So. First of all…

why do people schedule ALL THE FUN things on the same weekend?

Is there some giant calendar planner app that says 

the second weekend in July is the best for fun? HA  -

Honestly -- we usually try to space it out a bit 

[even though I know most of you don’t believe we’re capable of that…] 

But his past weekend we just had to give it a GO. 

So many fun things –

 Let’s start with my Bible Journaling group – 

and I want to say I love our little meeting place @ Atlanta Bread on University – 

and I’m SO THANKFUL for the freedoms we have in our country! 

 

This past weekend while we met there was a small group Bible Study meeting together at a large table, a group of friends in a booth sharing prayer time together [yes I was an eavesdropper] 

and others with work meetings, etc. 

And then there was our ‘little' group of about ten women, gathered together to share

 the joy of God’s goodness all around us.  

We all share ideas [and supplies!]  together and create whatever we want when we meet-up…

  I haven’t done a print-out these last few months and have, instead, been sharing ideas on 

facebook or instagam under #faithbasedpages. 

 LOVE the way we all put a different spin on one idea!

From there, my sweetheart and I met friends at the Rocket City Burger Battle. 

Not sure what we expected, but it wasn’t the chaotic school cafeteria we ended up in – lol – 

Still, we were able to sample five of the burgers offered [all good -] 

 

and then went to get a real Huntsville classic and enjoy visiting together 

where we could actually hear each other speak… 

[See photo at the top of this post - ] 

Between the four of us finishing each other’s thoughts we hope to grow old gracefully – ha -

Later than evening C and I headed to the Lavender Farm to create a lavender wreath.

 It was a nice drizzly rain when we arrived but it dried up as

 we actually got started and that helped keep the temperatures down enough to enjoy the evening. [We were OUTSIDE in the middle of JULY in THE SOUTH y’all. 

HOT AND HUMID.] 

 

It was such a sweet set-up with vintage table coverings, china plates and goblets… 

Loved the lavender goodies [lavender lemonade, lavender cookies, lavender cheesecake, 

lavender lemon bars, etc.] they shared with us! 

And omgoodness, when they brought out the lavender for the wreaths the smell was wonderful!!

 

An overview of how to create got us started quickly!

[and of course we consider ourselves pros after creating those gorgeous Christmas wreathes - lol]

 

And, OF COURSE, we love our wreaths!! 

Mine is hanging in our living room giving us all kids of relaxing vibes as I type this… 

 

We ate a quick [pre-packaged, grocery] salad after church on Sunday because we knew we were going to GRAZE all evening at Huntsville’s first farm to fork event – 

Local farms were paired with local chefs to create wonderful farm fresh dishes

 that they shared with us. SO GOOD.  

 

You can do a quick search of #GrazeHSV to see all the goodies we had. Some of our favorites: the tiny stuffed butternut squash, Farmburgers beef crostini,  the corn fritter with tomato jam, tomato slab pie with parmesan crust, and the pastry cups with pimento cheese, etc.etc. etc. 

And, once again the rain held off until we got back home, 

and we had a nice cloud cover that kept things cooler for the evening. 

But, that was not the case for the Firefly Hike out at the HsvGardens earlier in the week  

 

- still we had fun visiting together while we caught and released my favorite bug of all time! And the little s’more refreshment along the way was fun too!

NOTE – I may or may not have taken the photos shared here – my friends and I share photos back and forth.. and I’m not sure which are mine…