01/01/2018
Happy New Year, friends. How are you this morning? Sleepy-eyed wishing for a little more shut eye? Alert and energized by this first day of the new year? I’m somewhere in between this morning. Our part-time nanny begins tomorrow and it’s both exciting to know that there will be time for all of the projects I am dreaming about for 2018 and a relief to know that I will have time to let my words spill out on a digital page without wondering if the baby monitor will soon light up from the sounds of a baby whose nap is now … 
My dreams of a shared girls room began long before I bit into that cupcake with saturated pink center. As soon as we began talking about baby #2, I secretly hoped that there was another girl in our future and that P would have a sister. While we aren’t yet ready to transition them into the same room, there are two beds being delivered this weekend for Parker’s room. The hope is that one day there will be whispering and giggling happening between those two beds, that I will have to holler up the stairs, “You two go to … 
It was never our intention when building this house to end up needing all new furniture, but that’s kind of where we are at now. (Actually where we are at right now is in a rental that has no sofa, nightstands, or dresser because we’ve been selling all of our existing furniture. I’ve got like 10 people wanting to buy our tv but I just can’t part with it yet!) Anyways, I’ve digressed. Little nuances in the floor plan have made some of our existing pieces not so practical for the new space. For example the … 
I have two sisters and we frequently tease my mom that some day we will be fighting over her dish collection. Who gets the Thanksgiving dishes? The Christmas dishes? The wedding china? Her pantry and cabinets are filled with adorable gravy boats and salt and pepper shakers to accompany each pattern. It’s different than what you will find if you open my cabinets. I think my generation is much less formal when it comes to entertaining, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find a way to incorporate things like seasonal dishes and beautiful … 
