show me yours, i'll show you mine.

I can't keep up with this blog, and I don't even have a kid yet! There hasn't been much crafting happening at this house. Just endless nights of cleaning and organizing the bedrooms to make room for the little bambino. (is this what they mean by nesting?) I hoped to sew a ruffle (minus the ruffle) for the bottom of the crib, but I can't make my mind up on the fabric, so I am not sure it's going to happen. Even though I still have two months (of back pain and sleepless nights) left it's starting to feel like it's down to the wire.

In other news, we spent a lovely weekend in Minnesota last weekend. Some friends of ours got married on a farm outside of Minneapolis. Between the sheep, the farm cat, the bluegrass band, and Whale Tail Lake the wedding turned out to be a lovely affair. I felt like a penguin waddling around in my dress, but I got to wear a beautiful fall-colored corsiage (I read a poem during the ceremony) so that made me feel a bit better. The reception ended with everyone around a bonfire out behind the barn and the bride was wearing green galoshes (it was raining) with her knee-length gown. Now that's the sort of wedding I could get used to.

i'd swim across lake michigan

we just spent a lovely weekend in michigan with my in-laws. my husband's brother and wife were also visiting from california, so it was quite the family get-together. we had a baby shower for them since they're due on two months before us. it got me geared up for my own shower. once the west coasters left for the airport sunday afternoon we headed to our friends' to ride horses. tom and paula live on a nice sized plot of land in the country where they own two of their own horses, sonny (shown above) and coin, and board three others. i forgot to get a picture of it, but their stable is called "T's Rockin' Ranch" and has an engraving of a guitar--very appropriate since tom's a vintage guitar collector.
even though I've been around horses plenty of times in my life, it's still amazing to see what large and powerful creatures they are up-close. their massive limbs and large eyes. it's intimidating. i like the whole lifestyle surrounding horseback riding--the woven blankets, the expensive leather saddles engraved with the artist's names--the whole bit. I left thinking I'd like to live like tom and paula when i get older--in the country, with a large back porch overlooking the trees, horses bought and boarded, woven saddle blankets, and a few vintage guitars.