The first Friday of the new year! I hope everyone survived back to work/back to school/back to reality this week. We muddled our way through it. Mostly my 5:00 am alarm was the most shocking after giving myself two weeks to sleep in and lounge around. :). I have a few favorites from the past couple of weeks to share with you!

A few weeks ago I hosted my annual Christmas book club. We had so much fun doing a white elephant gift exchange of our favorite thing from 2022.

I gifted Half Baked Harvest’s latest cookbook “Everyday.”

This may be my most favorite picture from over Christmas break. The day after Christmas, Harrison during his quiet time found his new Spider-Man costume in his closet, put it on, and then apparently decided he was tired, so laid down for a nap. The time Nathan and I have spent laughing at this over and over again is enormous.

Over the break, we were met with some hard news. I’m still processing it and working through it, but I can tell you, that while the world was making resolutions and everyone seemed so excited about 2023, I was sitting in a very dark place mentally. My world had stopped. I saw this post from one of my favorite accounts, and it resonated so strongly for the place I was in at that moment.

How we spent a lot of our time this break. Breaking in the new basement, including new couches and TV. Finally a place the whole family can fit and watch a movie together (or usually, whatever sporting event is on at that time. 🙂 )

My blog friend, Jen, recommended this sweater from Amazon a few weeks ago, and I loved the first color so much, that I bought it in another color and bigger size so that I could wear it in the last half of pregnancy. It feels so well made and a good weight, and super soft material. This size is a Small, and it’s still fitting the bump at almost six months pregnant.