the past nine months.

ok, so no, i did not get stranded in italy as my abandoned blog may lead you to think.  i did, however, get quite distracted when i got home (some may call it lazy) and neglected this little blog of mine for quite some time...nine months , plus,  to be more exact.  what's my excuse?  well....

how's this for an excuse?

 you guessed it.  we've got a bun in the oven.  and not just a little bun anymore...it's basically a full loaf by now.  yesterday was officially my due date.  although, i don't give a lot of credit to the actual "due date."  this baby will come when it's good and ready to come.  this picture was taken at 39 weeks.  i'm feeling great, not uncomfortable or overly anxious.  taylor and i don't mind if this baby takes it's time.  we figure it can have as many extra days as it needs to get cute and strong and smart!

so enough about me....here is what we know about baby deRoo:  NOTHING.  that's right, we don't know if this precious little babe will be a girl or a boy.  most people are guessing girl...but i think guessing takes all the fun out of it so i am just patiently waiting to find out who this baby is when it's born.  it will be the sweetest surprise ever!

and here is the fun part...the nursery.  sorry for the dark pictures..they're from my camera phone.  (again, i blame laziness for not getting my real camera out to document anything these days..)  i do promise to take better pictures once the baby actually arrives.  i just can't promise that they will make it on my blog before the baby's first birthday!  obviously my credibility for timely posts has gone out the window. 

                              

short and sweet.  that's all i can give you right now.  i am still hoping to get a few italy pictures posted before my water breaks.  :)

italy bound.

did i mention that i am going to italy?  like, today. 

i know, i know, i should have told you sooner. 

it will just be a quick tour de italia for the deRoo clan.  (mark, rox, ingrid, hillary, taylor & this lucky girl.) 

and i can hardly wait. 

although i will miss my mom's holiday feast, this year i am thankful to be spending thanksgiving in italy. 

not eating turkey! 

and i am thankful in advance to the italians for their generosity as they allow me to eat their pasta, drink their wine and savor their ohsofine gelato! 

i hope they know what they are getting themselves into when i step off that plane!

so for the next 6 days i will be here.  here.  here.  here.  

and here:

and eating this:

rome, florance and venice, here i come. 

architecture. history. art. fashion. romance. culture.

did i mention fashion? 

oh yeah, this is going to be fun.

don't miss me too much. 

because i probably won't be missing you. 

no offense. 

it's italy!

on getting noticed.

it feels nice to get noticed, wouldn't you agree?  my little downtown farmhouse got noticed this week!  my dining room table & burlap table runners were featured on the House of Hepworths blog! 

little old me and my little old blog with my 35 little followers got featured on House of Hepworths with almost 1000 followers!  i feel like a celebrity.  well, ok, not really.  but i am thankful for the shout out!