blush printables give away!

Today I am being featured on a popular Mommy blog, Baby Makin' Machine. Jenn, the blogger, is a huge inspiration to me and now that we are planning a family her blog is a go-to guide for me.

I see a lot of myself in her. I like to make lists, I like to be organized, and I like to plan ahead. Jenn feels the same way and has already done a lot of the leg work, so I feel so much more relaxed. I feel like I can take her recommendations and tweak them to fit our own personal needs.

The biggest inspiration I've gotten from Jenn so far is her Baby Bucket List. It got me to thinking, and I realized that there was so much more that I wanted to accomplish before we had children. Some were personal goals, like pay off all of our debt. Others, though, were for health reasons [I need to eat healthier & lose weight] and others were just for fun [I'd like to take a vacation together!].

If you can, stop by Jenn's blog and say hello. She is having a virtual baby shower,and from now until June 3 at 11:59pmEST you can enter to win a $75 gift certificate to my shop!

You can use the certificate to purchase items already listed in the store, or you can contact me to design something completely unique and custom for your next party or event!




You can see the Give Away here: $75 Gift Certificate to Blush Printables Give Away!

the last 4 months in pictures.

Miss Maya had a photo shoot.


Then we got a ton of snow. A TON. Like three feet of snow. It took B 5 hours to shovel a pathway on his side of the driveway. The snowmounds were bigger than me!


In February, we replaced the carpet in the guest room, got furniture and installed cable. The only thing we're missing? A mattress. My brother took my mattress to college this year, so I won't be getting that back until he graduates at the end of the month. That's what I get for leaving my old furniture at my parents house for two years :)


In late February, we had to say goodbye to my Bella. She had been coughing a lot for a few days, but we assumed it was a hairball [I know, gross]. She hadn't been getting any better, though, so we made an emergency appointment at our vet... who told us that she had a tumor. We had to take her to the pet emergency room, and after a few more diagnostic tests we learned that Bella did have a tumor, and she was so far progressed with her cancer that it was untreatable. We had to make the very hard [and sad] decision to let Bella go :( I had 4 wonderful years with her as my kittie, but it was still a very difficult and sad day for both of us.



In March, I co-hosted a bridal shower for my dear friend. I made these centerpieces!




We raffled off baskets to the guests. I made a wine basket, and wanted so badly to keep it for myself. Ha! I bought wine, wine glasses, a bottle opener, an ice bucket, and so much more. It was such a fun basket! The two other bridesmaids made a spa baskets and a movie basket. Both adorable!


I designed the games, printed them out and assembled them. I love handcrafting paper goods!



Then we got new windows. Yay!


At the end of March, we made another decision: We adopted another cat. Her name is Bailey.









I took some updated pictures of our house. I don't think it's been this clean since.


The cats absolutely love sitting in the windows. We had no problems whatsoever introducing them to one another. It was a seamless transition [thankfully]





For my 26th birthday we went to the Penguins Game. Yes, our seats were absolutely incredible, and yes, the Penguins lost. It was a fun day, though. :)