Mini Messages

Dear Olive,

You crack me up with your "Diva" tendencies. I can't help but sing Beyonce's "I'm a a diva, I'm a, I'm a a diva..."

Dear Tennessee Summer,

I love you and the memories you're bringing. Also, thanks for the tan!

Dear Place of Possible Employment,

Yes or No. That's all I need. Yes. or. No. Yes?

Dear Axios Girls,

I love love love y'all. Thursday nights are my new favorite.

Dear Blog,

I think I may like you again. I've missed writing and keeping up with my friends. Maybe I'll give you a second chance.

porch fest 2013

My Godparents invited Husband and I to join them at Porch Fest this year. Having never been before, we had no idea what to expect. The name basically says it all. Talented people playing from the front porches of the most gorgeous houses I've ever seen. Add some food trucks, crafts, and a concert in front of the lake, and you've got Porch Fest!

two years

Today Husband and I celebrated our two year anniversary.
Since we've been traveling all weekend for a wedding,
we decided to have a low-key day.
We drove down the road and spent the afternoon in adorable Bell Buckle, TN!

Now, time for pizza and a scary movie.

We are so romantic.

Dear Handsome,

Thank you so much for everything. I wish I could list out the ways you make my life better, but I know it would take way too long and nobody else would even understand. So, I strive to show you every day how much you mean to me. We made big decisions this past year and I'm so excited to start anew here in Tennessee. It finally feels like home, a place to grow roots. I can't wait to see what this next year brings.

I love you, today, more than ever, and tomorrow, more than that. 

the 2 most hilariously heartbreaking videos

Husband and I left town Friday for a friend's wedding (woo hoo, Ellie and Jonathan!) 

We dropped our puppies off (in super good hands, thanks, Katie and John!) 

and as soon as we got into the car, we received a call.

Now, we've heard that our little girls have separation anxiety, 

but never have we imagined it being this bad.

Sorry girls, but it's Mom and Dad's anniversary... you've got 2 more days. 

Love you!

creating my life

It's been an embarrassing amount of time since my last post. I'm aware, that's blog world "no-no."

The truth is, I've been avoiding this blog, and probably yours too. 

Not for anything you've done, but I kept finding myself limiting my posts to ones that seemed worthy of the blog world.

When you're a "finally got our feet on the ground" newlywed, finding something "super romantic" to write about is hard.

When you don't have the most desirable job (or any job, in my case), writing about your day is hard.

When you don't have babies, posting pictures besides your puppies is hard.

When your closet is pretty normal, giving style tips/ fashion worthy posts are hard.

But who said I can only write about lovey-dovey, adorable, adventures?

Who said I have to have the best quality camera?

Who said I always have to write amazing, inspiring posts full of crazy, good pictures?

No one did.

I set that unrealistic bar for myself.

I feel like I've been trying to create my life.

Only writing things deemed "blogworthy."

But by only posting the highs, I've focused on the lows.

I've been avoiding this blog beacuse it's not as cute as this one. 

Or because I don't have a baby like that one. 

Or my clothes aren't near as perfect as this one. 

And my pictures are only as good as my phone can take, not high quality, blogger turned photographer like hers.

My heart doesn't praise God like it should. I get jealous. I want for those things I do not have.

This blog is for me. To capture my life, God's work in my life.

The good days and the bad.

Because my days are good. 

My Husband is amazing.

My friends are the best.

My puppies are cute.

Blogging shouldn't make me wish I had better, when what I already have is more than enough.

God has taken my heart and is rearranging my priorities.

My call in life is to make Him known and I allowed blogging to steer me away from that.

I'm not sure what that means in terms of this blog, but I do know that I won't allow it to control my happiness, or keep me away from seeing my blessings anymore.