Hey there and happy Monday! Waking up to snow flakes drifting about is simply magical, wouldn’t you agree? Unfortunately it seems our little snow shower has ended withing a matter of minutes, but it was fun while it lasted. I’m getting a titch tired of this sore brown landscape dotted with snow…just a Minnesota girl longing for the deep-snowy winters…
The look on her face as she got ready that morning…said it all. The luminosity in her dark expressive eyes cut through the uncomfortably dense humidity that hung heavily around the church that morning. The lightness of the way she donned her dress quieted the ladies in the room into hushed words of admiration, warm smiles, happy sighs, joyful tears….
It’s a new year. A shedding of the old skin, a rebirth of new goals. New agenda. New energy. Looking backward to reflect upon hopes in the coming months. I likes. I rang in the New Year wrapped in several blankets, a mug of tea nestled snugly within my hands, warding off an excellent cold. We made chicken lettuce wraps…
Nothing puts one in the mood for Christmas like dead leaves composting on the brown ground while raindrops pummel your window. Maybe that’s magical in warmer climates {and, in reality wouldn’t be too bad when paired with 70 degree weather}, but for 10 days before Christmas in the upper Midwest? Nope. This doesn’t cut it. Mother Nature, I shake my…
There is so much that goes into planning a wedding. After the excitement of the engagement gives way to magical thoughts about how the wedding day will evolve; will it be a large gathering or an intimate ceremony? Elope? Pinks or yellows? Honeymoon? Where to register? Oh, snap, what kind of shoes? Food, entertainment, location, guest lists, pre-parties, paperwork, thank…