dancing with the coconut trees

for my little sister

2011-02-23T23:36:00.000-08:00

Mommy's little helper.

a little engineer on our hands!

Practicing her cheers for her favorite sport teams.

Practicing yoga, up dog.

down dog.

She loves bowling!!!

Fifth & Hazel

2011-01-11T01:10:00.000-08:00

So... I normally try to stick to posting only family things on this blog. I really try hard to keep work to work, but I felt like its been a long time since I have even given a proper update on what I have been up to. And since it is 2 in the morning.... (yes don't judge me) and I am taking a break from some real work, I thought I would post some of my cards that are now up at my new website!

2010 was quite the year for my company, and I am really excited to report that everything is expanding and growing. I sold my cards at Bijou Market end of November, and was the top vendor there... and it was wonderful to see my products have such success. It felt good after working for over a year to get this website up. (Yes, my clients come first, and my own stuff comes last...)

Anyhow, I hope I didn't bore anyone with this... I know maggie is waaay cuter than any of my work. So I will stick to putting up photos of her. However, if you want to see more of my work, or read any of my design opinions or tips, feel free to follow those blogs!

Christmas Family Photos

2011-01-09T17:55:00.000-08:00

Here are more photos from the ones we took for Christmas. In our Christmas card we had true and false facts... So I will tell you some true facts for those of you who care :)

Maggie may not walk, but makes up for it for the other amazing skills she has. She loves to do yoga (she does it with me every morning) whistles all the time, loves to eat sweet potatoes, green beans, yogurt, and anything off our plates... she loooves to dance. She loves to draw, and likes to use anything that I use. She constantly calls people on my phone... and pulls out my credit cards out of my wallet, loves necklaces and earrings, and loves to play legos and roll balls. She is a little girl for sure... She also loves to kiss and hug.

I changed my business name to Fifth & Hazel this past year, altered my logo a little bit (which is the last time.. I promised Dan) launched a new website, designed a whole slew of products, and kept busy with tons of different clients in photography and design. It was an exciting year of learning a new balance between being a mom (which is wonderful), running a design business, juggling many church callings, and of course keeping my sanity by exercising. Dan has been so supportive through it all, and though it was quite a challenging year, it was by far the best year so far. But isn't that how it is? It just keeps getting crazier, but better!

Daniel has been super busy this past year. He had some really hard classes to finish up for his prerequisites, worked a ton as a physical therapist aide, juggled several hard callings, and all while being a supportive father and husband. Maggie adores Daniel, and Dan dotingly calls Maggie his "little lady." We have a lot of fun.

obviously we have fun. ha. Maggie is living proof yes?

We hope you had a great 2010, and we are excited to see what changes 2011 has for our family. Bring it!!!

Love,

The Burks & Burkling

Maggie turns 1

2011-01-09T12:14:00.000-08:00

Happenings

2011-01-09T11:56:00.000-08:00

Sun is like a Toy Balloon

2010-11-07T21:58:00.000-08:00

So I know I just posted picture earlier today, but I totally forgot about this photo shoot I did earlier. SO please don't forget to look at the post from earlier today :) You will enjoy it!
(The post of this is also inspired from one of my greeting cards... my store is launching this week! Stay tuned!)

And the Personality Comes Out!

2010-11-07T11:35:00.000-08:00

She posed herself for this one.

and we switched her to cloth diapers! We love them!

she insists on feeding herself...

all done!

crocodile hunters with our croc (for Halloween!)

my friend lizzy took this photo :)

yes.. did I mention she has so much personality these days?

and she loooves berries.

and she loves dirt too.

I don't know whether to be embarrised or pleased with this image. She picks up the phone and says: "hey"

Not just Burkling.

2010-10-10T00:33:00.000-07:00

contrary to popular belief... there are occasional photos of me. And not just photos of me taking photos. (yes, I do have many of those) I love this photo that dan snapped.

Maggie is getting so big. Today she crawled around the house saying "mamamamama" I don't think that sound gets old :) so happy.

getting so big

2010-10-05T07:28:00.000-07:00

maggie is getting so big, and I wanted to do an actual photo shoot of her.
We went to an orchard and played around... I can't believe how fun and beautiful it is to be a mother- and more than anything I can't believe how quickly the time passes.

Golly Gee!

2010-09-30T22:06:00.000-07:00

sorry for the blurriness on these photos.... My camera was soo off on these... but these photos were so cute I had to post them.

