August 16th, 2011

It's the first day of school today! The first day of school is always bittersweet: days of sleeping in and lazing at the pool are over, but it's the start of a fresh school year. In some ways, I still feel like a little girl the night before, making sure that all of my ducks are in a row and feeling anxious about so many new faces at one time. I'm excited to be teaching solely French this year (levels 1 and 3) and am ready to fully embrace my inner French girl rather than be torn between teaching two disciplines. Bonne anneé, tout le monde!

Color Inspiration: Liberty of London

Even though I can't afford to buy yards and yards of Liberty's fabric, they can still serve as the perfect color palette for a room or anything else! Food for thought:

http://www.liberty.co.uk/

La Maison

Peyton and I have so loved settling in and setting up our house. It's definitely still a work in progress (which it always will be, I suppose)...still looking for fabrics for draperies and pillows and bedskirts and things to fill a few blank walls. I also can't wait to eventually paint and put up some wallpaper...one thing at a time! But, here are a few pictures of how it looks now. We are blessed to say the least, and so thankful for our new maison.

 The entry way/formal living room/dining room:

 

The den (Peyton loves the dark paneling, and I do think it would be awesome for a library or something, but the gloom in here has me begging him to paint it cream soon! I will admit the pics make it look darker than normal):

                                                                 Our bedroom!

                                                    The kitchen and breakfast nook:

                                                   The only furnished guest bedroom!

Horizantal Stripes

I am loving horizantal stripes lately, and I think I'm going to paint our extra room/office in a cream and gray-blue stripe. We'll see when that actually happens since school is about to start! Inspiration:

Countdown to the Wedding: Bridesmaids Luncheon

One of my favorite parts of our wedding weekend was the bridesmaids' luncheon. Two of my mom's best friends, Jan Paulus and Rachel Cannada, hosted it, and it was like something out of a magazine! From the cocktail and finger foods in the garden, to the table centerpieces and delicious salads...it was truly amazing! It was also such a special time with family and all of my bridesmaids (except Lo!) together. A highlight was receiving the scrapbook Christi put together for me. It was a compilation of letters and pictures from each of the girls in my wedding, and I will treasure it always! What could be better than a tea party with my bestest of friends?! Here are a few pictures from the luncheon:

Countdown to the Wedding: Dinner and Lingerie Shower

It's hard to believe that it's already been a month that Peyton and I have been married! It's been so much fun setting up house, eating all of our meals together, and having the best of freinds around all the time. I am so thankful for all of the pictures from the weekend of our wedding--so much of it was a blur, but looking at pictures lets me relive it all again! Thursday before the wedding was the start of it all; out-of-town friends arrived, nails were manicured, and bridesmaids and friends came together to shower me with lingerie. Here are a few pictures from dinner and the beautiful shower:

Dinner at Bonefish Grill...my favorite!

Heather, Lindsey, and Rachel did such an amazing job on the table!

Monogrammed Cookies

The lovely hostesses and me: Christi, Rachel, Heather, and Lindsey

Friends and Family from Wheaton!

Friends from Little Rock

Wedding Pictures

I'm overwhelmed at the thought of wedding things I could post...rehearsal dinner, showers, bridesmaid luncheon, bachelorette, wedding day... so to postpone the tackling of all of those, here is the link to view a few pics from the wedding from our photographer:

http://www.kesweddings.com/ (click on "info" tab, then "view proofs," then scroll down to Peyton and Lindsey)

It's not the full gallery but it's a good sampling. If you would like to see the whole gallery, let me know and I will give you the password!

I promise: House pics coming soon!!!!!! Once things are more complete!

P.S. Loving being married. Loving summer. Loving life!