The View from Where I Sit | Our Summer "Break"

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhNHzIkPhHNzaR3GInuxNavaB1aJkOQB3ibVjH16ynoRQQXvnODEjkTHpHdws8R-NLxxhYI9xFIybp0gZ7SGrXwLU0Ugk-l_5BXoEUH1G97I6jlz5yZ-tHD7BNfjrhz89IrK-0QjAob4X/s1600/IMG_3080.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhNHzIkPhHNzaR3GInuxNavaB1aJkOQB3ibVjH16ynoRQQXvnODEjkTHpHdws8R-NLxxhYI9xFIybp0gZ7SGrXwLU0Ugk-l_5BXoEUH1G97I6jlz5yZ-tHD7BNfjrhz89IrK-0QjAob4X/s1600/IMG_3080.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />I'm sorry I've been gone for a little while - almost two weeks now.  In reality, I haven't been far.  I've just taken a little break.  We haven't been on a lavish vacation (unless you count vacation bible school...?), and we haven't been doing that much.  And it has been perfect.  Emma's been on school break for the last couple of weeks, with a couple of more to go.  While we've been in a sort of "summer" mode for most of summer (pool, early walks, donut breakfasts, golf, tennis, lounging, etc.) there has still been work and we haven't had a real break until now.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1fajuGpqKZuECxWrI3sptP4-vcx2LjE-qX6KBh3Jiew_fJJh5-WY6UO4Or0USn6FmumErFehTdXzudWo_476s2OLQ3Avshryr0d1r3pVM4Q730IwG0XlgqfesIC3XM6VKa00Nr7HkKE5/s1600/IMG_3071.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1fajuGpqKZuECxWrI3sptP4-vcx2LjE-qX6KBh3Jiew_fJJh5-WY6UO4Or0USn6FmumErFehTdXzudWo_476s2OLQ3Avshryr0d1r3pVM4Q730IwG0XlgqfesIC3XM6VKa00Nr7HkKE5/s1600/IMG_3071.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />When Emma was just two(ish) months old, I did a post about <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/01/view-from-where-i-sit-my-home-is-where.html">"The View from Where I Sit"</a>- it was just a snapshot of what a normal day looked like to us at that point in our life.  A newborn baby, puppy and cozy house.  It was beautiful - snuggle moments, our bulletin board of cards and photos, Emma taking a nap, Darcy taking a nap...  The only way it would've been better is if I were actually taking a nap, too ;)   For the last two weeks I've taken a nap almost every day.  You really do learn more about being a Mom as time goes by.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTOXKZbNt9xFwPGdL5RuZ3sDv2LgkhyEqiN6uO_JqqPwEpIE8B-3so4s5Z1fhHBV1VJY8w9JuQLkchugV5YyTuJh8onboJdNIXkAWO9swrpXUob48j-KFxa3KvLf2tTo4HVnKFauuHNbM/s1600/IMG_3151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTOXKZbNt9xFwPGdL5RuZ3sDv2LgkhyEqiN6uO_JqqPwEpIE8B-3so4s5Z1fhHBV1VJY8w9JuQLkchugV5YyTuJh8onboJdNIXkAWO9swrpXUob48j-KFxa3KvLf2tTo4HVnKFauuHNbM/s1600/IMG_3151.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Documenting these "everydays" was something I was going to try to do more often for the blog, because I love taking a moment to stop and appreciate the everyday, the beautiful pauses between the big moments that make up a "normal" day.  