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Plantings

Last weekend, I decided it was finally time to plant some of the herbs that I had been thinking about.  I decided that planting them in a pot seemed way easier than planting them in the ground.  So I picked up a few pots from Homegoods and went to work.  I decided to plant basil,

Bridal Beauty

Un Beau Jour

As of late, I have grown a little tired of wedding blogs.  Don’t get me wrong, they are all still so beautiful, but sometimes I feel like they all start to look the same after awhile.  Jordan mentioned the French wedding blog Un Beau Jour last week (I think translated as One Day), and it

Thoughts on

On the Importance of Words

One of my favorite quotes to come from the Harry Potter movies (and there are many) occurs towards the end of  The Deathly Hallows Part Two when Dumbledore and Harry meet in a dreamy King’s Cross Station.  They are discussing a significant decision Harry has to make and Dumbledore says, “Words are, in my not-so-humble

Cake

Banana Cake of My Dreams

A few weeks ago, I found this recipe on Pinterest and I had honestly been thinking about it ever since.  Last Wednesday, I was having my friends over for dinner so I decided I should probably make it then so that I would have people to help me eat it (and not devour it all

Film

For the Love of Friday – Songs from Movie Soundtracks

Maybe it’s because of how much we love movies, but a pretty heavy percentage of our favorite songs seem to be from movie soundtracks.  Whenever I hear a song from one of my favorite films, it always takes me back to how I was feeling when I was watching it – happy, sad, wistful, or

Personal

Remembering Square One

Let’s face it.  Being an adult kinda sucks.  Our lives are completely saturated with responsibility and unfun things like work and bills and cleaning.  Every now and again I have these moments where I don’t really feel like myself, and I’ve recently decided that it is because I’ve stopped doing some of the things that