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Stephanie Howell

reading, organizing, shopping, momming too close to the sun. Home is wherever the Army sends us.

As We Speak…

aswespeak

Craving jalapeno chips, sour candy, and root beer. Super healthy, bahaha!

Feeling tiny kicks all day long.

Listening to the church bells ring outside of my window.

Reading Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan.

Watching Nashville (did NOT like the season finale).

Noticing that all of my “regular” clothes are officially too small/tight/short.

Sneezing nonstop.

Wishing I didn’t feel like a chicken with my head cut off half the time.

Wondering whether there’s a little girl or boy in my belly. Where we will go after we leave Italy.

Dreaming seriously weird pregnancy dreams.

Sleeping Hard. Always tired when I wake up.

Buying peonies by the bunch every Thursday at the downtown market.

Realizing I’m fed up with one-way friendships.

Cultivating the true,real relationships and letting the rest go.

xoxoxo

S

 

Comments

  1. The Nashville finale was junk….grrrr! How can they leave us hanging like that?????

  2. I ate so many gummy worms, sweetarts& other sour candies while pregnant with my big ol BOY… So naturally I believe you have a little man growing in there 😛 Are peonies more reasonably priced there? I was devastated when one stem at Fresh Market cost $15!! Shoot, I’ll grow my own dang bush before I pay that. OH! & you should move to Colorado Springs next since that’s where we will be moving instead of Italy.

  3. You’re still on time to admire our Dutch tulips, even better than peonies. Throw in a visit to the Rijksmuseum while you’re there… Lots of beer here for your liking too ( just kidding) and serious pickles, a must- eat when you’ re pregnant.

  6. Yay for tiny kicks. Re: your next location — I would vote for upstate New York, except that I wouldn’t wish our winters on anyone. Our peonies should be blooming in the next week or two. 🙂

  7. Love those church bells… could listen to those all day. Awww tiny kicks…awwww. So we don’t know where we are moving either. Still packing. Garage sale this weekend. One son still in college, with a summer internship, and another son off to graduate school soon. I am thinking that you will never be an empty nester. You have a very rich life indeed. God Bless!

  9. Jalapeno chips, yum. And church bells, so wonderful, one of my favourite things. I’d love to live next to a church one day. I can just about hear them from my garden but it would be nice to be closer. True friendships are very precious things. As you say, the rest aren’t worth it. CJ xx

  11. I know bummer, right?! I was practicing my Duolingo like a boss and everything. Well, at least I can properly order water, bread & apples if the opportunity ever presents itself hahah!! Now I need to learn how to pitch a tent and use bearmace b/c I do not get down with grizzlies.

  13. Are you finding out whether the baby is a boy or a girl, or being surprised? As for where you will move next, my brother and his wife have LOVED South Korea and are already sad to leave. They’re headed to Colorado this summer. I am sure ya’ll will enjoy the heck out of where-ever you go!

  15. I’m super excited about your baby!! I would imagine anywhere in the world would be a wonderful experience for yourself and the girls. They would be able to become multilingual. 🙂
    Rest up and I’m sure the baby is sapping out a huge part of your energy.

  19. This makes me so happy! (Odd, I know . . . sorry if it’s too odd, especially coming from a complete stranger.) But such a great surprise! (And really, what difference would it make if you did know in advance? Only half the fun of choosing names, for starters.) Enjoy the sour candies, root beer, crisps, peonies- All best wishes.

  20. Missing you around these parts! 🙂 Hoping you are off enjoying your beautiful family and having grand adventures!

  22. My favorite sour candy is Zours. Hard to find, but so worth it. Made by the Mike ‘n Ike people. It is a very good thing I didn’t know about them when I was pregnant.