Kelli Diane

It’s been a good week. I spent some real quality time with my family at home in Santa Barbara and with my brother staying with my folks for a while, it was the first time in years that the four of us had all been home together for quite some time.
Leaving was bitter-sweet. […]

Yea! Secret Santa is here again. I can’t wait.

I’ve been cleared by my doctor to head down to Santa Barbara today. Yippee!! I’m still suppose to be taking it easy and keep my activity down, but at least this means a new sofa and new scenery for me.
When we’d originally planned this trip from Virginia, Chris was going to fly out […]

Baby and I have been to see the doctor twice since last Wednesday and things are looking alright. That is to say that there hasn’t been much change…which is relatively good news. I’m still on pretty reduced activity which basically, um, well…SUCKS. But it looks like my doctor is going to clear […]

I spent four hours at the doctor’s office yesterday morning, attending my first doctor’s appointment for the baby since we moved. The good news is that everything looks fine with the baby, but there are some concerns that my body might have issues over this last trimester.
I’ll spare everyone the details, but it looks […]

Over the past week I’ve given much thought to the recent election. I’ve had some very intereresting conversations with several people, from the far left to the moderate right-wing. I’m trying desparately to make sense of it all, to find some reasoning, to better understand how it is that over half of our […]

I celebrate my 27th birthday today. Although I realize I’m still plenty young, there’s something inside me that understands the inherent differences between 26 and 27. My twenties have been wonderful to me and I’ve enjoyed every second, but there still seems something that I’ve lost. It’s as though I’ve lost the […]

Well said, love. Excerpt:
And 11 states have banned gay marriage. I’m sure many of the married couples in these states feel much safer. I wonder how many of those who voted to bar homosexual marriages would have voted on measures to outlaw divorce or bring back adultery laws. When the religious right starts campaigning […]

We’ve reached mutual agreement with the seller and our offer has officially been accepted. A huge weight has been lifted and we’re both excited to have found a cute house in a great neighborhood.
The next month will be filled with the logistics surrounding closing, but it should go well. What’s been interesting is […]

We put in an offer on a house yesterday and we should know something for certain by this evening. I got a call from our realtor this morning, however, and she said that it looks really good. The only thing that the seller had concerns about was the close date. So, with […]