The Bishop's Wife: allie waite

i have had some really great laughs this week.
when we were trying to take a nap before the little woke up and you said, "it was snap time."
i naturally started snapping.
when you went on your rant about decorative soaps and towels and asked if we were going to have decorative babies too.
"has our relationship really come down to this?"
when you watched downton with me without even complaining.
i laughed when you told me about the frog you caught in your youngers and just put him in a bowl under your bed.
i sort of laughed when my homemade spaghetti turned out to be totally awful.
we laughed when allie's chipotle shrimp tacos burned all of our insides and we drank all of their milk.
even though they were hotter than anything we have ever experienced they were deceptively delicious.
we owe you allie!

the little feels kind of sick today.
makes me wish you were home to snuggle him.
but i will do it.
i don't mind.
thanks for being the dad and such a good one.
thanks for letting me be the mom.
i love you.

i am excited today is so sunny.
that means we get to spend some time outside.
we will wait for you.
promise.

dear beard,
you make me happy.
you look really handsome on blake.
he looks older.
we have learned a lot about each other.
i think we will probably learn more, which scares me.
never a dull moment.
in fact, you make kissing very spontaneous.
the bigger you grow the stronger we will get though.

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Over the weekend it was brought to my attention by a very handsome, dapper, sophisticated, charming, but painfully frank husband that our home is not as he would have it.
GASP!
I repeat, he is not happy with our humble abode. The structure and frame is quite to his liking, but the interior trinkets have long over stayed their welcome and he would like me to cut down on my decorating habits.
DOUBLE GASP!
It was like a stab to my heart.
I was shocked, appalled, and quite frankly devastated that all my time and attention has amounted to an unhappy husband.
Some friends were around to witness the awful scene and some were quick to my rescue in arguing the point that a house is not a home unless there are trinkets involved.
Thank you Allie for understanding me, being so stalwart, and having my back girl.

I know my husband has deep rooted resentment toward decorating.
To him decorating is spelled M.O.N.E.Y.
(which we have very little of for spending on frivolous home accessorizing loot.)
I blame no one for his problem.
He has to fight his own demons.

I did a little test to try and ease the burden for him.
We had some other friends over and we were discussing the art of thrifty and the man started in with his trinket talk.
It started to get hot. (when I say hot, I mean, friendly fire.)
"Point to anything in this room and ask me how much I spent on it."
Those of you that know me read that last statement with some pretty thick sass.
Very thick indeed.
The pointing began, one dollar, five dollars, two dollars and fifty cents, given to me, given to me, free, found, given to me, clearance, designer's discount, etc.
My responses never exceeded the twenty dollar amount until we started getting to the sofa and chair.
The result?
Drum roll please...
Our living room/family room (including our Zgallerie sofa that I got for a SCREAMING deal mind you and all of my little trinkets, pictures, frames, and crafts) amounted to a total of $350.

Not one soul can even find a sofa...
that is as big and as comfortable for $350!
(that is an exaggeration of course, but I am totally in the zone right now. trying to make a point.)

So the reason for my post is very simple.
I want to make it known, here and now, that when get the opportunity and are blessed to own our own home we will have a very different look than what you have seen before.

Eclectic yet minimalistic.