honestly

i have an endless amount of worry.

i stress too much.

but love a lot.

i am super picky and sometimes quite indecisive.

i love to run but i am the worst about going for a run.

i love my family.

i should answer my phone, but in all honesty i'm not a huge fan of the phone.
i have multiple personal posts that are in the draft phase, they will most likely never see the light of day.

i love this post.
and i absolutely love how things pop up just when you need them.

i stress about figuring out who i am and what i am supposed to do with this crazy, short life we live.

as much as i am not a fan of this depressing movie, i love the quote.

(1 & 2)

 Happy Tuesday!

if we ever had to build new...

something like this would do...

i have an old soul for houses - i just love them. i always have said that couldn't imagine living in a new house. but just in the past few days it has been floating around in my mind. what if we did build new. there are plenty of options out there to make a new house "look" old, right? but then again it wouldn't be "old". the original creaky hardwoods, the character, the idea of it being on this earth way longer than i have been. the stories. the lives. i don't know. i think i just talked myself back into "no-way-my-old-house-isn't-going-anywhere". i always imagine the scene on Father of the Bride where the bulldozer is at the house about to tear it down. yeah, i think we can just add on instead.

in the meantime, look at THESE loves...mmm oh happy day...i die for 1920s cottage/new england/northeast style homes...D.I.E...

(images via elementsofstyle.com)

(image via pinterest)

(please through in the vintage Mercedes as well - thanks!)

(image via pinterest)

(cue mouth watering - oh AND plethora of hydrangeas...)

(image via pinterest)

must.stop.now.

well peeps...it's MY friday, so HAPPY FRIDAY!, wooohooo! :)

only 2 more days!

Grateful Wednesday

Lots and lots to be grateful for today! :)

one.

my husband

where do I begin...I am so beyond blessed and grateful for this man. If I only knew what marriage would be like. If I only knew what I was praying for when I prayed to find my husband and soulmate. God does provide. and man, does he provide SO well. He is more than I could've even hoped for, wished for or even imagined.

Grateful, in this case, is an understatement.

two.

running.

the weather was beautiful Monday night, so I went for a very short run, but it was wonderful.

maybe this will be in my future?!

three.

cool nights.

last night I enjoyed dinner on a patio...mmm I love the cool nights that fall brings, along with the crisp mornings!

four.

the pups.

they have been such great cuddle bugs!

(bear refuses to be photogenic)

five.

things working out the way they are supposed to.

and my quote for this week:

"Let nothing disturb you,

Let nothing frighten you,

All things are passing away:

God never changes.

Patience obtains all things.

Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices"

- St. Teresa of Avila -

only 3 more days!

weekend recap

it was a nice, rainy, "attempting-to-be-fall" weekend.

i miss him.

he might kill me for this one but i had to.

i saw, apparently along with the rest of the fb world, the most beautiful rainbow in dfw last night. I don't think I have ever seen one quite that bright - and icing on the cake: I could see both sides.

and icing on top of the icing: this came after the rainbow - amazing and then it turned into a bright orange uhmazing!

some love left me these...

my weeknights are going to consist of these oldies but goodies, house hunter reruns and a few workouts...doesn't sound awful, right? yeah, I know I'd rather be in New Mexico too but we can't all be spoiled now can we ;)

Happy Monday!!

only 5 more days!

Master(bed)Room

Just a few possibilities for a master bedroom freshening up...

 

Refresh by sgrahm on Polyvore

Adams 3-Drawer Dresser / Low Butler Tray Stand / Stripe Duvet Cover Shams- White/Feather Gray / Target Home Grayson Grommet Window Panel / And 16 Pillow / Stacked Crystal Table Bedside Lamp Base

 

1. Love this pop of color to go with number 2

2. Fresh white and gray stripes

3. I have been lusting over white curtains for months...otherwise I might've added colored curtains

4. We already have one of these lamps, so I think my side of the bed deserves one TOO!

5. Such a cute addition :)

6. We can always use a few extra drawers - and I like the whole dressers on each side of the bed thing.

7. GASP - something we already have? - yup thats right we have the rug - just need to put it to use!

Grateful Wednesday

one.

nesting

this weekend I found myself wanting to nest. it's so fun to add new pictures or throw pillows and hopefully curtains (soon).

 

two.

brunch with my husband

and these two little guys that accompanied our brunch unexpectedly. They were so sweet - too bad our little munchkins don't know how to behave in public - but they sure are sweet.

three.

Fresh Flowers

This weekend we made some little arrangements for my mother-in-laws birthday dinner. oh how i love fresh flowers. central market is like heaven for me - in more ways than one - but most definitely in the floral section.

four.

pretty things in downtown

on one of my walking paths in downtown they have been doing construction and well its not really that pretty in the interim (beside the fact that it reminds me of downtown NYC which kinda makes me happy) BUT today on my walk I saw this:

BEAUTIFUL! Someone painted the plywood and made what was not so pretty - PRETTY!!

five.

this prayer

Everytime I read it I feel like it speaks to me in a different way than the time before. I also feel like I appreciate it more everytime I pray it.

Well, kids, Happy Wednesday!! :)

and hope you're feeling as grateful today as I am!!!

Grateful Wednesday

one.

possibilities

oh the possibilities in our futures are endless and there is something so refreshing and breathtaking about that...all the wonderful possibilities ahead of us... 

two.

friends

I believe this was on my last weeks list but we had a party, cough (& confession) a themed party - yes, we might still act like we are in college but sometimes we also act like we are 80 so ha. Needless to say we had a wonderful time with friends Saturday evening. so there my number two is friends :)

three.

small steps

every step forward is positive. I must see the small steps instead of getting overwhelmed by the leap that I want to make. Small steps make us thankful, at least makes me more thankful.

four.

my favorite quote...this week

"be kind to yourself and realize that in tragedy you can find beauty"

I love that - be kind to yourself - I need to say that more frequently.

five.

sangria and summer

since it was practically the last weekend of the summer I got to enjoy some sangria

(ooo yummy yummy sangria from fireside pies - my favorite)

...Ooo how I wish I was sipping on this right about now...

Happy Wednesday!