Does the second trimester always fly by? Mine definitely did, and let’s just say I didn’t waste the boost in energy—those three months were filled with traveling, packing, moving, working, and so much more! I’m now 33 weeks, so well into my third trimester, but drafted this post before Christmas while my second trimester favorites […]

Here we are–a new decade and a new year!! I’ve really come to cherish the time at the end of December to reflect, dream, and plan for the year ahead, and this year was no exception. Like I mentioned in this post, I’ve been using PowerSheets for a few years now to formulate goals that […]

Just yesterday, I finally started doing some dreaming and planning for the coming year. Usually, I work through my goal-setting prep work a little earlier. This year, though, I’ve felt like I needed to take things one step at a time and be extra-present in each stage: unpacking the house, preparing for Christmas, celebrating Christmas, […]

Merry, merry Christmas Eve! Since I can’t send a card in the mail to each and every one of you, I’d love to share a peek at our 2019 cards before signing off for the next few days. As usual, I turned to Minted for the most beautiful design options, coordinating envelopes, exceptional quality, and […]

A few years ago, I published this post about what to wear to a Christmas church service. I remember mulling over it for days, nervous that it would be taken the wrong way, but convicted that just maybe it could help someone. Since then, that post gets more traffic than almost anything else on Something […]

For the very first time, we aren’t traveling for Christmas! We usually take advantage of Dave’s company shutdown over the holidays by taking a longer trip (usually close to two weeks) to see one of our families, but knowing I’d be in my third trimester by Christmas this year, we made the decision early-on to […]

I’ve been a loyal Coffee + Crumbs podcast listener since I became a mom, so when Emily invited me to join in sharing my “best of 2019” inspired by this recent episode, I couldn’t say yes quickly enough. One of my very favorite things about blogging is connecting with and keeping up with so many […]

Happy, happy December! With everything happening SO quickly with our new house, it honestly seems like we blinked and October and November disappeared. The day after moving in, we proceeded to leave for a week in Syracuse, which felt completely crazy, but was actually a great blessing–it forced us to rest a little and gave […]