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great hair and a supercilious look

October 11, 2012 at 12:00 pm

My sister-in-law Jess did my hair the other night. She did kind of a back-and-forth waterfall braid and then twisted up the end and clipped it with a small clip. I couldn’t believe it when she showed me these pictures of the back of my head. It looks so complicated and romantic!

And then I saw this picture:

What kind of face is that?! It looks like I’m judging the whole world, wrinkling up my nose at it! I didn’t know Jess was taking this picture. Does that mean this my “default” face, the expression I go to when I’m relaxed and quiet? If so… yikes. I know I wasn’t thinking judgmental and supercilious thoughts right then (or at least I try to un-think them when I do think them!) but it sure looks like I am mentally sneering at something.

Have you ever looked at a candid shot of yourself and balked at your expression? Not sure what to do about this problem. Smile all the time?!

5 :: in family, Virginia

on the lake

October 10, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Aunt Eden.
Helping Daddy build a fire in the wood stove.
Kayaking on Lake of the Woods.
First s’more!

Let’s stay awhile.

8 :: in family, Virginia

on the lake

October 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm

Aunt Eden.
Helping Daddy build a fire in the wood stove.
Kayaking on Lake of the Woods.
First s’more!

Let’s stay awhile.

8 :: in family, Virginia

brother-in-law gets hitched!

October 9, 2012 at 2:00 pm

It was a busy weekend here in the Garber family household… baby brother Jonathan got married! Jonathan and Erika have known each other since 9th Grade and have been dating since their second year of college. A long-awaited day!

They chose the historic Rosemont Manor in Berryville, VA, for their wedding. They planned to have the wedding on the lawn in front of the Manor House, but just for good measure the bridal party also practiced on the porch. Good thing they did, because it rained throughout the entire ceremony, and so that’s where the ceremony was held!

Isn’t it gorgeous? It reminded us so much of Raspberry Plain, the beautiful old Virginia manor house that Elliott and I chose for our wedding.

Eden and I have matching shoes!

& Jess joyously jumping

The rehearsal dinner was at the Garbers’ house (!), which definitely was a lot of work for the family to get everything ready, but was a total success and so much fun. I took a million pictures of the rehearsal dinner at my mother-in-law’s request and plan to share a few soon, after I do some editing.

As I was a reader in the wedding and Elliott was a groomsman, I couldn’t take any photos for awhile once the wedding began, but it was so tasteful and so lovely. The rain didn’t detract from anything; instead it seemed to make it more intimate and unforgettable. The wonderful reception included family-style dining on chicken and mashed potatoes, caramel apples for favors, Pumpkin Spice and Maple Walnut Crunch cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcake, and plenty of dancing with a fabulous DJ. Lena partied along with all of us… our little social butterfly!