Spooky Sunday || 2018
Autumn is hands down my favourite season,
and in the office I’m not the only one.
My desk mate, Jo, love Halloween and pumpkin spice everything - but especially lattes. It has been more than one year that Jo and I have field tripped over to Starbucks on the week their fall drinks are released.
My lunch mate, Tristan also loves autumn. He enjoys the cold, and in fact embraces winter. He enjoys all things cozy from cups of Yorkshire Gold to office slippers.
And so Spooky Sunday was born.
During lunch one day we started talking about all the fun activities autumn holds, and that quickly solidified into a plan.
A corn maze.
An October Sunday.
And adventure shivering in the brisk autumn wind.
Hanes Corn Maze | Hamilton, ON (I think)
Don’t even ask me where this place actually is.
I was lucky to carpool with one of the guys. To be honest, I absolutely adore carpooling. It makes every drive seem like some grand road trip.
Bonus Spooky Points for stopping for pumpkin spice lattes on the way out of town!
This was my very first corn maze, and it was so much fun!
Ryland and Susie were insanely good at following the cryptic map we were given, and this was a maze with a prize! Which made it 80 times more fun.
Susie & Tristan were the ones that sat down and cracked the code.
And for winning, we all got to spin the prize wheel!
How are you celebrating autumn? Leave me a comment!
Photo Journal | Thanksgiving || 2018
Thanksgiving this year was spent with my family at our cottage.
Growing up our cottage was completely electricity free. Most of my memories of my time spent there is of me reading - everything from Jane Eyre to comic books. When I was young we would buy Archie comic books right before cottage trips, and we’ve built up a pretty impressive collection.
Since then my parents and aunt & uncle have installed a solar panel that can be used for some basic electrical needs. But we still have to conserve energy - especially on grey weekends like Thanksgiving this year.
Everyone has their “go to” meal when they’re cooking for others. My dad’s is eggs. Look how Sunset Grill perfect the over easy eggs my dad made me were.
My mom recently repainted and decorated most of the cottage, but a lot of the pieces are classic and have been part of cottage life for years.
Something that made this Thanksgiving extra special was the fact that this was Acacia’s first Thanksgiving, and very first family holiday.
It was also Acacia’s first photoshoot. My sister Allysin was the one who took the photos, and filmed a video of the behind the scenes for her YouTube channel.
Suffice to say, Acacia is already well on her way to YouTube fame. ;)
How did you spend Thanksgiving? Leave me a comment!
That Church Conference || Atlanta
I've spent the better part of this week in Atlanta on my very first "work trip".
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(Does this make me an official adult?)
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I got to meet our community.
Put faces and voices to digital names.
The people who share our space.
Who challenge is.
Inspire us.
Who love us.
The people we work for and with.
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And in the midst of this I got to do what I think I'm best at.
The thing I enjoy the most....
Talk.
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I got the insane privilege of spending the last three days sitting with pastors, leaders, entrepreneurs, volunteers, walking miracles . . . and hearing their stories.
The pieces of their lives that have shaped them.
Created them.
Shifted them.
I've heard about miracle meetings.
Rock bottom ultimatums.
The good and bad moments that changed everything.
I became the confidant to people's business plans, ministry hopes, and everyday struggles.
I listened to people's passions and callings and observed how beautiful being human is, and how these things bring us together.
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I love traveling.
I love meeting people.
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California - it's looking like you're next!
(and I can't wait!!)
My friend Alex was the one who went to That Church Conference with my boss, Brady, last year. So when we got back he asked me what I thought, and I had to admit I had only attended one of the actual sessions. Most of my time was spent in the coffee shop inside the Atlanta Tech Village - Octane.
My boss was working on his keynote, as well as an upcoming product launch (stayed tuned in November!!), and needed the wifi and working space. I used the opportunity to read (currently on book 23 of 2018!) and talk with anyone willing to sit close enough.
I love that this trip, and the notoriety of my boss and the company I work for, give me such a beautiful opportunity to speak with people from all over the world. It’s so interesting hearing people’s stories and listening to their dreams.
I hope my life gives me so many more of these types of opportunities.
PS - my boss is a complete legend. I’m so thankful that he took me along on this trip.