I’m not pregnant — woo hoo! 11 long days after her due date, Amelia Marie came charging into the world at approx. 6:45am on Tuesday, May 27. Here’s a recap of our wild 2.25 hour ride through labor.
I woke up and looked at the clock at 4:30am Tuesday morning, feeling some mild contractions, hopeful that […]

Birth Day details coming soon… Labor was an action-packed 2.25 hours!

I have crafty news to share! Yesterday, I participated in my very first craft fair as part of a local festival called the Feast of Lanterns. The event is a revival of a tradition that dates back to Victorian times when the neighborhood would decorate the local park with paper lanterns to celebrate the Chinese […]

My mom and I took Jocelyn to the department store yesterday to have some 3-month-old pictures taken. I was so excited about it. What I didn’t count on were all of the families there having Christmas pictures taken (duh), and that the crowds would be that much worse over the weekend (again, duh). So, it […]

No, we didn’t go on an extended 14-day cruise. We’re back, the cruise was fantastic, but I’ve just been lazy about posting. I’m letting that thing happen where I delay posting about two or three things, and then suddenly I’m struck with the feeling that I’ll never get caught up again.
So, to begin getting […]

We set sail today aboard the Carnival Valor for 7 days in the Eastern Caribbean! See you soon!

Guess what soft furry animals were hanging out at the state fairgrounds this weekend?

I don’t know if you know this, but I’ve had a sudden onset recently of alpaca love. If these aren’t some of the most adorable animals you’ve ever seen, then I don’t know what else to say about them.
We met these guys […]

My wish to see the Knit New York cafe has been granted! Here I am grabbing a few minutes to knit and nibble on a cranberry scone before we headed into the office on Monday morning.

But wait, there’s more! I was gushing about how cool the cafe was to some of my co-workers, and I […]

Exciting! I’m going to New York on Monday for work, and although it looks like I won’t get to see much of the city (boo), there is a good chance that I will get to pop in here. It’s so great to be traveling with a co-worker who knits!
I have friends who travel often for […]

Total number of birds spotted *inside* the house so far: 3
Yep, another chilly bird found its way into our house yesterday. Last winter, we heard clattering and chirping coming from the firepace, twice. This time, the little critter somehow managed to show up in the kitchen, of all places, just hopping to and fro on […]

Anyone out there considering the new Debbie Bliss club? Works out to just over $50 for U.S. residents. Debbie Bliss is one of my favorites, but I’m feeling too thrifty to give this a try right now. (Plus, I can’t really picture myself as the beret-wearing type — which is the project kit that’s included […]

Kate and I have made it a tradition to go to the Cornerstone Music Festival for 3-5 days during the first week of July. It’s hard to accurately describe the fest… In the simplest terms it’s a Christian music festival — but that doesn’t seem adequate because it differs greatly from any other Christian music […]

Don’t you just love mini-break vacations? Kate and I escaped Indianapolis this weekend to spend a couple of days exploring Bloomington. It’s only about an hour’s drive away, but the landscape and the ambiance are completely different. I’m always amazed to see rolling hills appear, seemingly from out of nowhere as we drive south. Kate […]

Not a lot of knitting news worth blogging about. My mission is just to finish the second sleeve for First Blush by Thursday, which is my last class at the knitting shop. I really should have had sleeves done by the last class — because it seems like a lot to cover all of the […]