Shhh...

So I will let you all on a little secret..

Here's a clue-

if you didn't figure it out from that clue, then you might not have a clue :)

I have been getting acupuncture for the last week or so.

I'm not going to lie, I was a bit freaked, but after my first visit, I was set at ease.

I don't know if I will be a lifer, but it was a great thing to try, and at $15 a session it was hard to pass up.

and yes, that's me in that picture ;)

fancy that

so how about a few things that i am fancying right now:

1. basically anything in this shop, including this necklace

2. Ambrose- a design and screen printing business focused on mentoring students, which my friends Adam and Jenna started. And this awesome shirt that they have made:

3. and then anything made from this woman.

love it.

:)

its coming...

the holiday season that is...it may not seem like it now with 90 degree temps, but believe me.

keep your eyes peeled. mylittlebuffalo has been working up a very merry storm.

here's a sneaky peek.

home is where we hang our hearts

my, what a weekend. we went home to michigan this past weekend, and visited nate's grandma and the rest of his family for the memorial service of his grandfather, Manuel. it was beautiful.

i don't know what it is about the place, the town, the house, the farm, it fills my heart and mind with joy. Joy that still radiates tonight as I type back here in Portland.

isn't it good to know that wherever you are today, wherever you will be, there will constants. the constants might differ here and there, but generally there are things that we can count on. there will always be a familiar smell, the paper thin hands of his grandmother, the way the air holds just enough moisture in it to stick.

we think about living there someday, and actually talked about it a lot this weekend. I could see myself there teaching my children all the beauty God has put on this Earth, taking long walks on the abundant trails and hills, eating sticky candy in the front yard or carving pumpkins in the crisp Fall.

who knows what is to come, just thankful for a time spent with loving people in a place that we all know so well.

Mitten Sweet Mitten

nate and i head back to Michigan tomorrow for a visit with the fam as well

as Nate's Grandpa's memorial service. A bittersweet visit, no doubt.

But glad to go as well. I love Autumn in the midwest, and I'm excited to see some dearly loved people as well.

My job got kinda hectic this week. Don't get me wrong, I don't work in the emergency room, or the stock market or any of those jobs that are sure to give you high blood pressure. But my job can get somewhat crazy from time to time, and this week definitely hit that mark.

So i leave the hustle and bustle tomorrow, to quite Big Rapids, where I know I'm loved, and can just sit. That's right. Just. Sit.

:)

love to you

We are family..

Starting something new..

trying to get a feel out there, do you think that people are interested in having little

stationery pieces for the fam?

I know that i would, but maybe i'm a minority...

thoughts?

Red Egg and Ginger

I've recently been asked to create an invitation for a Red Egg and Ginger party.

I had never heard of it before, so obviously I googled it. Its a party within the Chinese culture which celebrates the 1st month of a baby's life. Pretty neat, you can read more about it here.

So I made their invite and its been really fun to create a subtle, "red egg."

I can't get enough of doing custom orders for fun and unique parties.

oh and happy weekend :)