After a week of digging our way out from under boxes, it felt pretty darn wonderful to pack our bags for the weekend and head about 100 miles south to Birmingham! On Friday we drove a whopping five miles to my parents’ home, dropped off Teddy and the girls for a weekend of fun, and then we made the short… Keep Reading
The Saturday Sit-Down #63: Larayeeb Ali
Good morning from Birmingham! Writing that feels like deja vu because I believe I started a “Saturday Sit-Down” like that once before. We flew down to Birmingham last August for a wedding, and this morning we’re waking up in the home of the friends who we came down last time to see get married. 🙂 We love this city (it’s… Keep Reading
Instagram Q&A: Part Two
Hello, hello! Happy Hump Day! Our week is flying by around here as we hustle to unpack and set up as much of the “big” stuff as we can before a wedding in Birmingham this weekend and then Jamie’s first day of work on MONDAY! Squeal! I’m so excited for him! The upcoming wedding (he’s in it) is well-timed because… Keep Reading
We Didn’t Quite Build Our House, But Kind Of: Our Experience
Before Jamie and I flew to Alabama to house hunt back in January, we’d talked endlessly about our non-negotiables for the home that we’d buy (I blogged about that wild house-hunting trip here.) We were 90% sure that we wanted a new construction, so we saw that experience going one of three ways. We’d either find a completed new construction… Keep Reading
Closing, Moving In, + a Few House Pictures
Hello, hello! It’s 5 a.m. on Monday morning, and though I know many of you already think I’m a fruit loop for getting up this early on my own each day, I am so happy to be back in “routine” right now. There’s something about the stillness of my dark living room, the warmth of a cup of coffee, and… Keep Reading
The Saturday Sit-Down #62: Little Whyte Book
Ahhhhh, HELLO, my friends! If I were with you in person, I’d probably say this as I greeted you with a big hug and practically collapsed into your arms while also smiling like a fool because WHAT A DANG WEEK. An exhausting but simply INCREDIBLE week. I can’t wait to get wifi hooked up today (hello from a coffee shop… Keep Reading
Instagram Q&A: Part One
A few days ago I slapped up a quick post on my Instagram Stories asking if you had any random questions you’d like me to blab about in a post this week. I decided to split up the questions I received into two posts, just for fun. 🙂 Here’s part one, all about friendships, parenting, and marriage. How do you… Keep Reading
An Eventful Monday
Yesterday was excitedly full of numerous good things! Besides the intoxicatingly perfect springtime weather, we had a ton of reasons to smile. For starters, I attended my first Orange Theory class and really enjoyed it! Though I wanted to love one of the local 9Round gyms here so (so so!) badly, I sadly knew after trying out both local gyms… Keep Reading