Cheers to 3 years!

Monday, July 9th, we celebrated 3 years of marriage, marking 11 years together. We met when we were teenagers and have truly grown up together. It hasn't always been perfect everyday, but we've made the decision to work at it. We've had our share of ups and downs, especially in the last few months, but we're stronger now than ever. Nick does two important things for me everyday-he makes me laugh and he's my best friend. There's no one else I'd want by my side on this crazy journey.

 Love you, babe xoxo

We celebrated this year by venturing out to the North End, we had great food, 

nice weather, and of course, a canolli! 

master bedroom update

This past weekend, our master bedroom got a major update! Thanks to my in-laws who bought us new sheets for our 2nd anniversary-apparently it's the "cotton anniversary" so it was very apropo!

Here are some of the before's...please don't judge-I just took pics without tidying it up :)

And here are the after's! I was inspired by the gray sheets, and picked up some soft gray curtains via target, a new duvet cover via west elm and I added a pop of color with a green blanket I had via west elm and a green arm chair (thrifted) for a reading nook...I think it's quite an improvement!

I absolutely LOVE my new reading nook! Since it's our only bedroom, if I wanted to watch TV, I had to sit on the bed...which wasn't always enjoyable.  Now I have this sweet little nook to read, relax and watch my shows :) It's only a start, I'm planning to add a gallery wall above the bed, and some other pops of color to the walls!

I'll keep you posted :)

Summer Vacation Part 2

Part 2 of our summer vacation brought us to Cape Cod to Nick's side of the family. With this group, you can always expect lots of games, late nights, great food, and tons of laughs!

On the ferry to the Cape!

Games in action!

The Champions!

Gaming into the night

Brothers 

The Fam!

Celebrating our 2 year anniversary!

The guys

The Girls

Great times, great friends!

Cheers to 10 Years!!

10 (short) years ago, while driving away from my house, off on one of our many dates that summer, in his green pick up truck, a boy turned to me and asked me to be his girlfriend. 

I said 'yes' in one of my best decisions yet.

There's something so sweet about growing up beside the man who once made you late for curfew, jumped over your Mom's flower bed so he wouldn't be late picking you up, has seen you through your tumultuous teen years, held your hair through the college years and now looks at you with tenderness as he calls you his wife.

Today we celebrate 2 years of marriage, but that small number doesn't quite do our relationship justice, it was 10 years ago that a shy girl said 'yes' to an anxious boy. They could've never guessed that 10 years later, they would still be side by side, stronger and more in love than ever.

Here's a look at our 10 years together....(some years were prettier than others!)

6-4-2002, Liz 16 Nick 18

6-3-2003, Liz 17 Nick 19

3-13-2004, Liz 18 Nick 20

6-5-2005, Liz 19, Nick 21

7-9-2006, Liz 20 Nick 22

5-10-2007, Liz 21 Nick 23

7-4-2008, Liz 22 Nick 24

7-1-2009, Liz 23 Nick 25

7-9-2010, Liz 24 Nick 26

 10-12-2011, Liz 25 Nick 27

6-23-2012, Liz 26 Nick 28

Cheers to 10 years!!

1st Wedding Anniversary

I cannot believe it's been a year since I've been married-this past year has flown by! I know this is cliche but I truly feel so lucky, I married such a great man who has been my partner now for nine years and is without a doubt my best friend.

This year has had it's challenges: my husband lost his job (thankfully he was just hired!), I broke my hand (still working on physical therapy), and we struggled financially. However, this has also been a year full of extreme joys that I never knew we would have. Nick makes me smile every day and knowing I get to come home to him is the greatest comfort. I am so excited for the years to come, knowing I'll have Nick by my side to live this life we've been blessed with is the best feeling. He is an amazing husband, and I know he will be an amazing father-I just can't wait to see what the future holds.

Pictures from our wedding day a year ago:

One of my favorite pictures-I was walking into my wedding-so full of excitement and anticipation!

Saying our "I do's"

exchanging rings

You may now kiss the bride!

We did it!

vintage shot

And they lived happily ever after...  :)

xoxo,


Liz :)

1st Anniversary-paper??

So, with my first wedding anniversary around the corner, I am working on a present for Nick-but it's a little upgrade from the traditional paper gift :)

I am a huge believer in tradition, and while I don't want to break this one- technology such as blogs, emails, tweets, etc are the modern upgrade to paper....I thought of an idea that is not only *free* it is really meaningful for me....

I created two movies within imovie of pictures and videos from our wedding and honeymoon set to music-our wedding song: John Legend's 'I'll Stay With You' and a song that we heard throughout our honeymoon, 'Bob Marley's' Is this Love?

Sorry, I won't post it here (I want him to be the first to see it :) But, here are the songs, they are some of my favorites:

I know it isn't exactly the traditional paper present-so, what do you think-does it work?!