creative flow

"Creativity is a means of connecting with the infinite source of inspiration that arises from within"

-Betty Roi

To me, all art is intertwined and inspires other forms of creativity. Here's a little of what's been inspiring me lately (and a little mid week pick me up :) ).

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 Peace, love, and bliss-A

us.

Lately, I've really started to notice all of the little things in my life that I'm grateful for. Not just the big events, but all those tiny little details that make me happy. I think it's time to make a conscious effort to capture the things that make me smile, the things that I'm grateful for on a daily basis, and I think the way to do that is through here.  So here is day one of the things I'm grateful for: us.  About two weeks ago I married my best friend, and we had the most amazing honeymoon in Italy.  Just that sentence alone is full of some really majorly "grateful" things.  To kick off this new segment, I thought instead of doing a play by play of our trip I would do a little list of things that make me the happiest from us and our trip. Here we go:

the support Mike gives me to follow this passion (even in a different country)

gorgeous architecture

hospitality

quiet time and fresh air

gelato and that time right before night/right after sunset when night doesn't look so intimidating

prevailing pasts

someone who sees me for me

nature's will to overcome man's best attempts at fencing it in

this guy

promises

creative souls

the beautiful lengths men go to for God

adoration

fresh produce

romantic dinners

love

old favorites and new traditions

beautiful views

us.

salty air

perfect escapes

blue water

dreams

things that take your breath away

clear water through our toes

new places

things that are so beautiful you'd risk your neck just to catch a peak of

shady trees with a great view

happiness

little reminders
comfy beds
a good glass of wine with a good guy
alone time
beautiful goodbyes wishes of peace, love, and bliss-A

while we were out...

I took a little hiatus for the past two weeks for Mike and I's wedding and honeymoon (more on that later on).  By hiatus, I mean a break from photography, a break from cleaning, cooking, yard work, answering calls...well you get it...basically I just used the wedding as an excuse to not be a very productive person.   With all of my laziness when it comes to real life tasks lately, I was dreading coming back home to the real world.  The mail, laundry, dishes, emails, and everything else I'd shunned was waiting for me just as I feared. But something else had changed while I was away too.  When we pulled up in our driveway Sunday I actually gasped out loud.  What a difference two weeks can make! My garden had gone from a jungle of green, stumpy plants to something like a botanical garden (maybe I'm being big headed here, but when you compare it to how it was before I'd say that's accurate enough :)  ).  I like to think that this is a sign, that when Mike and I's life started together this new life took place in our home as well, and that it's a beautiful, bountiful life with so much potential.  See what I mean?

These lacy caps never let me down, they always survive no matter how hard I try to kill them

These are left from the beautiful bridal shower my mother-in-law threw me in March

The dollar store bulbs are pulling their weight too!

My mom saved this little guy from the "distressed" plants section, and it has a real will to survive


10 points to whoever can tell me what this 8 foot tall plant with these gorgeous flowers is.  Last year it was barely a foot high and now it's ridiculous and beautiful!




This is the newest hydrangea addition, the snowball.  I think it was originally a niko blue but with our soil content shifted into this pretty purple.

I have a tomato! (almost!)

Check out the loot.  Any ideas on a delicious meal containing a carrot, a sweet pepper and one spring onion?  I think at this point  Mike's like "great...this is what I married? I'm going to starve"
I love being able to walk outside and cut fresh flowers.  Our house looks like a greenhouse right now thanks to this growth spurt and all the beautiful vases we got for the wedding (this one is a favorite, thanks Courtney!)
More growth to come soon! Thanks for sticking with me, hopefully this is a sign of good things to come :)