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a weekend with the Greens

Over the long weekend at home in Virginia we stayed at my parents’ house.  That house was full of joy and people that weekend with my grandparents in town from St. Louis and my sisters home from the University of Virginia.  My mom cooked up a feast on Saturday night and everyone came home for supper.

My sister Booie… er, Julia (those childhood nicknames!) made phenomenal chocolate torts with jam and fresh raspberries for dessert.  I think I had three!

Lena got so much sibling love. 

Snuggles from two (of her three, counting Elliott’s side) UVA aunties.

And so much love from her Grammie and her GG (Great-Grammie).  Lena’s rocking on all fours these days, ready to crawl!

Emily Ericson, a friend of ours who lives in our basement, came up to do a family photo shoot later that evening.  We’re all together… Elliott’s back from deployment, Lena is born, the girls are back from school, Eric came by for dinner, and my grandparents are visiting.  Quite a feat!

The next morning, while my wonderful hubby let me sleep in, he and Lena visited with my grandparents before church.  Lena’s wearing the dress my mom and I made for her before she was born.

My favorite!

Four generations of Palmer women.  I remember taking a picture like this when I was about 10 and my GG was still alive.  Now it’s Lena’s turn!

2 :: in family, home sweet home, Virginia, weekend

game night!

Elliott is a die-hard Settlers of Catan fan.  Such a big fan, in fact, that he gave the game to his closest friends as a groomsmen’s gift for our wedding.  Since our wedding, his groomsmen Lewis has been very busy falling in love, getting married, renovating a beautiful home, and adopting an amazing Rottweiler named Wiley.  Needless to say, he and his wife Bekah haven’t had time to take the plastic off their Settlers of Catan.

We remedied that this weekend.

An explanation of the rules was required.  They are confusing.

But Lewis and Bekah caught on amazingly quickly.  We were soon embroiled in a very evenly matched game.

With lots of laughter over wine and memories.  And puns.

The game went on and I built towers with my game pieces.  (Meanwhile, Lewis and Bekah ran out of pieces in their battle for the longest road.  Their roads were each 10-11 segments long!)

And then I won!  Do you hear that, Garber family?  I won for the second time in my life!  A surprise ending to a fantastic night.  Planning for our next Settlers game night is already in the works.

13 :: in friends, home sweet home, Texas

game night!

Elliott is a die-hard Settlers of Catan fan.  Such a big fan, in fact, that he gave the game to his closest friends as a groomsmen’s gift for our wedding.  Since our wedding, his groomsmen Lewis has been very busy falling in love, getting married, renovating a beautiful home, and adopting an amazing Rottweiler named Wiley.  Needless to say, he and his wife Bekah haven’t had time to take the plastic off their Settlers of Catan.

We remedied that this weekend.

An explanation of the rules was required.  They are confusing.

But Lewis and Bekah caught on amazingly quickly.  We were soon embroiled in a very evenly matched game.

With lots of laughter over wine and memories.  And puns.

The game went on and I built towers with my game pieces.  (Meanwhile, Lewis and Bekah ran out of pieces in their battle for the longest road.  Their roads were each 10-11 segments long!)

And then I won!  Do you hear that, Garber family?  I won for the second time in my life!  A surprise ending to a fantastic night.  Planning for our next Settlers game night is already in the works.

10 :: in friends, home sweet home, Texas

at home in San Antone

Lots of transition these days!  (These days.  These months.  These years!)  Yes, we “moved” to Sicily in July, but unfortunately Elliott had a mandatory training for the Army from mid-September to mid-November.  So away from Sicily we flew, and now we’re making a temporary home for ourselves in San Antonio, Texas.

When I pictured two months of life in San Antonio, I could only imagine a dismal apartment furnished with the drabbest and barest of necessities.  However, my husband has a little bit more of an imagination.  With a little bit of searching, he found a beautiful apartment on the upper story of a carriage house in the beautifully historic King William neighborhood of San Antonio.  The owner sent pictures and we were sold.  Elliott negotiated for a price within our budget and we sent in a deposit.

Now for the past week we have been making a home for ourselves in this lovely little apartment.  Here’s the view of the apartment from the top of the stairs.  You can see the door at the entrance to our apartment below.

The kitchen, which is right in front of you when you walk up the stairs.  One fabulous thing you can’t see: a KitchenAid mixer!  I’ve used it at least 4 times this past week.

The living/dining room, and a peek into our bedroom in the back.

The view from the other side of the living/dining room.  There’s a daybed underneath that far window.

Our bedroom.  So airy and filled with light!

Lena’s bedroom… or our guestroom.  Come visit!

And the sleeping lady herself.

I’ve been reading this wonderful book while nursing Lena before bed.  I would like to do a post on it later, so I’ll save the details for then.

The bathroom.  For me the clawfoot tub is the icing on the cake of this apartment.

Such sweet vintage details everywhere.

And a last glimpse, now with Lena “reading” after her nap!

We’re loving this little home away from home.  We’ll be here until just before Thanksgiving, so plenty of time to explore the city and some other parts of Texas.  Soon I’ll have photos to share from a walk Lena and I took around the neighborhood… you won’t believe some of these incredible old houses around us!

3 :: in home sweet home, Texas

at home in San Antone

Lots of transition these days!  (These days.  These months.  These years!)  Yes, we “moved” to Sicily in July, but unfortunately Elliott had a mandatory training for the Army from mid-September to mid-November.  So away from Sicily we flew, and now we’re making a temporary home for ourselves in San Antonio, Texas.

When I pictured two months of life in San Antonio, I could only imagine a dismal apartment furnished with the drabbest and barest of necessities.  However, my husband has a little bit more of an imagination.  With a little bit of searching, he found a beautiful apartment on the upper story of a carriage house in the beautifully historic King William neighborhood of San Antonio.  The owner sent pictures and we were sold.  Elliott negotiated for a price within our budget and we sent in a deposit.

Now for the past week we have been making a home for ourselves in this lovely little apartment.  Here’s the view of the apartment from the top of the stairs.  You can see the door at the entrance to our apartment below.

The kitchen, which is right in front of you when you walk up the stairs.  One fabulous thing you can’t see: a KitchenAid mixer!  I’ve used it at least 4 times this past week.

The living/dining room, and a peek into our bedroom in the back.

The view from the other side of the living/dining room.  There’s a daybed underneath that far window.

Our bedroom.  So airy and filled with light!

Lena’s bedroom… or our guestroom.  Come visit!

And the sleeping lady herself.

I’ve been reading this wonderful book while nursing Lena before bed.  I would like to do a post on it later, so I’ll save the details for then.

The bathroom.  For me the clawfoot tub is the icing on the cake of this apartment.

Such sweet vintage details everywhere.

And a last glimpse, now with Lena “reading” after her nap!

We’re loving this little home away from home.  We’ll be here until just before Thanksgiving, so plenty of time to explore the city and some other parts of Texas.  Soon I’ll have photos to share from a walk Lena and I took around the neighborhood… you won’t believe some of these incredible old houses around us!

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