Hi. Remember me? Well. I certainly did not expect to take a nearly four-month hiatus from blogging, and yet here we are, approaching June without so much as a peep since early February. All I have to say for myself is that life has been a nonstop adventure… and we’ve been loving every second of it. […]
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White Pizza with Bacon, Basil and Tomatoes
I am so excited to participate in a virtual baby shower for an amazing blog and real life friend today: Nicole of The Marvelous Misadventures of a Foodie! Kudos to Ari for the awesome idea. Nicole was the first new friend I made upon our move to Arizona, and she is also the person responsible for introducing me to […]
Baby Bender: 26 Weeks
Honestly, I don’t know where time is going these days. It seems I went from being halfway through pregnancy to almost entering the third trimester in the blink of an eye! I’m sure the holidays play a big part, not to mention that I am definitely still in my second trimester “honeymoon phase.” But I’m going to hold on […]
Feeling Thankful + Fall Pinterest Party
Well hello there, day before Thanksgiving. Where did you come from? I didn’t plan to take almost an entire month off from blogging, but the semi-break has been helpful in finding time to cross off at least some of the to-dos in the four months we have left as a family of two. Baby Bender’s nursery […]
Baby Bender: 19 Weeks {It’s a…}
We are feeling blue this week, for all the best reasons. Last Friday, we had our 18-week ultrasound and found out that Baby Bender is healthy, super flexible and most definitely… Our little BOY!!!! I was so nervous the morning of the appointment, and the waiting room made me even more anxious. Fortunately, our ultrasound technician […]
Four Years! {Sedona + Flagstaff Getaway}
Today marks four years of married life with my best friend – hurray! This year, Bobby and I decided to combine an anniversary and babymoon trip into one fall weekend getaway. After our adventures in Sedona toward the end of the season last year, we thought it would be fun to head north even earlier in hopes of catching a glimpse of […]
Baby Bender: 15 Weeks
I’m excited to share what I’ve been doing to track Baby Bender’s week-by-week progress! I got the idea from combining this post and this post on Pinterest and thought it would be a lot of fun, not just for me and Bobby but also for the little one to be able to look at someday. I […]
Top 10 Books On My Fall To-Read List
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! I am ridiculously excited to participate in my first “Top Ten Tuesday.” It probably comes as no surprise that I am a voracious reader of book blogs, and I’ve been wanting to join in on the fun for quite some time (learn more about the weekly meme here). […]