Author Archives: senseandnonsenseblog

About senseandnonsenseblog

A Midwestern girl living the East Coast life with a little help from her friends!

Little Man Baby Sprinkle

Posted on May 22, 2012

When I was back in Nebraska last month, Lindsey’s sister, Natalie and I threw Lindsey a little man sprinkle to celebrate her son’s impending arrival. Lindsey is one of my very best friends, so being pregnant together (both expecting little … Continue reading →

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Names That Will Not Be

Posted on May 21, 2012

I have always loved names. I think this is because it took me a number of years to finally love my first name. I would often try other names on for size and I would poach my friends’ names – … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Second Trimester

Posted on May 8, 2012

Well, unlike the first trimester, there is no denying that I’m pregnant! Now that I’ve reached 30 weeks (yikes!) I figured it was time to look back at the second trimester. The second trimester lived up to all of the … Continue reading →

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87th Annual Virginia Gold Cup

Posted on May 7, 2012

And the fifth year for our tailgate (and Sense and (non)Sense’s 100th post)! This year, preparations were very low key. RP and I were at a baseball game (that ended up being 11 innings long) on Friday night, so we … Continue reading →

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Making Progress

Posted on April 23, 2012

After all of our fun spent celebrating Opening Week at Nats Park last week, RP and I decided that it was time to start getting some work done at home. It didn’t hurt that all of my baby emails this … Continue reading →

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Eleven by Eleven

Posted on April 12, 2012

I was going to do a photo post about opening day at the ballpark, but my pictures all look the same and my camera spent most of its time in my purse. It was a little chilly and my hands … Continue reading →

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I’m baaaaacccckkkk!

Posted on April 10, 2012

I thought the best way to celebrate Sense and (non)Sense’s blog-iversary was to drop off the face of the earth and take a month long blogging hiatus. Whoops. All is well in the P household and we’re getting geared up … Continue reading →

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Rock and Roll and a Baby Shower

Posted on March 11, 2012

On Friday, RP and I raced home from work, walked the hound and headed into the city. We met TBW, Laurie, Rob and Jaimee for dinner and then headed into the Verizon Center to the Black Keys concert. RP and … Continue reading →

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February Photo-a-Day Recap

Posted on March 1, 2012

For February, I decided to participate in FatMumSlim’s PhotoADay challenge. Here’s my recap (minus Day 4 – I couldn’t bring myself to take a picture of a stranger):

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Pink or Blue?

Posted on February 29, 2012

So, after all of my nonsense and testing of old wives tales, the time came to actually get the word from a medical professional. Are we having a boy or a girl? Of course, RP and I want a healthy … Continue reading →

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