Let's rewind to August. It seems so long ago. Just looking back at the photos and events has made me realize just how quickly the past few months have passed by.
August was a wonderful month. I spent the first few days of the month dining and celebrating my new job with my old coworkers. Then, I started my new job. After working just a week, I took two weeks off and Nate and I travelled the Midwest, making it to not only one, but two big family celebrations.
I chose October Afternoon's Woodland Park line to document the month. Here's a breakdown of what August looked like for us. I'm also sneaking in the last week of July, which I didn't have completed when I posted it.
This spread represent a lot of celebrating, dining out and spending time with friends.
Left-side layout as shown clockwise, beginning in the upper left-hand corner:
- Mimosas for brunch at Four Peaks
- Some thoughts and journaling about my career change
- Lunch with Jay and Camille at romancing the bean
- Lunch at RA Sushi with Nicole
- My elated joy that Starbucks brought back the Refresher...PERMANENTLY! Phoenix was a test market for these and I had been longing for the day that they would return to the menu.
Right-side layout as shown clockwise, beginning in the upper left-hand corner:
- Lunch at Fatburger with Cristin
- Lunch at Nourish with Tesi
- Celebrating my last day with Nate at Twisted Lizard
- Additional journaling about my mini celebrations with friends and more thoughts on my last day
This spread documents my first week at the new job and random other life events that occurred.
Left-side layout as shown clockwise, beginning in the upper left-hand corner:
- Shawna on a mini adventure to the North Scottsdale Farmer's Market and PetSmart
- Homemade Cinnamon Roll Cake
- Our small bounty from the farmer's market
- Baxter doing a little sightseeing
- A sweet note I found taped to the door as I headed out for my first day of work (my boyfriend is the best!)
- Me as I arrived for day one of my new job
Right-side layout as shown clockwise, beginning in the upper left-hand corner:
- A blurb about the Summer Olympics
- An empty pool (something you have to do every so many years when the water stops responding to chemicals)
- Shawna on her first day at the "Paw-ffice", one of the perks of my new job
- Lunch at Zulu Caffe with Nate, kicking off our two week vacation
- Baxter snoozing in the "artificial sun" (a halogen lamp he loves to lay under)
This spread is all about VACATION which encompassed ten days, two flights, 700 road miles, three states and two family celebrations.
Left-side layout as shown clockwise, beginning in the upper left-hand corner:
- Ready to depart on the first leg of our journey, PHX-MSP
- Homemade Vegetarian Lasagna Rolls
- Sammy's Pizza, a must stop destination in Duluth, MN
- A group shot of Hennessy Holiday, an annual tradition for Nate's family, held at his dad's house on a lake
- Cocktail hour around the fire pit with Nate's family after Hennessy Holiday was over
- Nate and his Grandma Anderson at his aunt's lake house
Right-side layout as shown clockwise, beginning in the upper left-hand corner:
- Matt's Bar in Minneapolis famous for their "Juicy Lucy". We met Nate's former coworker for dinner.
- On the road from Minneapolis to Omaha
- Lunch at Upstream Brewery in Omaha
- The Strategic Air and Space Museum
As shown clockwise, beginning in the upper left-hand corner:
- Me and my grandma, Nanny, during her 80th birthday celebration, dubbed the "Nannybration"
- Nate and I at the Nannybration
- Our flight home OMA-PHX
- At the end of the party, after literally hundreds of people had come and go, most of the family was still standing
- Shawna in her new work bed
- A blurb griping about the current housing market in AZ
And that my friends is the month of August. Thanks for stopping by :)
See more of my Project Life album here or read more about my approach to the project here.
