Thank you!

I know it's been a while, but first off I have to say: I love you! Yes, you! My reader(s)!

Hubby and I just got back from visiting my family in the US for three weeks and we had the most wonderful, encouraging, inspiring, refreshing time! One of the many things that was so encouraging was that I had a number of you tell me that you love reading this blog. I know that probably doesn't sound like a big deal, but it actually means a lot.

I love when life reminds you that life is still so good...ok, it's not life, it's God - God reminding you through little or big things that life is really good. It doesn't always feel that way and maybe sometimes it's actually not, but more often than not, there is so much more good around us and in us than we see.

So, thanks for reading. Thanks for enjoying something I love doing so much and inspiring me to work harder at it. :)

Here's a short teaser of our trip, until next time.

Love,
ef

Friends!

Family!

Practically family!

And something I can't wait to tell you about!

Blogging rules

Hello!

Sorry for my absence this week. I got sick early on in the week and managed to muster the strength to get to work on Friday (woohoo - can you hear the sarcasm?), and at the moment, that's the only place where I have internet access. (Side note: I hate getting sick in summer. It just doesn't feel right. Winter is understandable, however. Anyone agree with me?)

I'll keep posting wedding photos soon, but I want to share a post from another blog that I read. Dinner: A Love Story is a blog all about dinners: what to cook, dinner table topics, etc. Jenny Rosenstrach writes practically, encouragingly, and about some really cool recipes. Unlike me, she studied something related to writing in college, so she's got a jump start on a lot of us in the blogging department. But she wrote this post about nine of her blogging "rules". I think they are fantastic! I will be slowly trying to implement them one by one here. :)

Read her thoughts here .

What do you think of them? Are you a professional writer? Amateur? Famous blogger wanna-be?

And also, I've left you a few sweet images for the weekend; try them out or just drool over them.

Love,
E.F.


I'm taking a cupcake making class this Saturday! Maybe I'll learn to make this!

Or these! I'll always take anything made with white chocolate.

And do these not scream summer?! Sorry Northern Hemispherians; it's summer here in the south. Something you can look forward to. :)

Someone help me!

I promised pictures of Cape Town and it's ethereal beauty, but somewhere between Blogger and Picasa and whatever other internet powers occupy the router in my house, I can't upload any! :( I am quite distraught over this, I have you know, and I am working to fix this.

In the mean time, here is a fantastic article for all you aspiring travel writers out there! I sure took a few tips from this!

A bientot!