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My name is Erika and this is my blog. You might have come here from my old blog- if so please update your feed or bookmark the new site... I promise it'll be much better than the old blog. If you are new around here welcome! I'm so glad you are here. A little background on me: I am a new mom to a precious little girl, a designer, a wife, and the mother of two rescued dogs (Penelope & Paisley). I am passionate about design, and I also enjoy gardening, good pens, art, photography, antiques, traveling, and rescued animals.
If you are curious about my design business, Urban Grace Interiors, you can click that link above titled "Portfolio" that will take you to official website. This blog is just my daily ramblings... some of which are design related, and some of which are not. I hope you like what you find here... I aim to inspire.
Dear Santa,
My name is Sloane. But my mother calls me “Sloaney Bologna”. I have been a very good girl this year. I sleep through the night, smile and giggle, and coo. I could melt your heart right out of your chest Santa.
I am also a little bit sick right now. It is pitiful to be so young and be sick. (At least that’s what I hear my momma say.)
I think a new BlaBla doll would make me feel better. I have the 3 on the right, but I don’t have the princess on the left.
Love and baby kisses,
Sloane
December 11, 2009 - 8:52 am - Love it! I generally don't encourage the princess stuff, but I must admit that one is totally cute.
December 11, 2009 - 8:52 am - Ohhh.... I hope Sloane is on the mend!!!
December 11, 2009 - 8:57 am - Okay--adorable!
December 11, 2009 - 9:20 am - awwww i love blabla dolls. and so does chappell! hope santa gets her some!
December 11, 2009 - 9:30 am - oooOOooo...and I thought I loved sock monkeys!!! these are too much! Ok Santa, I know I'm a bit older now...but I'd love a blabla doll too...if it's not too much trouble, could you swing by? I'll leave a fuzzy stocking out and some super yummy cookies! tee hee
December 11, 2009 - 9:31 am - Erika - I'm a long time admirer of your blog & your talent with interior design. I'm just starting out blogging and adding you to my blog roll! Keep up the good work - I love seeing what you design.
December 11, 2009 - 9:38 am - Erika-I just bought a blahblah doll for my niece for Christmas. The dolls are so adorable. I enjoy your blog and look forward to reading it. Sloane is beautiful:)
December 11, 2009 - 9:44 am - I hope Sloane is doing okay. It's hard on the mama to have her little ones sick as well so I hope you are also doing okay. Take care of both of you.
December 11, 2009 - 9:47 am - I love BlaBla dolls too - they're all so cute! I need to get some for Soraya...she's been deprived of them so far since I don't think we have a store here that carries them (probably a good thing). Hoping sweet little Sloane gets the princess she wants for Christmas and that she's feeling better soon! It's really sad when they get sick so young. Poor Soraya's already had 2 colds thanks to her big sister (and she's about 2 weeks younger than Sloane) - so I know how you feel!
December 11, 2009 - 10:01 am - Baby girl!! I agree-it IS pitiful. Sending millions of kisses from the frosty Highlands to the little girl who could melt it all away!
December 11, 2009 - 10:03 am - Not sure how Santa could resist...
December 11, 2009 - 10:47 am - the blabla dolls are a fave around our house too... i hope baby sloane gets what she wants from santa!
December 11, 2009 - 10:53 am - i collect these for harper, and he loves them, but maybe not as much as me tee hee. the girl ones are super cute!
December 11, 2009 - 10:58 am - Those are adorable!! Too bad my son wouldn't want one.
December 11, 2009 - 11:47 am - Poor baby Sloane! You are too cute to feel yucky! I definitely think the Princess Doll is just what the doctor ordered though. Make it happen Santa!
December 11, 2009 - 11:54 am - i hope Sloane feels better soon! we have a store in the Highlands that carry the BlaBla dolls; i can check there for you.
December 11, 2009 - 11:55 am - I'm a big fan, Erika ... always a reader and never a poster - but today's was too much -Sloaney Bologna was my nickname too!! ... it really warms my heart to hear it in rotation again for the next generation ;-) Hope baby Sloane feels better soon, and I'm sure Santa will come through for her with the BlaBla princess!
December 11, 2009 - 12:19 pm - Poor baby. I wonder if you've had the pleasure of dealing with the bulb nose aspirator? So awful but it does help. My husband told me I was a brave woman to do it to our babies.
December 11, 2009 - 12:23 pm - I think that little girl might get everything she asks for! :) Hope she's feeling better! Kiss those sweet cheeks for me!
December 11, 2009 - 12:31 pm - Those are precious. Great to know about!
December 11, 2009 - 12:54 pm - Sick baby stinks! I hope she's on the mend soon-- and we LOVE blabla around here. The orange/green monkey from a couple of years ago has been loved to death at our house.
December 11, 2009 - 1:53 pm - Precious!! Hope Sloane's 1st Christmas is a blessed one!