It probably comes to no surprise given the name of this blog, that I love "normal" days - everydays<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs35iXyp6fI7pNjpthzHnXoDajZCpMItb_3rRCb8JLVBKY_oOcLU7muOEotDxpAEc9c_tXARN_q43pL6qhBlMetczeMaZfuq-J6SND2kBihVO5z1PLFbv5stnuxt68HjFPk6H3EbuIS94w/s1600/IMG_3093.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs35iXyp6fI7pNjpthzHnXoDajZCpMItb_3rRCb8JLVBKY_oOcLU7muOEotDxpAEc9c_tXARN_q43pL6qhBlMetczeMaZfuq-J6SND2kBihVO5z1PLFbv5stnuxt68HjFPk6H3EbuIS94w/s1600/IMG_3093.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her favorite spot in the kitchen. </td></tr></tbody></table>I love routine, being at home, keeping a home and the rhythms of everyday.  I think it is just as important to document those times in our lives as I do the big moments.  After all, it is these normal, everyday moments that actually make up our lives.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Just like most (all?) of you, I have my everyday moments of frustrations, too.  Sometimes I think if I have to pick up one more puzzle, clean crumbs out of my sheets again or sweep up another spilled bowl of dog food I might go bonkers.  Taking a second to browse around the house with my camera and document these moments of "messes" adds perspective and beauty to these un-produced moments that make up our everydays.  <br /><br />Welcome to our home any given day of the week. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglz0Gsnox5_jIE0SkENdwFJeWpiKL8SpeKC-6OVxd7NX1wjY4NVD62IOF4BDZPObWmPt2XVPd4qOdaR6X9F0W5e4RJ8QToiiJ1x-sy4mocJT1C2PObtEuk4L5KGbguwB3b2vKVFEUSNIUn/s1600/IMG_3107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglz0Gsnox5_jIE0SkENdwFJeWpiKL8SpeKC-6OVxd7NX1wjY4NVD62IOF4BDZPObWmPt2XVPd4qOdaR6X9F0W5e4RJ8QToiiJ1x-sy4mocJT1C2PObtEuk4L5KGbguwB3b2vKVFEUSNIUn/s1600/IMG_3107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />If you've lived with a toddler, you know that floors are rarely tidy, and laundry is rarely put away. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_e17kNC7UGt0WBgtVWh61CKaZStaJtoU75nSM6x0_JUiG6wh7uBiRVjRhJ1TXviiIfBVQDgB3Pb6Ok6ltobIef5J-c6lf7RZXS1A8cuOGgpnx12mOnI2ppMPqyUIjtVGEkN6ErDFwOZv/s1600/IMG_3096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_e17kNC7UGt0WBgtVWh61CKaZStaJtoU75nSM6x0_JUiG6wh7uBiRVjRhJ1TXviiIfBVQDgB3Pb6Ok6ltobIef5J-c6lf7RZXS1A8cuOGgpnx12mOnI2ppMPqyUIjtVGEkN6ErDFwOZv/s1600/IMG_3096.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Watercolors on the mantle... hopefully to be framed for Emma's room this week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaz6NzlbZFWUhS8srmiXFkIhMnFbs3MCPb4HA3QnqeQOzlzAwDJt7qyYXUlzgyc4PBRznG_qHKHtcVub9E9TBR_KA_4nAbL3i3pFbSoHt4fAUXEXVCDPAKTKxHgZiWXIGCs9V9WVFSq4VO/s1600/IMG_3099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaz6NzlbZFWUhS8srmiXFkIhMnFbs3MCPb4HA3QnqeQOzlzAwDJt7qyYXUlzgyc4PBRznG_qHKHtcVub9E9TBR_KA_4nAbL3i3pFbSoHt4fAUXEXVCDPAKTKxHgZiWXIGCs9V9WVFSq4VO/s1600/IMG_3099.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Has been on my list all summer, of course.  