I’m Layne, and this is a little blog all about my life in Houma, Louisiana. My husband, Jeff, and I are brand new parents to a beautiful baby girl named Rory Belle, and we just bought a bigger house that will likely be an eternal project as we update it room by room. I’ll post here as we figure all this out along the way. email me e.layneholloway@gmail.comTumblr (3.0; @lovelayneb)http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8cb859214f3bbabb0949cd717a27ebfc/tumblr_mnbdwq6iCI1qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>37 weeks pregnant today…Only 3 more to go! I’m dying to find out if this one is a boy or a girl! #pregnant #37weeks</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/51236940874http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/51236940874Fri, 24 May 2013 12:58:02 -050037weekspregnant<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1f1a4570d508faf16f5075a225ea458b/tumblr_mn4w09GRCI1qjhfb6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I still have over 3 hours to make something good happen with this work-day. Wish me luck!</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/51004198672http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/51004198672Tue, 21 May 2013 13:46:40 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/724fab7e012c4f0b9439ed7ccec15173/tumblr_mn01mo9LWO1qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our pool is still a little too cold to swim, but we’re trying to get our fix. The cold water feels amazing on my swollen feet!</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50731597731http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50731597731Sat, 18 May 2013 09:59:12 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a30a277b792c1b2552ae312d7a51e8e8/tumblr_mmzz2gXSTS1qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This kid loves sno-balls! We would stop everyday after school if she had it her way…</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50728281784http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50728281784Sat, 18 May 2013 09:03:52 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/83324d00f81ecbce41f4fa9f905cdc2e/tumblr_mmpeb8PrDH1qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today has been a beautiful day! Even though our plans for a long weekend at the beach fell through bc of the weather, we still had an awesome anniversary & Mother’s Day weekend. So blessed!</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50287413955http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50287413955Sun, 12 May 2013 15:59:32 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8206e0474c8366433f79eabb863940e6/tumblr_mmovetKDlg1qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>At Coffee Call with my favorites for cafe au lait and beignets. Great start to Mother’s Day!</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50257912838http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50257912838Sun, 12 May 2013 09:11:16 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O0DJ8hWgNes?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>…and here’s the annual posting of “Into the Mystic”.  Our first dance together as Mr. & Mrs. was to this gem.  i still love it so much.</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50013743732http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50013743732Thu, 09 May 2013 09:35:27 -0500van morrisonwedding songsanniversary<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f3e47203b945e66be32d89808fb2b1ec/tumblr_mmjc50Y7KF1qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy anniversary to my sweet husband! 5 years have flown by!</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50013372015http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/50013372015Thu, 09 May 2013 09:27:00 -0500weddinganniversary5 years“Cakes have gotten a bad rap. People equate virtue with turning down dessert. There is always one person at the table who holds up her hand when I serve the cake. No, really, I couldn’t she says, and then gives her flat stomach a conspiratorial little pat. Everyone who is pressing a fork into that first tender layer looks at the person who declined the plate, and they all think, That person is better than I am. That person has discipline. But that isn’t a person with discipline; that is a person who has completely lost touch with joy. A slice of cake never made anybody fat. You don’t eat the whole cake. You don’t eat a cake every day of your life. You take the cake when it is offered because the cake is delicious. You have a slice of cake and what it reminds you of is someplace that’s safe, uncomplicated, without stress. A cake is a party, a birthday, a wedding. A cake is what’s served on the happiest days of your life. This is a story of how my life was saved by cake, so, of course, if sides are to be taken, I will always take the side of cake.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>Jeanne Ray (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fyoured.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">fyoured</a>)</p> <p>This is exactly my take on nutrition.</p> <p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://beccaliving.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">beccaliving</a>)</p> <p>I love this quote so much I want to frame it to hang in my kitchen.</p> <p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fitnerd.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">fitnerd</a>)</p></em>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/49710860692http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/49710860692Sun, 05 May 2013 14:47:21 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad35eac0ac4202a0566b9a2780cbd627/tumblr_mmc1mcxlnS1qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Disney on Ice starts in 5 minutes! Woohoo!</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/49692870648http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/49692870648Sun, 05 May 2013 10:56:35 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c4b7e86bcf16ffd4551c5ab9b0d107f/tumblr_mmaz6qJC4q1qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We had so much fun at Storyland today! Thanks to Avery & Lillian for inviting us!!