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It’s wreath week. You’ve been warned. If you aren’t the type to appreciate the international symbol of welcome, Carhartt bibs, a dusty old barn & a girl making her dream come true then I suggest you head elsewhere for the next 7 days. ⠀ ⠀ The week will go like this. Giant list is made. Anna comes home. Wreath camp. Time to Wreath. Set up the barn. Unveil the barn on here on Saturday morning. Host 72 women at the farm over 2 days and teach them how to make a wreath. Push snacks on them and give lots of hugs. ⠀ ⠀ Sprinkled in there is too much coffee, probably a few tears, me saying 1000 times “why do I always wait until the last minute”, approximately 30 f-bombs while I’m working on lighting (it’s ALWAYS THE LIGHTING GUYS) and one very happy floral designer. ⠀ ⠀ The best part about wreaths this year is that after the farm weekend I still get to head downstate to Wreath with a few other amazing groups. ⠀ ⠀ But before all of that, wheels up back home. This trip was everything we needed. I napped every day. Slept 10 hours each night. Didn’t work. Ate delicious food. Swam in the ocean for hours and finished a book. ⠀ ⠀ Grief is weird. And real. And bubbles up when ya least expect it. But one thing is certain. I am beginning to feel like myself again. Slowly. And this is just the perfect week to dip my toes back into work. Because it’s the work that makes my heart the happiest. ⠀ ⠀ Coffee clinks from Naples. Already excited to be back in this place in a month. But before then- I’m gonna Wreath my ass off. ⠀ ⠀ Xo⠀ K⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #wreath #sweetwaterfloral⠀ ⠀
"I'm supposed to fly, this week."⠀ ⠀ "Where to and what for?" The doctor was glancing at a photo from my surgery on a screen.⠀ ⠀ "Florida. For Matt's birthday, just us two." ⠀ ⠀ ".....(pause) .....I want you to go. I want you to go and do absolutely nothing but lay on the beach and relax and sleep and I'm calling this a mental health prescription." ⠀ ⠀ --Wheels up this AM for Naples with my main squeeze. A weekend of doing nothing but this ^ and hanging out with my favorite person on the planet in one of our favorite places is literally just what the doctor ordered. ⠀ ⠀ My mother in law excitedly signed up for 4 nights of farm sitting with two dogs who actually act as if they are neglected of love and attention. 🐶🐶 they are in great hands. ⠀ ⠀ Cheers. See ya when I see ya. ⠀ xo⠀ K⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral
Matt Sheick, you are the only man I know who can run a successful Athletics Program, fund-raise, build things, change school cultures, fly a plane, fix a tractor, be an incredible partner, make both dogs listen to you, say what I'm thinking before I say it, make the world's best hash brown scrambled egg thing & make me laugh everyday. ⠀ ⠀ When I am the most scared, you are the calm. ⠀ ⠀ When I am the most stressed, you are the one quietly and gently reminding me 'we will get through this.' ⠀ ⠀ When things are scary and unknown and weird and hard and long and I am broken - you pick me up and glue me back together.⠀ ⠀ Thanks for loving our weird ass life. Thank you for following your life long dream of becoming a pilot. Thank you for being the best car packer and my #1 design assistant for life. Thank you for loving our family the way it is right now. Thank you for being my best friend. ⠀ ⠀ Happy Birthday my love. I really just adore doing life with you. Id choose you over and over again a million times. ⠀ ⠀ xo⠀ K⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral
#ontheblog this morning is my love letter to the 2018 wedding season.⠀ ⠀ Damn did we learn some lessons. We always do.⠀ ⠀ Man did we have the best clients. We always do.⠀ ⠀ Holy smokes did we design a lot of flowers. We always do. ⠀ ⠀ If you're up for a lengthy read thats a little emo a little all over the place and typically just one long run on sentence, the blog is hot right now and the link is in my profile. ⠀ ⠀ Happy Wednesday ⠀ clinks ⠀ xo⠀ K⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral
Look up. From your screen. The world is changing y’all. And damn do I love Election Day. ⠀ ⠀ There’s been really great ones - when B.O. won and we lived in Chicago and we took the train to Grant Park and watched him speak and we wept like babies and drank cheap beer. ⠀ ⠀ There’s been really tough ones - you know casually sobbing at 2am to Matt in our bed “but what happens nowwwww” (I’ll let you guess when that was) ⠀ ⠀ Regardless of if you’re happy or sad with the results. Voting is a beautiful incredible powerful amazing privilege. ⠀ ⠀ Matt and I are so nerdy we go vote together. We drive down the road to our polling place and we get our stickers and thank the volunteers. Then he drops me back off at the house and goes to school. ⠀ ⠀ Today I’m voting like a woman who has a reproductive system that she values and advocates for, like the partner to a public school employee, like a small business owner, like an LGBTQ ally, like someone who believes in natural resources being protected and cared for, like someone who believes in journalism and a free press, like someone who wants a future that is brighter than today. ⠀ ⠀ I’m voting my ass off today. And you better too. ⠀ ⠀ And when you’re done voting - let’s plan a little greenery install for your big day shall we? ⠀ ⠀ Election Day Coffee clinks 🗳 ✅ ⠀and because I’m so cheesy- when you’ve voted leave an emoji comment! 🇺🇸 Xo⠀ ⠀ K ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Photo: @thecompasspointshere⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral⠀ ⠀