December 11, 2009 - 2:14 pm - i've never seen these before, but they're sooo cute. i can see why you love them, sloane!kelly
December 11, 2009 - 2:41 pm - So sorry she is sick! The mermaid? I might have to get that for myself. Adorable.
December 11, 2009 - 3:03 pm - Dear Santa, Sloane absolutely needs the Princess blabla, and while you are at it, can you get me one too? (PS: Hope Sloane feels better soon!)
December 11, 2009 - 3:07 pm - I'm so happy Sloane has the mermaid doll. And I'm happy you have Sloane.
December 11, 2009 - 3:51 pm - Oh, I hope your baby starts feeling better...and soon! The good thing is...her immune system is getting stronger! :) Oh, and that sweet doll she asked Santa for is absolutely precious, just like her!
December 11, 2009 - 3:55 pm - sorry baby girl is sick! hope she is on the mend soon!we love blabla's! dylan saw the picture of sloane with her owl [a few posts ago] and said "i want my owl!" obviously, we have the owl too! and i had to explain to her that sloane did not have her owl, just one like it!baby S is precious!
December 11, 2009 - 5:48 pm - Those are adorable! I'm 29 and I want one.
December 11, 2009 - 6:31 pm - Love the dolls and think she needs each one! So sorry Sloane is sick. It's hard having a sick baby...glad it's a weekend and daddy can share in the caring. xoxo
December 11, 2009 - 9:03 pm - Hey Erika - I love your blog...I live in Decatur, and found it through JM. My husband is Sloane and we love to call him "Sloaney Bologna"!!! Your Sloane is precious!
December 11, 2009 - 10:50 pm - Sleeps through the night... oh, Sloane is a very good girl! Hope she feels better soon.
December 11, 2009 - 11:58 pm - poor little lady, I hope she feels better soon. I hope santa brings her the princess doll for christmas.
December 12, 2009 - 11:24 am - Aww hope baby Sloane gets better! I firmly believe every little girl should get a doll for her first Christmas!! By the way thanks for the post Sloane little baby Amber Sky has not found the perfect doll for her first Christmas and I think she would love one of these too!! Merry Christmas!!!
December 12, 2009 - 12:04 pm - Those dolls are just so precious that I just had to order one for my 4 month old granddaughter. I ordered April for one of her Christmas presents. We will have to do with just one for right now but they are really really cute.
December 12, 2009 - 10:56 pm - I love that headboard. Any ideas where I can get one of my own? You have impeccable taste. I love your blog. Wishing all of you much health and happiness. Thank you. Margaret
December 12, 2009 - 11:24 pm - I am sorry I should have posted this on the previous item your blogged about. I think I found the headboard at crate and barrel. Thanks. Sometimes I can be such a dork and I don't have any reasonable excuses.
December 13, 2009 - 11:53 am - They are so cute...I just might have to have Santa bring one for KAte too:)
December 13, 2009 - 3:57 pm - Just checking in on you and loved reading and hearing how you are. Your precious little girl.... oh my goodness. She should get whatever the heck she wants for christmas. :) I'm sure you feel the same! I'm also sorry to hear about your friends. That is heartbreaking... I will pray for them... Love you and hope to finally see you and Darby again one of these days!!
December 13, 2009 - 4:45 pm - Hi Erika...Baby Jane has the one on the left (but no others)...too funny! it was a gift...like most things like this, I had never heard of them before I had a baby
December 14, 2009 - 12:55 pm - Oh no! I'm sending big hugs and kisses to you from your friend, Devon. Get well soon, sweetie!! No fun at all being sick...especially when you're so tiny. I think Santa should DEFINITELY get you one of these cuddly munchkins.
December 14, 2009 - 5:09 pm - oh how i love a BlaBla doll (and i'm 28 - as of today!)!
December 15, 2009 - 4:34 pm - I know some people (including yourself) didn't want the blog to turn into a BABY site, but your daughter so SOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful, I would love to see more pictures... even if it was just a link here to see them elsewhere.I'm a new follower, but have read back into time and your sisters blog too. You guys are great! As a 20-something single girl, I dream of designing my own home and I love your style and *grace*!
December 21, 2009 - 12:36 pm - I just stumbled across your blog today and I love it! My daughter's name is Sloan and we call her Sloany Bologna, too. It's such a unique name. I hope your little Sloane gets well soon. Thanks for sharing all of your wonderful ideas with us.
December 28, 2009 - 2:47 pm - these are all so cute. loving the princess one. hope baby sloane got her princess. ox
December 17, 2009 - 12:06 pm[...] off my niece’s Christmas gift so I could get her a BlaBla doll. Sloane’s mom over at Urban Grace recently posted her letter to the north pole and I read it too late to get one for Brenna this [...]
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