Currently | v. 3 LINK UP!

Happy Thursday, friends! Today is our very first Currently link up and I couldn't be more excited. Sooo.....

Currently I am...

Cooking a lot of breakfast foods for dinner. There's just something so wonderful about fluffy scrambled eggs, crisp bacon, and a big buttery biscuit. It makes my heart happy. And since I don't have time for big breakfasts in the morning, I've been serving them up for dinner instead. Bonus points for being easy and quick.

Wearing sandals! Hallelujah for summer shoes! I am not a fan of tight, uncomfortable shoes, so I am thrilled to get to wear flip flops and sandals again. Target always has the cutest sandals in such fun colors. I think I'm going to have to stock up soon.

Wanting a new car. My current ride is a 2010 Honda Civic, and while I love the awesome gas mileage, I hate how tiny it has become since having Hannah. Now I see why so many moms drive minivans. Between the strollers, car seat, and general kid crap, I feel like I'm buried alive in there. I have my eye on the new Ford Edge, and I'm borderline obsessed. If only money grew on trees, right?

Listening to my kid scream. No really, that is happening in the other room. Wytmer is trying to convince her to go to bed but she's not having it. Gosh, two has been hard on us. I think I need to dedicate a whole post to this, though, because if I start now I'll never stop. But really, the attitude on this girl is INSANE.

Watching Horrible Bosses. It took me about a week to get through this movie because every time I started I had to stop for one reason or another. Maybe I would like it more if I watched it all the way through? There were some funny parts, though. But nothing memorable.

[edit: I feel like this list should end with a "womp womp" sound effect. Blame the monster who won't go to bed for making me feel less than giddy while I wrote. Good thing she is cute.]

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Wedding Inspiration | Gray

I recently came across these dreamy wedding photos from Brooklyn Bride and I was instantly in love. I just love the soft gray color pallet with the pops of green. And I love how fresh and soft everything looks. But the little girl in the gray tutu is what really stole my heart.

After getting lost in these gorgeous photos for awhile, I think I'm pretty obsessed with the idea of having a gray bridal party. I found this dress from J. Crew that I love (Hannah however, just looked at my screen and said this dress was stinky. Gosh, this girl). Here it is....

Thoughts? Oh, and then I found this one for Hannah....

Also from J. Crew. Luckily she doesn't think this one is stinky.

XOXO

P.S. Tomorrow is the first day of our Currently link up (which I am co-hosting with Harvesting Kale)! I hope to see you all back then!

Currently | v.2 [and some NEWS!]

Before we get to my currently post of the week, I have some NEWS for you today!!

My friend Randalin from Harvesting Kale contacted me a week or so ago about co-hosting a linky party for our currently posts. I of course agreed right away because what a great idea, right? I keep seeing bloggers writing their currently posts and no link up to share them in.

So here's the details--every Thursday we will do a currently post and that's when you can come back to link up. We even have a fancy button (care of Randalin) for you to use. Randalin and I will be using the same five category/themes each week and you are more than welcome to use ours as well (we will list them ahead of time). Or, if you want to come up with your own category/themes that is cool, too. Just put together a post that shares what's currently going on in your life and link it up. The link will be open all week, so if you want to post on a different day, that's okay too. This Thursday we will be writing about what we are currently:

• Cooking
• Wearing
• Wanting
• Listening to
• Watching

I'm so excited and I hope to see lots of people link up this Thursday!

Currently I am...

Watching The Bachelorette. I used to think people who watched these shows were stupid. But I've been sucked in and I'm hooked. Yes, I know the show is ridiculous and not reality in any way. But it's still fun. I'm not so sure about this season though, because Emily is a little weird.

Reading Fifty Shades Freed. Oh goodness. I know I said I didn't like the first book in my last "currently" post. Since then I read the second book and started the third, and it actually got better. I mean, the plot is still all over the place, and there's way too much sex. But I'm not the kind of person to stop reading a story. I want to see what happens. I'm invested with the characters. But gah, so much about this series is sloppy and just bad. Don't read it.

Happy about Memorial Day weekend! I love this little taste of summer before vacation starts. Three days off with my family? I'll take it. We're planning on a few trips to the pool, long afternoons on the patio and lots of time spent just relaxing. Add some chilled lemonade and a giggly little toddler, and you've got a recipe for fantastic.

