My mind is still a little blown that I am pregnant. Although this pregnancy has been very similar to my last physically, emotionally I feel a lot different. Because I know what to expect (for the most part; I know every baby is different) my emotions swing from super excited to super nervous by the day….
Wagon Wheel Pasta Salad
I love making big salads in the summertime that are easy to pack up to take to the pool, a picnic, or outdoor concert. But instead of using greens as my base, I use hearty ingredients like pasta, beans, quinoa, and grains that will hold up well the next day. Here are a few of…
The Rest Of The Story
Here’s the rest of our weekend in story form. (And some other stuff!) We arrived home from Richmond to more sunny skies and headed straight to the pool with Mazen. He’s doing so well with swim team! He can swim a whole lap without rest, which is such a huge improvement from last year. I…
Summer Duets
We had an oddly shifted weekend that began on Thursday with a trip down to Richmond for the Tim McGraw and Faith Hill concert! For our second date we made a fire pit on my patio. Thomas built the fire; I made a s’mores tray and a playlist. We talked for hours that night, enjoying…
Summer Week
I planned (or rather, didn’t plan a thing) a week of relaxing summer fun in between Mazen’s last day of school and his first day of summer camp. He has an epic mix of camps this year, including his first visit to a rustic woodsy camp that reminds me of Salute Your Shorts! <—I still…
Tropical Smoothie Bowl (And Homemade Slime!)
To me, texture makes up 75% of the joy in a smoothie bowl. I like it thick enough that berries float and a spoon is much more practical than a straw. And if you have little air bubbles on top you know you’ve gotten a good texture! (You know what texture I really dislike in…
Delicious Things
^^Mazen eating corn on the cob last week! In the middle of this dinner he said “Can we have corn on the cob soon?” And we had to explain that he was eating it on the cob! He also had blackened mahi and kale salad – I was proud! He’s gotten so much better at dinnertime…