Hi. Hello.
welcome to my creative and happy space. i hope you love it all!
welcome to my creative and happy space. i hope you love it all!
i can finally start breaking out some of my sweaters, even if i’m not ready to give up my shorts yet.
we’ve had the best summer, visiting families, taking vacation time, and showing off as much as summer has to offer to our girls. from bethany beach, to lake placid, and back to the beach, we’ve run the gamut of finding any water to cool off and splash in, any quiet space away from the sticky, humidity that is maryland, and for maya to try any and every summer fruit she could get her hands on.
while summer is far from over, our agenda is packed with pool days, farmers market mornings, iced coffee dates, more tennis and adventures before our sweet girl turns one.
this week just flew on by. between getting ready for our first big trips in two years, never mind the first trips away from our girls, and beautiful weather, i feel like we hardly sat still at all.
this week was awesome and awful all at once. maya is just such a teenager, despite only just hitting eight months, a complete snuggle bug while trying harder than anything to crawl. she also popped another tooth and may have brought home a nice little cold + stomach bug situation that knocked me out from wednesday on.
I consider myself incredibly fortunate in my life; one filled with a loving and whole family, friends that I’d walk through fire for, a husband who shares my dreams, and a sweet baby and puppy who remind me to keep building that life. I’ve also learned that fortune of that nature comes with an immense amount of respect for not only the peaks in life, but also the valleys.
i finally have been able to start planting my garden, organizing and finessing the patio; i’m just ready to spend more time out there with warmer weather. i was able to sneak out on a coffee date with my best friend this week, and it was everything i needed.
last week, he had to be out, so i jumped on the chance to make one of my favorites, thank you gwyneth paltrow. i made my favorite, salmon with sriracha and lime, with kale zucchini cauliflower rice, had some sancerre, and was on cloud nine.
some weeks really stop you in your tracks. they remind you what and who is important. you remember to show up for the people you love, stop yourself to hug your baby, snuggle your puppy, and kiss your hubs.
Ultimately, vulnerability is grace. It’s letting yourself crack wide open, and doing the same for others. Quietly showing up, with love and support; you feel the good and the bad and find moments for growth, while finding beauty and grace to see the world through that lens.
