mason jar overload

about a month ago, i impulse bought off goodwill.com. best place to shop if you ask me! anywho, i now have enough mason jars at my house for a small army (12 to be more precise) but unfortunately, they all don't fit in my cabinet. so, i'm trying to come up with creative ways to use mason jars- i googled ideas, and these are some really cute ones i discovered. let me know if you come up with anything else- and feel free to share ideas!

and just a side note- it is gorgeous outside. the weather is perfect. days like today make working difficult.











freedom from the unforgotten

some of my favorite moments in life don't always come at the peak of a mountain- or at the jawdropping scenery you experience on a safari in africa. rather- like yesterday evening and the evening prior, they are moments that could quite easily be mistaken as something all too common, since of course they happen frequently- yet the separation of the mundane from the extraordinary comes when the moment turns epic. nothing elaborate- all simply occuring on a couch, with blake, of course- the moment being, an epic conversation. these are some of my favorites.

we have a way of challenging each other to be better. i love these conversations because of that very reason. we can challenge, motivate, encourage, and strengthen one another all while maintaining the awareness of how each one of us responds to such things. often times, difficult/hard conversations aren't so difficult because of the way we approach eachother. cool? yes. but mostly a blessing? definately.

blessed beyond all measures. God knew what He was doing when He brought someone into my life who could help walk with me through hurt from the past- resurfacing things isn't so difficult when i know i can resurface them with someone who shows almost as much grace as our heavenly father. talk about a good example. there is always freedom from the unforgotten through the Lord, but an added bonus when conversations with blake drive me to recognize this freedom.

ignore the writing in the picture. i stole this from frolic . her face is so longing and hopeful, i find it refreshing and beautiful.

a little goes a long way

i consider flower arrangements to be great works of art. and whosoever can conjure up such lovely bouquets is skillful, talented, and a master of design. it may not be the kind of design many are used to, but it takes a lot of creativity- a trait that is top of the charts when it comes to anything in the design world.
i worked at a film production company one summer in los angeles and had the task of doing next to everything- but one of the highlights was selecting our new professional floral arrangement that sat in the center of our main brainstorming space every week. that is how i know such things take great skill. i thought i possesed what seemed at the time to be such a measely talent, until i saw one arrangement whipped up in front of my face gorgeous enough to put picasso in his place, or at the very least, leave him wondering if he even possesed any artistic skill at all- obviously, i know he was a master at art, that is however, just the very comparison this florist deserved.
if i could splurge on one thing in my home, it would be fresh flower arrangements every week. flowers are the touch that rooms need to complete them, because they add even the smallest hint of life. and life itself is something that, though we make take it for granted, brings warmth. life brings a sense of inhabitance- a sense that something lives there, and we as humans are drawn to this and appreciate it, more than we may initially realize or acknowledge. they even have the power, with just enough color to complete white washed rooms. even a little color  in a room goes a long way. thats all it takes. i've squandered up some of my most favorite floral arrangements to share with you. all from, none of than my favorite inspirational website, oncewed.com. maybe you'll be inspired to treat your home with some sort of breathtaking arrangement more often now.

spiraling.

yikes. i've officially been inducted into the hall of fame of 'being way behind.' life has been out of control busy.  blogging was my way of allowing my creative juices to flow when work was super slow. so now that work is up and running full speed ahead, my days are limited as to when i can blog. i seriously may have to start posting on the computer at home, but getting on a computer after work is the last thing i want to do at night- as i am on one for 8+ hours a day already. 

instead of letting this spiral out of control i'm going to quit making excuses and blog. i really do love it, though my timeline since my last post doesn't reveal that.

basically, to sum up the last 3 or so weeks. montana. work. work. work. sick. work. work. work. run. dyson. =)  pictures below basically consist of just these things.

i've officially been welcomed to the west. and want to move there. i'm confused by the last 'sickness' i just recovered from. just a sore throat and sore enough to need a Zpac to get rid of it. still not sure how i got it. all i know is that i gave it to blake. =( the one project that i'm working on at the firm  is challenging and i love it. i'm learning stuff constantly right now- talk about having to stay on my creative toes... its keeping me overloaded. can't complain about having too much work- but sometimes it becomes overwhelming when all/most of the load is on me at this point to finish dwgs. my 'to do list' is growing a lot faster than i'm able to cross things off of it.

i take my anxiety to the road and burn it off after work- probably more than calories- and i'm okay with that.. half marathon training is still existent after 7 weeks. we're up to 6 miles for saturday.......you sure about this?

oh and last but not least, my precious mother bought me a dyson vaccum, and it came in the mail last night. my house is a dust ball and needs a major beat down. bigger and best is better- dyson is the only solution. i was like a kid at christmas last night.

confirmed the larsons are coming to nashville over thanksgiving. that means h and janice can be 'booowing' together. key moment in me and blakes relationship. my family is meeting his family. life will be grand in that moment. i am going to sit back relax and let blake handle it. haha. just kidding.....but seriously. enjoy the pictures. back to work.

sharing popsicles with a puppy makes sore throats all better. love that they can share like this.