Cutest and Sweetest

That's our most common nickname for CB. And Anj captured his fun personality while she was here. Wish I were as talented with a camera as she is. Luckily, we're related so CB is well-documented. And yes, I am a very proud mama. :) Check it here.

ABC

A- Attached or single: attached- although that seems like it's a negative thing, like I'm bound with chains

B- Best Friend: Trav, my fam, Hymes, Cassie, and now Charlie Boy, my all-time hangout partner

C-Cake or Pie: pie, but if crisp were an option, i'd say that instead

D-Day: every other Saturday when I'm not working. We get to run together and shop and hang.

E- Essential Item: Mascara

F-Favorite Color: pink, although green is creeping up there lately

G-Gummi Bears or Worms: yum, love gummis: Haribo gummy bears (right Doge?), sour patch kids, sour fruit salad, love all gummies

H-Home town: Fres-Yes, Cali

I-Indulgences: long runs on the river, spa days, shopping

J- January or July?: definitely July, I am not a fan of winter

K-Kids: 1 little charlie boy miracle

L-Life is incomplete without: family, friends, happiness

M- Marriage Date: 24 April 2004

N-Number of Siblings: 4- 3 sisters and 1 bro

O- Oranges or Apples: apples w peanut butter, yum

P- Phobias or Fears: loss of a family member

Q- Quote: "When in situations of stress, we wonder if there is anymore in us to give, we can be comforted to know that God, who knows us perfectly, placed us here to succeed." Elder Neal A Maxwell

R- Reason To Smile: CB's smiles

S- Season: Spring and Summer: swimming, sunshine, runs outside, flowers

T- Tag Four: Lis, Bean, Doge, Jess

U- Unknown fact about me: I like the smell of E coli growing on a plate

V- Very Favorite Store: hm... if I had no financial budget, I'd say armani exchange, club monaco, nordy, shopbop

W- Worst Habit: judgmental

X-Rays or Ultrasounds: I'd rather have neither, but ultrasounds aren't bad

Y-Your favorite food: Thai, Indian, vegetarian

Z: Zodiac Sign: Aries

No Machine Needed

Right before CB was born we went to this fabulous fabric store, Cynthia East, and bought fabric to make curtains. CB was born the next day so the project obviously got put on hold. Now, almost 5 months later, the project is completed! Hallelujah. And I must say, I'm quite pleased. Part of the delay was due to the fact that somehow in the move from North Carolina to Little Rock, the knee lever for my antique sewing machine got lost. I have no idea how. It has a spot in the case and is anchored there very securely, but you can't put anything past movers, I guess. So I've been searching on ebay for the knee lever, contacted the company, etc... but to no avail. Sad. My mom's old sewing machine from college might have seen its last ride.

Luckily for me, some genius invented Stitch Witchery. The name explains it all. It's this crazy mesh netting stuff that can be steamed to fabric and it binds it so you don't have to sew. It's used for quick hems. So I decided to give it a try because its only cons are that sometimes it doesn't hold in the wash. But how many times will I be washing these curtains anyways? Then I found some great trim at Cynthia East to make a little tie back (hand-stitched the ends and used adhesive velcro). Now our house is coming together, just in time for us to enjoy before we might have to move...

Long Nights, Nice Days

This past week Beth & Anj were here visiting and we had so much fun. CB loved hanging out with Grandma and Auntie Anj (to be pronounced like "Aunge" like a Brit would say orange). And Anj took some fab photos with her newly-discovered skills as a photographer (to be posted at a later date). I think CB knew they were here and wanted to spend as much time with them as he could because his naps were short and his night sleep was short as well. And the second Beth left, he slept for over 2 hours for his nap. All that fun just wore him out, I guess. Last night was the best night yet. He went to bed at 6:30pm and slept until 4:30am. I fed him and then he slept until 6:30! Hurray! Then he was dunzo. I guess 12 hours is long enough. :) He was laying in his bed with his arms sprawled just waiting for someone to get him out. We were cracking up.

True Southerners

This month, as in previous months, the basket was divine. It was filled with blueberries, blackberries, cheese, milk, spring mix greens, lamb (I think yuck, but Trav feels like he's eating like a king), strawberry vinaigrette, beets (I looove roasted beets and they were all different colors and shapes, not just the normal deep red round beets), lemon cucumbers (very cute and tasty), mustard greens, and collard greens. I had never eaten nor prepared collards, so I researched a bit and got a recipe from my friend. It was actually a recipe for Swiss chard, which is what I thought I had, but I substituted collards and cooked them for longer and it was divine! And now we can officially call ourselves Southerners.

Sweetest

How much do I love this photo? And how much more do I love this baby boy?

Such a sweetie.

We heart Dallas

We had a fabulous weekend trip to Dallas a bit ago! It was filled with shopping galore and great food.





We swam at the hotel and CB loved to splash around.


some of the goods