recents

I took this picture during a recent trip to Folly beach in SC. She's so full of life. She has no regard for what other people think of her; she's totally self-unaware. She is just experiencing the ocean and is in love.

Recently, we have been traveling, celebrating birthdays and working. Piper turned two on the 29th, and my birthday was the next day. So crazy that my little girl is two. Trevor planned a surprise party for us in Columbia! It was so sweet. Trevor has been busy, and Piper and I have been sewing and taking pictures. I have some important things coming up... a couple of seriously beautiful weddings, a couple markets (I hope I get into this one again... remember from last year? It's where I got my start.)

I am looking forward to the rest of the summer... trips to the lake, working with my own two hands, our church, camping, watching Piper grow and celebrating five years of marriage with Trevor. We spent the evening driving around in the country outside of Athens, looking for places to rent and potential places where we might buy some land eventually. It's so beautiful around here this time of year. We found a fantastic log cabin that we would love to rent, but we'll see if it comes together :) I know God has plans for our life that are good and beautiful. I am waiting to see how this will all work out.

Some things I have been loving lately:

Pinterest. Do you guys have one yet? You don't? Email me and I might be able to send you an invite. So much beauty. I learn alot about photography just by looking over my pins and seeing what kinds of images I like to look at. This girl's blog! She is totally living the dream (thanks Lesley for telling me about it!). Seaweed snacks from Trader Joe's. (Seriously, try them. If you don't like them at first, stick with it, they'll grow on you. They're addictive, and they only cost a dollar.) Romeo and Juliet-- you know the one from our younger days, with Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio... it still blows me away. Gorgeous movie. Listening to this music. And a good, healthy smoothie recipe my mom gave me. It is really easy to make, and Piper loves it. You need:

1 banana

5 strawberries

plenty of spinach

orange juice

Add the banana and strawberries to the blender; cover with OJ. Fill the rest of the blender with spinach and blend. You can also add ground flax seed or any other nutritional supplement. You could also add ice to make it colder.

That's all for now. Talk again soon!

xoxo

paige