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A Thoughtful Place

A Thoughtful Place is a Tennessee based lifestyle blog about design, fashion, gatherings and the occasional from the heart post.

Monday Morning Wrap Up

July 21, 2025 by Courtney 1 Comment

How was your weekend? Do you have children going back to school in August? I know it varies across the country. We are in the final countdown for high school as we start August 5th but my daughter has a few more weeks. Our weekend was spent celebrating our anniversary plus an unexpected twist. Thanks for joining us with the Monday Morning Wrap Up.

22 YEARS TOGETHER

anniversary

We celebrated 22 years of marriage (24 years together) this past weekend. I still can’t believe it’s been that long. We have certainly seen some really hard times. Life has thrown us some major curve balls and an enormous amount of grief, but this man has been my rock through it all. Truly my best friend and no none makes me laugh harder. I always tell my kids to find the person that brings out the best in them and that accepts and loves them just the way they are.

GOLDEN HOUR

When we were out driving this weekend, the light coming through these trees was so magnificent. I just love these back roads.

A SIMPLE CELEBRATION

sunset

We enjoyed the day together followed by a lovely dinner out and back home to watch the sunset. My kind of evening.

*We splurged on these chairs seeing as they are in the elements 365 days of the year. I have to say they look like the day we bought them. Highly recommend.

WILD FLOWERS

flowers

I adore wild flowers and Ryan picked these up at the Franklin Farmers’ Market. If you are local, they are sold by the cutest couple. And they smell amazing. So pretty!!

What I didn’t expect was to wake up with my back out the next day. Whoa!!! Intense. I asked for suggestions on Instagram and you all really came to the rescue. I have been using the tens unit, slowly walking, icing, and praying. On repeat. It’s better than it was yesterday so I am taking that as a good sign.

THIS ON REPEAT

chicken salad

With it being peach season, I love them on a grilled chicken salad. I add arugula, cucumber, and avocado. And if you have a spot near you that has speciality balsamic vinegars, look for cinnamon pear. It’s amazing on this. I drizzle a little bit of that and EVOO. If you are local, I pick mine up at The Pantry next to Herban Market.

CAUGHT MY EYE

saturday shopping

chandelier | vanity | rug | pillow covers

A peek at the home things I shared in this week’s Saturday Shopping. The pillow covers arrived and I’ll be sharing how they look on our bed this week.

saturday shopping

blue and white dress | pajamas | black dress | striped outfit

Such fun finds this week. These are all so pretty. You can read the entire Saturday Shopping post here.

And now I am headed to ice my back again. Send good thoughts. Wishing you all a really great start to the week. When I am down and out like this, I like to plan things so I will be figuring out when we can get to our 30A place. I think it’s healing to have something fun to look forward to.

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Saturday Shopping

July 19, 2025 by Courtney 2 Comments

two piece set

Good morning! How was your week? We have hot and steamy weather so for the first time I am starting to dream of fall. Is anyone else with me? Having said that, I don’t want to rush my kids going back to school. Holding on to these days very tightly. Thanks for stopping in. Let’s Continue Reading …

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Dorm & Apartment Finds

July 16, 2025 by Courtney 5 Comments

dorm finds

I hope you are having a great week. So many of you will be moving children into dorms and apartments this coming fall. Our daughter will be moving into an apartment. More on that soon. I’ve shared many of the things that were helpful in the dorm in this post. Today I wanted to share Continue Reading …

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Monday Morning Wrap Up

July 14, 2025 by Courtney 3 Comments

tennessee

I woke up this morning realizing my son only has three more weeks of summer. How is that even possible? It has flown by. I am in denial with it being his senior year. I feel like we were just here with Riley. In any event, here is a slice of what we’ve been up Continue Reading …

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