Day 3: A Photo of My Favorite Place to Be

My favorite place to be is outside.  I love taking the dogs hiking, sitting on a porch with friends/family, reading a book by the pool or the ocean, going on walks around the neighborhood or having dinner on a local restaurant patio.  They are all good.  Every moment of it.  There is just something about being outside makes me happy (well, minus the bugs of course!).

I even love being outside so much that we got married outside...in July, in Georgia!  Here is just one of the reasons I fell in love with the venue:

Look at that view!  And all of the...well, nature.  I love it.

Even with all of the rain we have been having this summer, I have been blessed with time outside during a family vacation in Mexico, several Saturdays at friends' pools and a day at Lake Oconee at a family lake house.  It feels strange to say, but despite the summer winding down (school starts August 5th here!)...I am looking forward to a few more weekend adventures in the great outdoors before heading into fall.

Day 2: What I Wore Today

Today was all about comfort, especially for a Saturday!  Black capris and a gray and black stripped shirt completed the picture.  (Sorry, I do not have an actual picture...but this exercise is ultimately about being more intentional about writing).

We spent the day taking our first baby-to-be class.  I will be honest and say while the class was great...the amount of information shared was slightly overwhelming!  However, I now have a better idea of what topics I feel good with and what elements I need/want to learn more about.  A major plus was that the class was given by the staff at our practice, so it was great to hear more about their philosophies and vision!  All in all, it was a wonderful day and we are getting even more excited to love on this baby!

Announcement

Well, it is official...things are changing in the Engsberg house....we are growing from a family of 4 (2 adults & 2 dogs) to a family of 5!  We are looking forward to welcoming Baby E into our family!

We shared the great news with our immediate families in early March over the phone.  I really wanted to come up with a creative way to share our news with them, but I was too excited to wait any longer!

But when it came to telling our grandparents, sharing our news became a completely different story.  Baby E will be the first grandchild for either of our parents; he or she will also be the first great-grandchild on my side of the family and for one of Curtis' grandparents (in addition to being the fifth great-grandchild for his maternal grandfather).  With this added perspective I turned to the internet (namely, Pinterest) for some inspiration.  Given that it was right before Easter, I found some great inspiration:



And ultimately, here is our Sunday afternoon project:

We filled the numbered eggs with the messages to help share our news and the rest of the eggs were sweet Easter treats.  From the calls and messages we received, they not only loved the message but the candy too!

We sent an e-card in mid-April to share the good news with extended family and then the process of sharing with friends and colleagues began.  I love that we were able to be intentional about sharing the news with people in our lives through time spent together!

We are so excited about our growing family!

Day 1: A Photo of Myself

This has become my go-to picture for almost anything.  I feel like it reflects my style in so many ways...classic and vintage (black-and-white), relaxed and fresh all at the same time.

I love photography!  It is another skill I wish I had better developed...maybe next to tackle on my bucket list after blogging?.  It always makes me happy to look at photographs of times with friends and family, remembering all of the moments that have been shared.

Best of Intentions

They say that in order to make something a habit, you have to do it for 30 days in a row.  Blogging or writing has not become a habit of mine...yet.  I give this disclaimer as I am still passionate about making writing/journaling/blogging one of my habits and it is this desire that continually brings me back here despite my absences.  Recently, I have come across a few 30-day blogging challenges on Pinterest and have been inspired to challenge myself to complete one.  With the best of intentions, I am trying to change my habits and turn a passion into a practice!

 

Oh, How Time Flies

The past months seem to have slipped through my fingers.  Work and travel for work certainly consumed most of my fall semester.  And now, somehow, it is the end of December - with the holidays past and 2013 right around the corner!

Over the past week, we drove to visit family in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Tennessee for the holidays; it was wonderful to spend time with so many family members, but I am also thankful to be back home.  As my post-trip to-do list slowly dwindles, I will be back with more updates!

One Year in the Making

7/2/2012

What an adventure the past year has been.

To celebrate, we had dinner at Baccahanalia.  I've been wanting to go since I moved to Atlanta - and now I can finally cross it off the bucket list!  It was fabulous!  We had a great time thinking back over the past year, discussing the present and considering how to move ahead...we talked about everything from our marriage to careers, family, ministry and vacation ideas.

I am so blessed to have a husband who continues to support and challenge me while being committed to guiding our family.