03/13/2017
It’s true that life right now is full of things that are anything but rose petals. Doing taxes. Toddler meltdowns. Finding babysitters for work when preschool decides to celebrate Spring Break. But amidst the hard, the hectic, or the frustrating, there’s just so much good, so much that makes me happy, so much to be thankful for. A healthy toddler who loves to talk to her baby sister first thing in the morning when she wakes up. Sunshine-filled days that are creeping into the eighties. A husband who always cleans the kitchen. … 
As we move slowly into these warmer months of the year, I’m getting increasingly excited for all of the new foods that are about to be in season! There’s just nothing quite like a juicy strawberry picked in May! We’ve found a new farmer’s market in Austin to replace our old one in Studio City (Although, that market will always have a special place in my heart!), and I’ve found myself living for that hour on Sunday morning checking out the fresh produce followed by a Whole Foods run. Our dining room is … 
The story of my friendship with Catherine begins like any modern day friendship… on Instagram, of course. We agree to meet for lunch one day at Bottega Louie (circa 2011? 2012?), both arrive wearing very similar yellow jackets (which is funny for two people who probably rarely wear that color), and have been close friends ever since. We spent a New York Fashion Week together staying up until the wee hours and have talked everything blog business, wardrobe styling, and now motherhood ever since. We do really similar things– … 
There’s nothing better than swimsuit weather, if you ask me. The temperature here seems to be in constant fluctuation– up, then down, just tiptoeing the line between cool breezes and warm bursts of sunshine. Aaron and I are actually taking a much needed vacay before baby number two in two weeks to Stockholm. (Thanks to Zika it’s hard to travel anywhere tropical while pregnant at the present, but I’ll be dreaming of coming home, baring the bump, and taking a dip in Barton Springs upon our return!) One thing … 
