this week

good morning! happy monday and happy mothers day a day later.

we spent the whole weekend quietly home, doing our favorite family things. wade thought up a full weekend of little adventures for us, that we always love, but feel so good. our farmer’s market is back (started last weekend) and we love the long walk to visit, and pick up empanadas, along with our favorite fruits and veggies.

we went to one of our favorite breweries saturday, with takeout and good wine, then and spent sunday walking, playing outside, eating our favorite food, and sipping some bubbles.

for some reason, this year really did it to me with mothers day, despite only being my third one. i always wanted to be a mom, and having two under two was the best, but also slightly crazy. i spent so much of this weekend thinking about how much joy these two bring me, especially now that we’re so much more settled into what life looks like as family.

despite not knowing exactly what would come in motherhood, most days, i look at these tiny miracles and thank god for how we got here. there were hard days, there were days i wished i could speed up time, and days i questioned myself.

then these little beings come into my world, and shook everything up. i felt stronger than ever, even on the days i felt unsure of how to actually raise these little things. i would feel literally every feeling i’ve ever felt in my life, brimming with love yet exhausted.

this weekend in particular, i felt a massive exhale after a little over a year of what felt like survival. i looked at our whole family and thought how crazy lucky we are. i absolutely know we needed these two kiddos to make us the family we are, and i just want to bottle them up. i want them to never grow up yet i never want to stop watching the magic of them growing up.

i could easily go on forever, but i hope this weekend brought joy to many, and recognize how tough of a weekend it can be.

i feel like i have a wild week ahead, which i actually think will be the whole month, but one step at a time. between a few big meetings, a major project coming to a head and a major presentation, the week will certainly fly by.

anyways, some of my favorites right now, because there’s always something…

currently reading:
demon copperhead (barbara kingsolver) and the dead romantics (ashley piston)
listening to anita de monte laughs last: a novel (xochitl gonzalez)

currently watching:
palm royale
rewatching the office
nhl playoffs
nba playoffs
rewatching harry potter movies

making this week:
flank steak with chimichurri
spring pea pasta with burrata (what’s gaby cooking)
tacos (always on tap)
meatballs (kelly leveque)

currently loving:
sweats, sweats and sweats (my all time favorite pants and sweatshirt)
the in-between (my favorite substack; feels like talking to a bestie)
this gorgeous lamp (zara home)
new favorite shampoo and conditioner (roz)
long runs and audio books
eyeing these new sneaks (on cloud)
living in boyfriend button ups (gap, jenni kayne)