Wedding Love

Our photographer, Tana of Tana Photography was featured on the With This Ring blog with our wedding photos. It is so fun to see them out of the context of our kitchen table! Soon, I will have everything in one album, soon. The snow is providing a dreamy backdrop for this project. Cozalicious!

I am testing out a new blogging project this year and I can't wait to share it here - the ideas are still blossoming for now.

Happy 2009!

Thankful Today

* friends who are family, and family who are friends
* slivers of sunlight
* cuddling
* dog with sweet snoring sounds
* reaching out
* promises of snowy adventures
* a honeymoon of some kind on the horizon
* workmates
* guitar lessons
* giggling kiddos
* warm fires
* good books
* food of all kinds

The Comfort

© tanaphotography.com

O, the Comfort -
The inexpressable comfort of feeling safe
with a person,
Having neither to weigh thoughts,
Nor measure words - pouring them all right
out - just as they are -
Chaff and grain together -
Certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them -
Keep what is worth keeping -
And with a breath of kindness
Blow the rest away.

- Author unknown (to me)

My Favorite Halloween Faces

The big bad wolf


And his mama

Happy Halloween!

* A beautiful home on a street that gets duded up Griswald-style for Halloween.

I wish we could take credit! JP and I are going trick-or-treating so that I can see this display in action... Have a Happy One, XO

Autumn Light

Is there a better kind? OK, I do like the light that falls around cocktail hour during the summer. The kind where a long lazy beach day tips over to night and you are sitting near a grill and can feel the cool touch your sun-kissed skin. That is nice too. But for now, you can smell the leaves and the cold and the wood stoves starting to burn here. Sensing that moments of precious sunlight are dwindling makes them extra sweet.

Looking Down, Foothills


Looking Up, New Office

Our new office space is full of light and nifty people. I love the beamed ceilings!

Wedding Day Snapshots

flower picking at peaceful belly farm

flower prep

our pimped out tandem

and dog who lay down in the aisle without any prompting before the ceremony. we couldn't have planned that one.

the disco ball we went to a lot of trouble to hang but forgot that it would be daylight...

pumpkin love - a nod to one of our first dates (pumpkin carving that is)

my mom receiving a smudging before the ceremony from aunt p

the aisle made of zinnias

a song by jp, blackbird, here comes the sun

so many pies! jp's mom and aunts made homemade vanilla icecream for everyone. with huckleberries from our picking bonanza this summer. that's right!

memories are made of this, johnny cash version

the happy couple who is so happy my cousins grabbed us to hike into the hills for sunset. the alpine glow was dreamalicious.

Make a Wish

On last night's rainbow...

XOX,
Holly

*I wish I could go to this!

Sunday Drive

For you, Mom

25 years! You are so brave and have taught me that anything is possible. Thank you for being my guiding light and showing me what it means to grow--even when it gets ugly, kicking and screaming--with grace. You are the best.

Now, grab some scissors, cut this out, pin it to your shirt and smile proud! You really don't need to stay much more than this.

I love you much.