Dress Up, Dine In

For better or worse, when you're expecting your second child there is a small feeling of comfort. I've got prior mama knowledge and all the gadgets that help make motherhood more manageable.  Nesting the second time around means pulling out the Ergo carrier and Petunia Pickle Bottom backpack. There were so many baby accessories I didn't know I needed until Eileen arrived and they're all making another appearance for Ezra.  That's why it was amusing to take Eileen (now 22 months) to our second Steals.com Warehouse Sale. There was a time when I hit up that website for all things baby. If you're not familiar with it, it's a daily deals website for babies, kids, ladies, and scrapbookers offering products at ridiculous discounts. They're local and incredibly helpful too which makes them incredibly dangerous for me (in a most wonderful way). Today we efficiently navigated our way into line in cold rain (it is Utah) to score some concise deals on outlet p...

It's taken us five years but Utah is starting to feel like home more often than not. (Florida, you're still my first love.) We're also on the verge of fall, which is absolutely gorgeous here. Even so, one thing Utah doesn't have is our extended family. That's why I'm incredibly grateful that planes have been boarded both ways since we made our big move. Family is extra wine bottles in the fridge. It's picking up where you left off. Family is a full house. It's letting the candle burn down to the table because there are still things to talk about. Family is watching the youngest in ours discover what wonderful people she is related to. It's crying in the driveway when they leave. Family is quite simply this: ::listening to "come thou fount of every blessing" by sufjan stevens::