pink sunsets

 

Sometimes you drop everything you're doing to run outside & enjoy a sunset.

Sometimes you have a million pictures to blog from the weekend, but MAN. That sunset!

Because sometimes, it's these little moments that you know you'll want to remember the most.

The little moments that aren't really so little as much as they are short, because suns set fast.

Little, big moments of a burning, pink sunset & Love Eyes from the man you adore the most.

a krispy kreme date with miss chelsea

Because sometimes you have to drive 45 minutes away to drop off a camera lens for fixin', & then you're like fixin'... hmm... fix... HMM... DONUT FIX, & then a Krispy Kreme magically appears, & then you meet an old man named TJ who's obsessed with karaoke, drives a red mustang & hangs out at Krispy Kreme on the daily & he calls you out on taking way too many pictures of your donuts & you totally agree & spend the rest of your visit discussing the best karaoke songs.

& & & I love Chelsea. & donuts. & karaoke.

sweet things

1. chocolate chip banana bread for breakfast

2. kissing!

3. finding the perfect chord

4. seeing the "fall" issues hit the stands

5. a big enough parking spot right in front of our building that I can simply pull into

6. dreaming of trips to faraway lands

7. cobblestones

8. seeing friends in love

9. the smell of a freshly squeezed lime

10. jared's hair being long enough to twirl & twirl & twirl with my fingers

it's nice to know that I could go on & on with the sweet things I'm blessed with. especially when my day was clouded by a little bit of self-doubt. isn't that a funny thing?

sweet things - amelia

some blogging friends have agreed to join me in enjoying some of life's sweet things! first up is amelia, which is only fitting because not only is she one of my dearest friends in the whole, wide world, but she is also mildly infatuated with all things sweet. you can find her over on the sweet life! (see? sweet-freak.)

1. My amazing friends, family and co-workers who went to great lengths to celebrate my recent birthday with me.
2. The day I married my sweetheart. It was beautiful and perfect, surrounded by those we love. 
3. The wonderful blessing that my husband and I both have careers in the fields we studied in school and the rewarding feeling I get from my job at Fete Studio, event through all the madness.
4. Vacationing at the beach with my husband's family- without him. The without him part isn't so sweet, but I love that I am able to/enjoy spending time with his family when he is not here. It's like having a second family.
5. Sitting on the porch swing at the beach with the sounds of early birds singing and the ocean waves crashing as I write this.
6. The excitement of buying our first home, picking out paint colors and dreaming of the plans we have. 
7. Our sweet cat, Raja, who always showers us with love and cuddles.
8. Sitting on the screen porch of our soon-to-be home in the mornings for coffee and breakfast together before work.
9. The thought of starting a family of our own (in the way, way future) or, in the not so far future- getting a puppy :)
10. Watching my little brother learn and grow into a little man. 
11. Seeing that my closest friends and family have such big, positive plans to look forward to this year. 

*photos by fabulous korie of korie lynn photography

sweet things - july

1. baby lips & seeing my beautiful sister-in-law basking in mommy-glory

2. coffee already brewing when I wake up every morning

3. hand-holding & footsie playing

4. charcoal smudges on my hand from left-handed sketches

5. fresh white sheets & sunshine on a morning off from work

6. being woken up at way-too-early AM by kisses all over my face before he leaves for work

7. texting all day with a newly engaged friend

8. soaking in our last few weeks in our apartment – totally bittersweet

9. walking in the door from work to chili-chocolate bars & sunshine yellow flowers

10. regina spektor’s newest album – my sound of summer 2012

just some sweet things that may or may not be distracting me from the internet this summer ;) happy humidity!