1./ barefoot. in my kitchen. wearing nail polish i took the time to put on 3 weekends ago. chipped…a little messy. but it’s me. the real me. i wonder sometimes if you could come into my home…would i seem like the same person you read about on here? would you know it’s me with all my frazzled mistakes and my big broken heart? could you tell? would you see me... View Article

hello, schooners! if you’re new here, you must know we heart weekends. we soak them up…we photograph them…we relive them on mondays. it keeps the time from so frantically escaping us. or so i like to believe. i hope you’ll join us and link your weekend story/photos below… 1./hair. if you know me in real life, you know i’m a no-fuss kind of girl when it comes to my hair.... View Article

1./ sabbatical. i proclaimed my own sabbatical on friday…i laid in bed till 2pm and let the kids watch movies all morning. we’ve had a season of extreme busyness over here since we turned The Annapolis Photography Company into an LLC and i guess i’m crashing after a long run. there is this stereotype that people who own their own business have the freedom to do whatever they want, whenever they... View Article

if you’re new here, you must know we refuse to be depressed that it’s monday…and we’re back to the daily grind. instead, we recap our weekends. we log our memories. the big stuff and the hum drum. it’s all worth remembering…i hope you’ll join in. 80% of these photos are from my new iPhone…still getting the hang of it! thank you for all your suggestions for instagram apps. i feel... View Article

hi readers! top of the morning to you. first of all, i just want to say how much i felt the love after saturday night’s post. you all left the sweetest comments on here and on facebook and i felt more than ever that this blogging thing is a community. and how much i’m grateful to be apart of it. i wish i could spill the beans right here, right... View Article

hi readers!  happy belated easter to you!  if you’re new here, you must know we heart the weekends.  we like to celebrate them.  make memories with them.  relive them.  i hope you’ll join in the fun and link yours up below… //1. audrey.  if you lived with us for a day, you would no doubt hear her name spoken.  she is emma claire’s bff and crafting soul mate.  they were... View Article

Re: Stacks by Bon Iver on Grooveshark A while ago I got this idea into my head and I couldn’t seem to shake it: to create a beautiful life.  Maybe it sounds cliche`, but I wanted a well-lived life.  One that celebrated living, and didn’t wait for the someday.  Starting with right now.  In our season.  In the midst of our tight budgets and itty bitty schooners, and busy jobs, and rental... View Article

if you’re new here, you must know that we heart our weekends at A & C.  we drink coffee. we hunker down and get a season of Grey’s in on hulu.com.  we meet up with friends.  we read library books on the couch.  we worship at church.  we go to the park.  we cook…. they are our memories and we want to capture them.  if you heart weekends too, link up yours... View Article

1./ roses.  i have a hard time spending money on cut flowers, but these roses were in the grocery store and they were those peachy ones…you know?  the ones that look like they fell from heaven.  my rosemary tree on my kitchen table had breathed its’ last breath and i wanted something to replace him, even if temporarily.  so i brought those beauties home.  my splurge.  $3.99. :) 2./ styling.... View Article

1./ new pet. aunt mindy, as we’ve dubbed her, asked me if she could buy the schooners a pet fish to love on.  ”something to fill up their need for a dog till you’re ready,” or something along those lines.  while i was at work on saturday, she came and picked up the girls for a chick fil a lunch and pet store visit.  oh how it warmed my heart... View Article