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The First Signs of Winter + Appointments Galore

Posted on December 19, 2020December 18, 2020by Katie

Saturday / Each day that I go out for one more run, I think to myself, “okay, today might be the day. . .this might be my last run for this pregnancy. . .” Already I’ve run into my pregnancy far longer than I anticipated to, and surprisingly today felt the best that it had […]

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St. Nick Stockings + Getting Ready for Baby

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020by Katie

Saturday / Our days have felt especially blurred together these past few weeks and months. Partially I’m sure because of this new pandemic life where we mostly spend all of our time at home. And partially also with being pregnant, and finding my baby prep to-do list only increasing most days. There have been plenty […]

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Traveling Home + Birthday Celebrations

Posted on September 27, 2020October 1, 2020by Katie

the most beautiful field of corn along our morning walk Saturday / Our days at home have mostly all been variations of the same. Long walks or runs in the morning, followed by endless games of Hand and Foot, way too much food, and always lots of Kopps custard. Today was no exception, except for […]

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A Special Treat + the Small Things

Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020by Katie

Probably similar to most all of us right now, the days still seem to blend into the weeks, and even into the months. Have we really been in this pandemic and this quarantine lifestyle for almost six months now? Sadly we have been. Life is definitely still very different. Our weeks are far quieter than […]

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Dreaming of Disneyland

Posted on August 29, 2020August 29, 2020by Katie

With Governor Newsom’s latest set of guidelines for the State of California announced and officially in effect, I can’t help but struggle with some feelings of disappointment. And I’m not suggesting that I don’t agree with his guidance for the State. Because in fact I do think that a slow reopening is probably our best […]

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Fall Travel Ants in My Pants

Posted on August 22, 2020August 22, 2020by Katie

the most beautiful Fall leaves in Boston / November 2019 The air is definitely not starting to have any hints of Fall here in San Diego. But I all too well know and remember that things are starting to change elsewhere. Having (mostly) patiently waited out the pandemic (which is sadly still very much ongoing), […]

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I’m a Little Bit Country

Posted on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020by Katie

our typical early morning beach walk view As much as I feel like I’m a city girl through and through, and even though we will most likely always live in a big city because of the nature of Ryan’s work, I’m definitely a little bit country too. I’m not sure if what I grew up […]

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A Tuscan Lunch

Posted on July 18, 2020July 18, 2020by Katie

The big highlight of our week was almost too easy to pinpoint. You’ll be excited to hear that my little patio garden is doing very well now. In fact, it’s done so well that we were able to harvest the first of our cherry tomatoes. They ended up being a larger variety than we were […]

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In a Nutshell

Posted on July 11, 2020July 11, 2020by Katie

I was talking with a friend earlier in the week about our Fourth of July weekends, and I had asked her how the rest of theirs went. Her response was refreshingly honest, literally caused me to laugh out loud, and felt comforting. “Not really. . .” she said. As in, they didn’t really enjoy their […]

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Little Bits of “Normal” Returning

Posted on July 4, 2020July 4, 2020by Katie

fresh organic stone fruits from the Little Italy Mercato Saturday / It’s been a long time coming (three and half months to be exact), but it finally feels like some of the little nuances of our “normal” life are returning. And one of those little things is our weekly market run. For obvious reasons, we […]

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Well if it wasn't 2020, then our view would look v Well if it wasn't 2020, then our view would look very different right now. . .think a snow covered forest, a crackling fire, and lots of family snuggles â˜đïļ This year has definitely brought its fair share of challenges - and being away from our families has easily topped that list. . .but, we're just going to keep focusing our energy on all of our blessings + the gratitude in our hearts that a New Year and lots of new beautiful energy is just around the corner ðŸĨ° And that is also my wish for you all as we approach Christmas and the New Year - an abundance of blessings, and a heart filled with gratitude!

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I think that like a lot of you, this Christmas sea I think that like a lot of you, this Christmas season has felt really different, a little strange, and sadly a little less festive than usual.  Unfortunately we've been stuck at home again + are really missing getting to be with family and all of the joy that brings us (and snow!) 🎄 So we cranked up the Christmas tunes and decided to bake some sugar cookies this afternoon to get more into the spirit!  What have you been doing to spread that Christmas spirit lately?

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I shared the story of how we found out that we wer I shared the story of how we found out that we were pregnant on the blog this past Tuesday, and it is truly one of my most treasured memories 💙 I can barely believe that it has already been six months since this news of our greatest blessing + just two more months until we meet our little love 💙 Although this holiday season has felt very special as soon to be Mom and Dad, we can barely contain our excitement for next year!

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After some of your great suggestions on things to After some of your great suggestions on things to do / enjoy before baby arrives, we decided to drive up the coast yesterday morning and hang around Encinitas.  We don't normally head that far North for the beach, but Lord knows we definitely won't once baby is here ðŸĪŠ We got some delicious coffee from @ironsmithcoffee, we tried the famous Leucadia Donut Shoppe donuts, and we walked all over town.  What kind of weekend did you enjoy?

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