lately : around here

This week was perfect. 

Finishing crafts that I started last year.

Buying all the cinnamon whisks at Trader Joe's.

Sending happy mail.

Throwing knitting needles across the room because it's really, really hard.

Looking at pretty things I want to make so I don't give up.

Decorating with my love.

Going on lots of walks.

Spending time with friends.

Giving thanks.

Wishing Andy could make fried rice every single night.

Eating all the chocolate.

Happy 1st day of December. I hope your month is merry and bright.

lately {november}

meal planning for Christmas

perfecting pancakes on Saturdays

learning to knit

planning a perfect Christmas present

always cooking in a cast iron skillet that was Andy's great-grandmother's

wanting big, comfy socks

listening to Dr. Bruce Ware teach theology

savoring dark chocolate often

creating traditions

stepping on lots of colored leaves during bright November walks

realizing I need to start thinking about the new year

lately {October}

walking for my commute

realizing this must be a secret to life

piling on the blankets

sleeping in a little more each day to enjoy the cold coming through the open window

listening to books

hanging pictures

dying to ride my bike every day

studying for my last New Testament test

constantly putting books on hold at the library

playing the piano every chance I get

feeling energized by fall

dreaming of a day with nothing in it

wearing gloves often

looking forward to Andy actually being off work for a few weekends

lately {july} in words and pictures

 

eating blueberry crumble

petting caramel, curly-haired dogs

  

devouring good books

watching a beaver leisurely walk through a front yard in the middle of the city

 

cancelling Netflix and

listening to the Harry Potter series

 

savoring Coffee Crisps and maple cookies from Canada

playing the piano (after a fairly long break from the piano I can all of a sudden play and sing at the same time!)

 

walking slowly in the evening summer breezes

longing for more freshly ground wheat pancakes shared with friends

 

scoring amazing free finds

hooked for life on audio books

 

 

hearing Andy say "I've been reading fashion magazines...stop laughing...it's for my job!"

enjoying life with my best friend

Can hardly stand the wait...

This is what 300 extra square feet, a washer and dryer, and no longer feeling like college roommates looks like.

                                          

lately {april}

running together

making plans for this summer (it's going to be the best yet.)

dancing like little school girls when a new episode of Psych comes on Hulu

taking evening walks

feeling overwhelmed (like, when it rains it pours. and right now it feels like it's pouring.)

trying to learn how to rejoice with those who rejoice. (this is hard. so many great things happening to great people, and I notice I start to become jealous.)

wanting zucchini, always

planning so many fabulous things for lentils next month

realizing I only have one more closet to purge ruthlessly (I mean, we only have two closets, but only one left sounds like I CAN DO THIS!)

taking deep breaths

anxiously waiting for my favorite farmer's market to open

coming up to one year of seminary completed (hopefully I'll post a life update soon.)

lately {march}

ordering books for one of my favorite professors (is this real?!)

writing papers (I have nine due next month. They're super easy, but keeping my time occupied)

remembering I love writing (so many ideas floating around my head, maybe I'll get the courage to write more here)

daydreaming together

dying for our stay-cation

loving the anticipation

appreciating simple music--simple chords, fewer instruments, fewer voices, more beauty

enjoying learning some church history at school with Andy

encouraged by my marriage and family class

drinking green tea every morning

eating a bazillion fruits and veggies before grocery money runs out

soaking up every little bit of sunshine and warm air

planning to make the most of spring








 

lately {january}

drinking peppermint and ginger tea (best tea combination ever.)

enjoying hearing Andy ask, "Can I cook dinner?" (really? my heart flutters every time.)

realizing the older I get the more introverted I become

accepting the older I get the more introverted I become (but fighting the temptation to become a hermit.)

trying new things

diving in to some great cookbooks (thanks, LFPL.)

cooking more without recipes

reading Dinner: A Love Story (Hannah, remember to read this again when you have young children.)

inspired to start a food journal

so, so thankful for a full-time job and steady hours

thinking of ways to use my new energy I will have soon

preparing myself for school starting back up

looking forward to new SWI classes and events this semester

getting out the extra blankets for a cold week

lately {december}

swinging on the porch at night

thinking we've lived in looavul six months??!! (It feels like six years!)

stopping mile a day (I'm getting a crazier work out at work)

hoping I can start again soon

praying for a new, better job

enjoying the good days and people I meet

wrestling with changes and contentment

loving the recent beautiful weather

eating lots of hummus and pita

turning Friday night date nights into Saturday date days

listening to Andy read from Good News of Great Joy-free advent devotional every night

drinking green smoothies every morning

feeling loved

planning to finally make some Thai food soon

wondering what will come in the new year

needing to finish Christmas shopping

appreciating quiet evenings with Andy

realizing I really do love our simple life on campus

but still wishing I could have a dog

specifically, a scottie

trying to start back my reading plan

thankful Andy asked me to marry him three years ago

lately {november}

drinking hibiscus green tea (tea has never tasted so good) 

willing my hair to grow (all I notice is beautiful short hair) 

watching Once Upon a Time (I'm obsessed with Ginnifer Goodwin's hair. Not helping.) 

enjoying the smell of fresh limes every day 

trying to start using the library more (having books on a hold list is worse than waiting for Christmas) 

listening to strengthening your marriage in ministry 

shopping at Trader Joe's for almost all our groceries 

turning the air conditioners back on (the furnace in Fuller is a little suffocating) 

celebrating Andy's birthday 

eating Mrs. Amanda's pumpkin roll (thank you!) 

thinking of changes 

finding some good recipes (I've been stuck in a cooking rut) 

bundling up each morning 

loving roasted vegetables and hummus and pita 

planning a special date night someone blessed us with (thank you!) 

waiting anxiously for classes to end 

appreciating the little things 

thankful my mom came for a visit

lately {october}

working, and working, and working

praying for contentment

listening to Andrew Peterson

drinking apple cider

opening the windows

wearing Andy's p.j. pants, old t-shirts and thick, comfy socks

feeling weary, but looking forward to new schedules

planning our new Friday Night Date Nights

cooking rice and bean burritos to freeze

making crafts

going through the membership process at Clifton

studying Zechariah for small group

craving Simply Thai

wishing for an autumn weekend getaway

enjoying quiet moments

thankful for my sweet husband

*This post was inspired by a Ali Edwards