I wanted to stop by for a quick hello to my loyal friends. It sure makes my day that so many of you take the time to drop in during your busy day. I sure enjoy sharing a tiny bit of my life here with you, especially with photos (as you can see I’m not not exactly a writer!). And when you leave comments to let me know you were here then I know I’m not alone in this great big blog world. 🙂
The weekend was wonderful…of course it went by too fast and it’s already Monday night. I have this gorgeous vase full of roses from my husband that I wanted to post here…maybe by chance you can catch their beautiful scent where ever you may be (pretend there’s a scratch and sniff on the screen…ah, those used to be my favorite kind of stickers!). And to think for Mother’s Day he gave me a new camera (yet to come in the mail…). This picture turned out so well – if I do say so myself – that I’m wondering if I should turn my back on my old faithful point and shoot!
On Sunday I went with my parents and the kids to the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. I love this place. So many memories and great times here…I went to college right up Charles Street so this is like my old stomping grounds. 🙂 I took this picture from inside the science center ~ it almost looks like a postcard.
And to wrap up my quick hello post, I have a new pair of earrings to share. I’ve already listed them on Etsy. These are sterling silver with an Egyptian coil dangle with lampwork by Moon Stumpp. I’ll be taking a short break over the next week from creating new jewelry while I focus on some exciting jewelry-related projects (that have deadlines!). TTFN!
Today was beautiful in many ways….we celebrated our son’s First Communion. Our big guy has been preparing for this special day for quite some time and he woke up a little nervous but mainly very excited. There was a large group of First Communicants and it was so sweet to see all of the girls dressed in white with their veils, and the boys wearing their suit and ties.
Gabriel with Father Scalia
Now a picture with PopPop
The whole family
You can see in this family photo that Gabriel is proudly carrying his rosary. I was so happy to finish this a few weeks ago in time for his formal portrait. This rosary was made with love and included several components that I chose specifically for him… his name and year is engraved on the back of the crucifix, the amethyst Swarovski crystals were used for his favorite color purple, and I chose a St. Gabriel center piece for the archangel that he is named after.
And for all of you Mother’s out there….here’s to YOU! I hope you enjoy your day!
This week has just flown by! You know how some weeks just feel much more crazy/stressful/jam-packed than others? This was one of those around here. My husband has been working until midnight every night for four days straight, which is not the norm. BUT, you can imagine how that translates here at home – !
Today things slowed down a teeny bit and throughout all of the running around, I enjoyed some really nice moments. I took the baby to Picture People (I was again reminded as to why I have avoided going there for over a year) to have his 6 month picture taken. I really think I can take better pictures at home, in a more natural environment. However, I’ve had all of the other boys pictures taken at 3,6,9,12 months, etc and was feeling guilty that I (gulp) missed his 3 month portrait. Since he’s turning 7 months old next week, I was going to go in and get that 6 month picture taken no matter what! Things didn’t go too well….I think that stranger anxiety thing has started already. Next week I’ll go back and see if any pictures from today turned out.
This here’s a picture taken of my 4 year old in front of our property where we hope to build later in the year. I just had to capture the home in all of it’s Spring glory with 4 different colored Azalea bushes. It does make me sad to think this will be its last year in existence. Next year there will be an entirely different house here.
Later in the afternoon I had a little picture-taking session going on at my parent’s house. I just had to have some fun with my own camera after the forced picture taking event this morning. I could never get a smile like you see in the last one here, that’s for sure. Oh the things I put the little guys through! I know it’s for myself, but you can never have too many baby pictures, right?
Tomorrow concludes Teacher Appreciation week at the preschool. I didn’t bring in anything all week out of lack of planning, but today I tried to make up for it. I brought the teachers some lemon bars from Cake Love. Tomorrow I’ll bring in my own cupcakes and a couple surprises…you might have guessed, jewelry. After all, my son’s preschool teachers are truly inspiring. 🙂
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