tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304552612024-03-13T16:06:28.751-04:00ali loves curtisalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.comBlogger1076125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-2620971721259517922012-03-24T18:06:00.004-04:002012-03-25T12:51:25.621-04:00what's cooking<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6866033116/" title="kitchen by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6044/6866033116_c216bfcd21_o.jpg" alt="kitchen" height="369" width="550" /></a><br /><br />We moved into a new home at the beginning of the year. At the end of November, the kitchen looked like this. Then, mid-December, we tore a lot of it out. C worked his tail off readying it for us to move in, and we've been making weekly updates ever since. I like doing this stuff but am terribly indecisive/distracted and have given C "executive power" (OK, with limits) so he's pretty much the brains behind this operation, along with our buddy Lee who knows how to do just about everything.<br /><br />The kitchen has been 80% done for about a month and a half. And now, we're just waiting on one light fixture to feel like we're getting closer to done.<br /><br />It's starting to feel like home, around here.<br /><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-50779536734778520722011-12-25T22:34:00.002-05:002011-12-25T22:40:31.186-05:00glad tidings<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6572714045/" title="2011 family christmas box resize a by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6572714045_6768a552b8_o.jpg" width="540" height="414" alt="2011 family christmas box resize a"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">From our party of four.<br /></div><br /><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-78974692727064048842011-12-24T23:15:00.001-05:002011-12-25T23:19:38.510-05:00in & out<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6572879569/" title="nine months by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6572879569_74257844f9_o.jpg" alt="nine months" height="538" width="540" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My sidekick came early in the morning on December 12. We're in love.<br /></div><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-7226254772768192172011-12-10T22:16:00.005-05:002011-12-10T22:29:12.347-05:00watch me growI'm <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/12/07/life-at-39-weeks/">39+ weeks pregnant</a>, and contemplating carrying out an <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/12/08/to-be-induced-or-not-to-be-induced/">induction</a> I have scheduled for early next week. I might be too sissy (careful?) to go through with it. I'm currently going through <span style="font-style: italic;">another</span> bout of false labor ... unless something really exciting begins to happen. Send me your positive vibes.<br /><br />In the meantime, I can't believe how big I am!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/5979714654/" title="19 weeks ac by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6138/5979714654_fb14414853_o.jpg" alt="19 weeks ac" height="368" width="550" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">19 weeks<br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6060510950/" title="22 weeks 2011 ac web by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6087/6060510950_dea4201634_o.jpg" alt="22 weeks 2011 ac web" height="365" width="550" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">22 weeks<br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6097792340/" title="24 weeks 2011 (web) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6124/6097792340_760e14b500_o.jpg" alt="24 weeks 2011 (web)" height="348" width="550" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">24 weeks<br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6173663944/" title="28 weeks 2011 (webac) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6176/6173663944_67d533d38f_o.jpg" alt="28 weeks 2011 (webac)" height="373" width="550" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">28 weeks<br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6490217577/" title="34 weeks 2011 (webac) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6490217577_0820ea4ed8_o.jpg" alt="34 weeks 2011 (webac)" height="365" width="550" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">34 weeks<br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6490217629/" title="39 weeks 2011 (webac) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6490217629_eb38eedf66_o.jpg" alt="39 weeks 2011 (webac)" height="380" width="550" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">39 weeks<br /></div>alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-5724485926228699482011-10-24T15:58:00.004-04:002011-10-24T16:43:36.268-04:00seeing starsI'm trying not to start over with a nursery for baby girl. Instead, the plan is to girl-up O's room. (Not too hard, considering the color scheme is babyish ... some might even argue that it's girly. I prefer the former.) But if I was starting over, there's a strong possibility that stars would make a strong presence in her little room.<br /><br />To be honest, I haven't really had the time to do much of anything. I fear the second child is already neglected.