to my smooch of five blissful years!
we went on our traditional anniversary trip to charleston and had the BEST time so far!
{the beach was nice and the sea breeze crisp}
{we ate at some AWESOME locations and had some GREAT seafood!}
one of our new favorites is slightly-north-of-broad, or as the locals call it, s.n.o.b. yum.
when we first walked in all the staff knew it was our anniversary {probably from our reservations} and told us “happy anniversary” several times. so sweet. and then our waitress proceeded to bring us flutes of sparkling wine, “on the house”. when we told her, ever-so-politely, that we don’t drink, she graciously returned the drinks and replaced them with our favorite dessert;
crème brûlée!
{after a lovely treat we got to see the lights of charleston. it was a perfect ending to our holiday getaway!}
love you, smooch!
the big day finally came! it was lovely and lots of fun. congrats to amy and anthony!
{the studly groomsman}
{the happy couple}
{happy 5th anniversary, smooch!}
our annual gathering was so fun this year!
it makes me so happy to have my bf’s come see me. i told them it’s kind of like therapy! we always have so much fun together. we see each other so little throughout the year that when this time comes, it’s a real treat!
{our cheesy annual shot}
i miss you steph & amy and i love you both dearly.
i really did it this year! i made thanksgiving dinner, with awesome help, of course!
it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
we roasted a 23-pounder with onions, lemons, oranges, thyme and rosemary. superb. i also whipped up some dressing with bartletts and spicy italian sausage! so good. in addition; creamed garlic spinach, corn, pies pies pies and rolls. and then smooch made some yum sweet potatoes. wonderful.
it was fun to have the family over, although mar was truly missed as she was at grandma’s in texas.
we had SO much to be thankful for and we were so glad to share such a bountiful meal together.
thanks to country living for the fabulous recipes!
all of the goodwins/merrells gathered yet again for little coraleigh’s blessing. and since we were all dressed so nicely, we did the usual and made a shoot out of it!
{sweet little baby}
{her momma made her lovely dress}
{proud momma}
{family photo}
{you know how we are…}
ooops. did my christmas-y post before my halloween-decor follow-up!
i thought it turned out great.
soon the bats will be replaced with an autumn wreath and my little ghosts will be filled with chrysanthemums.
have i mentioned how much i LOVE fall?!
the best part is the price. it also took my breath away. $389!!! no it’s not a typo.
not $3.89, or $38.99…THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE DOLLARS! haha pretty funny.
after gawking at the limited photos i had from the catalog and online, i decided i could def create my own. especially when they list the materials used to make such a monstrosity!
- cardboard, glitter, plastic, metal, paper, cotton. totally doable.
tomorrow, to michael’s i go.
wish me luck!
p.s. i may go CRAZY and try my luck at a wreath-version as well!
i wish you 50 more fabulous years! ;)
{love you with all my heart}
happy haunting to you all!
{from ron weasley}
{and the gang-hermione, ron, harry and ginny}
boo!
when amy and nathan {and maggie} came to play, they introduced us to a charming new film.
see it. it’s great!
amy also whipped out her homemaking skills and taught me to knit!
i have always wanted to learn and thought it had to be tricky or really time-consuming…well the later of the two is true, but it’s wonderful!
it’s something to keep you busy when you are in the mood to also be a couch potato or while riding in the car. thank you SO much, amy. you were so patient with me {okay, it IS a little tricky}, and are very skilled!
now you can all guess what everyone is getting for christmas….well maybe in a couple of years, haha!
{right now i’m working on this}
via blisstree
