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May 30, 2013

Come November, I’m pretty sure it’ll look like that watermelon is tucked beneath my shirt. Side note: Fruit salad being is served with every meal this weekend.

I'm pregnant!

Now that I’m in my second trimester, I’m starting to get my energy back which hopefully bodes well for all of the summertime DIY plans we have for our to-be new home. Who knew it would be so hard to write posts every evening when you fall asleep at 8pm? I hope to be back to a more regular routine soon.

Photo created with the help of the Penultimate app for the iPad. I couldn’t find our stylus to do a precise type design, but my own finger worked A-OK.

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I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle. I've been a freelancer writer for 10+ years and you can find my work on popular home and garden sites, like HGTV.com. Follow me on facebook and instagram, or drop me a note.

38 Comments


Carol
May 30, 2013 at 8:56 am
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Thrilled! Congratulations!



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 9:12 am

    Thank you! :)

Martina
May 30, 2013 at 9:05 am
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Congratulations Emily (and Pete, and Julia & Cody



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 9:12 am

    Thanks so much, Martina!

Annabel Vita
May 30, 2013 at 9:16 am
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Yaaaaay!!! Congrats to all of you! xx



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 10:23 am

    :) !!! Thanks Annabel!

Yana
May 30, 2013 at 9:22 am
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Congratulations!!!!! This is the best DIY project and it never ends:)))



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 10:23 am

    Thank you Yana! Big time DIY.

Colleen @ Mommy Panda
May 30, 2013 at 9:25 am
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YAAAAAY! Congrats!



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 10:23 am

    :-D

Anna
May 30, 2013 at 9:38 am
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Congratulations! What a year for you – wedding, new house, baby! So excited for you!



Brenda
May 30, 2013 at 10:12 am
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What a surprise to read about this new project which is sure to give you a lifetime of personal joy and fulfillment. Congratulations and all the best!



Kelly
May 30, 2013 at 10:15 am
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Congratulations!! Always exciting!!!



Condo Blues
May 30, 2013 at 10:49 am
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Congrats!



Rita@thissortaoldlife
May 30, 2013 at 10:49 am
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So happy for you! What a whirlwind you’ve got swirling through your lives. Hope you take time to soak it all in. It goes really fast!



Stacie
May 30, 2013 at 11:24 am
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Yay! So excited for you!!



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 11:39 am

    Thank you, Stacie :) I’ve been eyeing several prints of yours for a few weeks now for a future nursery. The sheep. All of the sheep. And of course, watching the dog illos closely, hoping to see a Berner someday.

Emily
May 30, 2013 at 12:01 pm
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Congrats!!! I can’t even imagine how exhausted you must have been for the last few months!



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    Thanks Emily! I don’t know how I’ve gotten anything done, most days were fine but other days, I was a complete zombie! I didn’t see that coming.

Timothy
May 30, 2013 at 12:07 pm
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Awesome!!! Congrats Emily and Pete. Looks like a busy year ahead.



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    Thanks Timothy! Busiest year ever, happily.

Staci @ My Friend Staci
May 30, 2013 at 12:37 pm
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Oh wow!! So many massive changes for you right now! Congratulations, I am so excited for you! Can’t wait to be virtually along for the journey.



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    Thank you Staci!!

Elisa
May 30, 2013 at 3:02 pm
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Congrats!! Exciting times! :)



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    Thanks Elisa :)

Kit @ DIYdiva
May 30, 2013 at 3:36 pm
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So much amazing stuff going on! Congrats!



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    So much! Thanks Kit!

Ruth
May 30, 2013 at 5:52 pm
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Congratulations! That is so amazing :) Very happy for you guys!



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    Thanks so much, Ruth :) All of these comments have me beaming with joy!

Melissa D
May 30, 2013 at 6:46 pm
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Wait; you’ve been this productive and busy AND baking a baby for a trimester? Girl, that’s amazing.
Congratulations!!



    Emily
    May 30, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    Thanks Melissa! Here’s to hoping no one else noticed that I skipped a lot of days on the ol’ blog. On days that I couldn’t fit in a project or a post, I just slacked off and didn’t stress about it… taking it “easy” and taking care of other things has been really good. We have so many summer house plans though, I’m hoping to be able to keep up with it all because documenting the changes and improvements is really what I love about what I’m doing. Cheers!

Sarah
May 30, 2013 at 9:59 pm
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Aw! Congratulations! Love your announcement.



Maclaine
May 31, 2013 at 1:01 am
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Congrats!!!



Cait @ Hernando House
May 31, 2013 at 9:25 am
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Oh my gosh!!! Congrats!!! I’m so stinking excited for you!

And just for good measure: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



    Emily
    May 31, 2013 at 10:20 am

    Thanks Cait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michelle
May 31, 2013 at 10:14 am
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Congrats, Emily, Pete & Julia!!



    Emily
    May 31, 2013 at 10:25 am

    Thanks Michelle!!

John @ Our Home from Scratch
June 3, 2013 at 8:24 am
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Congrats!! Very happy for you! Just switched to Bloglovin for my blog reading and I just noticed I hadn’t added Merry Pad yet. My bad.



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