I'm not slacking. Just terribly busy.

2010-09-11T22:45:00.001-07:00

This summer has been so full of wonderful moments, a growing child, lots of trips, and a lot of worked slammed in there too! I promise lots more photos coming soon... But I just wanted to show what keeps me mostly busy these days... maggie is mobile! ack!

I didn't go to Nam.

2010-07-29T00:07:00.000-07:00

just warning you know... this is a post with TONS of photos. We have had a great summer, but in true monroe style, we have packed an obscene amount of things in. But maggie seems to enjoy it all- I took her along with me to youth conference and about everything else going on :)

teething biscuit.

first plane ride :)

she loves swimming!

the rare photo of me :)

and the hilarious faces she makes....

like me

2010-07-12T22:43:00.000-07:00

this is perhaps the only photo where maggie looks like me.

Sorry for my lack of blogging. To be honest- I have been playing pretty hard this summer, traveling, enjoying family...(and of course squeezing in work there too) and really just enjoying life. So I have many pics to come... but enjoy these shots of maggie for now....

(these last pics were taken on our camping trip.)

bragging for her

2010-07-12T22:21:00.001-07:00

my friend Brittany is pregnant... and this has been so exciting. She was there at Maggie's birth, and has been one of my good friends for many years. She is such a cute prego lady....and so I am bragging for her:

12 weeks... no bump.

18 weeks... smallish bump.

20 weeks.. small bump.

Oh she looks fabulous. She is going to be such a good mom :)

hello world!

2010-06-09T21:59:00.000-07:00

guess who is getting big?

myrtle beach

2010-05-28T00:23:00.000-07:00

we took a beautiful trip to myrtle beach when we were in south carolina. maggie wasn't a fan.

she was fine until the water touched her. . . then she freaked (see above)

she is happier now in the sand. We will have to work up to this beach thing, because beach is sooo important to me!!

thoughts?

2010-05-25T00:13:00.001-07:00

What do you think of the new design with bigger photos? Too big? Sometimes it's rough being a graphic designer, because I want to redesign everything like I change my socks... Daniel has made me promise not to redesign my logo... I promise you I would of probably redesigned my logo another oh...20 times by now....But here I am getting sidetracked... what do you think?

adorable

2010-05-24T13:15:00.000-07:00

for some reason these didn't make the last post...
love the hair.

rolling, sitting, hiking oh my

2010-05-24T13:05:00.000-07:00

We have been so busy lately- I take so many pictures of maggie, and it's hard to keep track of all of them. I will get around soon to posting more family pictures, pics from our trip to south carolina, and some funny videos we took of maggie eating... But here is a little of what we have been up to:

hiking. maggie just sleeps.. notice that it looks like winter.
thats because it is still snowing...

We braved the cold and flew kites...

maggie eats green beans... not quite sure what to think.

love the reaction to squash.

and some cute shots of her rolling... she is starting to sit, reach and want EVERYTHING!

Have a great day!

2010-05-19T20:34:00.001-07:00

Just a little smile that always makes me laugh.

happy mother's day to me!

2010-05-10T21:45:00.000-07:00

I love these two. Even if being a mother requires um.... no sleep. :)

and to my dear friend Britt who finally announced yesterday:

Isn't she radiant? I loved photographing her.

I will be documenting her whole pregnancy (and fingers crossed, birth!!!)
To see her "pregnant but super skinny" photos see here.

random photos

2010-05-02T21:01:00.000-07:00

I painted her nails for the first time.

No more photos mom!

Bear Outfit

2010-04-25T21:42:00.001-07:00

So cute.... These were taken a few months ago.
I am just doing spring cleaning of my desktop and photo files.

Green Pears

2010-04-25T21:31:00.000-07:00

Just some cute shots of maggie moo.
Love the green.

Remember When?

2010-04-25T21:25:00.001-07:00

Remember when we hiked Timp?

So fun.
I am getting in shape for this year!

Festival of Colors

2010-04-24T21:23:00.001-07:00

This Spring I celebrated the welcoming of spring- Hari Krisnha Style.

I have done this for 6 years now
(not including my hiatus when I was in Brasil on my mission)

It is celebrated here:

Basically you throw chalk at each other...
to celebrate the coming of spring, as well as good over evil.

Rather a great time really.

So here is the documentation of holi festival or colors through the years

2004
no photos. There were 30 people and we didn't
bring a camera because we had no idea what it was.

