Perfect Saturday in Provo: Bijou and Faraway Friends

Perfect Saturday in Provo: Bijou and Faraway Friends

We went to this sweet crafts market on Saturday morning in Provo with the Bundys and Josh Garrels. It was quite wonderful. I especially loved the Tom Design booth. I got a necklace similar to the one in this picture... It made me excited for the Beehiver Bazaar in December!

It was a wonderful weekend of Becca's famous guacamole, late night discussions of the kingdom of God, hot fudge pudding cake with our favorite neighbors, and incredible music, even with Asher recovering from the swine. We are blessed with incredible people in our life.

If you haven't heard Trace's incredible acoustic guitar skills or his talent for entertaining, check out his website: www.tracebundy.com Be amazed.

Josh Garrrels - incredible heart, soul, words and music. Go here now. http://www.joshgarrels.com/

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Weekend of Sick = Reminder of Rest

Weekend of Sick = Reminder of Rest

Sorry for all of the "A year ago today..." posts, but I'm in awe of what we were doing last year at this time. We painted an entire house in 3 days. We built cabinets! (Well I just held up screws for Asher...). We tore down trees! We installed tile! We remodeled this cute little house in about 4 weeks. And to think that now that we've moved in, there's been a sharp decrease on most projects. Now we'd rather live in the house than work on it I suppose. And that's okay, and I keep reminding myself that.

I'm hoping to spend the afternoon planting some bulbs in the front yard, but I'm not totally sure how to plan on bulbs, when I'm going to end up planting perinnals on top of them next spring. Any suggestions? (Becca? Lisa?)

So I have a nice list of things I think I should do. I'm thinking about painting some trim outside. I'm thinking about painting the bathroom in anticipation for Mr. and Mrs. Bundy on Tuesday. (Don't hold your breath...) But most importantly I'm going to make a delicious breakfast, courtesy of Kate. A little zucchini, a little potato, a little cheese and onion, with a few cracked eggs on top. If it turns out how I'm envisioning, I'll post the recipe.

Anyway, I'm hoping that this weekend of sick will have a good Sabbath ending. I'm reminding myself here, in the company of you good people, that weekends are not always meant for working, and free days don't need to be full of projects. Rest and reading, meditating and sleeping are also important parts of a well balanced life. Asher having the flu is  a good reminder that couch time is good and lists can make a woman go mad.

Kitchen, October 08

Kitchen - Jan 09. We now have a grown-up size table, and a hoosier cabinet, but the dishes, garbage, and laundry are not cooperating for the picture.

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Missing Colorado...

Missing Colorado...

A year ago today, Hope and I were enjoying a weekend in Boulder with the ladies, celebrating Hope and Tim's upcoming nuptials. It was a great weekend of dancing, food, wine and wonderful friends. I miss Boulder and Louisville ladies (and the babies that have come since then). This was us in front of a favorite breakfast spot, Lucille's.

Also reminds me of the fabulous weekend away with Jill, Jacki and Carol we had last October up in Deer Valley. It was extravagant, with boutique shopping at 9th and 9th, fondue, and a road trip to Provo to check out our house being renovated. I miss them too. It feels like a trip to Colorado might be in order to fill my heart back up. The love bank is running low! On a brighter note, we have the Bundy's staying with us this month, as well as *hopefully* the Fants and the Wanekas. I love a full guest room!

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