If you've checked the blog lately, you're probably seeing that there's a whole new look to Veronika's Blushing. I've been blogging for nearly 6 years (6!!!) and I finally felt it was time to take the plunge and move to Wordpress so I could have more control over the look and functionality of the site. Mainly, I wanted to make it easier to navigate ...
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Happy Mother’s Day + Baby #2!
Happy Mother's Day to all of my wonderful readers! May is always a huge month of celebration for us--- our wedding anniversary is May 9th, then comes Mother's Day and Harper's and my birthday at the end of the month. Mother's Day is extra special this year because we are expecting another baby--- a sweet baby BOY--- due in October!!! (I will be 17 ...
Dallas Bound!
Happy Wednesday! Tonight I'll be packing for a trip to Dallas to attend the RewardStyle Conference! I was invited for the past couple of years to go, but the first year I was too nervous to go (which is silly) and the next I was like eight months pregnant, so I decided to skip it. I promised myself I would go this year (if I was invited) so I ...
Our Weekend…
To say that my long weekend didn't go as planned is an understatement… I got Thursday and Friday off of work for the extra evenings and weekends I worked recently and I was so excited to spend a long weekend with Harper since her daycare was closed all week for Spring break. We started our Thursday with a dental appointment (okay, not so fun, but ...
Friday Fun
I've been working some extended evenings and weekend hours lately, so I was able to take a comp day today to get a little break and spend some time with family. Kevin took a little time off in the morning too which was nice! We decided to go to the Houston Aquarium since Harper loved the Toronto one and the massive ones at Atlantis. I had ...
Austin Retreat
Happy (almost) Friday! I've had a little bit of a crazy work week that also involved a quick trip to Austin for our annual team retreat, so I thought I'd share a few snaps. Though we had two cold and rainy days in Austin, the trip was productive and we even squeezed in a little fun, starting our day with a scavenger hunt via Watson ...
One Year Postpartum
When you become a mother, you experience a ton of the things you had always hoped for and dreamed about and also many, many things you never expected. Thank goodness for friends both in real life and online who provided much-needed and appreciated advice both during pregnancy and after---it made some of those unexpected things a little easier ...
Our 4th of July!
Happy Independence Day! We started our day off today with coffee, breakfast, lots of play and too many books to count. After coffee, Harps and me went on a long walk in the neighborhood while Kevin went to workout. strollin' is serious business, y'all! Then I remembered I had this adorable headband from @shopislarose on IG and ...
Vacation Snapshots
I'm writing a quick post to share some of my most loved photos from our trip to Toronto. We really needed a little R&R after our first year as new parents so we're glad we stayed a little longer than we usually do. Plus, I loved the extra time with Harper…though it was tough to drop her of at daycare this morning after spending so much time ...
Family…
Growing up, I was very close to my cousins. We lived down the street from each other and made a lot of childhood memories together. Harper met my cousin, his lovely wife, and my aunt and uncle recently and I loved seeing their reactions in person since they had previously only seen Harper in photos or videos. my mom and Harper before we ...