In need of a little joyful reminder? This song has been permanently stuck in my head as of recent. I love it! I’ll post pictures from the shower soon – as soon as I have a moment to breathe. My sister is getting married next week! Chaos + excitement.
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This week was hectic. Even beyond Monday’s events in Boston. I didn’t have one moment of alone time – it was go-go-go. Today is Friday, and I’m working from The Manor. It’s quiet. And I’m loving it. I saw this photo on Fourth Lake and was so drawn to it, as it exudes peacefulness. I added the Lao Tzu quote, as it rings so true – experiencing and welcoming silence is not always easy, but highly necessary. Another Tzu piece of wisdom that I love is the famous – “A journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step.” Anyways, I digress. I hope you are able to take some time in the following few days to sit and enjoy the silence. Have a wonderful weekend!
I got home late on Monday night from Boston, after spending the weekend there to site see, visit friends, and watch Georgia run the marathon. As you know by now, there were two bombs that went off around 2:50pm EST in the exact location our group had been standing at earlier in the day. I was on my way back to the finish line from the 21 mile marker and was super annoyed that we were stuck in the T, which was going to make us miss her (and potentially our flight). We got off at Arlington, and literally ran to Emily’s apartment at Dartmouth and Boylston (directly across from the finish). As we were on our way, people were frantically running the other way, many sobbing. All we heard was “bombs” and we saw smoke ahead of us in the direction we were going. The next five minutes were so scary – it’s a bit of a blur, but we saw Emily, ran full speed into her apartment, grabbed our bags, ran down the stairs, past throngs of police, medics, and firemen and five streets over until we found a cab. It wasn’t until we were in the car that the reality of the situation hit. There are countless people injured by the attack, and multiple confirmed dead. What a horrific chain of events.
Before the turn of events took place on Monday, our trip to New England had been really exciting (and cold!). Below are pictures from Saturday and Sunday. I’ll do a separate Marathon post soon.
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I saw the gorgeous floral photo below on Oh So Beautiful Paper Friday, via Feather and Stone. Both of these are sites that you simply have to go to if you haven’t before (or don’t regularly). I added one of my favorite phrases in the whole world – “Je t’aime.” A simple little message of love from me to you today! Happy Tuesday.
I super love Easter. The church service is always amazing – it’s a beautiful thing to celebrate the fact that Jesus rose from the grave (the ever popular: He is risen!). Our church, Bayou City Fellowship, was packed, which made me so happy. We went to my parent’s house afterwards for Easter lunch + got little Easter baskets, filled with gift cards to Starbucks + Jonathan’s The Rub, healthy snacks (we’re both very picky), + prosecco with the cutest bunny glove ever (see pictures below). I hope you had a great celebration as well!
Cannot wait to marry this guy in a few months!
Sasha and Mum cheesin’
Gorgeous marbled eggs that Sasha’s stepdad (Nenad Mirkovich) decorated
This man… Love love love.
