Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 1/28/16
Posted on January 28, 2017
Happy weekend! I don’t have any new recipes to share yet, but I have been making some old favorites (see below). Along with that, I’ve been enjoying some time to cook and bake from other blogs. Below are some recipes that my family and I have enjoyed over the last few weeks: Grain-Free Peanut Butter…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 12/20/16
Posted on December 20, 2016
I’m still here! I had no idea I’d take such a hiatus from blogging, but moving into a house under construction was all-consuming. We are just now finishing up the last touches (or are we???) and even my kitchen is still being finished. It’s been operational since right after Thanksgiving, but it’s almost, almost done…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 10/9/16
Posted on October 9, 2016
How is everyone doing as we settle into fall? I’m admittedly all over the place these days. Between the house, L’s upcoming 2nd birthday, holidays, and the general back and forth to everywhere, I feel like my head is spinning round and round! I’ve prioritized all of that real life “stuff” and as a result…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 9/10/16
Posted on September 10, 2016
Where do I even begin? So much has been going on around here that sometimes I feel like I’m running around with my head about to fall off. Normal? We wrapped up the summer with my sister’s amazing wedding (it was SO much fun and she was GORGEOUS), a couple of birthday celebrations for me…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 8/16/16
Posted on August 16, 2016
Things are continuing to be crazy but exciting here! The house renovation is underway (see the demo photos below) and Matt and I are working our way through all of the details and decisions that wan to be made. Can someone just explain to me how there are so many faucet options? Sometimes I’m tempted…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 8/6/16
Posted on August 6, 2016
This summer is just crazy. One day we are kicking off my sister’s wedding festivities and the next we are buying a house. It feels like we’ve been running around since then and now we are about to start the big house renovation (!!!!!) and my sister’s wedding is this month. What a summer! Even…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 7/2/16
Posted on July 2, 2016
There is big news to share today!!! We bought a house! Finally homeowners! Picnic dinner in the new house. Our own outdoor space! After three months under contract, we finally closed. I’ve been dying to share the news, but I was so nervous that something would fall through that I didn’t want to say anything…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 6/11/16
Posted on June 11, 2016
These past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind. Last weekend was my sister’s bridal shower, a major high! I have a lot I want to share (menu, recipes, etc.) from the party… hopefully one of my favorite desserts from the event will be on the blog this week. The shower came together really well…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 5/21/16
Posted on May 21, 2016
Happy weekend! We are heading up to Boston to for my sister’s tea ceremony! It’s the kick-off to a summer full of wedding celebrations and I’m so excited. Unfortunately it’s a really short trip, so I won’t get to eat my way through the city like I normally would want, but it will be fun.…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 5/7/16
Posted on May 7, 2016
Happy Mother’s Day weekend! It’s my second year as a mom and I definitely understand why the holiday can be such a big deal. Being a mom can be hard and while it’s truly rewarding to be a parent, it’s nice to get an extra special thank you on occasion. Matt and L have already…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 4/30/16
Posted on April 30, 2016
It’s been a few weeks since I gave much of a personal update on the blog and while life seems crazy, I don’t think all that much has changed! Our trip to Florida was wonderful but already seems forever ago. The days were full of sunshine, family, friends, swimming and ice cream eating (can you…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 4/2/16
Posted on April 2, 2016
Anyone else have a rough week? Poor L has been sick since Sunday and I was just in complete survival mode. Luckily he’s finally on an antibiotic for strep throat and mostly back to normal. Poor Matt caught some L’s germs too. I’m crossing my fingers that (for a change) I don’t catch any of…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 3/27/16
Posted on March 27, 2016
How has everyone’s week been? We’ve got so much going on over here. It’s good and exciting, but so busy! I think that’s just this time in life. Mostly good stuff here like making plans for trips and my sister’s bridal shower and finally finding a dress for Jess’s wedding. I’ll just try to forget…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 3/20/16
Posted on March 20, 2016
I hope everyone’s having a great weekend and kicking off the first day of Spring on a happy note! I’m currently writing from my parents’ in the midst of a big celebratory weekend. My sister, her fiancé, Matt, L and I have been planning to be together this weekend and celebrate my parents’ big birthdays…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 3/5/16
