June was a VERY exciting month at our house, to say the least. I may write a full blog post in the future all about “the call” and how everything unfolded, but in case you HAVEN’T heard, I’ll start with July’s self-portrait (because June’s will make more sense once you have context). Title: MATCHED A […]

This month’s self-portrait is once again adoption-related! We’re officially on the list of waiting parents- sometimes called being “active” or “live”- and it’s both exciting and, if we’re being transparent… sort of anticlimactic :). I’m so grateful to be here- this is the point we’ve been hurtling towards for the last eight months! But after […]

When we first began trying for a family, I’d have fun dreaming up exactly how I’d tell Matt, and then how we’d share our good news with our friends! Gosh, I must have come up with a dozen different ideas, from something with Parisian nodes to a Harry Potter-themed announcement to goodness-Abby-put-a-cork-in-it-already. But as the […]

So let me start off by clarifying that this new personal series is centered around self-portraits, not selfies. The former is taken with a professional camera, requiring forethought and a thorough knowledge of photography, whereas the latter just requires a cell phone from approximately 2005 or later :). Self-portraits can be such a stretching exercise! I ALWAYS learn […]