Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 12, 2012 | Leave a comment

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I guess I can’t believe how much I love being a mama.  Lately Tilly has been really clingy and cries whenever I leave the room – I’d like to say it’s a problem, but secretly I love it.  Whenever I return she looks so happy and raises her arms up to me, it’s honestly the best feeling in the world.  It sounds cliche, but whatev.

We have been spending this week visiting my own mama, down in So Cal.  It’s been peaceful and relaxing and we have packed so much play time in to each day.  TIlly’s practicing her walking and even stood solo for a few seconds today!  The excitement continues – lately it’s geared towards dogs.  Live dogs, pictures of dogs, stuffed dogs, they all make her squeal and shake with glee.  Her pure, unadulterated emotion is inspiring, to say the least.

We head home to Josh & Tank on Monday.  We’ve missed them like crazy, though we did get some facebook video chatting in today.  Flying solo with a 1 year old isn’t as hard as it may seem when you splurge and buy the babe her own ticket.  Best money I’ve ever spent!  I brought her carseat on the plane and she slept the whole way, it was a dream come true.

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Serious Excitement

Posted on May 7, 2012 | 2 Comments

Here’s some serious excitement for your otherwise drab Monday evening…

Tilly gets so crazy over certain things, it’s pretty funny.  Here’s a video of her rection to me pulling some yogurt out of the fridge.  She seriously LOVES the yogurt!  She has a similar reaction to our Frida Kahlo refrigerator magnet.  Once they’re pulled out, it’s like beatle mania.  I can’t wait for Christmas morning surprises, if they’re anything like this!

 

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Bike ridin’

Posted on May 1, 2012 | Leave a comment

We’ve been planning on getting Tilly a bike seat for her birthday for a while, but the weather on Sunday was just so beautiful that we gave in and bought it early! We had planned on buying one from REI but we did some quick cost comparison on our iPhones while we walked to our local bike shop, and decided the local place was worth it.

That afternoon we found ourselves whizzing down JFK along with dozens of other San Franciscans! We went all the way to the beach and kicked back for a while on the grass at the Park Chalet. On our way there, I could hardly contain myself… It was so wonderful!

I think we took a little too long at the beach because Tilly was looking pretty tired as we saddled back up. Right on cue, she tried to fall asleep on the ride home but instead just cried the whole way. Boo! The whole ride home is uphill, and luckily Tilly was on Josh’s bike, so I tossed him the keys and he zipped home to get her to bed. Meanwhile, I slugged up the hill… I kid you not, a jogger passed me. SAD! But I didn’t stop and finally conquered it.

I can’t wait for our next ride, hopefully this weekend. Maybe we’ll make it a Sunday tradition…

Here are some pics. Doesn’t Tilly remind you of Bob the Builder in that yellow helmet? So cute.

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Street finds

Posted on April 28, 2012 | Leave a comment

One benefit about living in San Francisco is all the great stuff people leave out on the street. I know it sounds gross, but I’ve made some great finds! The pegboard above my desk, this mid-century tray, and more.

My brother in law recently found a rad little night stand on the street and swooped it – doesn’t it look great as a bookshelf in his place? And can we take a minute to admire his green thumb?

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10 months

Posted on April 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

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I finally took Tilly’s ten-month pictures today, two weeks late but better than never. So many changes have happened in the past month, it’s hard to keep up with it all. These days she’s pulling herself up on her knees constantly and occasionally taking the daring move to go all the way up to her feet. She’s had a few bad tumbles but she stays pretty strong.

One of the biggest changes is that this week Tilly decided to eliminate her morning nap and just take one long afternoon nap. It took about five days for me to realize what she had done, now that I’m on her new schedule things are working out pretty well.

I’m starting to plan Tilly’s first birthday party which will be in Golden Gate Park the Saturday before her birthday. I think we’re only inviting four kids, but it will be a ton of fun anyways. Someone asked me today if it was hard to believe that Tilly’s almost one year old… yes and no! Those first few months were so long, but I suppose things have started to speed up. Getting to know Tilly over the past 10 1/2 months reminds me of a sculptor carving away way at a piece of stone and slowly revealing the beautiful statue within. Getting to know her is so much fun!

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how happy I actually am at this point in my life. If you had told the 16-year-old me what my life would be like at 28 years old I would be pretty stoked. Similarly, I think that when I look back on my life this is definitely going to be one of the golden periods. I am so grateful for the kindness this world has bestowed on me and my family, and am working hard to keep paying it forward.

I love Tilly’s pensive look in this picture. I think she looks so mature, don’t you?

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Girls craft night

Posted on April 18, 2012 | Leave a comment

I had a few girlfriends over the other night for wine, sushi and crafts! We’ve been having wine nights at a new place each month and April was my turn. :)

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We made two pieces of jewelry each.

A hex nut bracelet which I found on pinterest…

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And a glittery polymer clay necklace which I saw on dismount creative.

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Yay for parties and pretties!

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Choc-ocado Shake

Posted on April 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

I’ve been hearing people talk about avocado milkshakes for sometime now. But no one else ever wanted to try it, so I’ve been putting it off. Here’s the recipe I pieced together and man oh man am I glad I did!

Chocolate Avocado Shake
Serves 1

1/2 Avocado
1/2 cup of 1% milk
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Blend and chug! It would also make a great pie filling, it had a texture like pudding.

Oh and this is the only picture I got… Too late!

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