spring has arrived at our house! i spent a few hours yesterday replacing cinnamon sticks with dried lavender, and buying some small glass vases to hold the rosemary and sage sprigs i picked at an abandoned house a few streets over. we’re hoping to coax a few roots out and plant them in little pots on our window sill soon. the apartment smells sweet and fresh, complimenting the recent transformation brought on by the new painting. yes, that’s right! i did it! i took a quick shot of it to share with you:

as you might have picked up on by now, matt is the brain of this operation. :) my husband never ceases to amaze me with new computer tricks and gadgets. for a few months he’s been bugging me about something called google reader. i tend to brush off internet applications, especially when i already have a system, it works, and i understand it. in this case matt was particularly adamant it would change my life, so i finally gave it a shot. and now i’m obsessed. get google reader, it will change your life. enter the blogs you check and as soon as there’s a new post on any of them it alerts you! i love it, it saves tons of time, and it’s simple and easy. do it. thanks, babe!

in other news, matt and i are so excited to get back into the swing of shooting again after our two week break. we’re headed to augusta this weekend for a bridal session and to the beach next weekend for our first wedding of the season! We’ve got some engagement pics coming up too; with everything turning green and beautiful we cannot wait to get out and shoot!

one more thing, i have decided that taking immaculate care of my hands makes me feel more professional; any ideas for polish brands that don’t immediately chip off would be greatly appreciated! ;)