happy weekend

excited about the day i have in store. gym-ing with my boo... grocery shopping for the upcoming week... possibly going to see gatsby... and later tonight dancing and singing along with taylor swift.

and that is just one day.

haven't decided yet what i will do with my sunday and monday off. gosh i love three day weekends.

twenty seven

last month i turned twenty seven. 

he prepared brunch at our house.

there was fruit, eggs florentine, french toast, and bacon.

and a tried and true necessity of my birthday since i was little - red velvet cake.

my soul sisters came to celebrate with me.

a couple of them even brought boys for bobby to take pictures with.

and this little sweetie let me take pictures of her modeling.

my friends have cool tattoos.

 

i got funny cool gifts.

and pretty scarves too.

my "i-have-never-seen-this-cool-new-color-nail-polish-before" face

 

there were bloody marys

... and mimosas.

i am a lucky girl.

emeli

i can not stop listening to emeli sande's music. her voice is just lovely. my kind of love hooked me from the beginning, next to me kept me listening, and clown is my latest fave.  

dear you

you know who you are. and this is for you.

"expect to have hope rekindled.

expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways.

the dry seasons in life do not last.

the spring rains will come again."

it does get better. it never fully goes away. but, i can tell you with certainty... it gets much better. 

i love you.

minnesota

last summer i went to elbow lake, minnesota for the second time to visit his family. my big girl camera was still very new to me. it was quite a nice place to practice taking pictures.

 his adorable niece, maddie.

 his dad, bob.

 a fun family photo shoot.

vintage

the only shot i saved from our visit at the old bison ranch in forreston, texas. we had chosen this for our wedding and reception before we decided to elope. i am so happy we did. but, this place is pretty. no?

goodness, i love old trucks.