Posted on March 5, 2016
Hi from the land of I-am-so-behind! I probably could have gotten some recipe posts up for you this week but I gave myself a break for a change and tried to sort of take it easy. L had a bit of a cold that I’m now recovering from (the usual cycle) and it slowed me…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 2/27/16
Posted on February 27, 2016
Weekend time! I’m am pretty excited for this weekend because Matt and I are getting a little 24-hour staycation in the city. Without L. This is actually going to be my very first night without him since he was born over 16 months ago. Kind of crazy! I know I’ll miss him a lot but…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 2/20/16
Posted on February 20, 2016
Happy weekend! How was your (hopefully) short week? Things were pretty good around here and I’m looking forward to enjoying the weekend. We have a bunch of friends coming over for Mexican food tonight. I hand-juiced a lot of limes last night for margaritas so you know it will be fun. Guacamole, enchiladas and some…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 2/13/16
Posted on February 13, 2016
As we navigate through the challenge that is the transition from two naps to one, things are definitely improving. L’s at least willing to nap in his crib, it’s just not for nearly as much time as I’d like. So dramatic, isn’t it? Before being a mom I never understood why parents would obsess over…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 2/6/16
Posted on February 6, 2016
What a difference a week makes! Things have been going a lot better here and I’m feeling SO much more human. I actually had a pretty productive week and got a couple of things done that weren’t even on my to-do list. Shocking! We have a fun weekend planned including birthday celebrations and Super Bowl…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 1/30/16
Posted on January 30, 2016
This was not my proudest week. In the world of parenting, it’s been tough, and I have not been the best at dealing it. I’ve been taking out my lack of patience on too many people and really need to turn that around asap, or at least before my husband and mom decide to ignore…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 1/23/16
Posted on January 23, 2016
Boy am I feeling behind on life! We had an amazing vacation but it’s been a rough week trying to get back to work since a certain little someone has decided to boycott all naps. I have so many recipes waiting to be made and vacation pictures to share but they are just going to…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 1/9/16
Posted on January 9, 2016
As you read this, I’m headed to Charleston with Matt and L. I’m so excited for a week for the three of us to explore the city, eat all the food, and just get some quality family time. Anything we must see or do while we are in town? This will be our first flight…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 1/2/16
Posted on January 2, 2016
Happy New Year! 2015 sure had some bumps (let’s make 2016 a healthy one, everybody!) but as a whole, it was a really great year. As for resolutions? I’m not really setting any. Maybe I want to try to find a little more balance of me time, family time and blog time but that seems…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 12/26/15
Posted on December 26, 2015
I hope you all had a wonderful coupe of days celebrating Christmas or just enjoying an extended weekend! We kicked holiday off by seeing some friends on Christmas Eve and then an afternoon of eating Chinese food, dinking and building gingerbread houses with my family. The adults did all the building and then L proceeded…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 12/19/15
Posted on December 19, 2015
I am beyond happy for this week to be over. The second half of the week wasn’t so bad but on Monday night I was in a car accident with L. Thankfully neither of us was hurt (I’ve been counting my blessings all week), but it was definitely the scariest car accident I’ve ever been…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 12/12/15
Posted on December 12, 2015
It’s been a bit of a busy week so I’m going to keep this short and sweet! I hope you’ve been keeping up with my holiday recipes because I really love the ones I’ve shared so far. And good news for you, I’ve got some others up my sleeves! As always, check in with my…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 12/5/15
Posted on December 5, 2015
While the holiday season really snuck up on me, I actually can’t believe Thanksgiving was just last week. I’m in some sort of weird time warp where time speeds up and slows down in strange ways. Regardless, I’m just happy to have made it through this week in one piece! After Thanksgiving I went through…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 11/28/15
Posted on November 28, 2015
I hope that everyone is enjoying an extra long weekend with their families! We are at my parents and have been enjoying lots of good food and fun. Despite the fact that I lost my voice (blah!) it’s been such a nice weekend. The holidays are much more special with a baby and since L…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 11/21/15
Posted on November 21, 2015
