a place of peace.

i was asked if i might share some pictures of baby c's nursery.

but i want to preface the pictures with some thoughts...

as always.

when i found out i was pregnant, 

it was quite a shock.

after all, just a few weeks prior 

i was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome...

a syndrome that can leave you with many fertility issues.

in my case, i was lucky.

the diagnosis was wrong.

while i do struggle with extremely painful ovarian cysts,

i would not have to worry about the awful 'i' word so many struggle with.

(infertility)

the excitement kicked in and i was beyond overjoyed to plan.

ask anyone that knows me...

i am a list writer.

an organizer.

a planner.

one thing i couldn't wait to get started on was our baby's nursery.

i knew i wanted to go neutral with the bedding and many of the decorations.

i also knew i would add pops of either blue or pink depending on the gender of our child.

when we found out c was a girl, i was pretty shocked.

i had thought that our little one was a boy.

in fact i was pretty sure of it.

jokes on me i guess! 

thrilled to be having a baby girl, i wanted to jump into decorating asap.

the only problem:

chloe's nursery was currently a home office for the husband.

the next few months were as follows:

me: hey dear, lets clean out the middle room so i can start getting ready for the baby! 

the husband: we've got a lot of time, lets just hold off a bit.

you can just repeat the last few lines. 

overandoverandoverandover.

the husband was excited for her arrival, but not all that thrilled to be giving up his office.

of course, in time, we slowly packed things up.

moved his desk to our bedroom

 and cleared out what would soon become baby c's little place of peace.

i am beyond pleased with how it turned out.

you know how projects don't end up how you envisioned, 

probably like 99% of the time?!

well, this one i am happy to say turned out exactly how i wanted.

i guess all that extra time i had while the husband was dragging his feet 

gave me plenty of time to really plan

{and search pinterest}.

i didn't think her room would be super girly,

but the pops of pink i chose 

{the drapes, and scrapbook paper, along with some gifts from family members and friends}

made her room especially girly.

perfect for our little june bug.

{sorry in advance for the crumby pictures. they are from my phone}

 

the new me.

since i have been gone there have been some big changes in my life.

a lot can happen in a year. 

but of course you already know that.

if you are new to my blog, or an old friend, i figured i'd 'reintroduce' myself and give you some background on the new me. 

brace yourself.

this will be a lengthy one.

if you were already reading my blog 

you knew i was pregnant from the post prior to my disappearance. 

i am no longer pregnant (obviously) 

and have a beautiful baby girl. 

right from the get-go, the stinker is just like her dad: stubborn.  

our stubborn little babe was 10 days overdue. 

and i had to be induced. 

that was a ball of fun. 

let.me.tell.you.

actually, i won't get into that can of worms. 

lets just say-- i hope to never be induced again.

baby c (the cutie from yesterday) is now 3 months old. 

she is such a bundle of sweetness in our life.

and obviously has dad wrapped around her pinky.

i mentioned yesterday i had a change in careers.

i am now a proud SAHM.

aka 

stay at home momma

it's been a big change, but a great one too.

i miss the smell of crayons. 

setting up my classroom.

 but mostly i miss the little ones in my class.

that being said...

i know that staying home with baby c will be extremely rewarding.

i am grateful for the opportunity to do so.

{maybe i will have to go buy a box of crayons and sniff them... mr. sketch markers anyone?}

ok. i'm writing too much.

{deep breath}

i overuse ellipses...

i don't type with capital letters {usually}.

i'm obsessed with diet coke.
and i love the rain.

disneyland IS the happiest place on earth.

i'm a sugar fiend. 

i want a 'big' family.

i now have an iPhone...i know. i caved.

the husband and i are high school sweethearts (kinda).

AND

ooooobviously, i'm mormon.

 hence the title of my blog.

but i haven't always been.

you can read my conversion story starting with this post.

well...i think this post is long enough.

if you just cannot get enough of me, because you love me that much...

 you can read some more fun facts about me here.

woah.

hey there.

hi there.

no, you aren't dreaming. and yes... 

i. am. back.

after almost a year long hiatus, the birth of a child, and a change in careers...

i am officially back on (in?) the blogosphere.

i have wanted to start back at it for a while and after requests from friends, 

and inspiration from a new friend, 

i decided it was time to make my 'big return'.

so hello! 

i hope you'll still have me. 

now, for your patience...

 here's some eye candy for you: 

it was worth the wait, wasn't it?!