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Shauna Kayleen Writes

Mid-August Update!

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

What i've been up to

This is just a quick update! Usually, the newsletter goes out last week/first week of the month but July and August were a bit chaotic for me. You will get a full, typical newsletter with really cool updates and info - including some writing workshops that you can sign up for. But until then ... I got married and went off to the PNW and honestly, it was fun and I want to share it with you.

Wedding and Honeymoon, oh my!

Handfasting!

Our partner helped to lead a beautiful handfasting celebration at the Legendarium Bookstore.

Flower Crowns!

Who needs a bouquet when one of your besties owns a floral shop and is happy to create flower crowns!

Cake!

The cake was designed by a friend of ours and if you've never had blue velvet with buttercream frosting, you are missing out.

A Picnic in July

Look, sometimes you are silly and have an outdoor reception at a park in July ... in Utah. But things were not has hot as they could have been and so many people came we will never be able to process it. We love our family, friends, and community so much.

After the wedding, we headed up to the PNW for some needed adventures that included seeing family and friends we hadn't seen in far too long, touring KEXP, wandering around libraries, finding gardens and so many amazing local places to eat, and two WNBA games. 15/10, no notes, would definitely do again.

So, enjoy this photobomb. And there's a full update coming in a couple of weeks.

-Shauna

Shauna Kayleen Writes

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