I’m just going to put this out there… I think elaborate first birthday parties are a bit ridiculous. Yeah. I said it. Go ahead and hate on me, mommas. Here we are, one month until our sweet little D’s very first birthday, and really all I can think about is myself (okay, and maybe my husband). Call me selfish, but…
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Inspired by the Museum: Dorothy’s First Museum Visit
This post first appeared on The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis blog, as part of the Blog Ambassador Panel series. Like many moms of toddlers, I spend the majority of my day locked in my own living room. The trick to surviving a full day alone with my extremely mobile daughter, I’ve learned, is to contain her, her toys and everything…
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Welcome to MoCo | oh hey, friday
I never thought I would see the day, yet it’s already happened. Courtny and I are almost official residents of MoCo again. That’s Montgomery County, for those of you non-MoCo’ers. Word. When I said that the 16-year old version of myself would die if she saw me now, I totally meant it. When I left for college, I had every…
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485 <3
I sat in the corner of my daughter’s empty nursery on Monday morning, exactly where her rocking chair used to be, and I bawled like a baby. I looked at her name on the wall, memorizing the image, and remembered the day that her daddy lovingly painted it there. I reminisced on the hundreds of times I had sat in…
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Northside Nights
You may remember that the bestie and I had a fantastic time previewing Devour Downtown last month. Free steak and cocktails in exchange for our professional media opinion is pretty baller. We have arrived. But seriously, Devour Downtown has always been one of my favorite events in the city. Indianapolis has an incredible foodie scene, but not everyone has the…
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