#1- Because I'm feeling oh so generous today, I'm going to let you in on the cutest crib bedding in the world, that I just ordered online!!!! I cannot wait for it to get here in person...
After a long and exhaustive search, that involved many trips to local stores and many hours logged online, I found this sweet bedding from Rachel Ashwell's shabby chic line. It's called Bella Rose and did I mention that I L-O-V-E it?? My wheels started turning the second I saw it. I have lots of fun things I've found and will be purchasing to go with this :) It's a little hard to see, but the same cabana stripe on the inside of the bumper is also the stripe on the crib skirt. Won't my baby girl be so sweet in this crib??
#2- It is an official winter wonderland here today! It's been snowing hard and fast since the moment we woke up today and I am loving it. It's gorgeous outside and thankfully, I don't have to go anywhere today :) I'm still in my jammies, happily cleaning away and paying some bills. I'm always floored by the incredible beauty of snow. It's such a great reminder of the picture God gave us when he told us that His blood is able to wash us "white as snow". It's amazing how clean and pure everything looks with a fresh foot of snow on it.
#3- I can't remember if I've mentioned that Ryley is still on vacation in Iowa?? Our baby stayed at my parents' house when we left after Christmas. They graciously took him off our hands so we could stay with Barrett and deal with New Year's Eve, without the hassle of the dog. That is one of the biggest reasons we are painting right now too. It's so much easier to have the house torn apart and furniture everywhere without it getting in his way or him getting in our way :) BUT, good news, he will be here on Friday night!!! My parents are coming for the long weekend, to deliver Ryley and to help us with some projects around here. We can't wait to see all three of them!
#4- I was having a little panic attack last night over childbirth classes. It seems they fill up quite quickly and we don't have too many options left before Ava is here! We're debatingabout whether or not we want to take one and trying to decide if we think $100 is ridiculous for a one-day class?? I can think of a thousand things I'd rather spend $100 on, especially for Ava's nursery...hmmm, what do you think? Did you take them and were they helpful?
#5- We are signed up for some hospital fun on Thursday night. We are attending "An Evening at The Birthplace." Doesn't that sound like a gala or something? Should I wear my fanciest gown?? Just kidding :) I signed us up for a FREE spot at this 2 hour tour of the birthplace at the hospital where we will hopefully get our questions answered and our paperwork pre-registered. I'm kind of looking forward to it, but I'm not sure Travis shares my excitement! It will be a good dose of reality for both of us though :)
#6- I am officially totally excited about American Idol starting tomorrow night! The timing of this season is perfect for me, as I'll be staying in a lot more in these coming months :) This gives me hours of fun T.V. that doesn't make me feel guilty! I'm not sure how I feel about a new judge, but Paula is the founding member of "crazytown" so I'm sure a normal female will be a nice addition!
#7- I'm so glad that many of you tried the chicken and rice recipe from last week! I got lots of emails and lots of raves about it...makes me think that maybe I'll try to share some of my favorite recipes in the coming weeks. I'm serving soup and grilled cheese tonight, so I'll spare you the nutritious details, but tomorrow night I'll probably cook, so look for something new after our meal tomorrow night!
I think that's all for now...I have some scrapbooking to do this afternoon :) Yep, I've been working hard all weekend and now I'm going to relax and do what I want to do. Happy Monday everybody!
