I keep a list on my phone of places we should explore. Confession, 95% being either restaurants or coffee shops. The heart wants what the heart wants. But we especially love checking out anything that involves being outside. It seemed high time we visit Crescent Park and we were both pleased as peaches. In fact, we can’t wait […]
jean lafitte national park
When you wake up early on a Sunday morning to perfect fall weather you seize the day. It’s been two weeks but the memory of our 68 degree morning air still gives me hope. Garrett and I went to the early morning service and then to our favorite street for brunch. With full bellies and happy […]
happy fall!
There’s been a lot of life happening and some words that aren’t meant for sharing yet. That’s always been a tricky thing for me, when to share and when to sit with all that is going on. It takes a fair amount of calmness to be okay in the midst of things. I want to be […]
here in september
This man right here loves me so well. He patiently listens, holds me when I’m upset, and makes me laugh when I take things too seriously. His encouragement means everything. The past month has been filled with nights of us both arriving home and him cooking while I used too many words to try and […]
two months
It’s amazing how two months can crawl past and then disappear in blink. Time is a tricky beast one can’t possibly understand but I feel respectful of it. For one thing, you don’t negotiate with time. It’s not something personal, it happens to everyone and for those of us that have the privilege of choosing […]
oat-o-licious
Recently I came across a Pinterest recipe that has stolen our hearts. It’s simple yet satisfying. One day I was craving a Snickers and decided to try and find a recipe for something I could make without a trip to the store for eggs… which would have inevitably led to me purchasing desired Snickers and […]
donuts for dinner
The other night we were out and about when Garrett asked if I wanted to go to District Donuts. I had been thinking about them every single day of the week. It’s an easy feat when they’re as delicious as they are and your favorite new place makes a variety every single day. It’s like falling […]
home lovin’
The best part of moving into a new space is how it naturally forces you to shake things up. The limitations give you boundaries and this direction helps things fall into place. One of my favorite things to do as little girl was play Barbies. Though looking back it wasn’t so much the Barbies as the creating […]
the present
Two weeks on the other side of intern year and it still feels like Christmas. We have never shared so much time together. Last Sunday afternoon it rained and we made trips to do laundry and then planted a little garden on our front porch. Pure magic. We have conversations that aren’t hurried. It […]
4th of July
I needed a moment so I am eating a peanut butter sandwich and thought I would say hello. We are moved. So many prayers have been answered. Last night we walked hand in hand and discovered one of the most adorable neighborhoods I have ever been in. It felt like we climbed into a page from a book. We […]