On waiting for the arrival of happiness:
"The fun part doesn't come later. NOW is the fun part."
So true!
Sent from my iPhone
Sunday, July 31, 2011
The Fun Part
I am currently reading a book called "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin, and I ran across a quote that I just had to share!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Shiloh is 1!!
Birthday party pictures to follow soon, but here are a few portraits that we took of Shiloh on his birthday. I love that Buddy so much!!
Friday, July 29, 2011
New Kicks!
Well, I've been wearing the same pair of old-school burgundy Pony running shoes with hot pink laces for about 6 years now, and they finally kicked the bucket! Once I noticed how clearly you could see the giant hole in the back of them in pictures, I decided it might be time to pick up a new pair of shoes! But I was super-sad, because I sooooo loved those things!
So anyway, I got myself on over to Journeys and found this pair on sale!
I LOVED them! Similar feel, and an even better color scheme to go with the bright, happy clothes I have found myself drawn to lately! I wore them yesterday, and thoroughly enjoyed them, but it just seemed like something was missing. Then it dawned on me: These shoes need some neon laces!
So this morning I pulled out the boring gray laces and strung them up with these guys!
Now they feel just right, and the picture above assures me that the shoes are even Jason-approved. Perfect! : )
So anyway, I got myself on over to Journeys and found this pair on sale!
I LOVED them! Similar feel, and an even better color scheme to go with the bright, happy clothes I have found myself drawn to lately! I wore them yesterday, and thoroughly enjoyed them, but it just seemed like something was missing. Then it dawned on me: These shoes need some neon laces!
So this morning I pulled out the boring gray laces and strung them up with these guys!
Now they feel just right, and the picture above assures me that the shoes are even Jason-approved. Perfect! : )
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Spreading the Sophie Love!
At just 1 day shy of 1 year old, Shiloh has mostly abandoned his adoration of Sophie the Giraffe for other pursuits including, but not limited to, stair exploration, outlet investigation and obsessive toilet seeking! But not to worry, our love for Sophie (not our poor grimy Sophie, but a fresh new one) has now been passed on to sweet baby Elle! Jamie apparently acquired one somehow and sent me this iPhone photo today!
It made me smile! I love that baby girl!!
It made me smile! I love that baby girl!!
Monday, July 25, 2011
IT'S A MIRACLE!!!
Ray-Ban-Tastic!
I am so digging the J-Man's new Ray-Bans! Here's an iPhone photo I snapped out in the yard. Love it!!
5 Years of Wedded Bliss!!
via The Hudsons blog
On July 16, Jason and I celebrated our 5-year anniversary. In honor of the occasion, we took a 2-week trip to Crested Butte, Colorado, to enjoy some downtime with our family. Well, by "downtime," I actually mean some time mountain biking, rafting, horseback riding and ziplining (what we were gearing up for in the above iPhone self-portrait!), but it was a great break for all of us! And it turns out that spending a couple of weeks in a cabin in the mountains can be a romantic anniversary getaway even if you do have your kids with you!! : )
To "mark" the occasion, we also got tattoos of each other's names on our arms. They are really simple and beautiful and are very special to both of us. Pictures of those to follow when the healing process is through!
I can't believe it has already been 5 years! That sounds like a long time, but I feel like it was just yesterday that we were walking down the aisle at A Little White Chapel in Vegas! I guess time really does fly when you're having fun!! : )
For a little trip down Memory Lane, we figured that we would post a few of our favorites from our wedding. Pictures are obviously very important to us, so we were very picky when it came to choosing our photographer! We definitely made the right decision, because we still absolutely love looking at every single picture AltF Photography took on that day. Here are a few of our favorites!
Below are some of my bridal portraits that Jason took the day after our wedding. We ventured into the Nevada desert in the blazing 114-degree heat for these, and the rocks Jason had me lay on for some of them were hotter than you can even imagine! I had the welts on my back to prove it!! But it was definitely worth it.
So now that we're back from our magical getaway in the 70-degree paradise that was Colorado, it is business as usual around here! We will be in the office all week working on galleries, print orders and coffee table books and playing hardcore email catchup!
Drop us a line if you need anything! We love hearing from you guys!!
Happy Monday, everyone!
