oh, fancy meeting you here

does anyone else feel the summer speeding by? it's already august, there are leaves on the ground, it was pretty cool this morning (as i made yet another trip to the airport), and i'm starting to get a little excited about fall. but i'm not saying that too loudly, because i'm definitely still enjoying summer.

jared and i had a nice little staycation last week, and it was so wonderful to just relax. i mean, really relax. then my parents came and we had a great weekend. a little hanging out, some antiquing, lots of eating, and a nice driving tour of st. paul (apparently that minnesota history class that jared took last year was worth something!).

i don't have much to report other than that just yet, but i will say that i'm very happy to be back here. i've got some fun stuff coming your way- including some craftiness (can we talk about the new-to-me fabric store i just discovered this weekend?!), garden updates, and even some recipes to share.

yes yes people, i'm back. and thanks for all the sweet comments lately, i know i've been a bit m.i.a lately, but i've really missed you all, and i wanted to tell you all that i really do appreciate all of the comments that you leave here, new and old readers alike, they make my day. i wish that blogger had a better way to allow me to respond to them individually the way typepad does (frankly, that's the one reason that i've ever considered switching), but i do my best. so thanks. happy monday peeps, i'll be back tomorrow!