Bits and Pieces

Meeting Donald Miller / Hula hoopin' at Target

Interesting food at Jungle Jim's

Shopping with sister in Lafayette / Gourmet at IKEA with Linds and Van

MMTB concert in Anderson / Leo at the Glasgo house

Country Living Fair

I have been a huge fan of Country Living Magazine for years. I know it sounds kind of old lady-ish, but it is nothing like the Americana decor and cowboy boots you're thinking. It is full of vintage and flea market finds and home tours that are just my style. 

Well lucky for me, Country Living hosts a craft and vintage fair in Columbus, Ohio! If I didn't like Columbus enough already, this sealed the deal. Mom, Kels, Michelle, and I spent a full day shopping the many, many booths and ran across way too many amazing finds. I think we should have taken a U-haul instead of Mom's Jeep. We will take that into consideration for next year, because I have a feeling this will become an annual tradition.

 

Little Reminders

There are little reminders all over our house from Kels and Dav's big day on Saturday. What a perfect weekend full of friends, family, and happiness. I'll be sharing many more details in the upcoming week, but for now, I need to take another nap to recover from my lack of sleep this weekend. :)

Kels's Bridal Shower

A few weeks ago, I planned a bridal shower for Miss Tessie. She is a big fan of vintage cameras and taking pictures, so we went with that theme for the shower. I had a ton of fun finding all of the vintage cameras, books, family photos, and vintage tablecloths we used to decorate the fellowship hall. Mom did a great job with the food, we played a few games (one of which included pictures of Kels through the years), and Aunt Cathy even made Polaroid cookies with Kels and Dav's engagement photos on them! It was a wonderful afternoon to catch up with family and friends. So fun to celebrate such a wonderful bride to be!

Vintage Photo Inspiration

I was telling Kels recently how I am on the hunt for vintage pictures of men with beards (don't ask, I'll expand on that later). She mentioned that the Library of Congress has a huge online gallery of vintage photos that you can download for free. Mind blown! You can search for just about any topic and find tons of scanned pictures for the taking. I browsed through the archives for over an hour today. So many interesting (and sometimes hilarious) photos to explore. Here are some of my favorites I came across. I see some decorating inspiration coming soon...

 

 

Bits and Pieces

Mike Mains concert in Bloomington/ Magnifying glass paper reading

Spanish Mass in Oldenburg/ Lunch date with sister

61 years together/ Bread baking