I sort of like them here, though, for now.  Little easy displays like this are good reminders not to take our home, our things or our "displays" too seriously.</div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZS6fTeplbLrTZ0USctA5iX9mSDYcMMX1K1N1-b5Un5Q4jqjEZgjmB7YvgIz5m1TVgXlvdw4_vgeLWjylwD85U7CqrZ31fxEtKAfszWb4RGZ9V00ckQrwITHVKO3790H-Bmw3OE9CDzQ8/s1600/IMG_3062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZS6fTeplbLrTZ0USctA5iX9mSDYcMMX1K1N1-b5Un5Q4jqjEZgjmB7YvgIz5m1TVgXlvdw4_vgeLWjylwD85U7CqrZ31fxEtKAfszWb4RGZ9V00ckQrwITHVKO3790H-Bmw3OE9CDzQ8/s1600/IMG_3062.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Test burning a new custom candle scent for the store.  I'm obsessed - you'll love it. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVVdwH6ghm9C-7gZ-2oTdXgBrKiKo_BLbDPofWhS7DShfQ0SS-nmoIR5nN4_uV9SdRVZ3wJVEqc9ESXiImXeInCmxTJdaeQZ8Lf5MNtjH1ZvFTdEMG7VbRMpOhL5CdkADkVsgcvL5GlGr/s1600/IMG_3101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVVdwH6ghm9C-7gZ-2oTdXgBrKiKo_BLbDPofWhS7DShfQ0SS-nmoIR5nN4_uV9SdRVZ3wJVEqc9ESXiImXeInCmxTJdaeQZ8Lf5MNtjH1ZvFTdEMG7VbRMpOhL5CdkADkVsgcvL5GlGr/s1600/IMG_3101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />New backpack and lunch box ready for school! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZkxZpflcfxM_Z854O3FntxLoKM6mUIzWoYi_qZx2PmBfAmYCSNhwRPbeMwlZgTAO4499VOv-UlIxmPO5MUCx16QhYekKw7mOcdNoaY9jnipLIpjkZbdzh0X1-xfe9YU4Ns8x4qVlGfji/s1600/IMG_3103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZkxZpflcfxM_Z854O3FntxLoKM6mUIzWoYi_qZx2PmBfAmYCSNhwRPbeMwlZgTAO4499VOv-UlIxmPO5MUCx16QhYekKw7mOcdNoaY9jnipLIpjkZbdzh0X1-xfe9YU4Ns8x4qVlGfji/s1600/IMG_3103.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVXd39GKyYzLC2I2u3381YvKx_xgmKinKkz_Nl2kSQ-cQfdsmvuP5oq8FS_clSMZH4Zb32RiBrdYtWC4KOra4VSjxBIpBAz4x6ar76z2mum6OSRAaixifWsTvewrc_uqc1MSKZ6iG5IK6/s1600/IMG_3115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVXd39GKyYzLC2I2u3381YvKx_xgmKinKkz_Nl2kSQ-cQfdsmvuP5oq8FS_clSMZH4Zb32RiBrdYtWC4KOra4VSjxBIpBAz4x6ar76z2mum6OSRAaixifWsTvewrc_uqc1MSKZ6iG5IK6/s1600/IMG_3115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />By the time I get up the stairs...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBZ-MZJvbjQIGByd2AgtvSL95qTANh8O5Be9oHTEHGPuMtFg4-PG7aoUUK7q1GRYFikfhv98bpdz0mc6HdokHvxC48kCYA4kimTQOpcqqmS0KCy9k4OyBF_Em7TbZ5OYLpDthfnuYLpHj/s1600/IMG_3108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBZ-MZJvbjQIGByd2AgtvSL95qTANh8O5Be9oHTEHGPuMtFg4-PG7aoUUK7q1GRYFikfhv98bpdz0mc6HdokHvxC48kCYA4kimTQOpcqqmS0KCy9k4OyBF_Em7TbZ5OYLpDthfnuYLpHj/s1600/IMG_3108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Layers of frames and loose snapshots.