So, guys. I've been wanting to buy this certain rug for the boys' room for a long time, and after waiting for-like-ever, we finally purchased it last month. I know, buying a rug isn’t the most exciting thing in the world, but I thought that after waiting for so long it was at worth a blog post. There’s a lot that happens to your relationship to an object or thing if you decide to hold READ MORE

This post goes out to all the homebound parents of small kids out there. You guys know what it's like to feel stuck at home with kids, doing kid stuff all the time. Kids are cool and all, but come on, lets be real -- sometimes they just need to go away. Date nights out on the town can be few and far between when you're dependent on babysitters or grandparents helping out. Date nights at home are READ MORE

+++ sources +++ sf girl by bay | my scandinavian home Hey Guys, Whazzup? Not too much going on over here, the leaves are just about to pop on the trees and I couldn't be happier. If spring hasn't happened to you yet, hang in there, it's on its way. Here's a funny story. I just recently discovered pinterest. I know, what took me so long? Well a few things, I've had an account since the beginning READ MORE

We did something awesome as a fam two weekends ago – we headed out on a journey to our second favorite city, Chicago, via the old Empire Builder Amtrak line. None of us had ever gone on a domestic train trip at all, so it was all very new to us. Gus, our youngest, has had a heavy fascination with trains for the last year, so that was a major driver of the trip. And we like trains too, I mean, READ MORE