March 13, 2013

Happy 27th to My Favorite Nerd

Marcus turned 27 today and honestly, watching him get equally excited about Sophie’s crayon masterpiece and my slightly lopsided birthday cake migh...

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March 4, 2013

Out of the Mouths of Babes

So we’re at Target yesterday, just Sophie and me doing our usual grocery run. I’m checking my phone while she’s in the cart, and this sweet older l...

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February 13, 2013

Date Night: Remember Those?

We got a babysitter. An actual babysitter. For the first time since Sophie learned to walk, Marcus and I went to dinner like real adults who rememb...

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January 24, 2013

My Toddler Is Either An Artist Or A Vandal

So I’m in the kitchen making lunch when I hear that particular kind of silence that means Sophie is either sleeping or destroying something. Since ...

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January 7, 2013

Resolution Revolution (Led by a Two-Year-Old)

So I’m sitting at the kitchen counter this morning trying to write down some reasonable 2013 resolutions - you know, run a 5K, stop mentally compar...

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December 24, 2012

The Believer

Sophie has been talking about Santa for weeks, but last night was the first time she really understood the whole operation. We set out cookies on a...

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December 14, 2012

Meet Mimi (Apparently She Lives Here Now)

So we have a new family member. Her name is Mimi, she’s Sophie’s age, and she has very specific requirements about where she sits, what she drinks,...

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November 21, 2012

The Real Gratitude List

Every Thanksgiving post is supposed to be this beautiful list of profound blessings, right? Well, here’s mine, unfiltered and honest.

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October 30, 2012

The Ladybug That Ate Halloween

So Halloween happened, and Sophie decided she was going to be a ladybug. Not just for trick-or-treating, mind you. For LIFE.

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October 17, 2012

One Year Down

Today marks exactly one year since I walked down the aisle at the Merrimon-Wynne House in my dream dress, eight months postpartum and feeling like ...

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