Dan & Mary Beth

Meet Dan and Mary Beth.

They celebrated their two year anniversary this Fall and wanted some photos to commemorate the occasion!
Their little family of two has become one of three recently with their sweet little dog Piper, who's pretty much the cutest thing ever. Made me want a dog all over again.
Anyway, we lucked out with the weather and had one of the most gorgeous days for shooting.
Loved spending the afternoon with these two, they're cuties. 


 
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Monday

Photo Cred: Meagan Abell

Gearing up for a crazy week.
So much to do and get ready for!
Orders to make, orders to ship, presents to shop for, photos to edit and decorating to do!
Love that Christmas is just around the corner.

What are you up to this week?


Birthdaygrams

I had such a perfectly wonderful Birthday.
I really couldn't have asked for a better one.
I ate more delicious food in four days than I thought was possible, blew out all the candles on three cakes (that wish better come true), celebrated with all of my favorite people, got lots of bunny related gifts (Lewis, don't be jealous), got to wear pretty dresses, read nice cards and notes and feel completely and overwhelmingly spoiled, loved and blessed.
Thanks to everyone who made it a great Birthday.
21 is going to be a great year.



At Twenty One


Things I know at 21

Things are never as bad as they seem.

Loneliness is character builing. 
It's also a jerk sometimes.

Tomatoes really aren't so bad after all.

If you apologize for the things you did wrong first, the other person will eventually apologize in return.
And if they don't, well, at least you were the bigger person and did all that you needed to.

Along that note, apologizing for the sake of apologizing isn't really apologizing.

Books with pages are much better than books with screens.

Coffee is amazing.

Bunnies are not as nice as they look sometimes.

The things that are most important in life are not actually things.

Adventures don't always have to be at 1 a.m. and on a bridge over a river.

Cooking is not as scary as it looks.
Most of the time.

There is such a thing as having too many high expectations.

Knitting will never get old.

When you are shopping and you are indecisive about something, don't buy it.
You will regret it.

Taco Bell is only good after 11p.m.

No matter how often you have Chinese food you will always forget that it makes you sick by the time you eat it again.

Less is more.
Especially when it comes to makeup.

It's okay to eat a whole funnel cake by yourself.
Once a year.

There are more people who have your back than you realize.

There are also more people who love you than you realize.

You aren't going to like that florescent orange dress as much as you thought you did at the store.

Whatever reason you are voluntarily giving up sleep for probably isn't as great as a good nights sleep.

You will inevitably get sick if you don't get enough sleep.

There is always someone who wants/is willing to cheer you up when you're down.

It's not the things you get or experiences you have or places you go that are important, but the people you are with.

When you feel like you have nothing, you have God.
And that's everything.





21 is going to be a great year.
I can feel it.


Last Day of Being 20

Photo Cred: Meagan Abell

So today is my last day being 20.
It's kind of bittersweet really. As is every Birthday I suppose. 
My 20th year has held a lot of amazing things though. 
I'm definitely more blessed than ever!
I can't wait to see what the next year holds.

In honor of today I, of course, made a little list.
(When do I not?)
The things on the list aren't too spectacular and some I even do every day, but I wanted to commemorate the occasion, like I always do, so here it is...

 *20 Things To Do On My Last Day of Being 20*

1. Start my day with my devotion
2. Drink a cup of tea
3. Play with Lewis 
4. Treat myself to something special
5. Take a photo with the Minolta that symbolizes being 20
6. Read a chapter of a book
7. Buy a Birthday dress
8. Start a new knitting project for myself
9. Tell each of my family members I love them
10. Clean room
11. Make plans to do something fun
12. Listen to a record
13. Make a list
14. Take a walk
15. Think only happy thoughts
16. Don't worry
17. Listen to Taylor Swift really loudly in the car (be quiet, you know you do it too...)
18. Be productive
19. Relax
20. Eat a bowl of cereal


Don't Worry


It has been one busy weekend.
And it's not going to slow up anytime soon!
However, I'm being reminded to praise God for the busyness because it's all good stuff that's been going on and, if you'll excuse a cliche, if he led me to it he can lead me through it!

Anyway, today I just wanted to direct a few of you over to the DC Blog, to read this post by Amber, one of the lovely contributors for DC.
It's definitely a must read if you've been feeling a little overwhelmed or stressed lately!
A great reminder that we really have nothing to worry about when God is in control.

Have a good Monday!