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLeOEVTF3jBz82wbLySeP_BdY1v2qmOAtXfmXCRcRwj-XoicjyKnRaV2rNFEkSvj0Llis5Ch-cfVTX7tGilssKvGF6AnzlqdVSuIXrQ1i_2twSwCA_ekTwtMvMXSAZteICEL17rTgYuEJ/s1600/IMG_3109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLeOEVTF3jBz82wbLySeP_BdY1v2qmOAtXfmXCRcRwj-XoicjyKnRaV2rNFEkSvj0Llis5Ch-cfVTX7tGilssKvGF6AnzlqdVSuIXrQ1i_2twSwCA_ekTwtMvMXSAZteICEL17rTgYuEJ/s1600/IMG_3109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />We've never really officially settled in here, with the impending construction starting next month, so nothing really has a place that has been contemplated - mostly just where everything ends up it stays.  The silhouette?  Also to be framed this week.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFWpwqI-f4A0eVCG0Rr27KAziLtgiXXIQcNrihsnXJqVtokHooSoouwUCD7U2lx7uOYuERQxmjob65ANOGXigJ7hlB2bJh0ZqfC4mMMCcsuXBEj7k98CobhOlYPY8HZagXJKNXS8pgNP_/s1600/IMG_3112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFWpwqI-f4A0eVCG0Rr27KAziLtgiXXIQcNrihsnXJqVtokHooSoouwUCD7U2lx7uOYuERQxmjob65ANOGXigJ7hlB2bJh0ZqfC4mMMCcsuXBEj7k98CobhOlYPY8HZagXJKNXS8pgNP_/s1600/IMG_3112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I stumbled upon some Pixie Dust in the guest room...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnynZw3qSfu0RfQ27LHtdUIKIPzz9S-X2hPeuFhNjFNuqHvurmV5kGqc0Dkyjq86IQ1AbCOFDgjqc0ko54zY6ywCQj-ZWPMZUUnblOJMdUfRcnTWMBnKtwbKxQmKVOm3wBJTltmFMsik3_/s1600/IMG_3124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnynZw3qSfu0RfQ27LHtdUIKIPzz9S-X2hPeuFhNjFNuqHvurmV5kGqc0Dkyjq86IQ1AbCOFDgjqc0ko54zY6ywCQj-ZWPMZUUnblOJMdUfRcnTWMBnKtwbKxQmKVOm3wBJTltmFMsik3_/s1600/IMG_3124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Smiling Emma is enjoying crumbing my bed : ) <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteyppEF8DemhYRYKpv9s3aGxYpJs_MiZYTx-syIPa7_Anbvbebq2ElBr-fIqVFHxHuEzuVtn07xdr7ubl2pQHumtREz79n2Q0xCTRJLcaLlHNbcf3v-BouzeTXBPEXAQPtEWsy47XfGFD/s1600/IMG_3134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteyppEF8DemhYRYKpv9s3aGxYpJs_MiZYTx-syIPa7_Anbvbebq2ElBr-fIqVFHxHuEzuVtn07xdr7ubl2pQHumtREz79n2Q0xCTRJLcaLlHNbcf3v-BouzeTXBPEXAQPtEWsy47XfGFD/s1600/IMG_3134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our evening reading materials.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUVedwTpZNfkZ8DabiKTWJcp9LNOP7RdQzake-QoGsBZyw6RQqN_wg-0JDLiBrGrWIFyC4-YY_bVgQ69CWWUU7_ubbpXvn2-8ETK2hq8u_RQlLkw-qF0_opedkjf4ASFCvnHwXRPSW5bl/s1600/IMG_3139.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUVedwTpZNfkZ8DabiKTWJcp9LNOP7RdQzake-QoGsBZyw6RQqN_wg-0JDLiBrGrWIFyC4-YY_bVgQ69CWWUU7_ubbpXvn2-8ETK2hq8u_RQlLkw-qF0_opedkjf4ASFCvnHwXRPSW5bl/s1600/IMG_3139.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet little summer shoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Nw0Zx5yrZDCwHSnEwytMJfi0PH44v1r1-AWdmu8WB2pZd6QgMx9nAdi2IrymZAxsTFzIyKMvVkugkm_7pwrv1kUcudCmvP9nCl8Bn4hd7-i0aN6fvU0kUknMTHZIGWOfpGgOed72sH3_/s1600/IMG_3132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Nw0Zx5yrZDCwHSnEwytMJfi0PH44v1r1-AWdmu8WB2pZd6QgMx9nAdi2IrymZAxsTFzIyKMvVkugkm_7pwrv1kUcudCmvP9nCl8Bn4hd7-i0aN6fvU0kUknMTHZIGWOfpGgOed72sH3_/s1600/IMG_3132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Did I mention we're potty training? 

