It’s a real live Monday over here. I’m starting my new routine of blogging/answering a weekend’s worth of emails on Sunday night so that Monday can get off on the right foot :] We’re starting up Cru staff again today so we’re in for a long day of planning and prayer and conversation to get the ball rolling for a good year.

Normally, I go into the school year all pumped for a fresh start and a new routine, but I’m dragging my feet a little bit this time around. I LOVE the college students and I’m excited for them to flood into town again…but I also really loved this summer :] Like so much. We had unconventional work days, so many fun trips, and a lot of time with our sweet little toddler. I think we’ll be able to squeeze in one more day of summer fun before all the crazy starts up, so I’m looking forward to that! I’m not sure that I ever anticipated how much I’d cherish time with my little fam, but it really is my most favorite thing in the world.

(but also….can we talk about this gorgeous bride?! Eek! Lily, you were a vision!)

Honestly, we spent this last week doing just that. A lot of escaping reality and spending some quality time :] There was a family night out in Roanoke with SO much yummy food and a girl’s night out in Blacksburg to celebrate a sweet friend. And my favorite of all, a date night with my guy doing the most normal things. We also shot our last summer wedding at sweet Sinkland Farms! Our world has been all weddings lately between our normal jobs and then add in the fact that my sister and one of my besties just got engaged. And then add in that I’m IN a wedding next weekend for a lifelong friend and we’re headed to the west coast in a couple weeks to see one of my closest high school friends get married! Life is a WHIRLwind of joy right now!

Feels time:

• In the name of summer, we binge watched the entire season of Riverdale in the past four days. We still can’t decide if we love it or love to hate it, but goodness, we were hooked. Honestly, the weirdest part was that Archie played the guitar. We were cracking up every time he started playing a song :]
• Okay and also…seeing Cole Sprouse all grown up totally freaked me out. Wasn’t he like 10 and on Suite Life of Zach and Cody like two seconds ago?
• Live bands are the absolute BEST! David and I always get extra excited for weddings that have live music and this one was one of our favorites! The party was absolutely wild in the best way and we were smiling from ear to ear all night long!
• Are we the only ones who don’t care about this eclipse that’s rolling in? #notworthoureyeballs We’ve had enough trouble with our eyes to risk it. We didn’t even know it was happening until our friends told us they were going CAMPING to see it!
• I’ve been CRAVING the Thai Bus like crazy. Our options are scarce in Radford, so we had to wait a whole week for them to come back into town and it’s been our after church lunch plan for 7 days now. And it totally lived up to my taste buds expectation.
• You know that feeling when you’re eating something crazy spicy and then you pour more sauce on it to cool it down, but then you find out that sauce is what’s making it so spicy? Yeah. That’s what happened to me today.

Legit so THRILLED with JP and Lily’s wedding! More soon!