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Summer 2014, AZ 

Well Hello! 

It has been 7 months since my last blog post. I had a great blog vacation, but am ready to get back into it (at least part time, for now). Here are a few things that Currently rock my world:

Mama-hood: I am happy to say that the hardest part of Mama-hood, for me, was the first night home. Now, I'm not saying that raising a child is easy, but I have never felt like I couldn't do the job. I absolutely love being a Mommy to Wolfgang. He is the sweetest little guy and it's so much fun (when he's napping, ha). Everyday we learn something new as a family. We take it one day at a time, and today, Wolfgang is getting his second tooth and not taking more than 20 min naps... which is exhausting for all of us (Zzzz).

Cooking: I have started making dinner for the family a lot more lately and never knew that I was such a good cook! Now, I'm not one of those cooks who can just wing it, but I do know how to follow recipes pretty well. I have a few "signature" dishes that I love to cook and they always turn out great, but most of all, I enjoy trying new things in the kitchen. Usually, I like to meal plan on Sunday and then go grocery shopping for the entire week, but we just learned that our local market gets their fresh produce on Tuesday mornings, so now my meal planning schedule will just have to start then.

Reading: I don't get a lot of reading time in because I have so many other hobbies, but the two books that are on my nightstand are: 

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity and 

Kara Goucher's Running for Women: From First Steps to Marathons

I am loving both of these books and was thinking of doing a book report post when I am finished reading them. 

Watching: Law and Order SVU. I think we have seen every episode at least two times, but this is the one show that we can watch over and over again. This is going to change soon since some of my other favorite shows are coming back on for the Fall season. 

Loving: Bright colors, fresh air, night bike rides, iced coffee, baby giggles, my Filofax, Tone It Up workouts, Project Life, "Elise Gets Crafty" podcast, fish tacos, tonic water w/ lime, and knitting. 

It feels good to be blogging again... so let's talk soon! :) 

Weekend Recap

This weekend we had a lot of fun going to our cousins Stanford exhibition game on Saturday. We got all decked out in our best Stanford gear and cheered for #8. 

Little GG's first pair of knitted booties (I did not make these). I can't get over how tiny and cute this booties are. 

Stanford Women's Soccer Ry #8

On Sunday we had a little pool party and sadly this was the only photo I took.  I started to knit poolside, but then it got too hot for knitting. 

After the pool party I had to laundry and we had a lot if it! 

100% Personal Blog

I have struggled with the thought of shutting down my blog because I lost the love for it. I felt like I was forcing myself to blog everyday and I was trying to keep up with all the other growing blogs. For the past few days I had this feeling like something was missing or I was forgetting something and last night I realized what it was... my blog! 

I truly do love blogging and I truly do miss it. I have said many times that I am back and will start blogging everyday, but that is the pressure that was making me not blog. 

I was reading this beautiful post by Elise about wanting to remember moments and it hit me that is what I want my blog for. I want to blog about my life and the things that are happening around me. I want to have a place to remember all the big and small things.

I am ok with not blogging everyday. I am ok with losing a lot of readers. I am ok with no
comments. With that said, I do love all my readers and the comments they leave because I love interacting with other bloggers. I have met some of the BEST people through blogging and I hope to meet many more.

This will be 100% my personal diary (blog) of my life. 

My Day In Three (3) Photos

For the past four days I have been taking photos with my iPhone morning, afternoon, and night. I got the idea from Elise morning photos and Ali Edwards Day in the Life project. 

I needed to find a fun way to start taking photos again to document my daily life. I think next week I will do the same daily photo project, but this time with my real camera. 

May 22, 2013 

Morning: I found a new place at my office to write out my to- do list's before I even turn my computer on. 

Afternoon: Some day's I get really tired at work and I need a nap. I have a couch in my office that I love taking nap's on.

Night: Since being pregnant my skin has been acting up. I finally found a routine that works for me and I am happy to report my skin LOVES it. 

May 23, 2013

Morning: I ride the train every morning 

Afternoon: I got the BEST package in the mail (ring), but here I am waiting for the bus. I am always waiting for the bus. 

Night: Packing for my trip to LA. I am always on the go and I find myself always packing some kind of bag. I was tired of ending up with nothing I wanted to wear or forgetting things. I decided to invest in some packing stuff and started taking more time when I pack. I am now super organized and I have what I need and want. 

May 24, 2013

Morning: waiting for my board my flight to LA 

Afternoon: Hanging out with the Mr. laughing about how the sun was in my eyes.

Night: Farmers Market for dinner. The Mr. is ordering oysters ( I can't eat) but they looked so good,

May 25, 2013

Morning: The Mr. and I went for a walk trying to find something to eat instead we found this beautiful house in Hollywood.

Afternoon: I made a little stop at my favorite coffee house in Hollywood before heading into the movies. I went on a little solo date.

Night: The Mr. hard at work! I love him! 

All photos taken with my iPhone 5 and selftimer app TimerCam. Photo editing apps used A Beautiful Mess, Afterglow, Pic Stitch, and Instagram. 

Hello April! Hello Spring!

There is no better time to start blogging again than Spring time. I took a little long break from blogging and I am ready to come back. I think I have said this a few time, but this time I mean it with all my heart. 

Rebirth 

I want to spend some time on giving this blog some love and a little makeover. 

I want to finish up projects that have been in hibernation. If I can't or don't want to finish them I am going to toss them. 

Change 

I am getting married 

I am moving

Blossom 

I am excited for this new season and new chapeter in my life. I welcome the change!