Moonshine Junkyard

if you thought i was an obnoxiously upbeat person (for the most part) a year or so ago, you wouldn't believe me now. seeing the world through the eyes of my amazingly spunky and curious little girl has made my outlook even brighter. for reals. not to say i don't get grumpy, moody (thanks pregnancy hormones) impatient, lazy, etc...etc....etc. but for the most part i consider myself an extremely happy person. i think i have the happy gene  and i definitely think my daughter inherited it too. but i also attribute happiness to some concrete practices and circumstances in life in the real world. the most important of these is coming from a happy, close family. basically, my family members (mom, dad, sister and three brothers, as well as the significant others who have so graciously joined us along the way) being my best friends: people i can share my fullest truest self with forever and ever, who know me grumpy and who know me elated, and who i can talk to about the sil...

i keep saving up pictures and stories for mysterious blog posts i am going to write, but i just can't keep up. i apologize for being scarce around these parts, life is grandly full and even though i'm sure i'm actually rather lazy, i feel out-of-breath-busy all day everyday!  so here are some glimpses into life lately, which has been so festive because of lucy most of all. because she is a sheer joy of a whirlwind child who takes the most supreme delight in details of the holidays and just....everything. her new favorite thing in the whole entire world is SNOWMEN and she wants to hear "frosty the snowman" all day long.  first up, Friendsgiving at rebecca's wednesday night.... rebecca is way into the low-angle-belly shot. i have to admit, it's pretty cute. there we are: 35 weeks, 31 weeks, and 30 weeks. dying over so many roasted veggies this year, that acorn squash, mmmmmm......i love being pregnant on thanksgiving. seriously, foo...