Bestie

This is my Bestie.  Capital "B".  I love her for so many reasons but today my favorite reason is because she let me take these annoying pictures of her while I played with my new camera.  "Show me.... patience!"

I love you.  Thank you for putting up with me.

White Living

The words "living" and "white" aren't often the most compatible words when it comes to choosing a palette for a house with bambinis.  But, that doesn't stop my little heart from skipping a beat when my peepers catch a glimpse of a house that is as serene and peaceful as this... Welcome to my imaginary white house...

Follow me to the perfect modern/rustic/WHITE kitchen. {Notice the lights below. LOVE.}

Better yet, check out a bathroom that my obsession with bleach will stand up to! {Um, and those oval mirrors...}

All neutral with those chocolate velvet seats... you know I swoon for velvet.  Will banana smash come off this easily??

No muddy fingerprints allowed. Ever.  I mean it. 

Now go home.  I'm too blissed out to deal with company.  Ciao!

Crazy, Lucky, Brave, and Blessed.

It seems appropriate that a new year should be celebrated with a few things.  Resolutions.  Champagne.  Kissing.  New beginnings.  So let's begin {and hang in there, it's worth it}...

Resolution 3 - do something creative every day. 

Resolution 2 - stop glancing at Facebook every time I'm bored, expecting to be entertained.

Resolution 1 - stay mindful of priorities: God, Chris, P, and so on... {more on this another time}

I had a two sips of Kristi's mojito last night.  Classic and then a blood orange.  Classic wins.  That's pretty much the same as champagne, right?

Kissing commenced at midnight.  As all years should end and begin.  It was nice - especially because my husband still tasted a little like the scotch he drank at dinner.  I'm a sucker for a peaty whiff.  

New beginnings?  Well, let's just say that 2012 will usher in a bundle of beginnings for the House of Thorns.  Come July, we will no longer be a family of three... Welcome to the year of "becoming four".  

We are having a baby!!!! 

Yup, another one.  Two under two.  Depending on whom you ask, we are either crazy, lucky, or just plain brave.  We're going with BLESSED.  

Cheers to 2012 and may your year be filled with craziness, luck, courage, and blessings too.