12.23.2017

Merry!


Merry Christmas eve eve to all! We cheated a little this year and used a year old photo from last Decembers NYC shoot with our fav fabianephotography for our Christmas card. I think it was a good decision. :) There's a lot to be thankful for, but above all is this: the best is yet to come BECAUSE Jesus was born over 2,000 years ago. 

Merry & Blessed


12.13.2017

a merry olives christmas 2017


12 days before Christmas seems like a good time to finally share our annual Christmas playlist with the world! (better late than never right?) Truth be told, I had this playlist ready by the first week of December. Then G surprised me with tickets to Jersey to attend my bffs baby shower (I mean, sweetest man EVER) and everything else went out the window until the trip.

So, here it is! This years playlist is a little different than years past. Definitely more mellow and worshipful because personally, thats just been what my hearts needed this year; a lot of worship and surrender before God through so much learning and stretching. I still have questions and sometimes doubts, but now with the end of the year soon approaching, I celebrate the one who has been there with me, with us, through it all. I hope you enjoy...


 


Previous merry olives playlists:
2014 (Shhh, this one might still be my favorite. Just don't tell the others!)

11.07.2017

mike, lucas, dustin, will & eleven

may this post reflect

that the last weekend of October

to the first week of November

2017

was all about Stranger Things


11.02.2017

C O L D P L A Y


Here, is one of the best nights of our lives. Ok, I know..SO dramatic! But seriously being at this Coldplay concert was AMAZING to say the least. Maybe it was the fact that we waited an entire year to see them after booking our seats. Or the fact that we almost moved out of state before the show and had "are we really not going?!" moments. Maybe. Or perhaps, perhaps it was the unity of the crowd. Making friends with thousands of strangers who came together for one night of singing, dancing and  joy under the same sky full of stars. Or maybe, maybe it was the fact that we knew we were experiencing something special. Far too special to describe beyond this: we are all connected. Beyond color, creed, and beliefs - we are made in the image of God and we are beautiful, all of us, together. In a world tearing itself apart, this rang true that night. I try not to make too much of things, I really do. But this night was paradise; it was a dream come true.

Found this Vince Camuto jumpsuit on sale at Nordstrom Rack a month before the show and knew it would be perfect. So comfortable and so my style. WIN!
 We were not excited at all..... LOL
 Ready..Set..GOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOMMMGGG
and it was all yellow