High Five for Friday: Thanksgiving edition! Five things I’m most grateful for this year.  1 – Parenthood. This little lady has changed our lives so much already in the 6 weeks since she arrived. We still have so much to learn but we’re figuring it out together! 2 -Family. Every one of these people make… Continue reading High Five for Friday

Alternate title: How to Stretch Your Non-Maternity Wardrobe During a Summer Pregnancy OR: When It’s Too Hot for Pants… And You’re Pregnant Now that I’m officially in the third trimester, my bump is hard to ignore! For the first twenty weeks or so of pregnancy, I was probably the only one who noticed that I… Continue reading Diving Deep… Into My Closet

Part 1 is done! The Summer Beach Day cross stitch (companion to the Autumn Festival) is the cutest! Part 1 arrived in mid-June and it was a quick stitch. I love the sparkly blue fabric and bright summery colors. Each little element was super cute, and I can’t wait to see the Part 2 border… Continue reading Summer Beach Day Cross Stitch: Part 1

  We’re flipping out… baby girl coming in October 2016 🙂         Photography courtesy of my awesome brother… and soon to be Uncle! I can’t resist sharing a pic of the grandparents too 🙂

Our quick beach trip over the weekend was the perfect amount of time to soak up some sun and family time. I only took two days off of work, but by flying down on Thursday night and returning Monday night, we were able to squeeze in four full beach days… even if the transition back… Continue reading Panama City Beach Trip

We drove down to Birmingham, AL for a wedding this past weekend. The weather was glorious and I broke out the flip flops for the first time this year! We left mid-morning and got to Birmingham about 2 1/2 hours later Our hotel was in downtown Birmingham near Five Points, so we ate lunch around… Continue reading City Sights: Birmingham Wedding

Part 2 of the Music City Modern Quilt Guild Retreat: Sewing! Last week I shared the projects I was bringing with me, and today I’m sharing my progress. It was so much fun to see what everyone else was working on… and so inspiring! If you’re on instagram, you should definitely check out the hashtag… Continue reading 2016 Music City MQG Retreat

… Landing, that is. My guild is hosting a quilting retreat at Paris Landing this weekend, and I’m super excited! I’m taking Friday off work, and we’ll have all that afternoon and night, all day Saturday, and one last half day on Sunday to sew like crazy. We’re staying in cabins so it will be… Continue reading Planning for Paris…

Living in small apartments since college led to a curated bookcase, but hidden piles of books were usually tucked all over the place. Now that I’m in a bigger house, I’m taking advantage of all that space… finally there’s enough room for all my books! A few recent additions (first furniture purchases for the new… Continue reading Books + Shelves