To our Solly Baby Family, When I look back on 2015, I will fondly remember it as the year we finally embraced not having it all together. We spent half the summer on the road in our pop-up camper and then the following four months fighting tooth and nail for a fixer-upper farm we fell in love with along the way. Once we finally got the keys, we celebrated by immediately starting massive renovations with all our belongings stacked in boxes in the barn. From cool beachside office to taking conference calls in the henhouse and responding to emails amidst piles of sawdust, we chose to embrace our new "normal." Both Jared and I logged many last-minute travels from coast to coast, never quite knowing where to call home base. We didn't get holiday cards out or a “real” family photo taken (thanks for this one, Mom!), we are all sleeping on mattresses on the floor, and we are laying the new hardwoods ourselves- a project I’m still not even sure how we got ourselves into. And, yet, despite all of the chaos and the lack of “normalcy," we have found peace in each other and happiness in change and growth. Our children have been my examples as they have played and laughed and found new daily adventures throughout it all! As we have stripped down so much of what I used to see as necessities, I have found four things that I want to carry with me into 2016: 1 — Home is where they are 2 — There is beauty in simplicity 3 — A business can thrive just about anywhere if heartened by hard work, kindness, and a desire to add value to people’s lives 4 — When all else fails, make popcorn (see recipe below) and turn on Netflix I hope this holiday season brings you and your family together. Whether it was your year to do it all right or the year that everything seemed to fall apart, I hope you are able to embrace what is, find peace in the crazy, and feel good about the work you are doing. Wishing you all the happiest of holidays from our family to yours! Warmly, Elle For delicious (healthy) caramel popcorn recipe, see below the jump.
1/2 cup coconut oil 1/2 cup honey 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon sea-salt Pop a large bowl full of fresh, plain popcorn. Melt the coconut oil and honey together over low heat. Whisk together and add salt and vanilla. Set aside. Drizzle sauce over popcorn and fold in until spread to all kernels. Enjoy!
