The day of my birth...

Monday, September 24th, @ 11:47am = the very moment I turned 32 years old.

Little man and I were out to lunch with my dad and I snapped this screen-shot immediately after my mom called to sing me "Happy Birthday", just like she does at the exact same time on my birthday each and every single year...

...which was followed by a rather morbid conversation between my father and I as to what us kids are gonna do someday (waaay into the future of course) after mom heads to heaven and can no longer call us. We ultimately decided that part of our inheritance will have to be allocated towards mom making a recording and paying a "to be determined" third party to see that the 4 of us get our birthday calls forever more. 

On a much lighter note, morbid conversations aside, today has been pretty spectacular thus far and has included but not been limited to...

- Sleeping in with Little Man while Mr. G got the Little Women up and going for the day
- Lunch with Papa and Little Man
- Cards from each of my kiddos
- FREE birthday latte (pumpkin of COURSE)
- Mailbox surprise
- Birthday serenades from Mama, as well as a lunchroom full of kiddos I love
- Texts and messages from some of my nearest and dearest
- Surprise plans for later that I'm still trying to figure out
- Birthday dessert waiting for me in my fridge

I've never been one to care too much about age (after all, it's just a number right??) but so far, 32 feels pretty darn great. 

Happily and celebratorily,

Emily

PS Little Man even made me a little something. He's so thoughtful and generous...

Eh-hem...

(clears throat nervously)... h-hello?

Is anybody here?

Oh HEY!!!! Long time no see!..

...er, type? 

ehh... read? 

Aw nuts. You know what I mean. 

Sooo, it turns out that when you tell yourself: "Self, we seem to have a lot on our plate as of late. I think we should take ourselves a little hiatus, what say you about that?"

And your self replies: "Why yes, self, that sounds like a FINE idea..."

...Perhaps, be sure to discuss the full terms of the aforementioned hiatus with your self as to ensure that said hiatus does not end up stretching out over the course of an ENTIRE YEAR!!!

Holy buckets people, it has been a while and OH the things that have happened during the last

1 year

2 weeks

3 days

Most notably, the growth of our family by one tiny adorable Little Man...

...who's actually not so "little" anymore!

Now that the Little Man has a slightly more reliable napping schedule, and the Little Women have started back up at school...

...I intend on stretching my wings and dipping my toes once again into the waters of regularly scheduled metal-smithing sessions and interwebular communications VERY soon :)

So, I said to myself, "Self! It's good to be back!"

And I couldn't help but agree. 

:)

Happily,

Emily

Making some room...

My it's been quiet 'round this part of the blogosphere.

Though I have been "hard at work" as of late, it hasn't exactly been how you would expect...

I'm still prepping for the Labor Day art show I'll be taking part in, but, I've had something bigger (or rather "smaller") come up in the midst of it all...

Yep, that's right. The Rohan Clan will be growing come early March 2012!

After getting over the initial shock of it all, we are all smiles, excitement, and planning (and a little queasiness... ok, maybe more than a little).

The Little Women are SO very excited. The night we told them, Sophie spent several hours off and on covering her mouth and screaming. Isabel won't stop bouncing around, and Lillie has already offered to help with ANYTHING I may need (ESPECIALLY carrying the baby around at church).

They are divided as to what they want...

-Lillie wants another little girl because "little girls are just so cute and sweet".

-Isabel wants a BROTHER. NO question.

-Sophie says brother, but I have a sneaking suspicion she'd rather have a little sister, knowing her love for all things pink.

Rest assured I'll be keeping you posted along the way, but here are a few answers to questions before you even get the chance to ask...

1. We WILL be finding out the gender of this little one but I'm not quite far enough along to know yet.

2. There is only ONE in there. I had Dr. DOUBLE check.

3. Decaf latte's are not NEAR as delicious as the real deal :(

Happily,

Emily

PS I'm sure many of you have already heard my dear AMAZING friend Sunny's news but just in case, here's a link to her joyful announcement! We had quite a gleeful freak-out session over the phone once we realized we were both expecting and with due-dates very near one another to boot!!! We are definitely sisters in excitement and nauseousness. :)

Oh so much happiness...

11 years with this guy by my side and I couldn't be happier!

Happy 11th Anniversary babe!

All my love,

Em

PS: ...and this doesn't even scratch the surface of the happiness ensuing 'round these parts!

:)

Conversations with a 4 year old...

Apparently this little girl is just chalk full of wit and wisdom these days...

While on our way to Starbucks, the girls asked if they could get something. I said no, not this time, to which Sophie replied:

"But mom, little kids in Mexico get to have coffee!"

Wow Sophie, I have to give you points for creativity there but the answer is still "no".

Happily,

Emily

Wordless Wednesday: "Mermaid Princess Tea Party" Edition...

Happily,

Emily

Conversations with a 4 year old...

Sophie is a character.

This you know.

But the other day, she hit an all time high on the "did she just say what I think she just said???" scale...

After coming home from an family evening out for dinner, we were discussing what daddy does while he's at work all day. Sophie stopped and thought for a second then asked me:

"Mommy, when are YOU gunna git an actual REAL job???"

I had to spend the rest of my evening reminding myself that she's only 4...

...reminds me of the time shortly after Sophie was born when my brother asked me "what is is that you actually DO all day???".

Ya. He WASN'T 4 so I let him have it.

:)

Happily,

Emily