i love christmas-time. i wish it would just snow (and stick!) already. there have been some slight flurries here and there, but nothing too serious.
i re-found an old sweater of mine. from a few years ago, when i was 16. it went with me to georgia, on tour, on countless photoshoots with my twin, and some really special moments.
i was really excited when i found it. when i slipped it back on, it felt like home. i love clothes that feel like home.
so anyway, i've been making lots of things for christmas! i can't say much...i don't want to ruin any of the surprises.
only a couple more weeks 'til christmas. i've been getting in the spirit my drinking peppermint mochas at work all the time.
some things i'm still anticipating in the coming weeks before christmas: time with friends and family, sled rides, snowman building, hot cocoa, decorating the christmas tree, giving handcrafted gifts, watching holiday movies, wrapping presents, recording a family christmas song, baking christmas-tree shaped sugar cookies with frosting, play in the snow.
my sister Kylie took some sweet engagement photos for me & Tim.
it's pretty amazing to have a talented sister. we got amazing engagement shots for free :D
such a blessing!
oh, and christmas is coming pretty soon. my starbucks has done our christmas set-up, and christmas music is starting to come on the playlists. never too soon, right?
my twin & i turned 21 the day before halloween. what a day it was. we drove down to louisville to see the avett brothers! nothing better than that :)
an incredible show with lots of songs from their new album, and a very sentimental encore song. then we hit up the town afterward for some dinner and a couple drinks... at tgif's haha.
then there was halloween. i was a leopard/kitten and tim was a killer lumberjack. we went with a couple of our friends and got so much candy!!
such a great halloween!
and, my sister has been making some amazing things! little baby onesies made from vintage shirts. so clever and unique. if you know a baby, get one.
(click the photo for a link to the etsy shop!)
life is good. i think i'm going down to nashville tomorrow. due to miscommunications and messed up plans. but, oh well. it's worth it to see my honey for 2 more weeks.
the next step in wedding projects is... save-the-dates!
now, i wasn't sure if i wanted to send them out or not, but we've got friends & family coming from all over... i think we need to give them as much notice as possible.
and plus, it's an excuse to do another project!
i hand-drew t+c on all of them. i love them...
i'll post a photo of the actual cards when we send them out. they should be done by the end of the month!
tim & ky are visiting, so i'll have some help finishing them up.
it probably helps because of the subject matter. i listened to the new avett brothers album this morning at work. something about them make being up at 4:30 in the morning just wonderful. i don't think i've ever been so happy to set up the pastry case at the crack of dawn.
they were on letterman and craig ferguson. i think the ferguson performance was much better. showed their true selves.
i know when i get older, i'll have their songs to remind me of these days... the good ones as well as the bad.
if you have a chance to see them live, do it. you won't regret it...i promise.
(click. it gets better.)
ps. 226 days until my wedding <3
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i realized that the photo of seth reminds me of a photo of jake. this is from a couple years ago.
