About Me

giving thanks

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Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope this holiday finds you all healthy, happy, and emenslely stuffed from all the turkey you eat! 🙂

Today is the the day out of the year to reflect on all we have been blessed with…  I’m going to leave you with some quotes I found to be inspiring for today.  What is it you are thankful for?

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I’m thankful for…

A best friend to share my life with

A happy, smiley dog

The people who shaped me, which I will never begin to be able to thank enough

Creativity

Traveling to some pretty amazing places

Food on my plate

The beauty of nature

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“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them”.

 John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”

Thornton Wilder

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“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”

William Arthur Ward

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“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.”

 W.T. Purkiser

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“Praise God even when you don’t understand what He is doing.”

Henry Jacobsen

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“Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting.”

 Author Unknown

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“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”

Willie Nelson

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“You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say, ‘Thank you?’ ”

William Ward

life in texas

Well since we’ve moved and gotten settled, I thought I’d take the chance to show ya’ll some of highlights of life in Texas so far:

We discovered Naegelin’s Bakery, which is located about 3 minutes from our house in downtown New Braunfels.  Texas’ oldest bakery!

cherry donut = amazingness.

My first try at homemade cheesecake for Nate’s birthday…..and was it delicious.  Not that I’m a pro or anything, but we both thought it was the BEST cheesecake we’ve ever had.  He credits the cook, I credit the recipe and my ability to follow directions.

Also for Nate’s birthday we drove up to Dallas for the Lions/Cowboys game.

The size of Cowboys Stadium is almost as big as the ego of their fans…… let’s just say the better team won! 🙂     (a little sports trash talk never killed anybody)

This is how my 2 loves spend most of their free time.  🙂

Last weekend, I took a drive out to Canyon Lake.  It was absolutely beautiful.

first post jitters!

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My very first post….!

Well I’m very excited to have started this, because it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time, but never made the time to do.   I expect it to be a crazy concoction of interior design + local flair + a life journal.  I hope it can help to inspire, give useful information, and encourage people to get out and enjoy life….. because ah, life is too short!

The words Vim & Vintage just flowed so well together.  And perfectly describe the concept of what I believe life is all about:  the balance of appreciating the past and fusing it with the enthusiasm of the present and modern.   One day I hope to own a design studio that encompasses these values.  Until then, you will at least be (hopefully) entertained with the day-to-day struggles, thoughts, and vision of a young designer.

At any rate, I actually sat down and created it so now I’m married to it.  What an exciting new adventure!