more adventurous

mixtape monday

it's been awhile since i've done a mixtape!  i'm sitting here watching julie & julia for the first time, this movie is adorable. here we go <3

 

SIDE A

1. marine & the diamonds - obsessions

2.  the blow - true affection

3.  passion pit - cuddle fuddle

4. perishers - trouble sleeping

 

SIDE B

1. black kids - i'm not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you

2. city & colour - the death of me

3. hail social - the fall

4. tegan & sara ft tiest - feel it in my bones

 

enjoy!

xx

 

art star

a little over a week ago, we went to richmond for the yo gabba gabba live show.  it was so much fun!  c had a blast, and so did i.  i met all of our friends from back home there and then after c and his dad went home while i stayed in richmond over night for some adult fun with the best friend.

when we moved, i wanted to try a little experiment with c, and that was to leave all of his toys (minus his woody doll, itouch, and wooden blocks) packed and put away.  its been a couple of weeks now and he doesn't even notice that he doesn't have any toys out.  we have an arts and crafts/school area downstairs all set up for him and he just comes to me now with all of these ideas or works indepedently.  we also go outside a lot now that he finally has a backyard.  he seems so much more content this way actually and i'm loving all of this creativity flowing around my house.  i'm thinking we'll bring out a couple of toys such as his kitchen and other toys of his that spark imagination and get rid of the rest and just work on expanding our school and art area.  do you think this would work for your family?

xx

new home!

hihi!  it's been such a busy week!  we moved all weekend, and this week has been spent unpacking and setting everything up.  everything is basically done except C's room hasn't even been touched.  we need to buy him a bed, he doesn't have one because he sleeps with us and probably still will but he wants one in his room so we're making an ikea trip really soon.  i havn't had my own place in over a year and i've missed it so much!   our last place was a tiny apartment, that was overcrowded, and always messy because we had nowhere to put anything... our new house is so big (compared to what i'm used to) and there is a lot of empty space inbeteen furniture and stuff and i'm so stoked on that.

wednesday we went to the farm to get pumpkins and play.  there were so many baby animals i was dying of cuteness.  C went on his first ever hayride, he loved it, and he got to go down giant slides on a burlap sack.  i hate so much apple pie and cider and apples i thought i'd turn into one, like foreal.  at the market i got some pumpkins and squash, fresh apple butter, honey (w a honey comb inside yum!), some apples and kettle corn.

today is yo gabba gabba live!  can't wait! xx!

 

ps.  new boots!

and the sky was all violet

this weather is amazing!  when it is fall, nothing can keep me in a bad mood.  i am so into having the windows open and wearing light sweaters around the house.  i have already listed a whole month and a half of fall crafts for C and i to do!  so, i move in two days and we haven't even begun to pack yet, yikes.  but in my defense i've been in intense tooth pain (still am).  ps.  i now have black and violet hair :)

 

I've got three new books to keep me busy! so excited!

finally some down time!

this weekend was incredibly busy.  friday night, was my friend sarah's wedding.  saturday was c's birthday party, and today was my nephew's baptism/reception!  a lot of family time.

 

check out this brobee cake we made him!

 

i'm currently in bed with a ridiculously stiff neck, and a horrible pain my left jaw, which is swollen and has given me a lisp that i can only assume is due to an incoming wisdom tooth.  wahhh.

 

it's fall, chillier, and rainy... love ittttttttt.

 

rainy day

yet another rainy day c and i have wasted laying around watching little bear in our pajamas and eating our meals in bed.  i have so much to do, like packing... because i'm moving in a week and two days.  or making the gift boxes for c's birthday party saturday, or planning the food for it.  but no, we're in bed being kittens.  tomorrow is crunch time though, it's his actual birthday so his dad is going to take him to breakfast and out all day.  i've got a hair and nail apt, and i've got some errands to run while they're out and about!  i just can't believe my baby is four years old tomorrow.  it went by so fast!

xx

mixtape monday

it's been raining all day, and i haven't taken off my snuggie (ahem, it was a christmas gift and it's leopard so shhh) so here a few sort of chill songs, enjoy! xx

 

SIDE A

1. arcade fire - sprawl II (mountains beyond mountains)

2. the xx - heart skipped a beat

3. thao - learn better learn faster

4. sarah blasko - all i want

  SIDE B

5. morrissey - suedehead

6. la roux - cover my eyes

7. memoryhouse - to the light house (millionyoung remix)

8. motorama - horse

co-sleeping

i am so in love with co-sleeping.  to me, it's the sweetest time.  i love laying in bed with c and reading, sharing silly stories and cuddling with his sweet little kisses inbetween.  we talk about our day as he falls asleep to me brushing his hair with my fingers.  this is something we've done since the day he was brought home from the hospital.  i love waking up to him snuggled up against me.  he always wakes up before me, and it's usually with a soft stroke to my cheek and a "good morning beautiful" and then we cuddle in bed for a little, maybe watch some little bear.  we even eat breakfast in bed on most days, it's really magical for me.  our days are just so crazy that i really cherish this down time.  our queen sized bed is getting really cramped now though, well i'm okay with it, i think it's cozy.  but it's d that gets pushed to the edge of the bed.  he says since he is 4 in a week, when we get to our new house he should sleep in his own bed.  i think we can compromise and have him fall asleep with us and then move him once he's asleep.  he's totally okay on his own, i think its me with the separation anxiety.  i'm not sure if i'll ever adapt to him being down the hall from me all night.  d and i may not be the best couple, we don't agree on much at all but i do really appreciate him letting me enjoy co-sleeping all these years.  he enjoys it too, but now his sleep is getting affected and he is the one who has to wakeup for work every day at 4 am.  i think a good solution would to get the biggest bed we can find, i would love to have a family bed and share it with all of our children.  what are your thoughts on co-sleeping/the family bed?

xx

more adventurous

another new blog for me, i just can't seem to stay with on.  there has just been so much going on this past year i couldn't stay focused, but this weekend we got the key to our new house and will be moving to our new house in a new city in a matter of weeks.  it's super exciting so i figured what better way to celebrate a fresh start than with a new blog?

ps.  i got this title from a rilo kiley song

"i read with every broken heart we should become more adventurous"

 xx