What a week! I feel like a lot happened in the last seven days but in a good way. A huge highlight was a Friendsgiving dinner in the city on Thursday. Phoebe, Serena, Anna, and Amie hosted an amazing group of women bloggers at Maman (such a beautiful space!). The group largely consisted of healthy…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 11/14/15
Posted on November 14, 2015
Edited to add: This post was scheduled before I heard about the senseless violence that occurred in Paris. My heart and thoughts go out to those affected by the brutal attacks. This is one of those weeks where I kind of felt like I was running on a wheel. No matter how fast and hard…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 11/7/15
Posted on November 7, 2015
I’m afraid to say it out loud, but this week I started to get my life back a little bit. L’s sleeping is more normal (phew!) so I can actually work again! So other than trying to grocery shop without my wallet(yup.), things are good. Sleep = happy baby + happy mommy! Highlights of the…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 10/31/15
Posted on October 31, 2015
While we are still dealing with molar teething over here (seriously, why did no one warn me about this?), this week was a little bit better than last. There was one day where L actually took his naps and I got some things done. Other than that, it was more driving around just to get…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 10/24/15
Posted on October 24, 2015
This past week was insane. Last weekend started out amazing celebrating L’s birthday, but his actual party ended up being a bit disastrous. L woke up super early on Sunday morning with the beginning of a cold. Add to that a minimal morning nap and the start of what I believe to be molar teething…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 10/17/15
Posted on October 17, 2015
We are busy celebrating L’s birthday and getting ready for his party so I’m going to keep this brief with all the weekly updates below! Hope you are having a great weekend:-) Now for this week’s updates…. New posts on the blog: Pumpkin Cookie Ice Cream Peanut Butter Snack Cake New Mom Real Talk: A…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 12
Posted on October 16, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: A look back on a year of momhood Where do I even begin? I wanted to post a reflection on my first year of being a mom, but I didn’t realize it would be so difficult to put my thoughts and emotions into words. It’s been a pretty nostalgic two weeks. The…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 10/10/15
Posted on October 10, 2015
And we are now another week closer to L’s first birthday! How in the world did that happen? Over the last couple of weeks I’ve gotten extra nostalgic about his early days at home. Those days of constant snuggles were so wonderful. Now I have to treasure the fleeting snuggles as my child wants to…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 10/3/15
Posted on October 3, 2015
It actually was a really good week here. Some days were a bit long but I broke things up with a special dinner date! Erin from Well Plated was in town and we met up for a fantastic meal at ABC Kitchen on Wednesday. Our date lasted over three hours and was just so fun.…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 11
Posted on October 2, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: 5 Tips on How to Bake with a Baby Apparently it’s been four months since my last New Mom post. There has been been an amazing amount of change from 7 1/2 months to 11 1/2 months. At that point, L had only been mobile for a few weeks and now…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 9/26/15
Posted on September 26, 2015
Having a holiday on Wednesday made this the weirdest week but a good one! Last weekend we actually got to see a lot of friends we hadn’t seen in a while which was such a treat. Between an afternoon at the park, brunch in the city and dinner at our friends’ brand new house, L…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 9/19/15
Posted on September 19, 2015
Thanks to the holidays, this past week just flew by! We had a great time celebrating Matt’s birthday last weekend (dinner, by the way, was good but not amazing) and now Matt and I are just regretting that his birthday cake (recipe to come) is all gone. Let’s just say that there was a lot…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 9/12/15
Posted on September 12, 2015
First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my amazing husband! We will be celebrating today for sure. We kicked things off last night with a family dinner at the diner and then cookie baking courtesy of DŌ (classic chocolate chip FTW). Today, Matt wants to take L to the driving range and I’m sure we will…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 9/5/15
Posted on September 5, 2015
I hope you are having a really wonderful Labor Day weekend! Over here we are heading into a very busy but good couple of months. We actually kicked things off this weekend with wedding dress shopping for my sister! It was so much fun and she unexpectedly, but excitingly, found her dress. Ah she is…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 8/29/15
Posted on August 29, 2015
