Kitty & Kevin

Many of our readers were with us through the long haul of paying off our $100,000 of student loan debt in our first 2 years of marriage. (If not, you can read more about that here to get an idea)
We thought we would NEVER go into debt again, and then reality came knocking and we decided rather than to swear off debt, we would swear to be financially responsible, take on only "smart" debt, and not take on more debt than we could easily manage. 
To us, smart debt is limited to really just a mortgage (and even that isn't always smart...too much of a good thing is often bad). We had other opportunities to take on more debt, that we declined these past 2 years. For example, we are cash flowing my MBA program (and waited until we had our current debt paid off for student loans before taking on even more), and learned from our last debt experience that student loan debt is NOT smart debt in this era. Car loans were not smart debt for us...because although both of us have purcha…

Hi Lorelai,
These weeks are going by so quickly! We have 1 more wedding down now, and only 1 more left to go! I shouldn't be counting down by weddings, but this was the first wedding where I sat there and thought "okay...yeah I'm getting too big for this" when it came to getting up off the couch in the lobby of the reception hall, I was pretty sure I was going to need a forklift to get me up....my motivation just wasn't there. Also I got laughed at by the bridal party when I knew the bride really wanted a photo of the whole party looking down into my camera, and the only way to do that was for the 8 month preggo lady to lay down on the sidewalk. I was happy to oblige.


Eventually we are going to start working on the housecleaning aspect of nesting, but I'm not there quite yet. The nursery is ready to go minus a couple decor items....but it's a totally usable space now. We still need lots of essentials like a mattress...but we will get there. We did get Lo…

There are things about pregnancy that don't come as a surprise and there are things that you're told that you never really understand til you are there. Here are a few things that no matter what someone told me...it really made no impact until I was really there living in my third trimester with a 4lb baby growing in my stomach.
You really have no concept of how large you are. Apart from when you were a baby, this is probably the quickest you've ever grown. My guess is that by the time my pregnancy is concluded, I'll have increased my weight by about 20% (or who knows...maybe 30%) in a matter of a few months. That's a lot...and fast..when you think about it. There truly are times where you forget you can't suck in, or how large your belly is...or more often than not you misjudge how tight that space is between the stranger and the table you're trying to slide behind. It's not until you go to put on that shirt that you wore 3 weeks ago...and all of a sud…

Hi Lorelai,
We had SUCH a busy weekend, but you took it like champ! We ended up having 2 back-to-back weddings, which really has been the weekend I've been dreading this entire pregnancy for fear I just couldn't do it. I ended up feeling great (thanks to lots of preparation, practice, and being aware of my limits). We had 23 hours of photography bookings in 48 hours. It was outrageous even for someone who was not growing a human.
Your dad is determined right now to find "your song". One that you will learn in the womb and love when you arrive. Something that will peak your interest as a baby (and he has seen videos of baby's stopping crying for their song...so he is hoping a simple song will fix all your tears too).
This week we painted a nightstand for the nursery, which is the last piece of furniture we were waiting on.We also hung more decorations in your nursery....which is coming together great!



Where do we stand on middle names? Honestly we've been so …

Each trip we take, Kevin and I try our best to make a video of our adventure! We just finished our Europe video from last month...we love revisiting our travels this way!


Europe Trip- 2016 from Kitty on Vimeo.


A few of our other travel videos!

Australia & New Zealand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x1gKnZUSQs



Ireland & Egypt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AvTRY7pG4o


Brazil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNBWGTRYPOY


California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT5tFakQXbA

Disney World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jm1wlcTetI

Did you know the Container Store is coming to Omaha this weekend? You're probably wondered what they were putting in the old Westroads foodcourt area...well it's the most magical place in Omaha! If you've never been to a container store (I hadn't until the sneak preview on Thursday) I like to think of is as similar to the bottom floor of Ikea where you find yourself buying every possible cute storage and home organizing container imaginable. Only in this store, the employees are trained to help you with all of your organizing needs! 

Okay people, this isn't just plastic tubs....it is a wonderful store, full of my favorite brand Umbra, as well as everything from custom closets to stocking stuffers! 
The store opens at 10am on Saturday (the first 300 customers will get a $5 gift card to local restaurant) and the first 200 customers on Sunday at 11:00 will get a gift card too! Even better, prizes are given away EVERY HOUR on Saturday and Sunday! You could win a $1,00…

Hi Lorelai,
Goodness I remember thinking back a few short months ago and thinking "30 weeks of pregnancy will NEVER come...just come sooner!" and now I wish everything would slow down a little. It's not that we aren't ready....well...we aren't but that isn't the problem. No you do not have a crib mattress, diapers, creams, swaddles, I have not washed your new clothes or packed a hospital bag....but that isn't the problem. The problem is, this truly is a phase of my life that is ending, a time I will never get back...and I want to take full advantage of that so I never have any regrets.  It's like when you are about to graduate from college, or high school (I'd say when I got married but I really didn't experience this with marriage since we didn't have a big wedding to-do to plan for), you're crazy excited about the future...but still realize that you'll never get this time back again. Don't worry when it came to high school a…