LAST CHANCE TO WEEKEND

it's officially our last chance to weekend before the baby gets here, so good thing it's a long one. might even try to sneak in a beach day if the weather cooperates

have a great memorial day weekend!

COOL AS ICE(ING)

made a lil sunglasses cake for my gemini partner-in-crime, andrea's, birthday yesterday! the perfect cake for the girl who always loses her sunglasses

being 38 weeks pregnant has definitely slowed down my cake game, but glad i got to make her a little something to celebrate

#KETREATONS

becky got married a couple weeks ago and in the most lovely ceremony at the green building in brooklyn, and sadly i didn't take many photos. but i did take a few!

so excited for these two as they head out for their honeymoon tomorrow

WHOOO MARRIAGE

BEBE'S FIRST FRIENDS

the crib is full of bestie's just waiting for bebe's arrival

what a good lookin' group

OLDS-MOBILE

brooklyn, new york

may 2014

STUFFED PIGEONS

apparently there aren't enough REAL pigeon's in the world, so someone made a bunch of fabric versions. oh, williamsburg.

bedford ave

brooklyn, ny

COURTESY IS CONTAGIOUS

put together some little thank you presents for the nurses who help us while i'm in the hospital. here's for hoping they like chocolate!

MATERNITY LEAVE GETS REAL

whoa. today is my last day in the office at refinery29 before i start my maternity leave. having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that the day is finally here.

gonna miss seeing the faces of the creative team on a daily basis, especially these photo ladies!

(side note: i'm 8 months pregnant in this photo. thank god for black clothes)

LETS STAY TOGETHER

williamsburg, brooklyn

may 2014

ABOUT THOSE APRIL SHOWERS

always worth it for the may flowers

williamsburg, brooklyn

IT'S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE [TO THE WEEKEND]

under the sheets snuggles forever

may 2014

DIY: IKEA HACKED SHELVES

finally getting around to posting a project chris and i have been working on for what feels like forever. we needed shelves in the baby room to make additional storage, but didn't want to pay a fortune for them.

taking advantage of our creative thinking and DIY skills, we came up with this ikea hack to make the perfect shelves

we started with these and these vittsjo shelves from ikea. Chris sawed off the metal tabs that held the middle bar of the long shelf so it could be removed and make a longer, cleaner looking shelf, then we painted both units white.

to give it a more finished look we got oak boards cut to size from home depot, cut small squares in the corners so they fit snuggly, and stained them to the tint we wanted.

i also bought these baskets from ikea and painted them white for uniformed storage that blends in a bit. we're super happy with the way they turned out - totally worth the extra work! some more pics:

side note: chris is a TOTAL champ for being up for doing all this. it was definitely a process and i'm lucky to have such a great husband who will jump in and help me with my crazy projects.

IT'S CINCO DE MAYO

someone PLEASE drink a michelada for me

MR & MRS

speaking of weddings, i made bride and groom cupcakes for a bridal shower we threw for coworkers last week. think they turned out pretty cute!

BECKY'S GETTING MARRIED

tomorrow one of my best friends in the world is getting all gussied up, wearing the most beautiful dress she'll probably rock in her entire life, and saying 'i do' to the man she loves

i couldn't be more excited to be a part of the celebration

she's going to be the most beautiful bride this world's seen.