Happy weekend! This week actually few by and so much happened. Good things started when my brand new niece, Ariel, was born last Saturday morning. We got to meet her just a few hours later and it was so different and wonderful to hold a brand new baby. It’s been a while! If you follow…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 8/22/15
Posted on August 22, 2015
Life Updates: Birthdays are similar to celebrating the New Year in that they give you a time to reflect on where you are in life and what you want to do to make the next year better and more fulfilling. I actually hadn’t been thinking too much about my birthday (hello, mom life), but coincidentally…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 8/15/15
Posted on August 15, 2015
Somehow I let the occasion pass by, but last Sunday was the five year anniversary of the Keep It Sweet blog. The very first published post got lost in the moves from one site, to another, and then to another, but I do remember that it was a recipe for an ice cream dessert. I…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 8/8/15
Posted on August 8, 2015
Another summer weekend is here at last! August sure snuck up on us because I’m already bypassing my August and Matt’s September (sorry!) birthdays and charging right ahead to L’s October birthday. I know, SO crazy that it’s happening soon(ish)! We are trying to plan something small and low-key but still, I want it to…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 7/26/15
Posted on July 26, 2015
Not too much to report here this week. Lately I find myself in a constant wave of ups and downs. The highest moments of joy are with L… he is such an incredibly happy baby and watching him grow and learn continues to be the most amazing experience. But there are moments for sure where…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 7/18/15
Posted on July 18, 2015
First things first. My little sister is getting married! Well, not right now, but last weekend she got engaged and I’m just so darn excited for her. Jessica and her fiancé are a pretty great couple and it seemed only a matter of time until this happened. I love them both and m so happy…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 7/11/15
Posted on July 11, 2015
Happy weekend! Ahhhhhhhhh deep breathe. This week was a rough one… good, but rough. L seems to be teething (I think/hope) and decided he didn’t want to nap in the crib at all. I don’t mind a few car and stroller naps, but when there are zero naps that involve me getting a break I…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 7/4/15
Posted on July 4, 2015
I hope everyone is enjoying a long summer weekend with good food, good weather and fun! Somehow last weekend’s post never went up but I don’t feel like all that much happened in the last couple of weeks. I’m just trying to take advantage of any good weather that comes our way and find fun…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 6/20/15
Posted on June 20, 2015
Happy weekend! Hopefully most of you are able to be with your families this weekend. This is Matt’s first Father’s Day so L and are hoping that we can make it extra special. We will be with his family this weekend to celebrate one grandpa and then next weekend we will be with my family…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 6/13/15
Posted on June 13, 2015
This weekend is extra special because yesterday Matt and I celebrated our 5-year anniversary! We took L out to an early dinner of Cuban food (so early that we were there for the wait staff’s pre-service meeting ha). I’m so excited, though, because tonight we are going on a date (first real date night in…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 10
Posted on June 11, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: Day in the life with a 7 1/2 month old 5:30am I wake up bright and early. Sometimes I can go back to sleep for a few minutes but this morning I catch up on my phone in bed for a bit. 6:00am Now I’m hungry so it’s time to go…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 6/6/15 +Giveaway
Posted on June 6, 2015
It’s the weekend! Was this the longest week ever or is it just me? I think because last Sunday was such a rough day (that was the nail cutting event) I didn’t feel refreshed from the weekend. Never mind that, though, because we made it to Saturday. We have a low-ish key weekend with a…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 9
Posted on June 4, 2015
Real life. Some weeks are harder than others. I try really hard not to complain about L because generally, he is a pretty easy baby. I’m knocking on wood as I type this, but it’s true. We’ve been so lucky with him. But you know what? Some weeks, no matter how “perfect” your child is,…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 5/23/15
Posted on May 23, 2015
Florida already feels like it was forever ago, but despite some mild post-vacation blues, this week turned out to be a good one. I kept busy with L… or I should say, he kept me busy! We went to Florida with a 6+ month old baby and returned with a completely different 7 month old.…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 8
Posted on May 22, 2015
Family Vacation and Tips on Travelling with a Baby We had the BEST time in Florida last week. It was our second time flying with L (last time at 5 months, this time at 7 months) and luckily he did well again. This trip was so wonderful for a lot of reasons. We started off…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 5/9/15
