Monterey

This weekend my family went up to Monterey to celebrate Riley's birthday. We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, had lunch at Bubba Gump, explored downtown, and even made a little stop at our favorite cheese shop in Carmel-by-the-Sea.

My Baby Girl is Four Today...

It really doesn't seem that long ago. That I carried her in my belly for 9 months. Then she was born a the second week of April, snow still on the ground. We were living in Maine, my best friend and I had just gotten done eating the spiciest hot wings available at Texas Roadhouse, and still no baby. That was April 10th. My belly was huge, and my tops barely covered it anymore. I went to bed thinking that I'd just have to be patient and wait a little longer....

Fast forward to 2AM and I'm in labor. I wait it out as long as possible because there was no way I was going back to the hospital only for them to tell me it's just a false alarm. I wait three hours. Then I know it's time to go. By the time I get to the hospital, I'm already dilating at a rapid speed - I was 7 CM! Four hours later, and a beautiful baby girl is put into my arms.

You always hear about children being the best thing to ever happen to you. Well it's true. Riley is the best thing that's ever happened to me. She's my little companion, my favorite shopping partner, my favorite conversationalist, my favorite singer...she knows how to make my laugh when I need it most. She has the biggest heart and the most contagious laugh. I could never imagine life without her.

Riley, thank you for blessing my life for the past four years and years to come. I love you.

Blog Mentions

Hey peeps! Head on over to Mr. Taylor and His Lady to see my mini spotlight for April sponsorship! I love love love Tanya's blog - she's got great style and is just the sweetest! Not to mention she's from Seattle - my future home! Go check it out and leave a comment ;)

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Easter

This weekend had a lot of anticipation around it since Easter is one of Riley's favorite holidays. Too bad I was sick all weekend to enjoy it all. Regardless, we had plenty to do to celebrate to the fullest. Here are some snapshots of our weekend!

Easter Farmers Market

Last night I decided to once again brave the chaos of a holiday themed Farmers Market downtown. They had the Easter Bunny there to take pictures, and several of the business offered a "Bunny Trail" where they gave candy to the kids, and coupons to the adults! It was a fun time fit everyone! Looking forward to the rest of the weekend and all the activities in store!

Weekend of Pictures

Wedding planning, eating, baby girl. This was my weekend.

Pit Stop

After work yesterday, I met up with my mom at New Frontiers, our local organic grocery store. They literally offer everything there - even a coffee/smoothie bar and gelato! Naturally, we had to stop on over there to get some little treats. I got one of their strawberry smoothies, it was so good!