Ahhh! I’m married! These last few weeks I have been away from my blog, prepping for that big day. It was amazing to see all of the planning and hard work come together. A special thank you to our amazing team: Robert Evans for a classy wedding photo shoot, JL Designs for creating florals and...
I LOVE names. I love naming things. I love hearing of off-beat names. It’s just the best “ah-ha” moment! A couple of readers have asked how I came up with “homespun forte” for my blog, and I must say it took some deep thought. I felt drawn to the word homespun because it is such...
Countdown! Less than two weeks until my wedding! My fiance and I are staying at my sister, Promise’s house in Arizona this week. We have been very productive while here! We ordered our photo guest book, chose music, & did other random little wedding projects :) My job last night was to make “reserved seating”...
When I was little, me and my sister shared a room wallpapered in ballerina bears. I remember lying in bed and looking up at the dancing ballerinas patterned on the wall. If I stared at them for too long, they started to move. Oh the magic of wallpaper!
Although cluttered, small patterned wallpaper is out (shown...
In just two short weeks I am going to be a “Grover”. Changing my name hasn’t set in until recently. I’ve heard that the whole name change situation can be difficult for some women – almost like a new identity. I will miss being a Tangeman – such a strong German last name. But, being...
Aren’t chills so strange? You get them when you’re cold. You get them when you’re scared. Sometimes, you get them when you are deeply touched. How do three very different things trigger the same reaction? There is a special song at church that gives me the chills, it’s called “Hosanna” written by Hillsong United. Every...
