This weekend was so special because we helped surprise my brother-in-law, Jeff for his 30th birthday! We’ve been helping plan this surprise party for a few months now with his wife, Brittany  and the last few weeks have been crazy making sure all the details were falling into place but WE DID IT! Brittany, you […]

I can’t believe July is almost halfway over! It feels like the summer just began… I know I’ve been a little behind on the blog these past few weeks but things have just been going non-stop. And truthfully? That’s okay. I’m trying to remember to hold myself to a standard of grace, not perfection. Anyway. […]

Happy 4th of July!! I hope everyone has a chance to enjoy themselves and their families on a day of celebration such as this! Enjoy your cookouts and pool time, enjoy your fireworks and music (I don’t know about you, but my dad blasts John Phillip Sousa ALL.DAY.LONG), enjoy your beer and enjoy celebrating the […]

A day and a half of our honeymoon trip in August was spent in the most magical place on earth. Although it was my request at the start, Ryan definitely enjoyed himself too! There’s so much to do while you’re in Disneyland so we wanted to share a few of our favorite attractions to help […]

Dear Ryan, I’ve thought about this post for a month. Trying to decide what to say to you to sum up the last year has proved nearly impossible. This year has been crazy – in the most beautiful, life changing ways. We moved into the apartment, moved out into our first home together. We got […]

This past year has been a crazy one for us – newlyweds, our first home, making decisions about the next few years of our lives, growing together and figuring out what makes us the happiest. The first year has always been heralded as the toughest in marriage and it was difficult but not in the […]

You should have seen Ryan’s face when I told him I wanted to interview him (read: ask a few questions on a car ride from Ohio) about our first year together married. He thought I was crazy I think but smiled and said it was fine. I thought this would be a fun way for […]

I honestly can’t believe that another weekend has come and gone! Although it seems like time is going by insanely fast, it also means that we’re ONE week away from our FIRST wedding anniversary!!!!!! And that means our anniversary trip is coming up! YAY! We spent this weekend celebrating our family and fathers from start […]

Father’s day has arrived – the day to celebrate the men in our lives who deserve an extra special thanks and probably an attempt at BBQ in their honor! Father’s day is a chance to recognize the men who have taught us, held us and lead us through life’s toughest moments alongside our mommas. Like […]

Happy birthday to my best friend!! I can’t believe your big day is here again and I really can’t believe you’ve let me stick around for it yet another year! 8 years already?!  You are truly one of the most beautiful people I know – inside and out, Danielle. You work so hard to be […]