Posted on May 9, 2015
Sorry for the slower pace of recipes lately… that’s just how life is these days. However, I have a few ice cream recipes coming down the line and some baked goods I want to test out. Matt also was astounded at our lack of cookie inventory (except for a few lactation cookies), so as soon…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 5/3/15
Posted on May 3, 2015
And just like that, it’s Spring. Actually, we are even about to get some summer-like temperatures. It’s basically practice for our trip to Florida next week (!!!!!!!). We’ve been planning this trip with family for what seems like eternity and I just can NOT wait. I’m not sure I really need to pack anything besides…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 7
Posted on April 30, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: 6-month postpartum body image, dieting, working out etc. My last post on the topic of post-baby body image, etc. was written almost three months ago, so I thought it was time to revisit the topic. Confession time. A few days ago, for the first time since my first trimester of pregnancy,…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 4/18/15
Posted on April 18, 2015
Man, just when things were really looking up our household got wiped out with a stupid cold this week. At first I thought my throat was just going crazy with allergies but when Matt, L and I all woke up completely under the weather on Tuesday I was proved wrong. Nothing like a cold to…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 4/11/15
Posted on April 11, 2015
First of all, thank you so much for all of the well-wishes that I’ve gotten regarding my mom. They are very much appreciated! So I don’t know if it’s the warmer sunnier weather (no doubt), my mom’s seemingly good recovery (most definitely) or the free latte I got at Starbucks yesterday (didn’t hurt), but things…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 4/4/15
Posted on April 4, 2015
Sorry for being MIA for the last couple of weeks. Remember when my mom had surgery six weeks ago? Long story short, she had to have another surgery early last week and I’ve been running back and forth between my apartment, my parents’ house and the hospital since. Luckily, my mom is finally home from…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 3/21/15
Posted on March 21, 2015
Thank you so much for the thoughtful comments and messages regarding last week’s post. Sometimes you just have to get something off your chest… I apologize for not being able to share details. Other than all of that, this week felt a bit chaotic… or maybe I felt anxious about upcoming chaos. The next few…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 3/14/15
Posted on March 14, 2015
There are some weeks that really feel like an eternity. Not in that, “oh man when will it be Friday?” way, but in that, “how was Monday only four days ago?” way. Sometimes big things happen (good and bad) that make one day feel like a big storm. This week, that’s what we got. Monday…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 3/7/15
Posted on March 7, 2015
The last ten days have been a complete and crazy whirlwind. Last Wednesday we rushed to Philly when I found out my mom was having an emergency surgery (thank g-d she paid attention to pain she was having and is now recovering well). Then we came back Thursday night to pack and get ready for…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 6
Posted on February 26, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: A Day In The Life with a Four Month Old I’ve always enjoyed reading day-in-the-life posts so I figured I’d put one together for you. It ended up being pretty long and probably will bore you, but if you are interested, read on (or just skip the text for cute pictures…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 2/21/15
Posted on February 21, 2015
From the long holiday weekend, to starting L on oatmeal a few days ago, and then to celebrating my sister’s birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA!!!), it’s actually been a pretty great week. On top of that, we are heading down to Florida to visit my best friends on Friday and I can NOT wait! They haven’t…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 2/7/15
Posted on February 7, 2015
I don’t feel like all that much happened this week… these winter weeks are kind of all blurring together. I was doing really well but now I’m starting to get a bit stir crazy. I’m in hermit mode more than ever with little L in the picture. I did do some baking, though, and have…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 5
Posted on February 5, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: Mom and Baby Must-Haves (through 16-weeks post-partum) Before L was born, I consulted so many online lists and asked friends what we would need for a newborn. Many of them were helpful but it took just getting through daily life with L to really know what we needed. These aren’t comprehensive…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 1/31/15
Posted on January 31, 2015
Happy Super Bowl weekend! I’m actually less excited than I normally would be for the big eating game day because we don’t have any plans this year. Matt’s out of town for most of the weekend for a wedding he is in and Sunday afternoon he’ll be picking L and me up from my parents…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 1/24/15
