one year anniversary!

Thanks to everyone who has been following my blog and making this so exciting for me. I can't believe it's already been a year! Happy Monday :)

my weekend.

Sorry for the lack of posts - I have been busy eating A LOT, wrapping and unwrapping presents, and best of all spending time with my family and old friends. I hope everyone is having equally as wonderful of a time this holiday! :)

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inventory magazine.

Inventory Magazine launched their 5th issue a couple weeks ago, and held a nice personal dinner at Nelson the Seagull for family and friends. We enjoyed South African inspired food and drank wine, while chatting over a family style table. I am so proud of Ryan and the rest of the team at Inventory! This issue can be bought on their online store here or at any of the places listed here.

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thankful.

As Oprah Winfrey once said, "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." While it seems to be easier being grateful while things are going well, even when life throws a twist I try to put everything aside and only focus on what I am grateful for. I am thankful for nights filled with laughter, good food and cuddles. I am thankful for warm smiles, good hearts and funny jokes. I am thankful for my job, my blog, my MacBook and Ryan's camera. But most of all, I am thankful for my loving family and wonderful friends who also help make me thankful for everything else. Happy Thanksgiving!

Difficulties are opportunities to better things; they are stepping stones to greater experience. Perhaps someday you will be thankful for some temporary failure in a particular direction. When one door closes, another always opens. -- Author Unknown

instagrammin'

Check out my new photo album Instagrammin' in my Photography section of my journal!