2005

2006

I am right here ^

2007
(brazil on mission..I timed it perfectly so I only missed one)

2008

2009

2010

I took my Young Women... yes that's the type of leader I am...

that chub

2010-04-16T21:58:00.000-07:00

I know I promised more Spring pictures..
but while editing I came across these and couldn't resist.
It's so bittersweet seeing her grow up. I love the new expressions,
the new laughter, the new sounds, but I do miss the newborn phase.

I guess that's why you end up wanting more :)

Again, can I say I love my new lens? these are totally unedited photos :)

spring pictures coming soon!

2010-04-13T11:46:00.000-07:00

my friend Bri and I traded family photos this past weekend...
and she actually caught maggie smiling!!!

And this one... well... just look at maggie's face.
wow.
I love that mohawk, and the scowl. silly girl.

More photos coming soon!

Easter Morning

2010-04-04T21:29:00.001-07:00

Maggie's first Easter. She loved her Easter basket (Thanks Nonna Bev) but mostly wanted to put everything in her mouth. Have I mentioned that everything goes in her mouth these days? It makes me laugh.

And she loves blowing bubbles. And her bumbo.

And my moment of happiness- I got a new camera lens, which means these were all straight unedited from the camera (except the two black and white) huzzah!!

PS. Thank you Sister Leonard for the beautiful outfit and hair bow... so beautiful!

maggie baby

2010-03-15T11:31:00.000-07:00

Two people I talk to everyday: Maggie and my mom.

They say you always end up becoming like your mother, I hope it is true.
I have a lot to live up to :)

P.S. Isn't Maggie getting big?

daddy's girl

2010-02-28T17:12:00.000-08:00

It is almost scary how much Maggie looks like Daniel. One of these days I will scan in his baby picture so you can see how similar they look. But here is a little proof that Maggie and Daniel are similar- their natural mohawk. In the morning Daniel has a natural mohawk, and Maggie sports one 24/7... so I thought it would be fun to put the two of them together!

I realized there are hardly any pictures of Maggie with me... So here are some family shots.

and just fyi.. these pictures are a few weeks old. We haven't taken any pictures the past few weeks because Maggie and I have been sick. Daniel has been taking care of us. Soon we should be up and running so we can take more pictures of our little chubster :)

the magster with family

2010-02-28T16:46:00.000-08:00

I love that fat face.
These are pictures from Maggie's baby blessing with all the family here.. Here are a few candid photos I shot :)

Really? I mean really?

2010-02-24T19:14:00.001-08:00

I have been meaning to post these for awhile. So ridiculous, it makes me laugh.

Please make sure and read the small print on these... so silly.

Thank heavens I was born now.

Oh Baby.

2010-02-04T21:16:00.000-08:00

We had Maggie's Baby Blessing on Sunday. It was beautiful and simple.

The dress is a very special story- one of those tender mercies of the Lord. To sum it up- my Aunt Cherie bought it in Riberiao Preto, Brasil before I was born , I wore it when I was blessed, I served my mission in that same city Riberiao Preto, Brasil..Amazing huh? So we thought we would bless little Maggie in it.

Our happy little baby- I finally got some pictures of her smiling!

A Beuatiful day for our beautiful little girl (who still sports a mohawk.. it won't go any other way.)

Dear World

2010-02-04T19:59:00.000-08:00

My mom has been slacking in keeping up the blog, so I will fill in for her. She has been super busy taking care of me (muahaha) and working while I sleep. But here is what I have been up to lately:

Trying on christmas hats, and outfits.

Making lots of new friends- Natalie & Sara (I already know her!)

I liked aunt Jamie.
And Aunt Brittany and Aunt Joojie...
I met my Dad's old college roomates, and they have some cute boys... for when I am older. I couldn't help but check them out though... We were suppose to look forward?
I looove Aunt Anna.

I also took my first trip down to San Diego for New Years- and got to play with Aunt Charity while my parents went to the temple.

I met lots of new friends down there too- Becca...
Jen (she had a tasty shirt!)

And I really liked playing with my almost cousin Beckett, even though I didn't like sitting up, He tried to help me.

I hung out with Aunt Charity and Aunt Ali (she's a crazy one!)
And met my Great Grandma Doris, and my Great Grandma and Grandpa Walker. They are really fun!
I love Nona and Papa.

I went my first time to the beach- which was so fun, but I fell asleep watching Dad surf.

