Friday, May 17, 2013

Week In Pictures

Recent happenings through the eyes of my phone camera.

Horse show with my my Papa!


I have the best Gram and Papa ever!


Little girls giving the stink eye on their cupcake.


It was my amazing hubs birthday last weekend!  He wouldn't let me post the pic of him on his birthday so this will do. :)


More chocolate covered strawberries for Natey's bday - we love these things. 


Monday morning necessity.


Heat wave!  Love it!


Lobster club and amazing fries at Yum!  Must go back!


Love these girls!


Loved these things so much growing up!  Lindsey surprised me with one at dinner!


I feel like I see this about once a month on Pinterest and it is just as funny as the first time!  Sorry for the language, Mom.


Happy weekend!

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Under Porch Dilemma

Nate and I absolutely love sitting outside when it is nice with the little girls!  While our porch is perfect and we just love, our walk-out basement is struggling. 


We have almost an acre of yard, but it is very unusable.  It is a weird shape and more space on the sides of the house than in the actual backyard.


Because of this, I would love to have some type of pavers under the porch for the walkout and then come out to the side of the house for a little downstairs patio area.


This photo makes the grass look better than it really is.  And I know it looks bad here!



We have had two companies come out and look at options, and sounds like we are sort of in a bind for a while to do anything outside of the main area under the porch because our lawn ever so slightly slopes.  Boo!  So for now, we will probably just have pavers underneath the actual porch until we can stretch the budget a little further.  The good thing about pavers is you can always add to them and it doesn't look goofy (supposedly). 



I found a few photos on Google that I liked.  It seems the possibilities are endless!  I like how these ones aren't a perfect rectangle under the porch.

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Someday it would be fun to have more of a separated seating area, but again, we would have to deal with the sloping issue.



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Has anyone done something similar in your yard?  Or what have you done in your backyard to make it a nice retreat? 

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Week In Pictures

Recent happenings through the eyes of my phone camera.

We did end up getting the end table from HomeGoods for the loft!  Progress!


Also picked up a turquoise pillow from Pier 1.


Hobby Lobby goodies from last weekend.  The lady checking me out goes, "Wow.  You really plan ahead." I didn't have the heart to tell her I had already made one patriotic wreath weeks ago!  Haters gon' hate!


Working on my next patriotic wreath but not sure how to attach this metal hat to the wreath!  Advice crafty friends?


Finally chopped!  Feeling fresh!


Can't stop monogramming everything!  The pups are afraid...



Thought this tank was so cute but it was $52.  For a tank top??  Lululemon, you are ridiculous.


Sweetest text ever from my daddy on our anniversary.


Got these from a Groopdealz for $2.95 for myself and my bestie!  Makes me (almost) want winter!


Anniversary fun!  Chocolate covered strawberries, take out lobster mac and cheese from Capital Grille and card and monkey (always) for Nate!




Watching one of our wedding videos on our anniversary.


Chim cracks me up.


Was feeling nautical with my seahorses (or "seacorns" as one of the owners of my company called them) and mermaids!  And sporting Mod About You per usual.


When we can't find Sprinks we can usually look in Nate's laundry basket and there she is!


Rave Run with coworkers was a success!  I was so nervous but pretty much ran the whole time!  Woohoo for getting back in shape!



Nate came to cheer me on.  Love him.



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Friday, May 10, 2013

Fashion Friday!

Sometimes you just need a little bit of pink and sparkles in your life!  This outfit is a little out there but would be fun for a special event (hence the martini glass filled with Diet Sunkist Lemonade).

I feel like these aren't my best pics, but I think it is because my hairstyle was long overdue for a new 'do!  And I may or may not have chopped this week, so stay tuned for fresh pics!

Top: Francesca's, Skirt: Francesca's, Necklace: Stella and Dot, Sandals: Target

Photos by Lindsey Koch Photography.



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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Wedding Videos

We had such a great time on our anniversary!  Nate picked up take out lobster mac and cheese from Capital Grille and we watched our wedding videos.  If you are getting married...do not scrimp and skip having a videographer!!  We treasure having these DVDs so much and would remove 400 other things from a wedding budget before not having a videographer!

Thank you to Virtuoso Video for capturing these amazing memories! We would recommend Adam and Melissa from Virtuoso Video to anyone and everyone!

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See photos from our wedding here.

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Monday, May 6, 2013

Happy 2nd Anniversary to Us!

Tomorrow is our two year anniversary!  Nate and I got married on May 7, 2011 and it is definitely one of the most memorable days of my life!  I know I am SO blessed that Nate chose me to be his wife and I am so thankful for our life together!

Since I wasn't a blogger back then, here are some pics taken by Emma Freeman Photography so you can check out our day!

You can also see the well documented wedding process on IGE!  See how I asked my maids here, one of my showers here, Bachelorette party here, and wedding here!  Kristin, am I missing any? :)

Rehearsal dinner with Nate's groom's cake!

Rehearsal dinner with bridesmaids


Yes, I had 9 bridesmaids - 2 are missing from this pic!


Love my maids!

We had to get pics with the girls!
Runaway pups!




Yummy cupcakes from Cocoa and Fig!
Sprinks and Chim made an appearance on the cupcakes



Pic of my SIL.  She was pregs so she would want me to make sure and tell you it was a Shirley Temple.

Our wedding coordinator Sherri Beier did an AMAZING job!

My mom and I are twins

Cutest flower girls in the world!

Brussels Griffon cake toppers from Etsy

Gift from bridesmaids (we got married on 5/7)

So thankful this man is my daddy!

Let the dance party begin!

Cheerleader friends

Brat Pack Radio - best band ever!







Last picture captured by one of our friends - isn't it amazing for a candid?

Happy Anniversary to the love of my life!

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