This weekend was an absolute blur. Friday was my first day of training at work, and so far my verdict is I am high from human contact. The feeling of being around other people was overwhelming from the buzzing feeling after prolonged exposure to conversation I have concluded that being a lady of leisure is not in my genes. I need people. I need a job. I am filing these items in the Good To Know category.
After parting moments with my friend before she left (thank you for your stories!!) I woke up at the crack of 7:30 am to play co-host to our first yard sale in the front yard. Mister’s mom came over with doughnuts and knitting to help hold down the porch with us, and we chatted with neighbours and seasoned garage salers who asked the same questions in the same order before making a courtesy purchase with exact change. I felt quite accomplished for delivering friendliness before 9 AM, even with the help of heaps of caffeine. Mister’s mom and I love each other but exist in different decibel levels. Combined with her Ohioan vs. West Virginian manners she is almost suspiciously bright eyed and bushy tailed early in the morning. But again- I mustered friendly & conscious and was rewarded with doughnuts. Lesson learned.
In the afternoon I went on the second wedding road trip of the last two weeks and shot over nine hours with the most beautiful, classic bride I could imagine. She looked eerily like Nilsa, which just made me like her more than I already would have and made me endlessly amused. I wanted to find a ferris wheel for the background. We ran through fields and ditches, grabbing dress trains, step ladders and tiaras while the couple ran ahead, laughing louder than their whole wedding party. It was beautiful, and a perfect day. After an exceptionally young, anxious and stressed wedding party the week before, this wedding was exactly what I needed. My learning curve from one week to the next has been huge and I’m looking forward to more experience as the fall rolls along.
On Sunday I snacked on refrigerator pickles I made last week, made scones & layered them with home made raspberry jam & devonshire cream. I attempted to make a dent in the out of control herbs in my garden by making my craft room into an herb drying room, and refused to fold the laundry in favour of watching Sense and Sensibility. Because if I’m making scones & jam from scratch I might as well acknowledge that I’m kind of steeped in estrogen.
This week I’m back to work and starting school by distance ed. I have looseleaf, pens, and a study plan all set out that makes it feel like between work, playing with photography, and going back to school I really am starting things fresh every way I look at them. Even if it’s just the feeling that new looseleaf, pens, and study plans invariably bring, I am starting to get a sense of how the fall will feel and I think it’s going to be amazing.
… as long as there’s no frost until October.
How was your weekend? Do you have any plans you’re looking forward to over the next month?
Lauren From Texas
Oh my goodness, Kyla – did you take that picture at the top?? Amazing.
Also – I am a little jealous of your jam-making/herb-drying skills. I thought I was a Suzy Homemaker until I started reading your blog. ;)
.-= Lauren From Texas´s last blog ..Happy Endings. =-.
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mandy
Sounds like you had a lovely weekend Kyla! The wedding pictures will be fantasatic. I am so glad that training on Friday went well. So your MIL is from Ohio/WV area? Those are my stomping grounds. We must chat about this. Best of luck as you continue settling in at your new job and start your courses.
.-= mandy´s last blog ..Snapshots of Summer =-.
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Mel
if those herbs weren’t real…they’d be beautiful to just leave up on that wall. i love the look and smell of herbs….
must remember to start garden next year….
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Megan
My classes began on Saturday, so I’ve done a few things already. I also have a paper to write. (I have two weeks to write it, though, so I’ll be fine.)
Good luck with work and school! New pens/pencils are always refreshing to me.
.-= Megan´s last blog ..And the beat goes on =-.
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The Maiden Metallurgist
Sounds great, we packed boxes, boxes, boxes. I’m lloking forward to unpacking boxes, boxes, boxes in the next month.
.-= The Maiden Metallurgist´s last blog ..Packing =-.
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Kelly
Sounds like a great weekend. I’m impressed by your herb room. The jam looks great!
.-= Kelly´s last blog ..Home on the Range =-.