Well I think that about fills you in... I should post pictures of my baby blessing, but I am tired. Time to eat- how should I get my mom's attention? I've got it....

happiness is...

2009-12-17T22:05:00.000-08:00

Since I didn't make a thanksgiving post- this is a holiday post to catch up for that. It has been a great last month- and here is why.

Happiness is...

...seeing rolls appear in new places.

...her funny faces.

...having her fall asleep on me.

...her chubby cheeks, and her smiles and laughs when she sleeps.

...her cute outfits.

...her blue, blue eyes.

...watching her double chin grow

...spending time with family.

...happiness is being parents.

Our Little Burkling

2009-11-24T08:18:00.001-08:00

Announcing the birth of Margaret Naomi Burk. She was born on November 17th, at 5:41 PM. She weighed in at 7 lbs, 9 ounces, and 20 inches long. She has long, dark brown hair, blue eyes, and a dimple on her right cheek. She hates getting her diaper changed, loves getting her hair washed and combed, loves sleeping on Mom’s chest at night, and loves to nurse. Did I mention that she already has a double chin? Pretty good for 2 and 1/2 weeks early!

4 days old... Ok so I love taking pictures, and now I have the cutest model...
Here is a prego picture 2 days before I had her:

It is really difficult to put into words and describe the day of her birth. It was the most difficult but also the most rewarding and the most beautiful days of my life. I had spent a lot of time researching the best way to bring her into the world- and had come to the conclusion that I wanted to go natural. I have had enough surgeries… and really wanted to avoid anything that might make it more possible to have a C-section. As I read and studied about epidurals and petosin, I was horrified at the effect that it had on the baby, and on labor in general. (A great documentary to watch if you are interested in this is The Business of Birth) I learned that these medical “helps” many time lead to an unwanted c-section- because they both lengthen, and intensify labor- leading to fetal distress…etc, etc. I could go on for paragraphs about this- but anyhow I felt that for me – I really needed to go natural. I do realize that everyone is different- and so for many people, and epidural might be the best option… but for me- I just had this gut feeling that I needed to go natural.

An hour or so after her birth...Dan picked out her bow.

In preparation for this labor- I spent a bit of time reading and studying the Hypnobirthing method and the Bradley method. I also spent a great deal of time doing pre-natal yoga- all of which made a huge difference in my labor. (essentially they deal with getting into a relaxed state so your body can labor without fear- which tightens your muscles and makes labor more painful and more difficult) I also had a Doula to help me during my birth (a Doula is like a birthing coach who is there your whole labor to guide you in different positions, massage and apply pressure, and just help be your advocate for a better labor)

But even with this preparation, my labor was a very intense 18 hours- and I progressed slowly. There were many times that I wanted sooo badly to take that epidural- but thankfully with my great support team, (Daniel, My mom, My doula Sarah, my friend Brittany, and my awesome midwife) I was able to keep going and stick to my birth plan. I walked around, got in and out of a birthing tub, used a birthing ball… and just tried to stay relaxed and calm. Finally after 16 hours of labor I was only to a 6.5…. and so my midwife decided to break my water…. And Maggie was born two hours later-. Those two hours were excruciatingly intense, and I was so focused that it all kind of seems like a haze now- but I pushed for 15 minutes, and she was out, very alert, and very calm….

Those are the details of the labor- but it is impossible to describe all the emotion that I felt. It was one of the most spiritual experiences I have ever had- it was so fulfilling and just so rewarding to be able to go through this process.

Moments after birth...
I was so glad my Mom was able to be there- Yay for flights!!
Nonna Bev with Maggie.
My Midwife Kathryn, a few minutes after birth.
After our first nurse..
Daniel in the Nursery with her.

My great labor support team- Brittany on the left, my Doula Sarah on the right.

5 Days Old.

She loves Daniel's voice.

She was born one 8 days before our year anniversary... what a crazy year!

The cutest little model in the world!

So there you have a little bit of my birth story. It still feels inadequate to describe that day, but I suppose it will have to do :)

lost count

2009-09-30T09:22:00.000-07:00

I have decided that I love the third trimester. This has come as a relief, because I HATED the first two trimesters. I am sorry to be negative- but honestly, I was feeling like I was growing more of a large tapeworm from Brasil rather than a baby. I didn't know it was possible to throw up so many times. But I guess with suffering grows love, right? And let me tell you, I am quite attached to little Maggie already.

