june is almost over and i, for one, can’t believe it. i don’t want the summer to pass without savoring it. summer is my favorite. yesterday was one of those days with lots of scheduled things on the agenda, but even so, i tried to find minutes in the day that were unscheduled to “just be”. purposefully. last night, when i came home from a shoot i went straight upstairs and put my swimsuit on and went out to the pool (tom was already there). i didn’t even really swim, but i waded a little and just unwound. while we were chatting about our day and catching up, we heard the high school band playing, so we hopped out of the water, covered up and went and sat on the front porch and watched them march by. one of our favorite summer things. after they passed by, we continued to just sit and talk. in hindsight, i’m glad that i took the time to “just be”. sometimes i feel like i need to spend every moment doing something productive. someone asked me once if it was hard to motivate myself to work from home? my answer was and is, NO! i have to be purposeful in not working at times. i could very easily be a workaholic. the catch for me is this: i love my work so much, that it’s not usually drudgery at all. it’s such a passion that i have to think about not working. i had lunch with my vicki last week, and we were talking about this. not only do we share a passion for our work, but we also share a lot of common values and ideas. we are kindred spirits…it’s so nice to not have to explain everything. we talk and interupt each other constantly because we have so much to say and share! there is hardly time to breath, and never a moment when we aren’t talking a mile a minute. everyone needs a friend who understands you. i feel so blessed to have a number of good friends like this. i need depth in my friendships. it’s not enough to get together and talk surface issues(although i do love to talk about cooking, our homes, art, etc). i need to go deeper than that. whew, from where is the summer going to deep friendships!
as i mentioned in my post yesterday, fiskars is going to have some great inspiration and teaching in the next month. my menu planner project just went up today. you can see it with full instructions here: menu planner summer school. i’ve been wanting to get an actual list of meals down on paper, so this was a fun way to make that happen. i get in such a rut with meal planning and sometimes all it takes to get out of it, is to have the ideas. i plan to continue this list as we add dishes to our rotation. i also want to add side dishes and desserts.
this past saturday i shot a lovely wedding. i had met the bride and her mom a few months ago, so i had a little background on the bride’s interests and such….but oh my, i was blown away by both her and the groom’s character. it was impossible to miss. they really know who they are and have such deep faith and passion. donna and i were in tears several times throughout the day. when debbie and justin saw each other for the first time, debbie gave justin a sword that she had received when she lived in sudan. she was telling us that it was symbolic of her turning over her protection to him. one of many really special details of the day. the ceremony was so meaningful and personal. i left feeling inspired and thankful for the love of my life. i could go on, but instead, i’ll let the photos speak-
possibly some kind of sign?
i don’t think there was a single moment when the dance floor wasn’t full. there were some amazing dancers! i could have just stood by and watched!
God bless each of you!
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