Memories.....and a spring break, break.

If you have been around for awhile you will remember this sweet cottage - our 

'Forever*Cottage' in Minnesota.  We called it home for three years prior to

moving back to Portland 2 years ago. So many good memories....such long winters!

{this home was featured in Flea Market Style}

Tomorrow, what we loved most about Minnesota arrives in Oregon - our

next door neighbors!  We are SO excited we can hardly 

stand it.   Needless to say, the next 10 days {yes, you read that right,

they are here for 10 days - all SIX of them}will be very busy so 

my posting may be sporadic or not at all.  We shall see, I don't want

any pressure because I just want to be present.  

As a family who has moved many times - this last one was a doozy.

I attribute the added stress to my children's ages - my big

girl was in 6th grade and my little in 3rd grade.  The 

transitions were all harder - we had left 'home', which was 

not just the cute cottage pictured above - it was school, teachers,

parents, friends, neighbors, familiar paths to the park, the local

ice cream parlor etc.....You get the idea. 

Thankfully, my girls are thriving in Portland now.

Having the friends who became like family

visit us in our new home is an honor and we feel

so blessed to continue this important relationship!

You will see our pack of 10 all over Oregon this week -

let the fun begin!

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*** As you might have guessed, the guest bedroom 

redecorating was spurred on by this visit and as so 

many guessed, {although I didn't make it so

hard with my previous post}I chose the 'brass beauty'

sconces from Pottery Barn.  I love, love loved the 

green hipsters but in the end they just did not go with my home.

If I had a little boy, I would totally design a room around those sconces!