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I made a pair of earrings for a friend at work. I show her all the stuff I make myself and since it was her birthday, I decided to make her a pair. She wanted blues, blacks, and silver. She also wears a lot of pearls, so I was pretty excited with the way these...

We finished cleaning out the rest of the big items in my office. All that was really left was my big Ikea bookshelf. We had to empty the shelf to move it. So this is where all my books are right now: This is where the bookshelf ended up (and please excuse the mess since...

We were sitting on the couch watching a movie and I could tell the baby was moving a lot. So while we were sitting there I just had Chuck leave his hand on my belly to see if he could feel anything. A couple minutes later he pauses the movie and says “I just felt...

Look at me! I am posting about something that happened only a couple weeks ago instead of a couple months ago! Woo hoo! Over Labor Day weekend we went up to the north shore with a couple friends. They are also having a baby a few weeks before us. So it was a nice get...

We went up north for my cousin Matt’s wedding. It was fun to see people, but both Chuck and I were really tired and only made it to 10:00…which was later than I thought we would be out. We had a nice time seeing so many family members and seeing how excited people are for...

I figured I should read this book since everyone had been talking about it. I don't normally get into books that people talk about, but since it wasn't a preteen book that everyone loved, I figured I would give it a go. I found it at Target for $5.99. I like books for $6! It...

I bought a few of these dresses in a couple colors shortly after I found out I was pregnant. It was still warm outside and I knew I was going to get bigger. I am so glad I did. They are so comfortable and so versatile. I can make them casual or dressed up. I...

Last night we moved a bunch of stuff out of my office. This is the room that will belong to Baby Hays in a few short months. I only took two pictures of my office since we moved in last May and those were taken before I hung pictures on the walls. This weekend we...

Since it was raining this morning and I was tired of standing on the bus, I decided to try out my new plan of getting up, showering, getting on the bus right by my house and going to the gym downtown before work for my walk. It worked out pretty well. I forgot how long...

One day last weekend I was so tired. I think it was Sunday. So after lunch I told Chuck I was going to nap for a few minutes and to wake me up in a little while. As soon as I fell asleep, my wonderful hubby takes some pictures of me! 🙂 I especially love...

I tried this meal and I was pleasantly surprised. The meat was really good and the flavor was better than I expected. I will definitely try this again and other meals that they make. I have already spotted a few other meals that are similar to this that I would like to try! HERE is...

I was in bed last night watching tv and the baby was kicking like crazy. I took Chuck’s hand to try to get him to feel it, but it’s still just kicks I can feel. I was really hoping that he would be able to feel them. I know he’s a patient person, but I...

I picked this book up from the clearance rack at a bookstore. I'm not sure what made it stand out…maybe I liked the cover or something. Either way, I think it was only $4 or something. I was sure it was going to be horrible since it was on the clearance rack. I was wrong....

WAY back in January, Chuck went on a business trip out to Seattle. This time, I was lucky enough to get to go out there on the tail end of it and stay for a few short, but much needed days of vacation. I finally got around to sorting out all of the pictures I...

This was a really interesting book. Chuck had read it and told me I should read it. I have always had fears about trying new things and thinking that I wasn't good at them. This book really emphasized that you can do anything…it just takes a long time and hard work to become excellent at...

I found this recipe, or maybe it found me…I can't remember. But I was excited that the only thing I didn't have on hand for it was a green pepper. So when I went to the store I picked one up and I am SO glad that I did. This was a really simple meal....

This was a very interesting book. I hadn't read anything by Bill Bryson until this book. Bryson write about his travels. He has a very consistent writing style thrown in with some humor. There's also a lot of history mixed in….at least in this book. This was all about his journey on the Appalachian Trail....

I finally got around to working on my website and adding some baby things to it. I have been putting it off for so long. But once I start working on it, I remember how much fun it is!

Two weeks from today we find out if this baby is a boy or a girl! I am so excited to find out! I hope the baby is cooperative for the ultrasound! A coworker found out she is having a boy today! She really wanted a girl, but her husband is beyond ecstatic to be...

We headed to Bluefin Bay (near Lutsen) this weekend with a couple friends. On the drive up, I felt a kick on my right side, then one in the middle, the one toward the left side. There was no mistaking that those were kicks since it was moving around. There were a few seconds between...