home pin love.

i've been on a pinterest kick as of late . . . dreaming about home decorating, again. again. i've especially got a thing for geometric shapes and pops of color against neutral tones.

oh, and daylight. lots and lots of daylight. definitely a must on the imaginary house shopping list.

mother's day weekend.

to my mother, john's mother, and all the other amazingly, selfless women out there who give up so much for their kids every single day- THANK YOU!

tiny blessings

so, we have a brand new, tiny family member here in new hampshire . . . our precious niece, brielle. it took a while for her to come join us, so we got to spend some one-on-one time with niece abby while her parents were at the hospital. johnny was especially attentive to her- pushed her for what seemed like hours on the swing, played in the dirt and chased her around the yard. oh, my heart, how cute they were together. but nothing really compared to seeing how little abby adored her new sister!

new baby snuggles. sigh!

and {below} keeping an excited little abby occupied during a rather adult brunch before a saturday hospital visit to her parents . . . how that little one missed her family.

welcome to the world, tiny brielle. we love you lots and lots already!

etsy picks, may.

it's been a while since i posted one of these, and i meant to keep it up every month. here you are . . . my very spring-like etsy selections for the cheerful month of may! have a happy, happy saturday!

royal hawaii triangle tea towel // rose linen clutch

hello blanket // housing wrapping paper

geometric sculpture // faux elephant taxidermy

baby sloth totem // DNTX row tote

old and new haunts.

life is slowly getting back to normal in our new-ish {old} home. with all the new distractions, it has been so easy to let the weeks fly by with barely hanging out as just the two of us. i haven't taken much time to write here, or do some of the things that i love, like crafting or walking. all of that is slowly changing and it's all good- it's a learning and growing period for us. meanwhile, we're having crazy fun being with our families so much! here are some little updates on us:

we are living with john's parents right now . . . until we figure out if we want to rent an apartment or just buy a house {AH, ADULT CHOICES!!!!}. everything said about 'living with the in-laws' is SO not true. my in-laws are the best and have made this as easy a transition as possible.

john and i both found great jobs in our respective fields within a month of moving here

no dog yet. {sigh}

we recently started a tiny philanthropic furniture venture. more on that later.

my girlfriends and i started a book club!

we've been exploring fun places- first up, portsmouth, where we spent our mini-moon over a year ago. we stopped by some of our favorite shops, but happily discovered this neat bookshop for the first time.

there's nothing quite like searching through stacks of old books with my husband. 

we love portsmouth and new hampshire.

oh how lovely.

isn't this photograph magical? i've been stalking a lot of weddings on pinterest again. you'd think after having a wedding of my own, i'd be a little over it by now. nope. i still love the floaty dresses, beaming faces, dreamy venues . . . i don't think i'll ever tire of it.

our wedding was my dream wedding, but sometimes i look at wedding images and think 'if we could do it again, what would we do differently?' like, not because we were unhappy with our actual wedding. but what would we try, just to try it- would we have an outdoor ceremony, hire a live band, or eat bar-b-que? i don't have any regrets really . . . but do you think about things like that?

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long time no see.

hello from NH!

we've been here in NH for about a month and it's been a whirlwind. tons of family time, new jobs, crazy schedules. it's all been a bit difficult to get a handle on and we're still working on it, but we'll get there. for now, have patience with me . . . and enjoy the gorgeous NH view!