Saying my goodbyes to summer.

 September is always a bittersweet time of year for me. The sunsets are beautiful, the days are still warm but the nights require sweaters. But lurking around the corner is always winter, and I wish that I could hold it off just a little while longer.

We have found a house.

Baby if that's moving up than I'm...

 The past two weeks have been bittersweet for us as we prepare to leave our little stone cottage on the farm. Although in the past year we haven't taken as many photos as you might expect, we've been making a point to capture as many moments as we can since we found out that we are moving.

It is a sad thing for us, feeling as though the expectation of an honest relationship between landlord and tenant is far more difficult to find than it ought to be. We are being wrongfully evicted after we discovered that for the past year, we have been paying for our neighbor's water.

This isn't legal - eviction as a means of retaliation, particularly where a tenant has tried to resolve an issue with utilities, is specifically prohibited in the Landlord Tenant Act of 1951. However, the stress and discomfort of living just a few hundred feet away from people who wouldn't think twice about doing this to a young family with a baby is enough for us to know that we're not welcome here anymore and deplete our desire to stay.

We have had a good year. It was our dream home when we found it and I know that some day we will find another dream home. Right now, we are not sure where we're going. We had hoped to buy a house, but that isn't feasible and we're having a hard time finding an apartment in our price range. It is heartbreaking to leave this beautiful farm in search of the cheapest apartment we can find. We will likely be moving back into a city - something we had hoped to be done with. But throughout all of this, we believe that God knows the plans He has in store for us. Plans to prosper and not to harm us. Plans to give us hope and a future. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Zimmerman!

On July 14th, Nathaniel and I had the great honor of photographing the wedding of two old friends, Andy and Lindsey. It felt like a big reunion - so many people were there that I haven't seen in years.

What a beautiful couple and a happy day. We had a great time.

Check out more photos on my facebook page!

To New Beginnings

 To new beginnings - theirs and ours. Sorry I haven't updated recently. We are moving - we don't know where yet. We'll keep you updated as we learn more.

Spring.

 Try to take time to stop and enjoy the little things. They're everywhere and they're easy to miss.

Gardening Garden Fiends

Nathaniel and I have been working on the garden and finding such a simple and rewarding joy. In front of the house there are mammoth sunflowers, cosmic orange blossoms and morning glories, to climb the side of the house. In the garden plot we have a myriad of vegetables and a place in the back where morning glories will climb the deer fence and make a beautiful little getaway for us. It's been a lot of fun.

On Sunday, I met with a couple getting married in August. It's always so nice to hear about the different plans and ideas couples come up with to make their special day Theirs. Weddings are so beautiful and I'm always excited to be a part of them!

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'...

Into the future.