Happy Friday, friends! I can’t believe the first week of August is gone! This weekend our plans include a little work around the house (like, fingers crossed, putting our new bed together), my final baby shower (can not wait), and hopefully some downtime/extra sleep! We are really trying to make the most of our last few weeks as just the two of us before this little babe takes over our live’s (and sleep) for a while.
I hope you all have a great, spring weekend – hoping for no more snow for my Northern friends – and I hope you enjoy this random roundup of some of my faves from the week!
+ First, you all have GOT to pick up my friend Kristy’s new book Lies and Other Acts of Love! She sent me an advanced copy to review and WOW, I couldn’t believe how much I loved this book! The story is told from the perspective of three generations of the same family and the lies we tell our family’s to hold us all together. It is set in the south (I know how much you Southern girls love that!) and is beautifully written. It was a great mix of fun and heartbreaking, and just the perfect read to get you in the summer mood. Get it on Amazon here. I will absolutely be picking up her first book Dear Carolina, too!
+ Speaking of Southern, did you all watch Southern Charm? Gah, I love this show! Can not wait to see how Katherine and Thomas go from barely speaking now, to him telling everyone how much wrong they’ve done her and why they suck by the end of the season. #rivoting
+ I have always felt like I hit the jackpot working for a small business who will allow me to bring Camden to work with me for as long as I want. I truly have never thought of this as anything but positive! So this post from my friend Jess in defense of the working mom totally spoke to me for a couple of reasons. The first being judgy people suck, period. Why can’t we all just support each other in this motherhood thing? And second, because I have already been criticized for choosing to take our son to work with me. “But what will he DO all day?” And while I could go into what he will do all day and why it works with the details of my job, I won’t in the middle of the “sharing time” of this yoga class because it’s really none of your business, lady.
+ Still drinking too many Caramelized Honey Lattes from Starbucks. Can’t stop, should stop.
+ The recap of Katie’s babymoon in Cali had me feeling all kinds of jells this week. I mean, have you ever seen somewhere so beautiful? Swoon.
+ I really want to get some freezer meals prepared before this baby comes in a few short weeks. We have been eating out tooo much lately for a lot of (bad) reasons and I do not want to fall down that hole for good once he is here! I started a Pinterest board to get some ideas but if you all have any recipes that freeze well, please send them my way!
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