the big easy.

was in new orleans this weekends. turns out the big easy wasnt so easy.

its hard watching my most favorite person, my gaycee, get older.
its hard to think of how lonely she must be.
its hard to think of how quickly it happens. and how short and precious life is.

she is such an amazing woman. i love her to the moon.

its also hard for me to travel with my sister. i love her so much, but we are just so so different.

what isnt hard about new orleans? returning to all of your favorite places from growing up with your favorite people.


dinner @commanders palace:

when the waiter says "if you want to order either the souffle, the bread pudding, or the cobbler, we need to know ahead of time", we relpy "yes please, to all three". heaven. in. my. mouth.

my best buddy.

my beautiful gaycee.

snowballs on plum street:

i am going to open up a snow ball stand on main street in a few years. for reals.

i got a small pail with chocolate. nom nom nom.

little man got bubble gum.

shrimp and oyster loafs @ domilises:



i love new orleans so much. wish i would have brought a camera other than my iphone. my husband needs a new orleans redo. it really is one of the most special cities in the world.

oh just shut up missoni.

must take day off of work.

source.

missing this:

that husband of mine has been gone since thursday. he is camping with the men, so that means no phone contact either. it is unbearable. come home.

aside from missing HIM, i am missing this: date nights in our backyard. wine, fire, him. seems like forever ago.

16.

dear little girl,

thank you for taking it so easy on my body the last few weeks. you are already the sweetest little one. i lay in bed at night waiting to feel you move... any day now!

your dad and i talk about you all of the time... we cant wait to meet you!!

and dont worry, i only ate half of that sandwich.

love,

mama

huntley- does not want to get us coffee.

while wasting time in bed yesterday morning we randomly asked the dog to get us coffee. who knows. well turns out, she goes BONKERS if you ask her to get you coffee.

so we asked her to get us coffee all day yesterday.

i dont know if its actually funny to anyone else but it makes me cry tears of happiness:

baby girl

we are having a little girl! unbeleivable!!

my hubby is a little shocked. and terrified, haha, but we are both so so happy and it feels SO much more real now. cant wait to see scotty and his little toe head pal around. life is grand, my friends.

how cute is this shit? just shut up about it:

stuff.

life has been pretty simple lately... whatever that means. did a little damage at the nordstroms anniversary sale. ella moss made maxi skirts for prego women. and my new silly shades make me so so happy: sometimes when i get very overwhelmed with things like motherhood, responsibility, and the reality of GIVING BIRTH i search the internet for baby stuff and start to feel better immediately. i really am so excited and so lucky... here's stuff that has made me happy this morning:

1. "chewbeads" are these beautiful necklaces i found through miss amy's bon lemon blog and online shoppe. these cute things are not just easy on the eyes, they are also meant to be sucked on, chewed on, pulled on, and they are made of 100% silicon (similar to pacifiers or bottles) so they are soft on little ones gums, you can clean them in the dishwasher, and they are something colorful for your baby to focus on while nursing. genius.

i ordered the "hudson" necklace in turquoise (left). so so genius.

2. baby clothes: they make me feel very excited. if we have a little girl- she will be so comfy and california cool it will be annoying. and if we have a little man, i intend to dress him just like his papa. jeans, t shirts, and flannels. heaven!

3. grayson: he just makes me feel better about life in GENERAL but i hope i am lucky enough to have a boy half as great as he is. sister did such a good job. and as you can see, he has the best life ever: and i might have gotten him the greatest present ever (sub scotty with grayson):

other than that, same ol same ol. my belly is huge. i feel like a house. we got a new rug. work has been so so busy. we joined the club- so now i can take tennis lessons. im pretty happy.