Gone To Long

Ok.
I have been gone WAY TOO LONG... and my friends and family have been bugging me to catch up lol.

I'll be doing a few (probably more than a few) post to sum up what's been going on since the last time I updated.....and A LOT has happened haha.

See you soon!

Photo-A-Day February - Days 4, 5, 6, and 7

Hello!

As Britney would say, 'oops, I did it again'...

Sorry, I've been M.I.A. for the past few days. I HAVE been keeping up with my photos though ~ I just didn't have any time to post them.

Here we go-

Day 4: Something You Wore-

Saturday I went to a make-shift 10 year HS reuinion (hence the '02' hands)

Day 5: Makes You Smile-

Even when I'm having a horrible day, these 2 pups make me smile <3 Charlie & Daisy<3

Day 6: Favourite-

My Fave tattoo that I have. I love the colors and detail.

Day 7: Your Sky-

Taken while driving

Now onto the Instagram Photo-A-Day catch up!

Day 4: A Stranger-

I felt like such a creeper at barnes & noble

Day 5: 10am-

I just barely caught this one with minutes to spare

Day 6: Dinner-

baked ziti and broccoli with salad

Day 7: Button-

the button on my boot



Photo-A-Day February - Day 3

Day 3: Something You Adore-

What I adore, more than anything in this world, is my family and friends:

and my Instagram Photo-A-Day- Day 3: Hands-

Good night!



Photo-A-Day February- Day 2

Day 2: Breakfast-

Today's breakfast consisted of a coffee and bowl of golden grahams with fresh berries, before work...and some fresh cantaloupe and a second coffee while at my desk.

I typically eat my breakfast in stages, that way I can usually skip my lunch.

I've also decided to do the Instagram Feb Photo-A-Day;

So here's Day 1 & Day 2 of that:

Day 1: Your View Today - unfortunately this is my 'view' 5 days a week.

Day 2: Words - A quote that I have tattooed on my left side ribs: " Dream as if you'll live forever, Live as if you'll die today" ~James Dean

Check back tomorrow for more photo fun!

 

Photo-A-Day February - Day 1

Hello all!

I've decided to try and push myself to blog more....therefore, to ease my way back into it I'm going to do the February Photo-A-Day Challenge.....but not the one everyone else is doing....I'm going to do January's P-A-D-C but in February. 'Why?" You ask, because I feel like it ;)

So here's the list:

I've decided to cross out 2 of the days since February is only 29 days...
I chose to disregard #4-Letterbox, because it refers to a photographic technique that I do not know how to do: About Letterbox Technique
I also chose to get rid of #16-Morning, because it's included in this first post.

Ok, here we go!
 Day One: You (Me)-

on the left is me when I wake up in the morning, and on the right is after I've beautified...

what a difference some makeup can do lol

That's all for tonight. Check back tomorrow for Day 2- Breakfast

Good night!



So PINTERESTing Sunday

Ok, I'm finally posting!

I've been obsessed with PINTEREST lately...and I've made a coup;e things that I found there.

First, I made these yummy mini danish:

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They came out so good!

Second, I made Nutella hot cocoa...YES...I said NUTELLA hot cocoa!

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This was also very yummy.

and Third, I did this little project also

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Other than that, I've been pretty sick lately..Chris and I have been snuggled up just hoping to feel better.

and of course since I have a sore throat I HAVE to have some ice cream

well that's all for now...I hope you all have a nice night.



It's Not My Fault....

.....well maybe it is a little...

I've been a bad blogger again! My apologies.

It's just that after work, and errands, and damn pinterest (lol) It's time for bed!

I'm going to really try to be a better blogger.

I hope you all have a great night!

2011 Recap

Hello All!

Can you believe that it's already 2012? I can't! It came so quickly it seems. I am so very excited for the wonders that this year will bring!

2011 was a pretty great year...lots of highs mixed with fewer lows...so many great things happened over the past year.

Here's my 2011 Recap, hope you enjoy!

January ~
Happy New Year 2011!  Nothing particularly special happened this month.

February ~
~ This is the month that Chris decided we should really get married...although he popped the question 12/14/06, we had agreed to stay engaged indefinitely. Needless to say, he changed his mind {which made me over joyed}I simply cannot wait to marry my best friend!

