1.29.09

STROLLERS? I was laying in bed the other night, proud of myself for finally designing the nursery. Then I got a little panicked about not having any idea about the necessities.
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So if you have an opinion please, please help me out.
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I'm looking for the perfect stroller. I've looked briefly at the bugaboo ones but I'm not sure if they seem to bulky and heavy? Any suggestions? Thanks for all the advice. I'm sure this is only the beginning!

1.27.09

Yesterday was a good mail day. First I received the poster I ordered, and it's just as cute as I was hoping. And second my friend Chelsey Booth sent me these adorable onsies she made. I was so excited I hung them right in her closet. I think they're adorable. Check out Chelsey's blog to see her Etsy shop...

http://orangebooth.blogspot.com/

1.26.08

She's growing...I'm growing...

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27 weeks/6mo.

1.23.09

Grant's parents have been in town so we've been busy hanging out, going to BYU basketball games, eating out every meal, spending time in Park City and buying  baby clothes... be back to posting Monday. In the mean time have a great weekend.

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xoxo

hayley

1.20.09

What I've been up to:

Dragging my mom across Salt Lake and Utah County looking in furniture stores, fabric stores, paint stores, lighting stores,baby stores... Trying to find the right material for the love seat in the nursery... no luck... yet

Have pink paint samples all over the wall... still looking for the perfect shade...

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Good thing I'm a persistent shopper!!! It'll have to come together one of these days!

1.14.09

I must be easily influenced because the same thing happens every year... January comes around and all of the magazines are all about going on some exotic vacation... I can't help but wish I was boarding a plane with swimming suits and sun block in my bag.... So, just for dreaming sake... I would definitely have to go get some bright colored cords.

And a new polka dot swimming suit for laying in the sun.

I would bring this to read...

And if the baby was here, she would surely love this little suit...

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Maybe next year....

1.12.09

You might be wondering what's been on my mind lately... baby names, strollers, onesies, bouncers.... not really. I've been too consumed with the nursery. This dresser could work as a changing table. It would need to be painted bright pink... or maybe a kelly green... that's what Ikea furniture is for right?
It would be cute to change out the knobs to these Anthropologie ones.


I've always loved this chair. Seems like just the right size for a baby room... I wish it could rock back and forth...

And the bathroom... the bathroom needs all sorts of new things too. Found this mirror at Anthropologie today, hoping they will fit over the two bathroom sinks...

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Too many decisions.

1.12.09

Le Petit Prince is a children's book we studied in class. It's an adorable story with grown up philosophies. I'm searching for a French copy to read to the baby. I also think she will need this Parisian coloring book. Maybe not for a few years but it could be on display until then!

1.09.08

Five years ago from this week, I spent my first week in Paris. The school put us in the most horrible housing apartments that first week. We were in a terrible neighborhood, way on the outskirts of the city. The rooms had cigarette burns in the sheets and the shower flooded into the room every morning, leaving a wonderful smell, you can imagine, when we returned from school. The city was freezing cold, extremely unfamiliar, and the language was overwhelming. Mid January we moved into an apartment right in the city near the Opera district. The older couple we lived with fed us disgusting food, our bedrooms were freezing and there was only enough hot water for one shower a day, meaning we had to switch off cold shower one day, luke warm water the next. I missed my family so much that every time I talked to my mom (usually once a week) I couldn't help but cry at the sound of her voice. I missed Grant so much that I would stand in a freezing cold, smoke filled, urinated on, phone booth for hours, in the dark, just to talk to him. In February my grandpa passed away. I wasn't there to see him for the last time or to attend the funeral. But soon spring came and the blossoms came out and the grass changed to green. The gray skies turned blue and I became somewhat use to the Parisian life style. I didn't have to study the metro routes, I knew what I liked to eat and where to find it, I knew enough French to get by... And then I really feel in love with the city.

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All in all, it was the most uncomfortable and challenging four months of my life, but also the most life changing. I learned so much about myself and who I wanted to become, it was worth every moment. And most importantly it gave me a greater apprecitation for home, for family, for my life....

1.07.08

For me January means one thing: ORGANIZE I give myself all month to get my stuff in order for the entire year.

Some of my to do's:

Sort and organize receipts

File all of 2008

Prepare 08 taxes

Put all of the tear sheets I've ripped out of magazines, into clear plastic sheets and into the 'idea' binder

Finish some of the house repairs that we never got to after we moved in

And my newest project - THE HOUSE MANUAL - I'll post in more detail later

This means a trip to Ikea for some more boxes


And to Target for the 'Real Simple' organizing solutions


Binders, folders, new boxes, cleaning out and organizing makes me happy. I was the kid that after school supply shopping, had her paper and tabs all inserted before the car hit the drive way... such a nerd.

1.06.08

This year for Christmas my parents surprised me with a sewing machine. I have absolutely no idea how to use it but I'm excited to learn. My only experience with sewing was a class in 7th grade, which I sewed my pot holder to my sleeve. So some professional lessons will definitely be needed. I'll post my first project... whatever it may be.... not a pot holder....

1.05.09

I didn't get very many photos this Christmas season... I guess we were having too much fun. The week before Christmas my family went to Lambs Cafe in Salt Lake to eat, ice skate and walk around temple square. The ice skating rink was rented out for a private party and my parents waited in the car while we walked around Temple Square (because of the knees), but we still had a good time.

This is me and Chloe at our Tucker family Christmas party. She's so much taller than me, it's funny.

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Christmas eve we found out we're having a baby girl. I was shocked, for some reason I always imagined having a boy first, but we're beyond thrilled. I've already gotten some baby girl stuff that is adorable. It'll be so fun.

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Christmas and New Years were great. It was so nice to have so much time to do nothing and everything.

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I usually hate January but this year is different. I'm excited for the new year. I've got a lot of things to keep me occupied for the next few cold months. I've already started getting out my tear sheets and books to start designing the nursery... I've found so many cute ideas, it'll be hard to choose. Plus this pregnancy in the winter thing is great. I hardly ever get cold!

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Happy New Year... Hope your holiday's were joyful.