I can’t believe Josh and I have been married nearly two years now! It feels like the blink of an eye and at the same time a lifetime. Time truly flies when you’re having fun! Last year I wrote 5 Creative Paper Gift Ideas for Your 1st Wedding Anniversary and it continues to be one… [Read More]
9 Tips for Planning A Wedding for Less than $9,000
Yay, you’re engaged! You get to spend the rest of your life with the love of your life. And you get to celebrate with a huge party! But oh crap, how the heck are you going to pay for it? This was the situation Josh and I were in when we got engaged in 2012…. [Read More]
A Closer Look at NOW Foods
Last week I had a pretty incredible opportunity. I was invited to the NOW Foods headquarters outside of Chicago to meet with company executives and learn more about the company and their products. I’ve purchased hemp hearts and snack foods from NOW Foods before and knew I liked them, but that was the extent of my knowledge…. [Read More]
Handwritten Love
I love getting mail. It seriously makes every day feel like Christmas. As a blogger, I get mail all the time. It’s a great perk of the gig. My absolute favorite thing to receive is a handwritten note on cute stationery. I’m all about technology, but I love the fact that someone took some time out of… [Read More]
Three Cooks One Kitchen: Friendsgiving
I have a confession to make: I’ve been listening to Christmas music all day, every day lately. This is normally a huge no-go for me as I try to give each holiday its time to be celebrated, and reserve Black Friday as the official start of the Christmas season. (And we go all out for… [Read More]
An Avocado-rrific 24th Birthday Party
Disclaimer: Although I did receive financial compensation for writing this post, all views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely and entirely my own and based on my own unique experiences. For nutrition information on avocados, please be sure to visit the LoveOneToday.com website. For awhile now I’ve been wanting to have a big… [Read More]
Our Wedding Photos
I can’t believe it has been over a year since the wedding and I’m just now sharing our wedding photos with you. I have to laugh because years ago when I was reading about Daily Garnish‘s wedding, I remember being incredulous that she didn’t recap her wedding until a year later. I didn’t understand how… [Read More]
A year of marriage in photos (giveaway!)
Disclaimer: I was offered a free photo session with Lady Grey Photography in exchange for this blog post. My husband and I hired Kitty to take our Christmas photo last year and I booked a headshot session with her for a few weeks from now. She is incredibly talented, incredibly affordable, and does phenomenal work. She’s… [Read More]
3 tips for making friends in a new city
Before Josh and I moved to Omaha we were pretty nervous. Our entire life was on the East Coast. We didn’t know a soul in the Midwest and had never even taken a vacation here. I remember being so excited for our first big adventure as a newly married couple, but so nervous for being… [Read More]
Our First Wedding Anniversary Weekend
This weekend was a fun one. Josh and I celebrated our first 4th of July in Omaha and our first wedding anniversary. This year has flown by and I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend to celebrate it all. A Lake Party Jeff and Joanna invited us to their family’s lake house for 3rd of… [Read More]
5 Creative Paper Gift Ideas for Your First Wedding Anniversary
Our first wedding anniversary is this Sunday. I feel like I blinked and the year passed by. It was an incredible year. I’ll be posting more about that next week in a super mushy, lovey-dovey post. Today I want to post about fun first anniversary gift ideas if you’re sticking to the traditional gift recommendations…. [Read More]