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Mar 14
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an update!

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we are happy to report that there are little buds on our trees and daffodils peeking up randomly across our yard (WHY can’t they just stay put around the mailbox in pretty little bunches??) which means: spring wedding season is upon us! this past weekend we split out time between the lowe’s garden center and the absolutely beautiful wedding celebration of margaret & daniel- it could not have been a more excellent pairing! but we’ll talk all about that later, in their wedding post. ;) for now, just a scattered little update on the altmixes:

our website! over the past couple of months we’ve been slowly updating the site, re-writing some copy, uploading new images- just generally refining and cleaning things up. and, finally, for the first time since december of ’09, we took new images for our blog header! we’d love for you to click over and check out the new look- any and all stella compliments will be passed to her in the form of a treat, go!

in other news, the garden is about half planted and we’ve thrown down some clover seed in the yard. really all that means is that the lovely view from our kitchen is now of a somewhat organized mud pit. we’re crossing our fingers for a lush, green, delicious result! but for now:

other than that, we’re attempting to cut back on our coffee consumption so please bare with us as we whine and adjust. ;)

i’m noticing that this post is getting progressively more personal. i can feel the rambling starting in the recesses of my mind and if i let this continue i’ll end up telling you all about my current honey versus sugar dilemma and trust me, that would just be too much. so, instead! please do click over to the updated site– we’d love to hear your thoughts!

Oct 21
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the golden months

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so, fall is upon us! i didn’t want to talk about this too soon and jinx the crispness right out of the air (um, STARBUCKS) because atlanta is fickle about letting go of her strangling humidity and heat. but, i hope i can finally say it’s fall. autumn. the golden months. my favorite time of year.

jut a few days ago i woke up to 50 degrees and glorious sun so after happily digging out sweats & long sleeves to walk stella with matt, i headed out to embrace fall. i quickly lost myself among the soup veggies at the farmers market and followed that with a similar black out experience on the baking aisle at the grocery store a few days later. all that really means is we ended up with TONS of fall fare before i even really considered if we could eat it all. thank goodness for our little half-freezer as it is now burgeoning with carrots, celery, parsley, basil, cabbage, green onions, beans, peas & tomatoes all chopped and ready to be thrown into a pot. we really should have a soup party and then serve lots of baked goods for dessert as my pantry is similarly stuffed with fall baking goodness. party time!

all this to say, i feel most inspired at this time of year. watching stella gallop (yup, i should post a video of this phenomenon) around the back yard invigorated by the cool air i find i can relate. matt & i have been finally getting around to some house projects we’ve avoided all summer- back yard work to prepare for our gardens in the spring, replacing some boards and repainting the front porch and we even potted some MUMS for a little color (moms everywhere applaud!). but in addition to the housework, we’re dreaming. somehow this is more of a goal setting season for us than new years and we’re coming up with a lot of ideas and goals for the next year- personal & business. so as i sit here coffee in hand, the cool breeze blows through the window beside my workspace and i’m reminded that we have a beautiful life. despite it’s kitchy-ness, we really are blessed with so much and i only hope we do the very best we can with all of it. happy fall, friends! you mean so much to us!

Mar 16
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back!

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after four days with my family we’re back and ready to get our post on! …and because we’re overly motivated and ready to start, we’re going to go ahead and share a little gem from the wedding we’ll be posting later today. as comfortable as matt and i usually are communicating with one another, a photobooth apparently really changes things:

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be on alert for a second post today! YES, a two post monday rocks, WHO KNOWS WHAT’S NEXT FOR US!?!