Finally! A name for our baby!

We've gone through almost 7 months of pregnancy (only 3 more to go!!) and since around month 2 we've been battling names. Duke-ing it out, as it were. I am so excited (and relieved) to share the name that Abe finally has agreed to and that I have liked since the beginning.

Luke Sage Thomas

A cute boy name and a strong man name. Now, let's just pray that this baby is really a boy!

Is my Dad, Clark W Griswold or what?

(Must hum, Oh Christmas Tree) Oh 5 foot tree, oh 5 foot tree....

This weekend, Abe and I ventured a whopping 1.3 miles to The Home Depot where we purchased our third Christmas tree together, ever. Being that this Christmas sort of snuck up on me, and the fact that I am 6+ months preggo, we decided to go a little bit smaller this year. (Last year, we bought a 9 footer, yes, there was a niner in there, and it filled our living room beautifully.) This year though, we decided to go with a 5-6 foot tree. It looks great in our room and it only took us about 45 minutes to light and decorate. It's not that I became lazy this holiday season, it's more so that I am fat and tired and spend most nights printing labels, recipe cards, and setting up notepads for my company, Between the Sheets Co.. Example: tonight instead of wrapping some gifts to put under aforementioned tree, I am sitting in our office printing and setting up orders. (Which trust me, I totally do not mind! I love it!) Once these recipe cards are complete, I will be heading to bed to watch a TiVo'd episode of The Housewives of Orange County. (This is of course my reward for working so hard...good old fashioned trashy television.)

Wish I had my camera

Over the weekend, Abe and I ran some errands and while driving from one place to the next, we saw one of the most classy treatments on a car. Ever. The bumper and the "fin" (or spoiler as I am told it's called), were wrapped in Louis Vuitton green on green pattern. Looking something like this:



I tried to take a pic with my phone, however I simply could not capture the detail. I know you are sad, but never fear- if you live in Dallas I can bet that you will most likely see this fabulous phenom driving around town. Keep your eyes open!

Why?

You've read the email forwards of the elementary school kids who ask the funny questions: why is the sky blue, how do babies get inside the mom's tummy, what's in a hot dog, etc. Ok, so my question is:

Why when I am truly sick and home alone, does my dog decide to one up and me and puke on the shag rug in the den?

Once he's done heaving up God knows what, I am stuck to clean up the rug in between dry heaves and tears. He's all perky and running around, having the time of his life on the couch...I am light headed, pukey feeling and now dealing with a raunchy, smelly rug beneath me. Raaaaaallllllph.

It's already December?

What in the world? It's already December? This year has gone by so fast! I feel like we just pulled through the hot month of July! And to think now it's "winter". (In Texas, we hardly get a winter. It's more like a few chilly days with some wind and maybe a little smidge of rain. Hardly enough to have a snow day and not have to go to work.)

Anyway. The reason why I am so surprised that December has totally snuck up on me is because I distinctly remember July 4th, which seemed like only last week, and that's around the time I became pregnant. (just 24 weeks ago!)

December has also hit me like a ton of bricks because I've been busy trying to grow my business- www.betweenthesheetsco.com. I've been busy fulfilling orders, and trying to retain more clients and more orders. Since the whole Daily Candy write up went out, I've gotten a lot more web traffic- which makes me very happy.

Today, I am happy to announce that my products for my company will be able to be ordered through a cute retail location, located in Mockingbird Station. Paperie & Co. They sell pre-printed invites, notecards, etc and will add me to their arsenal as a custom designed products and local business. Go check it out!