feeling like fall in tennessee….like everyone else, it is my favorite season. we just celebrated my 29th birthday this week, visited a pumpkin patch, drank apple cider, and huddled around a bonfire.
{pumpkins at the gentry farm}
{gentry farm pumpkin patch}
{birthday dinner at margot}
{pumpkin branches and homemade psl syrup}
xoxo madeline
i love to travel – the further away the better. however in a pinch, it is also surprisingly fun to be a tourist in your own city. my husband and i rarely explore our own city, because we get bogged down in the day to day or we go to our favorites places instead of trying new places. this may was joshua’s 30th birthday – i can hardly believe it! back in june, i decided to surprise him with a staycation here in nashville. we have such a fun city – come visit (i highly recommend the nashville scooter tours)!
{cork and cow – franklin}
{strolling through east nashville}
{dinner at the pharmacy}
{cream soda phosphates}
{german beer in the beer garden}
{jenis nashville, of course}
{enjoying the omni hotel}
{new omni hotel lobby}
{drinks at the fire}
{omni rooftop pool overlooking skyline}
{omni top floor views}
{kitchen notes brunch}
{nashville scooter tours – scooters named for country music legends}
{las paletas popsicles – 12th south}
{ended with nashville sounds game with our friends}
happy 30th to my favorite person!
xoxo madeline
i feel like i have so much to update…it has been a summer of new things:
a new nephew august! (now 5 months old and perfect)
a new license (finally)
a new 30 year old (my husband)
new fun projects
a new business – madeline johnson interior design, pllc (officially!)
new branding for mjid by arboreal creative
a trip to our cabin in montana, moose trail (a post coming soon)
and soon a new website(!)…i will be moving my blog to my business website and posting more hopefully.
so much has happened this year and i am so thankful for all the wonderful changes. i am the busiest i have ever been owning my own business now, but it feels great.
i have updated my instagram to username mjinteriordesign…follow me for updates!
much love,
madeline
today is my 28th birthday! i will have to wait for the birthday festivities till this weekend, as i have another exam in three days, but i am excited for a birthday drink, gone girl with my best friend, celebrating with family, and of course planning for hawaii! i have always loved having a birthday in october as this month is full of all the best fall activities – pumpkin patches, leaves changing, crisp cool weather, and halloween parties.
what are you up to this weekend? here’s to hoping 28 is going to be WAAAAY better than 27 was 🙂 this year has been a hot mess.
xoxo
MADELINE
i hate winter. i guess i just haven’t been ready to say goodbye to october yet….it is my favorite month, the best weather, and also happens to be when we celebrate our anniversary and my birthday. this is my formal bid farewell to fall and a summary of our month in instagrams. second anniversary * 27th birthday * natalie and matthew visited * catbird seat * started this blog * neighborhood party * trip to chattanooga. farewell october. you have been the best!
{celebrated our second anniversary sept 24th, almost october}
{hot air balloon season in downtown franklin}
{lighting shopping for my birthday at the iron gate}
{dinner with my best friends}
{mason jar salad experimenting}
{pumpkin pancakes, naturally}
{michael buble concert “all you need is love” heart confetti}
{plaid season in chattanooga}
have a great saturday. we have family in town staying with us (aunt lark!) and headed to the dog park today. rundown of the bruce monro exhibit tomorrow! top image: kate murphy photography, the rest are my own.
xoxo madeline
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