The View from Where I Sit | Our Summer "Break"

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Everyday | Living Well Everyday | Mr. Darcy

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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZx6MOG2Yd66N0f275OkSvWLbGa_Mwg7irtxCWuHT1QrpAz9lzls3dDeyOxi2Fc0tRLUBwMl4ZawOJwr-VlELnlAaWzNpOrsIOa8Po3jBiuWFhuE2PqgM0A9WMAA8FOP26D5eo4pN48gZ/s1600/IMG_4792.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZx6MOG2Yd66N0f275OkSvWLbGa_Mwg7irtxCWuHT1QrpAz9lzls3dDeyOxi2Fc0tRLUBwMl4ZawOJwr-VlELnlAaWzNpOrsIOa8Po3jBiuWFhuE2PqgM0A9WMAA8FOP26D5eo4pN48gZ/s640/IMG_4792.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br />What does exactly does this mean?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPGhPVgnCe78rSDHMCuvKQhxZvlyDsT7dkEy8zaxZTwkncwsX3N_fpKZGe2GDKM-HeMiR9fupWJo42aj4zFCxVQIS55XDT8maqa6YcJcEjJ_4BN_EioEjCbZn_r7-jKyqRWGxcAtsw46t/s1600/IMG_4787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPGhPVgnCe78rSDHMCuvKQhxZvlyDsT7dkEy8zaxZTwkncwsX3N_fpKZGe2GDKM-HeMiR9fupWJo42aj4zFCxVQIS55XDT8maqa6YcJcEjJ_4BN_EioEjCbZn_r7-jKyqRWGxcAtsw46t/s640/IMG_4787.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br />It means not waiting for 'special occasions' to celebrate life.   Everyday we have the opportunity to live well. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y1Z7EtKtEO-aGDYneoK5GyWSetEnWd_F24EpPxTd4U5oc4CixWZ70otblwkcsoGEq6ChqyvYtuj4YJFeuGUpmM0wxrZaFEkLPg21uytZEEfu5vmCUI0yo3Qu3FMGXFMnt9PwQO6oFm_E/s1600/IMG_4796.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y1Z7EtKtEO-aGDYneoK5GyWSetEnWd_F24EpPxTd4U5oc4CixWZ70otblwkcsoGEq6ChqyvYtuj4YJFeuGUpmM0wxrZaFEkLPg21uytZEEfu5vmCUI0yo3Qu3FMGXFMnt9PwQO6oFm_E/s640/IMG_4796.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br />It means not waiting for the next period in your life to live thoughtfully and purposefully.  It means enjoying and recognizing little moments on a daily and sometimes hourly basis. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjBN8_bSKVI-1xEEVdLYRLDvM2uxqVTYTclgc_2fNvklWqcFWnDjwnoCYTMQtIkxiJn3KWfoLZGVflh1ERMvtG_4uoXdqARO5Nyx20yt0DkGl4LtAh6BBBfhdM3G0Pk9cwjVX3Yx7qR4L/s1600/IMG_4799.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjBN8_bSKVI-1xEEVdLYRLDvM2uxqVTYTclgc_2fNvklWqcFWnDjwnoCYTMQtIkxiJn3KWfoLZGVflh1ERMvtG_4uoXdqARO5Nyx20yt0DkGl4LtAh6BBBfhdM3G0Pk9cwjVX3Yx7qR4L/s640/IMG_4799.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />It means that instead of sleeping in, getting up early for a sunrise walk.  Or instead of getting up early, sleeping in and stopping for an extra large latte and scone and not feeling guilty about it. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqw-uBNA6SbqAnCODjyvtGRwxZIINlL_rdxEm41qtJ7XVSxQ4psF2CA2MTzq0D8vAS2TNnERJjm71ElpfHLXqQvaSexyASaAASodyBWQcvI5SVL87EToLYLYgZoLg9JTSwI26VHnFgDWrC/s1600/IMG_4810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqw-uBNA6SbqAnCODjyvtGRwxZIINlL_rdxEm41qtJ7XVSxQ4psF2CA2MTzq0D8vAS2TNnERJjm71ElpfHLXqQvaSexyASaAASodyBWQcvI5SVL87EToLYLYgZoLg9JTSwI26VHnFgDWrC/s640/IMG_4810.