Late last week I was rushed into emergency surgery to remove a bleeding ectopic pregnancy in my tube. ⠀ ⠀ I’m grateful beyond words for doctors who listen to patients. Who see you. Who hug you. Who operate on you knowing your story. Thursday at 7pm my doctor was not on call. But she chose to do the operation because “she’s my patient” —that is exactly what I heard her tell the on call OB. *I’m crying already as I type this.* ⠀ ⠀ Im grateful for Matt and my mom who were by my side for every second and helped me with every task in the days and hours that followed. (Matt is still carrying the torch over here and keeping this place going) ⠀ ⠀ I’m grateful to live in a small town where I KNEW my nurse. She held my hand as I cried & held back her own tears until I couldn’t see because I was scared and she updated matt and my mom every step of the way. ⠀ ⠀ I’m grateful for modern medicine.⠀ ⠀ I’m grateful for Sam + Erin who stepped up on our final wedding & knocked it out of the park. ⠀ ⠀ I’m grateful for Jen our bride, texting me “take care of you - nothing else matters.” *Ok now sobbing.* ⠀ ⠀ I’m grateful for my sister & my best friend. I missed two major big events in their lives this weekend & I SOBBED because I was so sad -both of them told me they love me more than art shows and baby showers and me healing was more important *grabbing tissues* ⠀ ⠀ My therapist often reminds me how crazy amazing our tribe of support is. She marvels at the amount of people who love on Matt and I - often telling me this isn’t normal. It is a truly beautiful gift. ⠀ ⠀ So so so many people love on us. Fiercely. I’m overwhelmed by the outpouring of support. ⠀ ⠀ I’m also excited to let my body heal, my heart heal and step back from all of this for a while. I miss who I was before this all started 2 years ago. ⠀ ⠀ This felt like the final battle in this version. In this chapter. This edition. This prequel. I’m exhausted beyond words. I’m not quitting. But I am tossing up the “to be continued...” graphic. ⠀ ⠀ I knew something was wrong. I demanded to be seen at the doctor. I know my body well enough. I listen. Treat it kindly. ⠀ ⠀ And now the message is loud and clear “let’s rest”
I made the list yesterday. The giant one. The one filled with all the random stuff we have to do here at this 10 acre tiny farm before the snow flies. ⠀ ⠀ If you've been here for a while you know we hang a giant wreath on our barn and light it up for all of Resort Pike Rd. to enjoy. You also know that this is typically the closest Matt and I come to hating one another each year. We laughed about it in the pit yesterday, I said quietly "its almost time to hang the wreath."⠀ ⠀ Matt replied, swear to you, "nooooooooooooo."⠀ ⠀ It's November. Time for wreaths. More wreaths than you could ever imagine. Trees. I love when I hear the chainsaw fire up and look over and Matt is trimming up a tree for a family and they are all sipping coco and somehow Matt & my brother in law are attaching the tree to their van and all is well. ⠀ ⠀ November here is a lot of freaking work. And a lot of fun. And there's a lot of family time and football time and relaxing time. ⠀ ⠀ November is a new month. And I'm so freaking ready for it.⠀ ⠀ Coffee clinks babes.⠀ ⠀ xo⠀ K⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral
My two pumpkins 🎃. Wally is on the left. We call him 'Wall' "Walls" ”Little” and "Walter." He's named after Walloon Lake, our favorite place in the world. ⠀ ⠀ He's full of puppy energy and just 8 little months old. I was against Wally at first. I thought we didn't need another dog and it would be too much work, and after almost dying and giving me some of the most stressful moments of my entire year - I can confidently say that I cannot imagine our life without his goofy ass personality. ⠀ ⠀ Wally snores like someone who had whiskey and fell asleep on their back. 💤 ⠀ Wally likes to dig holes. 🕳 🤬⠀ Wally loves to listen to his mama. ⠀ ⠀ Maple is on the right. We call her "sweet" "Mapes" “big” and "Maple syrup". She's named after the tree. 🍁 ⠀ ⠀ Maple is our quiet gentle soul. She is HELLA protective of me and has the scariest bark you've ever heard, but she's harmless. She is the worlds most gentle giant. Maple turns 4 next week! So exciting. It feels like she's always been here, at my feet, keeping them warm. She is my best pal. She is also stubborn as hell. ⠀ ⠀ Maple audibly passes gas every single morning. 💨 ⠀ Maple loves occasionally being 'baddie'. ⠀ Maple doesn't listen to me. At. All. But if Matt asked her to empty the dishwasher I'm pretty sure she would. 🙄⠀ ⠀ I love the Boopings. 🐶 🐶 They make every season of our life better. They are the best and they can't wait to meet you when you come to the farm.⠀ ⠀ Happy Wednesday & Happy Halloween 🎃 from us ⠀ xo⠀ K ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #upnorth #northernmichigan #puremichigan #weddingflowers #weddingplanning #flowers #farmHER #floraldesign #petoskey #harborsprings #traversecity #leelanau #engaged #theknot #girlboss #mackinacisland #goodvibesonly #vsco #walloonlake #charlevoix #bayharbor #bride #bridalbouquet #sweetwaterfloral