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What a wonderful evening! 😁 . Dining at @themarineroom has been on my California #bucketlist for awhile and tonight was the perfect night to check it off. ☑️ . We had so much to celebrate... •364 days of togetherness, 💕 •wrapping up the 1st trimester, 🤰🏼 •and 2 years as a 👮🏼‍♀️with the best PD ever! . We enjoyed fancy beverages (a Shirley Temple for this Momma), Cesar salads, filet mignons, ice cream cake AND molten chocolate cake. It was all so delicious!! The food, the atmosphere, the view, and the service were all wonderful...but the company absolutely could not be beat! 😊 . #35andpregnant #thebump #maternity #pregnantlife #13weekspregnant #datenight

Definitely thickening all around...and I’m not mad about it. 😊 . I love seeing how much we’re growing & changing...even if it’s mostly food bloat on any given day. 💕 . #pregnancy #rainbowbaby #firsttrimester #dueinfebruary

One of my favorite parts of the week...writing on the board and taking family bump photos. 💕 . PS. Week 7 is my favorite. 😂 #firsttrimester #bumpdates #makingmemories

I’ve been silent for awhile because we’ve been hard at work keeping a few surprises to ourselves... 😁 . With an abundance of excitement and a healthy dose of trepidation, we are so very happy to share that we are expecting again! 🌈 . The loss of our first baby earlier this year sure took a toll on our hearts. . We wanted to try again, but we also did our best not get our hopes up. We, or at least I, fully expected it to take a year or so to happen...if it ever did. The worry of “if” we could get pregnant again was a constant. Thankfully, we’ve checked that box...but the fear remains. . Even though I know this pregnancy is different from the last, I still cried at our first OB appointment before the doctor even came in. . And despite seeing our little baby’s heartbeat flicker on the screen during our first ultrasound (and knowing the chance of another miscarriage decreases with the presence of that little heartbeat), I’m still terrified of having our hearts broken again at our next appointment. . Pregnancy after loss is not for the faint of heart. It is really hard. But, for now, we’re going to take it one day at a time and focus on all the love, hope, and excitement we have for this little one. 💕 . #rainbowbaby #pregnancyannouncement #pregnancyafterloss

One year ago, I walked into the @sdhumanesociety to foster a pup for the 4th of July. . I looked at every single dog in the place and picked the scruffiest dog they had. . I wanted a dog that *needed* to be loved. A dog that other people might overlook. . That’s how I found Snoopy. . Poor Snoop. He was filthy, had matted fur, and was bald in some spots. (Swipe to see the day we met.) He was SO shy when I met him. I knew, immediately, he was the one that was going home with me. . I really believe finding each other must’ve been fate. Snoopy still had his balls, so he wasn’t listed for foster/adoption when I first saw him. But, thanks to a little luck and the abundance of doggies, they agreed to let me take him. . Little did I know, his baller status meant he never did get listed as available for adoption. And, in the 30 days I fostered that furball, I experienced my greatest failure to date. . I fell in love. 💕 (Let’s be honest, it took way less than 30 days for that to happen...I was just still pretending I had the ability to let someone else have him.) . I can’t believe it’s already been a year that he’s graced my life. And, at the same time, I can’t believe it’s only been a year. He’s so full of love and so very loved. . I’ve learned he protects (hides) his toys; hoards his milkbones (but only the crunchy ones); and doesn’t like wet grass. He rocks shades like nobody else. He eats dinner when we eat dinner. He guards agains the aerial invaders. And, on walks, he poops exclusively on the sidewalk. 🤦🏼‍♀️ . He even helped me pick Jimmy! . One year down, fluffybutt, and so many more to go. Thanks for letting me be your person. 💕 #happygotchaday #fosterfailure #dogmom #mydogiscoolerthanyours😎

(6/100) Today has been a pretty good day. . I took myself to brunch and stopped to smell the roses. (Fun fact: doilies make anything feel fancy.) . I bought a “dinner bell” and officially became a bird enthusiast. (We already had our first visitor!) . Snoopy got a new friend, which he LOVES. (And will not share.) . I took a nap AND then I went for a run. It was awesome. #livingmybestlife #itsmyweekend #marinewifey #100daysofjoyproject

Done and done. Whew! Now, coffee time. 😁 . #thanksAutumn #alittleobsessed

(5/100) Milkshakes. Milkshakes make me happy. They make me even happier when they are healthy. 😊 . Today’s “indulgence”: vegan coffee milkshake. So delicious! . Want the recipe? 😁 #100daysofjoyproject #givemeallthecoffee

(4/100) I kind of wish I had a picture of my face as the movie started. I could feel my smile in my cheeks, so I know it was huge! 😁 . Jimmy also said his entertainment was looking over at me and seeing how happy I was as I watched the movie. (Sound familiar @jdanielpiercephotography?) . I couldn’t help it. There are movies that are made for the big screen and movies that are not. Top Gun is definitely a big screen kind of movie. . Silly as it might be, I am so glad I got to see it in the theater. ☺️ #100daysofjoyproject

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