a lifestyle blog by Sarah Hopkins (soon to be Harper)
My cousins threw me the most wonderful bridal shower. I had friends, family, and future family show up to celebrate me and the wedding. I enjoyed my bridal shower more than any birthday party I have ever had, especially since the presents that people gave me were 1) literally hand-picked by me and 2) mostly …
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This past Friday, August 9th, my church hosted its very first Open Mic Night, which I got the honor of organizing. Planning began back in April when I got some teammates together to discuss how we all thought the event should go. It honestly went so well. We had a full house, which equated to …
This past weekend was everything! It started out waking up early to do my hair, but finding that it was humid and rainy, and it just wasn't worth the effort. So I put on a rain jacket, went to get an oil change that took almost an hour, and headed off to my makeup trial. My makeup …
I would like to start this post by acknowledging that nobody owes me anything for getting married, and any gift my fiancé and I receive out of the goodness of someone's heart in celebration of our upcoming marriage is appreciated. xoxo I was an early bird on this, guys. Not this post, but starting registries. …
I have officially finished selecting my vendors for my wedding and I could not be happier about it. This wedding is going to be ten million times more elaborate than I envisioned, but I do have a lot of confidence in the caliber of vendors that we have decided to go with. Below, I’m going …
It seemed like such a daunting task initially, then it was a question of Who in the world is going to play electric guitar?! Then, I quickly put together a team of solid folks for a really "special music event" at my church and proposed a group of songs that were all given approval. I included …
Week 1 of being a part of a herd share program is behind me, and I am beyond satisfied with the outcome. I have already upped my half-share to a whole share, and put in a request for additional cream. It's very cool that I can email my farmer. Not a lot of people I …
Here's what I am allllll about right now: 1. I have been watching The Elliott Homestead a ton lately. I am fascinated, I mean REALLY fascinated by homesteaders, and these guys make it look like a dream world. They do a ton of hard work, but they make their lifestyle super appealing. 2. I have been loving Ylang Ylang in my …
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You guys, I was beginning to wonder if it was in the cards for me, but I am officially joining a herd share! Okay, but what on earth is a herd share? Great question. A year ago, I had no idea. Let's start at the beginning. In the state of Virginia, the sale of raw …
I got the opportunity on April 28th to share an original song, "He's Not Done," with my church. It was a truly vulnerable experience. For the series we are in, I pitched about six originals and this song was kind of an after-thought that I put on the suggestion list, took off, and put back …
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