life lessons for fern #7.

Dear Fern, Today I am going to share a life lesson that is one of my favorites and that is… Whenever you have a chance to dress up – take it! Whether the “dress-up” occasion requires a silly costume or is a black-tie affair, embrace it!  One of my favorite things in life is getting […]

coloring book for grownups.

I’ve always loved coloring books. Even as an adult I still like to sit down and color with my preschoolers. And now I have a good excuse to color as a grownup… (even when there are no kids around). It’s fill in the blank fashion.  Lovely little illustrations for you to finish.  Basically…. You + […]

weekend whirlwind.

This weekend was maybe one of the busiest of my entire life. Here’s what I did…. FRIDAY *Went to a going away party and actually stayed out until 10:30!  That’s pretty late when you’re the only person not drinking at there’s karaoke involved.  I think I definitely earned a gold star for that.  Drinking ginger […]

fun things to do with the one you love.

Today over at Babble I’m blogging about  “15 Fun Things To Do With Your Partner Before The Baby Comes” {photo by: Cassy Berry Photography} BUT…. Even if you’re not expecting, you’ll probably enjoy some of these ideas for spending some quality time with the one you love.  Head on over and get inspired to put a […]

what i learned this weekend.

Here are some things  I learned this weekend…. All the cool kids wear green jackets. (completely unintentional matchy-matchiness by basically everyone at our friend’s Chris & Stephen‘s birthday dinner celebration.) Lucy’s Original really does make the best burger ever. (I seriously dream about these!) I am high maintenance when ordering ice cream. (Can I help it that […]

playing dress up.

Yesterday my friend Jamie and I  took a little trip down to Corvallis.   For those of you who haven’t heard of Corvallis (and I’m sure that would pretty much be most of you), it is a little town about an hour and a half south of Portland and it’s where we both went to […]