10 Beautiful Things, vol. 7

the turning 29 and moving out of Arlington edition

Good morning! This missive is delayed for birthday reasons and moving reasons, but its delay meant I had many beautiful things to choose from. Enjoy!

This is 10 Beautiful Things, where I’ll share ten things I’ve found beautiful this week, online or off. In sharing them, I hope to share some beauty with you, and encourage you to find (and share!) some beautiful things of your own.

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1. Our backyard at golden hour. One of my wedding photographers, Josephine, came over to take photos of us before moving out of our beloved Arlington house, and the weather was perfect.

   

2. Getting help when you really, really need it in the midst of a busy and stressful week.

3. I went to my first ever Easter Vigil, which was such a profound encounter with the beauty of the Gospel that I’m having trouble finding words to describe it. I won’t be missing them from here on out.

   

4. The fact that driving anywhere in Northern Virginia in the spring just casually looks like this:

   

5. Finishing up a painting project and getting to revel in an evenly painted wall.

6. I had a little birthday excursion last Saturday with a few close friends to thrift and go to my favorite neighborhood restaurant, and it was the easy, fun, and friend-filled birthday of my dreams. Growing older and figuring out how you like to observe special events is a gift!

7. DC serendipity at its finest: running into Phebe at the Metro on the way home from a Nationals game. She had a huge tray of cannolis with her and Jake was exceedingly pleased.

   

8. New backyards to look at.

   

9. Being married to a non-anxious presence in the midst of something as chaotic as starting a new job, moving, and applying for a hefty scholarship all in the same week.

10. Our house we’ve lived in for the first two years of married life. Old, quirky, and deeply good, now passed on to friends who will love it as much as we did.

What’s something beautiful you found this week?