but hello autumn! i’m ready. i am. there is life around the corner. and inspiration. and beautiful purpose. on with the journey.

the bridal shower experience.

i have a strong dislike of gatherings of women. it hardly makes sense because it usually involves the sweetest of friends. but something about the overflow of estrogen usually leaves me cringing. so i knew it would be difficult to plan a bridal shower for my best friend that didn’t feel that way to me….

that time that dreams became real.

deep belly laughter. mountains and valleys. apples and orchards. academia. ethnic foods. incredible architecture. coffee and books. old friends and new. art and music. jeffersonian principles. a new perspective.

a recipe for redemption. (gotta love the cheesy title).

yesterday i wrote about redemption and grace, and yesterday i experienced redemption and grace. i rarely write about what i do with my friends and i never write about food. but yesterday warrants that i speak of the redemption and grace that these things helped lavish on me. i have definitely had better mornings and…