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />It means opening a bottle of wine on a weeknight and staying up past your (self-instated) bedtime to chat like you used to when you were dating.  It means using real vanilla beans in your morning coffee or in the whipped cream on the apple crostada you whipped up on a Wednesday night. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowjpaxb5alHguOCMgNShJehjx57lh9gX2b6lg5jom1dwOvUBQXycsIIEoMPITsh8TykrB6hyS8JEFbsyK-MgvE1XKyp2wz9uRzzNg8x5KYb3CgD0hE3Iz6UA8N1g3JAV-2bUL4gociTf5/s1600/IMG_4914.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowjpaxb5alHguOCMgNShJehjx57lh9gX2b6lg5jom1dwOvUBQXycsIIEoMPITsh8TykrB6hyS8JEFbsyK-MgvE1XKyp2wz9uRzzNg8x5KYb3CgD0hE3Iz6UA8N1g3JAV-2bUL4gociTf5/s640/IMG_4914.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />It means whipping up an apple crostada on a Wednesday night.  It means folding your towels just right so they fit in the linen closet neatly. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5Jtvr7gRt7W4BOuCQznoDfs2fwOuTPDQNdSW8cG_7X6q6yP61i_Npm_cPTf-bNdWuU0oIzCjyl79Yf78rrmWs8J7CDK3DIfOLw9S7l4R3XXurMh7KvY1riDp5RltRAtT_dRTKCkKtq7I/s1600/IMG_4811.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5Jtvr7gRt7W4BOuCQznoDfs2fwOuTPDQNdSW8cG_7X6q6yP61i_Npm_cPTf-bNdWuU0oIzCjyl79Yf78rrmWs8J7CDK3DIfOLw9S7l4R3XXurMh7KvY1riDp5RltRAtT_dRTKCkKtq7I/s640/IMG_4811.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />Sometimes living well takes extra effort. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_eMkief_XE8BTq4Aj4HjLM-N2ZjgPOw4JexgJXJ2UqRtRZSPTHD_deRzvOPh-QHDyfKB7BUtVAETyCpsgCCVGuFwflscvtp8DeaKoVlEjQdXYTa4PssQC5rSKluQkRj0d4gJ6yj0NTwG/s1600/IMG_4889.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_eMkief_XE8BTq4Aj4HjLM-N2ZjgPOw4JexgJXJ2UqRtRZSPTHD_deRzvOPh-QHDyfKB7BUtVAETyCpsgCCVGuFwflscvtp8DeaKoVlEjQdXYTa4PssQC5rSKluQkRj0d4gJ6yj0NTwG/s640/IMG_4889.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /> Sometimes it takes less effort.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJdWhU4KtdRblhLcjOimBbZY-OplVUYQQHrI4M391mLlbLlMYHWQk2VoFR5XQ-iiKofvSa7Rg2iVLzMW7oBXpMeHso4B7ZlbvO72zr31fKRNzHoCyzryOLaGNIiNiIdis9o_MgASLspo9/s1600/IMG_4872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJdWhU4KtdRblhLcjOimBbZY-OplVUYQQHrI4M391mLlbLlMYHWQk2VoFR5XQ-iiKofvSa7Rg2iVLzMW7oBXpMeHso4B7ZlbvO72zr31fKRNzHoCyzryOLaGNIiNiIdis9o_MgASLspo9/s640/IMG_4872.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />It means making the bed not because it will make your room look tidy, but because it will feel good to get into that night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IA8r26kgSc-If5rJh1P15QUOMidcNlF297uEQVPt6302fodglRcnLw4SrttWXzlIe2prVze9AqZDAwY-F2ycpvVy9df2knqrDQfhivBE93BuJZ8EIenTAMvuDqDS6jewDfZc5T6e0lcL/s1600/IMG_4814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IA8r26kgSc-If5rJh1P15QUOMidcNlF297uEQVPt6302fodglRcnLw4SrttWXzlIe2prVze9AqZDAwY-F2ycpvVy9df2knqrDQfhivBE93BuJZ8EIenTAMvuDqDS6jewDfZc5T6e0lcL/s640/IMG_4814.