Posted on January 24, 2015
So I pretty much spent all week with the flu and then poor little L got a cold too. Luckily we both seem to be on the mend now. I actually went out yesterday for the first time in a week (don’t worry, no longer contagious)! My big outing was to Target where I was…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 4
Posted on January 22, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: body image, dieting, working out and all that jazz. Per usual, I have a lot of thoughts on a subject and sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. However, I think I need to start this post by being honest and saying that prior to being pregnant, I don’t remember…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 1/1815
Posted on January 16, 2015
I don’t know how, but this week was actually quite productive. I made cookies and some other treats (three new recipes this week, THREE). I'm glad I got so much done because I ended up coming down with the flu at the end of the week. Ugh. Luckily Matt has been around all weekend to…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 1/10/15
Posted on January 10, 2015
Usually it isn’t until March, or at least February that I’m nagging Matt wondering why we live in the Northeast. In year’s past we joked about moving to San Diego with about a one percent chance of it ever happening.This year, however, as I took a newborn baby in and out of the car sans…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 3
Posted on January 8, 2015
New Mom Real Talk: Breastfeeding A couple of weeks ago someone asked me if I was breastfeeding L, and when I said yes, she asked, “isn’t it the best?” I practically laughed and said, “no, not really”. Truth be told, the last week and a half has been a drastic improvement over the ten weeks…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 1/3/15
Posted on January 3, 2015
Well, a very happy New Year to all of you! I decided to take off from posting after I shared last year’s favorites in order to enjoy as much time with family as possible. Even though I’m not going back to an out-of-home job at this point, I’ve been thinking about the new year as…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 12/20/14
Posted on December 20, 2014
Are we really just a few days away from Christmas??? Yeah, I know, everyone is saying that. But seriously. I’m looking forward to a short week where I get some more time with Matt. We actually have Christmas Day to spend just the three of us which really hasn’t happened much lately. I think a…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 2
Posted on December 17, 2014
New Mom Real Talk: 2 Months Postpartum While I still have so much to say on the topic of breastfeeding, I thought we should take a break and talk about some of the other aspects of momhood. As L turned 2 months old yesterday, I was thinking a lot about where I am in getting…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 12/7/14
Posted on December 7, 2014
Thank you so much for the great response to the first New Mom Real Talk post this week. Again, if you have any topics you are interested in reading about, please let me know. And if you haven’t checked back, there are some great comments on the post as well. Has anyone started going to…
New Mom Real Talk Edition 1
Posted on December 4, 2014
If I had any doubts about sharing this post on my challenges with breastfeeding, the comments, emails and messages I received after assured me otherwise. And actually, after taking in the response and chatting with a few other new moms, I’ve decided to add a “New Mom Real Talk” blog series. I have a few…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 11/30/14
Posted on November 30, 2014
It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving has come and gone and now the holiday season can officially start. I’ve always loved this time of year, though, for the last two years, I missed out on some of the seasonal festivities. While a small part of me will miss the business this time around, I’m excited…
A Very Thankful Thanksgiving
Posted on November 27, 2014
I think it’s pretty obvious what I’m thankful for this year. My sweet little love bug makes me so incredibly happy and every day I wonder how I got SO LUCKY to have such a sweet, adorable and healthy baby. Every day I give L about a million kisses but it never feels like enough!…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 11/23/14
Posted on November 23, 2014
Well, it’s been a week. I originally planned to do a full one-month recap on L, but instead I want to share a little of what’s going on in mommy world (with some updates on L as well). So L turned one month old last Sunday and every day of that month (plus the seven…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 11/15/14
Posted on November 15, 2014
Okay, seriously, how is my baby going to be one month tomorrow? On the one hand the past few weeks have been a split-second blur, but on the other hand, I feel like I had L forever ago. This week I plan to do a full L update on the blog, so I’ll try to…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 11/8/14
Posted on November 8, 2014