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6277383259/" title="stars 3 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6117/6277383259_e5e8a2c7a8_o.jpg" width="545" height="499" alt="stars 3"></a><br /><br />I did a roundup of <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/29/starry-nursery-pieces/">favorite starry baby items</a> for Babble, and it remains one of my favorites. I love that<a href="http://namheenyc.com/"> stool</a>.<br /><br />Some of my other roundups:<br /><br />*<a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/10/22/fifteen-favorite-onesies/">Fifteen Favorite Onesies</a><br />*<a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/10/20/up-away-hot-air-balloon-nursery-picks/">Hot Air Balloon Nursery Picks</a><br />*<a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/10/19/10-really-cute-baby-diy-projects/">10 Really Cute Baby DIY Projects</a><br />*<a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/10/04/really-cute-and-really-free-baby-knits/">Really Cute (and Really Free!) Baby Knits</a><br /><br />And also, anyone in the market for <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/08/say-thanks-with-these-cute-cards/">baby thank-you cards</a>?<br /><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-75986779352791398622011-10-21T15:42:00.003-04:002011-10-21T16:08:52.854-04:00have you met ... olive's friend pop?The title of this post is a bit of an inside joke. My little O might have an imaginary friend. He frequently asks me, "Remember my friend, Duck?" I can't tell if this is an opening line to a two-year-old's joke, or if he really thinks he has a friend named Duck, and that I've met him/her.<br /><br />At any rate, I smiled when I came across this line of kid's clothing called <a href="http://www.olivesfriendpop.com/">Olive's Friend Pop</a>. It's really, really sweet ... and has a great name, too.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6267468830/" title="olive's friend pop 1 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6267468830_24cf0a3c76_o.jpg" alt="olive's friend pop 1" height="331" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6267468864/" title="olive's friend pop 2 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6240/6267468864_db9e1a45ce_o.jpg" alt="olive's friend pop 2" height="316" width="550" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Images from Olive's Friend Pop's <a href="http://www.olivesfriendpop.com/products/summer/2011/product-ada-a.php">S/S 2011</a> and <a href="http://www.olivesfriendpop.com/products/winter/2011/product-kitty-a.php">A/W 2011</a> collections.</span><br /><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-34199139035058674562011-09-24T15:05:00.002-04:002011-09-24T15:11:38.780-04:00wholly wraps<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6178851554/" title="wrap 1 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6164/6178851554_c385746368_o.jpg" alt="wrap 1" height="367" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6178851216/" title="wrap 2 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6164/6178851216_5617e85e16_o.jpg" alt="wrap 2" height="367" width="550" /></a><br /><br />Hand-printed shawls pretty enough to hang as art, by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mengly">Wholly Aesthetics/Mengly</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/31854942/wrap-me-up-colorful-polka">Colorful polka</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/31854581/wrap-me-up-colorful-yellow">colorful yellow</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/230721464/">Kadie's pin</a>.</span><br /><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-69149059773943301182011-09-23T10:10:00.004-04:002011-09-23T11:20:19.709-04:00friday already?<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6173663944/" title="28 weeks 2011 (webac) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6176/6173663944_67d533d38f_o.jpg" alt="28 weeks 2011 (webac)" height="373" width="550" /></a><br /><br />How did it get to be Friday already? <span style="font-style: italic;">So much to do, so little time.</span> I'll be packing moving boxes today and throughout the weekend. I hope your plans are more fun than that. Don't be surprised if you find me living in a moo moo-like maxi dress all weekend long.<br /><br />Here are <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/author/alismith/">my Babble posts</a> this week. I think you'll like:<br /><br />*I had hopes of practicing <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/19/dos-and-donts-of-pregnancy-fitness-focus-on-do/">pregnancy fitness</a> this week. Does packing up count?<br />*Am I the only one who thinks these <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/20/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-childbirth-teaching-posters/">instructional childbirth posters</a> are a little weird?<br />*Documenting pregnancy with <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/21/baby-shoes-mommy-shoes/">mommy and baby shoes</a>.<br />*I'm <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/23/life-at-28-weeks/">28 weeks pregnant</a>, and officially third trimester material. Eeeek.<br /><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-85836858587555972662011-09-16T15:49:00.003-04:002011-09-16T23:32:04.635-04:00friday, and stressed<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6153916268/" title="jessica todd harper by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6153916268_c90a27e2bf_o.jpg" alt="jessica todd harper" height="442" width="550" /></a><br /><br />Operation: Meltdown might be under way in my house. I am doing the best I can to avoid it, but it just might be inevitable. And did I mention that I'm pregnant and in an seemingly-eternal state of emotional turmoil? Anyway. I know I have much to be happy about, but I'm having the kind of week that is making me forget that.