Here I am at ..... something weeks. I don't know, I lost count. It doesn't even help to count months because the whole idea of being pregnant for 9 months is wrong... its actually longer.. almost 10 months.... so let me just tell you my due date: December fourth. This last part has really gone fast, and I think the rest of it will go even faster. (please excuse poor quality of photo..)

Here are some funny things I have found about my pregnancy:

1. First 2 trimesters I LOVED baked potatoes, spaghetti, coca cola, mexican food, and scrambled eggs. Actually, eggs any old way... and that was about it. Any other food- including water- made me sick.

2. In deadly revenge from not having consumed any sugar for 6 months- right now I cannot get enough of chocolate. I have never craved chocolate like this in my life. Oh that and frozen waffles. Thankfully, I have returned to eating curry as well (my staple dish!)

3. Maggie has the hiccups all the time. At least once or twice a day, for about 10-15 minutes. It is quite funny, but I feel bad for her- she is so little and it seems to shake her whole body. I guess she takes after me.. we all know I have a problem with hiccups.

4. My already bad memory seems to have gotten worse. I forget things even more often than usual, which is scary. For example... I can't remember what else I was going to write about on this post. I only made it to point four... I was pretty sure there were other things.

There you have it. There isn't any more. Well, anymore that I can remember...

tetons and baja

2009-09-22T19:21:00.000-07:00

I guess I am catching up on my summer posts. Here are some family pictures from this summer-especially featuring Sheralie's family.

Monroe Clan by Yellowstone lake.

Mr. Jeffrey on the boat- quite a happy kid.
Laird loved driving with my Dad.
The Whole crew who went white water river rafting on the Snake river. I passed- thinking that I was quite nautious on dry ground, and I didn't think others would appreciate me throwing up the whole time :) Jeffrey was quite courageous- Laird did not go, you can see he has his blanky which would not have made the voyage either....Did I mention Laird's love for weapons? Sheralie told me he recently named all of the kitchen knives (The weapon knife, the mango knife, the hunting knife... what a kid)I love this shot. Pete was quite patient getting Lucy to eat her yogurt.
I tried to teach Jeffrey about the dam... I didn't have too much to tell him, where is my engineering husband to explain practical things. I only know fonts...
Lucy on the boat... probably the happiest she was the whole trip.
This is more of how Lucy was the whole trip....

Baja...yum.

So yes, I feel like everyone is caught up on our summer... now that it is finally the end of September.

indiana pictures

2009-09-18T12:20:00.000-07:00

In august we spent a week with the Dan's family in Indiana. It was lots of fun, we swam in Lake Michigan (as it turns out not Michigan lake...) looked at Amish people, went to some baseball games (yay!) and just had a great time.

Jonah and James (cute nephews)

Jared (who looked so cute with all this food on his mouth) and Kailey

Dan was the king of sandcastles and finally convinced me that Lake Michigan can have waves (although very tiny ones)

There were mudpits which I did not visit... but still got attacked

We saw the Cubs and the White Sox... I was so happy to get my summer baseball fix.

We also visited Aunt Mary who is 101... Incredible Lady- isn't she lovely?

Daniels parents- Bart & Judy. Thank you for hosting us!

feeling a little domestic are we?

2009-09-10T15:46:00.000-07:00

Maybe its the nesting urge... maybe its the fact that I have finally felt healthy the last month... or maybe its the fact that I am home all day long working... and about 2 PM on some days I feel like I can't possibly think of another creative idea...

But anyways, with all of these things going on, somehow, I have started becoming more domestic. Its been little by little- I started a goal to do something each day (to keep myself from going insane) At first it was cleaning my house... going through piles that have just sat there...then organizing addresses... and then slowly, I started doing really crazy things. Such as:

1. I made freezer jam. (peach-rasberry...) I can't brag too much about this.. I was in Idaho and my aunt and grandma taught me... Freezer jam is the best! Its EASY. You just mash, mix, add sugar... done! Easier than cookies. (Pretty picture from Idaho this weekend:)

2. I canned!! I never thought this would happen. It was a lot of work. However, I loooove canned peaches, so I thought I would give it a go. It seems to have turned out alright... I only did half the peaches though... I only had enough energy to work on it an hour and half as it turns out.... so I have to finish tomorrow....or saturday... or just eat all of those fresh peaches. Its a toss up.

