DOUGLAS = USA GOLD

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I am on the bandwagon. Last night while the hubs snored in slumberland beside me (yes, he snores - although he will definitely tell you differently) I finally watched the Women's Olympic Gymnastic finals and the USA team win GOLD! Let me just say, I am in loooooove with that little Gabby Douglas. Maybe I feel enamored by her because she is from my hometown? Maybe it's because I want my little lovie to grow up to be just like her?  Her positivity and determination is an inspiration. And she is a beauty to watch perform. Overall, I am loving the Olympics this time around. More so than ever before. I can't get enough of the diving, swimming, rowing, and of course little Miss. Gabby Douglas. Go USA!

Another go 'round

Well, as expected, I have been terrible at keeping a blog. Our lives have changed so much in the past few months I don't even know where to begin on all of the past updates so I'm starting fresh... I'm going to give it my best effort to keep this updated for Sean, our friends and family (near and far), and for myself. As a way to remember everything from the huge milestones to the mundane day to day of a mommy working full time with an adorable babe and hubs. Our life is a little bit crazy but always an adventure.

Why "for the love of S"? Well... in the past few years (3 to be exact) my life has been filled with great S things. Hubs name, my littlest lovie, SOS, and our last name. Some things I love: sailing, sewing, and living by the sea. This blog will be about my life and our lives together as a family. Let's just hope I can keep it up this time!

Just in time

29 years ago my mom walked down the aisle in a gorgeous Priscilla of Boston wedding gown and married my Dad, and in 46 days I plan on making a similar walk down an aisle in my own Priscilla of Boston wedding dress.

I was so excited when the bridal salon I purchased my dress from, Ava Clara Couture Bridal called to tell me my dress had finally arrived TODAY. I can't wait to go into the salon next week for my very first dress fitting since purchasing the dress several months ago.

It is with sadness that I also found out today that designer Priscilla of Boston, our designer, announced that after 65 years in business they have decided to retire the brand. I had always thought about preserving my wedding gown - the thought came into play when making the decision to purchase the dress that I ended up choosing. Now that I am having a little girl (although I would never push the idea of wearing my gown on her), and with the news that this very important designer will no longer be creating wedding gowns it is abundantly apparent that this is something that I am definitely going to do. I am more excited to wear my dress now then ever! And hope that one day my little girl might want to walk down the aisle in a Priscilla of Boston dress as well.

No more regular t-shirts

It's official. The belly has officially crossed into the "I can no longer wear t-shirts that I used to wear pre-pregnancy" anymore. I've got that white-trash belly shirt look going on where the belly peaks out between the pant line and the end of the T. Note: I have seen this on several occasions during monthly visits to my doctors office, it is ALWAYS unacceptable in public. I only rock the look when we're relaxing at home - Sean doesn't seem to mind Hell, he probably doesn't even notice. He has been pestering me about pictures of the growing bump though, to document this journey, so I will post some soon.

Wednesday I will be 6 months pregnant, so I guess this is what comes with the territory.

On another note, wedding invites went out last week, pre "Hurricane Irene". Hope everyone got a dry invite. :) This means we are getting oh so close to our wedding day. Still so much to do.

Paint love, crib love, BABY LOVE!

I imagine it will only be moments, if it hasn't happened already, that anyone that reads this is going to be over hearing about how in love with Baby S. I already am. I can't help myself. I bet every soon to be mommy would agree that the morning/all day sickness, weight gain which makes none of your clothes fit, and sudden acne outbreaks suck suck suck... but picturing the moment you get to sqeeze + kiss your little one makes up for it all. For me... the decorating is making up for it all. It's my salvation from the craziness that is currently my life. I can throw on some yoga pants and a t-shirt, grab the laptop, and shop Etsy until my heart is content. Every day on my way home from work I call Sean and it's like Christmas... more packages have arrived. Yesterday it was Baby S.'s crib! Yay! Sean has been such an amazing helper. He finished painting her room already and moved almost everything out of it into the spare room (which is currently a disaster of mostly my stuff that needs to be gone through b/c he already went through his junk) Now we get to set up the crib and I will get to start the decorating madness! Yay!

Nursery love

I am having the greatest time planning for the Baby's nursery. Ever since I found out we are having a girl my main focus has been getting things to fill this magical baby room. I'd venture to say I am mildly obsessed with making this the perfect room for my little girl. For now we are keeping the details under wraps, but here is a sneak peak at one of the many treasures I have picked up!

Long time, no write. No surprise

As expected, I was as bad at blogging as I promised myself I wouldn't be. Can you make a mid-year resolution? Mine would be to be better at writing here. Small notes, updating photos, etc. I initially tried to look at this as a way to keep track of my life then my life got so unexpectedly crazy I forgot this was supposed to be the forum to keep everything together. So a few quick updates...

1. I'm getting married! October 16, 2011 is the "big day"! I initially loved everything that had to do with planning our perfect wedding until real life took over and I realized you couldn't just quit your job to plan your wedding. So lucky for me, I was introduced to the second love of my life, Jill Brown, my fabulous wedding planner who has helped make my life a million times easier. Plus she makes delicious cupcakes! So obviously, we were a match made in delicious dessert heaven from the word go.

2. We recently found out we are adding a baby girl to our family, also due to make her appearance in 2011. Seriously? Could our lives be any crazier right now? So I immediately switched from wedding planning mode to baby EVERYTHING! (insert Jill here) - we still have a wedding to plan. oops! I am so in love with this baby girl already. I am in the process of bankrupting us on Etsy with things to decorate her nursery, hair bows, etc. At first we had talked about not finding out the gender. It was definitely more me than Sean. I wanted to be surprised, but Sean was convinced we needed to find out. So from the moment we decided to find out I have been obsessed with it. And obsessed with everything girly! Ask anyone who knew and they will tell you all I wanted was a little girl. Everyone responds with the politically correct answer "all you want is a healthy baby", and I would always add "GIRL" at the end, a healthy baby girl! lol. Well I got my wish, and in December we will get to love on her and spoil her like crazy! Sean is nervous for our bank account already! :)

So between working full time, planning a wedding, and fitting in baby doc appointments, our life is nuts. I can't believe I'm going to be a mommy! love!