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />It means having seasonal flowers planted in pots on your front steps and a wreath on your front door that makes the house look cheery when you come home from the grocery store everyday. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW0Xawwcr_oCIIQj3VgtVPBWhkljLylws4e6lSFudmT8x2dPNO97Oaj7pG14CbvVm0hDZZepotv4LKvQsMJm974c0ncLj5gHpoYXgjLRB93vrKCmfBrp7JmUYZ8B0fLC4G2rD0UXtlN8B/s1600/IMG_4912.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW0Xawwcr_oCIIQj3VgtVPBWhkljLylws4e6lSFudmT8x2dPNO97Oaj7pG14CbvVm0hDZZepotv4LKvQsMJm974c0ncLj5gHpoYXgjLRB93vrKCmfBrp7JmUYZ8B0fLC4G2rD0UXtlN8B/s640/IMG_4912.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />It means putting a single flower on your bedside table (or beside the rocking chair in the nursery) so you can smell it when you wake up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEnfRRd89DzNQ8sOqOAfjJa1zPcXSss9YqLdfF8zmptYbwmwzf0QrVTImGRHjUaL4jvaapQEmDHjbpq45oBc7Aj514kwxX7Qy6eef7QUUIs3bvwM8DmN07d1EDeX9zTvyY-8k0ZdCAbFv/s1600/IMG_4915.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEnfRRd89DzNQ8sOqOAfjJa1zPcXSss9YqLdfF8zmptYbwmwzf0QrVTImGRHjUaL4jvaapQEmDHjbpq45oBc7Aj514kwxX7Qy6eef7QUUIs3bvwM8DmN07d1EDeX9zTvyY-8k0ZdCAbFv/s640/IMG_4915.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br />I believe the art of living well is found in between the big moments- those little opportunities we have to make life special.

Everyday | Living Well Everyday | Mr. Darcy

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The View From Where I Sit | Staying in on a Saturday Night | Homemade Pizza for Two

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0fsmZ9HLuu5UhCQlmO0D9h92X3VSmK2y9YtT9duCeg44DYvYmWikIzYxAN-_mUGmqIw7IfpocfEhiPRsKcyRvF8SRtG_fHjcm3r5M2LLNPiSAWvVesYJrvh4aC58nLPF3JxoJ5aQP8ZJ/s1600/IMG_3509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0fsmZ9HLuu5UhCQlmO0D9h92X3VSmK2y9YtT9duCeg44DYvYmWikIzYxAN-_mUGmqIw7IfpocfEhiPRsKcyRvF8SRtG_fHjcm3r5M2LLNPiSAWvVesYJrvh4aC58nLPF3JxoJ5aQP8ZJ/s640/IMG_3509.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is a little peak into our house on a Saturday night when we decided to stay in.  Mike and Emma played in the living room while I spent some time in the kitchen preparing a pizza and a salad for us to share.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrq7slHGixiZLZvkSnKLJl7NPYXeraIeMvSBHEf7_5Pl6r572Ax8t_o5jEm31Wprrk18nm4rbqoRVuBQuZJGKsWoMreHEFYkqB475loDaUd3RfT1oqRzEklDDAtA0LiYbDuQDhnRRhZIsx/s1600/IMG_3505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrq7slHGixiZLZvkSnKLJl7NPYXeraIeMvSBHEf7_5Pl6r572Ax8t_o5jEm31Wprrk18nm4rbqoRVuBQuZJGKsWoMreHEFYkqB475loDaUd3RfT1oqRzEklDDAtA0LiYbDuQDhnRRhZIsx/s1600/IMG_3505.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />While I was fixing dinner, I snapped a couple of secret photos during their storytime.  The book is "Guess How Much I Love You" - so sweet.  Keep reading...