Drinking: coffee + good beer + not enough water. I was doing so great and bought a new water bottle…that instant motivation of putting a new shiny water bottle in your shopping cart at Target! Hoping to get back on track this week. As for beer… are you on Untappd? My husband and I are both craft beer drinking fiends so if you’re on there and want to connect you can find me here. (:
Reading: Love Does for a book study, borrowing Jennifer Fulwiler’s Something Other Than God, Real Simple Magazine, Parents Magazine, and (shamefully) reading Sean Lowe’s book For The Right Reasons (it’s only because we are in Bachelor off season! Promise!). As for little books, we have been frequenting our local library weekly. The children’s section there is so awesome and laid back and they have the biggest selection of board books I have ever seen! We were also gifted lots of new fun stories for M’s recent birthday celebration and have been working our way through those. Some of our favorites right now are: Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!, I’m Not Scared!, and LMNO Peas.Wanting: for things to slow down a bit. The past few weeks, or rather weekends, have been pretty crazy and I wouldn’t mind having some time to catch up on somethings or just relax. I’ve also been wanting to start on some creative projects but I’m just not sure what to do yet. Hopefully inspiration with strike and I can get moving on some things!
Listening: I would have to say that my top 3 favorite podcasts at the moment are: This Inspired Life, The Girl Next Door, and One Bad Mother. Obviously, more intended for females if not moms. Spotify playlist I’ve been loving right now: Feelin’ Good. Putting that playlist on, on a Saturday/Sunday morning and making some pancakes while sipping coffee = pretty much perfect right now.
Eating: a solid rotation of dinner recipes and snacking a bunch during the day. I know I have posted about Dinner A Love Story before but their cookbooks are seriously the two most often looked at books in my collection. They have such solid, easy, delicious recipes and I have yet to find one that I don’t like. We also ventured to a local farmers market that opens up on Saturdays near our new house. We picked up the most gorgeous, fresh strawberries and peppers I have ever seen. We also grabbed a pound of grass-fed beef and some homemade pasta for dinner later on this week. I can already tell it’s going to be amazing.
Smelling: this delicious new candle I just got. I picked it up on a whim thinking I might like the fresh scent for spring/summer and I need to go back and get a larger size. It is such a good scent and isn’t overly floral or sweet like some summer-y scented candles. Highly recommend! I have also been smelling this awesome beard balm on my husband’s beard a lot lately. A good friend of ours has started making it and when he was down for a visit a couple of months ago he gave Eric the Chrism scented version. So. Good.
Enjoying: nap time, walks through our new neighborhood, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, gorgeous weather, a somewhat settled into home (we still have yet to hang much on the walls – but all the boxed are unpacked!), thinking about the future, spending time with friends, planning upcoming weddings, day dreaming about upcoming vacations, going to functions with my handsome husband, my Erin Condren planner, and new fresh feeds to follow on Instagram. (:
Loving: this season in life right now. We are finally past all of the intensity that was buying a house and we are settling in so nicely. Like I said, while we have yet to make commitments on where to hang art work in our home, we have unpacked all of our boxes and have cozied on up in our humble abode. We were able to get some yard work done last weekend and we felt like SUCH homeowners. Making trips to home depot, mulching garden beds. This is the life, people!
Hoping: For some clear direction soon. I blogged about feeling a bit lost/distracted lately and have yet to really hone in on some solid direction. I feel like I’m doing everything I need to be doing right now and what I really should be praying for is the confidence to know that what I AM doing is right.
Feeling: content, tired, happy, healthy, strong, and loved. All really great feelings to be feeling right now.
Wearing: Well Saturday night I was wearing a fancy dress because Eric and I were invited to go to the Bishop’s 22nd Annual Pro-Life Dinner/Gala! It was so snazzy and I think we both cleaned up really well. But as for the rest of the week? Back to the daily grind of alternating between work out clothes, jeans, and my school t-shirts that I wear on work days! Oh the glamour!
Noticing: Currently? That my contacts are driving me nuts. In general? That life is crazy right now. Not just for us but for so many of our friend’s that we haven’t been able to see lately.
Bookmarking: some breakfast recipes on Pinterest and pretty much everything that was in the 15th Anniversary Edition of Real Simple Magazine – everything I found in there was pure gold!
Cafe Du Martin 
Thanks for sharing a link to Yummy Toddler Food! The yard looks lovely:)
Of course + thank you! You have seriously been inspiring my creative efforts in feeding my one year old! So glad I found your IG feed and blog 🙂
Ok, I had to open up your post in another window because there is so much I have to cover!!!
1-I have YET to make it to the farmers market down the street…I drive by it constantly and its literally a hop skip from our house. I need to try it! I’ve been to the one in downtown Dallas and LOVED it so I’m sure this one will give me the feel-goods.
2-I’m obsessed with candles but I’ve been avoiding the Target aisle as of late (and really I need to avoid Target altogether because it takes all of my money) but I really like all the ‘aromatherapy’ ones (because they are pretty) and this one is also a fave:
http://www.target.com/p/bella-fruit-container-candle-wilstr/-/A-14263962#prodSlot=_3_23
but it may be too sweet for you.
3-I love that you’re enjoying nap time. I enjoy that as well, even sometimes during lunch. 😉
4-I started watching UKS and was hesitant at first…I like Tina Fey but I was never into 30 Rock. I could appreciate and recognize her humor but it just wasn’t enough to keep me interested. But oh man…I finished the last 6 episodes of UKS in pretty much one evening. So funny!
5-your backyard looks so good! I love that you have a wood fence (jealous) and that your neighbor’s house looks presentable (jealous again).
That’s all! Hope you have a great week!
Haha you are dedicated!! You HAVE to check out the farmers market. It’s so adorable and I’m really thinking about using it to get our weekly produce. I would so much rather give our money to local farms and get fresher food. Also, Target. UGH. I love it and hate it! I went in to get a gift card for our new neighbors (more young people in the neighborhood!) and left with that + nail polish, chocolate, and a bunch of other stuff I shouldn’t have even LOOKED at. Have you checked out their Lily Pulitzer stuff yet!?
We need to get together SOON! We are super packed this weekend but the weekend after that we are free I believe! 🙂