Rough Draft Wedding

  ENGAGED: FEBRUARY 18, 2011 WEDDING: APRIL 21, 2012  This blog was originally created to gather ideas for our wedding. We've been happily married for almost three years. I found that having an outlet to post and organize ideas and decor was extremely helpful. Now we're planning some major adventures to celebrate our decision to start a family. The plan is to travel to Italy and then start our journey to become parents. Just like before, I'll use this to day dream about nursery decor and keep track of prenatal information and baby products. I'll try my best to link images and information and give credit to borrowed ideas. Whatever is shared on here is my opinion and what works for us. Do your research y'all!  

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Being a creep and snapped this photo of my husband while we wait for our flight in Boston to arrive. I love our adventures and can't wait to explore Azores and Portugal with this guy.

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I was exploring glampinghub.com when I came across this beautiful cabin. I was so excited that I was still able to book two nights! The claw foot tub on the porch under the trees is perfect. I can't wait to spend time here with Colin. I love him so much and adore the fun adventures we go on. We are spoiled and I couldn't be happier.

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I’m obsessed with this guy. Best day of my life and it just keeps getting better.

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My Mom came over today and helped me plant these succulents in a pot on our front porch. I love it so much. My Mom is so kind, thoughtful and hard working. I really appreciate everything she does for us. She's the best.

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I can't believe my most recent post dates back to our last anniversary. It's coming up again in just a few short months. We planned well in advance and have the perfect weekend booked in Fort Bragg to celevate four years. We found the perfect room with a jacuzzi tub and fireplace overlooking the ocean; bought Some fun bath bombs from Lush; planned beer tasting at North Coast Brewery; Italian food for every meal and time at the beach. Cannot wait.

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Another successful weekend. Explored oakland, ca. Always take this area for granted and found that it's perfect. Started by exploring 3 art galleries and wine tasting WHILE shopping fair trade clothing on 25th, tons of great bars, restaurants and breweries. Then ended at the Fox theater with kacey musgraves, such a fun show!!

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Celebrated our anniversary weekend wine tasting in murphys. Can't believe it'll be 3 years on tuesday!

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To say I'm obsessed with my husband and the the adventures we share is an understatement. Looking forward to more traveling, memories and obsessing over this guy.

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Heading home from another fun adventure.

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This was my favorite weekend ever in san francisco. Ran a mile in our underwear. Enjoyed dinner in little italy. Had breakfast at craftsman and wolves and cheese and wine at mission cheese.

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I'm so excited for Valentine's day!! Colin asked me to open my card early tonight--he booked a hotel for us so we can spend the night in San Francisco after we run in the Cupid Underwear race! Perfect weekend. Running through S.F. in my underwear, with my husband, to raise money for childrens' cancer research, italian dinner in North beach, chocolate, wine and cheese on valencia. Cannot wait!!

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Went out to dinner last night after obsessing over Revis. 10 East is easily one of my favorite restaurants. Great vegetarian options and a range of craft beers. We we’re happy to see mikkeller 1000 IBU on the menu—went well with our meals and a nice way to wrap up the evening. Love date nights with Colin. We always have the best conversations; he’s truely my best friend.

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My sister-in-law finally had her son and he's perfect. She had to be induced due to high blood pressure and was in the hospital for three days. He was well worth the wait!!

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Started my morning with lemon water and a smoothie. I’m going to make a doctor’s appointment soon so I can discuss which vegetarian prenatal vitamins and other supplements are recommended, but before I do I want to make sure I’m making an effort to be healthy in other ways too.

Recipe: 1 banana 1/2 cup frozen organic fruit, instead of ice (blueberries/blackberries). 1/2 cup kale 1 tablespoon Chia seeds Added almond milk until I liked the consistency ( about 1 cup).

My favorite blend. I will eventually add spinach in too.

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So, I’m obsessed with hydro coach. My only new year’s resolution is to drink much more water and this app allows me to easily keep track of my intake. The graphics are appealing and it’s simple to use.

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Had a lot of fun tonight. Finally got to see our friend's new home and hung out with a small group. Played games and enjoyed wine. We kept things simple and I loved that. This is going to be an exciting year with so much to look forward to: welcoming our nephew into the world, traveling, Italy and trying to start a family! I love Colin with all my heart, he spoils me in every way and I'm so excited for our new adventures together. 2015, let's do this!!

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We're very slowly starting to add curb appeal to the front of our home. Two of these photos show the progress we've made. The top left is a rectangle in our entry where I eventually want to feature the iron armillary shown just below it. Then to the sides of our window are the spiral trees my mom bought for us, along with the bricks and bark we added recently. 

To the far left of our yard I want to create a "privacy fence" using the bobo hydrangeas shown above. They're beautiful, supposedly low maintenance and do well potted, so I'd like to use the chevron boxes I included in the collage to create the fence. It'd add some contrast to the black and green we have everywhere and they'll be pretty in the spring, not to mention it'll create some separation between us and our neighbors. 

Again, besides the photos we took of our front yard, the other images were found on pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/arigg/privacy-fence-plants/