On July 16, Jason and I celebrated our 5-year anniversary. In honor of the occasion, we took a 2-week trip to Crested Butte, Colorado, to enjoy some downtime with our family. Well, by "downtime," I actually mean some time mountain biking, rafting, horseback riding and ziplining (what we were gearing up for in the above iPhone self-portrait!), but it was a great break for all of us! And it turns out that spending a couple of weeks in a cabin in the mountains can be a romantic anniversary getaway even if you do have your kids with you!! : )
To "mark" the occasion, we also got tattoos of each other's names on our arms. They are really simple and beautiful and are very special to both of us. Pictures of those to follow when the healing process is through!
I can't believe it has already been 5 years! That sounds like a long time, but I feel like it was just yesterday that we were walking down the aisle at A Little White Chapel in Vegas! I guess time really does fly when you're having fun!! : )
For a little trip down Memory Lane, we figured that we would post a few of our favorites from our wedding. Pictures are obviously very important to us, so we were very picky when it came to choosing our photographer! We definitely made the right decision, because we still absolutely love looking at every single picture AltF Photography took on that day. Here are a few of our favorites!
Below are some of my bridal portraits that Jason took the day after our wedding. We ventured into the Nevada desert in the blazing 114-degree heat for these, and the rocks Jason had me lay on for some of them were hotter than you can even imagine! I had the welts on my back to prove it!! But it was definitely worth it.
So now that we're back from our magical getaway in the 70-degree paradise that was Colorado, it is business as usual around here! We will be in the office all week working on galleries, print orders and coffee table books and playing hardcore email catchup!
Drop us a line if you need anything! We love hearing from you guys!!
Happy Monday, everyone!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
15 Minutes of High-Chair Fame!
Okay, so this is slightly random, but in case you didn't know, the only publication about which I care enough to hold a subscription is Time Magazine. I absolutely love it, and I read each issue cover-to-cover with rabid joy as soon as it arrives in the mail!
When I got this week's issue, the first thing I noticed was that the high chair on the cover seemed awfully familiar.
After further investigation, I discovered that it is, in fact, the very same Gulliver high chair from Ikea that we have in our dining room!
Somehow this discovery completely delighted me! Happy Sunday everyone! : )
When I got this week's issue, the first thing I noticed was that the high chair on the cover seemed awfully familiar.
After further investigation, I discovered that it is, in fact, the very same Gulliver high chair from Ikea that we have in our dining room!
Somehow this discovery completely delighted me! Happy Sunday everyone! : )
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Camp Gray 2011!
Our awesome cousins, the Williams family, come up to visit from Texas almost every summer, and we love it! This year we ended up with lots of other family in town as well, so decided to turn our adventures into "Camp Gray," and the project was a huge success! Camp activities included a picnic at the Cossatot, a hula hoop contest, a family pool party, a trip to the tattoo parlor, tons of s'mores (and trips to Wal-Mart!) and an end-of-camp awards ceremony the likes of which you've never seen!
Here are a few favorites from Camp Gray!
To view the full gallery of madness, click here!
Here are a few favorites from Camp Gray!
To view the full gallery of madness, click here!
Friday, July 22, 2011
We're baaaaa-aaaaack!
Well! That was quite a vacation! Between the rafting, the horseback riding, the ziplining and the biking (over 70 miles of single track and downhill!!), I think we really do need a vacation from our vacation! : ) It was pretty incredible, though. While we were gone, we also celebrated our 5-year anniversary and "marked" the occasion by getting tattoos in Taos!
Tons of pictures to follow shortly, but for now, I think I'm going to go get ready to spend the first night in a long time in my very own bed. It's one of my favorite places in the whole world! Good night folks!
Tons of pictures to follow shortly, but for now, I think I'm going to go get ready to spend the first night in a long time in my very own bed. It's one of my favorite places in the whole world! Good night folks!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
I got religion!
Well, okay, I guess I've already had "religion" for most of my life, but like many other people, my walk with God has taken a twisting path that has not always involved me staying close to Him. I have, on numerous occasions, decided that I knew better than He did what was best for me and struck out on my own to blaze new trails that may have been interesting but were frequently disastrous!