<br /><br />I love photography by <a href="http://www.jessicatoddharper.com/">Jessica Todd Harper</a>. Isn't the above photo perfect in the most raw and real and beautiful way? It is a reminder that all is good, and it is good to live in the present.<br /><br />I'm also blogging about my pregnancy at <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/author/alismith/">Babble</a>. Please read!<br /><br />*I would love to be hard-core enough to do a true <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/12/fertility-diet-anyone/">fertility diet</a>, regardless of fertility levels.<br />*My idea (reality) of a <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/13/a-good-day-in-the-life-of-26-week-pregnant-me/">day off at 26 weeks pregnant</a>.<br />*<a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/14/clever-baby-announcements/">Cute and clever birth announcements</a>! I want.<br />*My <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/15/my-baby-name-story-and-ten-more/">baby name story</a>, plus a handful more.<br />*I'm craving and craving and <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/16/current-cravings-and-how-i-try-to-conquer-them/">craving</a>.<br />*I'm <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/09/16/babes-in-stripes/">seeing stripes</a> ... on babies.<br /><a href="http://www.jessicatoddharper.com/new_work_8.html"><br /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://www.jessicatoddharper.com/new_work_8.html">Photograph by Jessica Todd Harper</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mrswhittaylor/">Whitney's</a> pin.</span><br /><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-84364048795233184722011-09-14T10:44:00.004-04:002011-09-14T11:05:38.078-04:00sessun, behind the scenes<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6146839253/" title="sessun 5 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6146839253_854e78725e_o.jpg" alt="sessun 5" height="366" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6146839111/" title="sessun 1 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6088/6146839111_27061fb673_o.jpg" alt="sessun 1" height="366" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6146839171/" title="sessun 2 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6065/6146839171_62c3a14603_o.jpg" alt="sessun 2" height="366" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6146839191/" title="sessun 3 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6072/6146839191_43349388e4_o.jpg" alt="sessun 3" height="366" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6147387632/" title="sessun 4 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6180/6147387632_f79fb58e4e_o.jpg" alt="sessun 4" height="366" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6146839275/" title="sessun 6 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/6146839275_598b209605_o.jpg" alt="sessun 6" height="413" width="550" /></a><br /><br />Lovely behind-the-scenes shots of <a href="http://www.sessun.com/">Sessun's Autumn-Hiver 2011/2012 lookbook</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150289278316472.334084.31369866471&type=1">catalog</a>--which is also something to behold. I love the autumn colors and rich lighting. See more <a href="http://blog.sessun.com/2011/09/dans-les-coulisses-2-2/">here</a>.<br /><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-81157499416966579182011-09-13T14:19:00.002-04:002012-12-09T00:44:26.267-05:00dear utah<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6144255533/" title="dear utah by ali loves, on Flickr"><img alt="dear utah" height="256" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6144255533_2ef6a3cca5_o.jpg" width="550" /></a><br />
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Zara is trying to sneak its way into our American hearts with a collection of artistic photographs of each of the 50 states in its series, <a href="http://dearamerica.zara.com/">Dear America</a>. I think it's working.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://dearamerica.zara.com/index.php?t=Dear+Utah+by+Nich+Hance+McElroy&id=3&img=img%2Ffb%2Futah.jpg&utm_source=dearamericashare&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=Utah&utm_campaign=dearamerica">Dear Utah</a> photograph by <a href="http://nhmcelroy.com/home.html">Nich Hance McElroy</a></span><br />
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.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-1776299942549866022011-09-03T10:30:00.002-04:002011-09-03T13:19:55.637-04:00miniature knits<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6109695286/" title="miniature by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6080/6109695286_1c00049b7a_o.jpg" alt="miniature" height="699" width="550" /></a>
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<br />These mini costumes, knit by hand at the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheMiniatureKnitShop">Miniature Knit Shop</a>, are some of the cutest things I have ever seen. A bit of an investment, to be sure, but very detailed and special.
