2012 in review

January - josh went to new zealand and i stayed home and worked and worked and released a bunch of new designs and items.



February - i started getting more photography gigs and baby lumen gave me ultimate baby fever. (she still does by the way..)



March - we moved to a new place in Portland and had a blast exploring one of the coolest areas of the city. (And i made this little bubble tea video)




April - Spring shop update happened, i took lots of photos just for fun (need to do this more..) and for work (michael+chelsea's engagement)




May - i ate at salt and straw too many times and made my own beet ice cream






June - We celebrated Josh's 29th birthday, stayed busy with photography (thats baby buckley), and adopted Leia






July - It was a busy one! I launched the LITTLE vanilla&lace line, we got a vitamix (!), cold brew coffee was my life saver since i was working very long days to keep up with orders and photographing people. And we took a quick road trip to idaho!




August - We spent lots of time going on walks and at the park, and spent the hottest day of the year with friends and a pool





September - we took trips to the coast and to sauvie island, i made a little pillow, and launched the Fall/Winter collection.


October - Took a month away from the internet! But we moved (yet again) to a new house so i'll include this one (oh! and josh started a new job!)




November - we celebrated our 5 year anniversary and also my birthday!




December - We decked our house with christmas stuff, went on christmasy dates and to christmas parties galore. It was the best christmas yet..


It was a pretty special year! Thanks for following along...

december 24 +25

It came and went so unbelievably fast, just like it does every year. We had a relaxing christmas eve with homemade pizza and a walk through the neighborhood. We only got a few hours of shut eye before we were up and downstairs tearing through our presents from each other before we headed over to my parents for christmas morning with the whole fam.

Christmas always make me feel like i'm walking on sunshine.. not because I got amazing gifts (though i did!) but because there is so much joy and selflessness from everyone around me. At the end of the night, laying in bed, I was getting kinda weepy thinking about the financial situations of so many people around me and how they were still so generous with everyone. I feel abundantly blessed..

I have a little case of the post christmas blues.. but that'll only linger for a couple days before the excitement of a fresh new year comes. I have a feeling 2013 is going to be awesome.

december 19th

i can't believe its already less than a week to Christmas. we've been busier than we ever have been and i think its making time go by faster than ever. its bittersweet. in between regular life stuff we've been squeezing in as many christmas dates as possible, going to christmas parties (is it lame to admit this is kind of the first year we've gone to real ones? usually the christmas parties i'm used to is josh and i and a friend or two), and watching one too many cheesy christmas movies. I still have a few small odds and ends to get before next week and a whole lot of wrapping to do.. and a couple handmade gifts to make still (yikes!).. so i'll be spending the next few days ignoring a few chores and soaking in that extra special feeling thats in the air this time of year.. i know thats SO cheesy.. but i guarantee you know "the feeling".

And let's all keep praying for the families in Connecticut.. I cannot even fathom what they are going through. This was a powerful statement from a father of one of the victims.. heartbreaking. Jesus please bring healing to those families...