Shopping for a cute and inexpensive one piece swimsuit for summer. Emphasis on the inexpensive. We're wanting to put Hannah in swim lessons again this summer at the YMCA and I'll need a new suit so I can get in the water with her. I kind of love this one and this one.

Craving: a good summer beer. I'm not a huge drinker, but I do get the odd craving for a cold beer. I like light beers and thought I'd try Shiner's Ruby Redbird, which is their summer brew this year. Not a fan. The grapefruit made it too bitter for my taste. I'm open for suggestions.

XOXO

Our Life Right Now

I thought I might write a little update after my post last week.

Things are definitely different than they were a month ago, but surprisingly that isn't such a bad thing. After the initial shock wore off we decided to embrace this short time in our lives.

Monday through Friday I leave the house at 6:15am while Hannah and Wytmer keep sleeping. Around 7:30 Hannah wakes up and their day starts. After breakfast, cartoons, and getting dressed the two of them usually  head out to the park. Everyday Wytmer sends pictures, like the one above, of Hannah having the time of her life on the playground. I love hearing about the adventures they go on together. After the park they come home for lunch and nap time. Wytmer has been a serious beast about the laundry and I haven't done a single load in two weeks. He also takes advantage of nap time to search and apply for jobs. Hannah typically wakes up from her nap around 3pm, and I get home shortly after that. I've absolutely loved coming home with Wytmer here. Things are already done and Hannah is taken care of. My afternoons are so much less stressful. We are eating dinner together as a family, and just spending time together. It's been so long since Wytmer and I ate dinner together. I've missed it so much. It's also nice to let him clean up dinner while I give Hannah a bath. Finally there is someone else to share the responsibilities. And our relationship has improved because we are both slowing down. There's time for conversation now. I love it.

I can't say that this is the perfect arrangement for us though, because Wytmer does miss going to work. As awesome as he is at being a stay at home dad, I don't think it's really what he wants. And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous. He's living my dream, and I'm living his. And then there is the benefits issues, and the serious budget tightening that is stressful. And if we ever do want to get married and grow our family, my income is not enough to cover the extra expenses. Sadly, we both need to work.

But my, I am enjoying the break.

XOXO

Currently | v.1

I've been loving the "currently" feature on Sometimes Sweet for awhile now, and have also loved reading other bloggers take on the idea. I love having a quick little snapshot of life to look back on later, so I was thinking it might be nice to start writing some "currently" post of my own to share here on the blog. Fun!


Currently I am...

Reading: Fifty Shades of Grey. I just finished this book, actually. And honestly? I didn't love it. The writing is terrible and the plot is a direct rip off of Twilight. And as much as everyone talked about how hot it was, I was actually turned off most of the time. That being said, I am considering reading the second book because I hate how to story just stops at the end of the first book. Nothing was resolved and I want to know what happens. Maybe it gets better.

Watching: Downton Abbey. I know I'm like 6 months late with hopping on this bandwagon. But I saw it on Netflix one evening and decided to see what all the hype was about. I wasn't expecting to like it, but I'm obsessed. I'm trying to go through the episodes slowly so I don't finish the season too quickly. Highly recommend if you are looking for a new series to love.

Listening to: Brandi Carlile. Seriously talented and amazing artist.

Thinking about: That stupid Time Magazine cover. I really agree with most of the principles of Attachment Parenting and I hate the way it is being portrayed lately. I hate the message that was sent from this cover, and I hate the awful way so many people have reacted to it. Why do we always find it necessary to criticize and insult people? So some mothers chose to breastfeed their toddlers, so you let your baby cry it out...why do we have to argue about it? Love your kids. That's all that matters. (I loved loved loved what Liv had to say about this here)

Anticipating: Summer vacation! Only a few weeks of school left and I will be home with my best girl. Can. Not. Wait.

Eating: Almonds. I am seriously addicted to grabbing a handful of raw almonds for a quick afternoon snack.

Working on: Blogging more often. Another reason why I am anticipating this summer is that I will finally have time to blog regularly. I don't know how you working mama bloggers do it sometimes.

Wishing: That we could win the lottery and quit our jobs. I've been loving all our extra family time lately and keep thinking about how nice it would be if this was a long term possibility. But I'm also wishing for a good long day of shopping, so unless we win the lottery jobs are kinda necessary.

XOXO