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Welcome Baby Zoe

02 Monday Feb 2015

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Baby, daughter, happiness, Life, love, mom, mommy of 2

Well folks, as you may have noticed I haven’t posted a blog update in a few days… and for good reason.

I’m happy to say that we welcomed our second daughter Zoe Rose Grahan on 1/28/15.  We’re so happy to have this wonderful, healthy, beautiful addition to our family.

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I’ll be taking a little hiatus from the blog to get settled into my new role as a mommy of 2.  If you want to know what I’m up to in the meantime, follow me on Instagram.

Ciao for Now,

♥♥ Vicky

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My Family :: Cherishing Past Moments & Anticipating Future Ones

23 Friday Jan 2015

Posted by HOMErandRuth in Life, My Family

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anticipation, Baby, daughter, excitement, Family, Life, nostalgia, sadness, second time mom

With baby #2’s impending arrival, it’s becoming more apparent that my precious Keira is not a baby anymore.  At times it makes me a little sad to think that I’ll have to split my time between 2 kids instead of just devoting all of it to Keira, but from what I hear, your heart miraculously grows with each subsequent child (#SecondTimeMomProblems).

It’s such a mix of emotions at this stage… some sadness, some excitement and lots and lots of anticipation.  I’ll be 38 weeks tomorrow, so we’ll see when baby #2 decides to make her debut.

In the meantime, I’m doing my best to enjoy this last little bit of mommy time with Keira, and allowing myself to indulge in a little nostalgia looking at old photos.

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Enjoy the weekend!

Ciao for Now,

♥♥ Vicky

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Happy 2014: I’m Back

02 Thursday Jan 2014

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2014, Family, Goals, happiness, Happy New Year, Life, New Year's Resolutions

Happy 2014 Everyone… I’m back!

What better excuse to start blogging again than the start of a new year, right?!?

2013 has been the most wonderful and life-changing year of my life with the birth of my daughter.  Life is definitely harder as a working mom, but I’m filled with joy and gratitude every day.  Of course I’m no different than the rest of you overly ambitious individuals, so I begin 2014 by thinking of all of the changes I will make this year.

As I thought about my resolutions this year, the list began like this:

Stop Being Lazy

  • Cook more
  • Blog more
  • Work out at least 3 days/week
  • Keep my house more tidy (in particular to stop throwing mail and clothes into their respective piles on the front table/bedroom floor)
  • Make more time for friends
  • Entertain more

Then I moved on to my more personal goals:

Be a Better Person

  • Be more… thoughtful, kind, humble, friendly, happy, gracious, affectionate, etc.
  • Be the best mom I can be
  • Carve out quality time for my husband
  • Spend more time with my grandmother

Then, realizing that I’m just a mere mortal, I moved on to…

Stop Being So Hard on Myself

  • Be proud of my everyday accomplishments as a working mother
  • Find balance
  • Stop worrying about what others will think of me/my actions

Finally, I realized that what I really need to do in 2014 is to…

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Let’s face it, I’m not Martha Stewart or Sheryl Sandberg or Mother Teresa or Wonder Woman. I’m Me, and all I can do is try my best everyday to be the best Me I can be.

So this year, my hope for all of my readers is that you make every effort to be the best version of yourself and…

Be Happy Being You!

♥♥ Vicky

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