snoluha

we've been snowed in for a couple of days now. which means cabin fever. which means snow cream desserts. here you go. enjoy!

step 1. go outside with bowl. get snow. (should be clean)

step 2. use half and half, or some sort of milk product. our choice, local hatcher half and half. delish!

step 3. add a drop of vanilla and some sort of irish cream. we chose carolan's. mmm.

step 4. mix irish cream concoction with freshly scooped snow and stir.

step 5. add coffee from this mornings french press. thank you crema.

step 6. grab a spoon!

rejoicing.

yesterday a magical thing happened to a friend of a friend of a friend [i've never met the couple]

they got the child home. from haiti. the story is one of hope and joy and love, and God's beautiful beautiful strength. and i don't even know the details.

here is a moving music video, that tells a bit of the story. amos [their newest son] is home with them now. its just miraculous.

amos story

enjoy!

void.

in the last few hours, a heavy cloud of discouragement started hanging over me. i've been sitting alone at a coffee shop for several hours, doing school work, researching reception venues, scheduling things, and such.

and i had to stop and breathe in, and realize that although i am quite content in this season of my life (i can't help but smile when i think about marrying my best friend, beginning a new stage as a wife, as a help mate) but, i am consumed with the l-word.

loneliness.

i miss friendship sometimes (a lot of times) i have great ones, don't get me wrong. i have ones that are incredible, as well as being incredibly busy with life and love and work and such.

i suppose in this season its harder to maintain those friendships. i'm not good at spending my time alone. i've never been good at it.

i just looked outside. minutes ago it was dusk, it was grey. now it is evening, and there is a rain storm. it fits my mood to a T.

i feel grey and rainy and cold.

two of my favorites from our engagement shoot.

marisa mlynarek photo

embrace.

i need to get my creative juices flowing sooner than later. i work way better under pressure. but, im at a creative road block.

ok. enough of that for now.

wise words.

so cute.

my morning, as of late.

help, however you can.

off to work.

<3

archer hairline?

currently, i am following several blogs. tonight, i was looking at a London based blog i love, and came across this: what type are you? type, as in, font, and the meaning behind said font.

i am archer hairline.

come again?

archer hairline: straightforward with hints of emotion, only seen to those looking closely.

i love typography. so intriguing, no?

here see for yourself, let me know your results!

(just type character into the password section)

mittens and flowers.

eeee!

my urban find finally came in the mail today! my poor little hands with now be warm. success!

in other news. im struggling on the topic of flowers. go to a florist? buy wholesale? we are on a budget, so im not certain the best way to go that will be both economically smart as well as beautiful to the eyes. my thoughts thus far have been to buy wholesale and make centerpieces and bouquets myself, but im starting to second guess if i can pull it off. i know nothing about flowers and such. i havent even decided what kind i want yet.

thoughts?

ill take snows days any day.

(only if it has to be this cold)

new new.

danny, my roommate lacey, and i watched julie and julia the other night. what an inspiration! to start writing more, to starting cooking more, or learning to cook, rather. (although i do not see myself learning how to de-bone a duck anytime soon)

but. i decided to revamp my blog a bit, and use this as an outlet, a way of documenting of my adventures as a newly-engaged girl planning a wedding, planning a marriage.

if anything it will be therapy for me, to get ideas out of my jumbled head, a way of sharing lovely discoveries to you, as i dive in to the crazy world of insane wedding planning.

(even with a terrible terrible cold, i can still smell what seems to be cinnamon, or nutmeg, in the apartment above mine..how delicious!)

now i must break from writing. it is a snow day here in nashville(with no snow, mind you) it is not a snow day for me, damn those online classes. algebra calls. i'm pondering the idea of paying someone to finish my class for me..hmmm.

i'll be leaving you (whoever you are) with internet treats so soon! i've been uncovering so many wonderful things in my online searches, so just you wait, soon, very soon.