EEK! I feel like SO much has happened since our last feels! Namely, we bought a house! And now I can finally share about it :] I mean I suppose I could’ve before, but I had an irrational fear that things were going to fall through so I wasn’t quite ready to share publicly until it was official! So yep, as of 6 days ago, we are homeowners and I’ll take all the advice you guys are willing to give me! I’ve got a whole post schedule for Thursday about the home buying process, some “before” pictures of the house, and why we’re excited about it. I’m super looking forward to sharing that with you guys! But for now, the biggest detail is that we don’t have to move for another month! *cue sigh of relief* It is busy season and I’m thankful we’ve got a little time to prep for the move :]

(ps we shot an engagement session this week and it looked a little something like this and it was so glowy and colorful!)

In other news, I had a full week of business/cru/life. Lots of long days, but the light at the end of the tunnel was the free weekend we had up ahead. (and now behind! it went too fast!) This weekend was the perfect chance to take a breath and redirect some energy to the new house. And now we’re back to Monday and it’ll be another month before we see a free weekend again :] This is our crazy and we’re thankful for it! This next week is ALL about Fall Retreat prep! It’s my favorite weekend of the whole year and I’m so, so, so freakin stoked to check out of the internet this weekend and disappear with our college students. My life changed forever at this camp, 9 years ago, and going back every year is the most special thing I can imagine.

Now for feels:

• Fall TV is back this week. On our busiest week of the whole year! It’s safe to say we’ll be spending the Monday after Fall Retreat in a rest/TV coma (aka cheering during the Voice and freaking out about How to Get Away with Murder) :]
• I spent a couple nights driving to and from Roanoke this past week and I was reminded of how much I love driving and talking on the phone (don’t worry, I’m safe, I put my phone on speakerphone so I don’t even mess with it :]). Legit one of my friendships is based on the fact that we call each other when we’re driving!
• College students are our fav. And not just because we had a bunch of them come over to help us paint this weekend. But it certainly didn’t hurt. The first meal in our new home was pizza delivery shared with the students and honestly, nothing could be more fitting.
• The annual food truck rodeo happened in our little town (well right next door!) this weekend and we had the best time! It’s things like running into people you know everywhere and the fact that everyone’s so friendly that makes me glad to live in a small town sometimes :]
• Our little bear is a firecracker. He just never stops running or climbing or babbling or laughing. In fact, the first thing he did in the new house was take about 8 laps around it at a full sprint…and then promptly fall and dent one of the walls with his head. (don’t worry, he’s ok!)

Oh the GLOW in this session! Can’t wait to share this week!