Holy crap, I can’t believe it’s been over TWO months since I’ve posted here! In my defense, I have been extremely busy the past two months with a bit of a project that will take me around 40 weeks to complete:
Yup, there’s a baby growing in there and we are so excited about this! We can’t wait to meet the kiddo. The due date is April 4, but as babies very rarely show up on their due dates I’m not holding him/her to it. 
But that’s not the only thing that’s been keeping me busy the last couple of months (although I have to admit it was a BIG reason why)… here are a few more reasons I’ve been absent from blog-land:
We spent a week in Maine:
It rained… a lot.
We traveled to Europe and visited London:
And then Portugal:
When we got back from Europe I went to Rhinebeck and bought some awesome yarn:
We had a day of snow in October! Freaky stuff!
I’ve been knitting:
And I caught the hexipuff craze (making a play mat for the baby):
I’ve been shooting for clients!
Including a wedding this past Saturday. Seriously, doesn’t she look gorgeous?
In general, though, I’ve been missing the blog, and my blog friends, a lot! I am back for good now and will kick this off with a giveaway in my next post. It was my blogiversary on Nov. 12 and I definitely will be doing a giveaway to celebrate! I hope you all haven’t abandoned me (though I won’t blame you if you did!), and I’m looking forward to catching up with you all now. I promise not to disappear again! 
Congratulations! A hexipuff playmat is an excellent idea.
Congratulations! I’m glad you are returning to blog-land, I enjoy reading your blog so much.
I have missed your posts! I rarely comment, but I always read your entries (i am citizenhappy on ravelry).
Congratulations on the baby! That is very exciting.
And, wow, you’ve traveled a lot. I hope you share all the pictures.
Congrats and good luck with the new addition to your family.
Congratulations on your WIP! I have missed your posts, glad to see you’re back in the land of the blogging. And grats on doing those shoots! Gorgeous photos!
CONGRATULATIONS! My first was a due date baby.
You look great.
Glad to see you’re back.
Congrats on your bump! How exciting! Can’t wait to see some baby knitting and MORE travel photos please. Glad you are back, I was just getting ready to email you!
I’m glad to see you back and congratulations! How exciting! A new little family member
I sent a congrats message on Ravelry. So sad that I missed meeting up with you at Rhinebeck.
Congratulations! You look great and I hope you’re feeling well. And wow, you’ve been traveling up a storm. Probably a good thing as traveling with a baby will be a whole other experience for you (all that stuff they need)!
Congratulations! So glad you’re back!
Hey!!! Congratulations! I’m so happy for you. I have missed you and your awesome pictures…it sounds like you’ve done some terrific traveling! How fun. I love those little hexapuffs. I think I’ll have to succumb as well. I’m sure the baby will love the texture and puffiness of it. Now..don’t go away for so long again…
Congratulations, that’s so exciting! Gorgeous knitting, as always – I seriously covet those socks. Glad you’re back, and glad that you’ve had so many adventures while you’ve been away!
awesome on all counts!!!! Congratulations. Such exciting news. Your photos are as beautiful as ever♥ Welcome back. I don’t think the busy will stop now
Welcome back. You look beautiful Lina! Look forward to seeing more of you soon:)
So glad you’re back, I missed you. Congratulations about the baby! That’s such wonderful news. You look great.
Glad to know that exciting things are happening for the two of you..I think that the hex-puffs will make a great baby mat. Do you know yet if it is a boy or a girl? If not this just means that I’ll have to send you something a little neutral if you are waiting for the baby to arrive and be a total surprise. Welcome back, I knew you werer up to sumthing FABULOUS!!!!!
OMG!! Congratulations:) hehe! I have a very similar blog to post:) I’m so happy for you:) It looks like you did some awesome traveling and knitting, combined with the awesomeness that is to be in Aprilish:) Congratulations again:) Oh, and your clients must be very happy! All of those photos are Gorgeous!
Glad you’re back – I missed your awesome photos (and fabulous knitting)!
Congratulations.. that is great news. I have missed your awesome photos and adventures –with a baby on the way it only gets better..Glad you are back. Look forward to keeping up with you and the new baby adventures. CONGRATS!!!
Congratulations
So glad you are back! Thrilled to hear you are expecting! I love baby knits. I hope when the hex puff mat is done you will post pics never seen this hex puff thing. Please share more pics of your trips I especially would love to see some London sights.
Woot, Woot!!! Congratulations, this is seriously fantastic news!!!! I love the picture of the bump:) Enjoy your pregnancy xx
Yay! A baby! So happy for you and your family. You look adorable in that belly shot, by the way. All of your photos are gorgeous, as usual. Love those socks! I have succumbed to the hexipuff craze as well. What a cool idea to turn yours into a play mat.
Congratulations, and welcome back! Good to see you again. Google reader is my faithful herder of blogs, so you just go ahead and pop up any time you’d like…
Congratulations, very exciting news! Love the colour combo you’ve picked for your hexipuffs!
Congratulations, Lina!
I wish I’d known you were at Rhinebeck – I was there both days and would have loved to have seen you again.
You’ve been buuusy! Gorgeous photos as usual, and huge congratulations on your fantastic news!
Lovely projects, especially the 40-week one!
Super news, congrats! You’re looking awesome too.
Can’t wait to see lovely baby knits on here
What season is April in NY?
You’re here! And with such great news! Congratulations!
Sent you congrats on Ravelry SF thread. So here’s some more congrats!! you are looking great and I hope you are having an easy pregnancy. I’m glad you’re back to the blog-I’ve missed you here.
Glad to know you’ve been busy with with wonderful things. Feel good and healthy for the baby. Don’t forget to blog since it is always a pleasure to see your photos!
Such great news in this blog!
CONGRATS! CONGRATS! CONGRATS!
Oh, this is WONderFUL news ! ! !
hugs
Gerry
btw, I’m knitting Nouveau Bhoemia Extra Slouchy Beret
malabrigo worsted
and then
malabrigo rios
so easy, SO BEAUTIFUL ! ! ! !
Finally getting a chance to catch up with blog reading, so I’m a little late to the party here – congrats! Sounds like you’ve been very busy, but with all good things
Hooray for the baby! It was great to see you at Rhinebeck. Are you not finding out the sex or not announcing it? Either way is cool. And yes, please post pictures of Portugal and London…it is lovely to see your pictures if you have time.
A very belated Congratulations!! And I’m jealous of all your travels. I hope all the trips went well and you got to enjoy yourselves.
So great so see your post, I also go through hectic phases where it’s difficult to squeeze in a post! Congratulations on the addition to you family, how exciting! Your travels look like a lot of fun – London is such an exciting and beautiful city, and the picture of your dogs cavorting on the beach, well, their happy faces say it all about that trip! Your photos are so lovely, as always.
Congratulations!
Reading your post made me tired. You have done more in the past couple of months than I probably have done all year.