We made it!

4,800 miles and 14 states later, we have arrived in Ohio!

We got here on Tuesday, but it's been kind of a busy few days. All that stuff you see in our moving pod is now in stacks and piles in the basement of Adam's mom's house, where we're staying for the summer.

I can't wait to post pictures of our road trip! It may be a few days, but stay tuned!


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Baby Girl!

I haven't blogged much lately, mostly because life is a little crazy right now. For example, here's one corner of our living room:

We're moving in five days! Five! It's coming up so fast, and school is out on Friday. Wooo!

But what I really wanted to show you are the pictures of our baby girl that were taken at our ultrasound appointment today!

There she is at 19 weeks, or technically, 18 1/2. I can feel her kicking all the time now, and Adam even felt one big kick last night with his hand on my belly! 

People have some favorite things they like to tell me, though. 

"You totally don't look pregnant at all!!"

"You're how far along? You don't even look pregnant!"

"I was bigger than you when I was 6 weeks!" 

"You're pregnant? I can't even tell!" 

I suppose those are good things to hear, but I do hear them several times every day. 

Here's a little timeline for you. (As you can see, we got a little more creative at 13 weeks).

Seven weeks

Thirteen weeks... a tiny tiny bump?

Seventeen weeks... People still can't tell, but I sure can!

Mayyyybe we'll snap one more shot before we leave town, but the way things are going, the next picture will probably be at the end of June, when we arrive in Cincinnati. By then, there should be some big changes! 

Our move consists of a two-week road trip across the country with Adam's brother Aaron and our sister-in-law Amy. They're in the mountains of Utah right now, and we're going to meet up with them next week, after we stop at the Grand Canyon! Then we'll head east, making stops at places like Devil's Tower, Mount Rushmore, our good friends Julie and Spencer in Omaha, the Munger Moss Motel, and New Orleans.

Life is going to change a lot in the next five months!

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Home Is Wherever I'm with You

I like this song very much!

Have you heard it? What do you think?

Pretty for Spring

Maru Buttons: I really really really like this necklace!

Ami Rope Smile Necklace

Karu Maru Felt Ball Necklace

All of these are from Japanese seller Homako.

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Danger

This is dangerous stuff to keep in the freezer.

It's sooooo good.

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Elizabethan Evening

I'm going to use my sewing skills in a way I never thought they would be used before!

I'm going to create a Renaissance outfit. Ha! I know, it sounds so nerdy. It kind of is though! It's actually for a school event-- in a week-and-a-half or so, my school's annual "Festival of the Arts" is happening, and this year, it's something completely different (in the past it's been more like an art show)-- it's an "Elizabethan Evening". Think Shakespeare and stuff like that.

The elementary classrooms are each going to run a booth in the "peasant marketplace", and the junior highers are going to perform Shakespeare one-acts and monologues and that sort of thing. Fourth grade is doing a wool booth. You might be wondering what in the world we will sell at a wool booth, and my answer is FELT! Felt is made from wool, right? (Except we're using eco-felt... not really wool, I know, but... it was the most budget-friendly plan). I taught my fourth graders how to use a needle and thread, how to tie a knot at the end of the thread (that was the most challenging part for most of them), how to sew two basic types of stitches, how to keep your thread from unraveling when you're done sewing, and how to sew on a button. I was so proud of them for sticking to it until they got it! It was the quietest classroom you've ever heard for two hours straight. Even the boys (who weren't very excited about the project in the first place) were into it. Once we're done with all the items, I'll post a picture of everything they've made. Our goal is 75-100 items!

But back to the Renaissance peasant outfit. We have to be in costume for this Elizabethan Evening, so I went thrift store hunting for some clothing items that had potential, and I think I found a workable ensemble.

First of all, here's an image of a basic peasant outfit:

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Here is what I picked up at the thrift store:

The skirt is perfect as-is, unless I actually start looking pregnant in the next ten days. The brown top is going to become a vest-like item, and the white shirt is about three sizes too large, which is good because I have more room to work with in modifying it. The collar is coming off, and the sleeves will hopefully be more "billowy" when I'm done. This is definitely my nerdiest project yet!


Sun Thrift is one of my favorite thrift stores, and I picked up some more plates for my plate wall while I was there!

I can't wait to actually put my plates onto the wall, but not while we're only living in California for less than two more months.


Last but not least, I mentioned earlier this week that I would post a picture of the baby after my appointment yesterday, but there was no ultrasound. I did get to hear a very cute heartbeat though. I'm so excited to find out if it's a boy or a girl!


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I Love Spring Break

Well, specifically I love staying home for spring break!

It's been over a year (not counting last summer) that we/I have not gone anywhere or done anything during a school break, and I love staying home!

Projects for this week:

The CDs

• Go through every cupboard and closet in our apartment and get rid of everything we haven't used in the last year (or haven't used since getting married!) so we have less stuff to take with us on our move to Ohio... which is only seven weeks away!
• Attack Adam's collection of CDs. He has agreed to save only a few of the cases (special-edition albums, multi-disc collections, etc.), let me put the rest of the CDs into one carrying-case, and throw away the rest of the plastic cases! Less stuff to pack! (And this means that the shelves aren't coming with us either! Anyone want them?)
• Research how to plant and grow a vegetable garden successfully. Adam's mom has a perfect garden plot in her backyard, and since we will be living there at the house for most of the summer, she said I am more than welcome to plant some vegetables out there! However, I've never managed a garden before, so this will take some research. Send your tips and links my way!
• Start registering for baby stuff! Ok, I know it seems a little early, but Clarissa, a friend who also happens to be a friend from work, is planning a school baby shower in just a month from now. So you mean I have to register for baby stuff? Ok! No prodding needed!

I also get to see my bébé on the ultrasound tomorrow... yay! Last time, he/she just looked like a little blob. I suppose this time I might see something more like a little gummy bear or gingerbread man. :) 

Time to go start accomplishing things!

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