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What To Do When Your Choice to “Miss Out” Was the Right Decision

October 26, 2018 By Caroline TeSelle

My favorite day of the year happened last weekend and we weren’t there. Nest Fest. It’s when our friends, Chad & Myquillyn Smith open their homestead to 1000 people to celebrate home, handmade, writing, good food, and banjo music. It’s also the culmination of all the work that’s been done over the past six to …read more

Better Than Yesterday

February 17, 2017 By Caroline TeSelle

On February 22nd, Greg and I will celebrate 20 years of marriage. Twenty. Add to that the years of friendship before we got married – I’ve known my best friend for 33 years. Twenty years ago, if you would have told me that we would have four kids, moved 10 times, experienced several job changes, …read more

Light

February 10, 2017 By Caroline TeSelle

A few nights ago I had this crazy dream that I was stuck on a curvy mountain road at night. Up ahead there was a blind curve to the left and every time I tried to get around, an ambulance would fly around the bend coming from the other direction. I woke up in a …read more

My 2016 Top Ten Favorite Things

December 16, 2016 By Caroline TeSelle

It’s that time of year again where we all share our favorite things for the year. Just like last year, my list is full of people and books and trips and a few random favorite things. Enjoy! 1. My favorite books of 2016: Falling Free by Shannan Martin All the Pretty Things by Edie Wadsworth …read more

Restlessness Uncovered

August 15, 2016 By Caroline TeSelle

In spite of all our sense of uncleanness, in spite of all our rush and interest in the work of the world, and in spite of all our logic, the implicit sense of God will come and disturb our peace. ~ Oswald Chambers Peace has always been attached to a place for me. The ocean. …read more

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Hi! My name is Caroline TeSelle and I'm currently doing life with my husband & 4 kids in our little corner of the world. Read more.

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Bucket list moment ✔️ A UNC Tar Heels men’s Bucket list moment ✔️

A UNC Tar Heels men’s basketball game in the Dean Smith Center at Chapel Hill with a sold out crowd! And we won!

Thank you, @dmswim! 😚
26 years of marriage! Happy Anniversary, Greg! We 26 years of marriage! Happy Anniversary, Greg!

We’ve come a long way from hamburger helper and scrambled egg quesadillas 😘 #tesellelife
At O’Hare waiting to board a plane back to Ashev At O’Hare waiting to board a plane back to Asheville. 

The past eight days have been a whirlwind: watching a hilarious murder-mystery comedy play, hosting the after-party (even though we went to bed 🤣), Super Bowl, dinner with girlfriends, thyroid biopsy, waiting two days for the results—benign 🙌🏻, early 26th anniversary dinner, book club, Amazing Race marathon, spring musical auditions…and all the moments in between. 

Thankful. Embracing this current season of life & holding on tight.
Yesterday morning, I boarded a plane in Asheville Yesterday morning, I boarded a plane in Asheville headed to Chicago. I’ve been back and forth the past four months helping my mom and dad in Asheville. 

I was flying back to Chicago to see Stone and Eden’s winter play, Murder Can Be Habit-Forming—a comedy about a serial killer that ends up in a convent full of Marys! It was a hilarious! Great job, Stone (as Professor Lewis) & Eden (Asst. Stage Manager)! ⁣
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It was a small plane and I was seated in the last row of the plane at the window with one seat next to me. Across the aisle was the toilet. Prime seating!⁣
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An older woman wearing a Connecticut sweatshirt sat down in the seat next to me and we exchanged hellos and commented on our choice of seats and how lucky we were. 😉⁣
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Normally, I’m quiet on planes. Reading my book, listening to music, resting. But this woman intrigued me. She sparked my curiosity. ⁣
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She had a New York accent so I asked if Asheville was home or if she was traveling home. She replied, “Now don’t get me crying,” and proceeded to tell me how she was traveling to Palm Springs to be with her friend when she received her guide dog. ⁣
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We kept chatting the entire hour and twenty minute flight. I’m sure the other passengers were annoyed with us but we didn’t care. Peg was a joy!⁣
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When the flight attendant finally got to us with the drink cart, I ordered a cup of ice so I could finish my Sprite that I had bought in the terminal. Peg ordered an orange juice so she could mix it with the tiny bottle of vodka she took out of her purse. ⁣
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I poured my Sprite into my cup of ice, watched it fizz up, and put the bottle back on the tray table. (Continued in comments)
S I X T E E N. Happy Birthday, Eden! We love you S I X T E E N.

Happy Birthday, Eden! We love you 🥰
E I G H T E E N. I’m speechless. We love you so E I G H T E E N.

I’m speechless. We love you so much, Stone! Happy Birthday! 🎈#tesellelife

📸: @mollyhebdaphotography
Goodbye, 2022. We’re ready to embrace 2023. #tes Goodbye, 2022. We’re ready to embrace 2023. #tesellelife
An evening to remember. Some meeting for the first An evening to remember. Some meeting for the first time, some with years of memories. Love surrounding us all.

We missed you, @mo.k3lli @demturan & Bennett! 😚
Merry Christmas from the TeSelles and a Mahaffey! Merry Christmas from the TeSelles and a Mahaffey! p.s. can you spot the Christmas miracle? 😘🎄
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