delighted to be

our cozy home / february 12, 2013

Our humble home is small and cozy, but it gets lots of bright light. I love it so much.

I love our floors, our crown molding, and our imperfect fireplace. I love the little nook in Jack’s room where his crib (and now his twin size bed) fits perfectly. I love the size of our backyard. I love our sunny eat-in kitchen.

I love feeling and remembering Amelia’s presence here. She’s a part of every room in this house.

A part of my heart will always belong to this house, and I know I’ll cry when we move on.

But for now I want to document what it looks like when we live here so I never forget how much love and happiness there is. You can just feel it everywhere and I just love it.

Here’s the kitchen/dining and family room. Hopefully I will get to the bedrooms soon.

bemine thejesuswall2

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superbowl snacks / february 11, 2013

It’s belated, but since most people think of buffalo hot wings, jalapeno poppers, and nacho cheese dip for Superbowl Sunday, I thought I’d share what we ate for the Superbowl this year.

It was a big year for the Bay area. The Giants went to (and won!) the World Series, and the Niners made it (and lost) to the Ravens in the Superbowl. How often does a city get to play in two national championship games?! So Tyler busted out his childhood 49ers blanket and we invited our friends over for a party.

On our homemade vegan menu were garlic knots, stuffed potatoes with avocado salsa, and a cashew cheeze dip for munching with carrots and celery. The Williams’ brought drinks and dessert (also vegan, especially for Jack since he’s got a dairy intolerance like I do). Everyone loved it because between our two small families, there were no leftovers. ;)

I started making the dough from scratch for the garlic knots when we got home from church around 12:30, and completed everything by 2:30 in time for the Superbowl. With good time management, it really didn’t take me long to make such a large amount of food. The garlic knots were my weakness – I just kept popping them into my mouth!

Recipes: garlic knots, stuffed potatoes with avocado salsa, and cashew cheeze dip.

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overdue for a redesign / february 9, 2013

introducing

I’m delighted to be (har har har, get it?) introducing my new blog and new domain, delightedtobe.com. If you’re reading this, everything has transitioned smoothly. :)

I’ve been long overdue for a blog redesign. And a blog renaming at that, since our team of two is really just a team of one now (unless I need help with coding, that is, and then Tyler swoops in to help like he did here). I really want to focus on gratitude, and recognizing blessings in everyday life. Giving birth to a baby who lived such a short life made me realize how delighted I should be just to simply be. I am alive and beautiful and whole. I am eager to absorb the world around me, and delight in sharing it with others.

Posts will remain the same, complete with my crazy plant food, ramblings, and loathing of all things comic sans. And lest you be afraid of change, I’ll be sure to keep you supplied with a cornucopia of toddler photos to soothe your worried soul.

>>The good news is everything is still here, and it automatically redirects from our old blog. But if you’re reading via RSS, do update and bookmark the new web address, delightedtobe.com/feed.

If you’re reading this on my actual webpage, there’s an extra cool bonus: you see pink text beneath the header? This text is linked to my twitter account, and it will change as I update it every few days with blessings I recognize. (I know, right?! Tyler makes magic happen.) Tomorrow – or today, when this is published – I am delighted to be going shopping with girlfriends, sans toddler. Sunday it might read that I am delighted to be teaching our Sunday school class. And next Tuesday it might read that I’m delighted to be eating cake for no good reason. (Or at least I hope I’ll be eating cake!)

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toes / february 8, 2013

…just a little delight for your day. (those toes!)

image by gail pomare.

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