I am really grateful for August!! It was just a good, good month, starting with our time in Connecticut, which felt slow and relaxed (and now, like it was a long time ago!), and ending with a string of at-home weekends with no big plans (a rarity this summer). June continues to be the most fun thing going, especially now that she’s crawling everywhere and obsessed with pulling up. There’s so much to look forward to in September, too, including more relaxing weekends and more adventures (and potentially welcoming three already-beloved friends + family babies into my life!!). This verse has been constantly on my mind the past few weeks. Hoping y’all have much to be grateful for this month, too! Revisiting my goals for August: Finish our June in June movie (last night! Coming soon to a blog near you :)) Try out a yoga class at the studio near our house Go to an outdoor concert or movie Relish our time in Connecticut (post here!) Read at least one book (Garlic and Sapphires – it was great) Book accommodations for our camping and Asheville trips (SO excited about camping, and our Asheville Airbnb looks amazing! Lots of fun adventures coming up!) Master an updo from the Small Things archive Finish our will September goals: — Run once a week (hoping this will be more enjoyable as the weather begins to cool down!) — Plan well for and enjoy our camping trip — Add the final layer to June’s nursery so I can call it complete — Post my guide to the Triangle (have been wanting to do this for ages!!) — Celebrate our four year wedding anniversary — Resurrect my nighttime routine now that June is sleeping in the nursery As a reminder, here are my 2016 guideposts

My husband would NOT be happy with me for saying this (he resents fall because it leads to winter), but I’m looking forward to all that the next few months will hold! Of course, I fully intend to celebrate summer until it’s good and over (it was 95 degrees yesterday, after all), but I’m also getting excited for the fall adventures we have in the works. Happy September, friends! Happy mason jar flowers riding home in my car’s cup holder! August goal recap: Sort pile in small bedroom. (I would say this is about 25% done – sliding it down to this month’s goals!) Plant a few hardy bananas against our backyard fence. Make a trip to the Ballard Designs outlet and possibly buy a bed, if the one we’re interested in is there. (Bed was not available :( Get our summer dinner party on the calendar. Not only did the dinner party get on the calendar, but it happened! Report coming soon! Make plans for our two year anniversary! (Plans have been discussed, but I would not say they’ve been finalized.) September goals: — Sort pile in small bedroom — Weekly tennis dates with John in addition to our monthly couples tennis dates — Edit and sort photos from Natalie + Joe’s wedding weekend, Maine, and family Christmas card shoot — Open an account at my local consignment shop and bring in items to sell — Write at least 8 blog posts this month. I have so many things I want to write about that I’m challenging myself to get them out! If you’ve posted September goals, I’d love to take a peek – leave a note in the comments!