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.

and another debut...

what the hell. i am only 3.5 months prego.

and it is hard. i swear it's not just pizza.

my big screen debut

i am a dork. but at the 11 second mark you will witness the only time i will EVER be on television.

wedding!

hi,

scotty and i are almost one month away from our one year anniversary. crazy. we also just got our wedding pics. i spent the morning at work going through every single one slowly- huge smile on my face. it really was the greatest day ever. the pictures make me so so happy.

maybe next time i am whining at scott about a bug in the bathroom or taking out the trash, i will look up and see one of these pics and smile instead. probably not... but what a day it was!

thanks scott. for giving me the most beautiful courtship. the most perfect proposal. the most patient partner while wedding planning. and a great first year. not perfect, but truly great! im so so lucky! we have so much to look forward to. its ridiculous.

like we said in our vows... you are my heart, my love, my future and my home. i am honored to call you my partner.

so heres some pics. mostly just to make me happy.

just a few...

weekend.

busy. busy. busy.

a lot of beach, a lot of sun (too much for scotty), and some DIY stuff around the house. we hung new shades in the bedroom... very very necessary. and planted some jasmine that will hopefully grow very quickly and cover our ugly little house with leaves and little white flowers. ill post pics later.

other than that...

1. huntley is one year old. wtf? how did that happen?

2. i am just over 12 weeks preggo and i am getting bigger. i'm embracing it (not it the baby, "it" the getting larger. we arent calling the baby it, we are calling the baby "baby" or he). and i am also embracing cheeseburgers and french fries and grape juice.

3. i was talking to my love grayson and was asking him about our baby and if we should have a boy or a girl, and if he would teach the baby how to swim and then i asked him what scotty and i should name the baby... he said "treasure hunt!!!!!". i said, ok we will take that into consideration, but what should the babies middle name be? and he replied, like i am a fool: "hunt". duh, of course he had covered both first and middle name. it was so funny (to us).

4. saw hall and oates at the hollywood bowl. amaze. they are in my top 3 now. for sure.

5. i think my hormones are "kind of" turning me in to a bitch. this girl who is dating one of scotts friends was talking to me at the beach the other day, and as if i had no control over my limbs as she was babbling to me about something i cant even remember i raised my hand and did the "gun to the head pull the trigger" gesture. i didnt even know i was doing it until it was over. not nice, elysia, not nice. and then in my head i have like a weird button that keeps going off that says "who gives a fuck" like all of the time. its terrible. i need to stop.

6. crazy wedding/party summer has officially kicked off.

this weekend: nicole and ians wedding

potters bachelorette

grandma and grandpas 65th (!!!) wedding anniversary party

holla! mazel! woo hoo!

the past three months...

yep. scotty and are indeed very preggo.

unplanned, yes.

terrifying, yes.

greatest this ever?

also yes.

little one will be joining our little family in january. i go back and forth between being so anxious for this little life to come meet us, and then being so so thankful that i still have six months to prepare for this little game changer.

life sure is sweet and mysterious!

lately.

had a lovely weekend in the desert. huntley didnt kill anything/one. but she definitely thought about it.

i woke up with a craving for chocolate, so i made a german chocolate cake from scratch. next time i will buy a candy bar.

look who has a green thumb all of a sudden? peppers. grown by me.

got this bogenvelia for the front. i am hoping it will take over the front of our ugly little house soon. and it reminds me of santorini. heaven.

spent the last weekend on hilton head island in south carolina. it was beautiful. i forgot how much i miss the south.

the view at dinner was worth the 55 big bites. i can say that now.
continental airlines is going down. it is my personal vendetta. not only did an employee "step to me " at 430 am, but they sent our bags on the wrong flight and we had to spend 2 hours at 11pm on sunday here: (yes, that is hell).

thats about it. for now. sorry audra.