Onion

I was about to make some lunch (a turkey, avocado, egg and cheddar sandwich with onion and mayo, if you must know) when I was distracted by this onion. Evidently, we haven't used our onions in timely manner - this onion was laying in the back of a wire basket with two other onion conspirators, making the best of their last days and trying their hardest to grow an onion army. I don't even know what this officially is - did the onion sprout? Is this where green onions come from? If I cut off the green part and plant it, will I grow more onions? You might be able to tell that my gardening knowledge is rudimentary at best. In fact, considering that most plants wither in the presence of my black thumbs, I feel almost proud...I almost grew something.  I just had to take a few photos before I finished making my sandwich. Which I did. It was tasty.

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The Grey Collective - Oh, boy!

We're happy to announce that we are the newest member of  The Grey Collective! The Grey Collective is a select group of vendors hand-picked by the awesome, wedding-loving team over at Grey Likes Weddings. We love Grey Likes and are so honored/thrilled/pumped to have been invited to the collective! Check out our brand new listing here.

Rachel

This past week, Andy and I packed our bags and headed east to my motherland of Virginia. It was a whirlwind of a trip with tons of quick stops and all too short visits, but I'm looking forward to pulling a few of the highlights to share on this blog of ours. The photos above are of my dear friend Rachel. She and I are true compatriots; we share the same distinct southern/Virginian cultural identity, and we have lived as foreigners in a strange land. Plus, we have pooled our closets, navigated foreign countries, narrowly avoided disaster, and maintained a long-distance friendship for years.

Rachel and I first met at the University of Virginia, and later, we shared a room in Florence, Italy for 4 months - an experience that cemented our friendship like no other. When I look at Rachel, I am flooded with the memory of train stations, our lovely Italian flat, Scottish haggis, strange fashion choices, and our first photography class (actually, the same class where I met my husband!). Rachel is a photographer out in Virginia, and we met up with her at our alma mater for some old-fashioned picture taking. It was entirely wonderful to see her, to reminisce, and to tromp around on UVA's stunning grounds. We desperately need a longer visit (hint, hint!).

New Bike

 

I finally got my new bike! It's the Vilano Edge Chromoly Fixed Gear/Single Speed. I love being able to bike around St. Louis, especially now that we are residents of the Tower Grove neighborhood. Having grown up in a small town in Illinois, it's still kind of foreign (but awesome!) to be able to bike to the grocery store, a coffee shop, or the library. I'm hoping to get some good use out of it before winter. Elizabeth, my darling wife, is getting a new bike as well.  I love the idea of us biking around the city, taking the bikes out to the Katy Trail, and having a good ol' time.

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