gratitude

truth be told, it has been tough to get back in the swing of things after our getaway.  it was just so awesome to relax and explore and not work even a little bit.  but i have a full weekend of therapy to do starting today, so i'll be diving back into life full force.  to give honor to the past couple weeks of
vacation, i've been sitting with a great sense of gratitude.

here's what i'm thankful for:

beginning our week deep in the woods above santa cruz, supporting some friends as they made life-long commitments to each other.  one of my dream wedding ideas was to rent a camp and spend an entire weekend with our loved ones doing all sorts of fun wedding events out in nature.  that didn't work out for us, but it was precisely what our friends did.  it was beautiful! every moment was overflowing with love, more than i've witnessed at most other weddings.  leave it to two creative writing majors to make you laugh and cry,
through vows and toasts and goodbyes. sigh...

{btw, those fabulous earrings were a birthday gift from brandi, from the shop branchbound.}

this nutella sandwich cookie recipe. i tried for days to experiment with cookies, but made multiple batches of substances to which even dogs would reply "um... no thanks."  i just found this nutella cookie recipe though and i'm hoping to redeem myself.  when i told the mister of my plan he replied "more cookies?!
i am completely fine with that." fingers crossed!

and a few other things...

sleeping in late, reading in bed, and new magazine day.

a clean house, freshly folded laundry, and a record on the record player.

daydreaming about the future, epiphanies when you least expect them, and deep conversations about life.

and all the great new music out there {feist, st. vincent, gotye, beirut, zee avi - so much!}.

this weekend is the eagle rock music festival. sadly, i have to work and won't be able to go. blerg! i have such fun memories from last year.  we had literally just arrived home from our honeymoon in thailand.  we were exhausted but decided to head back out for the awesome free concerts and it was quite the crazy night!
if you're an eastsider, go enjoy the festival for me will you?

have a great weekend everyone!
goodbye september and hello october!