I am not one to recommend music very often because I am dreadfully out of the pop culture loop. However, Matt has introduced me to a band that has turned into my new favorite Pandora radio station: Blind Pilot.

If you’re looking for a good Pandora radio station, I suggest you try it! In case you’re wondering what kind of stations I typically listen to on Pandora to see if our tastes overlap, I love the Iron and Wine station, as well as The Be Good Tanyas.

2004 Super-Ego

2006 Rainbow Brite

2007 A Picnic

2008 Scrabble

Last year I got terribly behind with my holidays. The fall holidays seem to come so fast. First it’s Halloween and then there’s Matt’s birthday to prepare for and then Thanksgiving is here and once Thanksgiving has passed, there’s no time to prepare for a handmade Christmas. This year, I want to slow down, undertake fun projects, and fully savor each holiday.

So, I hope you can understand why it’s August and I’m already talking about Halloween. Plus, I need your creative help!

Since this will be my first (and perhaps only) Halloween as a round, pregnant person (I’ll be

Lake Louise in Canada

[insert small sigh]

I’m kind of lamenting the end of summer. School officially starts today. I go back to teaching 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders at a public Montessori school in Houston. I’m excited to return to the classroom for another year (it gets easier every year!), and I am even eager for fall to arrive.

It’s been a good season. I made it through my first trimester of pregnancy relatively unscathed. I also envisioned and then executed an online course about preparing our minds, bodies, and lives for pregnancy. I also went on three amazing trips: a yoga retreat, a road trip from California to