Monday, September 19, 2011

bits of the weekend











lovely piles of treasures waiting to be packed.


a quiet conversation before the chaos of dinner with 9 adults and 9 kids






waiting on dad to get home to cheer in the first game of the year


























this weekend was full of stuff to do yet had the perfect amount of quiet.

we finished packing, made several shopping trips, visited with family and friends,
and enjoyed an overload of football.  but it's always the moments in between
that are the best to me and that seem to stay in my memory as well as the ones
i tend to capture with my camera.

on friday evening between a shoe shopping trip and waiting for the high school football
game to start we picked up a pizza and had a picnic in the car. we listened to the girls talk about what
their version of a successful friday night was and their expectations for the evening. it is always so
touching to hear their take on the world.

watching the happy anticipation of an 8yr old building while waiting to cheer in front of the crowd
at a pee wee football game reminded me to channel the same happy outlook while anticipating this move.

a late night dinner with david followed by a peaceful trip to the grocery store and a very late night pot of coffee to get us through the rest of the boxes while blaring our favorite tunes was just what we needed to finish packing.

sunday was a rush of shopping, errands, a high school reunion meeting, and dinner with family at a favorite mexican restaurant, but it was the conversations in the car that followed that stick out in my memory.

a perfect weekend.


Thursday, September 15, 2011




































in just a few weeks
we will call this place home.
a small town in the hills of north mississippi.
we are excited to begin a new adventure
and are anxious to go exploring and
learn about the rich history of our new city.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

my closet is in need of some serious updating
and although our current budget has no room for 
anything new at the moment it hasn't stopped me from 
filling up my shopping cart in spite of having to delete it all.
these are a few of my recent favorites from etsy.


Luuki
i need a new coat and i have my eye on this one.

iLE AiYe
i really like the open knitting and color of this sweater.


Adeleshop
the perfect weekend bag for all the road trips i'm dreaming of.


celapiu
i have always been attracted to chunky knits.


Tuesday, September 6, 2011






























we started our long weekend early by taking a short road trip to visit a small
mississippi town on thursday,
on saturday, we drove home and straight into tropical storm lee,
but we didn't let it stop us from venturing out for moms birthday dinner and back home
for carrot cake cupcakes and crazy candles.
we ended our weekend by celebrating a very stormy labor day with board games and a big pot of homemade chili which seemed perfect as the weather pleasantly turned cooler by the days end.
it was the perfect break from school and work with days of quite family moments and mellow celebrations.