...but can we go somewhere now?!!!
Yes, YES, my lovelies! Now we certainly can!
We are out of here! I plan to totally un-plug for four days so please don't be offended if you don't hear a peep from me. I promise to re-join reality as soon as I can following our little get-away.
Bon-voyage!
...you had me at "hello, welcome to anthropologie!"
I've been on such a Christmas kick lately! Probably due to the fact that this is precisely the time of year when I need to start making holiday soaps and stocking up for the busy season. Also, I'm working on a couple of Christmas-related photography projects that I'm very excited about. So, naturally with the holidays on my mind, this bowl instantly caught my eye while I was doing {a-hem} research at anthropologie.com for my last post.
Today was a very full {and very nice} day. From lunch with my mom to haircuts all around, followed by a playdate with good friends and a special gift of very fresh {right from the oven} zucchini bread from another very good friend. My day is blissfully winding down with this little bit of writing while listening to this. I'm hoping to turn in very early tonight. Maya is teething hard-core and neither one of us got very much sleep last night. AND...I have not done one little bit of packing and we leave Saturday for a vacation. Tomorrow promises to be a very busy day.
across a crowded room, women's slip skirt, Deciduous Soul
I making a very concerted effort to enter this week with very positive energy and enthusiasm. I am trying very hard to ward off the pit in my tummy that knows my first born will be turning 5 and starting school during the month that will begin in a mere five days. {little sniffles} No, no...this week is all about love and fun and enjoying the present.
Just wanted to mention that the soap shop will be closing up for the month of August. I'd like to have all the orders packed and shipped by Friday. So...please place any last minute orders by Thursday. We have a HUGE month ahead with vacation, birthdays {2}, a party, first days of school {2}, and a desperate need to start stocking up for my busy season. So I won't exactly be loafing poolside during my time off. But it will be enjoyed just the same.
Hope you had a lovely weekend! We did!
urban vintage, Gabriell Kai
tea time, Gabrielle Kai
Hmmm, I'm thinking early b-day gift for myself! And you can also purchase these or many other truly lovely prints here!
Happy Lovely Sultry Thursday to You!
What are you appreciating right.now.?
I can hardly believe that's it's been four whole months since Maya came into our lives. At the same time, however, it's hard to remember our family without her in it. She has fit in so seamlessly into our big circle of love. We here in this house are totally smitten with her and now she is starting to show others just how much there is to love about her! With her huge personality, sweet little voice, and engaging eyes, she demands your attention and then holds it until she gets tired. Meanwhile, you're excited for the next time she'll be up for playing.
She loves with her whole little self and never misses an opportunity to hold a hand, nuzzle a neck, or 'kiss' a face. And we are just so in love with our baby Maya!
Happy 4 Months, Papaya!
Don't know what it is this summer but I'm absolutely obsessed with getting to the beach. It's as if the tide is pulling me in. AND, I have a little soon-to-be-five year old {who's only been to the beach in utero} who must be having the very same tide-pulling phenomenon going on. She mentions it nearly everyday. I am even having dreams about being by the ocean. I'm wondering if there's some universal ebb & flow that synchronizes within you every so many years and it just makes you almost NEED to return to the water so that your mind, heart, body, and soul can be renewed.
So while we are planning a day trip to the beach later this summer, I'm doing my best to get my oceanic fill with some photography. Here are some links to enjoy this fine Friday in July...
Ya kind-of snuck up on me.
I'm exploring different ways to catch the day to day stuff around here. Perhaps it's the new baby in the house reminding me of how quickly time will pass. Or maybe it's the thought of Rayne starting school this fall {and Layla starting pre-school}. For whatever reason, I have a persistent voice in my head saying that I will want to remember the little things the most. So how best do I document those?
Lord knows I take an extraordinary amount of photos. However, sometimes the memory is more than just the vision. It's the sound, the smell, the emotions. Do I trust that a picture of Rayne will remind me of the crazy, elaborate, imaginative stories she tells? Can I be certain that I'll be able to hear the cute way Layla says words like feather and girl? Because I already know that unless I write something somewhere, I'm sure to forget how Maya squeals when we take our evening walk...I have a hard time remembering the details of her sisters' first years.
So what's the best way to capture moments in time. I do like to scrapbook but it often takes more time than I have. I'm thinking of filling the backs of photos with as much info. as I can remember about that particular moment. I've also purchased three small blank journals {one for each girl} to serve as a place to put the little stories and events that happen along the way: a funny thing they said, something really great they did, etc. These can be easily filled with one {or two} liners. I've also started a bit of an art journal so that I can combine my enjoyment of drawing & painting inti my documenting.
These are great. And I'll be so glad for any effort that I put in now to remember these days. However, it's all very tiring and sometimes even sad to be chasing after these fleeting moments. Where does it cross the line from documenting the moments to constantly trying to hold them? I wish I knew where the balance was. And I wish there were more moments in the day for both living in the moment and capturing the moment.
Any suggestions?
