field trip :: happy birthday to me

for my birthday (hey there 48!) we took a Saturday to visit the Marciano and brunch at Canter's.















these people. my heart. blessed.



oh. and carrot cake too.

field trip :: Kusama at the Broad

weekend to do

finish the puzzle!

and happy new year :)

weekend to do

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ice skating with friends
visit with Bella

around the house
holiday lights!
shelving in shed
turkey wildrice soup



*our annual "we're all dressed up so let's get a photo!" photo :)

this just makes me happy.

us. together.


happy monday. xo

good read day/week/month

i've come across two interesting ways to share articles lately. (i really feel i get so much of my information - valuable and otherwise - from things that are sent to me via the web.)

1) joanna goddard's "articles club" (love this idea.)
2) my friend nomi's weekly "5 things" email where she compiles 5 things found on the web + a photo she is loving. (so good!)

four links that crossed my desktop today that i don't want to forget...

the best worst president ever (yes! i really need to become a citizen.)

we want your job: graphic designer at madewell (e and i have been talking a lot lately about careers - and i've been stressing to her that if you love it, and can imagine it as a job, it likely exists! she has a strong interest in fashion, photography and design, and i want to make sure to share this interview with her.)

at what point is a model really considered plus size (one of the things that worries me most about her interest in fashion is the perpetual idealized body images presented there. though the choice of phrase isn't a good one - this still made me happy.)

10 reasons your teenage daughter should own a horse (no comment!)






along with all that - today is our 15th wedding anniversary. it doesn't seem like such a big number really, but then i look at the pictures that chronicle that day and the pictures that chronicle those years and can't believe it. i am so very lucky. my dad told me a long time ago that marriage is hard. it is. but it is oh so worth it all.

i love you cowboy. thank you for letting me, be me. and for making me better at it. here's to many more. xo

::14::

d and i on our wedding day. with his eldest brother. 14 years ago.


this day is always worth celebrating.

we keep it low key. but there is a good red wine. a toast. and pumpkin pie for dessert.

the girls giggled when we looked at photos together.

14 feels good.

::13::

i'm a very lucky girl.