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Up north & a wedding
On Monday, we returned home from a trip to Minnesota (where I grew up). Even though we love our home here in Texas, a trip North was overdue. Lauren's wedding was one of many reasons for a visit. This one was jam-packed with lots of wonderful...
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March happenings
We've been enjoying yummy, simple suppers most nights. These meals are the most "doable" in this season for us, so I plan for them. We just had the Sweet Soy Chicken and Rice from The Family Flavor—those green onions make it taste so fresh. While...
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As you move forward
As we're approaching the "middle" of winter, at least in my mind, I like to keep my momentum going. Christmas is passed, and spring isn't quite around the corner (although Austin might have me convinced otherwise). I'm so used to longing for the...
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On a Saturday
Happy Weekend! I loved having several days off in a row, it was like a mini-vacation of sorts.
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When life feels settled
In my last post (quite awhile ago!), I mentioned we've been busy with lots of holiday visiting. We're back in Austin now, but here are a few highlights from our Christmas trip to Indiana:
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Common mercies
From C.H. Spurgeon:
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Befriending faithfulness
I worked my first three 12-hour shifts this week, and now I have five days off! I'm definitely adjusting to a new schedule. Amongst our early mornings and early bedtimes, meals around here are a bit skewed. I'm still working on a list of meals to...
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A weekend away & a reminder to myself
We're home from another weekend camping trip—this one just a bit longer and in the company of our good friends. This park was significantly smaller than Inks Lake, but it was still enjoyable to be outside and do some hiking. We played euchre (for...
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Camping at Inks Lake
We enjoyed a brief but lovely camping trip at Inks Lake State Park this past weekend. We thought of it as a belated anniversary getaway, of sorts. Despite our mutual love for camping and countless camping trips over the years, this was our first...
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The here and now (on a Friday)
On this Friday, I am...
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Our city
It's taken us awhile to feel some sense of ownership in the city of Austin. Preoccupation with our feelings of "newness" can do that—make us perpetually feel like outsiders. But we're taking more steps toward thinking of Austin as "our city." We...
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On life lately & making our space a home
This weekend, Nicholas and I focused on a few projects around our home. The homemaking process has been rather gradual, but we're getting there. This weekend brought a few additions: a pair of handsome lamps, plus, I sewed new toss pillow covers for...
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Quinoa breakfast bowls & life this week
I'm sitting inside, at our kitchen table right now, drinking a mug of hot coffee, wearing long sleeves, and pretending it's not 99(!) degrees out right now. The heat really isn't so bad, but it's kind of fun to be in denial about it occasionally.
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Fridays & friends
Friday night, we went downtown with Fleetwood and Molly to the area surrounding Nicholas' workplace. He's quickly becoming our resident "downtown expert." It was fun to take a little tour. My, does Austin have hills! My Minnesota roots want to...
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Thoughts on a Friday
I don't desire to be perpetually in the mindset of "living for the weekend," however we do love our Fridays around here. I've been completing lots of little tasks around the house in preparation for the weekend. Laundry, running the dishwasher, a...
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A moving update and much-needed weekending
On my way to work the other day I drove through this beautiful, thick fog. I've always loved stormy, foggy, or rainy days, especially in the summer, and we've had a lot of them the last few weeks.
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Preparations
We celebrated the wedding of two wonderful friends, Connor and Jessica, this weekend. The morning of the wedding, I went for a walk around the neighborhood with another one of the bridesmaids. It was a crisp, sunny morning, and early enough that the...
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Full and wonderful days
Happy Memorial day!
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These weekends
We just went to our first wedding of the season (congratulations, Bryson and Rachel!), and the next few weeks will be filled with many more of the best kinds of celebrations—weddings, birthdays, and get-togethers.
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