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Apparently, I’m a statistic.

Last weekend we went down to our friend’s parents house in Connecticut for their annual July 4th party. Except “party” is really the grossest understatement you could assign to this gathering. There’s enough food there to feed a small army, as my mother would say, and probably enough alcohol to stock a neighborhood bar for [...]

Happy 4th, ya’ll.

Today, we’re headed down southward to Connecticut for this massive 4th of July party our friend hosts every year. Promises to be good times with good people and amazing food (filet mignon burgers, anyone?). I’m hoping to get some good shots in with my new Nikon D60 (which I still need to officially blog about, [...]

Honeymoon: check!

After months of research and agonizing over where we should go for our honeymoon (and more importantly, where we could afford to go), we have FINALLY booked our flight and accommodations for the trip. Are you ready to hear where we’re going? Really, really ready? Truly good and ready? Okay. We will be going to [...]

It’s like pen pals but just the once.

Hey, stumbled across something cool today that I thought you pretty people might be interested in. Free People (aka the maker of the beautiful clothes you see at Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie) is doing a Valentine’s Day Craft Swap on their blog. How it works: you give them your name and they match you up [...]

How I pulled off an all-handmade Christmas.

It’s Sunday, January 4th and I’m slowly coming to grips with the fact that the holidays are officially o-v-e-r and I have to return to work tomorrow. Some people, as much as they say they love the holidays, are kind of ready for them to end when they’re over, and for real life to resume. [...]

Holiday ramblings.

Thoughts in my brain right now: -I love the holidays. Love love love. Maybe it’s because I celebrated two of them growing up (both Hanukkah and Christmas). Maybe it’s because I love the feeling of a full house. But either way I embrace it all. The music that starts playing in grocery and department stores [...]

Thankful.

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I wanted to take a minute and acknowledge those things and people in this world that I am thankful for, not just today, but every day. But instead of drafting some long, drawn-out list, I thought it would be more fun to express it as a Wordle. So without further ado…

City kid learns a country lesson.

I have a confession to make: I’m a city kid. Well, kind of. I didn’t grow up in city. I grew up in a very suburban neighborhood in Maryland, about 15 miles from Washington D.C. But if the choice comes down to city kid or country kid, then yes, I’m definitely a city kid. There’s [...]