Pink Holidaze

SO sweet.  Love this color combo.   p.s. MadeByGirl  posts are convincing me that I need more chevron in my life. {via small shop via MadeByGirl }

I'm in love with this nursery.  Spot the blabla ? View Eloise's nursery  (description  here ) and more nursery posts . { Elizabeth Sullivan Design via MadeByGirl }

So excited for her nursery to finally be done, other than a few little things to add (I've kind of puttered out on hanging things for a bit).  And so excited to share it!  Now, we just need the baby!  C'mon, little El. { Land of Nod Shelf Silverstein (24") ; Land of Nod Singing Birdcage ; Land of Nod Binth Alphabet Print ; Manhattan Toy Classic Baby Beads; Pottery Barn Kids Frame (no longer available); Hobby Lobby "E" spray painted blue ; Knit hangers hand knit by my mom from Vintage Knits for Modern Baby ; Gymboree French outfit ; Old Navy Bodysuit } { Hoop Swatches ; Ashley Gierke Raccoon Paper Cut ; Anthropologie "e" and "k" ; Embroidered hoops by Lauren Reedy; Crate and Barrel Lamp (no longer available); Daschund card ; Prince Lionheart Wipes Warmer ; Hobby Lobby "E" ; Land of Nod Bookshelf ; Land of Nod Changing Pad Cover } { Dwell Studio Zinnia Bedding ; IKEA Rand Rug ; IKEA Poang Chair and Ottoman ; Land of Nod Bird ...

At my last shower, I opened up this awesome surprise from my mom.  A hand knit bunny mobile.  Yeah.  Cookie's got some serious talent.  I love it.  Love, love it.  It makes me happy every single time I look at it hanging there.  My mom used a pattern from  Vintage Knits for Modern Baby  ( here ), but if you're not a knitter or don't know any, blabla kids has some great hand knit mobiles.  These photos are from our nursery, so there's a peek at our bedding in place and the " love" print we ordered.

And a wee bit more progress...thanks to a sweet surprise shower from my high school girls (hello pink suitcases.  and hello pink Christmas tree!).  And five coats of white paint on the bureau and changing table (Pass downs from Zach's brother and sister-in-law.  So. Thankful.).  Let's just say I won't be painting anything for a long, long while.  I'm dying to put things on the wall right now (especially since receiving this ), but I'm weary of doing it too soon.  So I'll wait.  I'm so excited for it to be finished soon.   {Just in case you'd like any info so far... DaVinci Jenny Lind Crib ; IKEA Rand Rug ; IKEA Poang Chair and Ottoman ; Pottery Barn Kids Side Table ( similar style ); Hobby Lobby Pink Polka Dot Knobs ; Pier One Window Panels (blue found in store); Pottery Barn Kids Lamp ( similar ); Land of Nod Pink Suitcases ; "Baby Love " Smock Paper Card; ModCloth Pink Tree ; Olympic Candy Mix paint; Blabla Mini Prudence Dol...

This past weekend was such a joy.  A visit to Miami ( of Ohio ) for a joint baby shower for Jord and I, and some really wonderful quality time with friends.   Although I would have died to spend more time with any one of these people, the weekend still didn't feel rushed or manufactured.  Each time I go back to Oxford, I'm amazed by how much my heart feels at "home."  Not that it doesn't feel at home other places.  It does.  I love my home now.  My life with my husband and my family and our church, which are all more than I had hoped or imagined.  I just think there's something so special about being in a place where you grew so much.  Spiritually and emotionally, the Lord used this place and these people to teach me a whole stinking lot.   The minute I drive down High Street, the minute I walk into Kofenya - it's like my body takes a deep breath.  It prepares to learn and grow.  It opens up and eases.  It soaks in every...

Blabla kids consistently has some of the cutest kids stuff I've ever seen, knitted in the most wonderful colors under the sun.  Here are a few of my favorites right now.  (Rosie has that ladybug backpack...it's just as cute in person!) { Owl Dream Ring ; Sheep Mobile ; Ladybug Backpack ; Tiger Lily Hat ; Pumpkin Girl ; Sonatina Bird Rattle } 

Loving this cute little mobile from The Land of Nod . What relevance, you may ask, does this have? Well, all...we're having a baby. Some of you may know this, others may not. But it is true. I am 15 weeks and 2 days along today. Woah. It's been quite a crazy ride these past few months. We found out only weeks before I was to start PA school, so it was quite a surprise. I was able to defer school a year, and we're so thankful for that. The process itself was hard emotionally, but really smooth logistically. Although this wasn't in our plan, I'm confident it's in the Lord's plan. And He's never let me down. I know there will continue to be ups and downs through the coming months, but I've been clinging to this scripture for truth: " For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your th...