positive pointing #48: corners of our abode

window from the bedroom into our kitchen. not even kidding. I can order breakfast so easily! "eggs and toast please."

matchbox from my trip to vienna, austria, polaroid of my winter-getaway with helbird and a little bird beauty from xmas 09' from mrs. kendall.

happy etsy banner, i'm so glad i found you again! i thought i'd lost you
and then you popped up over top my brother's wedding cake. well, hello!

a recent relic from a nearby thrift to temporarily relieve my
new longing for all things green-glass & some a good summer memory.

tired-face bushaws after our 3rd Howard wedding of the year. a few hours before our 21-hour trek back to that oh-so-sqaure state. (eric, you are my night-shift-driving hero!)

positive pointing 47: our honeysun in fort laudy

plenty of read aloud mornings, feet propped on a wobbly little table 

and english muffins with apricot jelly

jean cutoffs, mint green mo-ped, perfectly pink slip-ons from my Tobi 

and endless stretches of road with my One-and-only

e + k = yeah.

positive pointing #46: my cupcake stand equals a quirky visual representation of six of my favorite people

cupcake sign: lauren mae, 

tree stumps: mr. ted cooney

tablecloth: mrs. kate huntington

flags: rachael sasscer (measured, cut and hot glued until the gritty end!)

cupcake & wrapper : a cupcake wizard, jeanne johnson

photo(s) snapped by: brae howard

and this is an actual shot of a bestie, sienna kendall 

(who i am also honored to call my sister)

hey this blurred out thing is kinda workin here.

genuis, brae. 

positiving pointing #45: we survived the airport(s)

32 hours of travel time, 6 airports, 5 states and 

absolutely zero reading material equals 

bonus honeymoon hangout time.

and when i find the cord to my camera (be patient. i'm living in something of a post-atomic bomb survival shelter) I will show you some honeymoonin' pics (just a few.) and some summertime wedding preparation pics. crabs, oceans, poolsides, all my best friends in the whole world included. keep your socks on. 

positive pointing #44: fresh

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careless bunches of wildflowers that become glorious together

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clean, effortless style with just a tiny bit of edge (pretty little wrist tattoo)

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the outside's sudden ability to become an 'inside'
summer can be so hospitable.

positive pointing #43: warming

so now it's summertime. (yes it is, i don't care about you, june 21st)
and it's funny because i think one thing that makes summer so much
better is not actually anything cold.
like popsicles, ice cubes or a swimming pool

it's fire.
the big burning mass of hotness that keeps all things toasty
even though they don't necessarily need to be.
the televison of cavemen and tired eyes in the evening.
the mush-i-fier of marshmellows.
the creator of smores and burnt hotdogs. (burnt is best. silence!)
the gravitational pull on small gatherings of people.
the lingering scent in your zip-up the next day
and the owner of all the black ash under your nails
the provider of the light that makes your friend's faces
beautiful and slow
(the present-tense polaroid)

and i'm remembering, suddenly, all of this.
it was the wet grass, the warm hot dogs in cooler buns, dirt where you can breathe it in,
the ungraceful slump in the
always-uncomfortable-but-whatever-keeps-my-butt-dry
camping chair
and suddenly, i remember

and

i'm thankful for rings of people
and late evenings of well-charred food
and warming earth.
(even those bugs, i like you too.)

positive pointing #42: surviving studenthood

my goodness. Two A's and two B's on my "report card". How does this keep happening? Got all geared up and even indifferent about a C and there was not one to be had. Nothing less than a encouraging blessing.

a gift (good grades)
upon a gift (it's summertime)
upon a gift (I'm getting married).

Quite the onion of blessings.

courtesy of www.oncewed.com

oh. another layer:
had a wedding party tonight got the most wonderful things. The domestic goddess inside me is in complete bliss. My (our!) very own microwave, rice cooker, shower curtains, counter-top grill, yellow teapot (yes, it's true) and two jars of jam :)

I'm telling you. These are magical times I'm living in.