I’m not going to wax on about my upcoming birthday- lets just say its not one I’m entirely eager for. For a multitude of reasons.

But I have been working on my 28 Before 28 list.

…and attempting to cross a few things off my 27 Before 27 list before February 17th.

I managed to cross off trying yoga the other day… now I feel like I know a few basic stretches that I can incorporate before I tuck in for the night… which is all I really wanted out of yoga. Something to relieve some stress and help me relax.

My last list was incredibly ambitious… I feel like last year, at the beginning of the year, I felt super ambitious… only to end the year rather exhausted and battered feeling. There were a lot of good things that transpired… getting involved with the high school student ministry at Apex, hanging out with one of the younger girls in my house church, styling weddings and events with Paper&Velvet… but to look back over the list and see what I didn’t accomplish can sort of feel like a let-down.

So… this year I’m planning on setting more of the ‘achievable’ sort of goals. There will still be some standby’s- the ones that feel like they get repeated ever. Single. Year. But there will be ones that I can easily check-off, and, in the process, have some fun.

So- my blog is currently undergoing some changes- it may be down for a bit as a friend is updating and tweaking a few things… then on to a new (and hopefully better) overall blog. Both in functionality, design, content and function. Bear with us please!

Jamie and Brian’s Elegant Backyard styled wedding has been added to the Paper&Velvet blog today! More updates, events and photos will be coming soon!

This morning was for sleeping in, listening to Katie Herzig, crazy, curly hair, cloudy over-cast skies, debating whether reading last year’s journal entries was depressing or encouraging, and heading off to a long day at work.

We started out with fresh and silk flowers- and created three different centerpieces for 30+ tables… the wedding and reception were held at the gorgeous Cedar Springs Pavilion in Tipp City Ohio. (I definitely recommend it as a gorgeous new wedding venue in the area- fabulous to work with!)

The lovely cakes were by Kristi Demeter…

I got to see my lovely friend Robin at the wedding! (yay!)

and cuddle with my niece…

…as did my sister…

…and my brother is a total cheeseball who totally danced with his daughter… she’s got him wrapped around her fingers…

Photos all by Emily O Photography (www.emilyOphoto.com) styling, design, set-up, floral arrangements and execution by Paper&Velvet, Unforgettable Events (Paper&Velvet is Hannah Bolvi and Emily Ogden)