Dress Up, Dine In

I'm kind of bipolar when it comes to where I shop. Sometimes I love the draw of big name stores and will most definitely be first in line (with Eileen in tow) when Tiffany & Co. opens here this Spring. Other times I'd rather frequent local places for a more personal experience. I think it's important to highlight these gems that give you a unique gift, look, or good karma for supporting "small" business. The first in my "shop around the state" is OC Tanner . I have been to their old store downtown, their Park City one, and their vault when we used to live up the street in the rental. Their most impressive location by far is their flagship store on State St. With former lives as the city library in 1905 and the Hansen Planetarium in 1965, the building was reincarnated as OC Tanner's in 2009. Inside you'll find it restored as close to the original design as possible and housing some of the most gorgeous jewels and jewelry lines. You feel like a

With the exception of the obvious lifestyle overhaul that comes along with pregnancy, I feel blessed to have "coasted" through it. It really has been an easy go. That made me worried that while I was so preoccupied with work and getting ready to temporarily leave my 25 babies for our new one, I would miss the crazy nesting period. Instead I've pushed my normal laid-back self to the side in favor of doing tons of baby laundry, trying to get on top of all my own personal things that need to be taken care of, and wanting to clean...rather than sleep. The epitome of this mother-hen-ness was me in Home Depot on a Sunday night buying furniture moving blankets so Seth and I could swap the dressers in the front room and the baby nursery. Nesting during the week takes the form of being cranky about not being able to get to the vintage furniture store. We need a small bookshelf for Eileen. That's my mama mission for tomorrow. If I can finish decorating her room by tomorrow too