Another week with L has flown by! He hit three weeks on Thursday but what’s SO hard to believe is that he will be one month old next weekend. I hate the fast passing of time because he is just so perfect and snuggly, but I am looking forward to getting his shots and getting…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up (on life with a newborn) 11/1/14
Posted on November 1, 2014
Well, it’s been a few weeks since I posted a weekly update and it feels like forever because SO much has changed since then. In the time since L was born, life has turned around completely. Despite moments of being extremely tired and somewhat overwhelmed, I can honestly say that I am the happiest I’ve…
The Sweetest Thing of All: Introducing L
Posted on October 23, 2014
Welcome to the world, L! The new love of my life (aka Lovebug, Little Peanut, Sweetness, Little Pea, Fart Monster, Baby Boy) was born just one week ago (happy one week birthday, Baby Boy!) at exactly 1:01 am. He arrived a full 8 pounds, 9 ounces of pure deliciousness and measured at 20 inches. We…
Pregnancy Update: 40 Weeks+
Posted on October 16, 2014
Past my due date and ready to meet this baby boy! Well, I made it to and past my due date. As you can see, it’s been quite a transformation of my body over the last nine months. I now think it’s hilarious that I was feeling “fat” around the time that I got pregnant.…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 10/11/14
Posted on October 11, 2014
No baby yet! Well, at least not as of Friday afternoon when I put this post together:-) Based on how I was feeling then, though, I’m really not counting on anything happening any time soon. Tuesday is the official due date but who knows when this baby boy will decide he is ready! In the…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 10/4/14
Posted on October 4, 2014
I’m officially starting to get antsy! You can see my full pregnancy update here, but generally for the last few days I just keep thinking, man, I am bored, but I am way too tired to do anything about it! Do you know that feeling? Like, after I do my morning workout and get some…
Pregnancy Update: 38 Weeks+
Posted on October 2, 2014
Counting down to baby! Less than two weeks until my due date!! Not sure if I look any different from the 32 weeks picture (when I was coincidentally wearing the same outfit) even though I definitely FEEL heavier and bigger. So I’m officially at full term and less than two weeks are left until…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 9/27/14
Posted on September 27, 2014
This was really a good week in my world! First of all, I woke up to the nicest treat on Monday morning… some of my best blogger friends threw me a surprise virtual baby shower! Since I didn’t have an actual shower this was even more special. The posts were so nice and the recipes…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 9/20/14
Posted on September 20, 2014
Anyone else extra happy that it’s the weekend? I think now that we are a couple of weeks into September it’s more like real life during the week and the weekends are becoming more precious. A lot of people tell us to enjoy the time just the two of us that we have left and…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 9/13/14
Posted on September 13, 2014
Sorry for the later posting this weekend! Our cable and internet were out for a full 24 hours. It actually scared me a little bit how lost I felt for that short period of time. Luckily everything is back in working order and I can get back to watching shows, reading blogs and playing around…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 9/6/14
Posted on September 6, 2014
This week went by nice and fast which was perfect for me. Yesterday my sister and her boyfriend moved into their new apartment (very close by!!!) which was super exciting. Today I actually have lots of plans with friends. I’m kicking things off with a yoga class with Katie (nice change from my videos I…
Pregnancy Update: 33 Weeks+
Posted on September 1, 2014
Serious third trimester progress and a pregnancy update Man, my belly is BIG Yeah, this third trimester thing is no joke. My first trimester I was super exhausted but still physically capable, but now I’m getting exhausted again and not so physically capable. Generally I feel good but I get more and more tired on…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 8/30/14
Posted on August 30, 2014
Happy long Labor Day weekend! I hope you are all enjoying the last real summer hurrah with lots of family and friends. Normally we’d be relaxing and going to the pool or beach, but we actually have a pretty packed weekend. In fact, I’m trying not to get overwhelmed with all that I have going…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 8/23/14
Posted on August 23, 2014
This week was definitely a good one! I started out completely exhausted (these run-around weekends are a bit much for me these days) but was definitely recovered in time to start celebrating my birthday! I turned 30 on Thursday but celebrations started on Wednesday when my sister and mom came up for a pool day…
Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 8/16/14
Posted on August 16, 2014
Happy weekend! This week actually flew by on my end… and that is exciting because my birthday is this Thursday! While part of me wishes I could celebrate the big 3-0 with a big bottle of expensive champagne, the other part of me knows that this healthy baby inside of me is the best birthday…
