{a surprise lunch for luke… completely unrelated to this entry, haha}
good evening, readers!
i am in an exceptionally happy mood tonight. we had a wonderful time at the artist market! a lot of our friends came to see us + support our work. we were able to meet many artists showing at the market & trade some of our work for theirs. all in all, it was an encouraging experience & we will definitely do it again. to celebrate, we took a two-hour nap & made pancakes for dinner. 🙂
in other news, {our} new blog will be opening tomorrow morning! to see it, look {here}! we will be writing to you every sunday morning about a specific topic relating to our newly-married life. there will be lots of photos + this is a great way for us to connect once a week in the midst of such hectic schedules. so please, join us in celebrating {him + her} tomorrow morning!
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finally, i’ve decided to host a giveaway! my next entry will be my 100th entry & i am so proud. if you don’t know, i’m not very consistent. meaning, i don’t keep at things for very long. i can get discouraged very easily + forget about things. but- you have all been such great support & of infinite inspiration to me & luke so it hasn’t been too difficult to keep up with my writing + photography. i really appreciate all of you taking the time to read!
so… i’d like to give one lucky winner one of my prints + a pair of my earrings as a big thank you.
{i apologize for the quality of this photo… the light at nine in the evening can be a bit tricky}
all you have to do is:
+post a comment on this entry
+before thursday morning, the 15th of october
+of your favorite form of inspiration right now!
+please include your email address so i can contact you if you’re the winner!
i will randomly choose a winner on thursday & post my 100th entry on friday to reveal the lucky reader! so good luck + happy winnings!
natalie
remember that arugula i was talking about on my last entry? i couldn’t keep my camera away from it. the green of the leaves & the little holes left from an insect’s lunch really make me happy. i suppose that’s why i am a farmer’s wife in-the-making… 🙂
& i was really happy to see {shari’s} lately list & wanted to do something similar…
++ finding {nourishing traditions} in our mailbox by a lovely {neighbor friend}
++knowing that my copy of {3191: a year of evenings} will be mailed to me in less than two weeks- a surprise from luke!
++a bag full of tiny pumpkins to be displayed proudly around our home
++the excitement of knowing that the {north village artist market} is almost here!
++making a “food journal” to keep track of the foods i am putting in my body {more on that later}
++bringing out the brightly-colored scarfs & winter hats to be used for the next several months
++making cilantro-marinated fajitas for our dear friends
& finally…
++revealing our new blog- {him + her} on sunday morning! {i will post a link soon!} my husband & i are coming together to write about life as young newlyweds & the beauty we have experienced in the last two months + the many adventures to come. won’t you join us?
which means only three more entries until my giveaway so keep yourself posted!+++
as for the photos, they’re from our friends’ house- the holy road house. last sunday, we enjoyed delicious local food & great conversation with them. right now, i wish i could be enjoying the calm of a sunday afternoon. my life is so hectic right now & i feel like everything is out of place. we’re preparing for the artist market that will be held this weekend {which is great fun!} but on top of that, i have an exam to study for + a paper to write. i can become really frustruated with how little time is left for simply knitting or sitting down to read a book.
there are three things that have brightened my week in the midst of all of the chaos…
+bringing in a large wooden bowl of freshly harvested arugula & making an autumn salad
+ finding a large box on our porch & opening it up to find a beautiful handmade card & brightly colored apples. {thank you, lynn + isaac!}
+enjoying delicious, healthy fudge around {anna’s} table
in the midst of to-do’s, appointments, & little sleep, there are little glimpses of happiness & true blessings.
natalie