Highlight O' the Day

Fresh cherries from the farmer's market....hello sweet summer.

(cherries not pictured...don't ask)

The 2-Month Absence Explained

Where I've been...
here's the short version

I've spent my entire life chasing things that I thought were good: education, success, marriage; the "perfect" dream.  The net result: I'm 27 and having a mid-life crisis.

I quit my job.  I don't want to have babies now, though some of you may remember how desperately I wanted them. (I thought that was the next step in life and the reason why I wasn't happy, fulfilled, etc.  Truth is it wasn't. I'm the real reason.) I'm lost but couldn't bring myself to admit it.

I never wanted to have a messy life.  I wanted to try and make it as clean and mistake-free as possible (let the laughter commence).  I worked really hard for many years to make my dream a reality, only to come to this raw place where I finally realize I can't. I can't.  Everything is being stripped away I'm having to learn to be ok with reality...and reality is imperfect.  It isn't always happy or good or fun.  Reality is often complicated, difficult, messy, and painful. 

For the first time in my entire life I have no plan, no aim; no direction. And I'm scared.
I don't know if any of you have ever experienced this before. It's almost too difficult to express or explain with words but this is the real me right now. And this is where I've been.

Welcome to the real world Faith. 

It only took you 27.5 years to get here.

On another (and I realize entirely random) note...

Here's a pretty picture for your visual appetite. 

It's inspiration for my next (big) project.

Girls Weekend

By the time you read this I will be on my way to downtown Dallas.  

It's a short drive but I'm super excited. 

The reason? Girl's weekend with my bff. 

I can't tell you how excited I am for some "away" time.  This may seem ironic as I've been away from blog world for 2 months and, if you know me, well there have been personal changes lately too.  But let me tell you, this season of my life is more than uncharted...it's a 1519-Cortez-lands-in-Mexico kind of jungle.  Mama needs a get-away.

The plans?

{this is the best part}

a little baking

a little working out

lots of laughs

great conversations

probably a few tears (what else are bff's for right?)

sno cones

and maybe a few delicious summer beverages

Sounds perfect.

I can't wait.

What are your plans for this first official weekend of summer?

Get out there and enjoy it!!!!

 



June is....



 Wedding Month!!! 

Yea, so how many weddings have you been to yet? 

 This gorgous lemon-lacey dress is what I want to wear to ALL. of. them. 

You won't upstage the bride...but you might come close.  

On another note...

anybody else addicted to So You Think You Can Dance?

I want to move like that {and secretly think I could...I was in drill team after all}. 

There's Just No Excuse

I've been gone way too long.  There are many reasons why...most of which are too personal.  But I'm coming back y'all.  (If you'll still have me.)  Sometimes life starts screaming at you and everything else has to take a backseat to the noise.  I do apologize for being MIA for so long...but hopefully I'm back for good.

New post will be up tomorrow.  I'm not even sure what it will be yet so I can't even give you a teaser. 

Missed you!!