i'm baaaaaack!

whew! what else can be said about the last two months? fun, full, fantastic, fast - just all around great. since i've last posted (way back in november, yikes!), we've moved, i've made four homemade quilts, cooked quite a bit, we celebrated thanksgiving and christmas, and are eagerly awaiting little rhett's arrival (ashley and charlie's baby boy). i've run a half marathon, we mailed out christmas cards, hosted a christmas party, spent lots of time with both families, and i made some incredible chocolate peppermint cupcakes with white chocolate peppermint buttercream.

now you might notice that i slid in there that we have moved, and as you take a quick look at the blog, even the URL, you'll notice some things have changed. my sudden dip into silence on here was more of a byproduct of the busyness of life, but after moving and all, i wanted to wait til i had time to really dig into all that is going on, and i wanted to clarify my vision for this blog as we enter 2012.

in november, we were presented with an incredible opportunity to move into a home for much cheaper rent. we LOVED our days in the basement. our landlords were incredible, the space was so homey and perfect, the location was fun and exciting, and we celebrated so many sweet memories there. but this opportunity was just too good to pass up. so we packed up everything we owned in our little edge (it took a few trips) and moved to the southside of the city. not only was the rent incredible, but this move put us closer to our friends and church and family. sounds good, huh? also, it is allowing us to weigh out all the pros & cons of living either in the city or in 'burbs. we'll let you know how that goes.

so here we are. in a house. saving up. making things homemade. falling more in love. spending lots of time with friends and family. and ready for 2012.

to catch up and prepare for 2012, look forward to these (and more!) blog posts:

• ashley's baby shower and surprise baby quilts
• my 3rd half marathon with my uncle and cousin
• the moving process
• our christmas party with friends (including 3 yummy homemade cupcake recipes)
• our christmas cards (designed by MOI)
• christmas with our families
• quilts for our moms
• new years resolutions for 2012 (both for myself, and the blog)
• and hopefully real soon, a feature on my new friend rhett (if he would just hurry up and get here!)

want to hear about anything else? leave a message and i'll happily reply and post about your topic ideas!!

also, be looking for updates/continuations of:

• the cupcake crawl
• unreached tuesdays

and a new feature on my training for my next half marathon with two sweet friends.

enjoy! it's so good to be back :)

and hey, let me know your thoughts on the redesign!

could i get a little info please?

if you'll notice, to the left of this post is a little blurb about how i am trying to gather your info for my records. pretty soon, i'll begin the process of getting our christmas cards together and i want to make sure i have everyone's info. i promise not to share anything you give me or anything like that, i just want to send you a christmas card.

if you are interested, just Click here to take survey. thanks friends!

have you heard?

so you might not know, but i am an AVID apple fan. really, nathan and i both are. while i dont have an iphone (yet) we are proud owners of a macbook pro, and ipad, and an ipod. so we were both THRILLED with the final release of the OS X- Lion! it debuted this morning in the apple store, and we are looking forward to downloading it very soon. interested in whats new? check it out here. once we get it downloaded and play around with it, i'll give you my review. i'm sure it'll be fantastic- multi touch? full screen apps? resume? autosave? yes please!!