Blind Date With a Book....

The sweet little Blind Date book Elle gifted me, inspired an entire party! 

Once I got the idea, I really just could not help myself! I had a ball of fun planning this party and the gathering itself was a huge success! In fact, everyone has already voiced that they are onboard for another party... I'm thinking after the New Year! What started off as a lovely pastel colored theme (I was dreaming of Jane Austen's Emma when I designed the invites), quickly turned into an all-out Halloween theme because my house was already decorated! 

We had pumpkin spice and bread pudding hot tea, apple cider mimosas, halloween cookies and Remi even lent his helping hand with champange glass and mug charms! 

My goal in this was to keep the guest list small, with family and close friends! And I, of course, wanted to make sure it was a group that would be all-in on the book talk! I couldn't have asked for a more perfect Sunday afternoon with this special group of ladies!! Not to mention, there was lots of fun booking stealing!

Oh, and it is worth mentioning, that those little Dollar General mugs turned out to be a fan favorite and the most perfect little party favor!

I'm including my invite at the bottom, just in case you decide to throw your own party! And in some of these pictures platters/serving pieces are empty because I took pictures before it was all set out!

August Wrap...

August is always a whirlwind of a month! Trying to squeeze in the last drop of summer sunshine while also trying to get back in the swing of some sort of school routine, although not too early, because we definitely have to live up sleeping in while we can! It's school supplies, backpacks, new clothes for growing boys, and kids who refuse to believe school is actually starting back up!

We kicked off August with Collin's baptism, and I love that the entire family showed up for this wonderful day! This was followed by a very special engagement, some couple portrait painting (they painted each other), the sweetest blind book date gift from Elle (a "just because" gift she brought me at church), Roen in the kitchen cooking up a snack because the boy is always hungry, Micah on bird duty with my pink Daisy, lazy mornings with Benny, a late summer swim, an on-the-way-to-school second sleep, looking through old baseball cards, Roen playing hooky for the match-play tournament, couples golf and me having to get a picture because Remi and Elle matched perfectly, the Chat GPT version of that same picture (I did this for his HOCO proposal poster),  and my furry company (in a rare occurrence of them relaxing in close proximity)! 

God sure has a wonderful way of filling our cups with exactly what we need and so much of what we don't deserve! Thankful, grateful, and so very appreciative of all these precious smiles and people!

My Stargazer...

For as long as I can remember, Remi has been fascinated with the night sky and all it's mysterious grandeur! In fact, at 17 years old, he still dreams of one day working with NASA. 

He still amazes us, he still has a heart for science, and he still has a knack for capturing incredible night sky images!

Without further ado, I present to you the August 27th lunar eclipse from Remi's eye...

Turning 43...

This year, Micah and I spent a Saturday afternoon in downtown Grapevine to celebrate my birthday! It was a sweet little afternoon, just the two of us, strolling the streets. 

We started off at the cutest little bookstore, Talking Animal Books! It had such a fun vibe and a fabulous selection of books, plus a little tea and coffee bar! I'm thinking this bookstore might need to become a birthday tradition! I sipped strawberry tea while I found a fun variety of fall reads- I could have stayed for hours, but I did my best to keep my browsing under control! For lunch, we found a seat at the Big Fish bar for drinks and seafood! I also had the excitement of stumbling upon a tea shop where I found oodles of loose leaf to get me through the fall season and when I spied an ice cream parlor, well, I just had to get a scoop of strawberry ice cream on a cake cone... the most perfect combo and way to end our birthday date outing!

Anne sent me the coziest little house slippers and a beautiful ivy, Micah made me an enchilada birthday dinner, complete with my most favorite guacamole, and to top it off, he spoiled me with a giant bag full of goodies from my favorite boutique! Just when I thought the spoiling had come to an end, he brought out one last gift, a pair of beautiful earrings, sparkly with the perfect amount of dainty dangle!

Turning 43 was wonderful in every little way!