~ 2/19/11- My dear friend Cecilia married her middle school highschool sweet heart in a private ceremony at her families home. I'm so happy for them! Although no friends were present at the event, I have a beautiful picture of the lovely couple:

~ 2/26/11- My friend Michele and I went to see Mary Popping the play at The Boston Opera House. I had given her the tickets as an early birthday gift...it was so much fun!

March~
~3/3/11- My sister Jill's bridal shower! Unfortunately she hates having pictures taken so I don't have any from the day :(

~3/12/11- I had my karate test for green belt...it was a very tough test...but I stuck it out!

April~
~4/3/11- My sister Jill got married! It was a beautiful day full of love:

May~
~5/29/11- We went for our cake tasting at Gerardo's Italian Bakery and it was A-flippin-mazing! We chose the 3 flavors that we wanted and we are so excited for our friends and family to enjoy the yumminess!

June~
~6/18/11- Jot's wedding shower:

~6/25/11- My 27th Birthday and Wedding Dress Trip to David's Bridal where I found the perfect dress:

July~
~7/5/11- Chris' 29th birthday {someone's getting old} lol

~7/28/11- Our 10 year anniversary!

August~
~8/3/11- We met and booked our wedding photographer thanks to M&K: portraitsbysuebray.com

~8/13/11- Our dear friends Javad and Jot got married, what a blessed couple. You can read more about them here in my "Feeling The Love" post.

~8/20/11- Michael & Kara's Shower! So fun!

~8/21/11- My friend Tara's wedding shower:

~8/27/11- I picked up my wedding gown from David's Bridal!

Septmeber~
~9/4/11- My friends sister had her lovely daughter, Ava Grace:

~9/16/11-9/18/11- Kara's Bachelorette Party Weekend! I wasn't able to be there the whole weekend, but it was a blast:

~9/21/11- My flower girl, Madison, turned 8:

~9/25/11- Kara {karalouisephotography} took our engagement pictures at Zorvino Winery...they are simply amazing...more than I ever could have asked for:

October~
~10/1/11- Stacy/Keegan Wedding:

~10/8/11- Michael & Kara's Wedding! So amazing xoxo

November~
~11/24/11- Thanksgiving Day!

December~
~12/7/11- Boston Pops with Michele:

~12/14/11- The 5 year anniversary of our engagement....AND the birth of Shayla May {my great friend Cecilia's daughter} such a cutie pie:

~12/23/11- Second Annual Ugly Sweater Gathering:

~12/24/11-12/25/11- Christmas Eve & Christmas:
There was a lot going on, so see:
christmas-wrap-up-part-1
christmas-wrap-up-part-2
christmas-wrap-up-part-3
christmas-wrap-up-part-4

I hope 2012 is starting out wonderful for all of you, it has for me!

xoxo

Wedding Update

Hello lovelies!

Just a quick wedding update:

I picked up my wedding shoes and I L.O.V.E. them! They are super comfy and stable so that's such a relief....I broke my foot about a year ago and it really bothers me when I wear some shoes...so I'm happy I found the perfect shoe for me.
I know I posted a picture of them but that was off of the payless website...here's a pic:

It's January already! This means that it's time for me to send out my 'save-the-date' cards. I sent some out around Christmas {I just included them in some pakages that I shipped} I'm very excited to start sending out the rest of them! EEK!

Yesterday Chris and I had the day off together {<3} and we went to breakfast at this great diner close to us:

Seriously yummy pancakes!

After brunch we hit the mall to make payments on our wedding bands and to get my engagement ring inspected. While we were there Chris decided to suprise me by paying off the balance on my band! I'm thrilled that we now own our wedding bands!

my band, his band, my set together

Don't you just love them? I know....I'm biased lol I'm just super happy ;)

As I already stated in my Christmas Wrap Up~Part 4...My mother was generous enough to buy us our cake knife and server set as well as our champagne flutes. They are simply beautiful:

I just think that they are simple, classic, and elegant....love them...and it means so much to me that she was the one who gave them to us. I love you mom!

Well that's about all for now!

Hope you are all well ~ check back soon for my 2011 Re-cap!