The talented Ashley Brooke Daniel of Ashley Brooke Designs has done it again.
I asked her to create some stationery for baby Hudson that wasn’t too “baby”, but more southern baby gentleman. And she did it. We also did a reorder on our family stationery with the drawings of all of us because I’ve used 100 of them since the original order and I’m out!
The winner of the Pink Bow Bath Boutique giveaway is….
#82, Krissy!
Krissy, please email me at eeakin11 {at} gmail {dot} com and we’ll get you pampered!
As for the rest of you that entered, don’t forget that there’s a special promotion if you ever BlueEyedBride at check out at either of these sites.
www.pinkbowbathboutique.etsy.com
I just have to say that I love giveaways because they always bring out the lurkers that have never left comments before. It’s so good to hear from you. I had no idea that so many pregnant women were reading my blog. I know about the gals that leave comments, obviously, but it’s great to hear from others. Don’t be strangers!
I guess I’ve established a trend where I give weekend recaps on Monday morning. It’s not my trend, but it’s something that I’m doing now. Our weekends are such a special time because Hudson and I spend all of our time together at home during the week, but it’s so nice to have Todd with us on Saturday and Sunday. We try to pack as much in as possible– even if it’s sitting on the couch watching movies and eating supper.
I got my hair highlighted and dyed blonder last week and was planning on posting pictures, but I’m really disappointed in the way it turned out. My hair turned a lot darker during pregnancy, so we decided to highlight it and dye it blonde. The dye has turned my hair more of a red color than blonde and I just can’t post pictures until it’s right. I’m going to see someone new next Monday to try to correct it.
I decided on a dress for my dear friend’s wedding in Charlotte this weekend.
I had my first girl’s night on Saturday night since having the baby. Five of us from our Sunday school class went to dinner and then out for drinks and had such a good time. It was so nice to be out with girls and have a reason to put on a cute outfit. It was great enjoying my first Sweet Tea Mojito since last fall! I do have to say that I was so happy to see my husband and baby when I got home. One look at that little face makes me never want to leave again!
I had a follow up doctor’s appointment this morning and everything seems to be okay– my body just isn’t healing the way I’d like it to. This whole experience has been a nightmare. I’m always so careful about how much I complain about it because I’m so blessed to have my baby boy as a result of all of this, but I would never wish this experience on anyone. I go back to see my doctor on Friday and hopefully the report will be good.
And now my big news. This one is a bit more exciting than doctor’s appointments and dress buying. I started a new job today. I’m officially a Stay at Home Mom. I resigned from my job and committed myself to another one. Todd and I have been praying about this for a long time and after a lot of reflection, we know that it’s something we can afford to do, but also something that I need to do for me and for Hudson. With so many medical issues right now, my event planning job would have been extremely limited. No lifting, no standing in one place for extensive periods of time, and the requirement to be horizontal at least 50% of the day had me questioning my effectiveness in the job. I’m very excited to start this new chapter and see where it goes. I have more responsibilities in the Junior League this year and the possibility of teaching is still there for me if I want it.
Right now I’m just excited to get out of town with my family next week and spend a week at the beach.
You all know I’m a planner, right? Not just by trade, but in everything I do. I plan events, plan dinners, plan when I clean, plan when I sleep, plan when I do something fun, plan when I do something not fun. I’ve had the occasional spontaneous moment, but my daily life is planned out to the “T.”
I don’t, however, have a long term plan for my life. Some people have five year plans or ten year plans. I don’t have that. Obviously. We did not plan to get pregnant five months after we got married. It just happened. I just have my 8:00 to 5:00 time planned out.
Because I like to know everything that’s going on, I am impossible to surprise. I hate surprises. I don’t like to be caught off guard and if I get in a car I like to know where I’m going. Sure, it may seem fun or romantic to say, “You’ll see when you get there.” Not for me. I want to know and I do a really good job of finding out. Just ask my husband and my mom. Todd still tries to surprise me, but my mom has given up.
My mom likes the idea of surprising me, but if she buys something for me she’ll call and say, “I bought something for you, but I’m not telling you what it is.” I’ll do my usual routine of saying, “Tell me, tell me, tell me.” But I’ve learned to let it go because I know that she can’t stand not telling me anymore than I can stand not knowing. So she always ends up telling me. She secretly doesn’t like surprises either.
If I buy something for someone, I can’t stand to wait until the time that they’re supposed to receive it. I always call and it takes everything out of me not to deliver the gift immediately so they can open it or just tell them what it is. I can keep a secret, though, and won’t spill the beans if a surprise party is planned for someone. I just don’t like to be the one to plan it!
Am I the only one that doesn’t like surprises? I guess if I don’t know that a surprise is coming and I am truly surprised, I love it. It’s just hard to surprise me without me suspecting that something’s going on.