</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/49643387296http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/49643387296Sat, 04 May 2013 21:06:26 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/160550d9ad8b03a1c2d47dae86970700/tumblr_mlodvgmcLH1qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We had so much fun at the zoo yesterday, but Rory was not going anywhere near that Komodo dragon statue! #audubonzoo #neworleans #picstitch</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/48637979523http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/48637979523Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:18:52 -0500picstitchneworleansaudubonzoo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/775a35a0443d72343a2ea70f6cfe6aa0/tumblr_mlhe2mog7a1qzi80do1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8d6e909ed1a617c9561a069e008c7d4/tumblr_mlhe2mog7a1qzi80do2_r1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1b95a11f7a0698376eeb16d98b99dc6/tumblr_mlhe2mog7a1qzi80do3_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e1d49e68fc1734780049700bb999a63/tumblr_mlhe2mog7a1qzi80do4_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://ellegolightly.tumblr.com/post/48352451657/megwhat-much-needed-laugh" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">ellegolightly</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://megwhat.tumblr.com/post/48351052973" target="_blank">megwhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://weneedalittlechristmas.tumblr.com/post/48332128728/tonight-my-cousin-was-donna-and-was-anne-in-this" target="_blank"> </a></p> </blockquote> <p>Much needed laugh.</p></blockquote> <p>Truth.</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/48356910437http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/48356910437Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:28:01 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/88ad6f215d25a92449088d25277ca79e/tumblr_mld4vdfUs31qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I just love the mini pep-talks on the Halls cough drop wrappers. They always make me smile. #halls</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/48137598014http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/48137598014Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:30:49 -0500halls“The vast majority stands against darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We’d have eaten ourselves alive long ago. So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, ‘The good outnumber you, and we always will.’”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pattonoswalt/posts/10151440800582655" target="_blank">Patton Oswalt</a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://quotecatalog.net/" target="_blank">quotecatalog</a>)</em>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/48120019367http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/48120019367Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:01:32 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QJzGtzGydtQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>There are some days that I just need this song in my life.</p> <p>John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/47780772905http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/47780772905Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:05:18 -0500john mayermusic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d59b5d64e243a73d2a7d91ed95620f3e/tumblr_ml1oabJSSv1qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Things are moving right along! #31weeks #pregnant</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/47622490358http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/47622490358Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:58:59 -050031weekspregnant<p>I finally bit the bullet and bought one of those maternity support contraptions to hold up the belly.  I had a little back pain while pregnant with Rory, but what I&#8217;ve been feeling with this baby is different.  It&#8217;s more like my belly has this constant downward pull that keeps me from sitting or standing up straight.  Something needed to be done, because we&#8217;ve still got 9 weeks to go.</p> <p>FYI, this thing is amazing.  I feel like a million bucks!  The downside is that I look like a janitor underneath my dress.</p> <p>So, you know, super sexy like this lady:</p> <p><img src="http://www.alphamedical.com/Ankle%20Sleeve/matern1.jpg"/></p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/47561505459http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/47561505459Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:42:19 -0500pregnancy31weeksouch<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1f23c603bc5910f015d48bba6a73f338/tumblr_mkwsf7nDx71qcn33do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We just found her all set up like this watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! I think she’s going to need help getting out of this situation.</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/47410809732http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/47410809732Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:40:19 -0500<a href="http://mlayne.tumblr.com/post/47191120467/thirty">Sincerely, Me: Thirty</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mlayne.tumblr.com/post/47191120467/thirty" target="_blank">mlayne</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The beginning of a new decade full of promise. The ending of one full of exponential growth, a multitude of adventures, deep sorrow and great joy.</p> <p>I haven’t had that freak out moment yet, the one where you catalog all that you haven’t accomplished by this monumental age. Sure, there are things I…</p> </blockquote> <p>My girl Morgan turns 30 today!!  I love you to pieces, Morgie!  Have a happy, happy birthday weekend full of fabulous food and strong drinks :)</p>http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/47192052423http://lovelayneb.tumblr.com/post/47192052423Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:19:35 -0500