marriage = hard work. marriage + a kid = exponentially harder work.

Seriously people…marriage is hard work. It’s not like I expected it to be a cake walk or anything. We did pre-marital counseling and read like a bajillion books, but it’s still been nothing like what I imagined. It’s so much better than I ever thought possible, but also SO much more challenging as well. Intertwining […]

digital valentine + music to my ears.

I’m not super into Valentine’s Day… BUT…all the other bloggers seem to be and apparently I’m a total follower, so I jumped on the bandwagon and made you this little digital Valentine. I actually spent a really long time on this, even though it was just made using Picmonkey (I have no idea how to […]

the little things craig does: pipe smoking.

My husband Craig doesn’t get quite as much play around these blog parts nowadays since Fern has been born, because let’s face it, grown men with beards are cute, but squishy babies are even cuter. But, back when I started this blog and called it “The Little Things We Do”, it was supposed to be […]

romantic surprises.

My husband is a closet romantic. He’s not the typical kind of romantic though. He hates mandatory gift giving occasions  (think: Valentine’s Day, Anniversaries, etc…). But sometimes out of the blue I come home  to a sweet surprise like this: He carved a heart for me with a chainsaw, because: “It will last way longer […]

my favorite thing about today #60.

My favorite thing about today (or rather yesterday) was…. That my husband surprised me with this: A certifiable mom-mobile. And I like it a lot. The best part about this is that he bought it with the money he made from selling his motorcycle.  Now that’s sacrifice.  He also totally surprised me.  When he got […]

g-wagen’ing.

We’re going on a road trip! Craig and I are leaving today for San Francisco and we’ll be going on a G-Wagen off-roading trip.  No idea what a G-Wagen is?  I don’t blame you.  They’re not super common, but my husband has kind of a thing for them. These are ours: He fixes them up […]