Oh dear friends, it has been so long since we last talked. I feel badly about my recent hibernation, but I tell you what I’ve never been happier in my life. My daughter, Charlotte Rose Smith, was born on November 16, 2009. She was a 8 days late, 7.5 pounds and 19 inches long. Praise […]

I’m officially tired of being pregnant. I’m so fat, everything hurts and I’m just plain pooped. I only have one more month until my due date, but if this baby doesn’t come soon, I don’t know what I’ll do. It’s only nine more days (yes, I’m counting) until I’m full term and I’m praying that […]

So, I was getting very excited because I thought my thighs were finally getting thinner. The best part of the thinning process was that it seemed that my minimal workout routine (walking from my room to the fridge and back again) was really paying off. But today I had a revelation; my thighs aren’t getting […]

Let me tell you, there is nothing more attractive than the site of my husband running off into the dark night. I know what many of you are thinking: Alan finally got smart and ran for the hills, but jokes on you because that’s not what I mean. Picture it, Norfolk, Virginia, last Friday night. […]

Update: I’m having a girl!

What Gender Do You Think My Baby Will Be?(answers)

Before our marriage, my then-fiance and I went to several stores, painstakingly registering for wedding gifts. It took us almost an entire day and much effort was spent picking items in every price range that would (a) express our love for one another and (b) be reflective of our (my) style. Picture us walking around […]

I was sitting in one of Fairfax City’s Panera’s Bread today when an unsuspecting staff member was brutally attacked. The employee was working diligently, I assume, in the back kitchen as the Panera’s Bread workforce snuck silently behind him and struck! Without any warning, the group of approximately 10, surrounded the man and started singing […]