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wearing | loving maternity jeans with my knockoff $12 navy chuck taylor’s! serious question: how does one ever go back to wearing normal pants?!  they are the most comfortable thing in the world!! it’s the feel of leggings yet the look of jeans- so incredible.

looking forward to | a weekend in my home state – we are traveling up friday after work for a wedding in cincinnati on saturday {one of my very best college friends- could not be more excited for her- she is so sweet.} and then my hometown baby shower is sunday at a coffee shop in smalltown, usa. i am beyond the moon excited to celebrate baby boy with family members and dear forever and ever friends. i am very thankful for everything my mom and sister have done for the shower and can’t wait to enjoy time with loved ones.

reading | we have been turning off our cellphones in the evenings {part of my post last friday} and have been reading books- it’s been serene, peaceful, and extra special – with baby joining us. i am starting the circle maker {a gift from my friend, renee} and am really enjoying it!! thank you again, sweet girl

listening to | so… i discovered prime country on xm {after months of listening to the coffee house channel, which is also fantastic} and i could not be more in love. hello, real country music. i missed you- so much. just last week i thought about how i don’t drive down the road blaring music and wanting to sing at the top of my lungs- sad i know 🙂 i thought, ‘maybe it’s city living… maybe it’s my age!?’ … and then i turned on prime country and it all came back. my friends and i used to cruise on back country roads all day listening to these songs- back when country still had some twang {eric church is my only remaining hope of carrying this on…} but it’s refreshing to hear the songs i loved so much. recently, i heard ‘don’t take the girl’ by tim mcgraw and tears started to roll… i forgot about the reason why she was going to leave his life as an adult and it made me so emotional- i am sure the pregnancy hormones didn’t help…!

encouraged by | my faith and daily devotionals

wanting | a photo printer! i have been working on my project life scrapbook for baby boy and am constantly going to target/cvs to print my photos {which they usually mess up- regarding quality/orientation} this printer is definitely on my wishlist: a canon pixma in gold  {they had me at gold.}

grateful for | the close relationship i have with my sister- she’s my rock, daily inspiration, and very best lifelong friend.

 simply loving blog posts:
– small gatherings are my love language and this one for my lovely friend, astleigh, at hill collection was so perfect: tea for two
– before you ever see me living in a country club development, a vintage farmhouse in the country is more my lifestyle… which is probably why i love the blog, natalie creates so much. her home, photos, crafts, shop items, her sweet chickens… it’s all so dreamy and inspirational. someday, i hope to own my a freckled farmhouse, too! to be able to run freely and live privately within a landscape of country hills is ideal living for me… still loving the city at this point, but i think about this desire often. her blog simply makes my heart happy.
this pumpkin dip from carolina charm looks delicious! happy first day of fall to you 
the importance of remembering ordinary days by nienie of nienie dialogues
simply loving links:
this bathroom!
travel the country in this beauty!
an ‘i am bored’ jar for kids
wishing you an awesome day!

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Comments (8)

  • Jen Weaver

    September 23, 2015 at 4:20 pm

    I LOVE your site! Found you through The Peony Project today and feel like I know you a bit already. 🙂

    1. nelle monaco

      September 23, 2015 at 6:59 pm

      thank you so much 😉 so glad to 'meet' you and am loving your blog, too! ♥

  • Unknown

    September 23, 2015 at 4:59 pm

    I still can't wear normal jeans without feeling uncomfortable… I'm four kids in and can not even be bothered with jeans.

    1. nelle monaco

      September 23, 2015 at 7:00 pm

      haha- i totally get it. ♥ thanks for stopping in!

  • Astleigh H.

    September 23, 2015 at 5:55 pm

    Wasn't that tea party just incredible?! I was so fortunate to have such a sweet gathering thrown for me and baby girl!

    1. nelle monaco

      September 23, 2015 at 7:01 pm

      it was so sweet- i loved how it was outside! my sister wanted to do that … but we didn't know if we should risk the weather {and it's supposed to be awesome outside!!} of course ♥ but a coffee shop is right up my alley, too! loved your photos – you looked beautiful!

  • Catherine Short

    September 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    Have a wonderful weekend in Cincy!!

    1. nelle monaco

      September 30, 2015 at 2:31 am

      thank you! it was wonderful!!! love it there

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