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emily

  • The Best News, A Year Later

    (I wrote these words yesterday, but didn’t manage to press publish until this morning. If you’ve missed this (admittedly over-blogged 😉 episode in our lives, you can catch up with Maya’s birth story here.) One…

    October 8, 2016
  • Maya Catharine / Turns One!

    Today we woke up to a one-year-old. A wonderful, enthusiastic, expressive, brave one-year-old who made us parents and instantly fulfilled our wildest dreams. Most nights, once she goes to bed and we’ve cleaned up…

    October 5, 2016
  • Happy Weekend!

    Happy weekend, friends! How was your week? Ours was full of admin – changing Maya’s name on alllll her official documents is proving just as time consuming as it was when I got married…

    September 30, 2016
  • Sweet Summer

    Summer feels like a very long time ago and also a little like it’s still going strong, what with the temperatures down here only now lowering into the mid-80’s. But Maya and I left…

    September 28, 2016
  • Another Legacy

    I was sitting in a coffee shop around the corner from our house last week when my dad called. My aunt Mary Catherine had passed away. Expectedly, but still unexpectedly. After we hung up, I…

    September 27, 2016
  • Notes from the Village

    A smattering of thoughts on a Thursday, if you please. Tomorrow is our last day in China Village, so we’re soaking up all the hugs from Maya’s Grammy and Granddad and booking them in for…

    September 1, 2016
  • A China Village Tour

    This summer, Maya, Michael and I got to spend a lovely chunk of time in China Village with my family. Michael has already started school back in (still sweaty) Houston, but Maya and I…

    August 24, 2016
  • Monday Pick Me Up

    After last week I thought maybe Monday might need a little pick me up. A handful of links, all cheerful and happy! I hope your Monday is off to a great start! Elaine’s pretty…

    August 22, 2016
  • A Legacy / Grandma Catharine and Maya Catharine

    Last night, quite suddenly in the end and after several years courageously battling various cancers, my Grandma passed away. She was the Catharine of our Maya Catharine, and just so, so special to me – just…

    August 18, 2016