Amanda Rose Zampelli | the blog

april : currently

• hugging my squishy 3-month old niece, Valentina, two days in a row
• attending her Christening & taking all the pictures
• singing "On Top of Spaghetti" to make her giggle
• owning my new auntie status that fits like a well worn glove
• awaiting the birth of my nephew, Preston, any day now
• pretending I'm in Hawaii with tropical flowers in my hair
• feeling de ja vu while typing about Hawaii & flowers
• listening to 1D's "Fool's Gold" on loop
• smiling to myself thinking of the 4-day trip to Florida that was #partyatGrams2015
• admiring my tan lines
• spraying on self-tanning spray to stay brown & glowing
• hitting the pillow HARD after early Saturday morning sessions at the gym
• crushing on the cute trainer
• losing inches off my waistline
• purchasing new sneakers for $30 & motivational gym shirts from Old Navy
• struggling with the knot in my left shoulder that won't go away
• eating to live, not living to eat
• grooving back into my planner game nicely
• jumping for joy that The Happy Planners™ are HERE !!!
• finishing up Yes Please by Amy Poehler
• loving Janette's wedding vows
• waving bye-bye to Easter, but still...
• ...making Easter pierogis
• controlling the portions we eat of them, only two or three at a time
• opening the windows
• dreaming about my first place & moving in at the start of summer

a baby girl Baby Shower

Two weeks ago, I was back home in New York and I attended my long time friend, Danielle's, baby shower. To give her something to open at gift time, I decided to frame various size prints from the 'girl' themed me & my BIG ideas DIY Gallery Art Pad.

In total, I framed six prints from the GIRL Gallery Pad, and one 3x4 POCKET PAGES™ card from this pack. 

All the frames were bought at A.C. Moore except the gold frame, which I think fits nicely with the white ones, and is a cute unexpected detail.

Here Danielle is at her shower, taking out the biggest frame from the gift bag:

If you knew my friend Danielle, you'd know that that print was the favorite & most true of the bunch among the shower: "Little girl, BIG personality."  Here are some more shots from the shower:

soon-to-be MOM + soon-to-be AUNTIE 

Next to a game guessing the baby's arrival date, she placed this print of one
of the photos from this photoshoot I had with her & Manny back in July. 

Finally, she had guests fill out a "Wishes For Baby" card. Above is how I filled mine out. ;)

I cannot wait for this kid. Can you tell?