at last: (august)

after 2 years in the search (and a couple of strikes, here & here).. here she is! our darling little 1927 diamond-in-the-rough! we love her.. she checks all the boxes! god was saving her for us. :)

yes, hubby gave me flowers! & we toasted! :)

here are a few little details..

and thus.. we camped upstairs..

while the work commenced down stairs..

with the help of family & many, many generous friends!

we were soo very blessed & humbled! there is quite the road ahead!

oh baby:

though a bit peaked from the summer heat, we gathered quite a crowd last saturday to celebrate the soon arrival of a new baby girl for my dear friend blythe. she was quite adored by friends & family alike (& made out like a bandit!). :)

she is also quite blessed with quite the culinarily gifted family. these quiches came right out of the glossy pages of a magazine. ..& yes they tasted as good as they looked. :)

i spent the earlier part of the week frantically collecting all sorts of embellishments for the onesie decorating event. it was such a success (yay!) & took the place of the often awkward shower themed icebreakers & baby trivia sessions. so fun!