For the last few years, I have been letting fear and resentment and anger get the best of me and poison my daily life. Rather than turn my worries over to God, I was doing my best to "fix" things myself. You see, those of you who know me know that I am a "fixer." If there is a problem, I am your woman to solve it! I am jokingly called "Human Google" by my sister, and in general, I am remarkably good at figuring out how to handle almost any situation, but as I rather painfully learned over the last few years, "ALMOST" any situation is not the same as "ANY" situation. As much as I like to think I know everything, I don't.
So anyway, after spending about 3 years or so making myself a complete basket case with worry and stress, I had an epiphany about a month ago. I realized that I couldn't fix it. So I stopped trying.
I looked back on the things that had happened and realized that although they were bad, I can't change them. I can't make people go back and undo the awful things they did, and I can't make certain family members decide to be supportive rather than hateful. No matter how hard I try, I also can't be absolutely certain that the person won't come back and try to do some awful thing to me or my family. And for a long time, I let living in this land of uncertainty and lack of control drive me bananas and sap my daily life of joy.
But now I realize that although I can't control any of those things, I CAN change my reaction to them. I can't control the waves, but I can learn to surf.
So, having had this miraculous realization, I decided to stop trying to "fix" everything and let God fix it instead, however He thinks it should be. I stopped right where I was and prayed for Him to forgive me for my selfish, faithless attitude and all the damage that I had caused in the situation, and I turned the whole big hot mess over to Him to do with as He sees fit.
I immediately felt different. It sounds cliche, but it was like this HUGE weight was lifted off my chest, and for the first time in who knows how long, I could breathe again. I feel like myself, finally, and it is WONDERFUL!
I still don't know what is going to happen with everything, but I am daily asking God to give me peace about it. Every day I remind myself that I have to trust that He will give me what I need to handle whatever comes my way, so just to focus on being the best wife, mother and friend I can be and God will take care of the rest.
Stressing about the past and worrying about the future does not take the sorrow out of either one, it just robs the present of its joy. And I happen to really like joy, so I'm now hanging on to today and trusting God for the rest!
So yeah. I got religion. And I'm pretty darn happy about it! : )
For the last few years, I have been letting fear and resentment and anger get the best of me and poison my daily life. Rather than turn my worries over to God, I was doing my best to "fix" things myself. You see, those of you who know me know that I am a "fixer." If there is a problem, I am your woman to solve it! I am jokingly called "Human Google" by my sister, and in general, I am remarkably good at figuring out how to handle almost any situation, but as I rather painfully learned over the last few years, "ALMOST" any situation is not the same as "ANY" situation. As much as I like to think I know everything, I don't.
So anyway, after spending about 3 years or so making myself a complete basket case with worry and stress, I had an epiphany about a month ago. I realized that I couldn't fix it. So I stopped trying.
I looked back on the things that had happened and realized that although they were bad, I can't change them. I can't make people go back and undo the awful things they did, and I can't make certain family members decide to be supportive rather than hateful. No matter how hard I try, I also can't be absolutely certain that the person won't come back and try to do some awful thing to me or my family. And for a long time, I let living in this land of uncertainty and lack of control drive me bananas and sap my daily life of joy.
But now I realize that although I can't control any of those things, I CAN change my reaction to them. I can't control the waves, but I can learn to surf.
So, having had this miraculous realization, I decided to stop trying to "fix" everything and let God fix it instead, however He thinks it should be. I stopped right where I was and prayed for Him to forgive me for my selfish, faithless attitude and all the damage that I had caused in the situation, and I turned the whole big hot mess over to Him to do with as He sees fit.
I immediately felt different. It sounds cliche, but it was like this HUGE weight was lifted off my chest, and for the first time in who knows how long, I could breathe again. I feel like myself, finally, and it is WONDERFUL!
I still don't know what is going to happen with everything, but I am daily asking God to give me peace about it. Every day I remind myself that I have to trust that He will give me what I need to handle whatever comes my way, so just to focus on being the best wife, mother and friend I can be and God will take care of the rest.
Stressing about the past and worrying about the future does not take the sorrow out of either one, it just robs the present of its joy. And I happen to really like joy, so I'm now hanging on to today and trusting God for the rest!
So yeah. I got religion. And I'm pretty darn happy about it! : )
Friday, July 8, 2011
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