You know those mornings when you get up and you have a well-thought out list of things to do, and then things keep happening that prevent you from getting around to your list until 2pm? That was all of last week for me. And yesterday, hence the fact that Tuesday Mash-Up is actually coming on a Wednesday. Whoops! I’m blaming part of it on the weather- all I want to do these days is sit outside with our puppies. I think we need to look into a nice set of lounge furniture for our deck, because I’d love to be able to work in the sunshine!

So we installed our bees in their beehive while I was gone in Europe, and yesterday was the first chance I’d had to visit our hive with Matt. It was SO cool! The good news: they’re making honey! The bad news: the queen is MIA. So I made a trip yesterday afternoon to go pick up a new queen bee to make sure the entire hive doesn’t die off, and it was probably the weirdest trip I’ve ever made. Driving half an hour out to pick up a single insect so that we can install said insect into a nest of 5,000 other insects, all to keep them alive through the summer. Normally when I see a bug, I kill it. But honeybees have my heart :). I’ll bring my camera out with me next time so you all can see what we’ve been up to!

As always, lessons learned/events that transpired over the past week:

• I got the rest of my #abbygraceineurope film back!! Get ready for an overload of tiny winding streets, window displays, and flowers. Ahh!
• There are peony bushes all over our neighborhood right now, and as they begin to wither, I’ve started stealing blooms. I KNOW! I’m sorry! But they’re just so beautiful, and I figure if they’re already dying, no one will miss 1-2 blooms, right?
• Dogs at weddings might be my new favorite thing. Corey & Lyn’s ring bearer was their Wheaten, sweet Wallace, and I about died when Lyn got into her dress and Wallace stared up at her. So precious! I can’t wait to blog their wedding this Thursday!
• Things I’m absolutely loving this wedding season: cathedral-length veils, soft color palettes, adoring grooms, and working with incredible wedding planners. And PEARLS!
• OOH! Ladies! I bought the Urban Decay Naked2 eye shadow palette and I LOOOOOVE IT! I’ve watched a few YouTube videos on how to use it, and all I can say is thank the Lord for internet tutorials. I would have no idea how to apply + blend eye shadow without it.
• I was interviewed for a photo podcast! Rob of Take & Talk Pics sat down with me to chat about everything from failure to best practices, from “aha!” moments to starting over. If you have some time, you can give it a listen over here!

One more from Sunday’s wedding to hold you over until tomorrow’s blog post :).

And a frame from Aix-en-Provence to tide you over until… this afternoon! To keep my blogging schedule from falling behind, I’m posting a second blog today!