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I did it!

I drove my buns out to L.A. and had a little ladies night with two awesome gals. We went to the Hollywood Bowl and celebrated Sinatra’s 100th birthday with some sweet sweet tunes and of course…wine and snacks! As you can see, Faith and I revealed the real reason women wear holey jeans to events such as this.

Frank Sinatra actually holds a pretty special place in my heart. One of my grandpas was a little more than obsessed and so I was raised on his tunage and movies. They played a couple clips of ol’ Frank and it made me all sorts of smiley with a few sighs here and there. Man, what a time. I love me them crooners.

I was in the car for more than 4 hours in less than 24 hours, but it was totally worth it. Let me tell you! My dear friend Faith is one good hostess, I mean, she put a cute little book and a hand made embroidery on my bed! Plus I was greeted with some cold brew and thats always a great way to start a visit with friends.

Also, Faith and Teryn had me laughing so hard, my cheeks still hurt this afternoon.

Sometimes, life is totally busy. I feel like I can definitely default to tired, and it makes me want to bail out of doing things. But every now and then, even though its hard to get going sometimes, I make it to something fun and I’m always so glad I did it. It’s good to remember to live sometimes, to take a break from your everyday things and spend time with people you love. It’s good for the heart. All adventure is, really.

Also in the spirit of music, you guys should TOTALLy Faith and Teryns. Faith is in a super adorable band with her hubs called Hello, Dear. And Teryn is a legit jazz songstress!

I should probably go do things, like shower and finish some work. Even though nap time is usually my time to sit and stare in quiet.

It’s almost Friday!

gram it…all the daddys in the house say haaaaaay

June 17, 2013

gram it

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i have been blessed with some amazing, godly men in my life. i mean no one is perfect…but they are pretty damn good. my grandpa hall is still one of my favorite men of all time, and i miss him often.

1. this man. my dad. the man that helped give me life : ). through everything he has always been my dad. with his gentle strength and constant encouragement and understanding. hes a good one. and i am so very lucky to have him. im thankful that i get the privilege of being his little girl.

2. im going to try not to be too mushy on this one, because my brother reads my blog…HI RYAN! but i have gotten to watch my older brother who i am super close with and care very much for become a dad. its so crazy. lily loves him so very much and its easy to see why. hes a wonderful father, who gives his life to take care of his family. you’re a good dad bub. and i cant wait to get to experience parenthood alongside you, and for beach trips with you, karen, lily, ethan, me, brett, and penny! we’ve got a pretty awesome pocket of family growing between the two of us, and it makes me super excited about where life will lead us all next!

3. oh and then theres this guy. my husband. soon to be daddy, but pretty much already a great dad in my mind. i always joke that he is a special man to put up with the likes of me, but really. he is. through out everything i feel nothing but love from him. he is definitely a gift from jesus, and i cannot wait to watch him with our baby girl. i don’t think i could ever find the words to describe how lucky i feel to have him and how happy i am that he is the man i get to have a family with. you are loved mr. lemster…very much so.

i hope you all had a wonderful fathers day!

gram it.

June 10, 2013

gram it, life

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1. a little lunch and munch and some hobbit reading with the bump.

2. oh this man. THIS man. makin me feel like the luckiest girl in the world…all day…urrday.

3. brett and i have this joke that we are secretly an old elderly married couple. our friday night consisted of us at a coffee shop eating sandwiches (listening to the vocal stylings of the lovely faith shaw) and playing an intense game of scrabble. we were at the coffee shop for a few hours and we were home and IN bed by 830pm. it. was. awesome. on our way home we kept talking about how much fun we had and how we should do this more often. fogies.

4. done did it. went ahead and just cut the hair. to some this may seem drastic. but to me…its called going back to normal. im a short haired girl. i have this love hate relationship with long hair…i want it so badly, but when it starts getting long i feel weird and immediately wanna cut it off again. post pregnancy there is talk of a pixie cut. im VERY excited about this.

