A collection of our ordinary days, recorded every week.
Around here, I have been:
feeling all the lovey-dovey emotions that come with a wedding and even more so because the groom was my brother! I cry at everything lately, but got emotional at least 10 times that day. There is something so incredibly beautiful about watching my brother so happy and to witness how much his wife truly knows and adores him. I am excited for them and their future together and SO excited to not be the only married sibling anymore!
wearing this dress from Asos Maternity. I needed something semi-fancy but comfortable, and this dress was perfect. My decision to wear heels at 30 weeks pregnant, though? Still paying for that one, hah! At least I looked put together in the pictures 🙂
reflecting on a prayer from the wedding Mass that really stood out to me: “May the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob be with you, and may He fulfill His blessings in you, that you may see your children’s children even to the third and fourth generation, and thereafter may have life everlasting, by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth forever. Amen.” (emphasis mine) Mark and I talk all the time about growing old and seeing our children grow and start families of their own. We imagine our huge, noisy crowd and how big of a table we’re going to need to build for Sunday dinners. I think of my own family and how my great-grandmother (the beloved matriarch and inspiration for both this blog and the shop) lived to see four generations before her death. What a privilege! Because at the end of the day, our children are our greatest gift and what truly is more important than family?
finishing The Gap of Time and moving on to Father Elijah.
smiling at Sophia as she chatted non-stop on our drive home from bringing the boys to school one day: “Mama, the sun is so bright. The sun is shining in my eyes. I think the sun is following me ‘cuz it likes me.”
loving the Our Lady of Grace felt doll we ordered for Sophie. She has such a special love for Mary.
entering Q4 with Big White Farmhouse and I’m so pumped! I keep reading and researching and my to-do list keeps growing, but at the end of the day, I’m just going to finish what I can and call it good. This business is a marathon, not a sprint! (As much as I wish we would have become a huge, overnight success, I think our growth rate is a much better fit for my current lifestyle anyway) A few other notes:
+ We’re working on a Customer Appreciation surprise for our 2016 customers and are really excited about it! Working behind the computer screen can sometimes feel impersonal and one-sided and we really want to thank our BWF family for their part in shopping small and supporting small artisans.
+ Starting prep for the holidays with a few fun gift ideas! This week, I ordered new garden markers for the Christmas season and some hand-stamped forks perfect for Thanksgiving. Should arrive in the next few weeks.
+ We’re having a little candle sale this weekend with all of our fall scents being 15% off: Cozy Cabin, Sweater Weather, Mulled Cider and Pumpkin Caramel Latte.
hobbling around after Tick-Tock Croc attacked me! Okay, so not exactly true, but that’s the story I told the kids. Before going to bed one night, I stepped on TJ’s little plastic toy and it was so unexpected and painful, I saw stars! My inner foot bruised and swelled and I’ve been walking funny (even more so than usual, if that’s possible) in the days since. Lesson learned to have all the toys picked up before dark!
baking chocolate chip cookie in a cup, which isn’t really the same thing, but gets the job done. I have been so good with sugar consumption (my finicky taste buds just haven’t craved it), but this last week has been bad – I want it all! That and cheddar popcorn…pregnancy is weird.
watching Madam Secretary, Longmire, and The Mysteries of Laura.