Elle

…and it’s her BIRTHDAY today. 23 years old. TWENTY-THREE. HOW CAN THAT BE!? I still remember when I could barely pull that hair of hers into puny ponytails. Oh I was so proud! This girl has never been afraid to make her own style: Has always been one to jump…

I cannot believe that it’s been one year since we were climbing over these red rocks to witness the marriage of these two. (SO many pictures and words about that day back HERE, and film pictures HERE.) What an incredible time to get married, and what a year it has…

Or Elle, as we know and love her here at home…it was so fun to have her HOME for the big day. I wrote about what I love about her back HERE, but here’s what we did to celebrate: Lucy, true to form, was very on top of the prep…

Yes two posts in a row about Wellesley, but we have a birthday girl today. I don’t know why I do this to myself…looking through old pictures of my children before their birthdays. In some ways it’s torturous to my mama heart to miss their little selves so much. Oh…

Last week these two got a pretty exciting piece of news: Carson got accepted from the wait list to a podiatry school in Florida that he had his hopes on. WOOHOO!!! They had a little less than twenty-four hours to make a pretty gigantic decision. They had been trying to…

My girls have fallen head-over-heels in love with film photography. They all took film classes in high school, learned the darkroom, learned the ins and outs of how it all works, the depth of the beauty it can create, and they LOVE it. This should be gratifying to me because…

On Friday Elle finished her last college final online, and became our first college graduate. WooHoo! She has some pretty proud parents: And also a pretty proud husband: There was no pomp and circumstance to mark that huge milestone. No big crowds, no special inspirational speaker in front of a…

Last week, after a series of “plan b’s,” my daughter got married amidst majestic red rocks and surrounded (but not too close!), by immediate family. …to the man of her dreams. …amidst a world pandemic. And it was one of my favorite days. There are still such beautiful things going…

…that’s what plan it feels like we’re on with getting these two married. I appreciate all the well wishes from readers here as well as from so many family and friends checking on us, sending love and concern for “what now?” The piles of beautiful invitations Elle lugged home from…

I sweet-talked my sister-in-law into coming with me to the city to scour fabric stores for the perfect fabric and lace for Elle’s wedding dress. Ok, I didn’t have to sweet-talk her, because she’s the BEST and was happy to help. Which is even nicer than you think because she…