The Big Crafty sum up!

(above photo taken by my crafty bud ashley of this paper ship)

the big crafty was great this year! evan and i originally planned on heading to asheville saturday afternoon, staying over night, and doing the show on sunday. however i got a bit behind schedule with my prep work and decided it would be a better idea for us to just go on sunday morning. it was so much less stressful, and doing that also saved us the cost of a hotel and boarding the dogs for a night, so that kept my profits up. always a good thing!

it was a hot and muggy day, but that certainly didn't keep the shoppers away (hey, that rhymed!). i got to come back home with a lot less then what i went with, and for this preggo, lugging less things was happy news!

we started the day off by dropping off my stuff at the event, and then immediately headed across the street to The Green Sage for a bit of breakfast. evan got some vegan sausage biscuits and i got the vegan breakfast burrito, which by the way was THE BEST breakfast burrito i've ever had!

then with full bellies we headed back across the street to set up. i've used a number of different table setups in the past, but so far this one is easily my favorite. i worked out some of the placing of things the night before, so i got this all up and ready in about 40 mins. not too shabby!

bottle openers are always a big hit at shows i've noticed, so i always to try and stock up before hand. old cigar boxes make the perfect little display cases for them :)

about half an hour before it was pack up time evan hit his wall. i gave my helper permission to catch a few Z's behind my table while i handled the home stretch. by this point we were both exhausted, but he was doing the driving home so he got to score the nap.

we then celebrated my successful day with an amazing dinner at The Laughing Seed Cafe. we've been there for brunch before and it was fabulous, so i had high hopes for the dinner. let me tell you, it did not disappoint. everything is super fresh and absolutely delicious. after that we were ready to get our buns on the road and head on home.

overall it was a great day. i sold lots, ate great, and got to see some crafty friends. i will definitely be applying to this show again next year, and would absolutely recommend it to anyone else in the area for selling or even just some amazing shopping!

weekly bean update

hello second trimester!!!

and this week according to the bump...

lemons are my favorite thing in the whole wide world (well pretty much), so i'm pretty darn stoked to have my little bean being compared to one this week. is it wrong to want to eat your fruit baby? anywho... i've been feeling really great lately. no more morning nausea at all, and the afternoon zombie spells are a thing of the past... well, at least for now.

my belly seems to be feeling bigger by the day. suddenly it's looking like an actual preggo belly! you still wouldn't be able to tell just by looking at me (most of the time), but i think those days are coming to an end and i can't wait! i wanna waddle around, and be able to rub my belly in public and not have people think i'm just a wierdo.

after this weekends out of town craft show, evan and i will be getting down to business here on the home front. we've got a list a mile long of projects we need to finish (or start) before bean gets here. i've got the need to organize constantly and evan's going to be feeling the brunt of it... sorry darlin' :) i figure i have somewhere around 3 months of feeling great so now's the time to get those ducks in a row. i'm so excited to make over the nuggets rooms i could bust. we already know that we're going pretty gender neutral with the decor, and we'll be basing it on the montessori thoughts on children's room design. i'll be documenting that whole process too, so i'll share more about that as we move forward. exciting days ahead indeed!!!

have a great weekend friends!

weekly bean update

and this week according to the bump...

my goodness did this week ever fly by! i guess that's what happens when you spend most of your days out of town hangin' by a pool. man it was a good one!

well the bean is progressing along just lovely. we're at the end of the 1st trimester and now at the peach stage, which is funny because while in atlanta i was eating peaches like they were going out of style. i actually had 3 yesterday! the little nugget is also starting to push it's way forward and become a bit more noticeable these days. i can't wait until i actually look preggo and not just fat and bloated. it's a fine like between looking like you've just had a few too many beers, and looking like you're with child.

last night we went out to dinner with a few of our couple friends who've recently had children and it was comforting to see that people really can still socialize with the living, even after newly becoming parents. it's also really great that so many of our friends are now having kids and that we're not the first in the bunch. i would imagine that that's a hard spot to be in. so it's looking like our little bean will be happily surrounded by buddies, and as one of evans friends put it, kindergarten is going to get a whole lot cooler in about 5 years!

some family time in ATL!

welp i just got back from my little getaway to visit the fam in atlanta. when i say just, i mean like an hour ago. i had such a good time with my parents, my sister, and her kiddos that i just couldn't help immediately browsing my pictures as soon as i got in. there was just enough relaxation time, mixed in with fun activity time, to leave me feeling refreshed and ready to catch up on all the work i'm now behind on. totally worth it!

here's a bit of what this little road trip looked like according to my iphone...

it was almost a full week of delicious eats, quality kid time, lots of poolside lounging, and we even squeezed in dinner with some friends that live there. overall a successful break in my book! ohhh and exciting news... as you can see in one of the pics, the little bean is starting to make his/her presence known. i now have a little bump that doesn't go away, woohoo! today i'm officially 13 weeks so i'll be back with a bean update later on.

hope everyone had just as great a week. i'm happy to be back in our little home with my snuggly puppers. i missed those doggy faces!

barkley's 2nd birthday!

as mentioned a few days ago, wednesday was barkley's birthday! we had a lovely little party for him here and i think he rather enjoyed being king for the day. here are a few moments captured from the day...

doggy party hats!

mirabelle got her big brother a present!

a cake just for the pups!

party time!

the man of honor himself!

we also took the pups to the doggie park for a bit of running around, sniffing butts, and getting muddy. it was mirabelle's first time to a dog park and she was a bit nervous. you can see for yourself...

have a great weekend friends. i'm off to visit my fam in atlanta for a few days. i'll try and check in while i'm there, but we'll see how that goes :)