brain dump

I just realized last night that I've accumulated quite a pile of links that make me say "hmm. interesting." So instead of waiting for Wednesday (when I most definitely will not have time to blog) I'm throwing them at you now. Have fun sorting through it all!

• these jeans: awesome or scary?
• a bunch of recipes I want to try: caramel apple bars, perfect white cake, oreo bark, salted caramel apple pound cake, chocolate wasted cake, and homemade butterfingers.
• interesting look at where all the good guys are.
• packing interesting lunches! win!
• a blog (now closed) about making infused liquors. LOVE THIS.
• good to know: alkaline forming foods
• 10 (really simple!) ways to make a garland
• best. halloween costumes. ever.
• I think I need these posters.
• also these envelope patterns
• simple, gorgeous wall art
• maybe this instead of pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving?
• floral party hats? yes please!
• kind of loving this site.
• also I love this birthday party
• and a bunch of Steve Jobs quotes

Enjoy!

confession of an increasingly pregnant lady

Today is exactly 4 months until my due date. And I have a confession to make: the cute outfit on the left? Yes, that's what I wear all day at work. But on the right? It takes me approximately 4.3 seconds to change when I get home every night. Fun fact: the other night le hubs and I celebrated our anniversary, and I was changing and said, "I'm just trying to find something comfortable." Hubs started laughing. "For the first time in your life, I believe you."

Cute outfit: dress, target. Sweater, jcrew, shoes, DSW. comfy outfit: tank, gap, lounge pants, target.

on a happier note

I don't listen to much "Christian music" just because I feel like a lot of it sounds exactly the same. But I am currently completely obsessed with this song: the chorus is amazing.

things no one prepared me for about being pregnant

I have lots of friends who have kids, I have an older sister who has kids, I have plenty of people I can ask questions. But there are some things I never *thought* to ask, and things I knew with my head that, in practice, still surprise me. (Look away if you're disturbing by reading about slightly disturbing things.)

• The boobs. They are huge. This is so bizarre.
• Pregnant women don't wear maternity pants because they are too big for normal clothes: it's because regular pants HURT LIKE THE DICKENS.
• Along the same lines: whoever said Braxton Hicks are painless LIED. It's like all the menstrual cramps you haven't had for five months are catching up. And I know real contractions are much MUCH worse. Why do I think I can do a natural birth? I'm crazy.
• The tiredness of the first trimester, while ridiculous, does go away. But I still get tired much faster than I used to. Makes me glad my wedding season was short this year...
• Heartburn is WEIRD. I'd never had it before in my entire life, so I wasn't even sure what I was feeling.
• On a happier note: little baby kicks are pretty awesome. I think they feel like bubbles bursting in my tummy.

That's it. Be warned, girls.

what I'm obsessing over right now

project nursery

homemade butterfingers

making my own limoncello

That is all.

preggo outfit again!

I promise you: I actually am wearing cute outfits pretty much every day, but by the time I get home a night it's either too dark to take a picture, or I'm so tired there's no way I'm going to try to look presentable. So here you go: my tummy at 21.5 weeks.
The dress is vintage, and it's a heavy wool knit, so it's stretchy. Love! And then just normal tights, shoes, and the skinny belt is on loan by my sister for the duration. I love how it actually makes my outfit look finished instead of random pieces thrown together. Also, please note that from the front I still just look like a fat girl. HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE.