July Around The Web

Every month that includes a holiday feels extra special this year as we celebrate with Grant! For his first Fourth of July we participated in the neighborhood popsicle parade, went to the pool and then enjoyed our traditional fireworks and homemade ice cream at Turkey Hill a week late. This month we also spent time swimming with Sonya, visited Pryde’s with my mom and Sophie, experienced a terrible storm, watched Grace preform in Footloose, visited friends in Wichita to meet Baby Zoey and Baby Casey, Grant turned four (!) months old, celebrated my dad’s birthday and last (but not least) saw The Barbie Movie! Grant and I also spent time breakfasting/lunching with friends (Mary, Matt, and Heather) and had my cousin, his wife wife and baby over for brunch. I’m so grateful to still be on maternity leave and really am soaking up every minute!

Hi, Barbie!

June Around The Web

June kicked off with Dale and I celebrating our 8 year wedding anniversary! My parents offered to babysit so that we could head to The Campground for drinks followed by a delicious dinner at Novel. That Sunday Grant was baptized and we had a great lunch after to celebrate! The rest of the month included more celebrations for our friend’s daughter Ruthie, Alex turned 30, we spent time with the Chicago Smiths, and saw Grace preform at her aerial show and at The Folly! Grace also turned 19 on the 26th and we had cupcakes at our house the night before her Folly performance. Grant is now three months old (how does time go so fast!) and has grown so much! He’s officially in mostly 3-6 month clothes and is giggling and smiling which is the BEST.

  • I was blown away by how beautiful Mackenzie’s instant hedges turned out! I’ve always admired her beautiful back yard but the hedges really brought it to a whole new level!

  • Like the rest of the internet, I am excited for the Barbie movie

  • An interesting history of the tote, we sure use Grant’s a lot!

  • I’m taking lots of early morning walks with my little guy and need a new hat

  • Bittersweet news from one of my favorite sites, Wit & Delight

  • Adding the ingredients for this recipe to our grocery list

  • Obsessed with this mirror (and little bathroom in general)

  • Bookmarking for future summer date nights

  • I love all blooms and these chairs are no exception. So beautiful!

  • The Magic Merlin is saving our sleep as Grant transitions out of his beloved Ollie!

happy summer!

October Around The Web

October is coming to a close — we started the month at another wedding celebrating our friends Jon and Emily, our dining room table finally arrived after being restored, I had a few fun happy hours with work friends (Cafe Trio in KC always decorates for Halloween!), we celebrated my sister Sophie’s birthday with Indian food, we attended a baby shower for Dale’s co-workers, went to a Louisburg football game with Laura & Ashton, spent a weekend at Turkey Hill for Oktoberfest, wrapped up Holiday Mart 2021 with a happy hour, had dinner with Brandon &Sonya and Megan & Matt/Mary & Kam around Dale’s birthday, and then headed to Nashville for Dale’s 30th! Looking back we were able to see so many friends and family which made the month fly by!

June Around The Web

June has truly been a whirlwind. We kicked off the month in Florida to finally celebrate Adam & Alex’s marriage, Dale graduated from his residency, we got together with my college friends, saw both our dads on Father’s Day weekend, and most importantly we got Sophie & Alex married! (Their wedding date of June 26th was also Grace’s 17th birthday!) It has been more meaningful than ever to be able to gather and celebrate and I can’t wait to see all the wedding photos from her photographer!

  • Around the web was a bit light this month with all the festivities. BUT these lemon taper holders perfectly fit with Sophie’s wedding theme and caught my eye.

  • I don’t know that we will have time to get to Joshua Tree when we head to CA in September but it’s on the list for someday!

  • Obsessed with dresses lately and love this one

  • An interesting read about the future of the American house

  • Love this cute DIY and I think my nephews would, too!

  • The “it” houseplants for 2021. You can never have too many!

  • I’m already dreaming and scheming for a big Europe trip in summer 2022. On the list: England, Greece & Croatia!

Happily Ever After It Is

May Around The Web

May is coming to a close and it’s really starting to feel like Summer! This month we celebrated the wedding of our friends Austin and Ali, had time with family for Mother’s Day, I hosted a bridal shower for Sophie with my sister Grace, Dale’s brother was finally able to visit from Chicago, and I ended the month in Scottsdale for Sophie’s bachelorette weekend! It has been SO nice to see friends and family and finally celebrate after everything that 2020 brought. Around the web I’ve especially been loving everything interiors:

Bring on the Sunshine!

April Around The Web

Spring is in full bloom around here as we head into May! April has been a busy month: I got to attend my sister Grace’s Spring Show for Drill Team, we celebrated Easter with both Dale and I’s families, we spent a week in Santa Fe, I’m fully vaccinated (maybe the most exciting!!). Wedding prep is in full swing as well with Sophie’s shower invitations mailed and her wedding invitations should arrive from the printer soon. My friend Megan and I hosted a baby shower for our friend Mary, and we spent some time at Turkey Hill with our friends Brandon and Sonya! Life is starting to feel a bit more normal and I’m really looking forward to celebrating lots of things later this Spring.

  • Obsessed with this bedroom reveal!

  • Elsie also shared her girls’ adorable shared bedroom! I love the custom toy chests!

  • I didn’t do a full recap of our last day in Santa Fe but we visited both Meow Wolf and The Museum of International Folk Art! Both were amazing, must-sees in Santa Fe. We also had a great last dinner at Maria’s!

  • We also visited the Georgia O’Keeffe museum right after I read this article. Divine timing!

  • I’ve done a bit of Spring cleaning but know I will do more. This is a great article to reference.

  • Such cute pearl sneakers!

  • Always all about the blooms.

  • Cyla is one of my recent favorite lettering artists to follow on Instagram!

  • Dreaming of these built in beds for our lake house someday…

  • I’ve really loved my recent Ilia Beauty order. If you are a clean beauty fan check them out!

And I can’t end the month without acknowledging that this month wasn’t without its share of hardships. I firmly stand with the Asian American community and am glad to see accountability for the murder of George Floyd. There is still work to be done.

Stop Asian Hate. Black Lives Matter.