3. I made cookies and dinner today.. Lately it has been just dinner. I haven't been able to eat anything sweet this whole pregnancy- and I still have to be careful. But this recipe is for healthy cookies without butter, without refined sugar or flour.... bananas, oats, almonds, coconut... chocolate of course... pretty tasty.

I am exhausted. Time to get back to work and do some design... just one last lovely pic from idaho from this weekend:

ps. I can't brag too much.... Just last night as I was feeling so proud for being domestic I spilled a TON of freezer jam all over my floor. That was a pain cleaning... Its hard to get on your hands and knees when you are 7 months pregnant.....

Because I missed Africa today.

2009-09-01T22:16:00.000-07:00

I have recently been reading a lot about Africa, ok let me rephrase that....( I always read a lot about Africa)

This summer I read a few more books about Africa that were just lovely. It made me miss Africa. Michael just got back from Mozambique and talking to him has reminded me a great deal of how much I loved being there.

Here are some quotes that I just loved from two of the books I read:

From the Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (which I highly recommend)

"If chained is where you have been, your arms will always bear the marks of the shackles. What you have to lose is your own story, your own slant. You'll look at the scars on your arms and see mere ugliness or you'll take great care to look away from them and see nothing. Either way, you have no words for the story of where you came from-we are our injuries as much as we are our successes"

"I took a deep breath and told myself that a woman anywhere on earth can understand another woman on a market day. Yet my eye could not decipher those vendors: they wrapped their heads in bright-colored cloths as cheerful as a party, but faced the world with permanent vile frowns. They slung back their heads in slit-eyed boredom while they did each other's hair into starbursts of astonished spikes. I was pale and wide-eyed as a fish. A fish in the dust of the marketplace, trying to swim, while all the other women calmly breathed in that atmosphere of overripe fruit, dried meat, sweat, and spices, infusing their lives with powers I feared." (page 88)

And from Finding Beauty in a Broken World,
by Terry Tempest Williams:

"What is real to me is the power of our awareness when we are focused on something beyond ourselves. It is a shaft of light shining in a dark corner. Our ability to shift our perceptions and seek creative alternatives to the conundrums of modernity is in direct proportion to our empathy. Can we imagine, witness, and ultimately feel the suffering of another?" (page 199)

"If you do violence to me, you do violence to yourself because we are all human beings." (page 228) (writing above the door of a church where many were killed in Rwanda)

I finally, a quote that I think sums up much of what I feel for Africa:

"If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will."
Mother Teresa

There you have it. Read about Africa- those books are great, as well as the best website of all: allafrica.com

(All pictures, except for first one from Yellowstone 2009, taken in Mozambique 2004)

almost 7 months!

2009-08-27T08:13:00.000-07:00

I am finally posting some prego pictures. Here is the picture you have been waiting for! At almost 7 months now....Here is that stunning profile, as promised:

Yes, Daniel doesn't show any of the wear of the pregnancy. Me on the other hand:

It's popping. Our little parasite kicks a lot. But we still love Miss Maggie. (Full name: Margaret Naomi)

goodbye to jamie

2009-08-21T10:57:00.000-07:00

this post is for my friend jamie- she was my roommate before our missions, then afterward before I got married... Jamie, Heidi and I have had some crazy times together-

The most hard core biker I have ever met.

She's the favorite on Monroe family trips.

She lives hard core. (Heidi is also the most hard core woman I know.)

She is willing to do crazy things with me.

We eat our weird healthy foods together... these gingerbread houses sat untouched for months.

She will dress up for no reason. Especially for murder mystery games.

She puts up with my throwing up and still hikes with me. Cheers to Jamie... I will miss you. Good luck in D.C.!

this and that

2009-08-18T13:02:00.000-07:00

why I haven't been blogging:

1. trip to tetons
2. throwing up
2. trip to san diego & baja
3. trip to chicago & indiana
4. throwing up
5. lots of work (yay! I am more faithful on my work blog!!)
6. throwing up

ok so really I know I have never been that great at blogging, so lets just say that 6 months of pregnancy throwing up ( I have thrown up in so many states now! hehe) and work all day on the computer makes me less apt to blog... but I know I am overdue on some pictures. Sadly, I don't have too many pictures of me from this summer... apparently I have been camera shy. But I do have a lot of amazing scenery pictures..... hundreds and hundreds actually. hehe. But I promise this afternoon I will make Brittany take a picture of me... we are making a seven peaks outing. huzzah!