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<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48919877/handmade-knitted-strawberry-babygrow">Strawberry</a>
<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/37818961/handmade-knitted-sailor-babygrow-onesie">Sailor</a>
<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/37758902/handmade-knitted-cowboy-babygrow-onesie">Cowboy</a>
<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/37782089/handmade-knitted-royal-guard-babygrow">Royal Guard</a>
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<br />And did you see the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55745323/handmade-knitted-mermaid-sleeping-bag"><span style="font-style: italic;">mermaid?</span></a>
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<br />alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-1300558139073724942011-08-30T15:44:00.003-04:002011-08-30T15:48:52.814-04:0024 weeks along<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6097791518/" title="24 weeks 2011 a (web) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6135/6097791518_059c11b4c4_o.jpg" alt="24 weeks 2011 a (web)" height="328" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6097792340/" title="24 weeks 2011 (web) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6124/6097792340_760e14b500_o.jpg" alt="24 weeks 2011 (web)" height="348" width="550" /></a>
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<br />So, does this mean I'm six months pregnant? Here are some <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/30/life-at-24-weeks/">little details and things</a> and a glance at how my days (and my belly) are shaping up.
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<br />alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-69343485061804585442011-08-29T16:58:00.002-04:002011-08-29T17:36:21.175-04:00serenity<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6093916215/" title="august c (web) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6093916215_2d844c169f_o.jpg" alt="august c (web)" height="395" width="550" /></a>
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<br />With an earthquake and hurricane, last week was a little bumpy. I also found myself quite homesick, wishing I was in Salt Lake City to give a big hug to a dear friend. Actually, I'm still wishing for that, but I think it will be too difficult to pull off.
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<br />At any rate, wouldn't it be nice to step into the above photo, for just a moment? I'm wondering how that beach at Nags Head, North Carolina, weathered the storm. And worrying about how people I love are weathering their own storms.
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<br />Here are links to my Babble posts last week. I hope you'll like them.
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<br />*How I might put <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/22/a-designer-inspired-nursery-for-less/">Missoni to work in my nursery</a>.
<br />*I wouldn't mind an entire blog dedicated to <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/22/maternity-street-style-from-refinery-29/">maternity street style</a>.
<br />*I've got a thing for <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/24/rock-a-bye-baby/">suspended cradles</a>.
<br />*This shop on Etsy has some <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/24/etsy-favorites-8-cute-dresses-from-jules-ford-maternity/">great maternity dresses</a>.
<br />*I like that Novogratz family, and their <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/26/the-novogratz-name-game/">names</a>.
<br />*This <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/26/etsy-favorites-stylish-separates-from-est-moda/">maternity blazer</a> is pretty sharp. This stuff looks tailor-made.
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<br />alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-59544225742905506342011-08-22T09:44:00.000-04:002011-08-22T10:45:10.034-04:00ice cream card<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6061326922/" title="yellow owl workshop by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6061326922_0f199e7c28_o.jpg" alt="yellow owl workshop" height="368" width="550" /></a>
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<br />Today I saw <a href="http://www.yellowowlworkshop.com/thankyou.html">this card</a> at <a href="http://www.mongrelonline.com/">Mongrel</a>, and I wanted it. Maybe to frame.
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<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Thank you card by </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.yellowowlworkshop.com/index.html">Yellow Owl Workshop</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >.</span>
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<br />alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-29043205709491695942011-08-19T18:17:00.002-04:002011-08-19T21:16:02.880-04:00friday and pregnant<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6060510950/" title="22 weeks 2011 ac web by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6087/6060510950_dea4201634_o.jpg" alt="22 weeks 2011 ac web" height="365" width="550" /></a>
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<br />I think I'm 23 weeks pregnant, but here I am at 22 weeks. I can't help but look down (and/or play with my necklace) when my picture is taken. Harumph.
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<br />Here are my posts from Babble this week. Check 'em out!
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<br />*The low-down on the price of <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/15/my-less-than-1000-nursery/">one baby nursery</a>, which happens to be mine.
<br />*Maybe I'll be a convert to <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/16/little-bows-for-littlest-girls/">baby bows</a>, after all. These are itty bitty.
<br />*I'm good at compartmentalizing, but I'm a little <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/17/the-post-ive-been-avoiding-placenta-what/">worried about my placenta</a>.
<br />*Land of Nod signed on some great artists for their <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/17/new-nursery-art-from-land-of-nod/">latest wall art collection</a>.
<br />*Get 40% off <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/18/rosie-pope-maternity-semi-annual-sale-on-now/">Rosie Pope Maternity</a> right now.
<br />*I'm definitely <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/19/the-difference-three-weeks-make/">bigger than I was last time</a> at 22 weeks, but I feel good about it.