<br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54VfTPz37al0n0B9LTUhGT4bW_HApedT5_LwTSqf5K1fiSRxWQh3Se8z-NKIT-AWHAqoxYMP4HM98IOq7NCrixeo7S0VnxhyphenhyphenNr8vR09evCKUq-e2rbujaFFSbLm8NiSgiKrRoTl2cf8kj/s1600/IMG_3441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54VfTPz37al0n0B9LTUhGT4bW_HApedT5_LwTSqf5K1fiSRxWQh3Se8z-NKIT-AWHAqoxYMP4HM98IOq7NCrixeo7S0VnxhyphenhyphenNr8vR09evCKUq-e2rbujaFFSbLm8NiSgiKrRoTl2cf8kj/s640/IMG_3441.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The pizza was more rustic than fancy - modeled after a Mike's newest favorite "Pizza Napoli" from our local pizzeria, and the salad was copied from a favorite from back home - <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/04/nine-color-salad-spin-pizza.html">"The Nine Color Salad"</a> from Spin Pizza.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZUC__M3j1uBUZckg3NMjgr_RztN1efMhygVjhqEslf9oerRJLGKvVD3GCOY2-xtZzyww3ECP6_Fw7WPXddV4jDgjnxO1QkhSp72bvuMy6VH-P830j8_NpP-VvsUvFqRhiId2uCQ28Wzs/s1600/IMG_3447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZUC__M3j1uBUZckg3NMjgr_RztN1efMhygVjhqEslf9oerRJLGKvVD3GCOY2-xtZzyww3ECP6_Fw7WPXddV4jDgjnxO1QkhSp72bvuMy6VH-P830j8_NpP-VvsUvFqRhiId2uCQ28Wzs/s640/IMG_3447.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Pepperoni & Crumbled Meatballs  (<a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2010/09/recipes-homemade-meatballs-spaghetti.html">My Homemade Meatballs Recipe</a>)<br /><br />My sister asked me, If you love the pizza from there and you can just call and order it, why try to make it yourself?  True. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJTpt_rANSslqMwp7Xay-4hCCYmDvjcrxkkMV8kIKjKalQV9IuyYLau3PJUVdxGI-DdaAwDmbP6Sd39Ud81dIQTPlkZxOY6iE8Jh7KQjOIOxHHXOZs53NH1de3NNhs-CUF_Tgz1TgSzR0/s1600/IMG_3452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMUZL8iPxQOokg1gti0_8FSILezmSJb-FMhVUAJkuz81zngXNkcJH5JmqRcy-zggi3ygp4Ph_X_IZftxyAxYkmpndXvzr1VopptB4aCYYMOLH9dX43QpzOtLeeIap4cPmoFG0gmhH3_Oe/s1600/IMG_3476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMUZL8iPxQOokg1gti0_8FSILezmSJb-FMhVUAJkuz81zngXNkcJH5JmqRcy-zggi3ygp4Ph_X_IZftxyAxYkmpndXvzr1VopptB4aCYYMOLH9dX43QpzOtLeeIap4cPmoFG0gmhH3_Oe/s640/IMG_3476.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I love dinners like this...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0ju82vu6WSl19FoS3LLyTR0fveWjDoaI9ySYzo1ePiU55QRdl2Rx7MzXxmN5blnbf-NlcSNlhDZGzQjzajb3Fint0p7wscPGg3IyjXX9uayGash5osDtIBjvzH84htZoUs8VgLT-zX41/s1600/IMG_3486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0ju82vu6WSl19FoS3LLyTR0fveWjDoaI9ySYzo1ePiU55QRdl2Rx7MzXxmN5blnbf-NlcSNlhDZGzQjzajb3Fint0p7wscPGg3IyjXX9uayGash5osDtIBjvzH84htZoUs8VgLT-zX41/s640/IMG_3486.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />on my lap, on the sofa, on a Saturday night.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The View From Where I Sit | Staying in on a Saturday Night | Homemade Pizza for Two

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