Happy Monday, friends! I’m feeling extra excited this Monday because we are headed to New York in TWO days! WAH! To know me, is to know I’m in love with NYC. I’m not sure that I’ll ever give up on the dream that we’ll live there for a bit some day. There are just so many stories in one place and so many different cultures and it’s just a really beautiful thing. It seems like the whole city is teeming with diversity and opportunity. Ahhh yes, so this is a short week for us and I’m anxious excited for what the week holds. We’ll also be celebrating FIVE years of marriage during our trip and that just seems insane, doesn’t it?!

For some reason, I thought May was going to be a calm month. And it has proved to be anything but! Maybe it’s because our free week was stolen by Ollie getting sick, but goodness, it’s flown by! We’ve been jam packed with travel and lots of business and lots of fun. It’s definitely a good mix, but we’re excited for June to hit because it’s way less crazy :] We spent this weekend making up for the busy by being with friends and spending some uninterrupted Ollie time. We took him to our empty college campus and to the pool! Being with him and watching him just enjoy life is so magical. As adults, we’ve got to allow ourselves to have fun and to let go of stressors, but for him? He just naturally does it. It’s all he knows. He’s full of wonder and it definitely helps us see the world that way too.

Lots of recommendation feels coming your way:

• I’ve got a little bit of a thing for Darren Criss. He’s my fav. And he recently started a new band with his brother and they just released a music video and it. is. infectious. Go see it here! 100% would not be surprised if this was the song of the summer. (it will be mine!)
• One of my favorite vloggers just released a video called, “Should I have a baby?” and I found it crazy relatable! Any other parents feel the same way?
• Ollie is a dance machine lately. At the beginning of most songs he’ll tap his foot for a bit and then spin in circles until he’s dizzy. It’s adorable and I want to squeeze him all the time. How are we gonna do 3 days without him?!?!?!
• NYC recommendations please?! Am I the only one who gets vacay anxiety? I get so nervous the few days before!
• We often put disney playlists from youtube on our TV for Ollie, but we always skip “Can you feel the love tonight?” Watching it as an adult just gives me an icky feeling…like is this song really meant for kids? It came on earlier and David just said “ew, SICK!” and promptly turned it off. (at least we’re on the same page about it)

This Ellicott City engagement session will be on the blog tomorrow :]