03 December 2011

week 8, or end of term, or advent begins!

this week i was met with two pieces of truly sobering news from loved ones, and it's hard to take in. it makes toni and i look around at our little life here and remember again, it is all a miracle. our lives are miraculous, no?

in honor of that miracle, and to properly process it all - the end of the week, the term, the year! - we took a long long country walk on the environs of oxford this morning, our first day of term break/holiday. naturally, it was gorgeous. perfect.





seriously beautiful, right? sigh.

also. i really wanted to go off and forage for some Christmas ornaments. there are so many colorful winter berries around england that i wanted to make into a wreath for our red door:



:)

all things considered, this past week was actually one of my favorites in this ancient little town of Oxford - England does the Christmas season right, i tell you. will share more in the coming days. in the meantime toni and i are off to Cambridge for a conference on reproductive health. (ok ok I'M going to the conference and toni is nice enough to come along so we can stroll through more beautiful-ness together :)

much love to you all, and hurrah for the start of the most glorious season of the year!
jooj.

7 comments:

molly said...

beautiful snaps, my friend. Truly, truly jealous of your surroundings.

Katie said...

yey for miracles and our lives, thanks for the reminder sweetheart. much love to you both! xx

Jordan P said...

Beautiful pictures and love your wreath! So festive.

stephanie said...

ooo, i'd love to see oxford at christmastime. love you guys.

Leslie said...

have so much fun in Cambridge, you guys are just livin the life. :) love you!

Pa said...

Can't believe term is over already! Good memories of your front door!

Pa said...

Can't believe term is over already! Good memories of your front door!