This weekend was jam packed! We got to celebrate with some of my dearest friends at a shower for baby jeter and got to meet one of my best friends new baby boy Jadson! Brett held his first new baby (which was very exciting!). He didnt hold our niece until she was a good solid 5 or 6 months. new borns freak him out…haha. then we got to have dinner with one of our favorite couples that we NEVER get to see. All in all it was good…but still…too short.

Back to work.

gram it.

May 28, 2013

gram it, life

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1. i woke up super early with a ton of energy. this rarely happens so i decided to capitalize on that mess and make my wonderful husband (who takes the best care of me ever) a little breakfast. the weather was amazing this weekend and it was so nice eating with all the windows open and a nice little breeze…and the sleepy oogly eyes at each other are always nice : )

2. finally got the urge to paint and was able to make a couple gifts for some dear friends of mine that are also having baby girls this summer.

3. pool time with lily bean. good lord i love my niece. i

4. sad to say, ive been totally hooked on desperate housewives. also i drink ice water out of this giant beer stein because im a wild thirsty beast all. the. time. and im making penny a little blanket out of left over yarn from her poms.

this weekend was FULL of so much relaxation, friendship, alone time with the hubs and fam, and a little creating time squeezed in there. it was the BEST! but alas…here we are…back at work. at least its only a 4 day week.

hope all of your memorial day weekends were fantastic!

fighting the fear.

May 22, 2013

Crafty, life

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This post is completely unrelated to pregnancy or parenthood. Gasp! There are more things to talk about than us having a baby? Totally. I mean don’t get me wrong…Penny is awesome, but I am still Katie, and there is a lot more going on in here than just becoming Pennys mom.

Now that the disclaimer is out of the way. Lets talk a little about the fear. All my creative people say “Haaaaaaaaaaay”. I’m sure we all have it. If you don’t id like to know your secret. Being creative is easy. Sharing your creativity with the general public is well…not as easy. There was a period of time in my life where i loved painting and i would sit in my room for hours just making things. After a night of crafty goodness, i would pack everything up and put it in the closet. Where it would stay. Forever. I never talked about it and i would NEVER have the audacity to call myself an “artist”. I still cringe at the word. If anyone ever calls me that I get really uncomfortable and say something awkward like…”i dabble” or “im a doodler”, but I would never voluntarily share that i was an artist. I still don’t think i am.

Since the days of sneakily making things in the privacy of my bedroom and locking them away, Ive branched out a little bit and have developed a style that i feel more comfortable sharing. I even sold a few things which was shocking to me, because i never thought anything i made was worth spending money on.

Recently i had the the opportunity to sell my prints at a local book store that is connected to my work. Unsure of how it would work out and a little afraid to step out of my comfort zone, i went for it and applied.

i was rejected.

im not going to lie…i totally cried (which i partly blame on pregnancy). But i immediately chalked it up to the fact that i…well…sucked. Then i remembered that before i had deleted my facebook (long story and also best decision I’ve made in a while) i had applied to sell my prints at an adorable little handmade shop in a near by cute little town and they were super interested (which i totally forgot about until today). i think really the bookstore and i just weren’t a good match. and that’s okay.

After bumming for about 10 minutes and feeling like a complete failure i actually got a couple more ideas for some prints that i want to create for some dear friends that are having babies a little bit before me and brett. and boom! total complete failure turned inspiration moment. my normal self would have been like “well i guess i suck, ill most likely never paint again”, but not this time. growth!

i love to make things. i love to paint funny little child like pictures. and that’s okay. you don’t need to paint full on scenic, perfect piece of art to be an artist. you just have to love to create.

so to any of my fellow closet “artists” out there. keep on keepin on. make things cuz you like to. and if you make things and try to sell them and no one buys it…who cares!

so i guess this was my own little way of fighting the fear today. posting these little things that Ive made that i enjoy and sharing them with you.

I hope you like them…and if you dont…thats okay too : ).