This week has been one of completing checklists. Everything on our “must-haves for baby” list has been bought, thanks to our many showers and the registry discounts that were activated this month that gave us great savings on things we wanted to buy ourselves. My mom came and we went shopping for hospital bag necessities, which mostly…
A Few Days in Carolina Beach, NC
There was a point this year where I feared we wouldn’t be doing any traveling this summer at all, just due to schedules, baby prep, and finances (due to baby prep). Though after our little weekend getaway to Greenville, South Carolina to visit friends fell through back in June, we decided we should make up for…
Maternity Photos by Lindsey Paradiso Photography
A few weeks ago we met my friend Lindsey, of Lindsey Paradiso Photography, in downtown Richmond to have some maternity photos taken at one of RVA’s most popular riverside spots, Belle Isle. Dan and I have made it sort of a tradition to have a photo shoot done everywhere we’ve lived, so it seemed fitting to have…
Showered with Love
This past weekend was our third and final baby shower, this time in my hometown. My cousins Gina, Stephanie, aunt Gwen, and (basically a second mom) family friend Nan were the hosts at Gina’s gorgeous home just a few farms over from our family homestead. I know it sounds a bit over the top when…
Summer Reads: Six Book Reviews
I hope the title to this post isn’t misleading; while these are books I’ve read during the beginning part of this summer, they aren’t what you’d call “summery” books or “beach reads.” I haven’t reviewed any books since March, which is wild to me, but I for some reason always slow down (or completely stop) reading around April….
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