Guest Room to Nursery :: Week 2
Here we are at Week Two of the One Room Challenge, where we’ve been transforming our guest room into a new nursery/bedroom for Marcus. We’re not as far along as I’d hoped we would be, but we’re getting there! Turns …
A Very Vineyard Birthday Celebration
A little while ago, as I was getting set to celebrate my 39th birthday, my mom suggested that, since she’d be out our way for a conference and visiting us anyway, Scott and I take the opportunity to go have …
Guest Room to Nursery :: Week 1
Hey guys! We’re kicking off the six-week fall iteration of the One Room Challenge. I’m jumping on this current one to finally get our guest room transformed into our little man’s nursery, which he’ll be moving into sometime after the …
Guest Room to Nursery :: Week 0
I was hoping to get after transforming our second guest room into Marcus’s nursery when the biannual six-week One Room Challenge was going on in April, but obviously that didn’t happen. Fortunately, the ORC happens twice a year, and I’m …
Crispy Garlic Butter Chicken
Let me give you a brief break from all things apples and fall and share a favorite that has a special place in my heart – and is wonderfully warm and comforting on a fall evening! I wish I knew …
Apple Tartlets with Maple + Gorgonzola
Here’s cheers to what will probably be the first of many fall apple recipes around here, especially given how many apples we tend to pick on apple picking excursions – and the number of apples our neighbors, who have a …
Bluemont :: Great Country Farms
When I was growing up, my family spent a lot of time on my grandmother’s ranch. While it was primarily a working ranch, she had her own tiny orchard by her house on top of the hill. It was a …
Newborn Photos with Susan Kruger Photography
I love photography. It’s one of my favorite hobbies. But when you’re the photographer, you’ve always got tons of photos of your loved ones, of family get togethers, of amazing memories – but you’re never in any of them! Granted, …
Fresh Caprese Sandwiches
I used to never watch TV. Up until my husband came along, I had a small TV, but it’s sole purpose was to play movies in the background while I read or studied. It was a rare occasion that I’d …
Strawberry Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Icing
I’ve been slacking. I keep promising myself I’m going to buckle down and learn how to properly frost cakes and cupcakes. I keep vowing I will learn to pipe icing into lovely rosettes and swirls, garnished with sprinkles and flowers …
Birth Plans are Useless and Other Thoughts on Childbirth
Oh, hey there, how are you guys doing? It’s me here in real time. I only had a couple of days of pre-scheduled content ready to go for you before there, because, well, I kind of thought I had until …
Why I’m Taking All My Maternity Leave
In my travels, I’ve seen a lot of different options offered for maternity leave, from none at all to full years of paid leave. Here in the U.S., we don’t have a national paid leave law, which means a lot …