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<br />alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-13055394678315236092011-08-17T12:17:00.002-04:002011-08-17T12:24:57.387-04:00o's nursery<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/3453741162/" title="oscar's nursery ... not quite finished by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3453741162_3bb76672f8_o.jpg" alt="oscar's nursery ... not quite finished" height="696" width="500" /></a>
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<br />I put together a little post about how O's nursery came together, all new and nearly all included, for under $1,000.
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<br />See it <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/15/my-less-than-1000-nursery/">here</a>.
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<br />alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-76983877204222718232011-08-16T13:58:00.004-04:002011-08-16T14:05:18.612-04:00charlie and lola<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kBgPIcfxhYk" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="550"></iframe>
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<br />Anyone else think <a href="http://www.charlieandlola.com/">Charlie and Lola</a> is absolutely the cutest show for kids? I have a special love for Charlie, in particular. He is the best big brother eva.
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Bring it back, Disney Channel. (It used to be on around 6 a.m. on Saturdays, but now I can't find it.)</span>
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<br />alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-20306270463265393592011-08-12T21:53:00.000-04:002011-08-16T14:06:51.788-04:00friday is hereLast Friday I was laying on a beach in North Carolina with all my favorite people, underneath an umbrella whose colors reminded me of an ice cream shop. I was also looking a bit like a bloated after-dinner mint, in my green suit. (Yes, everything reminds me of food.) I would do just about anything to be there again, but luckily I still have one sister and niece here with me, and that is everything.
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<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6034173860/" title="august a (web) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6197/6034173860_ff7a32f896_o.jpg" alt="august a (web)" height="413" width="550"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6034174312/" title="august b (web) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6034174312_326c24e568_o.jpg" alt="august b (web)" height="413" width="550"></a>
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<br />I save a lot of blogging for Babble. I think you'll like these:
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<br />*I can't put my granny squares together, so maybe I'll buy one of <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/09/15-cute-and-colorful-baby-afghans/">these cute afghans</a>.
<br />*I love, love, love <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/10/an-ode-to-my-diaper-bag-why-i-want-another-just-like-it/">my diaper bag</a>. And a true diaper bag, it is.
<br />*I can't make any decisions regarding crib bumpers, but <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/11/to-bumper-or-not-to-bumper-these-styles-are-tempting/">these are my favorites</a>.
<br />*I don't like to sound dramatic, but I feel a little like <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/11/my-last-baby-girl-and-my-first/">I lost a girl</a> and gained a girl in a matter of hours.
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<br />alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-30655550817449389132011-08-11T17:21:00.002-04:002011-08-11T17:22:25.285-04:00Famous the Doggie<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6033014273/" title="famous farewell by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/6033014273_e6ac6b470d_o.jpg" width="550" height="367" alt="famous farewell"></a>
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<br />Two Fridays ago, right after we found out we'd be having a girl, we had to let go of our baby sister, Miss Famous. It was very sad and hard, especially for my mom. She was part of our lives for 11 years and I doubt there will ever be another like her.
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<br />I wrote a little bit about it <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/11/my-last-baby-girl-and-my-first/">here</a>.
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<br />alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-85692988652961532262011-08-10T13:32:00.004-04:002011-08-10T13:58:41.739-04:00max kozloff<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Kozloff">Max Kozloff</a> is a Chicago-born modern art critic. He ventured to New York at the middle of the century where he became writer, editor and later, <a href="http://www.higherpictures.com/News.aspx?id=120">photographer</a>. I think he accomplished everything I might have liked to, if I were a photographer: I admire the colors, the faded tones, the subject matter, the humor, and mostly what they accomplish in telling a story.
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<br />Most of the following are from his "New York Means Business" exhibit, highlighting window displays in New York City in the late '70s and early '80s. See more at <a href="http://higherpictures.com/artists/Max_Kozloff/">Higher Pictures</a>.
