Bruises from packing. Desperate for a manicure. Stalking my DoorDash driver as the hubs manages kids and bedtime. Busy weekend down with a crazy week to come!
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Author: phoebegillespie
Born and raised in the SF Bay Area. I fell in love with a boy from church, tied the knot in 2005 and made 5 beautiful babies.
I've been a licensed cosmetologist since 2004, but as a stay at home mama, I'm currently specializing in little boy buzz cuts in my kitchen. They pay me in hugs and snuggles, and it's totally worth it.
We recently flipped a fixer upper, packed up our California lives and are headed east for Colorado Springs! Although it's bittersweet to leave our gorgeous home in a state that we love, we look forward to new adventures and making our mark on a new property! (Having a contractor husband is good for that!)
I started this blog as an excuse to get back into writing. Creating a place where I can look back and remember the funny things my kids say, maybe share our journey in home renovations, perhaps highlight some of our upcoming travels.
No promises as to how fluid my posts will be. One day you may see a post about my kid inappropriately mispronouncing a word, followed by a detailed exchange between myself and a confused Home Goods employee who inaccurately explains how Himalayan salt lamps work. #TrueStory
Anyway, enough about me.
Gillespies, assemble!
This lady got to go out on a date with the big boys to finally see Endgame. I'm pleased that we made it this far without any spoilers, and I only cried twice! Earlier when we went to the Dollar Tree to load up on candy, Hudson (Mr. Rule Follower) was concerned that I was [...]
News!
Do you ever feel like sometimes God is just plain showing off? I LOVE it when He does that. Warning: this is a long post, but if you stick with me, you'll see why! We stepped out in faith and obedience when He told us to relocate. It was crystal clear and He confirmed it [...]
spring break 2019
This week was a blast! We spent four days in a picturesque Airbnb tucked in the Sierras. Stunning, panoramic mountain views overlooked the pool. Our days were spent swimming, our nights stargazing from the hot tub. When the jet bubbles turned on, my mom exclaimed “We’re in soup! I’m a potato!” Dixie shouted at the [...]
she’s six!
About a month ago, I started planning Dixie's 6th birthday party. It looked like this would be our third consecutive year she would choose "sequin glitter unicorn" UNTIL we were browsing for party dresses. (With 80% of our clothes packed for the move, we decided she could get a new birthday dress.) Then she found [...]
in escrow!
Today is Dixie's 6th birthday and although I had originally planned on writing up a little something about her today, I've just gotta say this...1. God is good and 2. This home selling process is no joke. (Plus her party isn't until tomorrow so I'll have more pictures then.) Occasionally we find ourselves putting too [...]
sorry, can you hear me?
"Dad, I can count in my head. (Long silence) So? Can you hear me?" - Dixie. Oh, then Dixie illustrated us all while Crosby hit a milestones.
4.13.19
It was SUCH a blessing being invited to stay with my parents during this whole house listing extravaganza! We are so grateful to be able to enjoy this beautiful backyard oasis for the next 8 weeks until the big move. Nights like this the kids will remember forever. Playing catch, dancing around the fire pit [...]
Date night
Dixie almost didn’t let us leave for our hot date night. Yummy dinner and a fancy lavender iced tea served in a embossed glass with a pansy on top. J said looked like bathroom soap, which then made it then taste like bathroom soap. Afterwards things got reeeeeally sexy: Nordstrom Rack to buy P.E. shoes [...]
On the market!
In October of 2015, we had the opportunity to buy a fixer upper. We were up against 10 other offers, but with God's favor we got it! The fun was just getting started...we had a vision that many of our friends told us later, they doubted. (Don't worry. This story has a good ending.) Being [...]
Phoebe Gillespie 