A Perfect Weekend

This weekend was a good one.

It started off with a surprise visitor and ended
with a quiet night at home with the husband.
In between I helped a friend design her wedding dress,
brunched, slept in, and drank a lot of hot cocoa. 

I also finally got around to editing our Italy photos. 

I have some great travel posts coming soon.
Here is a sneak peek.

I hope you all had a lovely weekend.  

xo

{all photos by me}

Flower School: Calamondin

This would be the perfect Thanksgiving centerpiece.  

The little oranges called Calamondin grow on trees 

and can be grown even in Washington.  The fruit is mostly 

used for aesthetics but it can be used in cakes and marmalades as well.  

Also in this bouquet: fringed tulips, ranunculus, roses, and sweet peas. 

{photos and floral found on McKenzie Powell}

Party Planning

When I haven't been blogging I've been party planning.  

The husband and I throw our friends a party each year in lieu of a Christmas gift.  

This year I'm going all out.  We do drinks and snacks 

at our place followed by a night of zoo lights.  

This year the theme is blue, gold, and animals.  

I can't wait to share the after photos. 

xo

{Photos above: Ruffled, Artful Desperado, The Sweetest Occasion, Taste of Home} 

Happy Friday

Some weeks fly by so fast I can't blog as much as I would like.  

This one did and I will be back in full swing soon.  

In the meantime I hope the photo above makes you smile.

Happy Friday xo

{photo from Marvelous Pretty Things}

Family Photos and a Day Trip

What a fun weekend it was!  Justin and I have had the travel bug 

ever since we got back from Italy.  On Saturday morning 

we took a spontaneous trip to Leavenworth.  It was so beautiful! 

I got my much needed fix of sunshine, fog, and golden leaves.  

If you have never been I highly recommend it.

I also spent this weekend finishing up photos I took for some close friends.  

 Thank you DeWaals for letting me spend a fun afternoon 

photographing your beautiful family!

 

{all photos by me}