 Yep. Thats alot. No wonder I got shingles! So the long and short of it is this: On October 12, 2011 we welcomed Lucia…
Category: Life as I Know It
Easy, Juicy, Delicious Roast Turkey for Thanksgiving
I know that I have ALOT to catch up on here on the blog, but real quick since it is my favorite cooking week of the year, I had to repost this Thanksgiving Turkey recipe. This is my tried and true go-to recipe for cooking a thanksgiving turkey that always turns out perfectly with little…
10 Years After 9-11…
This is a bittersweet time of year for me. I moved to Washington, DC from Memphis, TN on September 9, 2000 and started my career on Capitol Hill on September 11, 2000 — one year before the most terrible day I have ever experienced in my entire life. I was working and living on Capitol…
Fathers Be Good to Your Daughters
#3. Save the day. She’ll grow up looking for a hero. It might as well be you. She’ll need you to come through for her over and over again throughout her life. Rise to the occasion. Red cape and blue tights optional. I am almost 35 weeks pregnant according to my “dates” but I think…
How To Name A Baby (How We Did At Least)
I wrote a post earlier this year about baby names. At the time, we didn’t yet know if we were team PINK or team BLUE. Since then we have learned and confirmed that we are having a precious baby girl due in exactly two months! Of course we were tickled pink (haha) to learn that…
Homemade Granita: Perfect Cool Treat for a Summer Baby or Bridal Shower
You may remember last year in April 2010 I threw a pink and green bridal shower for my dear friend Amanda. Well, last Sunday I was honored to throw another shower for Amanda, this time for her first little baby girl! As I was brainstorming ideas for this baby shower, I asked the mom-to-be if…
The Nine-Month Myth
Before I was pregnant, I thought that a woman carried her baby in her womb for 9 months. When I saw pregnant ladies I knew I would ask them how many “months” they were. Since I have become “great with child” this year I have realized that 9 months is a big fat lie. Women…
The Truth About Baby Names
Unsurprisingly, I’ve been doing alot of thinking about baby names lately. We find out the sex of our baby on Thursday this week. We have talked a little about names, but we decided to hold off on it until we knew if the baby was a boy or a girl, largely because we couldn’t agree…
Royal Wedding Reflections
I joined the throngs of millions who watched the Royal Wedding today. I did not wake up early, or attend a party, I just watched the reruns on ABC after I woke up. As I watched this beautiful couple move through the ceremony motions, I couldn’t help but think about my own wedding (6 years…
On Blogging… and Writing in General
I have had a very difficult time maintaining my blog this year. It is not for lack of things to write about or talk about. In many cases I have been distracted by other things or the things I want to write about, I don’t feel free to write about for various reasons. During this…
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