somebody pinch me so i know this is real.  a wedding dress was purchased today.  MY wedding dress.  a beautiful dress for a ridiculously good price. and now i sit with freshly painted toenails (it’s the little things in life, okay?) browsing online for chandeliers and pendants.  wait — what happened?  didn’t i used to… Continue reading best

tonight i had a grand revelation: not only am i planning a wedding but there’s also an entire house that i’ll be making into a home.  has there ever been a more overwhelmingly exciting thought?  i’m almost more happy about that than trying to put together the day of my dreams.  but wow, where do… Continue reading a HOUSE into a home

did i mention the exquisite gift i received in the midst of all this?  my josiah boy gave me a beauty that i’ll wear for the rest of my days. i’m the most loved girl.

once upon a time i drove down to the Great Big Apple with my very favorite person in the world. and my two other favorites, daddy & mumsie. we stood on jersey’s shore and looked at the most magnificent skyline. we attended church with a boy we love so much, lunched with many friends old… Continue reading i want you to know

sunday afternoon lunch in the city pre-proposal.

sometimes the very best things in life come as a complete surprise, when you least expect them, when you’re not even looking for them.  that happened to me three months ago exactly.  it’s when i first read an email from a boy who i had never met but somehow recognized his last name.  he told… Continue reading best thing

IT’S HERE! IT’S HERE!  well, it’s almost here.  tomorrow starts my annual family vacation (and wow i had hair back then.  remind me why i chopped it off?).  i left my office today and knew that i wouldn’t be back to the”real world” for 9 whole days.  the feeling you get when realizing that is…… Continue reading vacation here we come!

i had several fails today.  i tell myself these things happen to keep me humble… or something like that.  i’m hoping for some good quality to come that would make all these sorts of moments somehow worthwhile. if you follow me on twitter or we’re friends on facebook then you already know the first —… Continue reading one of those mondays

i’m thankful for old fashioned ice cream socials. and families that attend the town’s event on a wet night. and hours of talk and laughter. and the belly holding our newest babe. and a new striped dress (nautical stripes are such a favorite). and all the together-ness that evening was. i’m thankful for this chair… Continue reading i have much

this has been on repeat in my world for the last week. it’s true that replaying one particular track for that long is precisely the perfect recipe for such love to quickly grow to dislike, but i’m not sure that will happen this time. it’s the words, the promise, the faith. all those things drive… Continue reading RISE