Happy 4th of July, friends! I am so seriously tired today, but I'm trying to get some sort of patriotic excitement going.  (slowly waves a tiny flag while sipping coffee)

So, I had two cool things happen this week: FIRST, My cousin-friend Kelly started a bucket list blog before her 33rd birthday called Thirty Three Things.  It reminded me of my 2016 goals for the year, and I realized I'd be slacking on my resolution to lift others up.  In fact, I feel like I've actually had more days of just trying to keep myself afloat than being there for others... but I guess that's young mom-life for ya. SECOND, My awesome buddy Sarah left a secret, out-of-the-blue package on my doorstep filled with an encouragement letter and the gifts pictured above.  I haven't read them yet, but you know that sea salt chocolate is already opened.  Has anyone else read either of those books? 

​So all of this made me think of a challenge for this holiday...

Thanks to Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland of Repertoire, my calligraphy was included in the sweetest garden party shoot she designed for Social South Magazine.  My favorite part of the shoot is definitely the florals made by my bestie, Sarah Woodall.  Her centerpiece was amazing, and all of the girls had their own flower crown -- which, let's be real, makes me jealous. I wish I could wear a flower crown every day!  Everything was captured beautifully by Love Be Photography.