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Margarita
Your weekend looked fabulous! You take such great pictures! And it’s totally cool to be ’steeped in estrogen’ sometimes. We’re women, hear us roar. and bake scones. ;)
.-= Margarita´s last blog ..How to Make a Chic Diaper Cake =-.
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Molly
That wedding picture is amazing!
You must have quite an herb garden to be drying all of those. You house is probably smelling delish about now!
.-= Molly´s last blog ..I got a new phone, and of course, got a deal. =-.
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AshleyD
What a delightful weekend! Your pictures always make me want to take up photography… and gardening, and all around homemaker tasks. It looks so fun!
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erin
love the pictures. and love the herbs! and love back to school supplies…. how do you make refridgerated pickles?
.-= erin´s last blog ..perfect =-.
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Kyla Roma
Erin – This is the recipe I used, only I used bottled water so the chlorine in tap water wouldn’t prevent the pickling from happening & used more vinegar than they recommend because I like things really tart. They are wonderful & easy if you can find pickling cucumbers at your grocery store.!
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Nora
It’s official. I will have both EP and you as my photographers at my wedding =) And I might just have it by you so we can have an awesome photo in the prairies. I MEAN IT!
Glad you have a study plan, I find it helps so much to have one. I know you’ll be great.
As for the weekend? I did a whole lot of media consumption: movies, books & time with Irish thanks to the stupid sickness that came upon me last week.
Good luck with work this week! Also, I’m working on the skype/video cam thing =)
xoxox
.-= Nora´s last blog ..August 2009 Recap =-.
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SoMi's Nilsa
When the bride and groom can loosen up and have a good time, it’s contagious … everyone from the family to the wedding party to the photographers catch the disease. Guess that it’s an important lesson to learn should you make this photography thing a more permanent thing in your life … connecting with your subjects is very important!
.-= SoMi’s Nilsa´s last blog ..Meant =-.
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Marie
Your pictures are GORGEOUS! Sounds like you have many wonderful things happening and beginning, and lady you deserve everything good. :)
.-= Marie´s last blog ..Sugar Fragile =-.
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san
Sounds like a lovely weekend. I’ve never held a yard sale – but I’ve been to one before. Fun! But why do they start so early? ;)
I am going to a work-related workshop halfway across the country in two weeks, and then from there, I’ll go back to Europe (Germany) for 10 days! I am thrilled!
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Lindsay
I think someday you should post your jam recipe :) Also, your pictures are so lovely. Looks like a beautiful wedding.
.-= Lindsay´s last blog ..This and That =-.
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phampants
Call be a beer nerd, but at first glace at the last photo, I thought those were hops that you were hanging to dry and scent your home (what?)
.-= phampants´s last blog ..ET09: Harmony =-.
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Jenny Kellerhals
it sounds like you had yourself a lovely weekend! i’m not so sure what’s up with me but i’m sort of like – craving – to go to a wedding? not entierly sure what that’s about but definately loving your photos =) and for the record, i watched sense & sensibility on netflix last night while sewing up a new apron on my grandmother’s old sewing machine. lot’s o’ estrogen here too.
.-= Jenny Kellerhals´s last blog ..The New and The Improved! =-.
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Princess of the Universe
Which version of Sense & Sensibility? I own both.
And oh yeah – I heart you.
xo
.-= Princess of the Universe´s last blog ..I Still Suck at Non-Dating =-.
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Elly
Oh! What a wonderful weekend! Hope this week at work is just as wonderful :)
.-= Elly´s last blog ..Mime Percussion (More Awesome Than It Sounds) =-.
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Chelsea
I could really go for some homemade raspberry jam right now. Don’t even need a scone.. just a spoon!
.-= Chelsea´s last blog ..Today I Feel Old =-.
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Shop Girl*
Sometimes I think you are wonder woman. :)
.-= Shop Girl*´s last blog ..Shop Girl Shares xkcd & Wedding Photos We’ll All Remember* =-.
