Author: Allie Zottola

Currently: January 2019

Happy New Year! Last year was a big, life changing year for us; we welcomed our sweet Sadie Mae! I’m excited to see what God has in store for 2019.

Young couple family picture with baby girl at Topgolf Pittsburgh

Current book Just started this, which is a TV series as well. I’m sure Jimmy would looove to watch it with me 😉

Current goal To find some sort of routine with work. Because I work from home and have Sadie with me all day, I fit in bits and pieces of work throughout the day, but I’d love to figure out a way to get some solid back-to-back hours in.

Current cuteness Hannah’s bump! She’s 21 weeks with baby Caroline!

Pregnant girl with golden retriever 21 weeks

Current food Pork chops. Jimmy and I grilled two types of pork chops using hickory wood chips and a smoker box for dinner the other night and they were great!

Current beauty product I recently picked up this mist and it’s lovely.

Current joy Seeing my family with Sadie. My dad came over and hung out with Sadie while I went to the grocery store. It was a treat for each of us in different ways. I got some alone time (and got the grocery shopping done, lol), my dad got Sadie time, and Sadie took a lovely nap on her grandpa’s chest! Win-win-win.

Grandpa and granddaughter baby

Current baked good Lemon raspberry thumbprint cookies. Still want to bake bread soon!

Current blessing Our church family. It’s an amazing thing to do life with the people in our church ❤

Current obsession Still going strong on matching outfits with Sadie!

Mom and baby matching outfits from Old Navy

Current craving I really want to go bowling and skiing this winter.

Current indulgence Just getting out. I feel so much more human-like when I make an effort to get out and do something each day. Sadie and I visited the library last week and it was so much fun!

Baby reading book at library

Current need Still in need of a good haircut. I’m thinking I need to go on Pinterest to look at hairstyles because postpartum hair is tricky. Plus, Sadie now pulls my hair… maybe it’s time for a mom cut, haha.

Current laugh I tried to use our waffle iron as a panini press for a tuna sandwich. Nope. Not trying that again!

Tuna sandwich panini in waffle iron

Current excitement My brother and his wife just found out they’re having a baby girl!

Current mood Content 🙂

Current fun Topgolf! Have you heard of it? It’s a really cool driving range experience and one of the chains recently opened in Pittsburgh. Jimmy, Sadie, and I went one Saturday morning and had such a great time. We also had my family go on New Year’s Day and they loved it as well. You can see my amazing (LOL) golf skills in the vlog below.

Tell me something current from your life!

Whimsy on Fifth

Who loves boutiques? How about small businesses? I know I do! A new-to-me boutique, Whimsy on Fifth, opened up in our area of Pittsburgh and I recently had the chance to stop in and check it out.

Whimsy on Fifth boutique Pittsburgh

Whimsy on Fifth is just so delightful! The shop carries gifts, home goods, clothing, jewelry, stationary, accessories, and more. It’s definitely going to be my go-to spot for shopping local and finding unique gifts for friends and family.

Scarves

Pinkhouse bracelets

Whimsy on Fifth boutique Pittsburgh

Whimsy on Fifth boutique Pittsburgh

I even had the chance to speak with Whimsy’s owner, Rebecca, who was so kind and helpful. It’s clear she’s passionate about curating a great variety of goods for her shop and helping her customers find just the item they’re looking for.

Whimsy on Fifth owner Rebecca Seuter

If you’re local to Pittsburgh, I highly recommend stopping into Whimsy on Fifth (it’s located in Presto!) and if you’re not from the Steel City, you can shop Whimsy’s unique finds on their website!

Do you like boutiques?