All these photos and highlights from September are lovely, but a good chunk of the month was filled with work-related stress. I coordinated my first large event remotely and I forgot how bad my nerves can get as an event coordinator. I easily slip into burning the candle at both ends. How many times do I need to tell myself to go to bed early? Fortunately, I had lot of social outings to keep me grounded plus I kept myself distracted with new home decor. Our friends are moving abroad and I bought out a bunch of their home goods -- we now own lamps!
Highlights:
- Our first camping trip with children
- BrickCon
- NLW starting Pre-K
- EDW loving pajamas so much (evidenced by nearly every photo below)
- CCW being chatty and silly
- Upgrading NLW's bed to a twin
- Great book club evenings
- Hosting our good friend BB and giving her a curated tour of West Seattle
- Celebrating the last day of summer
- Celebrating the first day of fall
- Hosting a baby shower for CL
- Playing LEGOs in NLW's room
- My balance bike crew :)
What can I say? Even though the premise is silly and it's ridiculous how much they all speak English, I like Emily Cooper's positivity and of course, the fashion. Lily Collins is fun to watch!
This is one of my staple showstopper meals. It's dairy-free, gluten-free, simple to make, and delicious. Served it at our first day of Fall party where I mailed these cute cards out as invites -- hand painted by a local Seattlite that I found at an estate sale.
Reading | Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
This month I attended an author talk with Ann Patchett, interviewed by Melinda French Gates, featuring her latest novel. Walking into the event, you could easily spot other attendees -- middle aged white women sporting cute sweaters and casual comfy footwear haha! Hearing Ann speak about her inspiration, writing process, characters, setting, and themes made me all the more excited to read this one. I loved how she used the dual timelines to unfold the story and appreciated the many interpersonal relationships. Would recommend pre-reading the play Our Town as it's heavily centered in the plot.
Listening | Penguins by Ed Sheeran
Was searching for songs about penguins for CCW and came across this instead :)
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