Two words to describe this summer: actively merry. Traveling to new and well loved environments alike, collecting inspiration for lifework projects, connecting with loved ones and making new friends, celebrating for a variety of joyful reasons, beach time, bbq’s, fresh fruit, farmers markets, dining outdoors, reading on the balcony as the sun sets late, lots of good ol’ Vitamin D - this summer had it all. Here are some photos of good times, positive feelings, and merry memories I collected from this beautiful season.
Before the leaves start to fall and the temps start to chill as we head into the next season (woohoooo!), we send this one off with gratitude. What did your summer give to you and you to it?
Have a fabulous holiday weekend as we transition from one season to another. See you back here on Tuesday (no laboring on Labor Day – don’t forget!) where it will be all things fall. You can almost smell the pumpkin muffins, can’t you? Cheers, friends!
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Hey there! I want to share this wedding I came across at 100 Layer Cake because, in my humble opinion, it’s a mighty fine example of handmade details working to bring to life an authentically merry celebration. There’s a connection to the celebration that can be felt – even through these images – when the details are done with such love. Check out the use of handmade pendant garlands, hand-written signage, and hand-picked adornments. Simply delightful. Would you agree?
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Congratulations to Brigitte for being the winner of the Oh Joy journal!!!
To enter this giveaway, I asked you all to share what you were celebrating in this moment and/or how you make gratitude a daily ritual. Here are some of your fabulous responses. Thanks for participating! More giveaways will be coming in the near future. Again, congrats to Brigitte and thank you ALL for your submissions! Cheers!
JEN SAYS:
I’m celebrating that I think we found a DJ for our wedding reception … a friend of a friend … and he’s FREE! Seriously, how wonderful is that?? We’ll tip him, of course, but he’s willing to play his 27,000 songs for FREE… eeek, I’m so excited!
SHARON SAYS:
Right now, I am celebrating living with my immediate family in our own place (had been bunking with the in-laws after moving back to the area and storing all our belongings). Everything is special and new again. It’s like a party every time I open a box and see my stuff…my black cake pedestal that I wanted to use 10 times but couldn’t, the toys used at my son’s 3rd bday party that he has talked about non-stop and was like Christmas all over again when he finally laid hands on them.
BRIGITTE SAYS:
I am celebrating a breakthrough in my flexibility brought on by a yoga program I’m participating in! I celebrate every time I get up and walk somewhere, because I feel a new openness in my hips — something I didn’t realize I was missing until I pushed my limit. Now I feel light as air.
MEGAN SAYS:
Every morning, the first thing I see when I put on my glasses and roll out of bed is my window and I always take about 5 minutes to watch the world wake up with me. In the winter, I watch the plumes of smoke come out of homes and observe the snow, in the summer, it is appreciating the fullness of the trees. No matter what the season, it is like the world is standing still with me.
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Happy weekend!! Because I know your weekend, as does mine, includes a trip to the candy store to load up on sweet bites to enjoy as you take in one last summer weekend at the park or the shore, I thought now would be the perfect time to to share this generous gift from Creature Comforts. She’s designed and is offering, for FREE (woot!), this sweet treat bag topper printable, which also happens to be perfect for seating cards, gift notes, and food labels.
Go ahead – style your treat bag up as you toast, with chocolate morsels in hand, to an amazing summer that was.
Have a lovely weekend, adored friends. Thanks for hanging with me here this week, and I’ll see you back here on Monday (sugared up and all). Cheers!
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