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After living in this house for over a year...we have some yard work to do.  Really just some colorful plants to add to the front, ground cover for the back and we need to plant a garden.  Stay tuned for the results.

office furniture for hipsters

Turnstone has come up with some creative modular office solutions they are calling Bivi.  There's even a spot to park your skateboard. 

nuria mora

Hey friends...sorry I have been MIA and I've got no excuses to give, but I'm back.  And, to get the ball rolling again, Nuria Mora!  I ran across this gorgeous installation while trying to find some online fashion deals.  These installation shots from Nuria Mora have definitely brighten my day.  I'm just bummed most of the spring clothing is of the same color range.  

'tis the season to decorate

Not sure how to transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Year's?  Get more mileage out of your holiday decor with these options! Oh, and they're all from Etsy of course!

 Wine Wreath

 

Old Book 

 Yarn!

Beer Cocktails

Are you following the Backyard Bartender?  You should be.  I'm going to make this delicious cocktail very soon.  Note to self: must buy fancy striped straws. 

Redneck Mother
1 oz Rio Star ruby red grapefruit juice (fresh-squeezed!)
.75 oz sloe gin (Get the Plymoth, if you can. It's a bit hard to find, but completely worth it. If you can't hunt down the Plymoth, use a bit less, as other brands tend to be sweeter.)
Lone Star beer
Ginger beer

Add the sloe gin and grapefruit juice to the bottom of a pint glass (or mason jar). Fill the remaining portion of the jar halfway with Lone Star and top with ginger beer. Cheers. 

 

One Year!

My hubby and I just passed our one year anniversary.  We celebrated by heading back to the magical Devil's Thumb Ranch.  

 

As I enjoyed our superb weekend full of delicious food, relaxing massages, a brisk hike, and a much needed nap, I began to think about how glorious a day it was and how blessed we were to have so many friends and family members with us.  And then I reminded myself that all of that is secondary to these words.  These words made the day. 

I Geoff, take you Jen to be my wife.

my partner in life and my one true love.

I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before.

I will trust you and respect you,

laugh with you and cry with you,

loving you faithfully through good times and bad.

I give you my hand, my heart, and my love,

from this day forward for as long as we both shall live.

Geoff today I become your wife and you become my husband.

I will strive to give you the best of myself, and accept you the way you are.

I promise to respect you as a whole person

with your own interests, desires, and needs,

and to realize that those are sometimes different, but no less important than my own.

I promise to keep myself open to you,

to let you in to my innermost fears, feelings and dreams,

I promise to grow along with you,

to be willing to face change as we both change.

I promise to love you in good times and in bad,

with all that I am and all that I have to give.

 

happy halloween