Category — everyday fun

Gave blood for the first time today. Currently enjoying some cheez-its and looking forward to lunch! It wasn’t so bad.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Today I am thankful for… A sleeping baby (among many many other things).

I’m currently sitting in the car, in the garage, not wanting to risk waking the baby in the car seat next to me. Browsing through old photos of a pop-up flea market my mom and I went to last month, I found these. My mom took home the crate, and if I had a garden I would have snatched up those chairs!

Just finished up a day in the city with Bryan, baby, my sister Megan and brother in law Brendan. Highlights were the highline, times square and the pulled pork sandwich at Heartland Brewery. Tomorrow my baby gets christened!

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a fun filled weekend! I spent most of Saturday at a conference for work (blah) and then Sunday buying a new stroller for our trip to New York at the end of the week and a trip to Target. Declan is on cold #3 and we are crossing our fingers it goes away before our flight on Friday!  Speaking of which, do you have any tips on being in New York with a baby?! Whether you live there or have visited, what made your life easier (or more difficult) when seeing the city with your wee one?

Our last real trip was last summer when we went to Ireland and then Scotland. I have a million pictures but had yet to commit to printing and hanging any until I got an email from Melissa over at Easy Canvas Prints. Now, my blog isn’t huge, I still have my day job obviously, but once in a while I will get companies who want to do a trade of merchandise or money for a link. I usually say no, as I want to keep some integrity in this space and the companies are ones I wouldn’t normally use. But I couldn’t say no to a canvas print, as it was something I actually wanted and could put to use! So I agreed and minutes later was on their site uploading my photo. It was super easy and within a week I opened up my new canvas!

I took this picture in the town of Crail, Scotland and love it. The canvas turned out beautifully and I will definitely be ordering more from them! Use the link to the right to start creating your own canvas print!

We celebrated Bryan turning 34 this weekend with some yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Target was out of oversized 3’s so I picked up some white menorah candles instead… It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Upgrading from Office 2003 to 2010 at work. 4 hour training session. Sweet.

Scored these pink and gold dot gift bags at Target for a whopping $0.48 per set of 2! $0.24 each! So great to have on hand for that last minute gift!

You have a three foot long duck in your shower.

Yep. It’s true. Which is why I didn’t join until now. I knew it would take me over. The good thing is that I can now quickly post all of the inspiring ideas I find without having to write a whole post on it. Because I just don’t have the time! In the first day of having my account I went through and cleaned out most of the items I had starred on my Google reader, which I meant to post, but never found the time to. I have felt bad neglecting the blog, not putting the same time into I did when I was planning my wedding (3 posts in one day?! what?) but now I feel a bit better about it. I will continue to post baby updates, DIY stuff and things I really love here, but you can find the things I find inspiring daily over on Pinterest. So, as cheesy as it sounds to say (write) this… follow me!