Life Right Now

Lovely readers, I am at a total loss for how to address you all right now. In my small personal bubble, things are happy and wonderful and I feel so so blessed. And then I go on Twitter or watch the news, and god, do I feel guilty and self-centered. I’m not sure how to balance the joy of my personal life with the utter sadness of the world outside of it. I am just trying to put one foot in front of the other right now and while there’s been lots of unpacking and blissful backyard dinners and gender announcement celebrations, there MUST also be time to listen to black voices, to educate myself, to literally put my money where my mouth is and donate, to admit that as a white person, I have a huge role to play in all of this. I hope you are making time to do the same.

And with that, I will leave you with some shots of life lately, including Andi’s napping spots in the new house, all the beautiful flowers my mom and sister have given us, a halfway through pregnancy bumpdate, me actually leaving the house to go someplace besides the doctor’s office and BABY BOY!!!! Can you believe it?! Not going to lie, I was SO anxious to know baby was healthy and definitely breathed the biggest sigh of relief after that anatomy scan. We are so thrilled 💖

A Goodbye to Our House

In just two days, we’ll be leaving this little house, our home for the past six (almost seven) years, and though we are excited to move on, I can’t help but think back on all the wonderful things this space has brought us.  We got engaged here!  Brought home a pup, found out we were having a baby, grew our first garden, threw lots of BBQs, put up Christmas trees, cooked a million dinners, watched countless Rockies games, not to mention all the projects!  Pavers, sod and rocks in the front yard, garden boxes, a retaining wall, plants, flowers, a new garage, a deck, a sprinkler system and a new fence in the backyard.  Walls torn down and rooms repainted and new counter tops, appliances, a sink and a tile backsplash inside.  Snowstorms and rainstorms and stiflingly hot days without air conditioning and through it all, this 114 year old house has stood and kept us safe.  I’m so grateful for all the years we’ve spent here ♥

We have chosen not to remember the skunks or the cracks or the dirty alleyway or the way doors sometimes shut and sometimes don’t depending on the weather 😛

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