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<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6029317355/" title="mk 1 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6128/6029317355_2642f64017_o.jpg" alt="mk 1" height="367" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6029317385/" title="mk 2 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6029317385_7802e51778_o.jpg" alt="mk 2" height="362" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6029317461/" title="mk 3 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6029317461_c727a6fa3d_o.jpg" alt="mk 3" height="364" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6029872348/" title="mk 4 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6201/6029872348_f0bb035ab6_o.jpg" alt="mk 4" height="364" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6029872462/" title="mk 5 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/6029872462_626593e842_o.jpg" alt="mk 5" height="364" width="550" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image source:</span> All by Max Kozloff via <a href="http://www.higherpictures.com/">Higher Pictures</a></span>
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<br />Via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/48916775/">Kim's pin</a>.</span>
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<br />alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-75752916216827342432011-08-08T15:39:00.002-04:002011-08-08T15:56:02.197-04:00thinking pink<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6022672957/" title="pink 1 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/6022672957_acfc73e4f0_o.jpg" alt="pink 1" height="367" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6023229306/" title="pink 2 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6023229306_ef3bf80dd9_o.jpg" alt="pink 2" height="400" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6022673087/" title="pink 3 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/6022673087_3b7f5f341c_o.jpg" alt="pink 3" height="366" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/6022673177/" title="pink 4 by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6142/6022673177_e25da1ac53_o.jpg" alt="pink 4" height="752" width="550" /></a>
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<br />I've been thinking pink lately. (Maybe we knew she was a girl, even <a href="http://alilovescurtis.blogspot.com/2011/07/pink.html">back then</a>.) I don't think I give this color enough credit.
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<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Image sources, top to bottom: By <a href="http://blog.krisatomic.com/?p=1251&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+krisatomic+%28KRISATOMIC%29">Kris Atomic</a>, <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/52332808/">Shirley McClaine in "What a Way to Go," 1964</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/katiesheltonphotography/3967763378/">"My Turntable is Happy"</a> by Skunkboy Creatures, fashion pic via <a href="http://www.theyallhateus.com/">They All Hate Us</a>.</span>
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<br />Aaaand, an update on my <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/author/alismith/">Babble posts</a> last week:
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<br />*The run-down on making our <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/07/31/our-big-little-announcement-boy-or-girl/">big, little announcement</a>.
<br />*<a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/01/baby-get-your-ghan/">Nurseries with crochet details</a> are all the rage.
<br />*I really do like the looks of <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/02/a-classic-green-and-gray-gender-reveal-party/">this gender-reveal party</a>. Wish I held one, with lots of friends to invite.
<br />*Thinking about <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/08/03/a-booster-reminder-and-thinking-about-natalie/">Natalie and her experience with Pertussis</a> still makes me cry.
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<br />alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-72251673019993786452011-08-01T07:30:00.000-04:002011-08-01T08:25:14.181-04:00pinkish<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/5996200845/" title="july 31 a (web) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6004/5996200845_7415446d6d_o.jpg" alt="july 31 a (web)" height="368" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/5996755192/" title="july 31 b (web) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6126/5996755192_336864a1be_o.jpg" alt="july 31 b (web)" height="368" width="550" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/5996755922/" title="july d (web) by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6136/5996755922_7c70dd223a_o.jpg" alt="july d (web)" height="368" width="550" /></a><br /><br />We <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/07/31/our-big-little-announcement-boy-or-girl/">shared news</a> of our baby's gender on a family beach vacation. Any guesses? :)<br /><br />We're thrilled, and holy smokes this baby is going to be here before I know it.<br /><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-13376383760482163312011-07-26T19:15:00.002-04:002011-07-26T19:25:55.996-04:0019 weeks<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/5979714654/" title="19 weeks ac by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6138/5979714654_fb14414853_o.jpg" alt="19 weeks ac" height="368" width="550" /></a><br /><br />I'm actually <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/07/26/half-way-there/">20 weeks</a> pregnant today. But here I am at <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/07/22/then-and-now/">19 weeks</a>, waiting for this belly to really go pop.<br /><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30455261.post-17744818577878785942011-07-25T10:49:00.001-04:002011-07-25T10:50:59.464-04:00colour blocking<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/5973881689/" title="topshop colour block by ali loves, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/5973881689_c57896bc47_o.jpg" alt="topshop colour block" height="285" width="550" /></a><br /><br />I like colour blocking as done by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.flickr.com/photos/alipluscurtis/5973881689/%22%20title=%22topshop%20colour%20block%20by%20ali%20loves,%20on%20Flickr%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/5973881689_c57896bc47_o.jpg%22%20width=%22550%22%20height=%22285%22%20alt=%22topshop%20colour%20block%22%3E%3C/a%3E">Topshop</a>. Guess which dress is my favorite.<br /><br />.alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257905825465695129noreply@blogger.com10