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Family Photos for Joey’s First Birthday

A couple of weeks ago we had family photos taken at our house for Joey’s first birthday. It was such a wonderful treat and Kalyn Mann was awesome to work with. She made us all feel comfortable and was so great with Joey, who started out with no intention whatsoever of smiling! We wore a lot...

Dreaming of Mexico

I’ve been home sick and recuperating all day, so I’m daydreaming about being just about anywhere other than stuck on the couch watching NCIS reruns. This vacation home in Sayulita, Mexico is just what the doctor ordered — so bright and cheerful… and those ocean views! If I have to...

The Weather in South Carolina

This vacation has been great so far, regardless of whatever weather is happening, but we have seem some pretty wild extremes in the past few days. Driving down on Saturday morning, we could tell that we were in for at least a day or two of grey skies. The first...

Smitten with: Ann-Marie Loves Paper

I love rubber stamps. I love the variations in ink and how every time you use the same stamp, it can look completely different. Plus, it just feels so official when you get to put a stamp on something! The Etsy shop Ann-Marie Loves Paper has some really fun stamps, and...

Inspiration: Modern Tropical

Well, sometimes days just slip past you. I didn’t intend on skipping a post Monday but we spent all weekend working on our chair for the Cleveland Home + Garden Show (LOVING how it’s turning out). We also ordered the floor for our new kitchen, yay! We’ll tell you more about both...

Our urban cottage bathroom: the plans

Yesterday I showed you the layout of our second-floor master bath, and you could probably see that we’re dealing with quite a few challenges. First, the room is only about 100 by 80 inches, which is really small. Second, there’s a pretty large window that also just happens to be...

Our Kitchen Renovation: The Cabinets

Alright, so we picked a layout! And the winner is … Option 3! I’m 95 to 98 percent sure that this is what we’re going with — the fridge on the right wall, between the pantry cabinets, the sink and dishwasher under the window, open shelving on the back wall, and the stove in...

Bedroom moodboard: charcoal, mustard, silver

So one of the things I said I want to do this month is work on our bedroom. I still love the duvet cover we bought last year, so I’m working from that color scheme of yellow and grey. You may remember that we re-painted the walls using Sherwin Williams’...

Diet Time

In addition to working out, Andy and I are also working on eating better, cooking at home and trying to focus on high protein, low carb meals. It’s especially hard for me because as a vegetarian, pasta and rice make up the far, far majority of my diet. I mean,...

Weddings

Just a few snapshots from our life lately…. it’s not… Read More Yesterday we celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. Actually, we… Read More A couple of days ago a local radio station was… Read More After a few days in Venice, we took the train… Read More...