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rachel
Wow, that first shot is amazing. I wish you could have shot my wedding! :)
And I’m very jealous of your craft room!
.-= rachel´s last blog ..There’s a moral to this story =-.
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katelin
i love that wedding photo. and yay for a busy, peopleful, diyful weekend. sounds loverly.
.-= katelin´s last blog ..One hot weekend. =-.
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alexa - cleveland's a plum
i kinda wanna hang herbs on my kitchen wall. are those herbs? or just plants?
.-= alexa – cleveland’s a plum´s last blog ..white party with a side of furries =-.
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Libby
love the “a little DIY” pic…
i’m looking forward to slowing down a little in September…in some ways. In some ways, i have feeling things will be changing crazily fast. my hubby is starting his own business — exciting & scary.
good luck with school — what a great new adventure!
.-= Libby´s last blog ..Guinness is home from the vet =-.
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Janie
sounds like a beautiful weekend and beautiful wedding!
.-= Janie´s last blog ..Why I Love Mah Peeps =-.
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Dog-Eared
ooh, those dried bouquets look divine!
.-= Dog-Eared´s last blog ..Verbs =-.
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Awmb
This weekend…
I missed you. I stayed out until 5 am. I found my inner unconditional love for Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Buddy Holly, Elvis ‘The King’, Roy Orbison and old movies. T’was joyous! But I’ve missed you. What are you doing this week?
Throughout the next month I’d like to actually have the yard sale I’ve wanted, make sure my rat doesn’t make any holes in my shirts, and make my house my own. Even if it doesn’t involve painting, dammit!
.-= Awmb´s last blog ..Dollars and Decades =-.
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L;
I just wnated to say hello, I found your blog through 20sb, and I may be a little bit in Love… I think it is beautiful!
(“,)
.-= L;´s last blog ..[ Pearls. ] =-.
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L;
PS: Sigh for my typo, I think its a bit early for me, need more caffeine!
.-= L;´s last blog ..[ Pearls. ] =-.
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sleepyjane
You take the most beautiful photos Kyla! :)
Oh and also, there’s nothing better than a scone with some jam. Maybe a little cream. Oh yum!
.-= sleepyjane´s last blog ..‘Returning to the place of our origins’ =-.
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Allie
Kyla! Those photos are gorgeous!
I love your herb drying wall!
.-= Allie´s last blog ..I think I might be done with gardening. Sort of. Maybe. =-.
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Alexis
Your pictures are beautiful, I can’t get over how much you inspire me. :)
.-= Alexis´s last blog ..Hello, Life? It’s been awhile… =-.
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nicoleantoinette
You’re SO GREAT.
.-= nicoleantoinette´s last blog ..road trips, british men, and an anthropomorphic gps device =-.
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Meghan
Your photography is so beautiful Kyla it just seems to jump off the page. I can practically taste the jam and smell the herbs (or perhaps that’s just wishful thinking?)
.-= Meghan´s last blog ..Terminal Velocity =-.
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MinD
That first photo is more than beautiful, but I can’t seem to come up with a word to describe it.
You went from an easy-going summer to quite busy, it seems. And so glad to read that you’re happy throughout. Yay for that!
.-= MinD´s last blog ..Perhaps. =-.
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danni: oh, hello friend.
your weekend pics are always SO fabulous. sounds like you had a busy weekend for sure! ;)
xo. danni
.-= danni: oh, hello friend.´s last blog ..( lovely goods ) =-.
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Jill Pilgrim
Holy gorgeousness Batman!
.-= Jill Pilgrim´s last blog ..Slasher Victim or Cunnilingus Expert: You Be The Judge =-.
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E.P.
Oh my goodness, Kyla! That photo is absolutely GORGEOUS of the newlyweds! Gorgeous!
And it sounds like you had an amazing weekend. I hope my weekend will be as wonderful as your last one! And I wish the same for you!
.-= E.P.´s last blog ..A faulty camera in our minds =-.
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